Sunday, January 11, 2009
Culture
Second-Life Hooker Bares All
9:00AM Owen Good | “We have street prostitution here in Italy, and I have always wanted to be one of them,” says “Palela Anderson,” who is a high priced escort in Second Life. More »
CES 09: Hands On With Mad Catz’s SFIV FightStick & FightPad
8:30AM Michael McWhertor | If a US$150 arcade stick is too rich for your blood, accessory maker Mad Catz has a few other options for the fighting game fan not content with the standard Xbox 360 or PS3 controller. More »
Baltimore Pol Indicted Over PS2 Controller
8:00AM Owen Good | In part. One of 12 counts against Charm City’s Mayor accuses her of soliciting donations of gift cards for the needy over the holidays, then using them to buy a PSP and a PS2 controller. More »
Rumours
Rumour: EA Planning More Layoffs, Mobile Division Already Hit
7:30AM Michael McWhertor | Electronic Arts may have additional layoffs planned for the new year, as a source at the company tells us that the publisher is planning to lay off 400 more employees by the end of March. More »
A Case for Indie Development on Mac and Linux
7:00AM Owen Good | MacOS and Linux’s install base is dwarfed by Windows, so in terms of which platform to develop for, that ends the argument right there. Right? Wrong, says Wolfire Games‘ Jeff Rosen. More »
Culture
Stop Motion Street Fighter
4:30AM Owen Good | What do you get with one borked SNES and two bored geeks? Stop-motion Street Fighter action figure battles. Fight! More »
Culture
Donkey Kong Wins Quilting Bee
4:00AM Owen Good | I’d like to think of a sewing circle of eight platinum-haired, bifocaled grannies, each working on a corner of this awesome quilt and gossiping about getting to the Donkey Kong kill screen without the hammer. More »
Fable II Bug Fix Patch Finally Live
3:30AM Owen Good | Lionhead’s announced that a patch finally fixing a slew of bugs — including the infamous unresponsive abbott in Monk’s Quest — has gone live today. And good news! No one will assassinate your child anymore! More »
[Updated] Bob’s Protest — and Bob’s Game — is Over
3:00AM Owen Good | Bob Pelloni’s 100-day protest over Nintendo’s refusal to give sell him its SDK is ending short of its goal. Update: Bob’s site now says: “SORRY, EVERYONE! IM ALIVE!!! ITS JUST A JOKE!!! SORRY EVERYONE!!”
