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This Motorized Video Game Outruns All Comprehension
So, this guy gutted an Outrun arcade cabinet, jammed it on a go-kart and, in the name of university research, assembled a contraption that drives 15 mph in the real world while displaying it as an 8-bit virtual one. “In terms of getting a video game cabinet to roll down the street, I haven’t seen…
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BioShock 2 is Entitled to February’s Top Spot for U.S. Sales
BioShock 2 ended New Super Mario Bros. Wii‘s two-month hold atop the U.S. console sales charts, edging the Nintendo platformer by 7,000 units to take February’s top honors. Both sold more than 500,000 copies – BioShock 2‘s 562,900 to New Super Mario Bros. Wii‘s 555,600. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 came in third with…
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Xbox 360 Notches Rare Triumph Over Wii in February
The Xbox 360 clocked in with a rare victory over the Wii among console sales in the United States for February, according to figures released today by the NPD Group. Microsoft’s console sold 422,000 units during the month, nearly 25,000 more than the Wii at 397,900. A quick check of previous reports shows the Xbox…
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Fallen Earth Lands on the Mac
Somehow the Mac went from gaming afterthought to everyone’s favorite platform in the span of a week. Now the MMO Fallen Earth is Mac compatible, beginning with today’s Beta release of the game. Icarus Studios, the co-developers of Fallen Earth, have put together a Mac-compatible xScape platform, buit on the open source software Wine. A…
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Will You Be Buying God Of War III At Midnight?
GameStop just dropped a list of stores opening at midnight to make sure 24-hour Walmart stores don’t steal all of their customers when the game launches. Will you be staying up late to kill the gods? That’s what GameStop midnight launches are all about, after all. I’m sure part of it is making sure the…
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Rhode Island Bill Proposes Jail Time for Selling M-Rated Games to Kids
Well, here we go again. Rhode Island has a bill in its legislature that provides for up to $1,000 in fines and a year in jail for selling M- or AO-rated games to underage buyers. The bill may sound familiar to failed efforts in California and Utah, although I’m not sure any sought to put…
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Cooking Mama Inevitably Turns To Crafting
A year after we discovered a trademark registration for it, Majesco is finally ready to make Crafting Mama official. The woman with the most free time in the world returns this fall with a whole new bag of domestic tricks. She’s taught you how to cook, helped you cultivate your garden, and now she’s going…
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