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Scribblenauts’ Creators Shake Up Shooter Genre

by Robin Parrish
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Scribblenauts’ Creators Shake Up Shooter Genre

The company behind Scribblenauts — the Nintendo DS game where you solve puzzles by conjuring up any object you can think of — is known for introducing innovative new ways of playing video games. The next genre on 5th Cell‘s list of innovation domination: the third-person shooter. Hybrid is set after an asteroid has wiped out much of Earth’s population. When society breaks down, two factions — Paladins and Variants — rise in prominence and fight for control of the planet. The game pits players in a persistent online world where you become a member of one of these two factions, and shoot it out in 3-on-3 online battles. These battles aren’t intended Read more »

The Week in Game Vids

by Robin Parrish
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The Week in Game Vids

First up is a little 30-second commercial that’s not so much a trailer as a live-action Halloween wish, from Dead Space 2. One of the biggest news items of the week was Hybrid, an upcoming FPS from the makers of Scribblenauts and Drawn to Life. It’s a big deal because a hardened shooter the last thing you’d expect from a formerly kid-friendly game maker. A new gameplay trailer for Disney’s Epic Mickey that shows off some truly epic gameplay. Also in the news this week was this sort of-unveiling for the “Shopping Channel” that will be available on the Nintendo 3DS. Here’s a new look at the new GoldenEye‘s St. Read more »

Who Says Hybrid Cars Can't Look Mean?

by J. Angelo Racoma
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Who Says Hybrid Cars Can't Look Mean?

Sure, hybrid cars are cool to environmentalists and auto geeks like us. But to the mainstream, hybrid cars are mostly seen as slow people-movers with drab, uninspired designs. Not all hybrid owners are tree-hugging hippies, though. And for this reason, tuning and body kit companies have found a market for dressed-up hybrid and electric cars. Take for example this 2010 Toyota Prius and Honda Insight modified by Japanese tuning company Tommy Kaira. They provide carbon-fiber body kits, suspension upgrades and alloy wheels. Tommy Kaira already offers a new exhaust system with quad tailpipes, and the rest of the upgrades are expected to be available this year. I’m not sure about Read more »

Porsche Panamera Hybrid Variant Confirmed

by J. Angelo Racoma
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Porsche Panamera Hybrid Variant Confirmed

The Porsche Panamera raised some eyebrows when it was launched this year. It’s quite singular really: a Porsche with four doors, and a sedan at that! It does cater to a different niche than your usual, run-of-the-mill Carrera or Boxster. However, it seems having a luxury sports sedan is not enough for this German marque. At the LA Auto Show, Porsche has confirmed that the previously-announced planned hybrid version of the Panamera is in the works. Porsche is likely to use the same technology from the hybrid Cayenne currently being developed. While the turbo version of the current Panamera runs on a 4WD drivetrain, the hybrid might have to drop Read more »