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'DotA 2' Offers Gamers Plenty Of Variety

02/13/2013

It seems like it was only yesterday that I was sending messages on AOL instant messenger (AIM) to friends such as Shawty722 and Life Toasty on a school night, asking them if they wanted to play Defense of the Ancients (DotA). DotA, a wildly popular online multiplayer mod created for Blizzard’s Warcraft III, consumed our high school lives. Had an hour to spare? Play a game of DotA. Wanted to procrastinate on a homework assignment? Sign into Warcraft III to play DotA. Years later, having just graduated from college, only some things have changed.

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Five Games You Must Buy In 2012

04/23/2012

2012 seems to be stacking up to be a great year for video game releases. There are numerous highly-anticipated games and each one brings something new to the table. Some games are just sequels, adding to existing legacies, and others are being released from limbo following a resolution in licensing agreements. Games seem to be looking towards a bright future so, with that in mind; here is a look at five highly-anticipated games coming your way hopefully before year's end: Assassin's Creed III Since 2007, Assassin’s Creed has been a series that has been successful both commercially and critically.

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NEWS: 'Mass Effect 3' Ending Causes Fanbase Backlash

04/16/2012

In the last few years, gamers have become increasingly more demanding of their developers. This is in part due to the amount of patching (bugs in the game that are fixed via the instillation of additional software after the game has been bought and paid for by the customer), and downloadable content (DLC – add-ons for each title that open up content, for a fee of course). Now, due to the explosive controversy brought about by the disappointment over the ending of marquee title Mass Effect 3 gamers are seemingly free to hound developers into changing the ending to an entire franchise if they do not happen to enjoy the one that they originally had in mind.

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Streetfighter X Tekken

04/02/2012

In 2009 the fighting game genre was reborn by Capcom’s flagship title Street Fighter IV. The six million copies sold from this series alone made it only natural to create a crossover game to end all crossover games. Working with Tekken and Soul Calibur developer, and longtime rival Namco, the unlikely bedfellows announced that they would each be making games featuring characters from both houses’ respective series thrown together. Street Fighter X Tekken is Capcom’s contribution to this venture with the Namco version has yet to begin development.

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NEWS: Final Cinematic Trailer For 'Mass Effect 3' Debuts

02/20/2012

With the release date of March 6th drawing ever closer, the gaming world is collectively awaiting with baited breath Bioware’s Mass Effect 3, the epic conclusion to their stunning science-fiction trilogy. A futuristic world-at-war saga, the Mass Effect series follows the interstellar exploits of Commander Shepard, a rugged, veteran soldier cleaving his way through a galaxy populated by deadly extraterrestrial creatures, and squabbling space aristocracy with the ultimate survival of the very universe at stake.

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NEWS: 'MLB 2K12' Debuts New Teaser Trailer

02/06/2012

Ah, Baseball; the crack of the bat, the smell of the glove, the love of the game. Of course, that bares little resemblance to the reality of multi-million dollar contracts, steroid scandals, and twelve-dollar beers that are the harsh corporate reality of the modern sport. But there are still some purists out there. Chief amongst them, 2K Games, who have just released the teaser trailer for Major League Baseball 2K12, due to arrive on March 6th for Xbox360, PS3, PC, Nintendo Wii, DS, and Sony PSP.

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Danielle Panabaker's Top Pop Picks
- Favorite Band: The Avett Brothers
  
  "I'm really into the Avett Brothers as of late."
- Favorite Book: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
  
  "My girlfriends are I - we are very nerdy. We started a book club and the first book we read was Gone Girl."
- Favorite New Movie: Silver Linings Playbook
  
  "I thought it was a great film and I thought Jennifer Lawrence was incredible, you know those angry tears, I've certainly experienced that."
Paul Van Dyk: Current Favorites
- School of the Seven Bells
  
  The New York-based band unites Benjamin Curtis of "Secret Machines" and Alejandra Deheza. Formed in 2007, the duo is named after a mythical South American pickpocket training academy of the same name.
- Linkin Park
  
  The Californian rock veterans have come a long way since 'Hybrid Theory.' Back now with their fifth studio album in over a decade, 'Living Things' is one of Paul Van Dyck's favorite albums this year.
- Jupiter Jones
  
  The German punk rock band formed in 2002, but has already released several LPs, including an eponymously-named album in 2011.
- Depeche Mode
  
  The legendary Essex electronic band from the 80s remains a classic for Van Dyk. It was also recently among 'Q' magazine's "50 Bands That Changed The World!".
Cody Simpson
- Favorite Movie
  I'm still really into the Ocean's series. I got into them recently. I was always too young to watch them.
- Favorite Book
  This book called Contest by Matthew Reilly, he's an Australian author.
- Favorite Album
  Drake's Take Care — big fan of that
- Favorite TV Show
  The Mentalist
Styx's Lawrence Gowan
- Bossypants by Tina Fey
  
  "That’s got me laughing hysterically on airplanes."
- Making Mirrors by Goyte
  
  "I thought that was a tremendous record."
- The Artist
  
  "It really impressed me."
- Keane
  
  "They’re really strong."
90210's Michael Steger: My Favorite Stuff
- Favorite TV Show: Rome
  
  HBO's series starring Cirian Hinds
- Favorite Album: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
  
  "Either that or The Gypsy Kings."
- Favorite Book: The Fountainhead
  
  "Probably my favorite book of all time."
- Favorite New Movie: Attack The Block
  
  “It reminded me of The Goonies.”