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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
