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(photo: AP / RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)	Putin to visit India on December 24 The Hindu Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India on December 24, according to an announcement made by the Kremlin. During talks with Prime...
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Sleeping Dogs Goes for the Full Bruce Lee with Today’s Zodiac Tournament DLC
Kotaku
In Sleeping Dogs, you could...

Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers coming to North America in spring
Joystiq
The next game in the Shin Megami Tensei series to make it to North America is one that missed its chance before. Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers was released on Saturn in Japan in 1997, but was never localized. But now Atlus is...

Fantastic Caribbean Adventure The Journey Down Makes Sweet Music on iOS
Kotaku
Skygoblin's lovingly handcrafted...

Ross Family Movie Challenge: 'The Polar Express' vs. 'It's a Wonderful Life'
Entertainment Weekly
Warner Bros; NBC Every week EW’s Dalton Ross and his wife, writer Christina Kelly, have a… um, lively discussion about what movie they should watch with their two children (Dale, 12, and Violet, 9) that weekend. Now they make their cases publicly and...

Molyneux plays, shows off Godus multiplayer
Joystiq
Peter Molyneux sits down and plays some Godus multiplayer in this latest update to the...

A Borderlands 2 360 Patch Finally Fixes Rank Glitch, Lets You Redo Challenges
Kotaku
Remember back in September...

Borderlands 2 Gets So Much Right, But Gets One Thing Very Wrong
Kotaku
Borderlands 2 is funny,...

Nintendo's TVii Finally Launches Tomorrow, but Lacks Some Features
Kotaku
After a monthlong delay,...

Win: 'LEGO® The Lord of the Rings™' game, games console
Digital Spy
Based on the Lord of the Rings motion picture trilogy, LEGO® The Lord of the Rings™ follows the original storylines of The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King, taking players through the epic story events reimagined with...

Nintendo TVii available on Wii U in North America on Dec. 20
Joystiq
Nintendo announced this morning that its Nintendo TVii for Wii U will launch in the US and Canada on December 20. Nintendo TVii, originally intended to be a launch application, enhances the console's connectivity with the television, allowing...

Apps Plus Toys: HeroClix TabApp Marvel Super Heroes
Kotaku
In the third (and possibly...

Win an Xbox 360 signed by Usher
NZ Herald
2012 is at an end, and summer is here - what better reason to put on your dancing shoes and get funky? Thanks to Xbox New Zealand, we have an Xbox 360 and a copy of Dance Central 3 to give away, and here's a bonus: the console is...

Jackie Chan Is in Trouble for Claims Over Guns and Grenades (Grenades?)
Kotaku
Hong Kong police are investigating...

BioShock Infinite's First Five Minutes Feel Very Familiar, Very Awesome
Kotaku
If you don't want to know how to get to...

BioShock Infinite's first five minutes
Joystiq
So,...

Gears of War and Erector Make One Hell of a Co-Op Team
Kotaku
While snapping together plastic...

Console history from 1990s and dominant PC titles
The Examiner
Tweet 0 Email Report Photo 1 of 16 Sega Genesis Credit: Sega Sega GenesisSuper Nintendo Entertainment SystemSony PlaystationNintendo 64Sega SaturnNintendo GamecubeMicrosoft XboxSega DreamcastSony Playstation 2Microsoft Xbox 360Nintendo WiiSony...

A Look Inside the Brand New Square Enix Cafe
Kotaku
Famed Japanese game maker Square Enix...

War Z Developer on Steam Clusterf*ck: You Misread The Description.
Kotaku
The roll out of zombie shooter The...

'Monster Hunter 4' delayed, Capcom lowers financials
Digital Spy
Monster Hunter 4 has been delayed until next...

'Vice City Stories', 'Bully', 'Midnight Club' re-rated for PS3
Digital Spy
Vice City Stories and Bully (aka Canis Canem Edit) are among a number of Rockstar games to have been re-rated for the PS3. The North...

This Isn't Just a Japanese Arcade, It's Someone's Home
Kotaku
Recently on NicoNico Douga (via Kotaku...

Your Circuit Board Cannot Be This Cute
Kotaku
By default circuit...

Insomniac's 'Fuse' receives new co-operative gameplay trailer - watch
Digital Spy
Insomniac's upcoming shooter Fuse has been given a new gameplay trailer. Narrated by squad leader Dalton Brooks, the latest Fuse video offers a glimpse at a typical mission involving the Overstrike agents. The trailer looks at the game's four...

All the Final Fantasy You Can Eat
Kotaku
Yesterday, Kotaku showed...

PSA: Need for Speed: Most Wanted DLC reaches Ultimate Speed today
Joystiq
Criterion's latest racer, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, presents its first premium DLC pack today. The...

'Trials Evolution: Riders of Doom' DLC out now, launch trailer - watch
Digital Spy
Trials Evolution's 'Riders of Doom' DLC is available to download on Xbox 360. To celebrate the launch of the expansion, Ubisoft has released a new trailer, showcasing its new content. 'Riders of Doom' adds 20 new single-player courses, five new...

Naruto Shows Ninja Look Good in Orange
Kotaku
Naruto is iconic. It's a...

Mechwarrior Online 'Conquest Mode' update is massive
Joystiq
Mechwarrior Online's final update of 2012 is Conquest Mode, allowing players to capture locations in the Inner Sphere. The update brings three new mechs, including the Twin Dragons in the above video, the River City Night map and some New Year's...

Petition to Build the Death Star Gathers Enough Signatures to Rate a Response from the White House
Kotaku
A petition calling on the United States...

How to make a 'Magic: The Gathering' Christmas tree garland and ornaments
The Examiner
Have you spent all your money on Christmas gifts this holiday season and don't have any spare cash left to buy decorations for your tree? If there's one thing a "Magic: The Gathering" player has in abundance, it's extra cards. Why not create "Magic:...

It's Easy To Become The Tallest (And Cuddliest) Dwarf In The World
Kotaku
DeviantArt user Saddayscrochet...

Zen Pinball HD loaded into the Android chute
Joystiq
The folks at Zen Studios will not be content until their digital pinball wares exist on every platform known to man. Today the developer lets loose Zen Pinball HD onto the Google Play store, a free download for Android 3.0 devices and up. Zen Pinball...

Digital Spy's Best Games of 2012 (10-6): Black Ops 2, Journey, Fez
Digital Spy
Digital Spy marches on with its annual Game of the Year coverage, with five more entries in its top 20 countdown. Continuing from number 10, the list includes the fastest-selling release of 2012, two acclaimed...

A Gaming Mouse That Rolls On Giant Gold Rims
Kotaku
You can say a lot of things...

Dante's bling free when you buy Devil May Cry from Capcom
Joystiq
While Dante oozes style, we just kind of ooze. We could never pull off Dante's flashy...

'Magic: The Gathering' shot glasses
The Examiner
Looking for a special set of glassware to celebrate the holidays with? Etsy.com user iamadecoy has created a set of "Magic: The Gathering" themed 1.5 OZ shot glasses, each with one of the five mana symbols etched on them. Heather, who's from...

WarZ Gets Suspicious Microtransactions Just As It Hits The Top Of Steam's Charts
Kotaku
Despite some negative press, zombie...

No, console gaming isn't dying; it is crippled, though
The Examiner
At the end of the sour, six-year console war between Sony and Microsoft, gamers now know the two sides have been engaged in the wrong fight. First, Nintendo’s Wii both Sony’s Playstation 3 and Microsoft’s Xbox 360. Worse yet, the console market’s...

Complete 'Modern Masters' card spoiler list
The Examiner
Wizards of the Coast's upcoming expert "Magic: The Gathering" expansion set "Modern Masters" won't be available on retail shelves until June 7, 2013, however you don't have to wait that long to check out all of the known cards from the set in our up...

Dotcom extradition case to be heard in August
Stuff
It will be eight months before Kim Dotcom's extradition hearing goes before the court. The courts today confirmed the larger-than-life internet mogul will appear for an extradition hearing on August 12, which if successful would see him sent back to...

Farseek from 'M13' is the accelerator of choice against control decks
The Examiner
Farseek is a powerful green card from the "Magic 2013 Core Set" which will mana-fix, accelerate, and thin your deck. Originally printed in "Ravnica: City of Guilds," Farseek is superior to Rampant Growth provided that you aren't playing with a mono...

Brighten Up Your Morning With This Brilliant Tron Art
Kotaku
The latest Tron movie...

Aren't You Guys A Little Short To Be Stormtroopers?
Kotaku
The art you're seeing today comes from Daryl...

Instagram Terms Of Service Myths You Should Understand
The Inquisitr
Posted: December 19, 2012 Instagram on Tuesday announced changes to its terms of service (TOS) and as quickly as the changes were announced social media users were in an uproar. Rumors immediately started that Instagram would own a users photos and...

PSA: Stranger's Wrath HD now available on Vita
Joystiq
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath, you'll remember, is one of the weirdest of a series of weird games: It's a...

We Can Cover 2012 In Video Games In Under Two Minutes, Apparently
Kotaku
Malcolm Klock put together this nice video...

How Video Game Stories Are Written
Kotaku
Having just endured the train wreck that was...

Final Penny Arcade 3 DLC on Steam this week, card game coming to iOS
Joystiq
"The Beginning of the End" is the final set of free DLC coming to Penny Arcade's On the Rain Slick Precipice of Darkness 3, and Zeboyd Games has announced that it's arriving...

10 Old Shows That Still Kick Ass
Entertainment Weekly
They should all be dead by now. None of the following shows were expected to survive this long. But these ground-breaking TV hits have defied the odds and can still trounce rivals despite having passed the usual age of retirement. Below are 10...

The first trailer for History's 'Vikings' series is here! -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
Entertainment Weekly
History scored earlier this year with a dramatic, mini-series retelling of the legendary drama between the dueling Hatfield and McCoy clans, and the cable network is once again dipping back into legend again with a new series Vikings, which will...

Baylor too much for UT
The Leaf Chronicle
WACO, TEXAS — Brittney Griner and third-ranked Baylor were ready to play, and young No. 10 Tennessee never recovered after the Lady Bears fast start. Griner scored the first six points of the game and Baylor the first 17 overall on the way to...

Blake Shelton's protege Cassadee Pope wins third season of NBC singing competition 'The Voice'
Star Tribune
NEW YORK - Cassadee Pope, who was country singer Blake Shelton's protege on the third season of NBC's "The Voice," has won...

There'll Always Be A Giant Baggins Under A Giant LEGO Bag End
Kotaku
What you're looking at here is...

Classified Benghazi review sent to Congress
The Leaf Chronicle
WASHINGTON — An independent panel charged with investigating the deadly Sept. 11 attack in Libya that killed a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans has concluded that systematic management and leadership failures at the State Department...

Hacker Breaks Into Heroes of Newerth, Targets League of Legends Next
Kotaku
A hacker claiming to be a software engineer...

Street Fighter X Mega Man's chiptune soundtrack now on Bandcamp
Joystiq
Street Fighter X Mega Man's superb chiptune soundtrack is now available on Bandcamp, complimenting yesterday's release...

If The Walking Dead Had A Christmas Special
Kotaku
More shows need Christmas...

'The Walking Dead: Episode 1' available free on iOS for limited time
Digital Spy
The Walking Dead - Episode 1: A New Day has been made available for free on iOS for a limited time. TellTale Games is giving away the first episode of its survival horror adventure game to iPhone and iPad users in honour of...

2D Is Not A Type Of Game. It's a Work Of Art.
Kotaku
Photography student David A. Reeves likes...

Dead or Alive 5 Santa DLC checks off both naughty and nice today
Joystiq
The elves over at Team Ninja's workshop have completed the latest round of costumes for Dead or Alive 5. Well-timed Santa suits for each brawler are bundled into six fighter-specific sets, available now for 240 MS Points ($3) each on Xbox Live...

This Couple Announced Their Wedding Via NES-Inspired Video Game
Kotaku
There is something about weddings and video...

Thieves steal 7,000 Wiis from a warehouse in Seattle
Joystiq
In the dead of night between Saturday and Sunday, thieves stole 7,000 Wiis from a...

Future mechanics: Face-down cards - morph and then some
The Examiner
One of the marquee mechanics of Onslaught block was morph, the alternate-cost mechanic that allowed creatures to be played face down (and hence enigmatic to opponents) as 2/2 colorless, typeless creatures for three colorless mana and then turned face...

NZ can't close tech tax loopholes alone
Stuff
New Zealand has no power to to insure internet giants like Facebook and Google pay more tax, according to an IRD report. The new report appears to back Revenue Minister Peter Dunne's claim that New Zealand cannot solve corporate tax loopholes alone,...

Tempted to buy your toddler a tablet?
Stuff
If there's one toy guaranteed to captivate toddlers this Christmas, it's the iPad. What's more appealing to a child than blinking lights, fun sounds and touch screens that allow them to move things with the swipe of a tiny, sticky finger? A 2011...

Serj Tankian composing the beats behind Morning Star
Joystiq
Morning Star, the first mobile FPS from Alex Seropian and Tim Harris' studio, Industrial Toys, will feature a full musical score from System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian. Seropian and Harris are pretty serious about their premiere, and this sounds...

Samsung dominates 2012 mobile rankings
Sydney Morning Herald
Samsung has overtaken Nokia as the top mobile phone brand for 2012 and has opened up a decisive lead over Apple in...

This Is What Our Favorite Pokémon Looked Like Before Their Designs Were Finalized
Kotaku
I love looking at the early...

Mark Zuckerberg Donates $500 Million In Facebook Shares To Charity
The Inquisitr
Posted: December 18, 2012 Facebook CEO and Founder Mark Zuckerberg has just announced a $500 million donation to charity. Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla revealed on Facebook that they have donated 18 million Facebook shares to the Silicon Valley...

How Under Defeat HD fills your HDTV
Joystiq
Welcome to Living in the Past, a weekly column about what's new in old games. Now get off our lawn. Vertical shooters don't really mix well with HDTVs and their 16-by-9 aspect ratios. They would if people were crazy enough to turn their TVs sideways,...

Haslam plans no major changes for higher education
The Leaf Chronicle
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Gov. Bill Haslam said Tuesday that he plans no major changes to the states public higher education system next legislative session and has yet to decide whether his administration will take the lead on a bill to create a...

WSOP Circuit Series returns to Choctaw Durant Jan. 3-21
The Examiner
The World Series of Poker tournament circuit returns to the Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant from Jan. 3 through Jan. 21. Including satellites, a total of 51 events will be conducted over 19...

UK sets out social media guidelines
NZ Herald
British government prosecutors have set out new guidelines to make it harder to bring legal cases against people who send offensive messages on Twitter and Facebook. The guidelines, published tomorrow, come amid increasing criminal prosecutions...

PSA: Rage: The Scorchers DLC out today
Joystiq
Rage's first bundle of DLC, "The Scorchers," is available now on PC and Xbox 360 for...

Woodcutting Simulators Have Never Been Quite This Realistic
Kotaku
Numerous vehicles and...

Grab the Nubuwo Winter Bundle, help fund the FAMI-MODE 2012 DVD
Joystiq
The third video game music menagerie from Nubuwo is the Winter Bundle, and it's available on the Kickstarter for the FAMI-MODE 2012 DVD, a documentary of Tokyo's live...

Iran's supreme leader 'likes' Facebook
Stuff
A Facebook page purportedly created by Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attracted nearly 10,000 followers although the site's content and style raise serious questions about its authenticity. Iranian authorities had no immediate comment...

Q-and-A: The guys in Blue Man Group reveal their wizardry before their Dallas show
The Dallas Morning News
Blue Man Shane Andres is excited to bring a new shade of blue to his home state. Originally from Houston, Andres is one of 35 Blue Men in the troupe, and they perform all over the world. The eclectic ensemble of four very blue dudes invades the...

News organizations kept NBC correspondent's disappearance a secret at the network's request
Star Tribune
NEW YORK - NBC was able to keep the abduction of chief Middle East correspondent Richard Engel in Syria largely a secret until he escaped late Monday because it persuaded some of this country's most prominent news organizations to hold back on the...

Would You Pay For An In-Game Item You Lose When You Die?
Kotaku
Upcoming zombie survival MMO The War Z...

The War Z Looks Like a Zombie Game With Less Zombies
Kotaku
The footage you'll see here won't stop people...

DayZ Might Have Some Competition From a New Zombie MMO
Kotaku
Zombie survival sim DayZ is awesome, but its...

Can We Talk About The Joy Of Violence Without Sounding Like Complete Psychopaths?
Kotaku
In a fit of frustration over Hotline Miami...

CM Storm Ceres-400 gaming headset review
The Examiner
Rating for CM Storm Ceres-400 gaming headset 3 Coolermaster’s CM Storm Ceres-400 is an entry level, stereo headset that delivers slightly above average comfort and slightly below average audio quality for its modest price tag. It’s a good if...

Angry Birds Star Wars force pushes its way onto Facebook
Joystiq
Angry Birds Star Wars is on Facebook, bringing everyone one step closer to the dark side. The Facebook version allows players to compare scores and compete against their friends, and will have five new levels each week to keep the flinging fresh....

2012 Reindeer Games Results
The Examiner
The Reindeer Games poker tournament series concluded Sunday, Dec. 16 at Cherokee Casino in West Siloam Springs, Oklahoma. The tournament consisted of 13 poker events spanning six days, with buy-ins ranging from $100 to $330. Six of the events were...

Nuketown, Wake Island, De_Dust2 And Other Awesome Maps Recreated In Far Cry 3
Kotaku
Bless map editors. They make wonderful...

Slow Motion, Live Action Dubstep Fruit Ninja (with Kitten) is the Best Thing I've Seen All Day
Kotaku
From YouTube video creator...

Thieves Steal 7,000 Wii U Consoles In Daring Warehouse Heist
Kotaku
Look out, Danny Ocean,...

2012's games: the movie
Joystiq
In a world ... where a bunch of...

New rules to protect underage users' data
Stuff
A cellphone game for kids about US geography, Stack the States, gets rave reviews from parents. Its creator, Dan Russell-Pinson, considered making the 99-cent app better by adding a feature to allow children to play online against one another. But...

Judge denies Apple request to ban Samsung phones
NZ Herald
A federal judge has rejected Apple's demands that its chief rival in the more than $US100 billion global smartphone market cease selling models a jury recently found illegally used Apple technology. The immediate impact of the ruling means that...

The Case Of The Made-Up BioWare Interview
Kotaku
Sometimes people tell lies on the...

Three Comics Filled With God-Like Relationships This Week
Kotaku
If you're here in the Panel...

Disney Interactive revealing 'Disney Infinity' next month
Joystiq
Disney Interactive will unveil a new "gaming initative" called Disney Infinity on Jan. 15, according...

See the first photos of NBC5′s Meredith Land with her new baby
The Dallas Morning News
Originally posted to the Pop Culture Blog Channel 5’s go-to evening news anchor Meredith Land won’t be back on the air until February and with good reason. She’s home reveling in the...

Dallas band Smile Smile’s new video could air on mtvU
The Dallas Morning News
DALLAS — Dallas band Smile Smile has been picked to participate in mtvU’s “The Freshman” -- a program put on by the music network’s alternative channel aimed at the college crowd where indie acts merge into the...

Facebook rejects demand to allow fake names
Stuff
Facebook will fight a German privacy watchdog's demand to allow users to register with fake names, insisting that its current practice fully complies with the law. The California-based social networking site has long required users to register with...

NeoVictoria photo contest this month
The Examiner
NeoVictoria is running a photo contest this month in which Second Life® residents can win up to 5,000 Lindens for taking a winning photograph in the NeoVictoria Estate. The best twelve photographs will be used in the 2013 NeoVictoria calendar. The...

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