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Boy Admits Raping Sister After He Watched Porn on Xbox
A 13-year-old in the U.K. admitted to raping his 8-year-old sister, telling police he had been watching porn on his Xbox 360 when he “decided to try it out.” The gut-wrenching case adds fuel to the controversy there over whether and how access to online pornography should be controlled. While there are no dedicated applications…
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South Park RPG Trailers Show off Mr. Hankey, Ginger Zombie Nazi Plague
Overnight, Ubisoft released three new trailers for South Park: The Stick of Truth. And… that’s all you really need to know, actually. Let’s dig in! First, we have a TV spot. Perfect for increasing hype levels. Oh, and before you check, there are actually no new videos on the website. That reminder is just there…
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Culture
The Week in Games: Back in Business with Bravely Default
We now return to our regularly scheduled The Week in Games, now that we have enough titles to properly justify discussing an upcoming week for them. Key releases are Bravely Default on 3DS, the latest episode of The Wolf Among Us, and The LEGO Movie Video Game doing a Full Ginsburg on all eight (8)…
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Cops: Man Cut His Way Into a Pawn Shop to Get His Xbox Back
A 19-year-old Nampan (that’s the demonym for Nampa, Idaho) is in the slammer after police there say they caught him cutting through the roof of a pawn shop and making off with an Xbox he had pawned. More concerning, perhaps, was the AR-15 rifle cops say Olin Vickers had in his possession. That thing is…
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Soon We’ll Be Able To Buy GoPro Cameras With Our Xboxes
The GoPro line of action cameras generate some amazing footage, but who has time to navigate a search engine to find them? That incredibly inconvenient means of watching first-person bird videos will be a thing of the past later this year, when the GoPro Channel app launches for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One. It’s…
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Crimes & Punishments Really, Really Wants To Be A Sherlock Game
The latest installment of the video game adventures of everyone’s favorite public domain detective was announced for the PlayStation 4 today, along with a new trailer desperately evoking the BBC’s modern day buddy detective hit. Maybe it’s just me, longing for more Benedict Cumberbatch after the all-too brief third season of the series came and…
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When Is A Console Worth Buying?
Most people probably don’t consider themselves early adopters unless they’re really excited about that newest black box that lets you play games. Dedicated fans, gadget enthusiasts, that kinda thing. But there are other considerations, too. Like, how many games are out for the thing? How much do they cost? How much time can you spend…
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Trucker Drives Off With 144 Xboxes, Gets Caught Trying to Flee Country
NORTH MIDDLETON TOWNSHIP, Pa.—Whether he was taking advantage of a loading dock mistake or had someone helping on the inside, police here say a trucker from New Jersey drove away with 144 Xbox 360s and then sold them off. He was extradited this week after he was arrested trying to flee the country. Jean W.…
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The First Three Minutes of BioShock Infinite’s Next DLC
BioShock dev Irrational Games have revealed the introductory cutscene to the next installment of their expansion to BioShock Infinite, Burial at Sea. Give it a watch above, but if you haven’t played chapter one, mind the spoilers. Both in the video and the post. As you can see, we’ll be taking control of Elizabeth this…
By András Neltz
