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Jan
7
Stream Blu-Ray to your PSP! …no, seriously!
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Have you ever sat there and thought to yourself “You know, while I love the high definition quality of Blu-Ray on my 52” LCD widescreen TV, nothing would make me happier than to be able to watch my Blu-Ray films from my PSP”? …yeah, me neither. In fact, I’ve been strongly anti-UMD for a long […]
Jan
7
Videogame Addiction debate on CHCH: Canadian television knows I exist
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Appearing on Attack of the Show via webcam was the coolest moment in this little geek’s life, so imagine the uncontrollable happy dance I did when a local Canadian TV station contacted me to appear as an expert (shows what they know) on a segment about videogame addiction. Let’s just say that there was a […]
Jan
7
Videogame Addiction debate on CHCH: Canadian televsion knows I exist
Category: Wii Xbox 360 Playstation 3 | Leave a Comment
Appearing on Attack of the Show via webcam was the coolest moment in this little geek’s life, so imagine the uncontrollable happy dance I did when a local Canadian TV station contacted me to appear as an expert (shows what they know) on a segment about videogame addiction. Let’s just say that there was a […]
Jan
7
We previously posted about the TIGSource ‘Text The Halls’ competition, which was a Christmas-themed text adventure competition from one of the key independent gaming sites, and hey presto, the winners have been announced.
According to the site: “The winner is Pacian, with the excellent Snowblind Aces – which also finished first with a unanimous Miss […]
Jan
7
We already knew that Omega Five (800 Microsoft Points) was coming to Live Arcade this week, but the deal has been sweetened: Tron (400 Microsoft Points) will also be released on Wednesday.
The side-scrolling shmup Omega Five makes me wish that more original games were available on XBLA, rather than rehash after rehash. It has refreshing […]
Jan
7
Destruction at its finest: a Battlefield: Bad Company developer diary
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Departing from the comedic approach of the last Battlefield: Bad Company trailer, the above video is a developer diary with a clear message: blowing stuff up is good ol’ fashioned fun.
Tired of being inconvenienced by annoying buildings that always seem to get in the way at the worst possible time? Why should you have to […]
Jan
7
You know how it works! With the help of each other, try to figure out all of the disguised video game covers. They all share a common theme that, once solved, can help you figure out the harder ones. Don’t let this week’s easy-hard teaser ratio fool you, this is a pretty easy week. A […]
Jan
7
Breaking News: Parents to blame for screwed up kids, not games
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In pleasantly shocking news, mainstream media outlet The Star-Gazette reports today that parents, not videogames, are responsible for the development of their own children. I’m sure you’re reeling from the shock of such an announcement, so I’ll give you a minute to let that sink in. Everyone good to go? OK, moving on.
A concerned parent, […]
Jan
7
The Wii is dangerous: More dangerous than stupid doctors?
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We’ve all heard about how dangerous videogames are from a variety of crackpots who vilify their violent content and penchant for teaching kids how to murder people, but it’s not often that the virgin-white Wii is branded dangerous. Fortunately, Dr. Bret Bruder has come out to keep America’s idiocy levels rising, by claiming that the […]
Jan
7
Sony Computer Entertainment Chief Executive, and PlayStation bossman Kaz Hirai is very hopeful that the PlayStation 3 will be able to turn a profit in the next fiscal year which, for whatever reason, starts in April.
Said Hirai during his keynote address at CES, “The next fiscal year starts in April and if we can try […]