In Real Life

NBA’s 2011 Alternate Uniforms — If They’re Ever Worn — Are Leaked By NBA 2K12

Hooray for PC versions of sports games! Some enterprising hackers have picked apart the code for NBA 2K12 and found the secret alternate jerseys that should be revealed this year if, you know, the NBA and its players get their act together and solve this lockout mess.


October 10, 2011
News

ModernWarfare3.com Now Goes To Modern Warfare 3′s Website

At last, the long, sordid saga of ModernWarfare3.com has come to an end, one month before the game’s release, with lessons learnt for all sides.


October 6, 2011
PC

EVE Online Boss Grovels For Forgiveness After A Summer Of Fiascoes

Wracked by boneheaded decisions involving game expansions and the sale of virtual goods, EVE Online’s community has been in an uproar for several months. The outrage was so loud that the game’s publisher has prostrated himself begging forgiveness, with a 1,500-word self-flagellating unconditional apology.


September 22, 2011
News

NHL 12 Goes Five-Hole On A … Defenseman

Let’s just say if you’re going into the corner with Winnipeg’s Nik Antropov hot on your tail, be prepared to pay the price.


September 15, 2011
In Real Life

Harley Quinn’s Saucy Arkham Mo-Cap Was Actually Done By A Dude

Thanks for ruining that, IGN. If you want to rehabilitate your loving memory of Batman’s clown princess, I suggest a glance here.


September 11, 2011
News

‘Swatting’ Sends Cops To Xbox Live Mod’s House

Cops in Sammamish, Washington, are super pissed after being sent to a home here by a 911 call claiming someone inside had claymore mines and hostages. The caller turns out to be a prick seeking revenge on an Xbox Live moderator.


September 4, 2011
News

Poorly-Dubbed Trailer Lands Uncharted 3 In Trouble With Brazilians

As English-speakers, we take for granted a lot of things: One, that every game will either be originally published in our language or localised for it (and woe betide those that aren’t…) Two: That the voice acting, if incompetent, will at least sound poorly acted and not read off a page.


August 20, 2011
News

Hey BioWare, That’s The Wrong Jennifer Hale

It’s pretty cool that Jennifer Hale was the subject of such a great New Yorker profile. Not just because she she finally played Mass Effect while doing it, and not even because I totally have a quote in the article. No, it’s cool because Jennifer Hale is the queen of voice acting, and she deserves the recognition.


August 15, 2011
Nintendo

Nintendo Files Trademarks For "Wii U" But Doesn’t Own Wiiu.com

Our good friends at Fusible note, somewhat wryly, that while Nintendo’s gotten around to filing patent applications on the Wii U it’s lacking ownership of the wiiu.com domain. The console by that name is due for sale sometime in 2012.


July 24, 2011
In Real Life

Well, That’s One Way To Combat Misogyny In Gaming

Enthusiasts of military-style first-person shooters are not well known for their progressive thoughts on the matter of gender. The organisers of a large LAN party in Texas, scheduled to celebrate the launch of Battlefield 3, have decided the best way to deal with any slurs hurled at female gamers is to simply forbid them from attending.