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UncategorizedWatch An Xbox 360 Get Shot, Shotgunned and Then Exploded
FPS Russia had his fifth Xbox 360 die on him and he’s not going to take it anymore. To vent, he decided to vent the 360 with an assortment of firearms including two handguns, a shotgun and one fairly large explosion.
By Brian Crecente Published March 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Store Update: Mass Effect 2‘s Arrival, Moon Diver and Rush’N Attack
There’s plenty of nostalgia on tap in this week’s North American PlayStation Store update with Moon Diver, the new game from the designer of Strider, plus a new Rush’N Attack game, a fresh Back to the Future episode and one very old Sonic the Hedgehog game. Other new old things include a demo for MAG,…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
Project P2
Prototype 2 | Project P2 mailing from Blackwatch. (Photo by Me) Bedtime Stories Disney and Angry Birds Explain Three Arab League Revolts in One Amazing Cartoon Based on two true stories and a bit of forward thinking, Three Big Pigs combines Angry Birds animation with Disney melodies to walk us through the fate of three…
By Brian Crecente Published March 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
Team Fortress 2 Players Buy $300,000 Worth Of Hats For Japan
Last week, game developer and virtual hatter Valve put three new hats up for sale in Team Fortress 2, with the proceeds going to Japan disaster relief. Days later, more than $300,000 has been raised by charitable/fashion-conscious TF2ers. Damn. They should do this more often.
By Michael McWhertor Published March 29, 2011 -
UncategorizedNYC’s Freedom Tower Stands Unscathed In New Video Game
Almost 10 years since terrorists destroyed New York City’s World Trade Center towers, the building that was supposed to proudly replace it still isn’t complete. In the 2023 of the new video game Crysis 2, it is. This is the Freedom Tower, One World Trade Center — whatever you want to call it — a…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
Video Game Shopping Gets EXTREME On Xbox Live This Week
Now’s the time to strike on select Xbox Live games and add-ons, as Microsoft is offering deals through its “Extreme Shopping” promotion. You could get a copy of After Burner Climax, Costume Quest or Red Dead Redemption’s Undead Nightmare cheap! The following deals run until April 4, with Xbox.com warning that “special one day only…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
It’s Xbox Live Arcade Plushie Season
Not one but two plushies based on upcoming Xbox Live Arcade titles have shown up on my doorstep today. Which is more huggable? March 30’s Islands of Wakfu platypus, or the incredibly violent Dishwasher from April 6’s Vampire Smile?
By Mike Fahey Published March 29, 2011 -
UncategorizedWhy Free Realms PS3 Took So Long, And Why MineCraft Fans Might Want To Play It
Family-friendly casual MMO Free Realms makes its PlayStation 3 debut today, two years after the launch of its PC predecessor. Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley tells us what took so long, and says his game might be better for builders than indie sensation MineCraft. When I first saw Free Realms way back at E3…
By Mike Fahey Published March 29, 2011 -
UncategorizedDamn, Agent 47, You Are Good
This may be the best whack job from IO Interactive’s Hitman: Blood Money, as played by TheAuZZieGamer. For those unfamiliar with this particular Hitman mission, it involves the assassination of Vinnie “Slugger” Sinistra, an FBI informant in the Witness Protection Program. There’s some salty, Australian accented language in here, so perhaps watch with headphones. Seen…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 29, 2011 -
UncategorizedIn Two Days, iTunes Will Take This Star Wars Game Away
My nephew’s favorite iPhone game will be pulled from iTunes later this week because the people who released the game are losing the Star Wars license. This is what happens when video games are sold only as official downloads and not on discs. On any given day, they can disappear, and you may never be…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
Resistance 3 And Ratchet & Clank All 4 One Playable Today In Hollywood
Are you in the greater Los Angeles area today? Then you might be able to get your hands on Resistance 3 and Ratchet & Clank All 4 One early at Insomniac Games’ Community Day. (If not, we’ll be there and tell you how it all goes.) Full details at Insomniac
By Michael McWhertor Published March 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
Microsoft Tests A New Xbox 360 Disc Format In The Latest Update Preview
Microsoft is seeking U.S.-based Xbox 360 owners to test out the next Xbox 360 system update, paving the way for an “updated Xbox 360 disc format”, whatever the hell that means. There’s a new Xbox 360 system update in the works, and as always, Microsoft is looking for stateside Xbox owners in the thousands to…
By Mike Fahey Published March 29, 2011 -
ReviewsTiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters is an Experience Unlike Any Other
My first visit to Augusta National broke the club’s dress code with almost criminal negligence: I was wearing basketball shorts, a T-shirt, and was unshaven to boot. Sure, I was on my couch, but I told myself I was stepping to the tee box on the first hole of the world’s most prestigious golf course.…
By Owen Good Published March 29, 2011 -
UncategorizedA River Of Souls Runs Through Rift‘s First Post-Launch Update
Trion Worlds’ fantast MMO Rift has gathered quite an audience since its launch last month, and those loyal fans are now being rewarded with a full-scale invasion from the plane of death. Just their way of saying thanks, now die. The world of Telara is no stranger to invasions from different planes through extra-dimensional rifts.…
By Mike Fahey Published March 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
Console And Retailer Exclusive Downloadable Content Hasn’t Gotten This Bad. . .Yet
How much would you pay to add the mighty Rook to your chess arsenal? Is there a collector’s edition that comes with everything included? How long will the PS3 exclusive remain exclusive? A glimpse of things to come? The Future Of Console Gaming? Via Reddit
By Mike Fahey Published March 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
Getting Banned from a Game as Bad as Getting Dumped, Says Science
Researchers trying to determine if getting dumped causes measurable, physical pain-and it apparently does show up on fMRI-needed a proxy experience for romantic relationships in their tests. (It wouldn’t be polite to throw people who just got dumped in fMRI machines, I guess, but I still would like to see those results.) Instead researchers “attempted…
By Joel Johnson Published March 29, 2011 -
UncategorizedA Delicious Reminder That Free Realms Comes To The PlayStation 3 Today
Sony Online Entertainment’s family-friendly, free-to-play MMO Free Realms hits the PlayStation Network today, a fact they celebrated with a dozen family-friendly, free-to-eat cupcakes. The fine folk at Once Upon A Cake delivered these tasty treats to my door this morning, a dozen chocolate and vanilla cupcakes emblazoned with the news that Free Realms is now…
By Mike Fahey Published March 29, 2011 -
UncategorizedThese Video Game Nebulae Could Rival Reality
Eve Online is a game made famous by many things: Its passionate followers, its epic space wars, its impact on the economy of the real Iceland and its wondrous glimpses of outer space in a game. Last week fans from around the world gathered in Reykjavík, Iceland to hear about the future of the online…
By Brian Crecente Published March 29, 2011
