Sunday, June 28, 2009
Culture
College Freshman Gets Life In Console-Dispute Tragedy
9:00AM Owen Good | A Fresno man was sentenced on Friday to life in prison for shooting a 19-year-old to death in a dispute over a PlayStation 2, bringing to a close a tragedy first reported on two years ago. More »
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Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 Not Releasing June 29
8:00AM Owen Good | Marvel’s financial report back in May said Marvel vs. Capcom 2 would release for download on June 29. The Capcom-Unity Twitter account has officially nixed that date, setting it back about a month. More »
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There Will Be No “New Game Plus” In Mass Effect 2
7:00AM Owen Good | Restarting a character, with all of his attributes, weapons and perks, at the beginning of the game is sometimes called “new game plus.” Mass Effect had it, but Mass Effect 2 won’t. More »
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EverQuest I & II Get 16th And 6th Expansions
6:00AM Owen Good | The dedicated players of Everquest – and after nearly 10 years, hell yes they are dedicated – will get expansions for the first two games in the series beginning in November. More »
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Right-Wingers Cite 1982 Arcade Death In Legal Brief
5:30AM Owen Good | The fun-killing neighbourhood scolds at the Eagle Forum filed a brief [pdf] supporting California’s violent video game law, and invoke the 1982 death of a Berzerk player as evidence that games even cause physical harm. More »
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EA Might Let You Remap Fight Night — Through DLC
5:00AM Owen Good | How’d we miss this? In a chat a couple weeks back on IGN, Fight Night Round 4 producer Brian Hayes said that remapping the face buttons to throw punches might be “an option via DLC.” More »
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“News Gaming:” Lots Of Buzz But No Breakout
4:00AM Owen Good | Dad, a newspaper publisher, always told me, “the news is what people are talking about.” Video games can be that, too, as we’ve seen lately with mobile or flash games based on much-discussed current events. More »
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Want To Meet Final Fantasy’s Composer?
3:30AM Owen Good | You need to be in Seattle from July 9 to 11, and you need a hundred bucks. The Seattle Symphony is giving a three-day performance of Final Fantasy’s score, and Nobuo Uematsu will be attending. More »
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That Hulu That Your PS3 Won’t Do
3:00AM Owen Good | Some PS3 websurfers have reported that, as of this morning, they’re no longer able to play Hulu videos. Engadget dug through the Hulu TOS and thinks it knows why. More »
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