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Activist Who Once Called Video Games "Killographic" Praises The ESRB Grand Theft Auto Rating, Boos Proposed $5,000 Fine
Phil Villarreal of the Arizona Daily Star has located a more reasonable voice to weigh in on the GTAIV controversy in (surprisingly enough) National Institute on Media and the Family founder, David Walsh. Walsh has been praising the ESRB for its "improved enforcement of not selling M-rated games to kids,” and says he trusts the ESRB's "M" rating for Grand Theft Auto IV. More »
sony
Sony's Email Customer Service Is Extremely Unhelpful
Reader Dustin had a question about his PS3, so he emailed Sony. Now he's starting to suspect that they don't actually read the emails people send... More »
grand theft auto iv
Anti-Grand Theft Auto Political Advocate Tragically Unfamiliar With Grand Theft Auto IV
Phil Villarreal of the Arizona Daily Star has interviewed a spokesman from the Parents Television Council, a group that is lobbying for a $5,000 fine against retailers who sell "M" rated games to youngsters, about the scourge that is Grand Theft Auto IV. It seems that the group's spokesperson isn't really all that familiar with the game... More »
backlash
Mass Effect DRM Causing Backlash Among PC Gamers
If you'd like to play the PC version of Bioware/EA's hit XBOX 360 title "Mass Effect," you'd better have an internet connection. Why? Because in order to remain "activated" the game will need to reauthorize itself via the internet every 10 days. Go 11 days without checking in and your game won't work until you do. Some gamers are saying that this requirement makes them feel like criminals, and doesn't make a lot of sense for a game that otherwise doesn't require an internet connection. More »
consoles
Toys"R"Us' website may claim to have Wiis in stock, but as reader Nick discovered yesterday, they don't. Nick ordered the elusive console first thing yesterday morning, but Toys"R"Us quickly sent an email explaining that the Wii was backordered and unavailable. As of this morning, Toys"R"Us' website still inexplicably lists the Wiis as "In Stock."
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Toys"R"Us Pretends To Have Wiis In Stock, Disappoints Customers
Toys"R"Us' website may claim to have Wiis in stock, but as reader Nick discovered yesterday, they don't. Nick ordered the elusive console first thing yesterday morning, but Toys"R"Us quickly sent an email explaining that the Wii was backordered and unavailable. As of this morning, Toys"R"Us' website still inexplicably lists the Wiis as "In Stock."
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above and beyond
Remember Nathanial? Microsoft's repair center senseless erased the valuable signatures and cool artwork he had painstakingly collected on his XBox 360. When Bungie, the maker of Halo, saw what happened, they wanted to help—even though they had nothing to do with the calamity. They decided to ship Nathanial an awesome swag bag stuffed with signature-adorned freebies.
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Bungie Sent All This Free Swag To The Gamer Whose XBox 360 Artwork Microsoft Destroyed
Remember Nathanial? Microsoft's repair center senseless erased the valuable signatures and cool artwork he had painstakingly collected on his XBox 360. When Bungie, the maker of Halo, saw what happened, they wanted to help—even though they had nothing to do with the calamity. They decided to ship Nathanial an awesome swag bag stuffed with signature-adorned freebies.
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tips
50 Ways To Get Through Phone Systems
VOIP-News has a list of 50 ways to get through to a real, live, not necessarily well-trained CSR on phone systems. We're posting this not just because their first tip is "Read the Consumerist," but because there are some really good ideas here, like hitting up EDGAR to search for contact info on public companies. More »
rude
Microsoft Scrubs All The Valuable Signatures And Artwork Off Your XBOX 360 Case
We read a lot of stories about companies doing boneheaded things but rarely do we read anything like what reader Nathanial sent in. More »
xbox
Microsoft Doesn't Know Why You Can't Access Any Of Your Saved Games
Reader Brad took his XBOX Live Gamertag to a friend's house. When he got home, he realized that he'd forgotten his memory card (with the Gamertag on it) at his friend's place. More »
settlements
GTA San Andreas "Hot Coffee" Settlement Offers $5 To Soothe Your Injured Mind
Horribly offended by the GTA: San Andreas "Hot Coffee" mod in which you could (help, help) indulge in crude polygon sex? Great. You're being offered a $5 cash settlement. More »
credit scores
It's Still Possible To Game Your FICO Score By 100 Points Or More
For about $1400, you can raise your FICO credit score by 35 to 40 points through companies like TradeLine Solutions, writes the New York Times. Lots of subprime mortgage holders are turning to these companies in a last ditch effort to game the FICO system, in order to avoid rate adjustments that might send them into foreclosure. Of course, knowingly misrepresenting your credit score might count as loan fraud, points out a FICO representative. More »
Walmart is offering $10 gift cards to gamers whose pre-orders for Super Smash Bros. Brawl were unexpectedly canceled.
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Walmart Slaps Down Super Smash Bros. Brawl Pre-Orders
Don't worry avid gamers, Walmart has "received your request to cancel" your pre-ordered copy of Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii. Oh, you didn't ask to cancel the order, you say? $19.82 is an amazing price for a $50 game?
Walmart now lists the game for $49.82. After the jump, Walmart's email of lies, and the best way to speak out against their thuggery.
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best buy
Open Box Gaming Mice Cost $12 Extra At Best Buy
happy endings
UPDATE: Circuit City Apologizes For Not Honoring Call Of Duty Advertisement
Adam writes us to say that Circuit City has apologized for not honoring their advertisement and have offered to compensate him with both games for free. More »
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