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Frank Miller Makes Odd Gaming Reference In Anti-Occupy Rant

8:00AM November 15, 2011 | Brian Crecente

Famed artist, filmmaker and comic book writer Frank Miller is just saying when he believes everyone is thinking when he tells the Occupy movement to “go back to your mommas’ basements and play with your Lords Of Warcraft”. More »


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The Japanese PSP Game That Screams The Pants Off Schoolgirls

8:00AM April 7, 2011 | Owen Good

Frankly, I’m not sure where to begin with this one. Yes, something called a “Soul Nude” combat system, in which using “soul words” leave your opponent naked, is an obvious start. But Gachitora!: Abarenbou Kyoushi in High School also features batting practice, back rubs and, of course, the obligatory fishing game. Needless to say, this is a Japan-only release. More »


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What You Might Have Seen In Gran Turismo 5 If You Weren’t Going So Darn Fast

7:00AM December 6, 2010 | Owen Good

A Yakuza 3 ad, an Engrish restaurant sign and … George Clooney? Gran Turismo 5 is an amazingly detailed game, though some of that detail on its Tokyo race course is a bit strange. More »


In Real Life

Gaming With Defendant Costs Judge His Seat

9:00AM June 27, 2010 | Owen Good

Weird story out of Bristol, Va.; a judge there has abandoned his seat after it came to light that he’d been a constant video gaming companion of a man he’d sent to jail at least three times over the years. More »


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Unboxing Half-Life 2: The Bubblegum

4:00AM June 27, 2010 | Owen Good

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The infamous leak of Half-Life 2‘s beta in 2003 was a story with an international scope and wide-ranging consequences, some just now coming to light. Such as this box of Russian-made Half-Life 2bubblegum. More »


News

Trauma Team Undergoes Pre-Op Price Drop

7:00AM March 31, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Atlus’ eagerly anticipated surgical simulator Trauma Team for the Nintendo Wii is coming on May 18, and rather than submit the game to Atlus’ traditional last-minute delay, they’ve gone and dropped the price by $US10 instead. Score! More »


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96-Hour Marathon Allegedly Blinds Chinese Gamer

10:20AM January 12, 2010 | Owen Good

In the name of science – or because his domestic situation was driving him nuts – a Chinese man played games at a cyber cafe for four straight days. The good news? That will only temporarily blind you. More »


In Real Life

Detroit Shopper Gets Cray-Zay When He Can’t Return A Console

2:40PM December 3, 2009 | Owen Good

The ancient Chinese curse reads, “May you live in interesting times.” So when a GameStopper says “It was an interesting day here,” you know he’s not talking about big sales. More »


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Netherlands Hospital Blackout Blamed On Silent Hill

2:00PM December 2, 2009 | Owen Good

A psych ward patient in Holland killed power to an entire hospital thinking he was solving a puzzle in Silent Hill. More »


In Real Life

Ever Get Tetris Stuck Shaved Into Your Head?

9:30AM September 28, 2009 | Owen Good

As seen at Don’t Judge My Hair. Thanks, Mike T. More »