Wednesday, June 17, 2009 - Page 2
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Xbox LIVE Is Back Online

Yes, we know. After being down off the grid for 24 for some scheduled maintenance, LIVE is back up. Notice any differences?


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Battle Of The Wii Remotes: Official Vs Third-Party

Nintendo are no longer the only company in town with a Wii Remote on the market. You can get peripherals from third-party manufacturers too, with differing aesthetics and differing price points. So which is better?


In Real Life

Toybox: No, You Cannot Play With These FFXIII Figures Yet

Final Fantasy XIII is not out yet, and it won’t be in Japan until this December. Know what that means? Let’s start the marketing blitz right now.


In Real Life

Mario Gets Played Off By The Keyboard Cat

Ah, keyboard cat. I like the guy, because unlike other pieces of internet crap, he can remain humorous indefinitely, so long as the accompanying blooper is funny enough.


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PAIN Makes A Long, Painful Jump From PSN To Blu-Ray

Sure, PAIN has a roster of annoying, forgettable characters and a one-shot gameplay mechanic. But it’s also good, honest fun, and has quietly become one of the star performers on the PlayStation Network. Next week, it hopes to become a star performer on Blu-Ray as well.


In Real Life

Olivia Munn’s Playboy Cover Looks Like This

Attack of the Show! host Olivia Munn is the “Babe of the Month” for Playboy, appearing in a non-nude pictorial and on the cover. We knew that.


News

So, How Did Scribblenauts Come Up With 10,000 In-Game Items?

The key appeal of DS platformer Scribblenauts lies in your ability to conjure around 10,000 items to aid you in your quest. But how did the developers come up with so many of the things?


The Top 10 Best Original Games Of E3

Kotaku AU

There were a lot of predictable games at E3. Lots of sequels, lots of franchises, lots of licensed properties. But there were also plenty of great looking original games. Here are the ten best I saw.


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Grasshopper Manufacture’s PS3 Title Is “Risky”

Grasshopper Manufacture, the developer behind Wii franchise No More Heroes, is working on a PS3 game — perhaps that rumoured Kafkaesque title? Who knows? President of Marvelous Interactive, Yasuhiro Wada, does.


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And The Top 20 PC Games For May Were…

The NPD Group have released a list of the 20 best-selling games sold through traditional retail channels for the month of May. And yes, there is interesting stuff beyond the usual parade of Warcraft and The Sims!