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UncategorizedThe Case of the Indie Devs and the Medical Marijuana Mixup
IllFonic, the Denver-based developer of Ghetto Golf, happens to have a medical marijuana dispensary for a next-door neighbor. Last night its alarm went off, the fuzz showed up at the wrong address, and three devs were cuffed at gunpoint. Now, this all has a happy ending; no police brutality was committed or alleged, and IllFonic…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Be Kind, Rewind With This Low-Def Mega Man 10 Ad
This trailer’s commitment to quality is evident in its shoddy quality. Anyone can don 1980s threads and lampoon the unintentional physical comedy of those old ads. But VCR-esque discoloration and poor tracking is a cut above.
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Weekend Coupons: Bundles of Joy
Big-ticket items lead the latest roundup of values and savings, but if you’re just here for the games, we’ve got plenty of deals there, too. Onward Weekend Coupons! Hardware • As McWhertor pointed out yesterday, Amazon’s cranking out a value-added Xbox 360 Elite bundle on Tuesday; it gives you the console plus Halo 3: ODST…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Microsoft CEO Hints at New Forms, Options for Xbox 360
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was supposed to be talking about cloud computing on Thursday, but an offhand remark during a Q&A session hinted that additional “form factors” for the Xbox 360, with price points to suit them, are being considered. By “form factor” Ballmer evidently means something vastly different from a hard drive or HDMI…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Kotaku Originals: Insanity Ward
The onslaught of news this week was enough to send anyone to the nuthouse. Activision sacking Infinity Ward’s founders takes the gold, the PS3 clock error the silver, and Portal 2 a hard-fought bronze. The week in Kotaku’s original reporting: Activision vs. Infinity Ward Founders Ex-Infinity Ward Heads Claim “Orwellian” Moves By Activision Infinity Ward…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
If this image looks familiar, we had some technical difficulties delivering today’s version of the Talk Amongst Yourselves art. Which sucks, because I had a hell of a joke worked out. Anyway, the starter image is like the frame of a painting. You guys are that painting. Enjoy your canvas for talking about anything in…
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UncategorizedThis Gaming Rig Has Four Tires, Multiport Fuel Injection
At least dad here doesn’t look like a doofus flailing the Wiimote. He’s still got the swervy hands and overbite that indicate the the guy was told to look like he’s playing a video game, not actually play one. We’ve seen N64’s played in a minivan, but it’s control scheme was pretty straightforward. I have…
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Games Provide Comfort to Chilean Woman Pulling Through Quake
A Chilean woman coping with the devastation wrought by last week’s earthquake has looked to games to provide some comfort and normalcy, and a fragile World of Warcraft collectible that somehow managed to survive is her symbol of hope. Karen, the gamer, was not near the worst of the shaking – she’s in Santiago, some…
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Twin Galaxies Founder Retires
Walter Day, a former oil industry executive so captivated by the video game craze that he founded an arcade that would later become the international sanctioning authority for record high scores, has retired from his creation, Twin Galaxies. Day, 61, has chosen to leave to pursue a music career, an avocation featured in Day’s appearance…
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DSi XL Versus iPad: The Battle of the Bigger Versions
The Nintendo DSi XL comes out on March 28; the Apple iPad on April 3. Both are essentially bigger versions of things that already exist, but how much of an improvement are they really? We know that comparing the Apple iPad to the Nintendo DSi isn’t exactly fair, but we aren’t comparing the two devices…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Majesco Faces NASDAQ Delisting — Again
Majesco’s share price has again wandered south of Wall Street’s Mendoza line, prompting NASDAQ to tell the maker of Cooking Mama to get it back north of $1 or face delisting from the exchange. Sound familiar? Majesco got the same notice back in August 2008. The company’s share price closed today only marginally below a…
By Owen Good