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Welcome Back, PlayStation Home Users, Have 100 Pieces of Crap
Sony’s online virtual community PlayStation Home has its own little version of the “Welcome Back” package, which has seen PS3 owners get some free games. Only, in Home, you don’t get games. You get stuff. One hundred pieces of stuff, to be clear, each Home user able to claim a whole bunch of stuff like…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2011 -
UncategorizedStupidity Is Universal (Pornography, Too)
You might know Gatchaman (known in the West as Battle of the Planets) from the fighting game Tatsunoko vs. Capcom or the Gatchaman anime. You will know Eririka Katagiri for this stupid stunt she pulled over the weekend. Earlier this year, Katagiri made her adult video debut, and seemed well on her way as an…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 6, 2011 - Uncategorized
This Portal 2 Action Figure is a Work of Art
You know, it’s probably more of a “doll”, but whatever. Flickr user nael has built himself a Portal 2 action figure/doll, and as you’re about to see, it’s amazing The attention to detail is what first grabs you, as Chell’s jumpsuit is stitched to perfection and even her chicken leg boots are perfectly recreated in…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2011 -
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Deus Ex’s Best “Trailers” Yet
Some background: a preview build of the new Deus Ex game leaked onto torrent sites last week. So people out there, in the wild, are playing the early part of the game. And they’re doing a better job marketing it than Square Enix could ever hope. Not that Square Enix has done a bad job;…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2011 -
CultureTotal RecallThe Agony and the Ecstasy of the Electronic Entertainment Expo
E3 is almost upon us! It’s a time of great excitement for video game fans the world over, but yet, it is also a time to be wary. Because not everything you’re about to see is going to be awesome. Some of it will suck. Worse, some of it will suck so bad it’ll be…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2011 -
UncategorizedYou May Not Want to Watch This Footage of Kinect Star Wars
Not if you care about video games. Or Star Wars Don’t just take note of the lag present when Kinect evangelist Kudo Tsunoda swings his lightsaber. Take a look at when he “jumps”, and his on-screen jedi doesn’t begin to somersault until Kudo has already landed. Oh dear. You can check out a slicker, less…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
Are These Microsoft’s E3 Games?
This week, the E3 gaming expo gets underway in Los Angeles. Gaming’s heavyweights are showing off new hardware and new games. According to one source, here’s the list of titles Microsoft will be showing: Tomb Raider Forza 4 Star Wars Kinect Gears of War 3 A Halo related title Codename Kingdoms Sesame Street: Once Upon…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Final Fantasy XIII-2 Trailer Is FFXIII Once More With Feeling
Square Enix is doing a sequel to role-playing game Final Fantasy XIII called Final Fantasy XIII-2. This is it! Check out the game’s E3 trailer. FFXIII-2 was revealed earlier this year in Tokyo and will follow the adventures of FFXIII heroine Lightning. The game is being developed by director Motomu Toriyama, producer Yoshinori Kitase, and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2011 -
UncategorizedCan You Save Humanity from RAGE?
On August 23, 2037, an asteroid carrying the force of 2.4 million megatons called Apophis 99942 strikes Earth’s eastern hemisphere, rendering 30 % of life extinct in 26 seconds. Within one year, 80% of all life has vanished. Darkness blankets the planet, and Earth falls into an impact winter lasting almost 50 years. Prior to the…
By Gawkercreative Published June 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
Departing From Gate E3
Departing from Gate E3 | A similar tableau at many airport bars in the United States this afternoon. Mine is in Eugene, Ore. (Photo: Owen Good) Signs of E3 Are All Around Us, as are These Mutant Things It’s Sunday, two days before E3 technically starts here at the Los Angeles Convention Center. What you…
By Owen Good Published June 5, 2011 -
UncategorizedCheck Out Conan O’Brien in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
I wasn’t aware Conan O’Brien was an unlockable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Well, that’s because he isn’t. This is a mod by user Ike_Lawliet that turns Snake into the Late Night host. He even does the string dance at the end of a round. [via GameInformer]
By Owen Good Published June 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
Kick Bubblegum and Chew … Never Mind …
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 Movie Referencing Duke Nukem Quotes [Planet Xbox 360] Duke Nukem is shot through with petty theft from other movies’ scripts; here’s a collection…
By Owen Good Published June 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
Signs of E3 Are All Around Us, as are These Mutant Things
It’s Sunday, two days before E3 technically starts here at the Los Angeles Convention Center. What you see here are signs of video games…and Rage mutants, climbing everywhere. Check out the whole gallery, photographed Sunday in sun-splashed L.A. Looks like the Saints Row people rented a parking lot… and that Zelda and Catherine are doing…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
Domain Registrations Point to Fable: The Journey and Three New Kinect Games
Going by a tweet from Superannuation, Microsoft has registered domains for four yet-to-be-announced games, including a brand new Fable game. The tweet lists a series of “Whois” domain records for the following sites; Dancecentral2.org Kinectsportsseason2.org Fablethejourney.org Kinectfunlabs.org Those domains point to four games with varying levels of previous confirmation. Kotaku reported in March that sequels…
By Mike Epstein Published June 5, 2011 -
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The Old Republic‘s E3 Trailer is Quite a To-Do List
The official E3 features trailer for Star Wars: The Old Republic went out yesterday, courtesy of GameSpot, and it breaks down what the MMO will deliver when it launches later this year. Personal starships, space combat, sidekicks, and a galactic trade network all ride alongside MMO standards like PvP arenas and good ol’ raids. GameSpot…
By Owen Good Published June 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
Is The New Nintendo Console Called… Nintendo?
Well, we’re pretty damn sure that Nintendo’s next console isn’t called “Beem,” but what if Nintendo were crazy enough to not give it a name at all and just call it simply “Nintendo”? That’s the latest rumor floated by Game Informer, the same outlet that published the first story with rumored details on Nintendo’s follow…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
Is Nintendo’s Next Console Called the Beem or is that Just One Man’s Wishful Thinking?
We don’t know the official name for Nintendo’s next console yet, but consider “Beem” to be an unlikely candidate. Internet sleuths have been piecing together web registration details, and they thought, for a moment, that “Beem” is it. The proof? The same Australian company, Melbourne IT, that hosts the domain nintendobeem.com hosts the official Nintendo…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 5, 2011 - Culture
E3 Musketeers
While everyone is in Los Angeles talking about next year’s games, three big ones will drop this week: Red Faction: Armageddon, the PS3-exclusive inFamous 2 and the tactical shooter Operation Flashpoint: Red River. Should the 3DS eShop come online as planned, goodies are in store there, too. Monday • 3D Classics: Excitebike (3DS eShop) •…
By Owen Good Published June 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
Hackers Who Hit Sony Now Breach Nintendo’s U.S. Website
Nintendo said today that hackers breached a server for its U.S. website but no customer information was compromised. The hacker group Lulzsec, which is behind other breaches of Sony websites earlier this week, claimed responsibility. Lulzsec posted a server configuration file as proof of its involvement yet said it wasn’t targeting Nintendo. “We just got…
By Owen Good Published June 5, 2011