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Archive for January 2008

January 23rd, 2008

Russian Gamers Confuse Lineage II With Clockwork Orange

Some people have more trouble distinguishing virtual from reality than others. Take, for prime example, two groups of Russian gamers who spent their time rampaging and conquering in Lineage II. The Coo-clocks, angsty student-types, and the Platanium, jaded old hands in the gaming world, had a fierce in-world rivalry and spent every spare moment trying […]

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January 23rd, 2008

Solar MP4: Solar Powered Nintendo Emulator

The Solar MP4 is a third-party Nintendo emulator that uses solar energy to power up, and looks pretty cool (for a knock-off).
Here are some of its features:

Plays MP4 videos
3.5″ TFT screen
Built-in NES, GameBoy, and GameBoy Color emulator
Functions as an e-book
SD-reader

To use it, you must load a ROMS through an SD card, but that’s not the […]

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January 22nd, 2008

Master Chief, Not McNuggets, Causing Childhood Obesity

What do we call this technique children? Deflection, deflection, deflection.
In the current societal climate, where fried and fatty is glanced longingly at from the corner while being denounced for the terrible toll it’s taking on the health of both adults and children, McD’s needed a new punching bag to point at, guiding the hordes aggressive […]

By Erin -- 2 comments

January 20th, 2008

CSI: Hard Evidence

Love, love, love the CSI games. I can’t help it, I’m a forensic chemist by training and I love the campy horrid drama of the original series. Yes I know, the game graphics are sub-par, and yes I know, compared to a lot of the next-gen games out there this one looks like poo, despite […]

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January 19th, 2008

Spice Invaders Could Land You In Spain

What’s cooler than a combination of retro games and world travel? Not much, which is why an online contest promoting Big Tom Spiced Tomato Juice has got me firing away despite its obviously marketing laced intentions.
In a take off Space Invaders, the makers of Big Tom have created Spice Invaders: Attack of the Insipid Liquids […]

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January 19th, 2008

Blizz Culture Meets Pop Culture

I love it when game designers are given the freedom to be a little bit cheeky and creative with their projects, particularly when the outcome isn’t a Hot Coffee inclusion, but a clever reference to the trends of the real world. No gaming genre is more suited to this kind of pop culture assimilation as […]

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January 19th, 2008

Video Game Concert Coming to Orlando

Video Games Live is coming to Hard Rock Live in Universal’s CityWalk on January 24th. If you’ll be in the Orlando area this is worth checking out. Video Games Live is a concert featuring music from many a popular video game performed by a full orchestra and choir.
The show begins at 7:30pm, but there will […]

By Ingrid -- 0 comments

January 18th, 2008

Rumor Mill: Castlevania for Nintendo DS Screenshots?

Several screenshots from what appears to be the possible sequel to Castlevania DS have leaked into the Internets.
Legit? You decide.

 
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January 18th, 2008

Spore To Spawn On Macs From Start

Great news for us Mac gamers! One of the most highly anticipated games ever, Will Wright’s Spore, has been confirmed for simultaneous release to both the PC and Mac. The game was shown to eager Apple fans running on a Mac at the Macworld Expo this past week and reflects a much broader move on […]

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January 18th, 2008

Xbox Live Issues Resolved With … Undertow?

 
Microsoft announced not very long ago that they’d be giving out a free game download as a way to say, “So sorry, we <3 you,” to their Xbox Live player base. They told everyone to hang tight for details and now, finally, they’ve been revealed.
The free download for all Live members is … <drumroll> […]

By Ingrid -- 1 comment

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