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Games Animator Blames Ridiculous NHL Promotion for Vaporized Profits
A company that supplies 3D mapping technology for games like Call of Duty and Assassin’s Creed saw a £3 million drop in its profits this year, and blamed the fact it spent way too much time animating a bunch of dumbass superheroes Stan Lee thought up for the National Hockey League The “NHL Guardians” was…
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Online Pass Codes Can Expire, But Shouldn’t, Says EA
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit released more than a year ago, but a NeoGAF member recently picked up a new, shrinkwrapped copy. He was upset to learn that the code inside for his Online Pass, which provides access to the game’s multiplayer features, had expired. That’s right: New-in-the-box game, unused code, and no multiplayer for…
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Lego Batman 2 Will Include Some Super Friends
A sequel to 2009’s LEGO Batman has been known since the summer, around the time LEGO and DC Comics (and Marvel) were revealing their plans for more super heroes in the toy line. Now a LEGO fan site says the title will be something like “LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes” if that image is…
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Konami Offering a “Free” Downloadable Game with Vita’s Japan Launch
When the PlayStation Vita launches in Japan in two weeks, Konami will offer a download-only title that is free at its release, with the option for gamers to buy additional levels if they enjoy it. AR Combat Digi Q is the game, reports Andriasang. It’s a 40-stage adaptation of Konami’s Digi Q vehicle series. The…
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Games Linked to—but Not Officially Blamed for—Man’s Sudden Seizure Death
Back in June in Birmingham, England, a rather large man died suddenly, a death the coroner has said was caused by an epileptic fit. Given the victim’s love of video games, they were linked to the death during a hearing, although the deputy coroner investigating the matter stopped short of citing them as a cause.…
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Happy 10th Anniversary, Jak and Daxter
Today is the 10th anniversary of the release of Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy on PlayStation 2. Naughty Dog, the game’s studio, took a look back at the game’s decade of service and wants to be sure it’s remembered for its technical merit, too. “With each outing in the Jak and Daxter series, we…
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Console-ation Prizes After Black Friday
If you’re not all shopped out from Black Friday or Cyber Monday, The Moneysaver merrily marches on with another 50 values across hardware, software and digital distribution, including $80 off that Modern Warfare 3 bundle above. That’s right, consume! THIS IS YOUR GOD. Hardware • Xbox 360 320GB Console Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3…
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British Listing Teases Combined Mortal Kombat Re-Release
The U.K.’s classification authority granted an 18-rating for a “Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition” on Friday, hinting that the title is due for a re-release that would, customarily, include previously released DLC. Mortal Kombat, which released in April, later offered a “Klassic” DLC pack that included four downloadable characters plus additional costumes for the base roster…
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Why the Hell Are You Online Right Now?
Is there any reason you’re sitting in front of a computer or plinking away at your cell phone right now, or are you part of the 53 percent of 18 to 29 year-olds that go online just to pass the time on any given day? A new study has determined that a large number of…
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What Are You Playing This Weekend?
December is a fantastic month for video gaming. First, you get about four hours of daylight, so who the hell can blame you for staying inside all day. Second, all of the major releases have hit shelves, so unless you’re waiting on something for Christmas, chances are anything you want to play is already in…
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Asshole Dog Shoots Duck Hunter
For more than 25 years, one of the constant laws of nature—like the speed of light—is the fact a duck hunt dog cannot be shot. Nothing, however, prevents the dog from shooting someone else, as a Utah man learned this past weekend. Robert Cottingham had 27 shotgun pellets removed from his buttocks after his buddy’s…
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Several Avengers Assemble for the Marvel Universe MMO
As Gazillion offshoot Secret Identity continues to hammer away at the Marvel Universe MMO. the folks at the Marvel Massively Multiplayer Society have been slipping out glimpses of the iconic characters we’ll be playing when it goes live. Avengers assemble! Well, some assembly is required, at least. Over the past few months the MMMS has…
By Mike Fahey
