In Real Life

Who Says Snowboarding And Evening Gowns Don’t Mix?

As seen at the United State’s Postal Service’s truly bizarre Consumer Electronics Show booth.


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Martin Sheen Dares You To Talk Back To Him (In Mass Effect 2)

Much ado has been made about Mass Effect 2′s new combat system, but let’s not forget that it’s still a story-heavy, actor-packed role-playing game.


January 14, 2010
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How Gaming Helped Create Roxxxy’s Skin-Deep Personality

If you can get past the skin-soft silicon, the oversexualised mouth, the transparent nightie and uncomfortably-separated thighs, Douglas Hines latest invention could offer some interesting insight into the way games interact with people.


January 13, 2010
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Final Fight: Double Impact Puts You Back In The Arcade

The most impressive thing about Capcom’s download ports of arcade classics Final Fight and Magic Sword aren’t the gameplay, it’s the frame that the game plays within.


Razer Reinvents, Perfects The Xbox 360 Controller

The second to last thing I was expecting to be writing about my visit to Razer’s CES booth was an Xbox 360 controller. The last thing? That I like it more than Microsoft’s version.


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Mass Effect 2 Sets Its Sights On The Modern Warfare Crowd

Famed role-playing game developers Bioware are going after a surprising audience with their upcoming RPG, Mass Effect 2: Fans of first-person shooters.


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Mad Catz Wants To Take On Fight Stick King Hori In Japan

Hot off the success of their licensed Street Fighter tournament edition fight sticks in the US, Mad Catz is hoping to expand their reach into the land of Street Fighter: Japan.


January 12, 2010

Just How “Wii-Like” Is LG’s Magic Motion TV Remote?

Two of the ten bazillion HDTVs on display at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show were the LE9500 and PK950, previously noted for manufacturer LG Electronic’s claims of a “Wii-like experience,” courtesy of its Magic Motion remote. How Wii-like was it?


CES 2010 Aims To Resurrect 3D

Las Vegas is a city of smoke and mirrors.


January 11, 2010

Hands-On With Unreal Engine On The IPhone, Nvidia Tegra

Epic Games VP Mark Rein brought with him the latest platforms on which the company’s Unreal Engine 3 officially runs, iPhone 3GS hardware and Nvidia’s Tegra 2 “system-on-a-chip” platform, giving us a chance to go hands-on with the tech demo.