PS3 Theft! Sort of…
November 29, 2006
Two teenager GameStop employees, Tauryn Robert Hodge and Gerald Anthony Keys, reported a “masked gunman” who stole four Playstation 3 consoles…
Except, um, there was no masked gunman and the kids just took the PS3s themselves.
Hodge and Keys were charged with suspected embezzlement, burglary, conspiracy and a charge of filing a false police report… which is way different from when I was a teenager and we’d lift free sundaes from our part-time job.
GameStop Employees Fake PS3 Theft (from 1Up)
Shadowrun Beta Test
November 29, 2006
Want to be a Shawdowrun beta tester?
Go to http://connect.microsoft.com and click“Invitations” on the left. (you’ll need a Windows Live ID) Your invitation ID is SHBS-6YMT-YKHC and 207 is the beta code
Once you are on the “Shadowrun” Beta Homepage, you will need to complete the rest of the registration process by signing up for the forums.
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Collector’s Edition
November 27, 2006
 Amazon.com has the Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Collector’s Edition for $19.99, (not including shipping — but with orders over $25, you can get free Super Saver Shipping). |
Free Wii From NEWEGG
November 25, 2006
NEWEGG is giving away two Nintendo Wii consoles a day for 22 days. (Sorry, everytime I type “Wii” I have to laugh) You have to sign up for their newsletter to be entered into the drawing.
Bubble Bomb
November 25, 2006
Bubble Bomb from Binary Sun isn’t the most original game ever. You’ve got a screen full of colored bubbles, and you try to explode groups of the same color.That said, I rock at Bejeweled, at Puzzle Bobble, at the bilge puzzle on Puzzle Pirates. I even joined Neopets to play the block puzzle. If it involves lining up colors and making them explode, I’m probably playing it at work and ALT-TABing when my students come in. I think it comes from spending lots of my high school weekends playing Magical Drop.
Bubble Bomb is available as a free download, you can play 20 games before deciding to buy it or go back to Snood.
Although I thought Bubble Bomb was too similar to other puzzle games, it’s gotten me interested enough in Binary Sun games to check out Seth’s Puzzle Boxes next.
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Food Vs. Game
November 22, 2006
Hot Game Girls
November 19, 2006
The November issue of Playboy has the third annual Women of Gaming feature.
[Scott] Alexander [senior editor of Playboy] says he has been trying to inject video game culture into the magazine, and he notes that Hugh Hefner has always been a gamer and he has a high-profile game room with pinball machines and what not in the game room at the mansion. The Playboy Mansion video game debuted some time ago and sold particularly well in Europe. Alexander says that the demographics for video games are a good match with the average Playboy reader. The average gamer, he notes, is 32 years old.
Of course, gamers of all ages will be buying Playboy for the insightful game-related articles and Lara Croft porn.
(Ok, I’m just bitter that I didn’t make the hot girls who game feature)
$100 off an XBox 360
November 19, 2006
Yes, really. This lasts until lasts until December 3rd, or when they run out.
$100 off Xbox 360 at Microcenter here.
PS3 Porn on eBay
November 19, 2006
All gamers like their games, but this eBay seller really loves his PS3. In fact, it’s pretty clear why he doesn’t have a girlfriend.
Celebrity Look-a-Like In Video Games
November 9, 2006
On J.R. Antrim’s web page you can find many video games that has characters who are look-a-likes to either celebrities, movie stars and more. For instance their is a strong resemblance between Cid in Final Fantasy 9 and Elton John.
Free Trial at GameFly
November 1, 2006
GameFly has over 4,000 rental games titles, for Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, PS2, Xbox, PSP, GC, DS & GBA. They’re Netflix for gamers, offering free shipping and no late fees. Right now you can try GameFly free for 10 days.
