Sunday, February 7, 2010
News
DLC Removal Threatens Halo 2 Farewell
10:30AM Owen Good | Downloadable content for the original Xbox has been taken offline as Microsoft prepares to terminate the console’s online support. One problem: Matchmaking restrictions require all Halo 2 DLC to play it online. That could make for a small going-away party. More »
Culture
NSFW: Are You Bad Enough To Listen To This With Speakers On?
10:30AM Owen Good | This hardcore Bad Dudes rap is one of three game homages put out so far by the group Action Adventure World, all of which are chock-a-block full of filth-flarn-filth. That means I’m a-watchin’! More »
News
Judge Tosses Shareholder Suit Against Midway Board
10:00AM Owen Good | A federal judge reluctantly threw out a creditor claim against the former board of Midway, which alleged that the debt-saddled company pursued loans it couldn’t pay and arranged a sale that screwed company stakeholders while enriching a well-connected few. More »
Media
Fair Or Foul, MLB 10 The Show Still Looks Great
9:00AM Owen Good | Gametrailers put up a few exclusive videos of MLB 10 The Show, one of which is 90 seconds of gameplay featuring cover man Joe Mauer. This game looks very good. More »
Features
Stick Jockey’s Super Sim Spectacular
8:00AM Owen Good | Earlier this week, EA Sports ran its annual Madden Super Bowl simulation, predicting New Orleans to be tomorrow’s winner. But there are plenty of contingencies and scenarios – some less plausible than others – that they didn’t take into account. More »
News
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Will Feature WWII Level
7:00AM Owen Good | The newly published ESRB ratings certificate for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 mentions that “players conduct missions on an unnamed Japanese island during World War II and then move into the modern day”. More »
Culture
Just Don’t Call This “Bling”
6:00AM Owen Good | Though Super Mario coin boxes do make that sound, A.B. Frazier at The Koalition reminds us that hip-hop retired that term. But hip-hop producer Pharrell is very much active with this Super Mario jewelry. More »
News
BioWare Responds To Self-Censorship Charge On Mass Effect 2 Sex
4:00AM Owen Good | Mass Effect 2’s tamer (and sideboobless) sex scenes led some to believe that BioWare held something back, after the 2008 uproar over Mass Effect started by the Network That Must Not Be Named. But a dev sternly denies that charge. More »
News
