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Expensive Resort
To: Luke From: Owen Re: Spring Thunder Snow I know retailers like to make crazy stupid markups, just to offer an even crazier-stupider “discount” that’s still 15 percent above cost, but man, saving $230,541 on Wii Sports Resort? Who’s GameStop selling it to, the Pentagon? Thanks to reader Kai for the tip. I checked the…
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Week in Games: I Said Gundam, Gundam … the Pusher Man
Mecha junkies get their fix this week with Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2. Excitebots: Trick Racing for the Wii is the other noteworthy drop in a pretty small week. This week’s count, five for PC; three for Wii; four for DS; two for PS2; one for PS3 and 360, zero for Sega Master System. Also, my…
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One Down, Four to Go for this List
Last week, Pwn or Die made a list of “Five Bands That Don’t Need Their Own Guitar Hero Game.” Number five: Van Hagar Halen, outed by a ratings board listing the very next day. While it’s possible P or D didn’t know or overlooked the rumblings of just such a game, going back a year,…
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Claim: NFL Retirees Now Intend to Sue Madden, EA
Fresh off a $28 million victory over their own union, a retired NFL player says his comrades are targeting John Madden and Electronic Arts for their roles in games using their likenesses without compensating them. CLARIFICATION: The earlier headline said “NFL Players.” While the entire story refers to retired NFL players, the unclear headline might…
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Next Killzone 2 Patch Gets More Hardcore
Not six weeks after the first patch for Killzone 2 dropped, Guerrilla has another one coming out of the oven. Among a slew of fixes, It adds three additional ranks to the top-level “hardcore” ranks. In addition to the new ranks, exploits on the Radec Academy, Helghan Industries, Salamun Market and Tharsis Depot maps are…
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Daigo Wins World SFIV Title
Daigo, as Ryu, bested Justin Wong, as Rufus, in last night’s Street Fighter IV Tournament finals, held in San Francisco. Wong isn’t empty handed, however; he won the U.S. title. The two longtime nemeses are noted for locking up in that epicRyuKen/Chun Li comeback from Evo 2004, with Daigo getting the better of Wong. He…
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Rapscallion Mega Man Plays Ding-Dong Doorbell
After this Mega Man left a bag of flaming dog poop on Guts Man’s door step. This cartoon makes me feel like Proto Man in the final panel – a head-snapping, “Wait, what? Why’d he do that?” But the artist is known for all sorts of weird takes on video games. Rockman (Pin-Pon) Dash [Tiny…
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Game to Soldiers: Don’t Smoke ‘Em if You Got ‘Em
If it sounds absurd – a video game, costing taxpayers $3.7 million, that nags people who do dangerous stuff all day long to quit smoking – know that “Escape With Your Life” is surprisingly effective. Players of the game, a version of which the U.S. Department of Defense recently commissioned, will create a customizable avatar…
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