Thursday, January 1, 2009 - Page 2
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Reminder: Blizzard Customer Support Still Not A Teen Suicide Hotline

Teenage suicide? Don’t do it. And don’t threaten that you’re going to kill yourself to Blizzard Entertainment customer support representatives via online chat, because that will land your arse in jail. (Pro tip!)


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Way of the Samurai Finds Path To Xbox 360

Former PlayStation exclusive series Way of the Samurai is making the platform jump. Publisher Spike announced its intentions to bring Way of the Samurai 3 to the Xbox 360 in February.


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Meteos Wars Micro-Review: Make It Rain

Q Entertainment has given its Nintendo DS puzzler Meteos new life on Xbox Live Arcade with Meteos Wars. Why the “Wars” distinction? It’s certainly no bloodier than the standard Meteos (or even Meteos Disney Magic.)


In Real Life

Play Pinball, Learn About Farts

I’ve seen plenty of edumacational games and I’m always delighted to explore how they surreptitiously teach people as they play a game. But this is the first time I’ve played a edu-pinball game.


News

Wall Street Journal: Playing The Fool

An article from the Wall Street Journal highlights some eyebrow-raising stories from the new book “The Race for a New Game Machine,” written by designers who worked closely on the Cell and 360 processors.


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Resident Evil: Degeneration A Lackluster Afterthought

With the latest Resident Evil movie behind us and the next game looming ahead, flick Resident Evil: Degeneration sounds like perfect filler. But at least one critic says it’s little more than a 96-minute cutscene.


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The LA Times’ Attempt At Making The Perfect Game

Who said designing video games was hard? All you need to do is steal the best parts from each and combine them into one enormous smorgasbord of all you can eat gaming.


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Mega64 Brings It Home


New Year’s Resolutions For The Game Industry

It’s the New Year, and that means it’s time for resolutions. You know, drop some weight, quit smoking, get organized – just like you resolve to do every year, right?


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A Year in Review: The Top Game Trailers for 2008

As the year comes to a close let us all stop for a moment and reflect on the wonderful world of hype, marketing, and yes, game trailers.