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Second Life Winds Up In FBI Gang Intelligence Dossier

10:30AM November 4, 2011 | Owen Good

Second Life isn’t simply a virtual realm where people starve horses, troll others having sex, and traffic in counterfeit groovie-goolies sex devices. No, it’s also a network through which gangs discuss and plot their evil deeds, says none other than the Eff Bee Eye. More »


In Real Life

Harmonix Should Make A Shooter, Says Expert

11:15AM October 21, 2011 | Owen Good

Fast Company, the business magazine read by movers and/or shakers, uncorked some outside-the-box advice for companies stuck in a rut. Harmonix Music Systems is on the list, it seems, because of stagnation in the music gaming genre, not necessarily because it’s spinning its wheels, but whatever. They are being advised to make, wait for it, a shooter. More »


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 »


PC

New Video Game Delivers The Immersive Realism Of Waiting 5 Hours In Line At A Museum

1:00AM September 18, 2011 | Owen Good

A year ago, the contemporary artist Marina Abramovic held a show at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, at which patrons waited in line for a very, very long time just to meet her. The excitement of that encounter is now chronicled in a recently launched free-to-play online game. More »


In Real Life

Man Pooing On Dead Hedgehog Is Not Necessarily A Video Game Metaphor

1:30PM September 17, 2011 | Owen Good

Hi there, smart guy. Yes, this is not germane to video games. That said, a dude pulling down his pants and squatting in the middle of the road over a deceased hedgehog, maybe spreading his butt cheeks a little and squeezing out a fudge dragon on its carcass, is something we can argumentatively link to the lamented state of a certain game franchise for purposes of a humorous poop-joke post to close out the evening. More »


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Honey Badgers? In NBA Jam? It’s More Likely Than You Think

9:30AM September 16, 2011 | Owen Good

With the NBA lockout looking like it will wipe out a lot of games this year, some basketball video game makers are looking outside the league’s real-life rosters to create enthusiasm and interest. NBA 2K12 for example, is bringing 15 of the sport’s greatest players to life. NBA Jam‘s going with goddamn honey badgers. More »


News

Dutch Broadcaster Admits ‘Slavery: The Game’ Trailer Was Viral Ad

8:00AM September 8, 2011 | Owen Good

The trailer for “Slavery: The Game”, suspected to be a fake, is in fact so. Dutch broadcaster NTR made it as part of a viral campaign for a documentary series about the nation’s history in the slave trade. More »


In Real Life

Wait ‘Til You See This Hawaiian Wrestler’s Shoryuken

2:00AM August 21, 2011 | Owen Good

Gymnasium/ballroom/armory pro wrestling is a beautiful thing. A beautifully cheesy thing. This combatant from Hawaii, “Kenryu Takadoki”, has shed all pretense of trying to become noticed and promoted to a bigger circuit because, hey, they’re way out in Hawaii. So why not go with a repertoire based on Street Fighter moves? More »


News

Yes! That Really Is The Head Of Activision Acting Opposite Brad Pitt In A Movie

5:20AM June 17, 2011 | Brian Crecente

In Real Life

Mortal Kombat Battles .. The Ukrainian Parliament?

8:00AM June 5, 2011 | Owen Good

If I understood Ukrainian or Ukrainian politics, who knows what I would think of this video. But operating on the principle that everything’s zanier in a foreign language, I’m gonna call Mortal Kombat vs. the Ukranian Parliament a laugh riot. Especially when one of the fatalities involves turning punching Raiden in the balls, then turning into a giant box of chocolates and crushing him More »