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A Closer Look At The No More Heroes Lingerie Line
Following yesterday’s Daily Sport article on the first collection of video game inspired lingerie, Rising Star Games delivers a set of pictures giving us a much clearer, more colorful look at the No More Heroes 2 Collection. Now that we’re getting a chance to compare the Sylvia, Shinobu and Naomi outfits to renders of their…
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The Second Age Of Airships Is Upon Us
The first age of airships died with the 36 people who perished in 1937’s Hindenburg disaster. More than 70 years later an Alabama-based company plans to launch the world’s largest inflatable craft. Is the age of airships returning? What does it take to be called the world’s largest inflatable craft? E-GreenTechnologies’ Bullet 580 is a…
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Why Can’t I Stop Buying DS Games?
Lately I’ve been buying Nintendo DS games at an alarming rate, with little or no regard to my own well-being. Could my new DS case be controlling my brain? First off, yes, it’s pink. I like the color pink, and my fiancée likes men who like the color pink, so we’ve sorted that out. Anyway!…
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A Wintry Wampa Wonderland For Star Wars: The Old Republic
Just in time for the 30th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back, BioWare reveals the frozen wastes of Hoth as the next playable planet in Star Wars: The Old Republic. Hoth was the scene of the opening battle in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes back, in which the Imperial forces invade a hidden Rebel base,…
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A Second Helping Of Phantasy Star Portable Headed Stateside
Sega’s blogs are buzzing with the news that Phantasy Star Portable 2 is heading to North America this fall, with twice the content of the previous games giving players plenty to poke at on their PlayStation Portables. Phantasy Star Portable 2 picks up three years after the events in Phantasy Star Universe, the series’ last…
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Centaurian The Game Can Never Live Up To Its Trailer
When the love between a man and his horse gives birth to a tribe of evil centaurs, only one man can save the world from being stomped under the hooves of oppression – Simon Peterson. Designer, animator, yoga instructor, ping pong extraordinaire, writer, webmaster, and creative genius Simon Peter might have out creative genius’d himself,…
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There Is Playable Pac-Man In Your Google Logo
Google has a proud tradition of modifying their logo image to commemorate special occasions, but for the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man, they’ve gone from image manipulation to game creation. Pac-Man was released in Japan on May 22, 1980. Back then you’d regularly find arcades packed with players eager to guide the pizza-faced hero through his…
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Fable III’s Kingly Collector’s Edition Is Xbox 360 Only
Microsoft confirms a holiday release for Fable III on both Xbox 360 and PC, but if you want a royal amount of Collector’s Edition swag, you’re going to need to go the console route. Last week’s box art wasn’t kidding when it proclaimed that Fable III was coming to the Xbox 360 and PC. Today…
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Rockstar Patches Red Dead Redemption Invisibility Glitch
Yesterday we posted about an invisibility glitch that was vexing players of Red Dead Redemption, particularly during online play. Today Rockstar has a patch ready to make horses, riders, and weapons appear as intended. Relief is in sight for the invisibility bug that made such a buzz yesterday among players of Rockstar’s newly-released Red Dead…
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I Don’t Remember How To Write The Day Note
What you missed today Wait, that’s not how it goes. There’s some sort of introduction. As if we were sending an inter-company memo or something. Bashcraft: To Fahey: From There! That looks about right. Then I launch into a story about my day. So there I was…wait. RE: Something About Pizza, If I remember correctly.…
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No One Has To Know You’re Using Strategy Guides On Steam
Steam and Prima have teamed up to free you from the shame of purchasing strategy guides at retail, with a selection of downloadable guides you can launch directly from Steam’s UI overlay. Whether you’re having trouble with the final boss battle in Dragon Age: Origins, or you can’t figure out where you’re being sniped at…
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South Korean StarCraft II Censored To Shake Adults Only Stigma
Fearing an adults only rating would hamper sales in one of the game’s biggest markets, Blizzard is censoring the South Korean version of StarCraft II, recoloring blood and removing vulgar language to secure a more family friendly rating. In April, Korea’s Game Ratings Board issued an adults only rating for StarCraft II, the sequel to…
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Mad Scientist Creates Living Cell, Potentially Dooming Us All
A team of scientists led by potential antichrist Craig Venter reports that they’ve successfully created a living cell out of lab synthesized DNA. Start stocking up on your torches and pitchforks, folks. It’s alive! Craig Venter has been fiddling with creating artificial life for quite some time. The founder of Celera Genomics, The Institute for…
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Champions Online Makes With The Adventure Packs
Champions Online players will soon have new foes to fight with the introduction of Adventure Packs, regular doses of new story content, kicking off next month with The Serpent Lantern. Adventure Packs are like comic book story arcs, taking players on a complete adventure with its own villains, storyline, and rewards. The first pack, due…
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GameStop Returns To Reporting Record Sales
After reporting its first non-record holiday quarter in January, GameStop is back to posting chart-shattering financial results, breaking $2 billion in sales for the first quarter of 2010. With new software sales up 13% and earnings per share growth of 14% over the previous year, GameStop and GameStop stockholders alike should be pleased with the…
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Walmart Unveils Shiny New Online Gamecenter
Not to be outdone by Target’s recent in-store game department remodeling, Walmart launches its online Gamecenter, a one-stop shop for video game previews, first-look exclusives, and special offers on the latest games, including a $50 eGift card preordering three games. The Walmart Gamecenter, presented by Axe Twist, is now live, with a snazzy new dynamic…
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LittleBigPlanet 2 Features Custom Voice Acting, Backwards Compatibility
Sony has posted a LittleBigPlanet 2 FAQ on the PlayStation blog, answering pressing questions about features of the upcoming sequel, from compatibility with LittleBigPlanet downloadable content to adding your own custom voice acting. While fan-favorite Stephen Fry will be returning as the narrator in LittleBigPlanet 2, his isn’t the only voice featured in the new…
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No More Heroes 2 Inspires The First Video Game Lingerie Collection
Behold the ultimate touchdown for fans of No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, as three lingerie designs from the game become reality. You or your significant other might never be as attractive as the girls from No More Heroes 2 or the fashion models showing off these three lingerie designs from Bedtime Flirt inspired by…
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World Of Warcraft Remote Auction House Is Free To Browse, Pay To Bid
Blizzard has rolled out the first phase of the remote World of Warcraft auction house, allowing players to browse auctions on the web or via iPhone, with subscription-based bidding and auctioning coming soon. Earlier this year, Blizzard revealed that it was working on a remote auction house, allowing players outside of the game to browse,…
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