Like Jefailey from a few weeks back, the latest entry in the Divekick tournament is based on a real human being. Markman is the community and sponsorship manager over at Madcatz, and has become a mainstay of the FGC. Though it’s great to see a familiar face, he does look a bit bland compared to otherworldly types like The Baz, Redacted, and the previously mentioned Jefailey. 
Looks can be deceiving though, as Markman has more than a few metaphysical tricks up his sleeve. Like Phoenix Wright in UMvC3, Markman is an “random item search” character. His ground …

Anno Online will cease operations for its closed beta tomorrow and will enter a full, public open testing session. As an aside, all progress through the closed and open beta will not be wiped, so don’t feel limited in that regard.
Ubisoft notes that as a result of flipping over the beta, the game will experience a brief downtime tomorrow morning at 4AM EST. If you were a part of the closed beta, you’ll net a free week of challenges and a mystery gift once the open period starts.
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The first thing you notice about Rain Room, the sure blockbuster installation that opened at MoMA on Friday, is the tropical humidity. The second thing is the sound from hundreds of gallons of water pouring from an artificial ceiling. Finally, after your eyes adjust to the darkness, you actually see it: Rain Room, a 1,000-square-foot space that’s in a state of perpetual downpour.
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There was a rocky period there where I wasn’t so sure 2K would keep the XCOM shooter going. To hear that it’s back, albeit with new branding, and still looks more or less like what I was hoping to get out of the game in its original form is delightful. As a supplement to Hamza’s hands-on preview, check out this trailer for The Bureau: XCOM Declassified.
The more strategy-centric XCOM: Enemy Unknown was terrific, yes — but The Bureau speaks more to my interests as a gamer. No matter your preferences, …

When astronauts Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn left the ISS today to go fix a leaky ammonia pump all quicklike, everyone’s favorite YouTubing Canadian Commander, Chris Hadfield, stayed inside to keep things going there. But, as he is wont to do, he took some seriously awesome shots of the spacewalkers at work.
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Last Sunday of Sup Holmes (now on iTunes) we were joined by Sean, Woz, and Erin of Yacht Club Games. We got the full scoop how their debut game Shovel Knight has managed to gather so much attention (and money), why they left Wayforward to start the new studio, where their name came from, all the excitement and fear that comes from setting off on their own, and which NES Mega Man game is the worst (Hint: it’s the one that is obviously the worst).
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[Update: According to comment from Woolie Madden of the Two Best Friends series "Dave Lang and Adam actually put him [The Baz] in the game because Matt and I asked for him as our ‘create your own character’ donation reward [on Kickstarter]. They honored all supporters after the campaign was cancelled. So we created him, they put him in”. So that’s the scoop on how The Baz got into Divekick. Thanks, Woolie!]
Once again, Adam “Keits” Heart and the team at Iron Galaxy have managed to put a new spin on …