24 October 2008
Today, Apple officially announced it opposed Proposition 8 in California. To show their support for equal rights among gay and straight couples, Apple has donated $100,000 to fight Proposition 8, which would ban same sex marriage in California. Just earlier this year the California Supreme Court ruled that same sex marriage is to be legal [...]
24 October 2008
Need an uber badass, yet nerdy, Halloween costume? Costumes, Inc. has begun offering an officially licensed “Master Chief Collector’s Costume.” The costume will set you back $630 ($220 off the original price) Master Chief Collector’s Costume - Licensed Halo 3 Adult Costume includes quilted jumpsuit w/EVA armor, two-piece deluxe helmet, gauntlets & boot tops
24 October 2008
OH THE HUMANITY! According to Redeye, a woman in Japan has been arrested for allegedly killing her husband’s character in the popular 2D MMO, Maple Story. According to the report file by the Sapporo, Japan police department she logged on with her husband’s account and password and proceeded to “kill” his online persona shortly after [...]
17 October 2008
According to Ars Technica, Harmonix will release seven new Nirvana tracks for play in Rock Band. Nirvana pack Breed Lounge Act On a Plain Polly Something in the Way Stay Away Territorial Pissings These seven new tracks will set you back $1.99 each (160 Points) or $10.99 (880 Points) for the whole pack. [via Ars Technica]
17 October 2008
According to a “semi-official” announcement on ThreeSpeech.com, LittleBigPlanet will be delayed due to several references to the Qur’an in a music track in the game. “During the review process prior to the release of LittleBigPlanet, it has been brought to our attention that one of the background music tracks licensed from a record label for [...]
14 October 2008
In an effort to keep outdoing Nintendo, Microsoft has begun offering 20GB HDDs or free 512MB memory cards for the $200 XBOX Arcade owners. With this deal you should be able to get an XBOX 360 console complete with a 20GB HDD for only $220, still $30 less than the Nintendo Wii. This is also [...]
13 October 2008
Today IGN finally reviewed the cute platformer, Little Big Planet, for the PS3. And apparently, they liked it very much so–giving it a 9.5 out of 10 and labeling it as an “instant classic.” LBP scored high on all marks, only getting marked down for a minor problem in the control of plane shifting (minor [...]
13 October 2008
According to Ars Technica, EA will be releasing two expansions for Spore. The first one, currently labeled as Creepy & Cute Parts Pack will provide over 100 new parts to the Creature Creator. Said expansion will be available to both people with the full game and those who only have the creature creator. The second, [...]
