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I Could Car Less
To: Bash From: Owen Re: Tangled Up in Blues After tomorrow my car is officially like Airwolf. No, smarty, Ernest Borgnine is not coming over to ride shotgun. I mean it will be a vehicle whose existence is not acknowledged by the government. That’s thanks to the California DMV. In mid-August, after I moved here,…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
SOE Prez Calls it ‘Planetside Next’ in Blog
Two weeks ago, word spread among Planetside fans that Sony Online Entertainment would be working on another iteration of the popular MMO FPS. Now John Smedley, the SOE president, has called it “Planetside Next” in a LiveJournal entry. To me, Planetside Next means we get a chance to take the essence of everything that was…
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UncategorizedTen Fingers on Five Frets in Guitar Hero: Van Halen
Eddie Van Halen’s performance of “Eruption” is more impressive. That’s not the question being asked. But this comparison shows the similarity of the finger work in the tapping sections, which speaks well of the design of Guitar Hero: Van Halen. It takes a performer like Danny “GuitarHeroPhenom” Johnson, holder of eight marks in the Guinness…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
“Dead Before Dawn” Mod Guaranteed to Hit on Halloween
News to some, friendly reminder to others, but the Left 4 Dead mod “Dead Before Dawn,” a mall-based homage to “Dawn of the Dead,” is no ordinary mod. Valve sent the makers a soundfile of Francis saying “I hate malls.” Anyway, “Dead Before Dawn” hits on Oct. 31. The modmakers are working feverishly, and promise…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
NES Controller Flash Drive Secured by Konami Code
The list of NES case- and controller-mods we’ve seen covers just about everything imaginable, but Joe from the modder site Proto Dojo goes one better – making a USB drive unlockable by the Konami Code. As Joe and everyone who’s seen this point out, that’s rather like picking 1234 for your ATM PIN. Because the…
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Dropped Connection Sends Starcraft Swede Into Stabby Rage
A balky Internet hookup is said to have triggered a Swedish Starcraft enthusiast’s random knife attack of a 15-year-old girl. According to Sweden’s Metro, the unnamed 18-year-old assailant “became angry when his internet connection wouldn’t work.” He then consulted a troubleshooting manual which apparently told him “grab a knife and go outside, that’ll solve everything.”…
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Week in Games: Amöng Greatness
Uncharted 2 is the glamor pick for this week’s releases; the PS3 exclusive has scored incredibly well in all reviews so far. Brütal Legend is another release bringing high anticipation and expectations, in a week of more than 50 games. Other drops of note: Marion & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, The Witcher: Rise…
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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. • Five Regrettable Music/Video Game Moments [OC Weekly] Really only recently have the duet between games and current, popular music hit their stride. OC Weekly…
By Owen Good - Reviews
NBA Live 10 Review: Amen for a Revival
NBA Live 10 opens with Dwight Howard and a dramatic reading about the meaning of revival. Of course it refers to Howard and his team, the Orlando Magic. It also clearly speaks of EA Sports‘ hopes for its own game. Last year’s version of NBA Live finally helped the franchise pick itself off the mat…
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UncategorizedStreet Fighter, Rendered in 15 Pixels
What? Don’t tell me you can’t see it, too? The U.K. games festival Gamecity recently commissioned this and two other works – iconic games animated with just 15 pixels. Explains Gamecity: This year we commissioned design collective the Alaskan Military School to produce an animation package to communicate the ethos of the event. We recently…
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Last Two Left 4 Dead 2 Campaigns Leaked?
Somehow a Taiwanese Web site got its hands on all the posters for the Left 4 Dead 2 – and if these are real, that means the names of the final two are known: “Dead Center” and “Hard Rain.” Dead Center – “Prices Aren’t the Only Things Getting Slashed” – appears to be a shopping…
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Prop Billboard Gives Up Resistance 3 Date?
Here’s a billboard spied by a NeoGAF user down in Shreveport, La.. Note the details of the frame – bombed-out gas station, prices are 80 cents higher than the area’s average. This is a movie set. The NeoGAF user (goldsoundz) who spotted this says it’s in an area of Shreveport commonly used for filming movies.…
By Owen Good - Reviews
NBA 2K10 Review: Ball, You — Man!
Without question, the NBA is the crown jewel of the 2K Sports catalog, whose NBA 2K10 released Tuesday to the expectations faced by a clear winner – stick with what works, or keep up the full-court press? To continue the metaphor, NBA 2K10 delivers both. All sports titles face a justify-your-existence question of what to…
By Owen Good - Culture
Sunday Comics
Penny Arcade published Oct. 5 PvPonline published Oct. 9 ActionTrip published Oct. 5 Digital Unrest published Oct. 5 EXTRALIFE published Oct. 8 GU Comics published Oct. 9 Ctrl-Alt-Delete published Oct. 9 Dueling Analogs published Oct. 8 Nerf NOW published Oct. 6 Rooster Teeth published Oct. 10 Monday Night Crew published Oct. 5 Virtual Shackles published…
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Toys R Us Begins Big 3:2 Sale Tomorrow
It’s another buy-two, get the third free bonanza, this time offered by Toys R Us. But it covers their entire game catalog – consoles, handhelds, everything. As you can see, the flyer above says you can pick from 800 games. The sale will last the entire week. It doesn’t sound like it coves pre-orders, but…
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UncategorizedNSFW: Topless Weirdo Shows Off His Neo-Geo Collection
My only coherent reaction is, “I didn’t know the Pet Shop Boys covered ‘Where the Streets Have No Name.'” Warning: man-ass at 1:24; nipple play at 2:21. Definitely NSFW. Same for the pics the Neo-Geo forum found, too. Old Crazy Topless Man Shows Off His Neo-Geo Collection [Destructoid]
By Owen Good