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Expensive Resort
To: Luke From: Owen Re: Spring Thunder Snow I know retailers like to make crazy stupid markups, just to offer an even crazier-stupider “discount” that’s still 15 percent above cost, but man, saving $230,541 on Wii Sports Resort? Who’s GameStop selling it to, the Pentagon? Thanks to reader Kai for the tip. I checked the…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Week in Games: I Said Gundam, Gundam … the Pusher Man
Mecha junkies get their fix this week with Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2. Excitebots: Trick Racing for the Wii is the other noteworthy drop in a pretty small week. This week’s count, five for PC; three for Wii; four for DS; two for PS2; one for PS3 and 360, zero for Sega Master System. Also, my…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
One Down, Four to Go for this List
Last week, Pwn or Die made a list of “Five Bands That Don’t Need Their Own Guitar Hero Game.” Number five: Van Hagar Halen, outed by a ratings board listing the very next day. While it’s possible P or D didn’t know or overlooked the rumblings of just such a game, going back a year,…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Claim: NFL Retirees Now Intend to Sue Madden, EA
Fresh off a $28 million victory over their own union, a retired NFL player says his comrades are targeting John Madden and Electronic Arts for their roles in games using their likenesses without compensating them. CLARIFICATION: The earlier headline said “NFL Players.” While the entire story refers to retired NFL players, the unclear headline might…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Next Killzone 2 Patch Gets More Hardcore
Not six weeks after the first patch for Killzone 2 dropped, Guerrilla has another one coming out of the oven. Among a slew of fixes, It adds three additional ranks to the top-level “hardcore” ranks. In addition to the new ranks, exploits on the Radec Academy, Helghan Industries, Salamun Market and Tharsis Depot maps are…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Daigo Wins World SFIV Title
Daigo, as Ryu, bested Justin Wong, as Rufus, in last night’s Street Fighter IV Tournament finals, held in San Francisco. Wong isn’t empty handed, however; he won the U.S. title. The two longtime nemeses are noted for locking up in that epicRyuKen/Chun Li comeback from Evo 2004, with Daigo getting the better of Wong. He…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Rapscallion Mega Man Plays Ding-Dong Doorbell
After this Mega Man left a bag of flaming dog poop on Guts Man’s door step. This cartoon makes me feel like Proto Man in the final panel – a head-snapping, “Wait, what? Why’d he do that?” But the artist is known for all sorts of weird takes on video games. Rockman (Pin-Pon) Dash [Tiny…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Game to Soldiers: Don’t Smoke ‘Em if You Got ‘Em
If it sounds absurd – a video game, costing taxpayers $3.7 million, that nags people who do dangerous stuff all day long to quit smoking – know that “Escape With Your Life” is surprisingly effective. Players of the game, a version of which the U.S. Department of Defense recently commissioned, will create a customizable avatar…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Pip-Berry 3000
This is where BlackBerry’s got it over Apple – user defined homescreens. A modder skinned up a Pip-Boy theme for the device, which actually functions – as opposed to the for-show-only iPod Touch mod. If you have a BlackBerry, you can pick this up over at Crackberry. It comes in green and blue, and the…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Prank Rated A for Blood, Comic Mischief, Cop Involvement
Cops at an Atlanta shopping center recently found a box of clothes covered in fake blood – and “Grand Theft Auto in China” promo material. A GameStop employee contacted Kotaku to claim responsibility. First, the story: According to Creative Loafing Atlanta’s bizarre cop report roundup, a woman at the Chastain Square Shopping Center went to…
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UncategorizedLooks Like Beatles Rock Band Footage From Here … [Update]
At 1:30 or so of this clip, what looks like footage from The Beatles: Rock Band goes up on the screen behind Sir Paul McCartney, performing at Coachella on Friday. The clip is 9 minutes long, but of the ones circulating out there, it offers the longest and clearest look at Rock Band’s animations. Which…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Woot: Get A 20GB 360 For $139.99
Shopping deals website Woot just posted one hell of a deal on a refurbished Xbox 360 that will probably disappear by the time you read this, but still. It’s 2:30 AM on the East Coast, and Woot has recently updated with a refurbished Xbox 360 Pro system with a 20GB hard drive for the ridiculously…
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Well, That’s One Way to Sell a Super Nintendo
Etsy is an excellent place to find video game themed crafts, but it doesn’t look like this seller put much work into the “Super Nintendo Necklace.” He’s hoping you won’t notice. You probably don’t. The necklace costs $25 seller, who maintains the classic Nintendo blog “The 72 Pin” handmade this from the following materials: •…
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India’s First Game Gets India’s First Game Controversy
Never mind that Hanuman: Boy Warrior – billed as the first console game developed entirely in India – is a crappy game. It’s controversial! Well, to an American Hindu, anyway. I am not a Hindu scholar by any stretch. But a quick check reveals that Hanuman is one of the more important figures in Hinduism…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Going the Distance with Pacquiao, Hatton in Fight Night
Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao’s bout on May 2 will be the megafight for 2009; EA Sports gives a preview of sorts in these two trailers for Fight Night Round 4. And maybe it’s just me, but those blows don’t look as bone-jarring as the punches from Fight Night Round 3. They seem to land…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Claim: In-Game Ads ‘Fit’ in Games, are Effective
IGA Worldwide‘s in the business of in-game advertising, of course, and the figures it cites are its own. But according to their research, gamers respond to ads a lot more favorably than some would believe. Their claims, from a promo video IGA recently released • 90 percent of gamers recalled the brands they had seen…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Norway Gives Us Mafia II Gameplay Footage
This comes across the pond from Norway so, be prepared for lots of “laster” (I guess that’s “buffering”). Settle in and enjoy four minutes of Mafia II gameplay and cutscenes. You can get a feel for the cover system and the gunplay, and the first-rate visuals – especially that destroyed office interior. Mafia PC was…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Thompson’s Final Pleading Most Likely Heard
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court considered ex-lawyer-mans Jack Thompson‘s request to help him get back to current lawyer-mans land. It’s not expected to get very far. Keep in mind, what the Supreme Court considered yesterday was not Thompson’s case, but simply his request that they hear his case to overturn the “enhanced disbarment” the Florida…
By Owen Good
