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Thursday, May 8th, 2008
In a recent speech, Barack Obama mentioned GTA IV, in the proper way, reminding parents and others that it is our responsibility to raise our children, not Rockstar Games or the Television:
I was just catching the news this morning about Grand Theft Auto, this video game, which is gonna break all records and make goo-gobs […]
Microsoft Resets Live Cheaters Achievements to Zero, Labels Them for All the World to See
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Microsoft is taking Achievement Points quite serious, it seems. They see to have developed some method for catching Gamerscore cheaters, and are acting accordingly, according to Major Nelson:
The steps today takes the form of the following:
• Resetting the entire Gamerscore for an account to zero
• The account will be unable to regain all previously obtained achievements and […]
Halo 3 Gets 3 “New” Maps in April
Thursday, March 20th, 2008According to Bungie the Legendary Map Pack will arrive on Xbox Live on April 15th. The reason I call the maps, “new” is that only one is actually new. One is a remake of the classic Sidewinder from the original Halo, Ghost Town is new, and the 3rd yet to be announced map will […]
Gears of War 2 Offically Announced, Trailer
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008The interwebs are currently abuzz with news of the sequel to the most overrated game of 2006 coming to the Xbox 360 this November. As of now there are no screenshots, no gameplay videos, no information other than November and that lame teaser trailer above, but I’m sure you can expect to see more space […]
AOTS Made A Funny: Achievement Whores
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
G4’s AOTS is notorious for it’s ability to not make me laugh. Their, “humor” normally leaves me with a slightly sick feeling my stomach. The fact that this video actually made me chuckle is certainly worthy of a headline.
Achievement’s are a tough situation. They can help a game by giving you unique goals that you […]
Microsoft Announces Free Game: Undertow
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008A few weeks ago Microsoft promised a free game to Live users for all the problems experienced during the Christmas and New Years holidays. The decided upon free game will be Undertow, an underwater shooter that looks about as much fun as a bad episode of SeaQuest DSV. It’s a shame Microsoft couldn’t just give […]
Today’s Links
Monday, January 14th, 2008
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows to be 2 movies? Possibly. At least I’d go see this in two parts, instead of say, Zyzzyx Road (big points if you can remember that one).
Rock Band add on? According to Engadget, now you’re going to be able to put on a light and smoke […]
Xbox Live Troubles Result In Free Game
Friday, January 4th, 2008It’s not really news that Xbox Live has been having serious issues since Christmas. A massive influx of new users meant that Microsoft’s servers have had some problems keeping pace. Luckily, they actually feel bad about the situation and will be offering a free game to both Gold and Silver members:
Dear Xbox LIVE Members:
During this […]
Halo 3 Rube Goldberg Suicide Machine
Monday, December 24th, 2007You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video
A Rube Goldberg machine is an elaborate system for performing a simple task. Like the game Mouse Trap. Here, someone creates an entire Rube Goldberg Machine to commit suicide in Halo 3. While it’s very impressive, I can’t help but call it a waste […]
Assassin’s Creed is a Huge Success
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007News about just how successful, and how important, Assassin’s Creed’s was for Ubisoft is starting to appear. First of all, according to Gaming Age, the game has already shipped 2.5 million copies, with Ubisoft expecting to sell through 5 million by the end of the year. That’s an amazing number, the only other title to […]
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