PSN Store Updates So after being down for 2 weeks, it is finally back open. Before I get into what you can get or could have gotten since 9pm PST Monday night as well, let me talk about the store in general. The new one that is. First, I was able to update to the new one literally at 9:02 pm PST. Almost a day earlier than they originally reported. Just happened I was turning on to play a BluRay Disc and it prompted me for the update. Read More...

Metal Gear Monday Ok...so this is fucked up. First, I have to go out and search for a store that has the Metal Gear pre-order. An elusive thing, I just lucked out I have an awesome person on the inside at my local GameStop. She's awesome /much love. But in any instance, I get the hook up. Make my pre-order and get the DVD that has the activation key in it. So I'm a happy cat. Except for that it states that the key is invalid when I go to put it in. Read More...

So you decided to go outside today and get some fresh air. I commend you and with that I would like to point out this blog about how you got PWNED or felt PWNED. If you have a funny moment and want to tell the world.  Just send me a nice private message to me so I can narticle what happened to you. If you do not want your name or profile link please tell me in your private message. Enjoy the read! Read More...

We want your input. We want you to be part of the site. So we teamed up with Split Reason and we will be offering custom PWNED shirts with some extra style. We have decided to hold a POLL if you will and let you vote what shirt you like and would pay for. Each image has a number so just reply with the number you would vote for. We will tally up all the votes Sunday evening. Read More...

Eight teenagers have been arrested for brutally beating a fellow teen and putting the tape on Youtube. Victoria Lindsay was attacked on March 30 by six teenage girls when she arrived at a friend's home, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. Two girls confronted Lindsay when she walked in, yelling and threatening her, an arrest report showed. Another girl struck her in the head several times and then slammed her head into the bedroom wall, knocking her unconscious. "That is animalistic behavior. Read More...

Pokémon Trophy Telegram Yes, you are seeing what you are seeing above. It is a Pokémon trophies that you can send as a telegram. You know, for when you have to be a thunder stealer in the message sending area. Some may just prefer to send an e-mail or something in today's age, but wouldn't it be awesome to get one of those instead? Think about it. You know you would love it. Read More...

We all know that America’s financial situation is getting worse, especially with the gas prices rising, the housing market suffering, and the war in Iraq which has cost the United States an estimated $3 trillion. There is one thing in the American economy that is keeping afloat and growing, which is gaming, and the nations largest retailer of games and consoles is GameStop. "As we analyze our sales deployment, we can't find evidence of the economy affecting our business," GameStop company officials said recently. "In fact, like we did after 9/11, we're seeing [comparable] store growth as consumers travel less and stay at home more, as well as trade in more games on new game purchases. Read More...

More Rock Band News So I got a few things for all you Rockers from the US to Europe. Seems like EA drops all the info at the same time, so this will have a few Newiscles (Yes I know that's not the name. :)) here. First EA announced the pricing that the have planned for the European version of the game. It kind of sucks too. First, on May 23rd the game will only be dropped on the XBox with now solid dates for the Playstation or Wii versions. Read More...

Space Invaders Pillow 30 years now. That's just crazy to think about. But it looks like the game as finally made it to the ripe age of 30 years now. Man that makes me feel old. Especially since I remember playing the game as a kid and thinking it was the best thing ever. Now I just have the clouded fond memories. But on the plus side, there is a way that I can have those memories locked in a bit more firm...with a nice comfy pillow. Read More...

As some of you may know Calamity, Clov3r, Riotmonster, and I are running something called The Pwned.com Pokemon League. And this Narticle is being written to reach the masses, and call all pokemon trainers to participate in our League. Allow me to tell you a little about this: What It Is: Pokemon, as I am sure you all know, is a game where you raise monsters to battle them against other trainers. To Participate in the tournament, you will need a Nintendo DS lite, a wireless internet connection, and either Pokemon Diamond or Pokemon Pearl. Starting on June 14th, we pair trainers up to battle (via drawing names from a hat randomly) and over the next several days or what could even be weeks, we do a bracket-style Battle Royale similar to the March Madness brackets for basketball: the winner from one match goes on to battle the winner from another and so on and so forth. Read More...

Well as many of us know, I'm a regular at the Dallas based anime convention A-kon. A-Kon, for those of you who don't know, is also the lonest running Anime Convention in America. It's one of the largest too. Recently the people over at A-KON anounced incredible news. A-kon is going to attempt to break The Guinness Book record for most  'Most Video Game Costumes in One Place'. Now as a regular at A-kon I can assure you that we've broken that record yearly.  Last year A-KON saw an estimated of 10,000 plus ppl nerding it up at the Adams Mark hotel in Dallas. Read More...

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Gaming News: Phyllis Schlafly Attacks Video Game Court Decisions GamePolitics Conservative commentator Phyllis Schlafly has criticized the unbroken string of First Amendment decisions which have protected video games in recent years. Australia Getting Watered-Down Version of GTA IV GamePolitics The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Grand Theft Auto IV, due for April 29th release, has been edited to satisfy Australian censors. He's finished Grand Theft Auto IV! GamesRadar We talk to Rob Taylor from Xbox World, the first games writer to complete GTA IV Iwata, Miyamoto, and the Wii Wheel Prototypes Wired You might find the Wii Wheel, a steering wheel that uses the Wiimote, to be a bit silly. Read More...

Epic Games has now launched their new "Make Something Unreal" PC game mod contest. Sponsored this time by Intel, the contest will give aspiring game creators a way to win cash and prizes for making mods based on Epic's Unreal Tournament 3. Over $1 million in cash and prizes will be given to the winners and just like the first "Make Something Unreal" contest (for mods made with UT 2003/2004) the new version will have a grand prize of a full Unreal Engine 3 license for the overall best mod. Last time the winner was Tripwire Interactive for their Red Orchestra mod; they later formed a full dev team and released the game as a stand alone commercial title. Judging will begin in June 2008 in the first phase of the contest; the final winners will be determined in fall 2009 after all four phases are complete. Read More...

Chris O'Donnell lands role in 'Max Payne - The one time star Chris O'Donnell, who you may remember from his rubber nippled presence in Batman & Robin and clearly don't recall from 2001's Vertical Limit is the latest to join the Max Payne movie adaptation. Entertainment Weekly writes that O'Donnell will take on the role of executive Jason Colvin, joining Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis and Beau Bridges in the picture. Read More...