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Thomas Rowland - July 12th, 2008

Nintendo DS

The ‘Breast’ Bonuses Abound when Buying Izuna 2


Izuna 2 Cover
Do you like humongous boobs? Do you like ninjas? Do you like ninjas with enormous ta-tas drinking milk on a poster you’ll be too embarrassed to show anyone? Well folks, that’s what Atlus is promising to consumers with their purchase of Izuna 2: The Unemployed Ninja Returns.

Stirring this controversy are four posters of the scantily clad ninja in revealing poses.

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Dave Lee - June 15th, 2008

PC

Fallout 3 Survival Edition Comes with Pip-Boy 3000 Alarm Clock. WTF?


Fallout 3 Alarm ClockI’ll admit it: I’m a man whore when it comes to any game edition containing the words “limited,” “collector,” or “extended.” If you’re a geek, it goes with the territory. And it didn’t take long before game publishers caught on. There’s the Legendary Edition of Halo 3 complete with the Spartan Mjolnir Mark VI Helmet and the limited edition of Stranglehold that includes a Blu-ray version of “Hard Boiled.”

If that wasn’t enough, recently, Amazon snagged an exclusive deal to sell the “Fallout 3: Survival Edition,” which is a tier above the collector’s edition. What makes it so special? A replica of the Pip-Boy 3000 that’s about the size of an alarm clock. The asking price: $129.99.
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Shane Fitzsimmons - March 24th, 2008

Business, Gamer Culture, PC, Technology

Amazon.com: Challenging Steam?


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For the past few years, Amazon has allowed people to purchase and download software directly from their website. Even so, it’s gone widely unnoticed as the only software they’ve been doing this with is TurboTax, though they do offer a similar service for other forms of entertainment, such as ebooks, movies and music. Now it appears they’re looking to expand further, based on a job posting on Gamasutra, which states that they’re looking for a Software Development Engineer, specifically to build the foundation for a game distribution system.
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