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Classic PC Games Site Will Return — With Activision’s Authorization
Though the front of Sarien.net still says the site hosting classic Sierra PC games has gone dark, its owner, Martin Kool, says that it’s secured permission from Activision and will “become an authorized game portal with a bright future.” Sarien.net had operated without attracting attention since 2009, hosting Space Quest, Police Quest, King’s Quest and…
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The Moneysaver: The Day After Friday
I grab a deal. I choke him and I kick the shit out of him. All day long got my foot up a deal’s ass. Just bang, bang, bang up his ass. That’s my pleasure. I love good story-of-a-day movies. Fifteen years ago this month I was fired from my job, like Craig Jones/Ice Cube.…
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Old Sierra Games Host Gets C&D From Activision
Sarien.net is formerly the site where you could play, for free, classic Sierra games, such as Police Quest, in your browser. We say “formerly” because Activision owns that stuff now, and its lawyer-mans sent them a letter. “Well folks, that’s that. It was a blast,” reads the site’s front page. “So long and thanks for…
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Drunkémon — Gotta Regret ‘Em All
Apparently in the throes of a bad breakup, one artist did what we all do in times of disappointment and distress: Seek medication in the form of that good, good likker. Then he made up some Pokémons. Kevin Nguyen, an editor of The Bygone Bureau, drew this, saying it was inspired by a breakup. We’re…
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This Guy Wants His Video Game Back
But first he has to put on some makeup. With a Sharpie. And then find his sword. Folks, meet Ricky Lee Kalichun, of Evansville, Ind. Cops say that last Wednesday he confronted a former roommate at his apartment building and requested the return of a television, a games console, and games. Sounds reasonable, except for…
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Woe Betide He Whose Gamertag Appears In A Black Ops Trailer
An ordinary gamer is cleaning his Xbox Live inbox of dozens of friend requests each day, most of them containing a mercy plea from some Call of Duty cheater. What happened? His gamertag was shown in a Black Ops trailer. The trailer for Black Ops’ First Strike downloadable content pack hit on Monday, and at…
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Minecraft Makes The Dark Descent
Yesterday, Minecraft brought to you the Lockout map from Halo 2. Today, it’s the first two rooms of the PC survival horror title Amnesia: The Dark Descent – Minecraftized. Minecraftizied? Minecraftified? Minecraftufactured? Whatever, here’s the video. The mapmaker, the user GamerDuality on YouTube, says it took roughly 20 hours to build. Half of that was…
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How A Randy Robot and a Bit of Team Fortress Showed up in Monday Night Combat
It started with a lunchtime brainstorm by the guys who make Monday Night Combat: Maybe Valve would like to do a Team Fortress crossover? That began a process that required all of a 15-minute drive and a handshake. No money changing hands, no strings attached. “For us, it was like, ‘Really? That’s it?'” said Chandana…
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This Excellent Twin-Stick Shooter Is The Last Of A Dying Breed
Luke Schneider of Radiangames has created six excellent Xbox Live Indie games. Today he released the seventh, Ballistic, and it could be the best of the bunch. It’s also the last. Every time I see the name Radiangames in the Xbox Live Indie Games store I can’t help but smile, and for good reason. Each…
By Mike Fahey
