Archive for the ‘video games’ Category

A friend and I have created a new video game podcast called I Am Error. Each week, we pick one theme and play 4-5 video games that go along with it. On the show we discuss our experiences with the game, the companies behind them, and where the genre is today. Our first episode, entitled "Holy Crap", is now available here. On ...
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The controversial subject of in-game advertisement looks to once again be in the public eye. Last week, GamerPoltics.com mentioned that Barack Obama campaign advertisements have began appearing in EA's Burnout: Paradise. Today GigaOMH managed to snag an official statement from an EA rep on the aforementioned ads. Here it is: I can confirm that the Obama campaign has paid for in-game ...
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The day opened with a marching band (with cheerleaders and a flag-spinny group... oh, you know what I mean) welcoming us to the show just before the doors opened (yesterday it was the L33t Str33t Boys band). Rather than leading us through the doors, the organizers rightfully decided that it would be ...
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After yesterday's series of debacles, I told myself when I got up this morning that if I could make it through the day without losing my car keys or slipping on a banana peel, today would count as a considerable personal victory. I'm wiped out again. No blisters this time (but same doc martens, no ...
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E For All returned to the LA Convention Center, whether the gaming community was ready for it or not... including me. I showed up and got in line an hour before the doors opened at 10am, bag slung over my shoulder, and suddenly realized that I didn't have my camera. How is that ...
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Unlike its predecessor, Rock Band 2 for the Nintendo Wii will support both DLC and online play. The first game on the console didn't support online related things due to the limited storage space. No word on how they've made their way around this issue.
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A week from now, we'll be heading to the 2nd annual E For All Expo at the LA Convention Center in downtown Los Angeles. I covered this event for another site last year and a good time was had by all. E For All is essentially an answer to the downsizing of the ...
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Here's the official information on this week's DLC for Rock Band. Comment and let us know which ones you picked up and how you liked 'em. Content: Moving Pictures (Album) Price: 880 Microsoft Points Availability: Not available in Asia , Australia and New Zealand Dash Text: Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this album: Moving Pictures (Album). This album includes "Tom Sawyer (Original Version)”, ...
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So, yeah, they're actually going to attempt to create some sort of film out of The Sims. Wondering how that'll happen? Here are a few words from the film's producer John Davis (Dr. Dolittle 2, Waterworld) on the film's plot lifted from a Collider.com interview: And our movie, a young man, a 16 year old kid or a 14 year old kid ...
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Stardock is currently offering a stripped down version of their election simulation game The Political Machine for free on their website. The Political Machine Express, as the free version is titled, allows you to play as either McCain-Palin or Obama-Biden and simulate the 2008 election. Players play on the electoral map of the United States with the goal to gain the ...
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Hmmm... what could possibly this mean? Marvel has posted this brand new picture of the Punisher on their video game blog, of all places. Could they be planning a new game in conjunction with the release of the third Punisher movie due in December? You think that development could have ...
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Telltale Games, purveyors of episodic gaming, have released the second episode in their latest series, Strongbad's Cool Game for Attractive People. In it, our hero is imprisoned for not paying the King of Town's email tax. After his release, he attempts to unite all waring factions in his area under the Strongbadia flag. Purchase the episode for your PC via Telltale's website ...
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The title says it all. Activision has officially released the tracklisting for Guitar Hero: World Tour. See it below in all its majesty. -- 311 - "Beautiful Disaster" -- 30 Seconds To Mars - "The Kill" -- Airbourne - "Too Much Too Young" -- The Allman Brothers Band - ...
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Valve's Gabe Newell confirmed in an interview with VideoGamer.net that we can expect a demo for their much bandied about Left 4 Dead on both Xbox 360 and PC. It will most likely contain the first part of the game's four campaigns and will allow for both single and cooperative play. He was unsure as to when the demos would be released, ...
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Odds are that if you own an Xbox 360 you've already downloaded Castle Crashers. The game, developed by The Behemoth, is a great throwback to old school brawlers like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Final Fight, and Double Dragon. It's an incredibly fun title that has unfortunately had major problems with the online multiplayer. The Behemoth is currently working on a patch to correct ...
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