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  Mass Effect Devs Looking For A Multiplayer Programmer

  A job listing reveals that Mass Effect developer BioWare Montreal is looking for a multiplayer programmer to “take existing single player user experiences and make them multiplayer safe.” Is Mass Effect going multiplayer? While the job listing, posted on EA’s job site, doesn’t come right out and say the position they are hiring for will…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 1, 2010
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  One Year Later, Did These E3 Xbox 360 Promises Come True?

  Let’s separate the Xbox hype from the Xbox reality. Every year’s massive E3 gaming event includes big press conferences that promise gamers awesome things. One year past last E3, let’s see what Microsoft and friends said would be in our Xbox future — and what did or didn’t come true. Repeating my foolish mission of…

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 1, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Our Seurat painting here is in bonus time. Talk Amongst Yourselves readers, please provide some image suggestions for June. Include the name of the work and the artist. And while you’re at it, talk here about video games? Thanks.

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 1, 2010
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  Japan’s Official Language Is…

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft …well, it doesn’t seem to have one! Read this post by Mutant Frog Travelogue for more info. Interesting stuff! Also interesting to note that America also does not have an official language. Trying to think of more countries that don’t have official languages! If you know any, please list them in…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2010
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  Latest Harry Potter Video Game is a Third Person Shooter?

  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One looks like it will be a much darker game than fans of the series are used to and will play like a third-person shooter. No more puzzle solving and exploration for Harry. This time around Electronic Arts’ take on the popular wizard will be all about the…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 1, 2010
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  SNK? Where Are You?

  This is the front of game developer SNK Playmore’s Osaka headquarters. No, it was The above photo was taken in 2006. The below photo is what it looks like today. The signs say that they are looking for a new tenant. This is SNK’s building! From the Midosuji train line, it has always been possible…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2010
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  Boombox Modded Into Dreamcast

  Why? Oh why? Because. That’s why. This mod appeared on a Chinese D.I.Y. board, so just go with it. As website Technabob points out, the mod integrates the boombox’s CD tray with the Dreamcast’s CD-Rom drive. In front, the Dreamcast’s four controller ports find a new home. The Dreamcast was launched in Japan in November…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2010
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  Remote Control Mario Kart Has Shells, Bananas

  There have been Mario Kart-themed remote control cars before. But without power-ups, they were mere remote control cars. A new Mario Kart range from Takara Tomy does have power-ups, and it looks fantastic How does it work? With sensors. Your controller has a small bar for power-ups; as you run over the relevant spot on…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2010
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  Life After People (And Their Xbox 360s)

  Spotted near the post-apocalyptic wasteland that is reader Bretspot’s train station.

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2010
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  Earthworm Jim HD Trailer Is Fairly Groovy

  Earthworm Jim is back, and this time, he’s in HD. How’s he look? Just fine, thank you

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2010
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  Sony Working on PlayTV 2

  Back in 2008, PlayTV was released in PAL territories. It’s now 2010, what’s going on with it? Mark Green, senior producer at Sony Cambridge Studio, has confirmed to website Spong that Sony is working on a second model of PlayTV. Sony is, says Green, “still working on PlayTV, PlayTV 2. And then we have other…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2010
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  Transformers Have The Touch, Maybe Even The Power (Yeah!)

  The upcoming Transformers: War for Cybertron isn’t just a promising-looking action game. It’s also a love letter of sorts to old-school Transformers fans, let down by Michael Bay’s recent “interpretation” of the franchise. There have been few better examples of this than the advertisement above, which not only has Soundwave transforming into a boombox –…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2010
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  No iPhone Clothes Ripping For You!

  In February, Apple’s App Store declared war on titillation — for the sake of women and children! That war rages on. Mosatsu is a series of popular photobooks published by Kodansha, one of Japan’s largest publishers. (Full disclosure: I have written two books published by Kodansha International.) Mosatsu features famous female celebs like Megumi Ohori…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2010
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  Wii Version Will Blow You Away

  Call of Duty games on the Nintendo Wii have been far from spectacular. But developer Treyarch promises that the Wii version of Call of Duty: Black Ops “will blow you away.”

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2010
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  It’s Ghostbusters, Like You’ve Never Seen Them Before

  Pachinko? Boring. One of our least favourite types of gaming. A pachinko machine with adorable little Ghostbusters and an official license, though, well, now we are interested Fujishoji is releasing this particular unit in Japan, and it looks incredible. It not only recreates key moments from the movies – yes, even Ghostbusters 2 – but…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2010
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  Yes, There Are Other Zelda Weddings

  A fellow in Sweden recently got married. “Naturally I wanted something special for the wedding march,” he writes, “and to surprise the guests it starts with the classic piece by Wagner but then goes over to Zelda.” His wife got a little nervous, thinking that the The Legend of Zelda music should have faded out…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2010
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  Nope, That Dungeon Keeper MMO Isn’t Dead Yet

  Hey, remember how in 2008 EA said a Chinese company would be making an MMO out of classic strategy title Dungeon Keeper? That project is still happening. Let’s look at some artwork from the game. At first glance, things aren’t looking too bad! The picture above certainly looks familiar. It’s also been revealed that the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2010
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  Okay, Now This Wii Peripheral Is Just Silly

  This is an inflatable “racing kart” for the Nintendo Wii. The product pitchman says that we have two choices for Wii racing games: Using the standard remote to steer or the inflatable Wii racing kart with built-in steering wheel holder. Bwah? Those are the choices? The pitchman, Doug, also has “no doubt” that we’ll be…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2010
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  THQ Looking For Strong, Asian Women

  E3’s famous “booth babes” don’t just appear out of thin air. They’re hired somewhere. Usually in ads like this, for publisher THQ, which has some stringent demands for the upcoming trade show next month in Los Angeles. On June 15, THQ will be hosting a party, and ladies, if you’ve ever wanted to tart yourself…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2010
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  A Week In Comments

  Xbox 360 Tan Cosplay Comment by: Helis Nominated by: no computers in texas It costs $400,000 to keep this weapon from RRoDing…. for 10 seconds. Onlive Subscription Invitations Going Out Comment by: Batman Nominated by: octaslash Summary: The sheer inefficiency of this idea annoys me. It does not take sense to take machines that are…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2010