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What’s Cookin’?
My new morning routine: Get up, dump, prepare coffee, boil a pot of water to do the dishes from last night. I have no hot water in my kitchen sink. This will get fixed sometime this week. Until then, I’m washing plates old school, and using them as little as possible. Here’s our big stories…
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And Now, Minecraft Spoofs Dead Island
With a haunting trailer that went instantly viral this past week, Dead Island joined Minecraft as a YouTube subject where you just can’t go wrong. What happens when you combine the two? Comedy gold. Need a refresher for what the gag is? See the original Dead Island trailer here, or see it edited in forward-sequence…
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Shooting Stars
Killzone 3 and Bulletstorm get their guns off on Tuesday. The third release in the Killzone series won’t have as much cussin’ in its dialogue, says developer Guerrilla Games. Bulletstorm, frankly, doesn’t have much non-cussin’ in its script. Tuesday (Feb. 22) Killzone 3 (PS3) – The Killzone trilogy brings the fight to Earth as you…
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Top 5 of Top 10: Heroes for Hire
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. •11 Public Domain Characters Who Need Their own Video Game [UGO] Actually, quite a fascinating list, drawing on literary figures, defunct comic book characters, and…
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Billy Mitchell Opens an Arcade
Billy Mitchell, who supplied every villainous stereotype short of twirling his mustache in “The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters,” has opened an arcade at Orlando’s airport under the film’s branding – with good guy Steve Wiebe gracing the entrance. The King of Kong branding on Mitchell’s arcade probably means everyone’s aboard with it,…
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Billion-Dollar Expectations Caused Activision to ‘Abuse’ Guitar Hero, Says Ex-Publisher
The ex-CEO of Guitar Hero’s original publisher, RedOctane, has weighed in on Activision’s decision to close down the franchise, completing the cycle of reaction. Kelly Sumner says the publisher “abused” the franchise and had unrealistic expectations for it. “Not every game can be a billion dollar franchise, but maybe that’s what Activision wants,” said Sumner,…
By Owen Good
