Wired reports that the U.S. Army was interested in purchasing a bunch of Xbox 360s to aid in training, but it was turned down flat by Microsoft. [More]
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Target Wants To Scan Your ID When You Buy M Rated Games? Say No.
By 2.11.10
It annoys some people that Target wants to scan their ID when they buy an M rated video game. Well, guess what? We’ve heard over and over that they don’t actually need to scan it. All they need to do is type your birth date into the computer. They’ll tell you they have to scan it — but if you hold your ground like reader “Wuuu” you can escape without being scanned. [More]
Gamers, Expect Less Guitar Hero, Zero College Hoops This Year
By 2.11.10
Kotaku dropped a couple bombshells yesterday, reporting that Activision will release only two “Hero” games this year — a new Guitar Hero and DJ Hero 2, after unleashing about a billion of them in 2009. Just about any band that wanted the Guitar Hero treatment in ’09 got it, including, uh, Van Halen. [More]
Dish Customers To Get Their Tetris On For $3 A Month
By 2.8.10
You can either buy Tetris for $10 or less on a billion different platforms, or you could decide to shell out a $3 monthly fee for the old standby if you’re a Dish Network subscriber, Industry Gamers reports. [More]
Microsoft Won't Let Me Transfer My Xbox Hard Drive Data Because Of Registration Error
By 2.5.10
Ben says he bought a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 with a 250GB hard drive so he could transfer saves and downloaded content from his full old hard drive to a new one. [More]
This Robot Will Either Enhance Your Xbox 360 Or Bite You In Your Sleep
By 2.5.10
Microsoft’s motion-sensing peripheral currently known as Project Natal is in the prototype phase, and The Seattle Times snagged this shot of the device, a secret agent sent by Skynet to kill John Connor and ensure the robotic enslavement of the human race. [More]
Reach PlayStation's CEO
By 2.3.10
Jack Tretton, President and CEO Sony Computer Entertainment America, is standing by and waiting to escalate your backlogged PlayStation complaint! In his spare time, he tests batteries he finds in his kitchen drawer by touching them to his tongue. Connect and start talking hot at jack_tretton@playstation.sony.com! Or his sassy assistant, Amanda Murphy Pedroso at amanda_murphy@playstation.sony.com! UPDATE: Sony is mad that we posted this email address. [More]
You Can't Make A Super Bowl Commercial That Says 'Go To Hell'
By 2.2.10
CBS told EA it can go to hell rather than use the “provocative” slogan for its upcoming game Dante’s Inferno on a Super Bowl commercial, AdAge reports. The game’s ad will instead inform viewers “Hell Awaits.” [More]
Walmart And Best Buy Bail From Video Game Trade-in Market
By 2.2.10
Best Buy and Walmart have backed off on their challenges to GameStop’s used game racket, both shelving their short-lived tests of trade-in kiosks, Industry Gamers reports: [More]
Wii Fit Plus Shortage May Be Rocking The Nation
By 2.1.10
Marcus wants a Wii Fit Plus game that includes the balance board and retails for $100. Problem is, he can’t find it anywhere. Third-party sellers are charging $150 and more on Amazon for the exercise game, which was the second-best seller in December, and everywhere he checks seems to be out of stock. [More]
Newegg Cracks Open Awesome Xbox 360 Games Sale
By 1.29.10
If you’re looking to stock up on a bunch of good Xbox 360 games you always wanted to play but didn’t feel like shelling out $60 for, Newegg has got a deal for you. [More]
Fed-Up Xbox Gamer Has Gone Through 6 Broken Consoles
By 1.28.10
Jay knows his tale of having gone through six Xbox 360s isn’t all that unusual, but he rightly expresses that it’s pathetic that stories like his are common. The poor guy even bought an Xbox 360 Elite in hopes that the redesign would be more reliable. But alas, his Elite and its replacements now broken as many times as his chain of launch consoles. [More]
My Xbox Racing Wheel Broke And Microsoft Demanded I Pay $30 For Shipping
By 1.27.10
Sagar bought an Xbox 360 wireless racing wheel, which didn’t rumble as it was supposed to. He called Microsoft customer service and says he was told he had to pay for shipping because his console — not the accessory — was out of warranty. [More]
Microsoft May Start Streaming ESPN On Xbox 360
By 1.19.10
Microsoft is in talks to stream ESPN programming through the Xbox 360, the New York Times reports. [More]
I Sold My PSP To An eBay Phantom, Now I'm Stuck With It For Weeks
By 1.13.10
Pat thought he had sold his PSP on eBay, but now complains that he’s stuck in a lurch — unable to get rid of the device — because the inexperienced buyer won’t pay up. [More]
Toys R Us: No Exchange On That Gift Without A Receipt
By 1.12.10
Apparently Toys R Us has a policy that says that even unopened video games that still have the Toys R Us price tag on them cannot be exchanged without a receipt. No exceptions. [More]
Target To Sell $99 "Video Game Setup" Services
By 1.8.10
For a mere $99, Target will go to your house and set up your video game system for your dumb ass. Why? Margins on products are very thin. The margin on services, especially stupid ones, is very high. [via Kotaku]
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EA Pulls The Plug On Not-So-Old 'Older' Sports Game Servers
By 1.5.10
Electronic Arts announced that by Feb. 2 it will take away online play from several sports games released in 2008 or earlier, thus negating any real reason to keep playing them and pushing customers to buying newer releases. [More]
