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Visceral Games Tells Facebook Users To Go To Hell
Visceral Games has unleashed hell on Facebook, with a new Dante’s Inferno-themed app that lets you condemn your friends to eternal damnation. Not only can you send your friends to one of the nine circles of hell in the Facebook Go To Hell app, you can also vote to punish or absolve them, or simply…
By Mike Fahey Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Obama And LittleBigPlanet Team Up, For Kids
The White House is announcing today a program to improve science and math education with a variety of Entertainment Software Association-backed initiatives including a program to put LittleBigPlanet in libraries as well as a $300,000 game design challenge. President Barack Obama announced the overarching directive that the gaming plans are part of at a White…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Bayonetta Demo Drops Next Week
If you missed out on early access to Sega’s Bayonetta demo your disappointment comes to a close next week, when Sega opens up the demo to everyone with a PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360. And here you thought you’d have to wait until January to get your hands on PlatinumGames’ saucy hair witch. Not so!…
By Mike Fahey Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
iPhone Chart Toppers: Monopoly Times Two
It’s that time again. Time to look at the top grossing games on iTunes for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Monopoly isn’t just on the chart, it’s on the chart twice. Which do you think should be the top game? Check out all of our iPhone game reviews. Position Title Price Weeks Last Week 1…
By Brian Crecente Published November 23, 2009 -
UncategorizedMore Mr. T World Of Warcraft Shenanigans
There’s something breathtakingly glorious about having Mr. T’s Mohawk scanned by fake imaging technology and declared perfection. Blizzard continues to make Mr. Laurence Tureaud the face if its brand. 2007’s World of Warcraft commercial starring Mr. T might have been a lark, but Blizzard is serious this time around, with not one but two Mohawk-themed…
By Mike Fahey Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Black Friday DSiWare Bundles Are Limited-Time Only
Answering a question we posed last week, Nintendo has officially announced two DSiWare-packed DSi bundles for Black Friday, available only as long as supplies last. Last week’s leaked Best Buy Black Friday ad outed the two new Nintendo DSi bundles, each packed with a unique assortment of DSiWare, which left us wondering if the DSi…
By Mike Fahey Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Wii Fitness Shares Store With Dumbbells, Treadmills
David Campisi’s life is all about exercise and sports. As president of Sports Authority, Campisi runs the largest sports goods retailer in the country. His wife, Beci Campisi, runs a garage gym based on the grueling fitness methodology of CrossFit which uses medicine balls, weights and nonstop exercise to mold “the quintessential athlete.” But when…
By Brian Crecente Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Hello Swine Flu
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Mrs. Bashcraft has had it, baby got it, I’m still taking meds for it — but Mini-Bash didn’t get it. What you missed last night Teen Calls 911 After Parents Take Away Xbox 360 Wii Gets Downloadable TV, Movies Rumor: Uncharted Movie Changing Screenwriter All Crysis Needed Was A Flux Capacitor…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Judge Takes Day Off To Play Modern Warfare 2
“Will Statton” – not his real name – is 48 years old. And when Modern Warfare 2 was released, he was up at midnight to get an early copy, then took the next day off to play. Problem? See, according to a report in Britain’s The Times, Will (guess he was spilling anonymously) not only…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
US Air Force Buying 2200 PlayStation 3s
Influenced in no way by the release of a newer, slimmer model, the United States Air Force will soon be placing an order with Sony for 2200 PlayStation 3s. And they’re not even going to play games on them! Instead, the consoles will be headed to the USAF Research Laboratory’s information directorate in Rome, New…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Teen Calls 911 After Parents Take Away Xbox 360
According to The Chicago Tribune, a 15-year-old called 911 and then hung up. He wanted to know whether or not his parents were within their rights to take away his Xbox 360. The parents were, the police replied. Authorities then showed up at the boy’s house after he hung up, and after listening to the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Wii Gets Downloadable TV, Movies
Nintendo’s “Wii no Ma” service in Japan got a whole lot more interesting over the weekend, with the previously ad-only channel expanding to include user-paid movies, TV shows and anime. Think of it as the Zune Marketplace, or the PlayStation Video Delivery Service, only for the Wii. In Japan. Some of the studios signed up…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Deck The Halls With Video Game Ornaments
If this Christmas you’re feeling sick of seeing Santa, candy canes and wooden cars hanging from your tree, you could always try something different. Laser-cut video game controllers, anyone? These have been designed by Dave Rollins, are made of acrylic, and are going for the entirely reasonable price of $20. The only downside? No Wavebird.…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
A Frightening Pikachu Ski Mask For *Cough* Skiing
As seen on Hawty McBloggy.
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rockstar Presents: Music Lessons For Schoolkids
Music students at New York City’s East Side Community High School are throwing out their guitars, pianos and cowbells, with one program at the school instead teaching kids with PSPs and copies of Rockstar’s Beaterator. “It a fully featured studio that runs on a pocket-sized device,” says an instructor at the school. “They’re able to…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rumor: Uncharted Movie Changing Screenwriter
Hollywood scribe Kyle Ward, writer of the big screen version of Kane & Lynch and Hitman 2, was penciled in to ink the movie version of Uncharted. Was. According to movie site Latino Review, Ward has been pulled off the flick. Sony and producer Avi Arad did not want to wait for Ward to contractually…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Figures For ODST, Halo Wars, Halo 2 & 3
The seventh series of McFarlane’s Halo figures draws from four of the franchise’s games, three of its species, numerous gaudy colours and even a little Ninja Gaiden. Due for release in early 2010, there’ll also be a weapons pack, should your diorama be lacking in duel-wielding or grenades. You’ll be able to get them anywhere…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Let’s Compare A DSi LL And a PSP-3000
You may not yet really know how big a DSi LL is, but you know how big a PSP-3000 is, right? It’s not “LL” (extra large) for nothing! Another bonus comparisons include DSi and DSi LL box sizes. 本日発売! 「ニンテンドーDSi LL」。画面サイズ拡大はどのような恩恵をもたらすのか? 実際に試してみる [GAME Watch]
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2009