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Jan
23
Sony Delays Skype PSP
Category: PSP | 
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After hyping up Skpe on the PSP, Sony has decided to delay the Skype service from the PSP due to the microphones — the single pack PSPJ-15010 and twin pack PSPJ-15011 — which “did not meet the Skype specifications” and thus failed the certification process. It’s now scheduled to launch sometime here in the end […]
Jan
23
Just in case you haven’t seen this yet, here’s an awesome video featuring A. Actors playing out a horrible comic strip and B. the cast of Garfield battling Final Fantasy style. For those of you who are impatient or have an extreme case of ADD, just wait for the Final Fantasy goodness to hit […]
Jan
23
And the nominees for the 2008 Game Developers Choice Awards are
Category: Wii Xbox 360 Playstation 3 | Leave a Comment
The eight annual Game Developers Choice Awards are set to take place on February 20th with Portal and BioShock both having the most nominations with five nods each, including Game of the Year. The award show will be hosted by Jason Rubin, creator of Crash Bandicoot, and there will be skits from the Escapist’s Zero […]
Jan
23
Just the other day we were telling you about how Wisconsin wanted to add a tax on videogames. Now, thanks to GamePolitics, we’re hearing that New Mexico wants to jump on this bandwagon. Videogames aren’t the only target of this new tax though. TV sets will also be targeted in this 1% sales tax proposal:
"We […]
Jan
23
Rumors Of PS3 & Xbox 360 Price Drops Imminent
Category: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Industry, General, News, Nintendo Wii, Hardware, Mill o' Rumour, Sales Figures | Leave a Comment
This past week has seen a multitude of rumours spreading from both online forums, and industry insiders, over price drops for the Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony Playstation 3. But are any of them true, and at the end of the day, does it really matter when the Wii is kicking so much hardware sales […]
Jan
23
Well, as we stagger into midweek, there are plenty of RSS feeds to be read and interesting opinions extracted from them. First up is Sam Kennedy’s extremely in-depth discussion of the state of GameSpot - which is interesting because of and/or despite him managing one of the site’s chief rivals.
Also on this particular countdown […]
Jan
23
Horrible, yet awesome, fan fiction: Half-Life: Full Life Consequences
Category: Wii Xbox 360 Playstation 3 | Leave a Comment
In most cases, fan fiction is always horrible. Sometimes though, they are so horrible, they end up being hilarious. Take for instance this fan fiction for Half-Life written by a 6-year-old. Yes, that’s right, a 6-year-old wrote this up. Something this horrible though would be tough to read without having to facepalm over a dozen […]
Jan
23
jPod: the best gaming show you aren’t watching
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I wish all my "there’s nothing good on TV" moments ended with finding a new and amazing TV show to watch, instead of my usual giving up and watching another Simpsons episode that you’ve seen a hundred times over.
Last night while channel surfing, I decided to turn to a new show called jPod, that is […]
Jan
23
Nintendo president Iwata interviews Smash Bros Brawl Director Part Two
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Yesterday the lovely Dale North posted on the first of an ongoing series of interviews between the current President of Nintendo Japan Saturo Iwata, and his kind of ex-employee and Smash Bros. creative director Masahiro Sakurai. Even for those uninterested in Nintendo or Smash Bros, this read may be appealing to you. It gets down […]
Jan
23
Nintendo president Iwata interviews Smash Bros Brawl Director: Part Two
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Yesterday the lovely Dale North posted on the first of an ongoing series of interviews between the current President of Nintendo Japan Saturo Iwata, and his kind of ex-employee and Smash Bros. creative director Masahiro Sakurai. Even for those uninterested in Nintendo or Smash Bros, this read may be appealing to you. It gets down […]