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Archive for February 2007

February 15th, 2007

Super Paper Mario for Wii Coming in April

April 9th, to be exact. Nintendo cordially invites you to attend the wedding between Princess Peach and King Bowser on this date. That is more or less how the press release announcing the exclusive release of the upcoming Super Paper Mario for Wii went.
The game features the nifty ability to switch between 2-D and 3-D [...]

By Ingrid -- 0 comments

February 15th, 2007

Sparter: Peer-to-Peer Virtual Goods Trading

In light of eBay’s decision to ban all selling of virtual goods from their sites, others have jumped at the chance to take over the market. Sparter (Beta), one such new service, is ready to help you trade and sell your WoW, EQ, EQII, and EVE Online goods through their 3 step, easy-as-pie, P2P [...]

By Ingrid -- 0 comments

February 14th, 2007

Spruce Up Your Gaming Decor With Wallskinz

How many times have you been told not to put tacks into the wall? And how many times have you frantically filled holes in plaster and drywall with toothpaste so that your landlord won’t keep your deposit, all so that you can hang your precious gaming posters around your ultra-l337 system?
Well no more! [...]

By Erin -- 0 comments

February 13th, 2007

God of War 2 Sex Minigame Video: Not Safe For Work

If you appreciate half naked virtual women with huge breasts and wish to have a virtual threesome with them, well this God of War 2 minigame video answers your prayers. I am not quite sure what the point of this is, but I’m a girl, so maybe I’m not supposed to ‘get it’.

And then game [...]

By Ingrid -- 1 comment

February 13th, 2007

A World Of My Own: Download Video Games

Virgin Games and Game Domain International have paired up to create A World of My Own, a project they hope will fascilitate the way video games are distributed online. The service promises to provide speedy downloads, allowing customers to play within minutes of purchase.
They like to think of it as the iTunes for video games, [...]

By Ingrid -- 0 comments

February 13th, 2007

DC Unlimited To Distribute World of Warcraft Collectibles

New DC Comics branch, DC Unlimited, has announced their plans to license and distribute WoW collectibles. Start saving for those must have action figures. Collectibles will include Burning Crusade goodies, and will be disclosed at this year’s International Toy Fair happening this week in NYC.

DC Unlimited’s World of Warcraft collectibles will include PVC vinyl, scaled [...]

By Ingrid -- 1 comment

February 13th, 2007

Free Casino Royal Blu-ray For PlayStation 3 Network Sign-Ups

Sony Europe is ready to award the first 500,000 gamers who purchase a PS3 and sign up for the PS3 Network a free Casino Royale Blu-ray.
Alas, this is only for those in Europe.

“All this, and more, will enable users to experience a whole new world of interactive entertainment, and that is why we are offering [...]

By Ingrid -- 1 comment

February 12th, 2007

Black Xbox 360 Coming Soon?

Rumors abound that a black Xbox 360 will be hitting the shelves in the very near future. As near as April, in fact, though it appears as though Australia might be getting first dibs.

 
 
The black Xbox 360 is rumored to come with a 120GB hard drive and HDMI outs. The price tag is estimated at [...]

By Ingrid -- 1 comment

February 9th, 2007

World of Warcraft Super Mario Theme Video

Probably one of the coolest WoW machinima projects I’ve seen in a while, this one turns WoW into well … Super Mario! Don’t know what I mean? Well, watch.

Loooove it. I’ve watched it like five times already. Makes me really miss my Nintendo.
Thanks to Matt for sending this to me. :)

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February 9th, 2007

Prizes For Boosting Your Gamerscore

Play more, get stuff. The message is pretty simple from Microsoft HQ as they try to offer incentives for increased Gamerscore hunting by way of the Old Spice Experience Challenge. Half a million dollars in prizes will be dished out to gamers who forget that they have a life for 60 days and [...]

By Erin -- 0 comments