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Aug
31
Farewell Not-So-Dear Friend
Category: PlayStation 3, Industry, General, News, Hardware, Announcements | 
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Engadget had some interesting news this morning. Apparently Sony has revealed today that stock of the 60gig PS3 model have been finally been exhausted now that the 80gig has hit shelves.
What exactly does that mean for you? Well, basically, once your local retailers run out of the $499 Playstation 3 systems, that’s all she […]
Aug
31
Jam Sessions goes up to 11: I couldn’t make this post without a Tap reference
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Listen people, you cannot argue with math.
The success of the upcoming DS rhythm game Jam Sessions is as simple as Johnny Cash + Nirvana covering Bowie - Ben "Have you seen our MySpace?" Gibbard x wacky amp peripheral = Jesus riding a pterodactyl!
The just announced peripheral may cause many to scratch their heads in confusion, […]
Aug
31
Winning Eleven: PES 08 trailer: I have disgraced my ancestors
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As an American, I’ve grown up in a country known optimistically as a melting pot for the cultures of the entire world, and while my Italian ancestors seem to have agreed with that ideal, I’m not so sure they would appreciate what America has done for my utter lack of enthusiasm for their beloved national […]
Aug
31
Halo 3: When ARGs Go… Almost Right?
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So, ARGNet is still the place to go to learn about bizarre cross-media Alternate Reality Games, and it has a particularly interesting new piece up analyzing the creation and slight unraveling of the Halo 3 ARG, or “spiral marketing campaign”, as it seems to be better dubbed.
Rather than going full-out this time, some of […]
Aug
31
Fake game Friday: Rayman Raving Rabbids: The MMO (RRRMMO)
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The specifics of this week’s fake game are probably best left to the imagination — for everyone’s sake. Conceptualized by electro lemon, Rayman Raving Rabbids: the MMO may very well have been created solely out of a desire to create an acronym resembling the onomatopoeia for starting a decade-old motorcycle.
Gaze in wonder at the Photoshop […]
Aug
31
PAX 2007: Kongregate - card game to rule them all
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Hidden adjacent to a show hall wall on the other side of a black ominous curtain restraining PAX notorious Rockstar Table Tennis, and Mass Effect, Kongregate unveiled a new online card game that I was glad to play.
Kongregate, for those unaware, hosts user and company-created flash games on their website for free play. What sets […]
Aug
31
PAX 2007: The Dtoid Army interviews Rob Yescombe from Haze plus developer video
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Alright, I understand that people don’t like to do that whole reading thing. Especially when you see a sea of text such as with mine and Davids Haze write-up from earlier today. Luckily for you, Dtoiders AngelsDontBurn, Lark Ohiya and Tehuberone did an awesome interview with Rob Yescombe, screen writer for Haze. Rob was on […]
Aug
31
GASP! An artist that goes by his real name on the Internets?! Blasphemy! OK, maybe I’m being over dramatic. I’m so used to artists using their pseudo-personas that it’s actually a refreshing change to see someone using their real name.
Bill Mudron is easily a master of his crafts with his pieces that turn our very […]
Aug
31
Friday Night Fights: Call of Duty 4 beta edition
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Pack up your single player games and get ready for an evening of online multiplayer goodness, for Friday Night Fights starts tonight at 10:00 p.m. EST. If you can’t wait that long or already have plans to go out partying late into the night, some of us will be online earlier than 10:00, so feel […]
Aug
31
The Smash DOJO!! recap: “Only I have the brains to rule Lylat!”
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On Monday, a new item called Curry was revealed to make your characters go on fire. Please tell me after looking at the pictures you also thought of the famous NBA Jam line "HE’S ON FIRE!!!" — I know I did. Your character will continually shoot out fire while you use any attack. Also please […]