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The ‘Madden Curse’ Might Become A Movie

EA may be trying to create a video game movie based on the most unexpected property, its Madden NFL franchise. Specifically, the infamous “Madden Curse” that afflicts cover athletes is being mined for a “sports comedy,” according to one report.

December 14, 2010
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There Are New Tony Hawk: Ride & Shred Accessories

This is the DEK and it may be the first video game peripheral designed to work with the latest, wildly unpopular Tony Hawk skateboarding and snowboarding games that require dedicated skateboard controllers to play.

December 2, 2010
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The Uncharted Movie Doesn’t Sound Like Uncharted At All

Set aside your concerns about Mark Wahlberg portraying PlayStation 3 action hero Nathan Drake in the big screen adaptation of Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, because it doesn’t sound like this movie is based on the video game at all.

November 12, 2010
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Octodad Proves Raising Kids, Secretly Being An Octopus Ain’t Easy

Loving husband. Caring father. Secret octopus. This is the tagline for Octodad, an adventure game in which players struggle to raise a family, maintain a secret octopus identity and somehow walk upright on tentacles.

November 10, 2010
In Real Life

Braid’s Russian Box Art Is Glorious

Indie hit puzzle-platformer Braid has come to retail in Russia, thanks to MumboJumbo and Russobit-M/GFI, giving us the box art giggles with its delightfully inappropriate and mischievous take on Tim and gang. Thanks Maritan!

October 6, 2010
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Dream Club For Xbox 360 Destroys Subtlety With Sausage Feeding

D3 Publisher is bringing more hostess dating simulation to the Xbox 360 with Dream Club Zero later this year, adding the option to feed nubile, doe-eyed girls sausages. We’d expect nothing less from Oneechanbara developer Tamsoft. Kudos to them.

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Seriously. This Should Be Illegal. Part II.

I don’t want to tell you how to spend your money, but don’t ever spend 30 bucks of it paying someone else to upgrade the firmware on your PlayStation 3. (I’ll show you how to do it for free!)

September 29, 2010
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I Am Guybrush Threepwood, Mighty… Jedi Apprentice?!

LucasArts has revealed a somewhat unexpected addition to the cast of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, the star of comedic adventure game series Monkey Island. Either some cloning procedure has gone horribly wrong or Guybrush really is that mighty.

September 22, 2010
In Real Life

Pink DualShocks? They’re For Girls!

Or so implies the latest email from the folks at PlayStation, who are clearly aware that pink plastic video game accessories are not cross-gender compatible. As seen in my email inbox.

July 27, 2010
In Real Life

A Small Dose Of Cosplay Poison For Your Eyes

In some respects, an anatomically correct Poison from Final Fight cosplayer, seen lounging outside the Comic-Con halls. I’m sorry for showing you this picture.

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