Archive for October, 2007
Thursday, October 11th, 2007
$Hitman
In an effort to broaden the audience and bring in as much cash as possible, Fox Studios has pulled the director of the forthcoming Hitman movie from the post-production process. Instead, Nicolas De Toth has been brought in to edit the film down from an R to a PG-13 rating, similar to what he did […]
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Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
White Wash
With Sony’s announcement of a PS3 price drop, they also let the world in on a little secret: the PS3 is turning white. It’s disappointing that Sony has decided to follow in the path of Microsoft and Nintendo. Before, the PS3 was the only console that knew how to keep it real. Now? Daaaaamn. It’s like the […]
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Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
Advertisement or Game? Probably Crap.
Advanced capitalism strikes again with the release of a Toyota Yaris game on XBox Live. The advergame will be available tomorrow, October 10, for the tantalizing price of free. Despite what some would say, that there isn’t much point in complaining about a game that’s free, I’m going to complain anyway. I don’t pay for […]
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Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
The Future of Drunk Driving
University of Calgary professor Jim Parker and a number of his students are developing a drunk driving simulator. While enjoying a session of “Booze Cruise”, you can expect your vision to be blurred and reaction time to be slowed. This only refers to the in-game effects. If you’re physically experiencing these symptoms you may be […]
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Sunday, October 7th, 2007
Saving Souls, One Head-Shot at a Time
The New York Times points out that churches across the nation are using Halo to bring kids in, so they can hear the preachings of a Christian message. 12-year-old Tim Foster explained, “It’s just fun blowing people up.” I can’t think of anything more Christian than that. Jesus himself would be proud, giving a meek […]
