Archive for April, 2008

New iPod Cover Looks Like Raw Meat

Japan’s Solid Alliance is now selling an Apple iPod cover that’s designed to look like RAW MEAT. It comes in a cellophane-and-Styrofoam package just like meat does. It’s what’s for dinner.

Thanks to: therawfeed.com

feedburner.com

Justice League Is No More

Producer says project has been tabled.
cinemablend.com

Gamers More Social than Non-Gamers — Study

New research shows that GAMERS ARE MORE SOCIAL THAN NON-GAMERS. A report on the study says the research is “government backed” and conducted by somebody named Lawrence Kutner. The study explained the reason for the differece between gamers and non-gamers: Games build confidence, which help social interactions. Hmmm. I’d feel better about all this if [...]

Call of Duty Breaks Xbox Live Download Record

BLOG - Activision has announced that the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Variety Map Pack has surpassed one million paid downloads in the first nine days since its release.
next-gen.biz

Iron Man Demo Now Available On Xbox Live

A nice addition to the marketplace before the weekend; the game demo to the new Iron Man movie is available on the Xbox Live Marketplace. The demo weighs in at 643MB and has a ESRB notice for “ALCOHOL REFERENCE”. That’s my kind of demo for a Friday, I like their style.
gamersreports.com

News: NCsoft unveils new microtransaction system

NCsoft has unveiled MCcoin, a system that uses real-world money to purchase in-game items
gamesindustry.biz

The Sims Sells 100 Million Worldwide

Well, folks, it is official. That creepy control-your-own-humans franchise called The Sims has sold over 100 million copies worldwide. In fact, it is now the best selling PC franchise of all time. Click read more for the full info.
PRESS RELEASEr>GUILDFORD, UK April 16, 2008 —The Sims™, a Label of Electronic Arts, Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today [...]

Halo 3 Legendary Add On Now Available, Heroic Pack Now Free

The Halo 3 Legendary map pack is now available on the Xbox Live Marketplace. This is the second add-on for Halo 3, and it runs 800 MS points. Those of you who have not yet downloaded the first add-on, the Heroic pack, can now do so for free. Click read more for the full info.PRESS [...]

Mobile TV with MediaFLO headed for the SUV’s backseat

Qualcomm today brought the era of video entertainment on the road one precarious step closer to reality…thankfully for the backseat. As if typing on your BlackBerry and eating yogurt while driving wasn’t enough of a pre-occupation.
betanews.com

XBLA Wednesdays: Battlezone and Rocky & Bullwinkle

This week, two new games hit the Xbox Live Arcade on Wednesday.
teamxbox.com