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LEGO Universe Spawns Collectible Card Game
Collectible bricks become collectible cards next year, when NetDevil’s LEGO Universe expands with a virtual and physical trading card game, courtesy of the experts at Dire Wolf Digital. Who is Dire Wolf Digital? Integrating a digital and physical collectible card game into an MMO seems like a very Sony Online Entertainment thing to do, which…
By Mike Fahey Published July 28, 2010 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Video games. Discuss.
By Stephen Totilo Published July 28, 2010 -
Why Are Little Kids So Messy?
To: Totilo From: Bashcraft RE: This Plant Is Your Role Model I cleaned the house this morning. By afternoon, it was a disaster zone. I cleaned it this afternoon. By this evening, it looked like a tornado ran through it. It’s now after 10pm here, and I give up! What you missed last night Colbert…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 28, 2010 -
R4 Piracy Devices Banned In The UK
A British high court has ruled against R4 companies Playables Limited and Wai Dat Chan. It is now illegal to import, advertise and sell R4 cartridges in the United Kingdom. The R4 emulator carts are used to pirate Nintendo DS games. According to website Develop, the court set a legal precedent by ruling the carts…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 28, 2010 -
Starcraft II Singleplayer Impressions
While we toil away on an actual Starcraft II review – which I won’t be writing – let’s pass the time with some quick, dirty singleplayer impressions. Which I will be writing. So, yes, this isn’t a review. Don’t go asking why I’m not talking about this, or that, or why I said this and…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2010 -
In The Future There Are Only Incredible Case Mods
At first glance, I thought this was a statue. Maybe, if I was lucky, some constructive Warhammer 40K cosplay. Turns out, no, it’s something even better: a bipedal PC case mod. Yes, inside the belly of this Dreadnought is not the mind of a fallen hero, but a personal computer. Which, yes, is useful, but…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2010 -
Pretty Girls, Telling Time On Your PSP
Sony’s PlayStation Portable has a lot of features: The ability to play games, to run movies, access the internet and more. Does it have beautiful women telling you what time it is? It will soon. Bijin-Tokei, “Beautiful Woman Clock”, is making the leap to the PSP. The clock was previously released on the iPhone —…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 28, 2010 -
The Science Behind Starcraft II
Starcraft II may be a work of fiction, but that doesn’t mean everything in Starcraft II is fantasy, with scientists sounding off on the plausibility of many of the game’s key biological and technological cornerstones. Speaking with GamePro, scientists from UCLA, University of Illinois, George Mason University, the National Institute of Standards and Technology and…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2010 -
Colbert Names Mysterious Plumber
The BP oil spill has been plugged. The containment cap looks remarkably similar to a design submitted by an anonymous plumber. Who’s this plumber? Stephen Colbert knows. Click to view Colbert Report Full Episodes 2010 Election Fox News Note: This video may not be viewable in all regions. Colbert Nation [Colbert Nation Thanks, Austin!]
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 28, 2010 -
Can You Play Two DS Games At Once?
Ten seconds into this trailer for upcoming DS title Fractured Soul, it doesn’t look like much. Then the action pans back, and you see both screens, and suddenly things get interesting. A hybrid platformer/shooter from Australian studio Endgame, Fractured Soul takes the light/dark mechanic found in so many games and makes it a little more…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2010 -
Cyber Bullying Blamed For Akihabara Stabbing Rampage
In June 2008, Tomohiro Kato drove a rented truck into Tokyo’s crowded geek district Akihabara, killing seven and injuring ten more innocent pedestrians. The Japanese media tried to make a connection between either anime or role-playing games. Even writing a notebook full of English was viewed with suspicion. At the time, Kato told police, “I…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 28, 2010 -
Dress Like A Murloc In This WoW-Inspired Hoodie
The guys at Dinohoodies build custom hoodies. Dinosaur hoodies. To your specifications. And some people’s specifications are “screw dinosaurs, make mine a Murloc”. Based in London, Dinohoodies’ Charlotte and Paul have made at least three hoodies based on World of Warcraft’s most famous lizards, and they’re really something else. Not content with simply printing Murloc…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2010 -
Street Fighter Gets Its Face Punched Off By Tekken
Street Fighter and Tekken, together across two games. Sounds like a dream (or a nightmare!), but it’s real. So real, in fact, we’ve got ten more screens from the game to share. Capcom’s version of the game looks as you’d expect; like a Tekken-themed expansion pack for Street Fighter IV. If that’s something you feel…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2010 -
250 Foxconn Employees Poisoned By Pesticide
This time it isn’t an employee falling off a roof or out of a window. This time, it’s pesticide. Foxconn, the world’s largest manufacturer of electronics, is responsible for assembling the Xbox 360, the PS3, the Wii, the iPhone and more. After 250 workers at the company’s Chennai, India plant were hospitalized, Foxconn had no…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 28, 2010 -
Left 4 Dead Gets A Large, Heavy Statue
To go with Team Fortress 2’s Heavy, due out later this year, collectible company Gamingheads will be relasing another Valve-inspired statue. Only this one’s a zombie. It’s Left 4 Dead 2’s formidable Tank, and while you can’t make much out in this frustratingly blurry teaser shot, what you can see looks suitably detailed (and decomposed).…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2010 -
While You Are Looking At The Giant Gundam…
Bandai Namco has brought its 1/1 scale Gundam statue back to life. It previously overlooked Tokyo’s Odaiba, but has now been resurrected near the Gundam figure factory in Shizuoka, Japan. All this plastic mecha talk makes my tummy rumble! Not only is there a 1/1 scale Gundam in Shizuoka, there is also a take-away stall…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 28, 2010