Archive for October, 2008

LittleBigPlanet Mini Billboards Being Sold on Ebay

Tweet Media Molecule’s LittleBigPlanet is proving that little is not only the new big (as the mini billboard shown above cleverly states), it’s also the new entrepreneurial cash cow. While early copies of the game have been selling on Ebay for upwards of $150, the demand for everything Sackboy doesn’t end there. Miniature LittleBigPlanet billboards [...]

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Four New MK vs DC Characters Leaked in Midway’s Collector’s Edition Comic Trailer?

Tweet The trailer for the Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe collector’s edition comic, to be packaged with the release of the collector’s edition version of the game itself on November 16th, may offer a glimpse at four yet to be announced characters. During the clip, John Tobias, illustrator and Mortal Kombat co-creator, talks about Midway’s [...]

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Xbox 360 Review: PURE

Tweet What do you think when you hear Disney? Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck, right? But ATV’s, offroading and freestyle tricks? I think not. That’s why Disney Interactive got Black Rock Studios to handle the development to one of the most fun, exhilarating and extreme off-road racers that is known as PURE. And you know [...]

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Preview: Naruto – Clash of the Ninja Revolution 2

Tweet When I was a kid cartoons only had one game at a time. These days if you like Naruto you get a whole Toys R Us shelf worth of choices: handheld RPG-lites, full-fledged action games on current-gen consoles, or four-player fight-a-thons on the Wii like (deep breath) Naruto: Clash of the Ninja Revolution 2, [...]

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Hands-On: Ben 10 Alien Force

Tweet You know what makes me happy? Quality 2-D animation instead of crummy 3-D. So even though I may not be a Ben 10 super-fan (read: I’ve never watched the Cartoon Network series, a sequel set five years after the original Ben 10 show, where Ben comes out of Omnitrix retirement to save his missing [...]

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LittleBigPlanet Selling On eBay For Over $150

Tweet As you all know, LittleBigPlanet was recalled, after already being shipped to the majority of retailers, due to Qur’an references in one of the game’s music tracks. However, those who’ve been able to purchase the game from non-chain shops, commonly referred to as “mom and pop shops”, are taking advantage of the delay. If [...]

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Capcom “Diplomatically” Disses Xbox LIVE

Tweet Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE boasts an enormous user base, however, many of its users have been nothing short of vocal in criticizing the monthly subscription fee required to fully “jump in.” Supporters of the service often cited the flexible in-game chat capability as its primary edge over the PlayStation Network, but recent updates on the [...]

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Sony Rewards Capcom with First Branded PSN Storefront

Tweet Mega Man and Resident Evil publisher Capcom has been rewarded for its success in the digital downloads market with its own branded PlayStation Network storefront. Coming off the hot releases of Bionic Commando Rearmed and Mega Man 9 this fall, Capcom has easily become one of the most productive publishers in the downloadable content [...]

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Bioshock Bioshittiness Fiasco Finally Over?

Tweet You may have been following our coverage of Bioshock PS3′s texture problems, in which case you will know that 2K have been doing everything they can to resolve the issue, including releasing a post-release patch to fix the texture problems. Well, now that the game and patch are out, we can finally see what [...]

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Sony LBP Delay Not Favoritism, Just Business

Tweet LittleBigResistance: Delay of Sackboy The recent controversy surrounding Sony’s decision to delay the release of LittleBigPlanet, over a Qur’an reference made in one of the tracks, has many gamers flexing their memory muscle in an attempt to illustrate a double standard. The belief is that Sony’s 2006 decision to essentially ignore the Church of [...]

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Walking iPhone Robot (sort of)

Tweet Do you hate missing a call because your phone is a few feet away and you just don’t feel like getting up to answer it? This man feels your pain. Silicon Valley software engineer and aspiring inventor, Kazu Terasaki, is attempting to give his iPhone a pair of legs to go with it’s massive [...]

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Miyamoto Joins Three of His Video Game Creations in a Legendary Animated Short

Tweet Shigeru Miyamoto teams up with a trio of video game characters he created in an impressive short illustrated and animated by Newgrounds user, Awkward-Squid. The concept behind the flash animation, titled “Legend of Miyamoto”, involves Mario, Link, and Donkey Kong helping their video game father make his way through their world. Squid says that [...]

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Mysterious Street Fighter Club Event: October 24th in Brooklyn NY

Tweet Do you live in the NYC area? Do you love beating the shit out of other people in videogames? Do you also like getting exclusive free stuff? Then you should check out the Capcom Street Fighter Club event happening in Brooklyn next weekend.

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SingSterling Charity Is Now Live!

Tweet Chelsea here, posting a bit of news for John, who currently has his hands full with SingSterling. What is SingSterling? Why, it is Destructoid editor Jim Sterling’s 24-hour SingStar sing-a-thon for charity of course! Right now Jim has only raised about half of the amount he’s aiming for, so he’ll only be singing for [...]

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Nirvana DLC Hits Rock Band Next Week

Tweet Seven classic Nirvana songs are set to release as downloadable content for Rock Band and Rock Band 2. Costing the usual 160 Microsoft Points (or $1.99) per song, the DLC will be available starting October 21 for Xbox 360 and October 23 for PS3. Another option would be to pick up the Nirvana Track [...]

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