Texas

In Real Life

Ultima Creator’s House For Sale For A Cool $4 Mil

2:30PM October 20, 2011 | Owen Good

Richard Garriott, the Ultima creator and space tourist believed to be the only private citizen to own property on an extraterrestrial body, is selling real estate here on Earth. For about $US4 mil you may claim the stately Texas manor owned by Lord British. More »


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EA Sports Shows Everyone How You Lobby A Texas Governor

5:20AM July 19, 2011 | Owen Good

When it comes to negotiations , EA Sports doesn’t mess around. They they know what matters most, and in Texas, that means football. More »


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EA Sports To Open New Texas Studio

3:40AM July 19, 2011 | Owen Good

Electronic Arts today said it will expand its EA Sports operations to Texas, and bring in more than 150 new jobs in a move the state government is expected to back with financial incentives. More »


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Internal Memo Addresses Madden Losses, Lays Out EA Sports’ Expansion Plans

8:00AM June 30, 2011 | Owen Good

In an internal memo obtained by IGN, a senior EA Sports executive says the label will soon open a third studio in Texas, and addresses the departures of key developers from its flagship Madden NFL product. More »


In Real Life

Here’s How You Handle Looking And Turning In A Motion-Control FPS

3:00AM May 1, 2011 | Owen Good

Head- and eye-tracking will be the next big breakthrough in motion-controlled gaming. Forza Motorsport 4 will deliver it via Kinect. But for first-person shooters, we’re still stuck controlling our look with our arms, an act as unnatural as it is inconvenient. Some University of Texas students have whipped up a solution for that. More »


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Man Pleads Guilty To Killing Over Scarface: The World Is Yours

1:00AM April 7, 2011 | Mike Fahey

22-year-old Alejandro Garcia of Corpus Christi, Texas, will spend the next 15 to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to the 2007 shooting death of his younger cousin over whose turn it was to play Scarface: The World is Yours. More »


In Real Life

Could You Play Street Fighter IV With Your Face? And Win?

4:00PM April 1, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Interview w/ Broly Legs, Disabled SSF4 Chun-Li Player Mike “Broly” Begum is a Street Fighter IV player from Texas. And he’s pretty damn good. What makes Mike’s success notable, though, is the fact he’s so good despite having to play the game with his face. More »


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The Girl At The Video Game Store Might Be There To Rob It

4:30AM March 9, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Just because she’s a female shopping by herself in at a major video game retailer doesn’t mean she’s shopping for her boyfriend. This is the 21st century. She might also be there to rob the place. More »


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You Don’t Need Shoulderpads To Play Madden, But It Helps

8:20AM August 5, 2010 | Owen Good

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Madden NFL 11′s remade cooperative online play this year, but rather than bog down in a technical discussion, let’s see what happens when Ray Lewis and Mario Williams show up to pit two rival Texas high schools against each other. More »


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Texas Test-Market Opens For Rapture-Ready PC Games

1:20PM October 13, 2009 | Owen Good

Christian-themed PC games like Left Behind and the Charlie Church Mouse series are now available in – where else – Walmarts in – where else – Texas thanks to an agreement between the retailer and publisher Inspired Media Entertainment. More »