Articles By: Andrew Podolsky

Rockstar Releases GTA4 PS3 Patch

Tweet After concerns of online stability for the PS3 version of GTA4 were aired out online, Rockstar has formally responded with a patch that should fix what they claim are server-related issues.

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Bourne Conspiracy Demo Sniping Xbox Live

Tweet Jason Bourne readies his heat vision to take out a distant gunman. For super spies in training, or just bored Xbox owners on a Monday evening, check out the new Bourne Conspiracy demo, which has finally arrived on the Xbox Live Marketplace. The demo offers a brief chance to try out the game’s hand-to-hand [...]

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Ghostbusters Preview

Tweet After two decades, the upcoming Ghostbusters game is like one of those nostalgic blasts from the past that lies dormant in your subconscious, like a river of pink slime or a hell-hound in your fridge, just waiting to burst out and go “boo” at the slightest provocation. For me, that awakening took place when [...]

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Fuhgedaboutit: New Mafia 2 Screens

Tweet The original Mafia game was a bit overlooked in the wake of GTA3 and its ilk, but I thought the old-timey setting, vintage cars and weapons, and Scorcese-like story were pretty awesome. Now, long overdue, comes the sequel.

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Binge with the Major League Eating Game

Tweet To promote their very funny (and very strange) downloadable competitive eating game for the Wii, Mastiff Games held a once-in-a-lifetime event for game journalists: Watch a man devour 141 pieces of avocado sushi in just six minutes.

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Sam and Max Season One Sleuths Onto Wii in September

Tweet A scene from Season Two: Do you think we’ve come to the right place, Sam? Who says adventure games are dead? Luckily for fans of the once-thriving genre, or new Wii owners looking for a cinematic detective story about a giant dog and rabbit, Sam and Max will be making the jump to the [...]

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Iraqi Teen Escapes With Virtual World

Tweet CNN is currently reporting the heartbreaking story of a 14-year old Iraqi girl named Wurud who finds solace in the 3d online chat of Zwinky World. The article suggests that many people who live in war-torn nations like Iraq seek pleasure in the escape of entertainment, which provides a psychological comfort that can nourish [...]

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There Was a Farmer Had A Dog: Bangai-O Was Its Name-O

Tweet The fine folks at Treasure, who gave the world the classic Gunstar Heroes for Sega Genesis, have a new dual-screen shooter for the Nintendo DS (even if the top screen is just a map). With somewhat crappy graphics and a distinctly Japanese ass-kicking difficulty, Bangai-O gives new definition to hardcore shoot-em-ups.

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GDC 08: Sony Shows Off Patapon, God of War PSP, and Echochrome

Tweet Sony had a rather comfy-looking booth on the GDC show floor, with large 1080p screens and leather couches, perfect for sitting around and playing Devil May Cry 4 or Echochrome. Behind these were rows of PSPs with God of War: Chains of Olympus, and the charming surprise Patapon.

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GDC 08: Zeemote Party Was Ze Bomb, But What About The Controller?

Tweet Angelina Jolie takes a break from adopting children to check out the Zeemote What do a Lara Croft impersonator, an elaborate ice sculpture, and a new drink called the “Zeemotini” have to do with a joystick peripheral for cellphone games? We weren’t sure, but Ripten set out to find the connection when we went [...]

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Hot, Foggy, New Silent Hill 5 Screens

Tweet A handful of new Silent Hill 5 screens appeared on the official website today, and some of them are downright impressive while others are simply bland. Check them all out after the jump.

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January NPD: PS3 Outsells Xbox 360 and DS

Tweet According to the January NPD numbers, the PS3 outperformed expectations and did extremely well in sales, outselling the Xbox 360 in the United States for the first month ever.

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Spore Includes Youtube Integration

Tweet Among the flurry of details released today about Spore, coming September 7th for the PC, one interesting tidbit might have been missed along the way. When you create your custom alien race, spaceship, or vehicles in Spore, you can upload videos of them to your Youtube account with just one click from inside Spore.

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Six Cute Animals Overload On Games

Tweet There are plenty of cutesy videogame characters–Sonic, Pikachu, Parappa, and LocoRoco come to mind. But what happens when the real-life animals from Cute Overload come out to game? Here are the adorable results we came up with.

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Capcom On A Roll: Both Bionic Commandos to be Shown at GDC 08

Tweet Hot on the heels of the announcement that Street Fighter IV will be playable at GDC, Capcom has also revealed that both Bionic Commandos–the XBLA downloadable remake of the original, and the next-gen, kosher frank-smuggling reboot, will be shown as well.

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