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UncategorizedNSFW: This Humping Peripheral Is So Laggy
Motion-sensing peripherals are all the rage. This year, both Microsoft and Sony are releasing new motion-sensing devices that put players in the game. But what about when the game is an erotic game? Japanese adult game maker Illusion Soft is working on tech that puts players in the game by having them stick their wang…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Duke Nukem Remake Receives Official Blessing From Duke’s Developers
Duke Nukem: Next-Gen, that ambitious attempt to remake the original Duke Nukem 3D using the Unreal Engine, has been granted a “personal non-commercial license” by Gearbox Studios. Meaning it may actually be released. The license means it’s completely cool for the project to not only remake the original game, but to use the Duke Nukem…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Gran Turismo Creator Explains Delay
Driving simulator Gran Turismo 5 was penciled in for a November 2 release. Good thing that was pencil. The game has been delayed, and its creator has taken to Twitter to explain why. “Apologies for the delay,” Yamauchi tweeted. “It’s because time and labor were spent ironing the kinks out of [the game’s] complex system.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Prince Of Persia Movie Could Have Been Like This
The Prince of Persia movie, which was great by virtue of not sucking, could have been a little better had the production team stuck to the original script handed in by the game’s original creator, Jordan Mechner. Mechner has posted what he calls his “final draft” of the screenplay, which he pitched to Disney and…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Drug Dealer Gets Three Years In Wii Bowling Case
A Florida man whose home was notoriously raided by undercover detectives who stopped to play Wii bowling has agreed to a plea bargain that will send him to prison for three years. Michael Difalco, of Lakeland, Fla. was sentenced on Tuesday to three years in the state pen and surrendered a ton of property under…
By Owen Good Published October 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Big Fixes Coming For Civilization V
I thoroughly enjoyed my time with Civilization V, but like any game, it wasn’t perfect. It was a little buggy, and there were some AI missteps. Hopefully, those two issues will be fixed in the game’s first major patch. A “laundry list” of tweaks, additions, fixes and upgrades has been posted online by developers Firaxis,…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Steam To Introduce Digital Trade-Ins? [Update]
Right now, if you buy a game from Steam, finish it and don’t want it, well, you can…delete it. You can’t go trade it in. But there are whispers that the digital purchase giant is considering implementing such a scheme. Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter, taking a break from wildly speculating about the future of…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Children’s Treasury of Chiléan Mine-Rescue Memes
The last of the 33 Chiléan miners trapped underground for more than two months has emerged safe and sound. The Internet celebrated as it typically does, with video-game themed ‘Shops. [Thanks Alejandro C.]
By Owen Good Published October 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
This Week’s Madden Moments Also Are Free [Updated]
Last week’s sponsorship with Verizon Wireless carries over to this week, meaning the three latest “Madden Moments Live” for Week Four of the NFL are free. Ordinarily they’re redeemed with Madden Coins, earned in online play or purchasable outright. All three this week apply the rewrite-history mode to nailbiters from the NFL’s Week Five. They’re…
By Owen Good Published October 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Here’s Your Call Of Duty Jeep
At last, the first picture of the Call of Duty: Black Ops-themed Jeep Rubicon. Black Ops decals replace the Wrangler and Rubicon decals and the “Trail Rated” badge. You can get it in any color, as long as it’s black.
By Owen Good Published October 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Ousted Tampa Bay Rays Can Get Back To We Farm Now
Yesterday, the Tampa Bay Rays succumbed to the Texas Rangers in the playoffs. We’re not blaming iPad Farmville clone “We Farm,” but David Price, who made a costly fielding misjudgment in that game, is a big fan of the game. So are fellow starting pitchers James Shields and Matt Garza, who with Price were a…
By Owen Good Published October 13, 2010 -
UncategorizedMr. Campbell, Mr. Inafune; Inafune-San, Campbell-San
At last, a meeting of masterminds at Comic-Con New York. That’s Keiji Inafune, creator of Capcom’s Dead Rising series, and none other than Bruce Campbell, the iconic actor of The Evil Dead and other pillars of the zombie-film genre.
By Owen Good Published October 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Video Game Tech Solves The Mystery Of The Sunken Chest
Pectus excavatum, better known as sunken chest, was once believed to a purely cosmetic abnormality. Why would patients suffering from a cosmetic problem complain of shortness of breath? A little applied video game technology solves the mystery. Sunken chest is the most common congenital deformity. occurring in one out of every 1,000 children. It is…
By Mike Fahey Published October 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Redbox Takes Video Game Rentals Nationwide
Redbox, the kiosk rental service offering DVDs at grocery stores, drugstores, convenience stores and store stores, will expand its pilot offering of video game rentals to locations nationwide. An email sent this week to customers says games are coming in “late October.” The rentals will be $2 a day; DVDs are a dollar-a-day. Redbox’s site…
By Owen Good Published October 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
DOOOOOOOOTA
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Pheeeeeeewwwww! Interesting news today about Valve’s decision to pick up the mantel of Defense of the Ancients. I’m sorta stunned that it wasn’t Blizzard who decided to move this incredibly engrossing series forward. It is, afterall, a Warcraft III mod, or was at one point. Obviously, because Valve is involved,…
By Brian Crecente Published October 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Career-Mode Jordan Available With This NBA 2K11 Code
The incentive for completing NBA 2K11’s “The Jordan Challenge” is “Creating a Legend,” which allows you to take Michael Jordan through the game’s career mode. If you can’t beat all 10 challenges, an unlock code out there will bypass it. The code is icanbe23. Enter it by going to Features from the main menu, then…
By Owen Good Published October 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Signs Point To NBA Jam On Disc [Updated]
GameFly has listed NBA Jam’s PS3 and 360 version for release Nov. 18 and while that’s most likely a placeholder date, the fact a rental service lists the game indicates it will be a retail disc release, not a download. EA Sports has yet to confirm its intentions for NBA Jam on PS3 or 360;…
By Owen Good Published October 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Rock Band 3 DLC Opens With The Doors
Rock Band 3 launches October 26, bringing with it three free and nine paid tracks from classic rock band The Doors and a confusing new way to classify downloadable music. Three of The Doors biggest hits will be available the week of Rock Band 3’s launch: “Light my Fire,” “Riders on the Storm,” and “Touch…
By Mike Fahey Published October 13, 2010