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Jun
20
The other evening, I was happily playing along in Medium mode on Guitar Hero II for the Xbox 360, and - at the point of an encore, about halfway through the mode, it happened. What happened? A heavens-to-Betsy ‘Oh My God’ gaming moment - which I’m sure all of you have had in the […]
Jun
20
ELSPA reacts positively to Manhunt 2 ban, but will be contacting BBFC
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Paul Jackson, Director General of ELSPA has released a statement supporting the BBFC's ever so slightly draconian treatment of Manhunt 2, in which he states:
A decision from the BBFC such as this demonstrates that we have a games ratings system in the UK that is effective. It shows it works and works well. Any decision […]
Jun
20
BBFC responds to Destructoid editor regarding Manhunt 2 banning
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You've all heard about the outrageous banning of Manhunt 2 by the British Board of Film Classification, as announced yesterday. You should also all be aware by now that European members of the Destructoid community have had enough and will soon mount our official response very, very soon. The news has lit a […]
Jun
20
I confess, fighting games aren't really my specialty. I'm only passably good at them– that's to say, better than many people, but I eat dirt against practiced gamers. I do play a lot of Soul Calibur, though. My hands get automatic and I zone out– just like during those awkward afternoons in high school. And […]
Jun
20
ooVoo pitches gamers with nostalgic bloody faces
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To add to today's essential collection of non-news, I offer you this absurd commercial we just received from the ooVoo people aimed at gamers. The video shows a trio of British blokes entering a deathmatch session engaged in proper trashtalk aimed at the newb on the left, played by our very own Jim […]
Jun
20
No theoretical limit to PS3 firmware updates, but fans are a different story
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Whenever you corral a couple of engineers together in a discussion, magic usually follows. Between all of the technical jargon that they weave in and out of conversations all nonchalantly, often comes enlightenment and amusement. Unlike the analysts that we poke at with a stick, engineers actually understand their subject matter — and are our […]
Jun
20
Contra 4 coming to the DS; Yippee Ki Yay Red Falcon!
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Konami just sent us a press release detailing their plans to drop Contra 4 into everyone's favorite handheld, the Nintendo DS, sometime during 2007. The release will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the series, and the four billionth time I've listened to the Minibosses cover of the original theme.
The game itself will be a sequel […]
Jun
20
PS2 version of Spider Man3 continues to top the charts at Blockbuster
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A list of Blockbuster’s top ten video game rentals for the week ending June 17,2007 is given below. No surprises here, folks – Spider Man3 is again #1 on this week’s list. Which wasn’t entirely unexpected, given it’s prior dominance over the last few weeks, but we thought we would tell you anyway!
It’s also […]
Jun
20
Three in one game box released for Hitman Trilogy tomorrow
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The Hitman trilogy is being released today by Eidos, parallel to the ongoing filming of the “Hitman” movie based upon the same material, with Timothy Olyphant as the main lead playing “Agent 47”. This trilogy is composed of three parts: “ Hitman: Blood Money”, “Hitman: Silent Assassin”, and “Hitman: Contracts” for the PlayStation 2 and […]
Jun
20
WarHammer 40,000: Squad Command to be released shortly on DS and PSP
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PSP and DS gamers will soon be able to engaging in killing mutants, purging the unclear, and condemning the heretics in a new game designed by THQ. The company made an announcement about this today. The new game is based upon the space age style conflict originally created by Games Workstation for tabletop gaming […]