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Anything with an Engine
Anything With an Engine | Jimmie Johnson made a rare appearance in NASCAR’s Nationwide Series to tout his “Anything With an Engine” video game this weekend at The Bud at the Watkins Glen, where he finished second. Finishing third? The GameStop No. 20 driven by Joey Logano. (Getty Images) Inside the Mind of a Demetry…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
360 Cases Now a Matte Finish Going Forward, Microsoft Clarifies
Earlier it was reported that a matte finish was coming to the Xbox 360 250GB hard drive configuration, and that is indeed true, but some construed that to mean the glossy case still would be in production. It ain’t. Matte 250GB slims will arrive on shelves in the coming weeks, writes the Xbox community manager…
By Owen Good - Culture
Dealings with the Devil
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron releases this week, along with the free-to-play launch of Age of Empires Online. Toy Soldiers: The Cold War rounds out Xbox Live’s Summer of Arcade, and From Dust comes to PC. Tuesday • Age of Empires Online (PC)—At a time when real-time strategy games are slinking away to the…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Edu-painment
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. •Top 10 Darkest Educational Video Games of All Time [Spike] Edutainment is not all Muppets and happy shit. It can be a very dark place.…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
North Korean Gold-Farming Allegations Officially Denied by Official North Korean News
North Korea has officially responded to allegations it supported a hacking network that allowed it to gold-farm some $7 million out of South Korea-based MMOs. North Korea’s (adjusts glasses, clears throat) “Committee for Peaceful Unification of the Fatherland” on Sunday released a statement saying, in effect, “no u.” The committee accused “puppet authorities” in South…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Nintendo Files Trademarks for “Wii U” but Doesn’t Own wiiu.com [Corrected]
Our good friends at Fusible note, somewhat wryly, that while Nintendo’s gotten around to filing trademark applications on the Wii U it’s lacking ownership of the wiiu.com domain. The console by that name is due for sale sometime in 2012. Materially, this is something that concerns beancounters, really. I think Nintendo is rich enough that…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
But If You Call It an NES-001, is It Worth $13,000?
Previously (on Pawn Stars), a Halo cosplayer sought $2,000 for his custom-built Spartan armor, and walked out with nothing. A little snicker-inducing, but the seller kept his hubris to a minimum and seemed to show more understanding than disappointment, so I felt a little sorry for the guy. This, however, is pure schadenfreude. Apparently, calling…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
The Summer of Valve
Our latest challenge is a no-brainer. One would think its subject, Half-Life 3 is a no-brainer too, but Valve’s still making us wait on that. This week, some hippies Canadians got a little tired of the foot-dragging and staged a protest outside Valve HQ, giving us four very exploitable images. We may have to expand…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
Once again it’s Sunday morning, where we invite you to freestyle—that is, talk amongst yourselves. Keep it on topic, but then, a) you know to do that and b) we’re not sticklers. This morning’s TAYpic is, for once, not courtesy of Kyosen but of TheBlackHole25. We need more, though, so if you have an idea,…
By Owen Good - Culture
Sunday Comics: With Useless Powers Come …
Welcome to your Sunday read of the week’s best in web comics. Make sure to click on the expand button in the bottom right to enlarge each comic. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich published Aug. 8. – Read more of Awkward Zombie Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira published Aug. 8. – Read more of Nerf…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
There’s a Potential Donkey Kong Kill Screen, If You Wanna Watch
The top two record-holders for Donkey Kong will try to topple the game’s existing all-time high scores tomorrow in a record chase you may watch live. Hank Chien (pictured), the arcade record holder, and Dean Saglio, the record holder for emulation play, will both meet at Richie Knucklez Arcade Games in Flemington, N.J. to try…
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