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Archive for April 2006

April 21st, 2006

Behind-the-Scenes With Blizzard

As we all know, Christmas in July is fast approaching (I’ve made up my wishlist, have you?), and there are few people more difficult to appease than the hardcore WoW addict. They’ve got all the strategy books, all the posters, the expansion packs, the t-shirts, the ball caps, and yes, even all of the […]

By Erin -- 1 comment

April 20th, 2006

PS2 Now $129

Sony has dropped the price of the PlayStation 2 to $129, after telling us they had no plans to drop it. Of course, a drop in price is never a bad thing (for consumers) and I can think of a lot of things I could do with the extra $20. Or I would, if I […]

By Ingrid -- 0 comments

April 19th, 2006

Paris Hilton Goes Mobile

Got a mobile phone? Love Paris Hilton? Then GameLoft has the game for you.
Following up its mobile release portfolio that includes games like: Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood, Block Breaker Deluxe, Mission Impossible III, and the colossal mobile version of Peter Jackson’s King Kong, it has decided to venture into decidedly more […]

By Erin -- 0 comments

April 18th, 2006

Spotlight on Gamers: The New TV Stars

Looks like us gamer geeks are going to be the new faces of Reality TV thanks to Major League Gaming. Our favorite organized gaming league has struck a deal with USA to air seven episodes featuring the pro-video blogging world this upcoming fall.
Though video gaming fans have been able to follow competitions on game Web […]

By Ingrid -- 2 comments

April 18th, 2006

Wal-Mart Pwnz Gaming?

Well it does if you believe the astounding assertions that have been pumped out in a recent issue of The Escapist. Article author Allan Varney rips any notions of publisher autonomy and freedom of choice to shreds in his painful detailing of just how much control the retail giant has over what games hit […]

By Erin -- 4 comments

April 17th, 2006

Dell Seeks Street Cred

It appears that Dell can add the titles of overpriced eye-candy to their resume following their acquisition of perennial geek modding favourite: Alienware. Word is that Dell, who doesn’t exactly have the sparkly cool reputation in the gaming industry (especially following the lukewarm reception of their gaming laptop), is lookin’ to git down with […]

By Erin -- 2 comments

April 13th, 2006

Where There Be Chicks, There Be D–…

If you’ve at all been interested in the whole ’sex in games’ explosion, you no doubt know the name Brenda Brathwaite. She gets contacted for comments, quotes, opinions, articles and seminars on anything that even vaguely seems connected to adult gaming content. She herself said (paraphrased), in her extraordinarily entertaining session at GDC: […]

By Erin -- 5 comments

April 13th, 2006

Oblivion: The State of My Bank Account

Maybe it’s because I don’t play MMOs that this gets my goat as much as it does, but the idea that I’m going to have to pay for content in Oblivion is the current target of my “I hate the gaming industry” rants.When I dish out a healthy chunk of my paycheque for a game […]

By Erin -- 11 comments

April 12th, 2006

First Boobies … Now Nude Pinups

Why am I talking about nude pinups now? Simple: Girl gamers want to bear it all … apparently.
I am not one of these girl gamers. But they’re out there. In fact, now there’s a whole new organization …
GirlsofCS is an online gaming community and nude pinup gallery. We are out to empower female gamers […]

By Ingrid -- 2 comments

April 12th, 2006

I Play Violent Video Games …

I officially want this t-shirt!
“I play violent video games, I could snap at any second.”
HAHAHA…
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