Archive for July, 2010

Deal of the Day: Amazon Credit

I’m a sucker for a great deal, and Amazon has got some great ones going on right now. Amazon has a habit of giving us credit back for the games purchased on their site with a preorder, and that’s obviously been a successful practice…

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In a Nutshell: Predators Review

Ripten takes a look at the latest film set in the Aliens and Predators universe. Is it worth your money, or even worth watching? Read our review to find out…

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Cataclysm Beta: New 31-Point Talent Trees Released, Warriors Get Improved Bandage Spec

The latest Blizzard update to the Cataclysm Beta gives us a glimpse at the new spec bonuses, talent spec user interface, and the 31-point talent trees themselves. Granted the majority of this is still far from complete, however you’ll immediately notice …

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BioWare Responds To Concerns About Dragon Age II

If you’re a Dragon Age fan then surely you’ve come to hear that BioWare has some major changes planned for Dragon Age II. Changes that will seemingly make the game play less like Baldur’s Gate and more like Mass Effect.

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Felicia Day Returns in The Guild: Season 4

Felicia Day and company returned today with the first episode of The Guild: Season 4. If you haven’t heard of The Guild, you need to get on Xbox Live and watch it…

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SNES Sleep Station: Rest Your Filthy Rich Gaming Head On This Super Nintendo Bed

Yes, you can now dream about your gaming glory days in a bed that looks like a Super Nintendo, but before you get your hopes up, this bed costs $20,000. Yeah, not a lot of us can afford that, but boy howdy don’t we wish. The best part? It wasn’t even made to look like a Super Nintendo …

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Old Spice Swagger Guy Responds To Cliff Bleszinski Shirtless Tweet (Video)

I often wonder about things like how long it would take me to eat a stack of pancakes piled as high as the Washington monument, or how many cookies I could cram into my jacket pockets without drawing the suspicion of movie theater food police …

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$100,000 Virgin Gaming Red Hot Summer Tournament Is On, Ends August 8th

If you’re into lazy days at the beach then this news update isn’t for you. But, if your idea of a fun consists of pwning noobs in online tournaments and winning boat loads of money for your efforts, then Virgin Gaming has got you covered …

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Activision Publishing Gets New CEO, Sony Loses Kevin Butler Creator

Announced today, marketing and advertising industry vet Eric Hirshberg will replace Mike Griffith as the Chief Executive Officer of Activision Publishing in September of this year. Griffith was promoted to Vice Chairman of Activision Blizzard …

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Five O’Clock Fan Art: Bioshock

It’s five o’clock (in the pacific time zone)! Kick back, put your feet up, and relax with a terrifying picture of an intimidating Big Daddy! Wait, what?

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“Schwarzenegger a Hypocrite,” Says EA’s Green

Recently, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has associated himself with a piece of legislation which will soon stand before the Supreme Court, seeking to make it illegal to sell or rent video games to minors that are deemed by the state of California to be “excessively” violent. As one might guess, this has not set well with a lot of people, including a number of those in the industry.

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Joe Danger Dev Calls Xbox LIVE a “Slaughterhouse” for Smaller Developers

Joe Danger was released on the PlayStation Network about a month ago, and has so far met with favorable reception. Heck, we liked it, that’s good enough, right?

With that said, there are no doubt some Xbox 360 owners who are wondering when the game will arrive in their neck of the woods. And the answer? Probably no time soon.

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Lost Nintendo Games Volume 1. Chibi Robo! 3

Chibi Robo! 3 came out in Japan last year on July 23 for the Nintendo DS. Since then I can’t recall Nintendo of America even talking about this game even though …

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Milo Returns, Cleans Room, Kills Snails

Recently, Peter Molyneux’s pet boy Milo managed to cause more trouble than he can possibly be worth following a no-show at last month’s E3. Fortunately, that was all straightened out, and it was hinted at that we would get to see him again soon.

And now, that time has arrived.

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Medal of Honor GameStop Listing and Limited Edition Trailer

Earlier on today Ripten reported on the release of two images, both of which were guns you would gun access to if you purchase the Limited Edition for EA’s upcoming series reboot; “Medal of Honor”. Well now GameStop has and official listing…

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