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Woman Charged With Using WoW “To Entice An Underage Person Into Sexual Activity”
Angie L. Jenkins told a boy she played World of Warcraft with that she was 21. She’s actually 35. He told her he was 20. He was actually 15. You know where this is going. After meeting in 2009, the pair developed a relationship that began online, moved to phone conversation and ultimately ended with…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 23, 2010 -
See Super Street Fighter IV’s New Boys In Action
Yun and Yang, the two new characters in the Japanese arcade release of Super Street Fighter IV, are going at it in this gameplay footage. We know, their opponents aren’t fighting back; it’s training room stuff, designed to show off the pair’s moves, especially their ultras. Ultras, artwork and images of Yun & Yang in…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 23, 2010 -
These Dreamcasts, They Are Glorious
Whoah. Whoah. Whoah. Whoah. Whoah. Whoah. Whoah. Whoah Artist Torsten Rachu likes to airbrush stuff, consoles included, but even his finest work on current-gen systems pales in comparison to what he’s doen with four Dreamcasts. Long gone the console may be, but seeing a full-body Jet Set Radio piece on one of the old beasts…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 23, 2010 -
Professor Layton Covers Up New York Metro’s Sex Issue
The sharp-eyed bloggers over at Aggrogate noticed something amiss with today’s issue of freebie New York newspaper Metro. Instead of a sexy cover for the pub’s Sex Issue, the Metro was wrapped with a faux cover dedicated to the panic in London caused by puzzles. That’s right, Nintendo took over the New York paper with…
By Brian Crecente Published September 23, 2010 -
Final Fantasy XIV MMO Log Prologue: Character Creation
They say a journey of a thousand miles begins with character creation. You might recall the four-part MMO log we did earlier this year leading up to our review of Star Trek Online. Well we’re doing it again, and by we I mean me, for Final Fantasy XIV. Kicking things off is a video of…
By Mike Fahey Published September 23, 2010 -
Photography Returns To Dead Rising
When Frank West departed at the end of Dead Rising, so too did the game’s amusing photography mode, which is absent from Dead Rising 2. Now that Frank’s back in Dead Rising 2: Case West, so too is the picture-taking. In an interview with Dead Rising 2’s Rob Barrett, Eurogamer asked about the possibility of…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 23, 2010 -
Rumor: Project Milo Canceled
Fable developer Lionhead Studios’ ambitious Milo project for Xbox 360’s Kinect add-on may have finally been put to bed. Sources claiming to have knowledge of the tech demo’s development tell Kotaku that Project Milo has been effectively shut down. That same source indicates that the technology that powered Project Milo—which has also been referred to…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 23, 2010 -
How They’re Trying To Sell Dead Rising 2 In Japan
Dead Rising may not be the hit in Japan it is overseas, but Capcom’s ads for the home market are better than anything we’ve seen in the West for the game. The first clip is the ad itself. The second is an out-take, posted only because that song is so damn catchy.
By Luke Plunkett Published September 23, 2010 -
Would You Like Some 8-Bit Wood?
8 Bit Wood specializes in making video-game themed pixel art with thousands of little blocks of wood, stained and glued together and then sealed. The website for 8 Bit Wood shows off amazing wall art inspired by Contra, Adventure, Ninja Gaiden, Excite Bike, Mario and more. But since there’s no price listed (you have to…
By Brian Crecente Published September 23, 2010 -
Pokemon Smacks Down Noble Team, Wanzers In Weekly Japanese Game Sales Charts
No surprises here. Pokemon Black and White launched in Japan to record numbers, moving more than 2.5 million copies of the Nintendo DS game in its first week on the market. How did Halo: Reach and Front Mission Evolved fare? Coming as something of a surprise to me, Front Mission Evolved won that battle. Though,…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 22, 2010 -
A Clown, Here To Amuse You
Video games? Fuggedabout ’em!! This thread strays from the norm, a chance for you to sound off, speak up, catch up and throw down with some off-topic conversation. If you have the time, go read the first link in the list below. Especially if you’re a human being with any semblance of taste who has…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 22, 2010 -
NBA Jam Achievements Will Take Timing
The list of achievements is out for NBA Jam’s Xbox 360 version, which is free for download with a one-use code included in NBA Elite 11 (also for the PS3). Three of them deal with buzzer beaters. Xbox 360 Achievements posted the list; a trophies breakdown for the PS3 version is not yet available. NBA…
By Owen Good Published September 22, 2010 -
BioShock Infinite’s ‘Sky-Line’ Combat Explained By Ken Levine
If you watched the ten minute-long dose of BioShock Infinite gameplay, you might have wondered how the rollercoaster-in-the-sky action sequences were going to work, what those tracks were for and how BioShock creative director Ken Levine might describe them. Wonder no more! Those motion sickness inspiring moments are fully playable and seemingly a key component…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 22, 2010 -
Mafia II Producer Apologizes For ‘Gay Space Marines’ Comment
Denby Grace, the senior producer for 2K Games’ Mafia II has apologized for a flip answer to a rather stock interview question in which he said “gay space marines” were the biggest problem facing video games. Asked “what do you think is the biggest problem current games suffer from?” Grace told MTV Multiplayer: “It’s a…
By Owen Good Published September 22, 2010 -
Shantae’s Risky Revenge Coming To DSiWare Soon
Wayforward Technologies’ gorgeous looking platformer Shantae’s Risky Revenge will dance its way to Nintendo’s DSiWare download service on October 4, according to the dev’s official newsletter. Ready the Nintendo Points!
By Michael McWhertor Published September 22, 2010 -
H.A.W.X. 2 Delayed On PC
Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. 2 was due for a Sept. 30 on the PC, but that has now changed to November, according to the game’s official forum. Fans who had ordered the game apparently were notified on Friday that the game’s release date had moved from Sept. 30 to Nov. 1; on Monday, a notice went…
By Owen Good Published September 22, 2010 -
How To Play Halo: Reach’s Secret Warthog Racing Mini-game
Looking for a new way to spice up your Halo: Reach multiplayer experience? Already? Well, how about a lil’ Warthog racing, a hidden mini-game dubbed “Reach Racer” for some high speed thrills? Let the folks at Achievement Hunter show you how it’s done. It’s rather easy. Just activate two invisible switches on the Oni: Sword…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 22, 2010 -
The Onion On Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary
Nintendo is celebrating the 25th birthday of Super Mario Bros. on the original NES in its own way, but the investigative reporters at The Onion offer piercing insight into series you won’t read anywhere else.
By Michael McWhertor Published September 22, 2010