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New Law Reminds You To Include Virtual Property In Your Will
A law passed in Oklahoma provides for executors to access social media accounts and, presumably, distribute their holdings. So if you don’t write out that will with LegalZoom, a judge will decide who gets your Second Life counterfeit fuck coffin The law took effect Nov. 1. According to its author, its meant to remind people…
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Race A Toilet With NASCAR’s Five-Time Champ
The motto of Jimmie Johnson, who clinched his fifth straight NASCAR Sprint Cup championship last month, is “Anything With An Engine.” With dumpsters, coffins and lawnmowers, this upcoming arcade racer bearing his name takes that to an illogical extreme. Jimmie Johnson’s Anything With An Engine, due next year for PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii, puts…
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Halo Wars’ Leaderboards Saved
Responding to outcry from the game’s close-knit community, Microsoft has about-faced on its decision to end leaderboard and stat-tracking support for Halo Wars on Dec. 15. While the Halo Wars forums will still be merged into the Halo Waypoint forums, ending their presence on HaloWars.com, leaderboards and online statistics will remain active. Dedicated Halo Wars…
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Ending Leaked For StarCraft II’s Next Chapter?
A clip, purportedly of the ending for “Heart of the Swarm,” the under-development second chapter of StarCraft II, leaked out earlier today. The video’s since been taken down. We’re not sure if it’s legitimate, but spoiler alert, just in case. The clip merges in storyboards and has no lip-synching to the dialogue, indicating it’s something…
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Meet Sackbutler, V.P. of LittleBigPlanet-ization
After seeing a baby delivered with the Grabinator, I’d say it’s a virtual inevitability we’re going to end up with Kevin Butler Sackboy costumes sometime soon after LittleBigPlanet 2’s release. As to that, in case you are wondering, Mark Valledor, marketing manager for Sony Computer Entertainment America, has already semi-addressed such a possibility. I’ve tweeted…
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FIFA Has Raked In $45 Million From DLC — And Counting
We’ve heard of hardcore customers of EA Sports’ “Ultimate Team” modes – spending more than $1,000 just on virtual sports cards in Madden, FIFA or NHL. We didn’t know what it meant to Electronic Arts’ bottom line, though. According to GameSpot, quoting the company’s chief financial officer, downloadable content accountes for 20 percent of the…
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