Gadgets and Video Games

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Weekly Webcomic Wrapup wants to be your Valentine

Though we know the gargantuan, scarlet-coiffured late night host … err, former late night host will soon find new (and hopefully more stable) employment, we’re going to miss him profoundly. Not only did he provide us with regular belly-laughs, he also began frequently poking fun at video games during sketches on The Tonight Show. In that sense, we’ve not only lost a great entertainer — we’ve lost a brother in arms .

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Weekly Webcomic Wrapup will miss you, Conan

Though we know the gargantuan, scarlet-coiffured late night host … err, former late night host will soon find new (and hopefully more stable) employment, we’re going to miss him profoundly. Not only did he provide us with regular belly-laughs, he also began frequently poking fun at video games during sketches on The Tonight Show

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Weekly Webcomic Wrapup will miss you, Conan

Man, if you thought the premise for Nippon Ichi’s upcoming game, a dungeon-crawler titled Zettai Hero Kaizou Keikaku (or Absolute Hero Modding Project ), was bizarre, wait until you see the trailer we’ve posted after the jump. Featured in that four-minute video is footage of the following: The player’s frequent death at the hands of various enemies The game’s beefy character customization system At least three different types of turn-based combat A cameo by Disgaea ’s Prinny Sadly, there’s no reference to a North American port of the game. Don’t stop believin’! [Via Siliconera ] Continue reading The weirdest trailer you’ll see today: Absolute Hero Modding Project The weirdest trailer you’ll see today: Absolute Hero Modding Project originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read

We’ve got bad news for boycotters out there, you’re going to be seeing a lot of Left 4 Dead 2 in the coming months. Developer Valve is preparing a massive advertising push for the game, planning to spend $25 million on the campaign, a significant increase over the $10 million spent on the original Left 4 Dead . According to Valve boss man Gabe Newell, the sequel has “consistently run at 300% of Left 4 Dead ’s numbers,” with Doug Lombardi noting that the game is already the most pre-ordered title in the company’s history.

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Valve planning $25 million ad campaign for Left 4 Dead 2

Major Nelson has announced that the two games gracing Xbox Live Arcade this week will be Lucidity and South Park LET’S GO TOWER DEFENSE PLAY . The first is a puzzle platformer from LucasArts with a positively delightful art style, while the second … well it’s pretty self explanatory. It’s a tower defense game set against the backdrop of the famous, quiet little mountain town

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This Wednesday: Some Lucidity for South Park

In the spirit of a musical appreciation spawned by Br

Happy Birthday, America! Let us be the first to say — and we really mean this — you’ve aged spectacularly well. How old are you? Two-hundred and thirty-three? No, that can’t be right

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Weekly Webcomic Wrapup totally loves America