Kotaku
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lies
A Batman MMORPG? Er, No, Actually
While tooling about the web lately you may have come across an advert for a Free Online Batman Game (pictured).
Don't get too excited, however. There is a DC MMO in development but a) it's not ready yet b) while it will feature the Bat it is in no way an 'Online Batman Game' and c) it sure as hell won't be free.
No, as the Facetime Labs Security Blog has uncovered, this looks like an attempt by (possibly someone acting on behalf of) Adware developer Zango to lure hapless gamers into downloading their search toolbar. More »
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video game defense
Grisly Beheading Blamed On Hitman
18-year-old Jean Pierre Orlewicz is currently on trial for first-degree premeditated murder, after he and a friend ambushed 26-year-old Daniel Sorenson last November, stabbing him multiple times in the back before sawing off his head and burning his body. After the prosecution spent the better part of yesterday describing a young man fixated on committing a crime, the defense revealed the real reason behind the teen's murderous drive. Hitman. A CNN reported had obviously never played the game.
They dealt with it with a videogame called Hitman that he used to watch, and it was a video game where you got impressions that you would kill somebody - hit them from their backside, where they were not aware that they were being killed.
If he wore a snappy suit and tie and shaved his head bald before committing the crime, then maybe - just maybe this would have a chance in hell of working. As it stands I suspect the defense attorneys got Hitman and Manhunt mixed up and were forced to run with it. Ridiculous.CNN Video Report On Trial [CNN via GamePolitics ]
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clips
Japanese Chocobo's Dungeon Trailer Delights
Alright, all of you Final Fantasy and anime fans out there who are trying half-heartedly to learn Japanese, say it with me! "KAWAII!" It helps if you giggle, jump into the air, and clap as you exclaim it in a slightly squeaky voice. Very good! I'm beginning to worry that my life-long love of Final Fantasy was really just a life-long love of chocobos that disguised itself up until Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales came out on the DS. The tingly feeling I got as I grinned a dimple-revealing grin while watching this Japanese trailer for Chocobo's Dungeon: Toki-Wasure no Meikyuu for the Wii only serves to confirm my fears. *violently sweeps Final Fantasy figures from bookshelf to the floor* My life is a lie! -
wiiware
Nintendo Not Limiting WiiWare Sizes
Earlier today we directed you to the IGN Wii podcast, which claimed to have details on Nintendo's new WiiWare games download service. In it they detailed the limitations of the system, specifically that games were limited to 40MB, developers would be limited to a game a month, and that they would be determining the price for there games. Speaking to Eurogamer, Nintendo addresses those claims.
"I can confirm as we originally said at the announcement of the WiiWare service earlier in the year that WiiWare games will come in a range of sizes but we will encourage smaller, more compact games for the service," a Nintendo spokesperson told Eurogamer today.
So no 40MB cap, which makes sense considering games like Crystal Chronicles. The Nintendo spokesperson also explains that the one game a month limit is something they are considering instituting during the launch window to address volume issues, and that no pricing details have been released. In other words, IGN was mistaken. Man, give a guy a microphone and they just go crazy.Nintendo refutes WiiWare size cap [Eurogamer]
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wtf
It's National Video Games Day Apparently
Happy National Video Games Day! I know you've all been eagerly awaiting this day, reserving a day off of work or school to spend a lazy afternoon participating in our favorite hobby. I am sure you've got some massive parties planned, so be sure to send us photos of how you celebrate the holiday with your friends and loved ones! Yeah, we had no idea either, but Holiday Insights and American Greetings indicate that September 12th is NVGD. You'd think someone would have mentioned it to us.Celebrate National Video Games Day by playing video games. If you are off from school (or if you are a big kid off from work), make this a marathon day for video games. Better still, invite a few friends and hold a competition. Just make certain that you have enough controllers.
That's the blurb from Holiday Insights, which goes on to state that they have no record of the origin of the holiday or that indeed it even exists. Whatever. American Greetings needs gamer money too you know. More » -
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change everything
EA Staffer Alters History
Someone in EA's Redwood City offices has been trying to change history. An IP address belonging to said offices has been poking about in the company's Wikipedia entry over the past years, systematically removing references to EA founder Trip Hawkins as well as information on the much publicized EA Spouse incident, which exposed the oppressive working conditions employees were forced to contend with and eventually led to a class-action lawsuit. We aren't talking a tiny edit here or there. We are looking at whole paragraphs expunged from the text, positive spin being added where negatives couldn't be completely obliterated. More » -
starcraft
Rumor: Starcraft 2 on Its Way
If this rumor turns out to be true, I will never see my boyfriend again. EVER. More » -
sex
Girl Gamers Are Easy
Now this here's a press release. UK online game rental company Gametart has randomly sampled 200 British women and decided to let the world know the ins and outs of their sexual appetites. To the point, they asked them how often they had sex, and if they regularly played video games.
Of our sample of 200 women, those who played video games on average had sex 4.3 times a week while those who didn't play games only had sex just 3.2 times a week.
A completely useless poll done for the purpose of advertising their site, of course. Do they take into account age? Looks? What was their definition of having sex? Rumble or no rumble? Most importantly, where is the photographic evidence?
Perhaps even more promising for gamers is the fact that many of the women that we interviewed who have only recently started playing games said that they now have sex more often than before.
As a wise doctor once said, "You are telling lies!" So what they are saying here is playing video games will enhance your sex life. Anyone else notice this particular phenomenon? More » -
gears of war
Early Gears of War From TigerDirect a Pipedream
There was a bit of a flutter last week on the Intertubes when Tiger Direct started listing Gears of War for the Xbox 360 as in-stock and shipping. More »6:00 PM on Tue Sep 26 2006
By Brian Crecente
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survey
Parents Think Kids Play Too Many Games!!!
Most parents think their kids play way too many video games, according to a survey commissioned by VTech Electronics. In other shocking news, parents say kids have no respect, listen to crap music and follow way, way too close when driving. More »
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