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Departing From Gate E3
Departing from Gate E3 | A similar tableau at many airport bars in the United States this afternoon. Mine is in Eugene, Ore. (Photo: Owen Good) Signs of E3 Are All Around Us, as are These Mutant Things It’s Sunday, two days before E3 technically starts here at the Los Angeles Convention Center. What you…
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Check Out Conan O’Brien in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
I wasn’t aware Conan O’Brien was an unlockable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Well, that’s because he isn’t. This is a mod by user Ike_Lawliet that turns Snake into the Late Night host. He even does the string dance at the end of a round. [via GameInformer]
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Kick Bubblegum and Chew … Never Mind …
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. •Top 10 Movie Referencing Duke Nukem Quotes [Planet Xbox 360] Duke Nukem is shot through with petty theft from other movies’ scripts; here’s a collection…
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Domain Registrations Point to Fable: The Journey and Three New Kinect Games
Going by a tweet from Superannuation, Microsoft has registered domains for four yet-to-be-announced games, including a brand new Fable game. The tweet lists a series of “Whois” domain records for the following sites; Dancecentral2.org Kinectsportsseason2.org Fablethejourney.org Kinectfunlabs.org Those domains point to four games with varying levels of previous confirmation. Kotaku reported in March that sequels…
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The Old Republic‘s E3 Trailer is Quite a To-Do List
The official E3 features trailer for Star Wars: The Old Republic went out yesterday, courtesy of GameSpot, and it breaks down what the MMO will deliver when it launches later this year. Personal starships, space combat, sidekicks, and a galactic trade network all ride alongside MMO standards like PvP arenas and good ol’ raids. GameSpot…
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Hackers Who Hit Sony Now Breach Nintendo’s U.S. Website
Nintendo said today that hackers breached a server for its U.S. website but no customer information was compromised. The hacker group Lulzsec, which is behind other breaches of Sony websites earlier this week, claimed responsibility. Lulzsec posted a server configuration file as proof of its involvement yet said it wasn’t targeting Nintendo. “We just got…
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SmackDown vs. 3DS
This one arrived a little too late for last week’s contest, so we held it over for this week’s. Reader Kevin’s star cameo on WWE Friday Night SmackDown last week provides us with many exploitable images for you to do your thang. This should be another one that writes itself, folks, so go to town.…
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Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
Alright dammit, this isn’t Shut Up Amongst Yourselves. Talk! Don’t make me make you! Once again Incursor is our weekend TAYpics derby winner. That guy is on a rampage. Only you can stop him! Submit your pic to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)
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Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Suffers E3 Trailer Outbreak
The entirely CGI E3 premiere trailer for Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City found its way to the Internet sometime this morning via Europe. You may see it here. No gameplay, but it deals with the game’s story through the eyes of Umbrella operatives tasked with cleaning up their little T-virus mess. You may also play…
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Million-Dollar Winners Winners
Asshole Dog. Bad Dudes. Cake jokes. Memes are, by definition, overdone, but the last one went past its expiration date in last week’s ‘Shop Contest, according to everyone. So let’s put it to bed with this week’s look at the MLB 2K11 Million-Dollar Perfect Game. dmcshinobi’s (6) cry-moar salute to everyone who bitched about the…
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Mortal Kombat Battles .. the Ukrainian Parliament?
If I understood Ukrainian or Ukrainian politics, who knows what I would think of this video. But operating on the principle that everything’s zanier in a foreign language, I’m gonna call Mortal Kombat vs. the Ukranian Parliament a laugh riot. Especially when one of the fatalities involves turning punching Raiden in the balls, then turning…
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It’s in the Game, Unless It’s Outside the Lines
Without fail, every time I bring up this job and its subject, usually with folks outside the business, the topical jokes start rolling. Whatever the latest controversy or embarrassment is in sports, people ask if that’s going to be simulated in the next edition of Madden, Tiger Woods or NBA 2K Sometimes someone comes up…
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Michael J. Fox Returns for Back to the Future‘s Final Episode
A.J. LoCasio’s virtuoso Marty McFly has anchored Telltale Games’ Back to the Future through its first four episodes, and will do so again in the fifth. That doesn’t mean there’s no room for the character’s original actor. Michael J. Fox is featured in the series’ conclusion, “Outatime,” due for the PC and Mac on June…
By Owen Good
