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Miyamoto wins BAFTA Fellowship award
Nintendo’s legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto has won the prestigious Fellowship Award at BAFTA, which they describe as “the highest accolade the Academy can bestow on an individual for their creative work.”. We agree. Congrats, Miyamoto!
Super Mario Bros. 2 Hardcore
Either you don’t get the above video, or you think it’s hilarious. Luckily, we kinda think it’s pretty funny, no, in fact, it’s hilarious.
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Tomb Raider creator won’t make Lara Croft nude
Here’s a question for all you pervs out there — Which video game vixen would you most like to see nude? If you answered Lara Croft, you’re out of luck. Or at least, out of official luck.
Tomb Raider’s creator Toby Gard was recently asked to draw Lara Croft in the nude but refused to do so. In fact, instead of drawing her in the nude he drew her from behind with what looks to be a ripped shirt draped over her shoulder. Gard has this to say about the matter:
“I was asked to do Lara nude. This was as close as I would allow myself to go”.
Yes, yes, I know, a good percentage of you prepubescent readers are shaking your fists at the screen right now but who’s to say a quick Google search won’t turn up some unofficial Lara Croft nudies? You didn’t hear it from me.
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PAX East expects 60,000 attendees
The Penny Arcade Expo has always attracted large crowds (and exhibitors), and the expos on the West coast, held in Seattle, were likewise always sold out. Now the expo is headed East, with PAX East, and according to reports, all but 1,000 of the 60,000 tickets have been sold. PAX has yet to reveal who’ll be attending the show, who will exhibit and who’ll sponsor the event. And yet, it still manages to sell out. Quite a feat.
Prince of Persia action figures up for pre-order
Die hard fans of the Prince of Persia franchise will be happy to hear that action figures based on said franchise are now up for pre-order. Included above is a sneak preview of what you can expect.
To snag yourself a pre-order of the McFarlane Toys produced action figures, just head over to ToyWiz. Of course, you won’t actually be able to get your hands on them until May but if you’re worried about them selling out, this is a good opportunity.
via destructoid
PopCap donates todays proceeds to Haiti
The situation in Haiti is a mess, with millions of homes destroyed and over a hundred thousand dead, aid is badly needed. PopCap games has announced that all game sales proceeds today will go towards aid in Haiti, so if you were thinking of buying a PopCap game (we recommend Plants vs Zombies), today is the day to get one. Or you could just donate via RedCross.org.
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Guitar Hero: Van Halen review
Take the very successful Guitar Hero franchise and offer fans small versions which focus on only one band, and you got something which could either be very good, or very bad. Whit Guitar Hero Metallica, it was mostly good, but in the case of Guitar Hero: Van Halen, it’s very bad. Actually, it’s a total mess. Just like old bands that reunited one last time for the sake of money, this game should never have been made.
In Guitar Hero: Van Halen, you follow the group through their tour, playing at different venues, from small to big, and the game is packed with 25 Van Halen tracks, 3 signature Eddie Van Halen guitar solos, and 19 guest acts — which are nothing but crappy impressions done by other bands. And guess what? It caries a full price. $60 for something which should, at best, have been a DLC add-on to Guitar Hero 5. Read the rest of the review
DJ Hero 2 confirmed by DJ David Guetta
While it wasn’t a massive hit by any means, nor one of the best music-based Hero games, it was apparently good enough for Activision to order a sequel for the game. The sequel, titled DJ Hero 2, was confirmed by French house DJ and music producer David Guetta, where he revealed that he was working on the sequel which will feature his music.
Bronx resident plays stolen Xbox 360 online, gets arrested
It seems that a 22-year old Bronx resident, by the name of Jeremiah Gilliam, thought it would be a good idea to to play a stolen Xbox 360 online. Sure, everything might have seemed fine at first but the boy whose console it was noticed the Gamertag come online and decided to call his parents. Making note that the console was missing, the parents called the cops who were able to track the IP address through Microsoft to the burglars home.
Not only did they find the stolen Xbox 360 along with a plethora of other gadgetry but they charged Mr. Gilliam with grand larceny. Remember kids, crime doesn’t pay.
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The Pac-Man bracelet makes perfect sense
If you’re into jewelry or accessories or anything like that (we’re not, but hey…), you might be interested in the adorable, hand-made Pac Man bracelet. The bracelet has, which you might expect, Pac Man eating and ghosts chasing him in a never-ending circle. If you’re into these kinds of things, you can get the bracelet here for $25.
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Team Fortress 2, L4D 2 holiday cards available
Valve has always had some cool stuff in their official store (like headcrabs!), now they’ve updated, timely enough, with holiday cards with both Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead 2 and even Left 4 Dead as well. They’re priced at $16 for 10 cards. Check them out at the Valve store.
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DJ Hero review
In the midst of all the Modern Warfare 2 madness and onslaught of news, we’d like to bring you something a bit more lighthearted: a review of DJ Hero for Wii. As a sidekick to Activision’s Guitar Hero, DJ Hero focuses on DJs and their world, and contains artists like Black Eyed Peas, 50 Cent, Justice, Marvin Gaye, Beck, Beastie Boys and N.E.R.D., with over 100 songs and over 90 mixes by real DJs.
DJ Hero comes with a DJ mixing board controller, and the gameplay process is very similar to that of other “Hero” games from Activision, you punch the correct keys as best as possible, scoring the best score you can. While listening to the songs, of course. There’s a huge assortment of songs, which span almost every genre, meaning you’ll probably find something you like in there. The songs are mixed by well known DJs, and you won’t find them anywhere else — they’re exclusive to DJ Hero. While you can’t create your own DJ, you can play as some fairly decent ones, and if you’re good, you can unlock superstar DJs like Daft Punk (complete with their outfits). Read the rest of our DJ Hero review
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1 vs 100 season 2 begins November 19
Microsoft has announced that the second season of the highly successful Xbox Live game 1 vs 100 will begin on November 19, 5 PM Pacific time. The first season, which was a beta season of the massively multiplayer show game, ran for 15 weeks and had over half a million contestants. Over 2 million Microsoft Points were given out as prizes during for the best players of the trivia game, and it looks like season 2 will surpass in both player count and prizes.
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Assassin’s Creed novel coming this month
It seems that all games are getting books deals these days, from Gears of War, to Mass Effect, to Oblivion, to, well, everyone, really. That’s including Assassin’s Creed, which will get its own novel, titled Assassin’s Creed: Renaissance, written by Oliver Bowden and published by Penguin Books. The novel will be released later this month. You can check out the book on Amazon, although there isn’t much information there, nor is it available for pre-order.
Cliffy B: Borderlands is the Diablo of FPS
Cliff Beszinski, better known as Cliffy B, showed his love for Borderlands by tweeting “Borderlands, I adore you. You’re Diablo for a generation raised on first person shooters. I want a Claptrap.” He’s quite right, Borderlands might just be the Diablo of FPS games, considering that you’ll be spending a lot of time looting and managing your inventory. For more on the game, read our Borderlands review.