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Bambi brings vengence to Wrath of the Lich King

post from Joystiq on 27 August 2008 10:16:10 AM. © Joystiq

Filed under: Mac, PC, MMO

Perhaps the vagaries of reality have finally taken hold and you've done it. You've canceled the WoW account. Now you're back together with the Mrs., you've re-memorized all your kid's names, and you've got something that approximates steady work. Life, it would seem, is perfect. Then you heard the siren call of Wrath of the Lich King and - what is this? - you shut it out. Fine ... be strong.

But can you shut out the opportunity to drive your Sword of a Thousand Truths deep into the spotted fur of Bambi's mother? Sure, you cried during Bambi like everyone else did, but can you really resist transforming sweet, innocent Bambi(na) - spotted in Wrath's Northrend - into the crazy-eyed "Vengeful Bambina"? Blizzard's hoping you can't. But what if the kids see what you've done? You'll lose it all! Again!

[Via WoW Insider]

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Microsoft developing next mouse technology

post from Gaming Nexus on 27 August 2008 10:03:00 AM. © Gaming Nexus

by: John Yan
NEWS - First we had optical that Microsoft really made mainstream with their Intellimouse Explorer. Next we had laser which Logitech has really done well in implementing. Is Microsoft coming back with the next big thing? Their website shows a countdown and a message saying goodbye to laser. The mystery though might already be solved as Engdaget has a post on Blue Track mouse that uses a blue LED and a wide angle lense so that the mouse can be used on more surfaces. The picture of the mouse sports the same logo that the Microsoft website shows. I'm just curious as to why Microsoft doesn't go all blue and use Bluetooth as the wireless tech and do away with the dongle as Bluetooth seems to be pretty standard on laptops these days.Comment

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'Technical difficulty' delays Rush's Moving
Pictures Rock Band DLC

post from Destructoid on 27 August 2008 10:01:00 AM. © Destructoid

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I have to admit: I'm not the biggest Rush fan on the planet, but my wife surely is. So when she was stomping around the house flipping furniture yesterday, I knew something was wrong.

It seems that Rush's Moving Pictures, scheduled as yesterday's Rock Band downloadable content, has been slightly delayed.

"Just so you know, we know that Rush's Moving Pictures isn't up yet," wrote Harmonix community manager Sean Baptiste (featured in the above video) on their official forums. "There is a technical difficulty that is being worked out. I'll alert you when it is all clear."

No word on what the "technical difficulty" is, but I'll go ahead and take responsibility for this one. This past weekend I suggested to Baptiste that the game integrate EA Sports' real-time score ticket in the vocal track of Rush's instrumental classic, "YYZ." While I don't think he actually took that back to the programming team and ran with it, I can dream, right?

We'll update you by dropping balloons from the ceiling and sending up a flare as soon as we hear more.

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Microsoft Gives DNC Delegates the Gift of Game
and (Mostly) Music [Democratic National Convention 2008]

post from Kotaku on 27 August 2008 10:00:00 AM. © Kotaku

After sitting down with Microsoft's state government affairs folks to talk politics and gaming, I started asking them if they've been trying to get Barack Obama into games.

Obama made a splash with gamers earlier this month when he said in an interview that the last game he played was Pong. Did Microsoft shoot a 360 straight out to him the second they read that, I asked.

No, not that anyone knows of.

What about here in Denver. Did they set up a console in his hotel to give him something to relax with.

No.

But, it turns out Microsoft did gift someone. Actually a lot of someones. A bunch of the nearly 4,500 delegates in Denver each got their own Democratic National Convention branded. The idea is that attendees will eventually be able to download speeches and political videos. The Zunes are also pre-loaded with content including, I'm told, one game.

And the RNC folks are getting one too Gizmodo discovered.

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Tetris clone pulled from iTunes

post from Destructoid on 27 August 2008 09:43:00 AM. © Destructoid

Tetris clone pulled from iTunes screenshot

There's Tetris clones everywhere, right? Well, not on iTunes. The free clone Tris is being pulled after its creator found out that the The Tetris Company isn't digging his version.

Noah Witherspoon, the free game's creator, received a letter from Apple, who passed the word along from The Tetris Company. They told Witherspoon that he should either settle the "dispute" on his own or face legal action, according to Opposable Thumbs.

"The trouble is, I'm a college student, and not an affluent one," Witherspoon wrote on his blog, "and I simply do not have the time, energy, or resources to fight this battle right now. There's a point at which I am willing to give up and be practical, to let the world have its way with that ever-mistreated little ideal of 'principle'."

While Witherspoon is backing down, he's not giving up. He says, "when I have the time and can find a good copyright lawyer, I'll be figuring out exactly what my position is and how I can make Tris available again."

Now the only alternative is a pay version, EA Mobile's Tetris, for $9.99.

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Classic Gaming Trivia for 8/27/08

post from Gaming Nexus on 27 August 2008 09:42:00 AM. © Gaming Nexus

by: John Yan
NEWS - Raid on Bungeling Bay was yesterday's game and I really had a lot of fun with it when I played it on the Commodore 64. Today's game might be a tough one to get. I was surprised at how well this was done and how much fun it was. Pretty slick game and ahead of its time.Comment

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Well, Which Beer Should I Drink First There Are
Three, Only Three... [Night Note]

post from Kotaku on 27 August 2008 09:40:00 AM. © Kotaku

To: Crecente
From: Bashcraft
RE: Hot and Crazy

Wow, sounds like Denver is the eye of a hurricane right now...

Here, it's imported beer night! While drink great domestic beer when you can pay more for beer from other countries!! Three choices: Victoria Bitter, Tiger, Negra Modelo. VB, I've actually never had — Luke says, "Eh, it's okay." Tiger, I think I've had before. Negra Modelo comes as a recommendation from Facebook friend Raul.

Soooooooooo......... Which one should I start with?

Oh! Today, I *finally* got a few hard copies of the arcade book I wrote from my delightful editor Cathy Layne at Kodansha International. Man, seeing the damn thing after all that hard work and actually being able to hold the finished product was indescribable, really. Still is. Maybe the best way to put it is: relief? It's actually done. Gonna launch the book's official website in early September as well as have a Japan launch party/book signing dealio in Tokyo later next month.

What you missed last night
"Abolutely No Final Fantasy Xbox 360 For Japan"
Kojima: There's A Responsibility To Make Hardcore Games
Help (Not Really) Pick Resistance 2's Cover
Rumor: Next Dual Touch DS Hitting Early Next Year?
Over Ten Million PSPs Sold, Top Five Games Are...
Rockstar Rumor Round-Up: Max Payne 3, New PS3 Exclusive
Immersion Forced To Pay Microsoft $20 Million
Nintendo To You: Your Core Games Are Coming, Just Not Soon
Target - No Warcraft? Here, Try This Poorly Kitten
The Art Of DJ Max Fever
Kojima To World - Stop Asking About MGS4 on Xbox 360

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British Sales Charts [Sales Charts]

The top eight spots are all games for Nintendo platforms. Again. BORING. So this week, figured I'd try something different. Let's talk about the other end of the chart. The end that has literal shovelware, like "42 All-Time Classics" on the DS, propping the whole thing up. That and Imagine : Babies, which actually moved up a spot from last week, from 39 to 38. Actually, this end's just as uninteresting as the top end. Sorry.

[British individual format sales charts courtesy of ChartTrack] [Pic]

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Sin City game quietly gets new developer

Sin City game quietly gets new developer screenshot

Since being announced some time ago, things have been quiet on the Sin City videogame adaptation front. GameSpot is now reporting that development duties for the title have changed hands.

Red Mile Entertainment has confirmed that Transmission Games -- currently also working on flight combat sim Heroes Over Europe for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC -- will not longer be developing the game. While Sin City's new developer is unknown, a Red Mile rep says that the change happened "quite a long time ago," which would theoretically indicate that the project's quality is not in jeopardy.

Not much is known about the game, other than the fact that it will be powered by Unreal Engine 3.0 and that creator Frank Miller is heavily involved in its production. Sin City was originally on track to drop on Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii by Holiday of 2009; no word on if the developer change-over will impact the game's release.

I'm certainly cautious about the game; I've been burned too many times by licensed properties to get our hopes up before I've even seen a single screenshot. Still, Miller's participation in the game sounds promising. But hey, if this doesn't work out, there's always Sega's Madworld, right?

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Quartermann: Rockstar making Max Payne 3
internally

Filed under: Action

Of all of the people who make crap up on the internet, the enigmatic EGM rumor-monger Quartermann seems to be the most accurate. This could be because Quartermann is just an amalgamation of different EGM editors and they hear some fairly juicy stuff in their day-to-day, like (for example) the rumor that the same Rockstar team that made The Warriors is busy toiling on Max Payne 3, presumably to cash in on the upcoming movie.

With original devs Remedy hard at work on Alan Wake and Rockstar Toronto not working on anything that we know of, it would seem to add up. In a more nebulous vein, Quartermann also says that the Rockstar North, the team behind GTA IV, is hard at work on a PS3 exclusive. You'll know if this rumor is ever confirmed however, when you see PS3 fanboys with an otherworldly glow and floating a few inches off the ground as a choir of angels sings in the background. Also, 360 fanboys will start throwing themselves off buildings, Happening-style.

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