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Q*bert Record Attempt Scuttled After Machine Unplugged
Thirty-six hours into what was expected to be a 70-hour assault on an all-time world record, and with hundreds of lives to spare, someone unplugged a cabinet elsewhere in the arcade, resetting the Q*bert George Leutz was playing. We’re not sure what Leutz said, but it probably sounded like @!#?@! Playing at Richie Knucklez in…
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Everyone In This Room Is Now Dumber
The part of the story I don’t like is that the little boy gave up looking for Happy after an hour. He didn’t put posters up or anything, he just sat on the porch like a goon and waited. That little boy’s gotta think “You got a pet. You got a responsibility.” If your dog…
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Pretend to be an Investor in a Religious Games Publisher and Get a Free Game
Left Behind Games, publisher of the notorious Rapture romp Left Behind 3: Liberals Get Shot Rise of the Antichrist, has opened a free video game program under the auspices of providing a product sample to investors – even potential investors. “Potential investors,” means pretty much anyone, so now’s your chance! Set up as an “investor…
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UncategorizedBlazBlue: Continuum Shift II Goes Portable Two Ways
Aksys Games today said BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II will release for the Nintendo 3DS on May 31 in North America. A PSP version also will drop on the same date. There’s the launch trailer touting the fighting sequel’s new features.
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10 Years in the Slammer for Mom Who Played Facebook Game While Toddler Drowned
The 34-year-old woman who left her 13-month-old boy alone in a bathtub while she played a Facebook video game got 10 years in prison, as prosecutors pursued a stiff sentence to underscore the seriousness of the crime. Shannon Johnson, of Fort Lupton, Colo., pleaded guilty to negligently causing the death of her child, and faced…
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More than 4 Million LittleBigPlanet 2 Levels Created; DLC Coming
Since its release in January, LittleBigPlanet 2’s community has created more than four million levels for the PS3 platformer. The number is exactly 4,141,742, in fact. Sony announced the milestone along with plans for Killzone 3-themed Sackboy costumes [pictured], arriving next month. A set of Tron: Evolution costumes arrives April 26 for $2.99. The Killzone…
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Pokéwalker More Accurate than Other Pedometers in University Study
Evaluated against two other dedicated pedometers, the Pokéwalker – an add-on device for the HeartGold and SoulSilver Pokémon titles – is the most accurate device for counting steps, according to researchers at Iowa State University. The results were presented recently at an experimental biology conference by Lorraine Lanningham-Foster, an Iowa State professor who has been…
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How to Get Your A-Game On (With Electricity)
Are you desperate to take your videogame performance to the next level—and willing to indulge in some high-risk behavior? Hint: you’ll need a 9-volt battery and a wet sponge! Researchers in New Mexico claim that a faint electric massage to the brain improved the performances of volunteers playing the DARPA-sponsored war simulator DARWARS Ambush! The…
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Terrible 1990s Console Games Simulate the 2011 NBA Playoffs
SB Nation had a good thing going, picking winners of the first round of the NBA Playoffs using awful games like Bill Laimbeer’s Combat Basketball and IN THE ZONE ’98. But then the Miami-Philadelphia series was simulated using Streets of Rage. Streets of Rage is not a crappy video game. See the link for the…
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