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What Can We All Learn from the Xbox Live Banning of 'Pound Her Stank'?

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 20 May 2011 17:40:00 EDT

Xbox Live technical support will be extra busy over the course of this week and the next as a new software update rolls out, bringing sweeping bans to those with modified consoles. But one fresh account banning from this week is more educational than the rest. More »

Here's How To Get That Rainbow-Shitting Unicorn in Red Faction: Armageddon

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 03 May 2011 15:40:00 EDT

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Remember when we told you that Mr. Toots, a wee unicorn with a powerful, rainbow-spraying ass, would come to Red Faction: Armageddon? Well, here's your official confirmation from THQ who also reveals how we'll get our hands on Mr. Toots incredibly destructive rectum. More »

PlayStation Tips For New Owners

Mike Fahey — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:40:09 EST

With a slew of new PlayStation 3 owners joining the growing horde this holiday season, the official PlayStation blog has been posting a series of helpful tips for new PS3 and PSP users to get the best out of their shiny new toys. Yesterday's post drops some details on DLNA-compliance and connecting your PS3 to your home network in order to share movies, music, and images stored on your computer with the console, which is one of the coolest features of the system and one I actually hadn't set up until reading said article this morning *hides*. Other tips this week have included getting RSS feeds on your PSP, donating CPU cycles via Folding@home, and setting up downloads through the PlayStation Store to your PS3 remotely using the PSP. Old news for those so deep into their systems that they can remotely control their car via their handheld, but for those of you to new or too lazy to know better will find a slew of nifty ways your Sony gaming dealies are more than just gaming dealies. More »

Facts From The Fallout 3 Demo

Mike Fahey — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 15:14:52 EDT

Between the demonstration of Fallout 3 I attended at Bethesda's offices and the question and answer session with Lead Designer Emil Pagliarulo and Executive Producer Todd Howard that followed, a wealth of new information has surfaced about this latest entry into the much beloved Fallout series. These factoids have been pulled together from both the Q&A session as well as notes taken during the demo itself. More »