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Trailer: ‘Beyond the Game’ Is Dope Documentary About Gaming Culture(s).
It should be noted that I love the various (sub)cultures that I’m a part of. Gamers, comic book fans, heavy metal dorks, whatever. I’m not the sort that walks down a Comic-Con alley with a derisive grin. I’m a dork, I like it. So a documentary about the various cultures that the gaming community is composed of gets me excited.
Hit the jump to check out the trailer.
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Only Ten Percent Of Gamers Finish Their Games? For Shame.
An industry veteran recently told CNN that only one out of ten gamers complete their games. Apparently he brought along a whole pile of studies and the such to corroborate this fact. I can provide anecdotal evidence: I have a lot of friends who buy a lot of games, and to say their backlog is voluminous is to play it safe.
Bethesda Game Director Wants There To Be Only One Console. To Dream.
Bethesda game director Todd Howard wants the gaming world to move towards standardization. One console to rule them all. It’s a nice thought.
Japanese Competitive Gamer Endorses A Laxative? Right On.
Kayo Satoh is awesome. She was born a boy, is now a female, and whups all sorts of ass in competitive gaming. She also kicks her rock up a level by being the first competitive gamer to…endorse a laxative. Outstanding.
Woman Drives Over Boyfriend Because He Cheated At A Video Game. Don’t Mess With Loot, Yo.
Behold the eyes of madness! This is Erin Slingsby, a lovely UK woman who ran the fuck over her boyfriend after a dispute involving a video game. Clearly this dude hasn’t encountered many ladies who play games, because I’ve learned one thing: don’t fuck with their loot.
Darick Maasen Creates A Taxidermied Koopa Paratroopa. Hell Yeah.
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Drink deep in the wonders and horrors of taxidermy. Darick Maasen used a set of testicular fortitude and artistic skills that I do not wield to put forth this beautiful abomination. A koopa paratroopa made amazingly literal. No wonder Mario has to do mushrooms to mess with these motherfuckers. No wonder at all.
Diablo 3 Will Have Real Money Player-To-Player Auctions.
Citing the fact that there are still third-parties selling Diablo 2 items for cash, Blizzard has revealed that they’re going to cut the middle man and let players buy items off one another in auction houses in D3. For real hard cheddar. It was announced at a press gathering last week, and Vice President of Game Design Rob Pardo took a good amount of time to defend the decision.
Dude Tries To Sell His Halo Armor On Pawn Stars. Sorta Fails.
Some dude (fittingly) named Ian went onto Pawn Stars trying to hock his Halo replica outfit. It doesn’t go particularly well. He runs around in the suit, showing how amazing it is before asking for $2,000. Much derision and uncomfortable sadness in the eyes of a fellow geek erupts, which we all benefit from.
Hit the jump for the video.
BioWare Wants You To Vote For The Default FemShep, Here Are The Choices.
After a (rightful) outcry by female gamers and fans of gamin’ equality about the lack of a FemShep in any promotional materials for any of the Mass Effect games, BioWare announced they’d be giving a default FemShep some love on the collector’s edition for the third game. They’re also giving the community the chance to vote on which one will be the default FemSheppy.
Hit the jump for the choices.
BioWare Reveals New ‘Mass Effect 3’ Character, James Vega. Super BroDude Woah.
Mass James Vega, a new character to the Mass Effect franchise. Vega is known around the galactic community for excessive amounts of hair product, the smell of whiskey and pussy on his breath, and his overall asstastic character design. BioWare should have just named him “Gears of War Guy” or my preferred name “Super BroDude”.
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