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Back on Campus
To: Luke: From: Owen Re: Haters Gonna Hate I’m back in the Carolinas with family for the Thanksgiving holiday, so the note will be short and sweet. Swung back through South Carolina to see my grandfather in the retirement community where I lived with him this spring. I never thought I’d think of that place…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Rebuffed PSN Plaintiff Lashes Out at Xbox Live, Nintendo
Seems like gaming’s found its Jonathan Lee Riches – the inmate who sues anyone and anything, largely for comedic effect. In this case, Erik Estavillo, who already had a suit against Sony tossed, has taken aim at Microsoft and Nintendo. Estavillo’s suing Microsoft for an RROD on his 360, claiming that a disability means he…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Madden Arcade Has Three Balls, Ice Sculptures
As surmised, the additional linemen included in the Madden NFL Arcade rosters are part of another wacky powerup in the game. EA Sports put out a full list and gallery of the “gamechangers” for the downloadable title, due this week. Pasta Padre called it earlier. “Entourage” brings in four offensive linemen for pass protection, no…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Let’s Hope This Doesn’t Confirm a Bloodrayne Game Sequel
Uwe Boll is alleged to be committing second-degree filmmaking again, this time as a sequel to his last Bloodrayne film, with or without a sequel to the actual video game. Game or film would be bad enough. Both together would be like multiplying zeroes. The Movie Blog drops word of Boll’s latest ambition, which is…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Welp, China’s Crackin’ Down on Games Again
China’s Ministry of Culture sent out another nastygram to the country’s game operators, demanding they knock off the “low-brow cultural content,” and get their games back in line with the “core socialist value system.” In other words, it’s China Crackdown time, which is also known as “Tuesday” to the rest of the world. The country’s…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
How to Hack a Turret From Across the Room
BioShock 2’s remote-hack mechanic had me intrigued but it was a little difficult to visualize. This minute-long gameplay trailer shows how the new hack meter, helps you mow down a herd of splicers while Little Sister says pouty, creepy things. If you want more visuals, there are two additional gameplay vids for BioShock 2 over…
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Week in Games: Calm Before the Storm
No big releases this week as publishers wrapped up their case for Black Friday last week. The key titles are DLC – Borderlands’ Zombie Island of Dr. Ned on Tuesday, and Madden NFL Arcade on Tuesday and Wednesday. Not to be overlooked, Tekken 6 also arrives for PSP on Tuesday. This week’s count: Nine for…
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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. •Eight Reasons Why Fanboys Deserve Some Respect [GamesRadar] Despite doing nothing to earn it? Well, GamesRadar is merciful, even to the lowest of the low,…
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Swiss Study Documents War Crimes Committed in 19 Games
Two Swiss organizations have examined 19 games (including “Metal Gear Soldier 4”) for their compliance with/flouting of International Humanitarian Law (IHL), and while their intent is serious, the way they hold these games to IRL IHL gets a little wacky. The study, “Playing By the Rules” was undertaken by Pro Juventute, a Swiss children’s rights…
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Uncategorized‘Modern Warfare 2 in 60 Seconds’ is 1:15 Long
Not a speed-run, but this Zero Punctuation-style rundown of Modern Warfare 2 provides a Cliffs Notes to the story for those who bought the game just for the multiplayer. For those who bought it for the singleplayer, bigtime spoiler alert. That means don’t press play if you don’t want all the story highlights, plot twists,…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Microsoft Responds to Class Action Claim Against Xbox Live Bannings
Microsoft’s response to a law firm’s attempt to round up Xbox Live users smashed by the recent mass-banning reminds everyone that the service’s TOS allow it to hammer pirates, anytime, anywhere, so STFU. Well, not literally STFU, but one imagines that’s heavily implied with this kind of boilerplate, uttered by a Microsofot spokesperson on Friday…
By Owen Good - Reviews
NCAA Basketball 10 Review: Some Shining Moments
As the year’s last title in North America’s major team sports, NCAA Basketball 10 faces why-buy questions that NCAA Football and NBA Live just don’t. This year EA Canada seeks to answer them with two networks broadcasting from your living room. CBS’ iconic Road to the Final Four and March Madness presentation is paired with…
By Owen Good
