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No DRM for Prince of Persia… What&...
The just-released PC version of Prince of Persia is free of DRM software, an increasingly rare circumstance in today’s paranoid game publishing climate. As Ben Kuchera of Ars Technica notes, PoP publisher Ubisoft has burned its customers badly in the past with flawed DRM implementations: Assassin’s... 
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Real-time Strategy May Be Anti-Aging Str...
Researchers at the University of Illinois report that senior citizens who played the PC real-time strategy game Rise of Nations performed better in tests of cognitive function than a control group that did not play. As reported by Physorg.com, researcher Chandramallika Basak, the study’s lead... 
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Super Mario Bros. Room, Not Game, As Art...
Games as art? BORING QUESTION. Rooms as art? Much more sensible. And appropriate, when you consider the faithfulness of this Super Mario Bros. installation art. The work of Antoinette J. Citizen, it features neither Mario nor coins. But that’s OK. Chicks kicking the shit out of each other and coin... 
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Happy Holidays From MadWorld [Madworld]...
Sega released a new trailer for their upcoming Madworld game for the Wii. They also sent along their over version of ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas. Twas a night before DeathWatch, when all through downtown Not a person was stirring, since being stomped to the ground. The bodies were hung on... 
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NPD Top 20 Shows Where Fable II, Animal ...
You’ve already seen the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. from November, but what about the top twenty? Surely there were some titles you’d expect to be represented — and some you might not. Gamasutra has the rest of the NPD top twenty, showing that October’s chart-topper,... 
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Rock Band 2 coming to Wii and PS2 on Dec...
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 2, Nintendo Wii, Rhythm Are you ready to rock? Or, more specifically, will you be ready to rock on December 18? That’s the day (a Thursday, in fact) that Wii and PS2 owners will finally be able to call friends over for a Rock Band 2 party. That’s right - before... 
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World Of Warcraft Restaurant...
A man from Beijing, China, is so in love with World of Warcraft so that he has opened a similarly themed restaurant with dishes inspired from Azeroth. The dining area has been dubbed the Hall of Snow Storms, boasting large plasma screens that depict in-game action, in addition to a World Tree right... 
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WRUP found a great way to enjoy PS Home...
Filed under: Meta (about Joystiq) And we think you know what it is already. Alexander Sliwinski is Beerfesting. Christopher Grant: The plan: Beat Mirror’s Edge. Beat Fable 2. Start Far Cry 2. Start Fallout 3. Play LittleBigPlanet. Go Quincying with Justin and Griffin in Home. Write a novel.... 
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Metal Gear Solid theme unused in MGS4 du...
Filed under: Culture, Sony PlayStation 3, Action Why wasn’t the iconic Metal Gear Solid theme used in Metal Gear Solid 4? Because, as Gamasutra reports, EGM learned in an interview with series composer Norihiko Hibino that unnamed Russian composers claimed Konami “stole their music.” A... 
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Pennsylvania Task Force Says NO to Video...
There is good news out of Pennsylvania today, as the commonwealth will apparently not pursue video game legislation. A working group assigned by the Pennsylvania legislature to study the video game violence issue has strongly recommended that no laws regarding video game content should be enacted. The... 
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The Virtual GT Racing Simulator Now 50% ...
If you are looking for a virtual racing game, then this Virtual GT Racing Simulator is just perfect for you. The Virtual GT Racing Simulator which usually retails for ,700 is on sale for a mere ,800 at Dealzmodo. Can you imagine? It is a 50% discount. It has a 500W speaker system, a 4-corner independent... 
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Nintendo Facing a New Wii Remote Wrist S...
Nintendo is facing a new class-action suit regarding the Wii’s wrist strap, reports GameCyte. GamePolitics readers may recall that in 2006 Nintendo was sued within weeks of the Wii launch when the system’s original wrist straps began to fail in alarming numbers, sending Wiimotes crashing... 

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