Todays episode of The Lazygamer Podcast marks the dawn of a new era as we switch from our usual recording methods to online voice recording, which in this case means better quality at the same low size. We are still working some of the kinks out, so bear with us as we bring you another great show. What we think …
So you thought that just because Batman was a fictional character that he wouldn’t be able to swoop you up in the darkness and punish you for your evil ways. Well, you are wrong because it seems that Eidos and Rocksteady have laid down a trap in their game code to catch anyone out who is playing a pirated copy. …
A few tweets started popping up yesterday from folks like Major Nelson and Stephen Toulouse saying that they are already seeing illegal copies of Halo 3 ODST being played online and are ready to drop the hammer on them. Toulouse’s exact tweet goes a little something like this: “Hrm. I spy with my little eye some *illegitimate* ODST players. No …
We’ve received confirmation that Sony’s redesigned PSP would be hitting local retail shelves soon – Great news, as its sleek, slidey design fills me with wanton techno lust. Smaller than the PSP-3000, the device is finally diminutive enough to fit comfortable in one’s pocket. If you’re a seasoned traveller though, there is a caveat. The PSPGo, unlike its fatter sibling …
We surmised recently that PSN was the superior platform, on account of its Ninja costumes for home avatars. Some of you said that the inclusion of pirates on Xbox Live would level the playing field. Well, it’s time to put that test, as Xbox Live avatars will indeed be getting pirate costumes. A shameless marketing tie-in with Capcom’s Pirate-themed RTS …
When you see “Pirate” and “videogame” in the same sentence it normally recalls images of dodgy copied games and chipped systems, but not this time. This story has real pirates. As Reuters reports, increased attacks by Somali pirates around the Horn of Africa are threatening shipping routes, which could interrupt supplies of videogame hardware and software in the West. In …
It’s a sight the really cheers me up, watching filthy pirates moaning and complaining that the evil Microsoft has once again decided enough is enough and have started turfing them all of Live. Reports started popping up everywhere last night that people were either receiving console bans (where the console can never go on Live again) or they were getting …
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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