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Gamers! Tonight We Dine In Hell!!!
Saturday, December 29th, 2007There’s something hilarious about a game that is designed to do nothing more than taunt, harass, and utterly piss off anyone playing it. With the combination of annoying old school action game music, cheap tricks, and traps designed to screw over anyone with basic gaming instincts, this game has it all. I’m pretty sure this [...]
Coming Soon: MMORPGuitar Hero?
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007Some “big” news in gaming was announced this Sunday, with Vivendi (You know, Blizzard Entertainment, World of Warcraft, etc.) acquiring Activision (You know, Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk, Barnstorming on the Atari 2600) in a deal where billions of dollars changed hands. So what does this mean for gamers? Well, nothing actually. According to the AP [...]
Now THAT’S Hardcore
Monday, September 17th, 2007I just found this article on AOL.com and all I can say is, dude couldn’t brown bag a lunch and a red bull? Man Dies After Three Days Online AP Posted: 2007-09-17 11:21:06 Filed Under: Weird News BEIJING (Sept. 17) – A man in southern China appears to have died of exhaustion after a three-day [...]
Manhunt 2 banned in England; ESRB bestows AO rating in US
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007Well, it had to happen sooner or later. Because of its violent content and (ostensibly) its Wii-specific interactivity, Manhunt 2 has been banned in England. Hot on the heels of this decision, the ERSB slapped the game with an AO rating here in the States. In a statement released to the press, Rockstar said: We [...]
Sega Re-Fuels Feud With Nintendo
Monday, June 18th, 2007Sega’s US vice president of marketing, Scott Steinberg, dropped some fightin’ words about the Wii’s staying power. In an article with Reuters, Steinberg had the following to say: “I am a little concerned about the creative depth of the Wii pool,” Steinberg said in an interview. “I’m not sure if they will top out in [...]
PS3 Reaches Critical Milestone – Outsells GameBoy Advance
Friday, June 15th, 2007Sony executives must be breathing sighs of relief — the sales numbers for May are in, and are painting a much prettier picture for the PS3 than we’ve been accustomed to seeing. After a bit of a rough patch, during the month of May, the PS3 has outsold the GameBoy Advance. Not only did it [...]
Fatal1ty vs PC Gamer Staff
Tuesday, May 29th, 2007A while back, the staff over at PC Gamer Magazine invited Jonathan ‘Fatal1ty’ Wendel to stop by their office for a 5 vs 1 deathmatch in Quake 4. What insued can only be described as pure pwnage. Let’s just say there’s a big difference between game journalists and professional gamers. The best part is when [...]
Blizzard Sues Gold Farmers
Sunday, May 27th, 2007One of World of Warcraft’s (and any MMORPG for that matter) dirty little secrets is gold farmers. Chances are, if you asked random WoW players if they’ve ever bought gold, the large majority would probably reply with an emphatic “no”. But the truth is, people do buy gold from gold farmers – which has been [...]
Microsoft 1, Modders 0
Friday, May 18th, 2007People with modded Xbox 360′s will be in for a shock next time they logon to Live. Microsoft has started banning anyone with a modded system. Gamers are scurrying to figure out exactly how Microsoft is detecting the modded systems, but no luck so far. Microsoft, after snickering to themselves on a job well done, [...]
Halo 3 Beta Problems
Friday, May 18th, 2007Yesterday was a bad day for those waiting to play the Halo 3 Beta. Owners of Crackdown were unable to access the download as promised and were forced to wait hours (HOURS!) before they were able to begin their download. One Digg user was quoted as saying, “Don’t ******* tell me to ******* calm down. [...]
How One Gamestop Employee Got Owned
Sunday, August 6th, 2006I found myself in Gamestop (formerly EB Games) a few days ago. I was there browsing around the store when in walked a guy who looked to be in his late twenties. I noticed him because he seemed to be in a hurry, and made a bee-line to the register. As he approached the counter [...]