In Real Life

The World’s Cosiest Video Game Launch

Foregoing a lavish, star-studded party, PopCap’s Bejeweled 3 launch party was held in a North London living room, with only a secretary, a grandmother, a librarian, a banker and a father in attendance, representing the series’ diverse fanbase.


November 11, 2010
In Real Life

Leona Lewis Launches Kinect With Her Voice

The UK pop singer responsible for the English theme song to Final Fantasy XIII, Leona Lewis helped launch Kinect in England yesterday during an event at the Natural History Museum.


November 5, 2010
In Real Life

This Man Waited Two Days For His Kinect

Peter Gonzales, last seen waiting outside of the Times Square Toys ‘R’ Us on Tuesday, celebrates being the first customer to purchase Kinect last night and the chance to finally take a shower.


October 6, 2010

The Four Heroes Of Light Set Off On Their Grand Adventure

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Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light for the Nintendo DS hits stores today, giving fans of the first FF games a good old-fashioned role-playing experience. Check out the official launch trailer.


September 17, 2010
News

Should You Buy Move For Your PS3?

Tonight’s the night, well, technically tomorrow is the very early morning.


In Real Life

Cop Tosses Tripping Gamer To The Floor, Makes Him Laggy

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Not all Halo: Reach midnight launches went according to play. Take for instance this one in Winnona, Minnesota’s Gamestop, which was plagued not only by an inebriated gamer and a handsie cop, but LAG!


July 27, 2010

Starcraft II Launches Around The World

Today is the day Starcraft II is released, a whopping twelve years after its predecessor. People are excited. Join us, then, as we show you images of midnight (and daytime!) launches from around the world.


In Real Life

Here’s The First Copy Of StarCraft II In Australia

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The truck carrying StarCraft II arrives at EB’s Brisbane midnight launch, as seen on Gamers-Underground.


In Real Life

Snaps From The StarCraft II Aussie Midnight Launch

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The crowd at EB Games’ Albert Street store in Brisbane last night, as seen on the EB Games twitter.


July 21, 2010
News

Meet Starcraft II’s Developers At Select Midnight Openings

For the launch of Starcraft II, Blizzard and publishers Activision are going all out, flying the development team around the world to attend midnight openings across Europe and North America.