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Psychologist Clarifies Bulletstorm Comments to Fox News
One of the two experts quoted in Fox News’ notorious hit-piece on Bulletstorm has clarified his remarks, and while he stands by them, says their presentation lacks context – and that he enjoys playing Mature-rated shooters in his free time as well. To recap, Dr. Jerry Weichman, as quoted by Fox News, said: If a…
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Duke Nukem Forever Is Planning One Hell of a Credits Roll
Fourteen years in the making, a lot of people have had a hand in the development of Duke Nukem Forever. Many of their names are lost forever. Gearbox Software, which will finally deliver the game in May, wants to credit everyone it can find who had a role in the game’s creation. “It is our…
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What The Onion Wants From Madden NFL 12
Putting Aaron Rodgers on the cover of Madden NFL 12 is believable. Everything else, well, you should be able to tell this is satire even without The Onion Sportsdome branding. With a lockout looming, and as the league recently reconfigured its contract to terms more favorable to EA Sports, I can guarantee that this will…
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Bulletstorms, Storytelling, And Double Babies All The Way
Since this is the first chance I’ve gotten to do one of the new video day notes, I figured I’d demonstrate why I shouldn’t be allowed to do these ever again by showing off baby pictures. Really early baby pictures. The Marvel Edition Versus Fighting Pad Is Hideously Wonderful The Marvel Edition Versus Fighting Pad…
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Digging The Rift Collector’s Edition
Trion Worlds’ massively multiplayer online role-playing game Rift opens its doors tomorrow to head start players. Cost conscious players can purchase it from Steam for $50. Those less concerned with price can spend $80 on this thing. While I only played Rift in beta for the briefest of moments, I have to say I’m excited…
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Discovery’s Final Launch Is PlayStation Home’s First Live Broadcast
The final launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery is scheduled for tomorrow, and PlayStation space exploration fans can tune in directly from Sony’s console-embedded virtual world, provided they know someone with a digital yacht. The space shuttle Discovery takes off on its final voyage tomorrow at 4:50PM from the Kennedy Space Center. The shuttle will…
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Celebrities Speak Out Against Bloody Birds Vs. Pigs Conflict
While they may be slightly more two-dimensional than traditional entertainment talent, the message of these iconic avian and porcine personalities is no less important: Stop this senseless Angry Birds war. Who knew there were so many celebrity birds and pigs, heartbroken over the constant conflict waging from iPhone to PlayStation Network every day? From Darkwing…
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The World’s Smallest Computer Wants To Be Inside Of You
With computer technology forever striving towards smaller and smaller form factors, it was only a matter of time before engineers created the first millimeter-scale computer system, ready for implantation in the human body. Created by University of Michigan Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science professors Dennis Sylvester and David Blaauw, the tiny computer system…
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Fallen Company Of Heroes Developer Celebrated With Song
Brian Wood, the Company of Heroes designer who perished in a car crash in September, was a game developer, devoted husband, and an accomplished choral singer. This weekend his former choir-mates will remember Brian through the music he loved. We’ve been following the story of Relic Entertainment’s Brian Wood since the tragic automobile accident that…
By Mike Fahey
