Xbox Live Arcade Needs A Humble Bundle
I really wish Microsoft would get its head out of its butt regarding pricing on Xbox Live. Yeah, we get that you make a lot of money on it, but the draconian method by which you determine how items are priced in it prevent some really cool things from happening. Stuff like the Humble Bundle.
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When Will Ice Cream Sandwich Change The Android World? Ever?
Now that the Galaxy Nexus is finally out on American shelves today, finally, we’re really going to see the wheels on Google’s latest – and certainly most differentiated – version of Android roll into homes. We’ve had our time with Android 4.0 (or Ice Cream Sandwich, as you know it) and we think it’s pretty swell, but are any of Google’s big efforts to improve Android substantially really going to make it to most customers any time soon? Unfortunately, no.
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The Expendables 2 Teaser Trailer Released
We knew this was coming but I wasn’t as pumped to see the movie until I watched this teaser trailer. Sure, the first movie wasn’t really that great of a movie but you watch these movies because you are a god damn man and men like guns and explosions and shit like that. It’s just a teaser and they don’t really show off anything except GUNS, flash of actor, GUNS, GUNS. Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger are back and may have bigger roles than their cameos this time. Also a couple other new faces are in the teaser like CHUCK NORRIS and JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME! Read the rest of this article…
HP Could Be A Dangerous Company
You have to give marketing agencies credit where it’s due. When it comes to large, multinational conglomerates like Hewlett Packard or tobacco/food/everything processor Altria (formerly Philip Morris), they have to condense a billion different ideas into a single marque that makes sense for everyone. In essence, it’s like writing an episode of Star Trek. HP has a chance to avoid the trap of becoming a dull brand, but they haven’t seized on the opportunity. Why?
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Lack Of Player Base Pushes Aion To Go Free-To-Play
Yep, the free-to-play bug has bitten yet another [formerly] major MMO and will have Aion going F2P as of February 2012
Read on
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Louis C.K. “Experiment” Brings in $500K in 4 Days, Proves You Can Cut Out The Middleman
On December 10th, Louis C.K. decided to try something out, selling his latest stand up Live at the Beacon Theater through his website for only $5, cutting out the middleman and making it DRM free. This means that you just download an MP4 file and you can do whatever you want with it; burn it to a DVD, store it on a hard drive, whatever you want for ever. It has done really well so far. Read the rest of this article…
Star Wars : The Old Republic Early Game Access Update
Star Wars : The Old Republic started its early game access (EGA) program yesterday morning for NA customers and things seem to be moving along quite nicely.
The first few waves of invites only covered players who had gotten in on the pre-order spike around the 21st of July, which had players worried about when they would get in to the game.
Read on to find out where they are with the invites, as of now.
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Humble Bundle – Indie Games For Charity
I don’t know if you’ve heard about Humble Bundle, but I hadn’t until my buddy Mike from rawrvapor.com (The home of fine nicotine liquid for electronic cigarettes) dropped me a link on Skype today and told me what’s up.
Apparently, these folks sell indy game bundles and you set the price you’re willing to pay…for charity.
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Star Wars: The Old Republic – Early Play Begins AND New Features Announced. Also, CAPITAL SHIPS!!
As promised, Star Wars : The Old Republic‘s early play period started today. Some people are crazy happy, some people are crazy pissed but what’s a solid constant is that everyone who bought the game is crazy excited to play it and get their interstellar groove on.
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Microsoft Is Starting To Realize That No One Is Buying Windows Phones
To say Windows Phone’s effect on the mobile industry has been soft since its release a year ago would be the understatement of the decade. I was originally so crazy in love with the platform and had been for years, but Microsoft seems to work so hard to prevent it from being successful that even I’ve backed away from the possibility. First it was their weak approach to Zune, then it was a bunch of other stuff, and now I really don’t see the selling point anymore after top phone makers like Samsung, Motorola, and HTC keep making better Android phones. (And when will Sprint or Verizon be getting a Mango-generation Windows Phone? Exactly.) Well, it seems that Microsoft is finally coming to the conclusion, while retailers sit on thousands of unsold Windows Phones, that they’re doing this thing all wrong.
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