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half minute hero for the psp: the twitter of video games

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RPGs are traditionally long and epic in scale for lots of good reasons, but a lot of RPGs have elements that add unnecessary length to the gameplay, like unskippable walls of text, unnecessarily slow-ass modes of transport and/or huge maps, quests with insane requirements, and of course the grinding. Oh the grinding. Marvelous Entertainment and…

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September 25th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: just plain fun retro strange + wonderful video games

zerg cake is disgustingly accurate [starcraft bakery]

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Gearfuse spotted this mind-blowingly detailed cake, featuring a budding Zerg base from the money printing military sci-fi RTS Starcraft. Everything you can expect from a Zerg base a minute into the game is there – mineral nodes,a gas geyser, a hatchery, drones, and a couple of larvae, all on top of a crunchy creep-like (we…

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June 25th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun strange + wonderful video games

strategy games may help conquer aging

strategy rise of nations elderly study aging psychology arthur kramer university of illinois

This has got to be the best news for brain health since ever: playing strategy games might help prevent some ill effects due to aging. Your desire to control an animated portion of a tiny world (with your iron fist, naturally) just may be your saving grace in your twilight years.

The study, published in…

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December 15th, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: strange + wonderful technology video games

microsoft announces new halo rts: halo wars

Halo Wars Cinematic Screenshot

In a surprise announcement from this year’s X06 show in Barcelona, Microsoft revealed a new Halo real time strategy game for the Xbox 360.

Halo Wars is expected to provide us with a unique take on the familiar Halo universe. In Halo Wars, you’ll take command of human UNSC armies against enemy Covenant forces into…

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September 27th, 2006 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: video games