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Dear Bethesda, I’m an Imbecile. Love, Owen
To: Luke From: Owen Re: E3: It Never Ends As painful as this is to share with the entire readership, I feel it is appropriate to take ownership of my dumbassery, because lord knows tech support managers put up with enough of it. I finally downloaded Operation: Anchorage for Fallout 3 on Friday. Had a…
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Week in Games: The Shapeshift Hits the Fan
It’s starting to feel like summer, with a robust lineup of more than 40 releases led by Prototype, whose protagonist is sorta like Altair meets Plastic Man. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again, mentioned at E3, will be available or download via DSiWare on Monday, when golf fans can also whack balls with Tiger…
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Mod Lets You Store Wii Games on HD — With Current Menu
Let’s be real here – storing your console games on a hard drive has shit to do with “backing them up.” More like “keep playing after you trade them in to GameStop.” OK, yeah, they also load and play faster. But whatever your objective, sister site Lifehacker found a new hack that allows you to…
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The Problem with Video Game Studies
Video game studies are inherently flawed, according to a writer for a Canadian quarterly, because in most cases researchers are making subjective appraisals of games they don’t even understand. Video game studies – especially concerning violence -are a staple of weekend fare, and every time we put one up, the reactions are pretty typical. It’s…
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An iPhone Version of Fallout Exists
After hearing about Mass Effect for the iPhone, my first thought was, “Could they put Fallout on there, too?” Apparently Bethesda had the same idea at some point. Speaking to Joystiq at E3, Todd Howard, the game director for Bethesda, said “We’ve looked into those things.” I think that the world of Fallout is unique…
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Another Take on Tetris’ 25th
Time magazine weighs in on Tetris’ birthday, implying that it is by far the most lasting success of the Soviet Union. “Sputnik burned up in the atmosphere, Berlin is now one city,” Time writes, “but 25 years later, the Soviet-designed Tetris remains one of the most popular and ubiquitous video games ever created.” Its retrospective…
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TF2 Children’s Book Teaches a Very Important Lesson
Even if you didn’t know the Strong Bad Email that this spoofs, the Team Fortress children’s book: “Every Class is Different,” would still be a howler. It’s only a couple minutes long, and yes, the tone is a bit pedantic. But Spy reminds us of a very important truth at the end, so pay attention.…
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Former QB: “Majority” of NCAA Players “Happy” to be in Video Game for Free
Last month a former Arizona State quarterback sued the NCAA and Electronic Arts for the uncompensated use of his likeness in EA’s NCAA football franchise. Another ex-QB says most have no problem with it. When at Michigan State, Drew Stanton researched how universities profit from the marketing of jerseys with active college players’ numerals on…
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Hong Kong PSN Battles Swine Flu with DLC
Linking the PlayStation Store to current events or causes isn’t new; SCEA donated $10,000 to Earth Day in a video store promotion. But Sony Hong Kong’s leveraging of swine flu is a bit dubious. TAWKN found this PlayStation Store promo, only in Hong Kong, that definitely plays on the fact some people there are tripping…
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iPhone Devs Create Games Seal of Quality
Five independent developers of games for the iPhone and iPod Touch have formed a collective brand, called App Treasures, which they hope will steer more business to indies as larger publishers move into the space. The seal, called App Treasures, will direct users who bought a game carrying the seal to other games listed under…
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Big Surf Island Price, Achievements Leaked Early
A couple pages for Burnout Paradise: Big Surf Island went live early, giving up the game’s price and list of achievements and trophies. Tipsters who spotted the price page before it was removed said the game will cost $12.99 (€12.99 in Europe, £9.99 UK) on PlayStation Network and list for 1000 Microsoft Points on Xbox…
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