Super Mario Bros. Super Show Star Passes Away
"Captain" Lou Albano passed away today at the age of 76. Albano was best known for his role as Mario in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show and also had a successful career in the wrestling world. Lou Albano had fallen ill and was under hospice care at the time. He ...
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October 14, 2009
Game Crazy Store Clearance To Begin This Weekend
With Game Crazy closing 200+ stores by the end of October, it's now time for them to begin clearing out the inventory. Most stores will be sending items back for redistribution, so don't expect to see much when this sale starts. Here's the schedule for liquidation: 10/3-10/11: 30% off everything in the ...
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September 30, 2009
Super Street Fighter IV Announced
...And the cycle of endless slightly variant sequels begins anew. Not to sound ungrateful, you understand. Super Street Fighter IV was confirmed earlier today for a Spring 2010 release on both the PS3 and XBox 360 and promises eight new characters, some brand new and some new in an old kind ...
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September 30, 2009
Toys R Us Rolling Out Nationwide Game Trade-In Program Today
Today Toys R Us rolled out a nationwide game trade-in program allowing customers to sell back their games for a Toys R Us gift card. Of cource that gift cards can be used at Toys R Us, Babies R Us, or toysrus.com. All you have to do is take your games ...
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September 10, 2009
Dont Copy That 2 Is Just As Criminal As The Actual Crime
I mean criminally bad. Really bad and really cheesy. It was two months ago when I first reported the return of MC Double Def DP in this new digital age and his appearance in the new Don't Copy That 2. Well, that day has finally arrived in its nearly 5 minutes ...
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September 9, 2009
Sega Making New 2D Sonic Game, Out In 2010
After years of Sonic fans complaining about the crappiness of the 3D Sonic franchise, Sega has finally heard us and has announced that a new 2D Sonic game is in development and will be available in 2010. No official name was given for the new game, but it is currently ...
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September 9, 2009
Disney Agrees To Buy Marvel For $4 Billion
In an acquisition that came out of left field, Disney has agreed to purchase Marvel for $4 billion in cash and stock. That's a lot of scratch, and with over 5,000 comic book characters soon to belong to Disney, there are plenty of licensing opportunities to earn back some of ...
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August 31, 2009
We Called It! (Part 2): PS3 Slim Is Real, Coming Soon
Really makes you rethink your perspective on the rumor mill, doesn't it? Earlier today, at 12:30 at GamesCom in Cologne, Germany, Sony officially announced that the Playstation 3 is a reality, and also that the price of the unit will be $299. That's a one hundred dollar price drop, for ...
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August 18, 2009
We Called It! (Part 1): Sony Officially Announces A PS3 Price Cut
We called it, along with about 5 million other internet gaming sites. Today, at GamesCom, Sony announced that the PS3 would be getting a $100 price cut in the U.S. effective tomorrow. The price cut will effect all PS3 systems currently in the retail systems (80GB and 160GB). A cool $299 ...
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August 18, 2009
John Carmack Says Ads Not Enough To Support QuakeLive
There's a right way and a wrong way to support a game with advertising. Most recently, Sony attempted to increase revenue by including a loading screen advertisement. An interesting idea, if it had been implemented by a small studio that had released a game for free. Sadly, the expansion cost ten ...
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August 16, 2009
