Posted by Stephen Johnson - Friday, August 08, 2008 6:01 PM
Here's what happened today in the world of videogames, technology and popular culture!
- WWE Wrestler Randy Orton wants more violence in videogames.
- BioWare said that they are considering 'Mass Effect' for the Nintendo DS.
- Warren Ellis, writer of revolutionary comic book Transmetropolitan, worked on 'Dead Space.'
- 'Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor' for the PS2 would be the last title bearing the Sierra label.
- According to id, Hitler will not be a boss in the next Wolfenstein game.
- Teens accused of arson blamed videogame Grand Theft Auto for their crimes.
- The 'LittleBigPlanet' news website is live!
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Tags: Daily Wrap-Up, Videos
Posted by Eugene Morton - Friday, August 08, 2008 5:20 PM
A long time ago, well before mankind harnessed the power of fire or learned how to fashion tools, there was an AOTS segment called "MySpace Girl of the Week." Recently, the very first MySpace girl of the week, Iliza Shlesinger bested other standups from around the world to win the Last Comic Standing competition.
Congrats, Iliza and we want you to know that you couldn't have done it without the stardom catapult that is Attack of the Show.
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Tags: Videos
Posted by Patrick Roche-Sowa - Friday, August 08, 2008 5:20 PM
 With the upcoming Wrath of the Lich King expansion, Blizzard developers decided to tweak the World of Warcraft user interface for the better. Speaking to MTV's Multiplayer blog, Jeff Kaplan admitted they took many of the ideas from UI changes that were created by modders. Among the changes, a "pet tab" will be added so vanity pets won't take up space in your bag, a currency tab that will hold items like marks of honor and badges, all-in-one inventory windows with customizable sorting programs, a threat warning system, map coordinates, and quest aids like the mods Questhelper and Carbonite. This is good news for people who spend countless hours searching through user-created mods to try and find the right one for you, not to mention this will mean less untrustrworthy files downloaded from fileshare programs and random webservers. See? It pays to not play by the rules. Keep the mods comin'!
MTV's Multiplayer Blog: World of Warcraft Designer Details 6 Upcoming Interface Changes
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Tags: MMO News, PC Gaming, Videogames
Posted by Jeffrey Kanjanapangka - Friday, August 08, 2008 5:14 PM
New screens in from Taito's port of the PSP classic EXIT. For the uninitiated you play as an "escapologist" and traverse this action/puzzle game by using your cunning and will to... you guessed it... find the EXIT. Expect lots of natural disasters and trapped people to help, when the game finds the fire escape to your Nintendo DS on October 7th.
Click the image below for the EXIT DS image gallery.
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Tags: E3, Nintendo DS, Style, Videogames
Posted by Jeffrey Kanjanapangka - Friday, August 08, 2008 4:56 PM
Here's the UK Box art for the PC version GTA IV, which will eventually hit state-side November 18th.
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Posted by Jeffrey Kanjanapangka - Friday, August 08, 2008 4:24 PM
Check out some new artwork from developer Turbine, for their upcoming MMO expansion, LOTR Online: Mines of Moria which is scheduled for release sometime in Autumn 2008 for the PC.
Click the image below for the LOTR Online: Mines of Moria image gallery
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Tags: E3, PC Gaming, Videogames
Posted by John Manalang - Friday, August 08, 2008 4:03 PM
So, you say that Nintendo's only got Mario, Zelda and a hot chick wearing a space armor on their Wii? Well check this out:
The X (horizontal) represents the months and Y (vertical) are the units sold. Surprising? Don't just look at it, speak!
via Kotaku
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Tags: PlayStation 3, Videogames, Wii, Xbox 360
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