Category Archives: Stuff
Wed, Sep 21, 2011 | 11:52 BST
Wednesday Shorts – The morning edition: Gears 3 Easter Eggs, Link statue, Kirby, lots more
Spit-balling Shorty McShort news updates to keep you in the know. Lots to read, gawp at and make fun of.
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Posted in: 3DS, Android, Apple, Development, Internet, Konami, Microsoft, Nintendo, PC, PS3, PSN, Retail, Shorts, Sony, Stuff, Trade, Ubisoft, Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, iOS, indie
Tags: Aliens Colonial Marines, edge, gamestop, gearbox studios, Gears of War 3, gran turismo 5, kirby, link, lotro, miles edgeworth, Phoenix Wright, randy pitchford, Sumioni, tablets, They Bleed Pixels
Tue, Sep 20, 2011 | 17:56 BST
Gamers help AIDS researchers decipher structure of virus protein
Thanks to spatial reasoning skills and a competitive gaming program called Foldit, gamers have helped scientists produce an online model of a retrovirus protein which could help design a new AIDS drug.
Tue, Sep 20, 2011 | 16:09 BST
Gearbox wants your input on Duke Nukem Forever
Gearbox has posted a survey asking participants for their input on Duke Nukem Forever. According to the introduction, “this is your chance,” to tell the developer how you feel about the game. You may participate in the survey whether you have or have not played it. Gearbox’s Randy Pitchford said during a community panel at PAX Prime the firm would start talking about a new Duke game “soon,” but for now the focus is on releasing DLC for Duke Nukem Forever. Thanks, G4.
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Posted in: 2K, Stuff, study
Tags: duke nukem forever, duke nukem forever survey, gearbox
Mon, Aug 22, 2011 | 12:45 BST
Virgin Gaming to give €3 million in cash, prizes next year
Virgin Gaming’s announced that it’s to give away €3 million in cash and prizes in 2012 from the introduction of a brand new thing called called Series Tournaments. Launching from Thursday, it’ll allow gamers to enter tournaments at any time, as well as play any matches as they wish. You can get more info from the Virgin Gaming website here.
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Posted in: Stuff
Tags: Virgin Gaming
Fri, Aug 19, 2011 | 15:19 BST
New Thrustmaster racing wheel and gear shifter, “aggressive and complete”
Performance enhancing apparatus from the people that brought you the £450 GT5 steering wheel accessory. NB – Not guaranteed to enhance performance in any way.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, Racing, Stuff, Xbox 360, peripherals
Tags: game accessories, thrustmaster
Fri, Aug 19, 2011 | 09:44 BST
Deus Ex: HR in-game items for Team Fortress 2
Some really rather sexy Deus Ex-themed items have become available for TF2, you’re going to want these.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Eidos, MMO, Mac, PC, Retail, Shooter, Square Enix, Steam, Stuff, Valve
Tags: Deus Ex: Human Revolution, eidos montreal, Team Fortress 2, team fortress 2 update
Mon, Aug 15, 2011 | 22:58 BST
Upcoming Ikaruga model looks incredible
We’ve seen some awesome video game-inspired crafting models in our time, but this one is pretty amazing.
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Thu, Jul 14, 2011 | 15:55 BST
MetaCritic co-founder admits removal of games site due to “corrupt practices”
Metacritic co-founder Marc Doyle has said the aggregation site has had to remove a games publication from its reviews list due to “corrupt practices”.
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Posted in: Stuff
Tags: marc doyle, metacritic
Tue, Jul 12, 2011 | 12:42 BST
MetaCritic co-founder says game ratings are unbalanced
MetaCritic co-founder Marc Doyle has admitted that ratings for games on the website are unbalanced.
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Posted in: Journalism, Stuff
Tags: marc doyle, metacritic
Mon, Jul 11, 2011 | 08:30 BST
Mega Valve comic book to be published in November
A 300-page strong Valve comic book will get a release in the US this coming autumn. On November 3, for $30, Dark Horse Comics will launch Valve Presents: The Sacrifice and other Steam-Powered Stories, a book based on comics penned on Team Fortress 2, Portal and Left 4 Dead, the latter’s Sacrifice will be the main comic of the lot.
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Posted in: Stuff, Valve
Tags: left 4 dead, Left 4 Dead 2, portal, Team Fortress 2, The Sacrifice, Valve Comic
Fri, Jul 08, 2011 | 09:12 BST
Kojima announcement is Snatcher radio play, Grasshopper’s Suda and Yamaoka involved
That announcement from Hideo Kojima that was promised last night? It’s not a game, but it’s not an empty-handed announcement either: the formal announcement of Project S, a radio play of Snatcher, with the involvement of Grasshopper’s Suda 51 and Akira Yamaoka.
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Posted in: Action, Konami, Stuff
Tags: Akira Yamaoka, Grasshopper Manufacture, hideo kojima, kojima productions, Sdatcher, Snatcher, suda 51
Thu, Jul 07, 2011 | 19:41 BST
Study: Games are most popular smartphone app
A new report from Nielsen states smartphone owners played games for eight hours a month during Q2 of this year.
Thu, Jul 07, 2011 | 19:22 BST
Levine wants games to be featured on mainstream outlets
Ken Levine would like to see games shown through more mainstream outlets, as doing so would bring more attention to the sector than advertising alone.
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Posted in: Stuff, tv
Tags: irrational games, ken levine
Thu, Jul 07, 2011 | 16:54 BST
Take-Two trademark for RockstarFilms approved by USPTO
Take-Two’s trademark filing for Rockstar Films, which was submitted on December 21, 2010 has been approved by the USPTO.
Thu, Jul 07, 2011 | 09:10 BST
Sony to stop updating Digital Comics for PSP
Sony announced last night in its traditional blog post on the US PS Blog that it would stop updating Digital Comics for PSP.
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Posted in: PSP, Sony, Stuff
Tags: digital comics
Mon, Jul 04, 2011 | 14:40 BST
EA launches competition for two Need for Speed spokesmodels
EA’s kicked off a new competiton where it’ll bring in two “spokesmodels” for Need for Speed ahead of the launch for The Run in November. Searches are being done in the UK, France, Germany, Norway and Russia. The winner will represent EA for the NFS brand at several racing events around the year, including the FIA GT3 European Championship and Euro Drift program. To those who enter, we salute you. You can do so here.
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Posted in: EA, Racing, Stuff
Tags: need for speed, need for speed: the run
Mon, Jun 20, 2011 | 11:50 BST
CBS: “Sega Genesis hacked”
CBS has reported the news that Sega Pass has been hacked to the tune of 1.3 million sets of account details as, “Sega Genesis hacked”. That’s it. Poor the CBS. Thanks, FutureDave.
Fri, Jun 10, 2011 | 18:32 BST
ESA report: Digital sales up 24% to $3.8 billion in 2010
The ESA has issued a report stating that purchases of digital full games and add-ons mad up 24 percent of game sales in 2010 and brought in $3.8 billion in revenue.
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Posted in: Stuff, study
Tags: digital sales, ESA 2010 report
Mon, Jun 06, 2011 | 07:34 BST
New Will Wright game based on Sterling short-story
Sims and Spore creator Wil Wright has confirmed that he is working on a new game for portable devices and social networks that is based on a short story by author Bruce Sterling.
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Posted in: E3 2011, Stuff
Tags: StupidFunClub, will wright
Wed, Jun 01, 2011 | 11:54 BST
Hirshberg: Call of Duty web series to form part of Elite sub
Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg has said that it’s creating a web series on Call of Duty that Elite subscriptions will get exclusive access to.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Stuff, tv
Tags: call of duty, call of duty: elite, Eric Hirshberg
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