Saturday, December 5, 2009

In Real Life

Nintendo’s 1955 Cameo In The New York Times

5:30PM December 5, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

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News

Brazilian Senator Seeks Violent Game Ban

4:40PM December 5, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Valdir Raupp, who is both a senator and a lion of a man, has put forward a bill seeking to ban the sale and distribution of violent video games in Brazil. More »


Canabalt Micro-Review: Up On The Rooftop, Tap, Tap, Tap

4:20PM December 5, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

It’s not often that we play a video game designed, coded and scored in just five days. Canabalt, conceived and created for the Experimental Gameplay Project, uncomplicated as it is, somehow doesn’t feel like the typical output of two weekends. More »


News

New PSN Game Is Nearly 10GB In Size

3:40PM December 5, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Upcoming PlayStation Network title Record of Agarest War may sound tempting to fans of strategy RPGs, but if you’ve got a 20GB system (or even a 60GB system), you may want to be careful. More »


Check Out This Girl’s Final Fantasy XIII Summon

3:20PM December 5, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Not much time left before Final Fantasy XIII is released in Japan on December 17, but Square Enix has released some new screenshots — mostly of characters Cid Raines and Oerba Dia Vanille’s summon, Hecatoncheir. More »


In Real Life

Arcade Cabinets Make The Best Imaginary Buildings

3:00PM December 5, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

News

Modern Warfare 2′s Army Is 26,000 Times Larger Than Sparta’s

2:40PM December 5, 2009 | Owen Good

Activision sent out a news release today touting the Modern Warfare 2 installation base – 8 million strong and growing – as larger than most real world armies. Indeed it is. How does it compare to history? More »


Hey, Stop Blaming The Australian Government/People For “Banning” Games

2:20PM December 5, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

You know, every time a game is “banned” in Australia, I see people from the US and Europe saying stupid, stupid things. I’d like to try and put a stop to that. More »


News

Is This Really Our First Look At Dead Space 2?

1:40PM December 5, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

Unfortunately, it very well may be. This Rorschach inkblot-esque image was recently uploaded by what appears to be the official Dead Space Twitter account, a not-so-subtle image laden with Necromorph silhouettes and Unitology alphabet scratches. More »


News

Latest Madden Patch Pays Tribute To Slain QB

1:00PM December 5, 2009 | Owen Good

The second patch for EA Sports’ Madden NFL 10 adds the tribute helmet sticker Tennessee is wearing for Steve McNair, murdered in the offseason by his deranged mistress. Philadelphia defensive coordinator Jim Johnson also gets the memorial treatment. More »