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Technical Difficulties
To: Luke From: Owen We had an unusually prolonged service disruption today; I know very little about what the problem was, or its cause, but I do know Gawker Media staff noticed it immediately and were working on it, late into the afternoon on a Sunday. Everyone’s frustrated by such problems, but I hope they…
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Casting Resident Evil: Afterlife
No secret that today’s been a tough one. We know lots of you had problems getting to the site. So let’s wind down with a game of what-if, casting the next Resident Evil film. The Bits, Bytes, Pixels and Sprites takes a look at who’d be best for the fourth installment of the franchise, which,…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Miyamoto: Not Worshipping at DLC’s Altar
In an interview with the San Jose Mercury-News, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto downplayed the importance of digital distribution to the company’s future. Said Shiggy: Personally, I’m one of those guys who, even if I have all the songs from iTunes, I want the CD as well. I feel more reassured with that physical media. Entertainment is…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Keeping a Promise to Joe
Earlier this year, EA Sports made an open call for names to add to its roster in NCAA Football 10. I put in for a guy to whom I felt I owed one. Joseph I. Hodas never really knew me, and never knew he was in a video game. He was a professional acquaintance of…
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UncategorizedSex Scene of the Year Already Awarded
By Edge, anyway. They’re saying that an underworld Overlord II foursome takes the cake, precisely for what it does not show. Overlord II’s “foursome” scene is the best of the year. Yes, it’s a scene where you, the hero, have a foursome. And yes, it’s juvie wish fulfillment. But it’s also a smartly done and…
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This Would Be My Deathbed
Some day, if you get rich enough, this can be yours – a hi-tech luxury bed that combines a giant pull-down hi-def screen with built in gaming consoles and lots of other amenities. This is the HiCan bed, which takes the IKEA design of “put all the essentials on as few square feet as possible”…
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Week in Games: The Mothership Lands
Fallout 3’s Mothership Zeta, expected to be the final DLC for the game, drops tomorrow. On Tuesday, G.I. Joe’s movie tie-in bravely goes up on five platforms against Daisy Fuentes and Hannah Montana. Those are the highlights I can see this week. The count: Six for Wii, four for PSP and 360, three for DS,…
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UncategorizedToday’s Punishment: 3 Minutes of ColecoVision Smurf Gameplay
Even for its era, this was one of the all-time, mind-numbingly boringest video games ever developed. How boring? Walking into a fence could kill you. That’s where I checked out, 0:17 seconds. How much can you take? I hear Smurfette’s naked at the end. Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel’s Castle [YouTube]
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Game Not Blamed for Assault
Let’s see if we can predict where this is headed. Two people in Michigan were playing a game when a disagreement ended with someone getting punched. Think anyone’s pinning it on the game? Nope. That’s because it’s a board game. Monopoly, in fact. A 54-year-old man was playing with a female friend, and when she…
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How to Pick a Name for a F2P MMO
At Games Convention Online in Leipzig, Germany, Gamigo announced “Project S,” the working title of a fantasy, free-to-play MMO. They’re taking suggestions for a real name, and a handy name generator provides many. Neoseeker noted that this game looks like YAMFRIES – Yet Another MMO Featuring Rangers, Imps, Elves and Sorcerers – so its title…
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Iwata Hints at New Marketing for DS
Following this week’s sour, but not unexpected, news of a 40 percent drop in hardware sales, Nintendo chief Satoru Iwata seems to be taking DS marketing in the direction of a personal device. The shift would mean they want the unit to be seen as something everyone should own, not shared among a family. Basically,…
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Newt Gingrich Needs Tips on Wii Sports
Newt Gingrich, putative presidential candidate (and in his party, who isn’t?) is getting his ass handed to him by a 7-year-old in Wii bowling and has asked for your help, Via Twitter, the former Speaker of the House says he’s up in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, visiting family and rolling the Wiimote. “Seven year old is…
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UK City May Name Road After Lara Croft
Derby, the city in the United Kingdom, is said to be considering naming a road after Lara Croft, who was created at Derby-based Core Design in 1996. The city is taking suggestions for names of two stretches of road, and one of the more popular ideas is Lara Croft Way. The city’s marketing director thinks…
By Owen Good - Culture
Sunday Comics
Penny Arcade published July 29 PvPonline published July 31 ActionTrip published July 27 Digital Unrest published July 27 DotGIf published July 27 Little Gamers published July 27 EXTRALIFE published July 30 GU Comics published July 28 Awkward Zombie published July 27 2P Start published July 29 Nerf NOW published July 27
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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. • The 11 Biggest Frauds in Gaming [Crispy Gamer] Gizmondo, Atari 2600 Pac-Man, those are no-brainers. But MotionPlus and PSP Go already on this list?…
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Xbox Live Preview Dropping Game Install Sizes
Those in on the beta of the new Xbox Live Preview are reporting some significant decreases in file size of games installed directly to the hard drive. Gamers describe conspicuous size reductions for games like Street Fighter 4, Left 4 Dead, and Bioshock with no performance decrease. For now, of course, you probably need a…
By Owen Good