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PlayStation 3 101: Surfing The Web
It really makes me wonder what sorts of people Sony feels purchased the PlayStation 3 system this year when they feel they have to post a video tutorial explaining how to surf the web. While the first couple of tutorials presented as an introduction to new PlayStation 3 owners delivered some information you might not…
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PotBS Avatar Combat Updated For The New Year
Flying Lab’s MMO Pirates of the Burning Sea sails into the new year with the release of the highly anticipated build 1.11: The Clash Of Steel, which completely revamps avatar combat. While ship-to-ship combat in Pirates of the Burning Sea has been well-received by players since launch, the avatar combat, which sees players taken on…
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PlayStation 3 Used To Break SSL
The PlayStation 3 was instrumental in the efforts of an international team of security experts to successfully hack VeriSign’s SSL website security scheme, and it only took 200 consoles to do it. I’ll try not to get too technical here, mainly because I don’t truly understand a great deal of this myself. Using a pool…
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XBLA Gets First Merv Griffin Game
It’s time for the final Xbox Live Arcade game of 2008, and they’ve saved the best for last, provided you are a big fan of crossword puzzles, game shows, or the works of Merv Griffin. Merv Griffin’s Crosswords is a game based off of a television game show created by Merv Griffin, deceased media mogul…
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Megaten Online Open Beta Is Open
Time to put on some skinny clothes, land wrangle yourself up a choice demon as Aeria announces the open beta for Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Online. The online version of the Shin Megami Tensei series is open to all comers, with gameplay just three short steps away. Just create an account on AeriaGames.com, download the…
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Family Gaming Awards Play The Age Card
UK site Game People takes a slightly different approach to video game awards, breaking games down into life stages instead of the more traditional console or genre distinctions. The Family Gaming Awards consist of six different categories – Infants, Juniors, Students, Workers, Parents, and Seniors – along with an award given to the overall best…
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Watch The Japan-Only Ninja Blade Demo
Japan was gifted with a demo of From Software’s upcoming Xbox 360 game Ninja Blade on Monday, and the guys at Inside Digital Foundry were nice enough to play through it for our enjoyment. Upon first glancing at the video I was hard pressed to notice much of a difference between this and Ninja Gaiden,…
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Legacy Of Ys Pre-Orders Get Music Of Ys
Atlus today reveals a special bonus soundtrack for fans who pre-order the upcoming Legacy of Ys: Books I & II compilation for the Nintendo DS in their own signature Atlus style. Legacy of Ys is an update of the first two games in the classic Ys RPG franchise, with updated graphics, new enemies and equipment,…
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Good Old Games Run Through With Broken Swords
Classic gaming website Good Old Games takes the last few moments of 2008 to bolster their adventure game line up with two more titles from Revolution Software’s Broken Sword series. Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror is now available for purchase n the website, which offers DRM-free classic PC games at low, low prices –…
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Gaza Strife Reflected Poorly In Raid Gaza Flash Game
A new flash game up at and flash website Newgrounds might be taking its tongue-in-cheek look at the Israeli-Palestinian fighting along the Gaza Strip a bit too far. The flash game has the player controlling the Israelis, portrayed as a powerful and resourceful group overreacting to Palestinian Qassam rockets, which ineffectually swoop in the air,…
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How To Spend Your EVE Online Trial Period
Massively has posted an excellent article for those interested in trying out EVE Online that details exactly what you should do in order to get the most out of your free trial. I’ve signed up for the EVE Online free trial program countless times now, and each time I’ve been faced with this massive universe…
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So Where’s The License For Archon Now?
React! Games has picked up the license to Free Fall Associates’ classic action board game hybrid, Archon, with plans to return the game to its former glory in 2009. When we’d last left our intrepid action board game it was in the hands of Myriad Interactive early last year, with big plans to do…something. Now…
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2008 Alternative Edge Awards Highlight Deficiencies In Fallout 3’s Whoring
Edge’s 2008 Alternative Edge Awards celebrate the best and worst moments in 2008 gaming from a slightly skewed perspective, driving home a point that many reviewers missed: Fallout 3’s whoring sucked. Fallout 3’s award for Most Unsatisfactory Whoring is but one of myriad awards handed out by Edge this year, including Most Special Special Editions…
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No, Tim Burton’s 9 Is Not Riffing On Sackboy
Several readers have sent in tips pointing to the trailer for Tim Burton’s latest animated feature, 9, suggesting the film’s characters are homages to Media Molecule’s Sackboy of LittleBigPlanet fame. Not the case! While the characters do bear a certain similarity, what with the sackcloth construction and zippers at their necks, Tim Burton’s 9 is…
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PS3 Keyboard Remote Is Elegant Solution To Home Chatting
Rather than rely on a controller add-on or a full blue tooth keyboard, Success HK has just released a 3-in-1 wireless keyboard controller that provides a more convenient way to navigate PlayStation Home. From the looks of it, the remote-sized 3-in-1 wireless keyboard remote functions as your standard Blu-ray disc remote, with a slide-out keyboard…
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Ah, The Delicious Taste Of Tentacle Rape
When the folks at Mnemosyne aren’t busy running MMORPG Rubies Of Eventide, the busy themselves with other pursuits, such as developing the world’s first beverage with the great taste of anime tentacle rape. Tentacle Grape is a caffienated grape soda that Mnemosyne is targeting at gamers, cosplayers, and comic book fans. It is also perhaps…
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Worlds.com Files Suit Against NCsoft – Every Other MMO Company To Follow?
90’s virtual world developers Worlds.com has fired the first shot in what could be a game company-spanning battle as they file suit against NCsoft for infringing on their patent for multiplayer virtual environments. The patent at question is 7,181,690, “System and Method for Enabling Users to Interact in a Virtual Space”, which was file in…
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Disturbing Art From Nintendo Powers Past
Agent B from The -Minus World discovered a stack of old Nintendo Power magazines recently, and for some god-awful reason decided to share with us the The Top 10 Most Disturbing Illustrations From Nintendo Power. B theorizes that Nintendo Power made the switch to graphics designers rather than illustrators because graphic designers are so plentiful,…
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Space War Commander Launches With New Year
Who said there would be no new games this week? Pish, and possibly posh. Independent PC developer Dreamspike has announced their real-time strategy title Space War Commander will launch on New Year’s Day. Actually Dreamspike calls Space War Commander a real-time real-strategy game, and then really doesn’t go into great detail explaining why. Apparently it…
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The Art Of War Vs. Dynasty Warriors
One of the Chris-es over at Hardcasual passes along this little bit of brilliance, which compares the teachings of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War to the teachings of Koei’s Dynasty Warriors. So how does the Chinese history-delving hack and slash action series hold up in the face of Sun Tzu’s immensely influential book of…
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