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The WiiHelm: Yep, I got fooled
You've gotta get up pretty early in the morning of April 1st to fool this game editor. One retailer managed to crack the defenses of this well-prepared journalist.
- 03/31/2007
- Dave Rudden
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Games that will pwn you
GameDaily put out an article about hard-ass games that could make any gamer cry for mommy, and it sent us into painful nostalgia.
- 03/30/2007
- Matthew Keast
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Castlevania the Movie: Whip it! Into shape!
A film adaptation of the Castlevania series seems to be in limbo. Considering the director and track record of gaming movies, that might not be a bad thing.
- 03/29/2007
- Matthew Keast
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Why is writing in games so ungood?
GameSetWatch recently pondered the possibility of games becoming the foremost medium for how people experience stories.
- 03/29/2007
- Matthew Keast
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GTA IV: The hype machine is broken
You know advertising is getting out of hand when a half-hour spot on TV is taken up merely as an ad to warn you that the "real" ad is on its way.
- 03/28/2007
- Matthew Keast
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Could Jack Thompson win, if just once?
The most reviled man in the gaming community is now involved in a suit-countersuit tangle with Take Two Interactive.
- 03/28/2007
- Matthew Keast
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Chinese hackers can repent for their sins... in blood!
In a response to a shortage of donors, Chinese hospitals have developed an ingenious method of enticing gamers to give the gift that truly keeps on giving.
- 03/22/2007
- Matthew Keast
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Final Fantasy Tactics has multiplayer. The PSP has worth now.
The ability to fight other players in an iteration of the best tactical game of all time? Yes, please.
- 03/22/2007
- Matthew Keast
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Video games: Artsy or Fartsy?
Once again the question arises as to whether games can be equated to art. Our answer: "Duh."
- 03/22/2007
- Matthew Keast
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PlayStation aims to cure cancer
Soon thousands of PS3s will combine like Voltron to form the world's craziest supercomputer, and the first task will be to cure diseases.
- 03/20/2007
- Matthew Keast
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Gaming journalists aren't plagarists. Just lazy.
Someone's mistaking bad timing for plagarism, and it's making the entire gaming media look bad.
- 03/16/2007
- Dave Rudden
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Have you heard? There's a subliminal gaming deterrent.
A new sound is buzzing across though games, but instead of playing a catchy tune, it's saying "Put down the mouse and walk away."
- 03/16/2007
- Matthew Keast
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GDC: Awkward confrontations with Miyamoto abound
Two forces in internet comedy meet with gaming's greatest visionary, and (awkward) hilarity ensues.
- 03/12/2007
- Dave Rudden
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GDC: Random Tech Roundup
Apart from the speeches and general strangeness, a few trinkets for both devs and gamers crop up here and there at GDC.
- 03/12/2007
- Matthew Keast
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Tidbits from GDC
Outside of the sessions where developers make inflammatory comments about the industry and announce incredible new games, there is that the expo floor at GDC, where all manner of goodies can be found.
- 03/12/2007
- Matthew Keast
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