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Medal of Honor Soldier Evokes Real Afghanistan Warrior
As many have noticed, the title man for the newly announced Medal of Honor is reminiscent of another Afghanistan fighter, the amply bearded “Cowboy” photographed by LIFE in 2002. Chris Plante at UGO noticed the similarities and I have to say, he’s not off by much. Facial hair – especially to that depth – is…
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Merry X-mas: Get The Witcher For $20
You know what, I think I can get behind this Advent Calendar thing if it means I get free and/or cheap stuff every day between now and the 25th. Today’s tantalizing holiday prize is The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director’s Cut. Direct2Drive is having a 24 Days of Christmas sale which today slashes The Witcher’s price…
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Conan O’Brien Leaks Tiger Woods PGA Update
Tiger Woods status as EA Sports’ top golf pitchman is probably safe. In fact, his “personal failings’ might be grist for a new direction in his namesake video game, as Conan O’Brien (or his writers) shows. You have to go through about a minute of this video to get to the germane portion. In all,…
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Voice of Roxas Tweets Kingdom Hearts PSP Localization
Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep hits Japanese PlayStation Portables January 9, but so far Square Enix has been mum on a US release date. Luckily, American voice actors sometimes Twitter their exploits, which gives us KH fans some hope. Jesse McCartney, the voice behind Roxas in Kingdom Hearts II and the recent Kingdom Hearts: 358/2…
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Exploiting MW2’s ‘Javelin Glitch’ Will Get You Banned, Says XBL
While Infinity Ward works up a fix for the infamous suicide-bombing “javelin glitch” in Modern Warfare 2, Xbox Live’s chief lawman vows that anyone caught doing it in his jurisdiction can expect a daylong banhammer, minimum. Said Stephen Toulouse (Stepto) over Twitter earlier today: While IW works on getting the MW2 glitch fixed, people we…
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What Aardman Can Do With Flipnote Studio
Wallace & Gromit creators and animation experts Aardman Studios take on Nintendo’s Flipnote Studio for the DSi, and the results are nothing short of a fine advertisement for the DSi. Apparently no one at Aardman got the memo that using the phrase “All I want for the holidays” in conjunction with a handheld gaming device…
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Scandal or No, EA Sports Stands by Its Man
This is hardly a shock – if Gatorade, Nike and Gillette aren’t running from Tiger Woods, in light of his philandering, why would EA Sports? The publisher released a statement standing by the namesake of its golf franchise. Says EA: Our strong relationship with Tiger for more than a decade remains unchanged. We respect Tiger’s…
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ECA President Blames Exploiters For Cancellation Concerns
Earlier this morning Kotaku reported on concerns from members of the Entertainment Consumers Association over the organization’s membership renewal policies. ECA president Hal Halpin now offers his response, blaming exploiters for the majority of the issues at hand. One of the main concerns of ECA members was the removal of the Amazon.com membership benefit, which…
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