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Distressed-Look 360 Up For Sale on eBay
A British gamer has listed on eBay his red-ringed Xbox 360. And it’s in even worse shape than that suggests. Plainly and repeatedly listed as a “faulty Xbox 360” – and that picture isn’t deceptive advertising – UK eBayer jonnyandco05’s bricked 360 comes to you “modified for better ventilation, with a turbo inlet on the…
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Gabe Newell was Victoria’s Secret’s No. 2 Body
For a little while yesterday, Valve’s managing director was No. 2 in Victoria’s Secret’s “Body” contest. While his staggering 28,160 votes have not been wiped out, he has been removed from the list of contenders. There is substantial evidence that 4chan had plenty to do with this, as 4chan founder moot was No. 1 for…
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Here’s Your Batman: Arkham Asylum Launch Trailer
Well, if our review wasn’t enough to convince you, maybe this fancy trailer with other outlets’ review quote and scores will do the trick. Also featured are more of the slow-mos from the combat system, Detective Mode at work and the glorious voice of Mark Hamill as The Joker. Go, watch, enjoy. And then pick…
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Castle Crashers DLC Arrives at Midnight
Last night The Behemoth announced that the Necromantic DLC for Castle Crashers – said to be coming “soon” – is coming out, like, now. At midnight U.S. Pacific time it’s available for 160 Microsoft points. Update: The countdown seems to be pegged to your IP address’s local time. Gamers on U.S. Eastern time say they…
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Hands-On With Cataclysm’s Goblins And Worgen
The Goblin and Worgen races are getting a grand introduction in the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, with starting areas that make the other races’ pale in comparison. I briefly got my hands on both the Goblins and the Worgen during BlizzCon 2009, and while I wasn’t able to experience either area from start to finish,…
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StarCraft: Ghost Lives On In StarCraft II
Blizzard’s stealth-action game StarCraft: Ghost may be on indefinite hold, but according to Sam Didier it still remains a valuable resource in the development of titles like StarCraft II. The subject of StarCraft: Ghost came up during my interview with StarCraft II art director Didier as a joke at first. I asked him when StarCraft:…
By Mike Fahey
