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SAG Sacks Voice Acting Contract
A contract proposal hammered out between the Screen Actors Guild and video game publishers was shot down after a union vote. A key sticking point seemed to be “atmospheric” work, in which one actor voices multiple minor characters. Variety reports that the guild members who work this contract – covering 70 games publishers and all…
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Breaking Down the Sex in Dragon Age: Origins
Dragon Age: Origins has got boinkin’ – we knew that already. With copies out to reviewers, one guy has provided a mostly spoiler-free look at all the sex-having, which he says begins “around hour 60.” So it’s just like dating! Demian Linn at Bitmob worked all the angles with every potential partner in the party,…
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This SKATE 3 Swag Is SO Going To Charity
My last encounter with a skateboard ended in tears for me, blood for my brother and a hospital bill for a third kid. So I’m giving this skateboard away as soon as possible. Not to sound ungrateful to EA Black Box for providing this thoughtful and theme-appropriate swag. I’m just terrified of skateboards, even ones…
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Is Rockstar Teasing Next GTA Location?
GTA4.Net noticed this “ad” in the Episodes from Liberty City instruction manual that, reading between the lines (or around the torn out part, anyway) seems to tease where the series is headed next. And maybe when. The ad, apparently for a fake movie, declares “Liberty City, It’s Over!” implying, naturally, that we’re all done here.…
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Today’s Pumpkin Post Brought To You By Cuteness
A lot of cute pumpkins to post today. First up is the Ice Climbers, followed by Master Chief in green pumpkin form, Kingdom Hearts, Akuma, the Spy and a mystery game. Master Chief is cute because it’s carved from a green pumpkin. Akuma is cute because it’s a dad’s contribution to his family’s pumpkin count,…
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Avatar: The World Of Pandora
Director James Cameron and the developers behind the video game adaptation of Avatar discuss the world of Pandora – paradise for the Navi, and something much darker for the invading humans. As Cameron puts it, Pandora is really the garden of Eden, and humanity is here looking for apples. Behind all of the special effects…
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World Of Warcraft Almost Makes PUGs Worth It
Blizzard drops details on the new dungeon and raid system for World of Warcraft, which brings with it cross-sever instancing, daily random dungeons, and special rewards for taking part in a pick-up group. Pick-up groups, or PUGs, are the bane of many an MMO player’s existence. Rather than grouping with your guild or folks you…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3 Delayed Due To Marketing
Sony is pushing back the release of SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 for the PSP until January, when the global marketing team gets finished telling the world about it. The third entry in the Fireteam Bravo series of PSP games was originally scheduled for a release next month, but the rest of the…
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Do You Strive For Gamerscore Completion?
An interesting feature over at Gamasutra looks at the percentage of players who actually achieve a perfect Gamerscore in popular Xbox Live titles. Do you play until the last point is awarded? Gamasutra acquired data on the top 13 Xbox Live Games for 2008 from Microsoft Game Studios user research expert Bruce Phillips, which he…
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Cryptic Talks Champions Online’s Blood Moon
Zombies and werewolves run rampant in Cryptic Studios’ Blood Moon event for Champions Online. In this video the developers discuss the special events taking place during the free-for-all weekend. As a long-time MMO player, I love the way developers tend to go slightly crazy when it comes to Halloween events. I used to get all…
By Mike Fahey