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Rent Video Games
Jan
6
Looks like the new release schedule is back on track. Granted, nothing is too remarkable from this list but it sure is a hell of a lot better compared to the last couple of weeks.
The only one the makes me slightly interested this week is Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law. And maybe I’ll check out […]
Jan
6
GameSetLinks: Conan Rock Band Baybee
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A further trawl of the RSS reveals these sets of delightful links. You guys may have seen it already, but I particularly liked the Conan O’Brien ‘Rock Band’ skit, mainly because it shows just how accessible music games are to Finnish president lookalikes.
Also below - new physics games, Steve Bauman picking Assassin’s Creed as […]
Jan
6
Games of the week for 01/06/08: Admiral Piett edition
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Today we celebrate Fleet Admiral Firmus Piett, the greatest character in all of Star Wars and my personal hero. As one of the few Imperial officers to escape death long enough to appear in two Star Wars films, he was also the only one to be played by the same actor twice. Know why? He’s […]
Jan
6
While mucking up Podtoid 37, I really liked the question about the industry maturing. While videogames are definitely more mainstream, with regular articles covering the industry in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, there is still a stigma revolving around videogame culture. For every article that talked about Halo being a billion-dollar […]
Jan
6
CES 2008: Bill Gates’ huge announcement is that he knows Slash
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For gamers waiting for the rumored Earth-shattering Xbox 360 news, tuck the kids in and go to bed. If it’s coming at all at this year’s CES, it sure isn’t happening tonight.
At this year’s press conference, Microsoft’s Bill Gates and Robbie Bach busted out some Guitar Hero to close out the night. Originally set up […]
Jan
6
CES 2008: British Telecom to offer first Xbox 360 set-top box capabilities
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Details are scarce, but Microsoft announced this evening that British telecommunications company British Telecom will be the first company to use the Xbox 360 as a set-top box.
Robbie Bach made the announcement this evening at the Microsoft CES 2008 press conference, offering no solid information about the service. He did mention that consumers would be […]
Jan
6
CES 2008: Disney, ABC, and MGM bringing content to Xbox LIVE Video Marketplace
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Good news for fans of Miley Syrus and Dr. McDreamy. During tonight’s Microsoft CES 2008 press conference, President of Entertainment & Devices Division Robbie Bach announced some new Xbox LIVE Video Marketplace partnerships that I’m sure will make your jaws drop.
The first two partnerships bring television content in the form of Disney and ABC programming. […]
Jan
6
New Line Goes Blu-Ray
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In an article in Variety yesterday, buried amongst the Warner’s announcement was one line that was very important to the Blu-Ray cause:
Warner sister company New Line confirmed it will shift allegiance to Blu-ray only as well.
Warner’s other companies have not announced if they will make the change or not, but it seems very unlikely they […]
Jan
6
Sony officially announces Skype for the Slim PSP
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This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone who has been paying attention, but now it’s official: Skype features are coming to Sony’s PlayStation Portable.
The service will be available through a system software update sometime in late January, and has a similar feature set to the full Skype client. The client will support free voice calls […]
Jan
6
You really know when a video game’s reached the mainstream when the urban legends start. And, browsing Snopes.com, we discover that stuffed toy/online world Webkinz is the latest to benefit from this particular dubious honor.
The best version of those playground rumors: “My kids came home from school yesterday telling me they heard of a […]