Final Cut: Toradora! Part 1 DVD
Keep It or Trade It?: Madden NFL 11 (PS3)
Keep It or Trade It?: Trinity Universe (PS3)
Read or Recycle? Gantz Vol. 1
Read or Recycle? Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit Vol. 1
Siliconera has found a patent from Sony that might be of interest to current and future PS3 owners. It’s a patent for how to convert the Emotion Engine chip instructions from the PS2 into Cell Processor compatible instructions for the PS3.
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This is not a joke.
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What else is there to say. The people that don’t bring you take down notices, are about to show the world, yet again, why you can’t outlaw the will of the people. Finally user created video, mashups, and other greatness without the fear of getting a “This video is no longer available due to copyright claims” bullshit I see way too often on Youtube. The site that will be…
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In an attempt to stop gambling and other illegal activities the Chinese government has decided to ban all forms of trade that turn virtual items in to real world cash.
According to the official press release from the Ministry of Commerce…..
The virtual currency, which is converted into real money at a certain exchange rate, will only be allowed to trade in virtual goods and services provided by its…
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According to the latest report from the Entertainment Merchants Association
Publishers universally supported adoption of benefit denial technology if and only if retailers commit to openly merchandising the video game category, and if costs are identified as reasonable compared to potential benefits.
What does this mean. Benefit Denial is the concept of placing some type of restriction on an item so that a thief would lose the benefit of…
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Square Enix has recently posted a new countdown clock on their site. It’s a line drawing of a house, a river and a bridge in the countryside, and a big number “4.” UPDATED: There is now a large dragon in the foreground of the picture.
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I’ve missed this for two weeks. So I’m doing this early this week. Enjoy. As always, remember that some of these links may not be safe for work!
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Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy is planning on blocking access to any site that produces, resells, imports, or allows online play of games that have a NC (not Classified) RC (Refused Classification) rating according to the Office of Film and Literature Classification of Australia (OFLC).
Leading Contender for Biggest Douche in the Universe – Stephen Conroy
Torrent Freak reports that judge Tomas Norström is found to be not biased by the appeals court of Sweden despite his membership in organizations represented by the Plaintiffs in this case.
WTF!!!!
How the hell can they rule this way. Even if, hypothetically, he did not allow his own feelings to rule, the very fact that he is a member of these organizations creates a conflict of…
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According to a press release by ZeniMax Media, the Parent company of my favorite game studio, Bethesda Softworks, has acquired the id Software studio. id Software is best known for their titles DOOM, Quake, and Wolfenstein.
This is, right now, only a financial pairing. iD and Bethesda will remain separate development groups but I can envision a co-development project in the future. Imagine the open environment and scale…
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