September 2008
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The Mansion: A Subprime Parable →
Michael Lewis rents a mansion in New Orleans, and during his stay, gets a life lesson on being a member of the American middle-class.
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WatchThe amazing, indietastic Mount & Blade.
It’s finally showing up on store shelves soon, but you can always go ahead and buy the current (unfinished) release at a discount online. I plan on buying it and getting my medieval combat lord-ery on.
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A Slave To Two Masters →
Joystick Division interviews a man who has done more harm than good to the games journalism industry.
Technically, gaming news and review site GameCyte.com isn’t owned by TriplePoint PR – “the leading international agency serving the interactive entertainment industry” – despite many sources’ allegations.
But it turns out the truth isn’t any better.
Ace detective work by one Gary...
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Good Old Games →
I received my beta key for CDProjekt’s Good Old Games store this morning.
At first glance I see: Fallout, Descent 1 + 2, and Jagged Alliance 2. Each $5.99. After buying a game, you have access to download the manual, hi-res wallpapers, and even the soundtracks. All DRM-free.
Crack the digital distribution door open just a little more…
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Burnout Paradise on PSN this week →
Criterion is releasing the full version of Burnout Paradise for download on the Playstation Store this week. Will this nudge the door to digital distribution just a little bit more?
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Witcher Dev Frightens Publishers with DRM-free GOG →
CDProjekt’s Good Old Games service is all set to prove a point about DRM.
Granted, proving DRM is pointless by releasing old games without it doesn’t do a lot of good from the publisher’s perspective. It only shows that consumers will approve of your methods and back your service with a lot more umph.
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WatchGary Vaynerchuk is very inspiring.
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The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Review →
Kieron Gillen reviews The Witcher: Enhanced.
Another reason I need to buy a new PC. The Witcher has always looked compelling to me, and this package they’ve released makes it even more shiny and fancy.
I’ve even heard that you can play it with the original Polish voice tracks with English subtitles. That sounds like buckets and buckets of win.
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WatchThe sagely Soulja Boy reviews Braid.
YAHHH TRICK YAHHHH!
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Girl Turk: Mechanical Turk Meets Girl Talk's "Feed... →
Andy Baio from Waxy.org uses Amazon’s Mechanical Turk service to analyze data about the sample’s used in Girl Talk’s album Feed the Animals.
You can download GT’s album here, and choose whether to pay or not to pay.
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Gamers With Jobs Conference Call - Episode 100 →
A fantastic 100th episode from the GWJ regulars and special guest… Ken Levine! This is a must-listen for anyone who can stand to sit through 2 hours of audio. Definitely one of the best shows on the web.
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WatchJeff Green’s final episode of GFW Radio: The Brodeo.
He’s moving to work on The Sims, which is way more awesome than writing for 1UP. 17 years in the games writing industry and he’s moving into development. How awesome.
Also see the rest of the podcast: Part 2, Part 3.
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The world’s most bad-ass grotesques and gargoyles →
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Xbox 360 now cheapest console in the US -- game on... →
So the Xbox 360 Arcade version is now $199. The Wii, still $249. Do people honestly think that this means it’ll outsell the Wii? Price is only one selling point of the Wii for its market. The major selling point is: it’s the Wii and all my friends have one so I want one, too.
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A Chat about Braid →
Jonathan Blow and David Hellman sit down with 1UP’s Shawn Elliott and Nick Suttner to talk about Braid. Rod Humble (of The Sims franchise) also joins in.
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WatchFallout 3 demo video from PAX2008. This one has the Vault Dweller adventuring through the town of Megaton.
Some other videos from PAX: The Wasteland, Escape!, Fighting in the Super-Duper Mart, Tenpenny Tower.