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World of Goo Piracy Numbers Prove DRM is Worthless

Wow, that really, really sucks. This just goes to show that DRM is worthless. 2D boy, the people that created World of Goo, estimate that the piracy rate for the game is %82. That’s really, really bad.

They made a post on their site, and did some research, and the piracy rate for the PC game is %90. Their game, which has no DRM, had around the same piracy rate as Ricochet Infinity, an independent game that does have DRM. Well, anybody that reads this should pick up the game and support these guys, because they’ve done a great job on the game, and put a lot of hard work into it. Don’t Support Piracy!

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Xbox Live less stable than PS3 PSN?

This is kind of weird. Xbox Live users are reporting connection issues for the Live accounts. Accounts are being disconnected from the network out of nowhere. The issue has been confirmed from Microsoft, and they are working to fix it. Would you expect that though what happened last year with the connection issues?

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NPD Fallout: Little Big Planet’s Sales Not What They Could Have Been

LittleBigPlanet was released October 27 due to the big Quran deal, which resulted in a recall, and the game being pushed back. In that short amount of time, it made the top ten for sales charts in October, along with SOCOM: Confrontation. SOCOM selling 231,000 to 215,000, and LittleBigPlanet selling just over 200,000 units. That’s kind of disappointing to say the least for a game that was so highly anticipated, and was such a greatly developed game. Even at the end of the month though, I don’t think there’s any excuse for the game to only sell that little units. What do you guys think?

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Street Fighter IV Officially Dated

Good news for dedicated Street Fighter fans waiting for IV. It has been officially dated! Chris Kramer’s made a blog post stating that the game will be officially February 13.

Kramer also notes that the UK release will land soon after on the 20th. Fortunately, the PS3 and 360 versions will arrive on the same day so fans of the series can pick up either come mid February.

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Microsoft Giving Away 1,000,000 MS Points

Along with the new Xbox 360 Dashboard update, Microsoft is giving away 1,000,000 Microsoft Points up for people who download content from Xbox Live between 6:01 AM PST on November 19th, and 11:59 PM PST on November 23rd.

The downloads must be from the following categories:

• Movie
• TV Show
• Full Arcade Game
• Xbox Originals Game
• Game Add-On
• Music Video

The Prizes include:

• One Grand Prize of 500,000 MS Points
• Five 1st Prizes of 50,000 MS Points
• Ten 2nd Prizes of 10,000 MS Points
• Thirty 3rd Prizes of 5,000 MS Points

Sounds pretty good too me. I guess I’m going to have to get downloading!

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Plastic Cup and Toothpick Speakers Take Lo-Fi to New Heights

Interesting, and very, very ghetto. Plastic Cup and Toothpick speakers for your MP3 player. These are called “CupSpeakers” from designer Dmitry Zagga are MacGyverific. With nothing more than a large disposable drinking cup, a couple of toothpicks, and the iPod earbuds that were included with the iPod, Zagga has constructed a sleek, cheap, and easy speaker system for his iPod. He claims the volume increase is “significant,” and his photography makes this self-aware DIY project look like something straight out of a Steve Jobs PowerPoint.

The toothpicks hold these fancy little cups together, and the holes in the cups on top is where you put the earbuds. Turn on the music and get pumpin!

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Abuse your Virtual Girlfriend, Now in Full 3D!

You can now use Augmented Reality to interact with a virtual plaything. It’s obvious that this would never see the light of North American shores. This game basically condones being abusive and acting like the biggest dick ever to your significant other, or does it? What do you guys think?

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San Francisco man risks life for iPhone

Pretty interesting, and something that I would do. Gene Wood, an operations manager at Ask.com, wrestled for his beloved $499 iPhone that he paid for. Wood is an astounding 6 foot, 240 pound man, jumped from his seat and pursued the thief. This is what he said to account for his little “battle” for his iPhone.

I jumped on his back and got my arm around his neck tackling him to the ground. We slide up against the brick wall that makes up the stairs going up at Church. I bring my other arm around and push his face into the corner of the wall and the ground with my elbow. At this point I terrified myself a bit as I’m on top of him screaming at the top of my lungs “Give my fuckin phone back bitch!” I grab the phone which is wedged between him and the ground and pry it from his hands.

All before the train left the station. Good job Gene, your a role model for all of aspiring iPhone owners, and how we should defend ourselves against muggers!

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The Gamers Favorite Extension! Play more than 2,500 Nintendo games in Firefox

Man, good news for all of you avid Firefox users that are also Nintendo fans. With the new FireNes extension, you can now play over 2,500 of your favorite NES games straight from the browser. Just install the extension, and boot it up either the through the Tools menu or the optional toolbar button, and enjoy your weekend of fun!

FireNes (English translation)

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Prison Inmate Escapes Jail Using Cardboard Box

Well, at least we know this person was a gamer, or he was just thinking…outside of the box. Apparently, the man hid in the box at the end of a shift of his prison job of making stationery and was carried out by a courier service along with other boxes. The inmate left the prison grounds by cutting through the tarp on the back, and jumping off. Eventually, the driver noticed the tarp flapping in the wind and reported this little incident to the police.

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