Archive for May, 2010

Psychologist’s Study Suggests Avid Gamers Can Control Nightmares

Jayne Gackenbach, a psychologist at Grant MacEwan University in Canada, had written several books on dream research by the time the 80s were coming to a close, but it wasn’t until the 90s kicked in that she began to study the effect video games had on the dream world …

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THQ Hiring Booth Babes On Craigslist

Ah, the booth babe. An infamous position in the gaming industry held exclusively for attractive women who wish to be paid to stand around in skimpy outfits and smile suggestively.

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Exec Defines Game Mechanics As Means To Addict Consumers

According to Tim Chang, Principal at Norwest Venture Partners (a financial backer of social mobile game creators), you might as well have been shooting heroin into your arms every time you squashed a Goomba …

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Backbreaker Customization: Producer Proudly Promotes Penis Prediction

You know those kids in your Sexual Education class that laughed every time the teacher said the word “penis” — well it seems that those people have taken over the world, and there favorite past time involves …

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How To Choose A Gaming Shirt You Can Wear In Public

Tweet I own a few gaming shirts. Not as much as some people, but more than many. However, I have three criterion that I stick to when buying a gaming shirt- keep it simple, keep it clever, keep it wordless.

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Yoshinori “Willie Nelson” Kitase: FFVII Remake Requests Always On Our Mind

A recent interview session with Square Enix staffers Motomu Toriyama (director), Yoshinori Kitase (producer), and Shinji Hashimoto (producer), was held just a few short days ago as a follow up to the Korean launch of Final Fantasy XIII …

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New Game Releases: 5/30 – 6/5

Tweet In what seems to be a very mediocre week in new game releases, SEGA makes a big splash with the release of Alpha Protocol and a wave of old-school re-releases for the PC. Hit the jump for the full list of new game releases this week and my pick of the week.

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Custom Iron Man Armored Kicks With Arc-Reactor Tongues

When I was much younger, light-up shoes were all the rage. They were annoying as all hell, but every time you take a step, they’d glow repeatedly, and it was always really fun to look down and see them like that …

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David Hayter Explains Why Movies Turned Into Video Games Don’t Work

David Hayter has been guest blogging on MTV’s Movies Blog this week, and as someone involved in both writing for big movies (the X-Men series) and being a part of big games (voice of Solid Snake), he’s definitely qualified to explain why games based on movies just don’t work …

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Prove Your Red Dead Obsession, Shop Rockstar’s RDR Swag Store

Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption is all the rage right now, and if you haven’t played it there is likely something wrong with you. Maybe you’ve got bad breath or a severe case of foot fungus. Worst yet, maybe you’re …

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Rumour: Online Multiplayer Coming to Mass Effect

If a recent job listing is to be believed, Bioware are looking to implement some kind of online multiplayer in the Mass Effect series.

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Ripten Review: Alan Wake

Let me start this review by first stating that to the best of my knoweldge, I am fully awake right now, and not under the influence of any supernatural forces. Though if I were possessed, the chances are I’d have no clue, and therefore, neither would any of you …

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LEGO Prince of Persia, Coming Soon?

There have been LEGO games based on Star Wars, Batman, and Indiana Jones. Could Prince of Persia be the next franchise to undergo a LEGO based treatment?

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How To Make Your Very Own Plush Plants vs. Zombies Potted Plants

As I just mentioned in my previous post, depending on where you reside, today is most likely a lovely day to get off your ass and do something outdoors …

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Sega Dreamcast Boombox Mod, It’s Jammin’

Depending on where you live, today could very well be considered an ideal day for a cookout with friends and family (I know this because I’m being dragged out the door as type) …

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