Sunday, September 20, 2009 - Page 2
In Real Life

Seriously. This Should Be Illegal.


Nintendo Allegedly Confirms Wii Price Cut, Effective Sept. 27

Nintendojo has reported that Nintendo, in a conference call with retailers, confirmed that the Wii’s price will be cut to $US199, effective Sunday, September 27. Nintendojo says one of its staffers was on the line during this call.


News

Zombie Apocalypse Dated; XBox Live Gets It A Day Early

Konami’s given a release date to its top-down undead blast-o-thon Zombie Apocalypse, and it’s next week! Xbox Live users get the title September 23, or Thursday. PlayStation Network users will see it Friday, September 24.


In Real Life

Alignment Error: Even Good Games Can Offer Bad Choices

Few things mar a game, especially a role-playing game, like being sold on creating a complex, even unique character and then being presented with tendentiously noble or evil choices to build out that role.


News

Bootlegged Virtual Sex Toys Get Second Life Sued

Yep. If Second Life’s involved, how could sex toys not also be involved? A manufacturer of, uh, intimacy aids has filed a lawsuit alleging that users bootleg, with impunity, the virtual sex toy brand it also sells in Second Life.


Where Madden Plugs A Gap, Another Sees A Running Lane

In building a football video game without a full NFL licence, Jeff Anderson discovered his toughest pitch wasn’t to investors, but the press. “They’d say, ‘Don’t you understand? You’re not supposed to be making a football product. That’s EA’s job.’”