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PSP phone hints dropped in Sony magazine

Filed under: Sony PSPIf the test we performed during Podcast 37 was any indication, the Skype feature which was recently made available to PSPs, while neat, probably doesn't cut it when it comes to...

Today's least safe for work video: Chains of Olympus sex game

Filed under: Sony PSP, Action After offending the easily offendable with slightly off-screen sex in God of War and God of War II, it seemed like a no-brainer that the somewhat adult mini-game would...

Rumor: Classic GTA, Street Fighter Alpha coming to PSN

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Retro, OnlineWhat's that? You can't wait until PSN Thursday to find out what's coming to the PS3's download network. You want some kind of insider info. to find out...

Student hospitalized after suffering leg burns from pocketed PSP

Filed under: Sony PSP This past month has seen the addition of a number of useful features to Sony's underdog handheld, such as its Skype integration and the soon to be imported GPS functionality....

Skinless Avatars

Last February 5, 2008 there was a skin theft protest at a mall in Scapoli. Out of curiousity, I went to take a look at an actual skin theft protest. An avatar named Thora Charron was there with a...

Director of next Mortal Kombat movie talks 're-envisioning'

Filed under: Culture, FightingWe'd be surprised if anyone saw "Mortal Kombat movie" in the headline and decided to keep reading, regardless, we will continue on, if only for our own amusement....

Whatever happened to …? #1: Mario’s bid for a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

In February 2005, a petition to put video game stars such as Mario and Donkey Kong on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was launched. The rallying cry of the big push: Interactive entertainment is an...

Sony cuts PSP dev tools cost in half

Filed under: Sony PSP, Business Sony subsidiary SN Systems has cut the cost of the PlayStation Portable dev tools in half, effective today. The announced price reduction, in conjunction with a new...

Crusade Against Stolen Skins

I was going through the Second Life Blogosphere when a particular issue caught my attention. That issue is about Stolen Skins (or textures). Texture (skins are just textures) theft has always been a...

Wiimote peripheral patent diagrams are hilarious, unsettling

Filed under: Nintendo Wii It's as if they prophetically knew that the controller market for their new system would be flooded with useless peripherals by money grubbing accessory manufacturers --...