Saturday, February 14, 2009

Ric Flair Wishes You A Happy, Strangely Violent Valentines Day

3:30PM February 14, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

And again, the Red Alert 3 marketing team outdo themselves, somehow taking Ric Flair and his figure-four leglock and turning it into a heart-warming Command & Conquer-related Valentines Day message.

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In Real Life

Halo Wars Figures Receive Reinforcements

2:30PM February 14, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Kicking the pre-release marketing for Halo Wars into top gear, a second series of Halo Wars action figures have today been announced by McFarlane and Microsoft.

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News

This Is Why Midway Is Totally Screwed

1:30PM February 14, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Midway filed for bankruptcy yesterday. Grim news, but it’s also a bit… vague. It’s hard to tell from mere words just how badly the house of Mortal Kombat is faring. So let’s use numbers instead.

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In Real Life

Bikini Samurai Minus Bikini

1:00PM February 14, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

When Playboy reviewed Wii title Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad, it asked publisher D3 for this: Exclusive naked pics. And exclusive naked pics it got.

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News

Capcom Want A New Resident Evil On Wii

12:30PM February 14, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

So far, the Wii is without its own Resident Evil. Umbrella Chronicles is a gun game, so doesn’t count. Resident Evil 0? Remake, doesn’t count either. We’re talking all new here, baby.

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In Real Life

You’ve Got 48 Hours, Make A Game

12:00PM February 14, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Website Boing Boing checked out the 2009 Global Game Jam, which has participants from all over the world churn out a game in 48 hours.

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Can Screenshots Help Explain What Noby Noby Boy Is?

11:20AM February 14, 2009 | Mike Fahey

Can a set of new screenshots explain what exactly what is going on with Noby Noby Boy for the PlayStation Network where creator Keita Takahashi of Katamari Damacy fame failed?

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News

Ex-Ensemble Staff Form New Studio

11:00AM February 14, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Ensemble Studios, developers of the Age of Empires series and Halo Wars, are dead. But the developers who comprised Ensemble? They’re still alive, and some of them have formed a new studio.

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In Real Life

New Emulator to Play Any Game Ever Made — For Science!

10:40AM February 14, 2009 | AJ Glasser

The European Union put up $5.2 million (€4.02m, £3.6m) to fund a project called Keeping Emulation Environments Portable (KEEP) — which will develop a software program that can archive digital objects to preserve them for posterity.

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News

Xbox Originals Gets Grabbed By The Ghoulies Next Week

10:20AM February 14, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

You know why the call them Xbox Originals? Because you can’t call ‘em Xbox Classics. Case in point, Rare’s first Xbox title, Grabbed By The Ghoulies is your next Xbox Original. Oh, I kid, Rare!

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