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The End of Analog TV as I Know It
From an early age, I watched a lot of television: The Lone Ranger, The Dukes of Hazard, and Hee Haw (hey, I grew up in Texas) were all piped in to our living room’s Curtis Mathes television set. I don’t live in Texas anymore, but I do watch a lot of analog television. The two…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 11, 2011 - Uncategorized
Valve Comic Book Due Out This November
For a while now, Valve has been releasing comics on its own websites in order to promote games like Left 4 Dead and Team Fortress 2. If, however, you’d rather read them on the can or in bed, this November, you’ll be able to. Dark Horse Comics will soon be releasing Valve Presents: The Sacrifice…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 11, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Medal of Honor Cat Needs His Own Video Game
Courtesy of Freddie Wong comes another special-effects laden internet video, this time about the horrors of war. Oh, and cats. I sometimes fear that our age will be remembered in history not for its achievements in science or the arts but for…internet videos about cats.
By Luke Plunkett Published July 11, 2011 - CultureTotal Recall
In 1983, Donkey Kong Nearly Died
As we celebrate what’s (probably? maybe?) Donkey Kong’s 30th birthday, let’s today take a look at the 1983 court case which nearly brought a premature end to Nintendo’s big ape. Our story begins in 1982, with the first of many idiotic decisions made by Universal Studios. The studio’s president at the time, Sid Sheinberg, had…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 11, 2011 -
UncategorizedA live reenactment of RoboCop, with cardboard sets and explosions
Darren Aronofsky no longer needs to remake the Paul Verhoeven masterpiece, RoboCop, a movie so entrenched in our collective subconscious that its dystopian future may have influenced the downfall of Detroit more than the collapse of the auto industry. Instead, we can all be satisfied with this strange monster: a live production based on the…
By Keith Veronese Published July 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Take This … Shot of Booze?
It’s Dangerous to Go Alone | The Seattle bar Atlantic Crossing makes a familiar appeal to thirsty patrons. (Photo: So Seattle h/t Holly) Namco Sues Over European Distribution, DRM Removal from Witcher 2 Namco Bandai is suing the parent company of the maker of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, the acclaimed PC role-playing game…
By Owen Good Published July 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Glitchers Brought in to Test Modern Warfare 3 Multiplayer
A group of Call of Duty glitchers has been called back to Infinity Ward to help the studio test and shore up the game’s multiplayer, according to the gang’s leader. This isn’t the first time mapMonkeys have assisted on a Call of Duty project, according to founder Rezzzo. He says members had been flown to…
By Owen Good Published July 10, 2011 - Culture
A New College Try
It seems like we just had graduation, but EA Sports returns to campus this week with NCAA Football 12. A new L.A. Noire case and Ms. ‘Splosion Man round out the highlights. Tuesday NCAA Football 12 (Xbox 360, PS3) — A raft of new features in the game’s Dynasty and singleplayer Road to Glory modes…
By Owen Good Published July 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Donkey Kong Turned 30 Yesterday—or Did He?
Researching the exact birthday for a tribute to the 30th birthday of Donkey Kong, Patrick Scott Patterson of the Arcade Examiner came up with conflicting information. Absent official word from Nintendo, he thinks the big ape—and therefore Mario (né Jumpan)—turned 30 yesterday, July 9. “Some sources specifically state the date as July 9, 1981,” Patterson…
By Owen Good Published July 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Vapors
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. •Vaporware: 5 Video Games That Should Be Released By Now (But May Never Be) [OC Weekly] With the release of Duke Nukem Forever and L.A.…
By Owen Good Published July 10, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Past is Present in this San Andreas/GTA IV Mod
We’ve seen a teaser of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City imported into Grand Theft Auto IV‘s visual and physics engine, RAGE. Another mod team is hard at work on the same conversion for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas At work since December, the team hopes to release a public beta this fall. Above is about…
By Owen Good Published July 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Namco Sues Over European Distribution, DRM Removal from Witcher 2
Namco Bandai is suing the parent company of the maker of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, the acclaimed PC role-playing game that will make its way to Xbox 360 later this year, over the rights to distribute that version of the game in Europe. Namco is also suing CD Projekt RED for removing DRM…
By Owen Good Published July 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Old School DLC
For many, downloadable content—especially day-one DLC or pre-order DLC—conjures feelings of getting less but paying more. Let me tell you: I paid $45 for Defender on the Atari 2600 and I still have the savings account withdrawal record to prove it. That was in 1982. If Atari had thrown in an extra set of mutant…
By Owen Good Published July 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
Jen on Friday sent out a plea for more TAYpics and Koda89, a veteran of the ‘Shop Contest, knows I report for duty the next day, and how eminently publishable I find anything featuring Asshole Dog from Duck Hunt. Thus, your image to start the day. Unless I’m giving Koda89 too much credit; I dunno.…
By Owen Good Published July 10, 2011 - Culture
Sunday Comics
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 July 4. – Read more of Awkward Zombie Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira published July 8. – Read more of Nerf…
By Owen Good Published July 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Board Game Box Art Winners
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By Owen Good Published July 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
Board Game Box Art Winners
There’s box art and there’s box art, and just as CD insert is no comparison to an album cover, so is a DVD case no match for the artistry of a board-game box. Last week’s ‘Shop Contest asked everyone to reconcile the latter two. Leading off, Laodicea-Dude (14) captures what a perfectly boring obligation it…
By Owen Good Published July 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
NCAA Football 12‘s Ultimate Conference Call
In NCAA Football 12 players have an extraordinary amount of control over the college football landscape. Last year, many diehards and purists pursed their lips and grumbled over a wave of conference realignments that forsake traditions and regional sensibilities for television contracts. NCAA 12 is their chance to put things right in the world. Their…
By Owen Good Published July 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
Bungie Says ‘Halo is Now Yours’ as It Prepares the Handoff to Microsoft
As it did a year before, on Bungie Day (July 7), the Halo creators made available to the public the Bungie Armor and Nameplate in multiplayer, and prepared to wind down its stewardship of the Halo franchise it created with a sentimental note that hinted at future projects. “As we prepare to become fans of…
By Owen Good Published July 9, 2011 - Uncategorized
PSN Extends Registration for Free ID Protection Until the End of July
The time to collect your PlayStation Network welcome-back freebies has come and gone — twice, even — but Sony has extended one component. Registration for identity-theft protection will run through July 31, the company’s top spokesman said on PlayStation’s official blog. AllClear ID Plus, a service of identity protection firm Debix, Inc. is available to…
By Owen Good Published July 9, 2011