Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Culture

PETA Protests Baby Seal Clubbing In World Of Warcraft

11:40PM Mike Fahey | PETA is taking the battle against Canadian baby seal slaughter to a whole new front – World of Warcraft. More »
Media

Funcom’s The Secret World Is Not Safe For Frosty Treats

11:20PM Mike Fahey | There is a world within our own, where an attractive CG Japanese girl can’t even drink a milkshake without having to take on a slobbering hellbeast. More »
News

Pogo Gives Away Billions

11:00PM Brian Crecente | Electronic Arts is giving away 200 billion tokens to their Pogo players this month. That works out to about 12,600 tokens to each player to use toward virtual clothes and goodies for their avatars. More »
News

British Store Accused Of Buying Stolen Fallout 3 Games, Has To Pay Up

10:00PM Luke Plunkett | Last year, a British video game retailer by the name of Awesome Games was offered some copies of Fallout 3 to put on sale. Prior to the game’s official release. From an “unknown seller”. More »
News

New Crytek Trademarks

9:30PM Brian Ashcraft | German developer Crytek, the studio behind Far Cry and Crysis, has trademarked a couple new names: More »
News

What’s New About PS3 Tales of Vesperia?

9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Yes, we know there’s a pirate girl named Patty Fruel. But there’s got to be more to separate the upcoming PS3 version with the Xbox 360 one released last year. Well, there is. More »
Culture

For Those With Too Much Money: The Elite Racer Pro

8:30PM Luke Plunkett | Custom racing rigs are nothing new. Heck, A few years back I played Race Driver inside a real V8 Supercar on a 30-foot screen. But we rarely see custom racing rigs this pretty. More »
News

The UK Goes DSi Crazy

8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | British people love the Nintendo DSi. When the handheld console, which is Nintendo’s third iteration of the DS platform, went on sale last Friday, the portable racked up big numbers. More »
Culture

The Waggle-Powered Wii Lawnmower

7:30PM Luke Plunkett | If you’re sick of using your Wii to play Wii games/gather dust, why not try something new, like this Danish guy did. And use it to mow your lawn. More »
Culture

Super Mario Bros. Strikes Back!

7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Super Mario Bros. plus Empire Strikes Back equals this, apparently! Los Angeles artist Misha painted this 18 x 24 inch work. More »