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Dec
8
Jonathan Coulton’s “Still Alive” (it’s Sunday, people)
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If you’ve played Portal, then you already know about this song so I really don’t have to explain it to you. If you haven’t played Portal, however, well… actually, no. If you haven’t played Portal yet then you suck and aren’t worthy of the time it would take to explain the sheer awesomeness of this […]
Dec
8
Wii’s Going for $10,000 On eBay
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Having trouble finding a Nintendo Wii this holiday season? Well, if you check on eBay their going to run you up to $10,000!!! Santa is offering the personal delivery of a brand new Wii console to the home of “that special boy or girl this Christmas.”
Original post by Jeff Nilges and software by Elliott Back
Dec
8
Jeez, is it already that time of year when game companies start sending out Christmas cards? It doesn’t feel like it should be, but it absolutely is, by jove.
Anyhow, we’ll try to do our ‘company Xmas card round-up’ just like we did last year, presuming game companies remember to put us on their lists […]
Dec
8
I buckled down with my PS3, and ignoring the giant pile of awesome games I have in my possession, I popped in Madden NFL 08 into my console to give the game a test run. I was worried: was I going to get AIDS? Was my IQ going to drop and my muscles suddenly bulk […]
Dec
8
Castlevania movie on hold due to the writer’s guild strike
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The writer’s strike that is plaguing everything in the entertainment industry (excluding videogames) has now struck the Castlevania movie. Variety is reporting that Rogue Pictures had to halt production because the script needed additional work. Since they can’t get anyone to work on the $40 million project, they have had to put the movie on […]
Dec
8
[In this editorial, originally written for sister site Games On Deck, Gamevil USA President Kyu C. Lee discusses the ways in which mobile publisher/developer Gamevil has used multiplayer social elements in cellphone games in South Korea, with plans for similar work in the States. It’s an interesting read on a very innovative, sometimes […]
Dec
8
Wireless 360 Rock Band Fender spotted at Spike Video Game Awards
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We’ll be posting all of the celeb-packed red carpet photos of the 5th Annual Spike Video Game awards shortly (Mr. Destructoid even made an appearance!), so keep your pants on.
But of note on the red carpet was the live demonstration of the Xbox 360 version of Harmonix’s Rock Band. While celebrities and various game developers […]
Dec
8
Amazon “10 Days, 10 Deals” Starts Today, Get a PS3 + Remote + Stranglehold = $399
Category: PlayStation 3, Hardware, Deals | Leave a Comment
Amazon seems to have an offer up called the “10 Days, 10 Deals.” Starting today, each day a different deal will be going on. Right now is a pretty nice PS3 bundle, where you can buy a PS3 40GB, and get a blu-ray remote and Stranglehold Collector’s Edition for free […]
Dec
8
Destructoid survives Spike Video Game Awards, brings you results and notes
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Last night, Spike TV filled the Mandalay Bay events center with various videogame industry types, girls excited to see celebrities, and other people instructed to scream on command. The show is set to air on Spike TV on Sunday, December 9 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT), but we were there (we smelled Samuel L. Jackson!), and we […]
Dec
8
Guitar Hero publisher doesn’t care about compatibility with Rock Band guitars
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Even though the controllers of Guitar Hero and Rock Band look similar, they’re not exactly interchangable. As Nick pointed out earlier, the Xbox 360 Guitar Hero III guitar will work with Rock Band, but the PS3 GHIII guitar will not. It’s worse in reverse: the Rock Band guitars do not work at all with Guitar […]