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Sunday Comics: Dead Island Irony of ironies, here as we are celebrating the 10 years of Grand Theft Auto III terrorising parents everywhere, IGN has shuttered What They Play which analysed video games from the perspective of parents concerned about violent and sexual content.
For their 200th podcast, IGN‘s Podcast Beyond! community put together this collaboratively made music video about those who save the world (virtually) again and again — you know, people like you. And me. And her.
Discs-to-your-door rental service Gamefly will buy Direct2Drive from IGN, according to a report by MCV, likely expanding digital rentals’ availability over PC down the line.
Earlier this year, game website IGN opened its doors to a batch of small, independent developers, giving them an opportunity of a lifetime: to appear on a reality show and potentially embarrass themselves on camera with quickly conceptualised and cringe-worthy game concepts.
Well maybe it’s not actually Charlie Sheen playing Black Ops, but this parody video from IGN is actually pretty hilarious and intersperses sound bytes from his various, batshit insane, interviews into an online multiplayer match. It’s actually really well done!
A life-size Lancer replica and an original painting from Bungie are among items IGN will auction next week in a 12-hour “webathon” to raise money for relief efforts in Haiti.
Attention all Sydney-based fighting game fans: got any plans for this Saturday?
