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Unpack Your Bags
To: Luke From: Owen It struck me this morning that I had yet to unpack my suitcase from my trip home. I got back late Monday. It should also tell you something that the only reason I discovered it today is because I had to go looking for my razor. Some highlights you might have…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
NHL 10 Third Jersey Code is Out
With all of the NHL teams having revealed their third jerseys in competition this year, NHL 10 can now release them as well. EA Sports has published the code unlocking them. The code is: rwyhafwh6ekyjcmr The teams available with new third jerseys are the Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, Florida Panthers, Nashville Predators, and Minnesota Wild.…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Just Cause 2 Car Chases: “The Laws of Physics on Drugs”
Again, the biggest selling point for Just Cause 2 is that it just does not give a damn. Motorcycle jump to a parachute landing? No biggie. Lasso a humvee to a cenotaph? All in a day’s work. About the only time where Just Cause 2’s vehicle physics work against you is when it has the…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
So, Now We’re Leaking Cooling Fan Footage. Mkay.
Not only that, for $50 you can make your Xbox 360 sound about three times as loud. Here is "leaked R&D" video of ZooZen’s "Overcase," which turns your Xbox 360 into a stereo tuner from 1982. Still preying on RRoD fears, at least the Overcase doesn’t void a console’s warranty – unless removing a faceplate…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Week in Games: Voulez-vous Blow Up Crap Avec Moi
The Saboteur is the core console release in a light week; of course, The Legend of Zelda: Snakes on a Train for the DS should not be overlooked. Tales of Monkey Island has a new chapter on PC and Wii. This week’s count: seven for PC, four for Wii, three for DS, two for PS3,…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Kotaku’s Top 5 List of Top 10 Lists
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 Games That Got Canned [Brave New Gamer] Duke Nukem Forever, Battlefront 3 and Perfect Dark 2 are the sainted martyrs atop this list;…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Tomb Raider Dev Wants Multiplayer Designers for … Tomb Raider?
Well. Color me shocked. Crystal Dynamics has put out a help-wanted ad seeking a designer to lead “multiplayer vision and design effort for “one of the most prestigious AAA franchises in the industry.” Whatever could that be? Given that Crystal Dynamics hasn’t done much of anything other than Tomb Raider since 2005, and given that…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Dead Space 2 Teaser Message Decoded (by Many)
For the record, just past midnight Saturday Kotaku commenter pablopdlc deciphered the Unitology scrawl on the Dead Space 2 Twitter teaser image. “The nightmare is over but it will not end.” Well, isn’t that contradictory. Readers Vulcan Has No Moon and rabidhamsters, plus the site Helldescent figured it out too. Here’s a handy Ovaltine decoder…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Metroid is Also the Name of a Band, Apparently
When you think of “Metroid,” this band hopes you’ll think of them, and not just cannon-armed space pirate hunters. “Metroid” bills itself as an indie/electro/pop band “somewhere at the intersection of rock and the score to your favorite video game.” You can pick up that T-shirt (if you dig barfing robots) and some free mp3s…
By Owen Good
