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Alabama GameStops Spoofing NCAA 11 Tebow Cover?
An Alabama GameStop allegedly made a cover of a crying Tim Tebow – who (in)famously wept as Alabama beat Florida for last year’s SEC championship – and inserted it into the cases of NCAA Football 11 games on display. I say allegedly because, though they could have seen through my poor impersonation of a ‘Bama…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
CellCraft Is One Intelligently Designed Cellular Biology Game
There’s fun to be had and lessons to be learned about cellular biology in CellCraft, as long as you can weather the argument over whether or not it’s a creationist take on the subject. CellCraft is a nifty little free Flash game that takes the complicated process of teaching cellular biology and turns it into…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Questions And Answers About Blizzard’s Real ID Plans
You got questions about Blizzard’s Real ID system and privacy issues? We’ve got answers, in a Q&A issued by the company covering everything from Facebook integration to World of Warcraft plugins designed to steal your info. Now that the dust has settled over Blizzard’s discarded plans to use players’ real names in the World of…
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If You Can’t Beat The Zombies, Eat The Zombies
Eating the undead isn’t just for Japan anymore. From the makers of Zombie Blood energy drink comes Zombie Jerky Dead Meat Chunks, “the first slimy, green, beef jerky packaged in a bright-orange biohazard specimen bag.” I feel sick. Harcos, the company that brought you Mana Energy Potion, Blood Energy Potion, and of course, Zombie Blood,…
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Stare Down Red Dead Redemption’s Legends And Killers
Rockstar has released four screens of next month’s Legends and Killers downloadable content for Red Dead Redemption. Are you man enough to look Mr. Kelly in the eye? Mr. Kelly from Red Dead Revolver is just one of the new playable characters coming in next month’s new downloadable content, along with nine new multiplayer locations…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Is Apple’s Solution Better Than These Other Hardware Fixes?
Free cases for all iPhone 4 users! How does Apple’s fix compare to some of gaming’s more recent hardware problem solutions? Let’s take a look. Wii Remote Straps The Problem: The flimsy Wii remote straps that shipped with early versions of Nintendo’s console weren’t quite up to the task of securing the controllers to the…
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Breach’s Delay To 2011 Makes Things Difficult For Players
While Atomic Games has missed the chance to get “Destruction 3.0” shooter Breach onto Xbox Live this summer, the new January 2011 release window gives the developer time to blur the line between military simulation and video game even further. Breach was so impressive at PAX East in March that one gamer tried to steal…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Aion Goes 2.0 In September
The Elysea and Asmodae take the battle to the Balaur this September, when Ncsoft releases the first major free expansion for the massively-multiplayer online role-playing game Aion, Assault on Balaurea. Assault on Balaurea is the full name of Aion’s 2.0 update, which we’ve discussed previously at length. The expansion pack sized update gives the player…
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