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Dec
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CheapyD unboxes WiiFit. Paid about $70 for a scale with some motion sensors
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WiiFit came out in Japan over the weekend and was easily another big seller for Nintendo. CheapyD got his hands on the bundle and filmed the unboxing for all of the Internets to see. Cheapy will have some feet-on (HAHA! GET IT?!) report on what he thinks of WiiFit on his CAGcast this Wednesday.
I have […]
Dec
2
Modal Kombat: Using real guitars to play videogames
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David Hindman has created a new way to play videogames. They use their (real) guitars to control the fighters from Mortal Kombat and Mario Kart as if the guitars were actual buttoned controllers. Modal Kombat (the mod of Mortal Kombat), is controlled by different pitches, volumes and their sequences that tell the fighter what to […]
Dec
2
Destructoid Network: This week’s finest 12/02/07
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What an interesting week it has been here in the videogame world! Look at how this drama affected Destru … Cashwh0re! Other than that, Virtualgirl continues to impress with her Weekly Cosplay on Japanator, TheGoldenDonut makes an epic C-Blog gathering all of the contests the Internet has to offer, and Orcist makes a special announcement […]
Dec
2
Early on Sunday, a surprising press release debuted on the wires - one that revealed Activision and Vivendi Games were merging, in a complex, yet-to-be-approved deal that will end (providing regulators and Activision shareholders agree) with a 52% majority Vivendi-owned ‘Activision Blizzard’ entity trading on NASDAQ.
But what are the major points and lessons we […]
Dec
2
RetroforceGO! Episode 26 recording in … OMG ONE HOUR! First annual Retrofeast!
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Sorry for the late post today. Dyson and I were busy reading to blind children in an orphanage, while Topher and Colette were saving some diabetic puppies from a giant kennel fire. Rev Anthony? Well, he was just pushing down old ladies, but I was told not to speak of that.
Since the holiday season is […]
Dec
2
Two new No More Heroes clips (sponsored by TAMPAX Pearl)
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The clips we’ve seen in the past from Suda51’s No More Heroes have all been tiny snippets rife with hip surreality and stylized everything, but they haven’t really shown us much of the game. The denizens of the ‘net are happy to get excited over anything, so lack of meaningful content up until now hasn’t […]
Dec
2
Fantastic 4 V3 Due
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“On March 11, 2008, Fox Home Entertainment will release Fantastic Four: World’s Greatest Heroes - Volume Three on DVD. The third installment of World’s Greatest Heroes comes home to DVD with four episodes spanning one disc, and will contain three collectible trading cards. It will be available for the MSRP (Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price) of […]
Dec
2
The patch/update for the PlayStation 3 version of Assassin’s Creed is now live, according to Ubisoft’s community manager on their official forums:
Following consumer feedback regarding some issues while playing Assassin’s Creed for PlayStation 3, a corrective update has been developed and will be released worldwide on the PLAYSTATION® Network over the next few days. You […]
Dec
2
EA rocks customer service, gives customer a free game
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Destructiod community blogger Tino decided to follow up on his request for a replacement Rock Band guitar as his broke after 3 hours of use. He wondered where his replacement guitar was after a week out, as it was supposedly shipped via 2-day shipping.
He came home today to find an email from the "Rock Band […]
Dec
2
GameSetMicroLinks: Sunday Specials
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Blimey, a gigantic trawl through Bloglines has unearthed all kinds of interesting things - I’m particularly taken by the Game Boy vs. Kindle discussion points, since it’s easy to dream about a WiFi, insta-download portable console.
But there’s some other interesting material in here - and I’m particularly pleased to see that Aquaria, the IGF […]