Archive for November, 2008

It’s Official: No Street Fighter IV For US Arcades

Tweet Being a resident of a major American metropolis with you know, some people who are into arcades, I’ve gotten a chance to play Street Fighter IV – dare I say it – the way it was meant to be played. On a big ol’ cabinet with quarters lined up along the bottom of the [...]

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DS Review: Ninjatown

Tweet Who would have thought that such snuggly little ninja could be so dangerous? Southpeak Games’ Ninjatown is a welcome addition to the Nintendo DS’s line-up with its tower defense-style play mechanic and extremely adorable art style.

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The Watercooler – The Watchmen Edition

Tweet Warning: The Watercooler is the best thing you will see on the Internet today, mainly because it is the best thing I saw on the Internet yesterday. Be advised that these Watercooler stories are not necessarily videogame related (they usually won’t be), and are often silly, controversial, and/or not safe for work (NSFW). If [...]

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LittleBigPlanet Sales Not That Great? No Shit!

Tweet I know some fanboys will read the headline and expect this article to totally slam the PS3 and Little Big Planet, and they will likely start posting hateful comments before even reading what this is about. Great. You are only making your fanboyism more apparent and showing the community what a massive dickface you [...]

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Nintendo Tries to Stop Used Sales With a Form of “Hardware DRM”

Tweet It seems Nintendo is not satisfied with the amount of money that the casual market is slipping into their garters. In an unprecedented and frankly offensive move, they have added a sort of “DRM” to prevent Wii users from re-selling or even sharing their newest peripheral: the WiiSpeak.

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The Watercooler – 15 November 2008

Tweet Warning: The Watercooler is the best thing you will see on the Internet today, mainly because it is the best thing I saw on the Internet yesterday. Be advised that these Watercooler stories are not necessarily videogame related (they usually won’t be), and are often silly, controversial, and/or not safe for work (NSFW). If [...]

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Couple Divorcing Over Second Life Affair

Tweet You can do a lot of things in Second Life. You can run a business, you can be a musician, and you can be a totally different person. You can also cheat on your wife! And I don’t mean your Second Life wife, I mean your first life wife. And maybe she’ll divorce you. [...]

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Ladies’ Night Out with Animal Crossing: City Folk

Tweet Last night, I had the pleasure of attending a rather unique event: A “Ladies’ Night Out” event for Nintendo’s upcoming Animal Crossing title. I was actually kind of confused at the whole idea–I mean, according to Cammie Dunaway, Animal Crossing is the title coming out forhardcore gamers, not the more casual female market. The [...]

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Solid Snake Impersonator Escapes from German Prison

Tweet BBC News reports that a 42-year-old prisoner has escaped from his prison in Western Germany by means of… well, a cardboard box. The Turkish prisoner, at the end of his work shift, hid in a cardboard box and was loaded onto a cargo lorry. From here, he cut the tarpaulin on the truck and [...]

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Criterion Announces Toy Cars for Burnout Paradise

Tweet Criterion have announced a brand new set of downloadable cars for their acclaimed racer, Burnout Paradise, following last week’s announcement of a hover car. The Toys available include the Carson GT Concept P12, the Kreiger Racing WTR, the Hunter Takedown 4×4 and the Hunter Manhatten. There are a further five unnanounced cars in the [...]

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Street Fighter 4 Console Release Dates Announced

Tweet Capcom’s Unity Blog reports that the console versions of Street Fighter 4 will be released in the US and Europe on Feb. 17 and Feb. 20 respectively. Both the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions will be released at the same time, the blog reports. There was no word on the PC version. Are there [...]

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Left 4 Dead Has Gone Gold; Steam Users Can Now Pre-Load

Tweet Left 4 Dead 411 reports that Valve’s much anticipated Left 4 Dead has gone gold, meaning that the game is finally ready to be shipped. Steam users will find that if they have pre-ordered the game, they can pre-load the game ready for it to be played the second it is released on the [...]

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The Watercooler – 14 November 2008

Tweet Warning: The Watercooler is the best thing you will see on the Internet today, mainly because it is the best thing I saw on the Internet yesterday. Be advised that The Watercooler is not necessarily videogame related (it usually won’t be), and is often silly, controversial, and/or not safe for work (NSFW). If this [...]

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Economic Slowdown? Gaming Industry Suffers Not

Tweet You may remember when we reported that analysts were expecting the gaming industry to have huge sales this holiday, specifically Guitar Hero, despite this economic crisis plaguing the U.S. Turns out they were right (duh). Not only has the gaming industry not fallen into a slump, but it has in fact increased a whopping [...]

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Top Five New PlayStation 3 Games

Tweet Hello PS3 lovers. Here’s my top five list of new games for the PlayStation 3. These five games are definitely worth checking out if you’re looking for some new games to play on Sony’s console. All games were just released within the past month, so they’re all still fresh. Hit the jump for the [...]

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