We Are Reclaiming Zombiebot
Posted by Duke_Ferris - 08/27/08 Enough time has passed, I do not believe that our thieves are going to turn up online. So we are reclaiming the mighty Zombiebot from Xbox Live. So don't be alarmed, It's just us.     [6 Comments]         [ Post a Comment ]

Free Shirts On The Train To PAX

Posted by Greg_Damiano - 08/26/08 Hey Revolutionaries, If you’re coming to Penny Arcade Expo 2008 this weekend, you might see people sporting these sweet shirts, and I’ve got the scoop for you. The name on the back, Brian Jo, is that of one of the 20 contestants chosen for the 2008 Omegathon competition. Games like Jenga, Geometry Wars, and Rock Band will test Brian’s life skills like "strategery", singing, and moving toy blocks. Though Brian’s 19 opponents were chosen randomly from PAX pre-sale ticket holders, Brian won his spot in a last-minute web contest. The number ‘498123’ on the back of the shirt is the number he chose out of a million, in an epic hour-long round of ‘Guess A Number From One To A Million’. (Coincidentally, Brian has his mathematics diploma from Princeton; losers received a free copy of the home game.) At least he walks away with a few t-shirts. Brian’s friends from the Halo clan 5th Column rallied together to make a few hundred of these shirts in various styles - our pictures show the sick baseball tee with the three-quarter sleeves. The shirts are free promotional items which will be handed out on the West Coast Pain Train “PAXTrain” (the Amtrak “Coast Starlight” route), starting tomorrow, August 27. Just make sure you get a shirt before you go back to playing the Xbox 360 and any other consoles you PAX-goers have hooked up to play on the train. Brian could storm all five announced rounds and the mysterious sixth game of the Omegathon, or he could get a stroke of poor luck and lose at Peggle in the first round. Even with $5,000 and a trip to TGS on the line, Brian has kept a calm and sunny demeanor. Victory would be nice, but this smart, sweet bunch of gamers is simply happy to be returning for another year at PAX. They are the kind of people who make PAX such a great community weekend. I’m going to follow some of their exploits and cover a few PAX games for next week, and I hope you’ll tune in as I bring some of this experience home for you!     [6 Comments]         [ Post a Comment ]

The Joker's Fatality In MK vs DC
Posted by Duke_Ferris - 08/25/08 It's stripped out of the background of an interview so it's a bit grainy, but how awesome is his crazy dance? Not sure how they're going to keep this and get a "T" rating though.         [20 Comments]         [ Post a Comment ]

Leipzig Games Convention. In Dance Form - 08/22/08
Posted by Duke_Ferris
GR didn't send anyone to Leipzig this year, and now I'm glad of that. Yes, this is from the show its   read more...

Spore Dance Off! - 08/21/08
Posted by Duke_Ferris
Yep, over at Maxis they're having themselves a little dance party. Here are the top ten finalists.   read more...

Cool New Tech For Movies And Video Games - 08/20/08
Posted by Duke_Ferris
Emily is kind of boring as a company rep, but it's all worth it when she finally shows the tech demo. The next generation of consoles is going to rock.   read more...

Going Solar - 08/19/08
Posted by Duke_Ferris
Here in the hippy-ocracy that is Berkeley, California, where every other car is a Prius, it was only a matter of time. Product-a-day looks at the Solio portable solar charger.   read more...

Perfect World Beta Keys - 08/18/08
Posted by Duke_Ferris
You know that irritating guy who manages to get in the first comment and all he writes is "First!"? Well today, that guy is actually going to win a prize... along with the next four posters after him.    read more...

Batman Gotham Knight Giveaway - 08/14/08
Posted by Duke_Ferris
Everyone's seen Dark Knight by now, right? But have you see Gotham Knight? It's the only PG-13 rated animated Batman, and it's pretty damn cool.   read more...

Vox Pop of the Month (July 2008) - 08/13/08
Posted by Nick_Tan
GR has revamped the Vox Pop contest since May, but the new rules have yet to be publicly announced... until now.   read more...