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While you were busy stuffing your face with macaroni salad and BBQ, we at GamesBeat and Bitmob were busy writing about cloud graphics, gaming art, secret worlds, instrument-less Rock Bands, and of course, real-life zombies.
If you missed any of our Memorial Day weekend coverage, please take a look below!
Previews and reviews:
- Investigating something wicked in The Secret World
- Rock Band Blitz trades peripherals for pandemonium
- 3 ways Heroes of Ruin wants you to be more social
- Dragon’s Dogma is an ambitious open-world action fest
News:
- BBC News confuses Halo’s Space Command with United Nations Security Council
- Nvidia demos upcoming Hawken mech game using cloud graphics (video)
- THQ attempting creative math to maintain NASDAQ listing
- Rhode Island governor, former employee, and Salvatore weigh in on 38 Studios’ collapse
Just for fun:
- How I survived the real zombie apocalypse (gallery)
- The “real” science behind five video game items
- FanimeCon 2012 – Exhibit Gallery
- 3 not-so-obvious obvious tips for Super Monday Night Combat newbies
Art and comics:
- Gaming art for your Facebook Timeline (Part 6: Arcade)
- Gaming art for your Facebook Timeline (Part 7: Future Games)
- Super-cool minimalist video game art posters
- Link learns the unpleasant truth behind health potions (comic)
Opinions and other stuff:
- Dear Hollywood: Please use the original game’s soundtrack for your Shadow of the Colossus movie
- More games should embrace user-generated content
- Lessons in being an ass and starting kitchen fires
- Spotlight: Challenge vs. difficulty, Vita flaws, gaming after World of Warcraft, and more (a roundup of unvetted community stories)