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The folks at Epic Games are celebrating their 20th anniversary of making video games with a musical gift to their loyal community. On Thursday they released a 20-track collection of songs from numerous games they have produced over the years for absolutely free.

Arizonans may be used to Ignite Phoenix, but have never had a chance to irradiate it. Oren Peli’s latest foray into horror thrillers Chernobyl Diaries is now giving fans an opportunity to do just that (theoretically of course) in order to get a special screening of the film to visit their town.

Ever want to bring it old school to your iPhone-toting friends? Well good news, the awesome crossover fighting game Marvel vs. Capcom 2 releases on the App Store today.

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The latest installment of the Resident Evil gaming franchise, Operation Raccoon City,will be getting an injection of new downloadable content on Tuesday.
According to a recent Capcom release, the new DLC mission is specifically for the good guys this time around. Players will get the chance to work on the side of the US Spec Ops squad and attempt to recover evidence of Umbrella’s connection to the zombie outbreak in the city.
The best part is that the new content will be absolutely free once it drops on Xbox Live and PlayStation …

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Kings, wizards, and steampunks oh my! Over two-dozen steampunks dressed in their antiquated finest and filled the backyard of the former Paisley Violin in downtown Phoenix on Sunday, to recreate the fantastic marketplace scene for the “Mantecoza” show.

Oswald and Mickey say: Watch your back!

The upcoming Art of Video Games exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum plans to debut with guns blazing, which includes industry big gun Hideo Kojima speaking as a part of their three-day GameFest kickoff for the exhibition in March.
The museum officially confirmed via press release on Tuesday that the noted Metal Gear Solid series director will be speaking on March 17 in his own “A Conversation With Hideo Kojima” panel. The panel will be free to attend but registration will be limited.
Coordinators for the event are also giving fans …