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BioShock 2 Rated M For Intense Violence, Wirty-Dords
1:00PM Owen Good | No surprise BioShock 2 picked up an M from the ESRB, but that’s not to say its newly minted rating certificate isn’t interesting. The writeup says we can expect F-bombs, mother F-bombs, the C-word and the past tense of “tweeta”. More »
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Germany’s Censored L4D2 Runs Faster
2:00PM Owen Good | Australia isn’t the only nation receiving a power-cleaned version of Left 4 Dead 2. Germany, no doubt because of the killerspiele hysteria, has a similarly sanitised demo. But guess what, it also runs 40 per cent faster. More »
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Did That “Kill 1000 Kids” Achievement Make The Cut?
12:40PM AJ Glasser | Playlogic has released an Achievement/Trophy list for the upcoming Fairytale Fights and that “Kill 1000 Kids” one we were told about doesn’t seem to be on it. More »
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Study: Gamer Aggression Mimics That Of Warfare
12:00PM Owen Good | A study involving Unreal Tournament players, given a cash incentive for winning, found that gamers’ testosterone levels spiked noticeably after pwning complete strangers. When defeating friends, they produced even less testosterone than their vanquished teammates. More »
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Buddhist Monk: Games Satiate My Desire For Aggression
4:00AM Owen Good | Trinley Dorje (pictured) is a pretty hip guy. Like many 24-year-olds, he’s into popular music and video games. He’s also the Karmapa Lama — the only senior Buddhist leader recognised by the governments of China, India and Tibet. More »
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7:00AM Owen Good | No teeth-gnashing just subdued disappointment from Valve when, asked for comment on the Australian government’s refusal to classify Left 4 Dead 2, effectively banning it for sale there. Maybe Gabe Newell’s gonna talk to someone about it when he visits? More »
Valve ‘Pretty Bummed’ By Australia’s Refusal Of L4D2
7:00AM Owen Good | No teeth-gnashing just subdued disappointment from Valve when, asked for comment on the Australian government’s refusal to classify Left 4 Dead 2, effectively banning it for sale there. Maybe Gabe Newell’s gonna talk to someone about it when he visits? More »
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EA Germany Exec Accuses Gov’t Of Game Censorship
12:40PM Owen Good | Wracked by a mass shooting partially blamed on games, the government considering a ban on “killerspiele” and developer Crytek threatening to leave, Germany’s firsthand experience in the violent games debate is like no other country’s right now. More »
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Once Upon A Time, There Was A ‘Kill 1000 Kids’ Achievement
12:00PM Owen Good | That will be our story for today, dear readers, how rewarding players for killing 1000 child characters in Fairytale Fights is in the game, as of now, but… yeahhhh… likely won’t be in the final release. More »
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Survey Says U.S. Gamers Older, Fatter Than Thought
12:20PM Owen Good | Hooray! Video gamers average age is that of mine – 35. Less celebrated: gamers are more likely to be unhealthier, fatter, and more depressed than others. Those are the findings of – ding ding ding!!! – a new study. More »
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