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Super Stardust HD is One of the PSN Outage Compensation Games

Sony Corporation (ADR) (Public, NYSE:SNE) has finally revealed the free games to compensate PlayStation Network users for the three week outage and the theft of their personal data. PlayStation 3 owners may choose two of the following games: Dead Nation inFAMOUS LittleBigPlanet Super Stardust HD Wipeout HD + Fury PlayStation Portable users will be able to download two PSP games from this list: Killzone Liberation LittleBigPlanet ModNation Racers Pursuit Force The...

PlayStation Network Outage Update: Australian PSN Restoration Delayed

The Japanese government has not allowed PlayStation Network or PSN Store to be activated for Japanese gamers yet due to security concerns, and now an expert is advising Australia to follow suit. Professor Bill Caelli told newspaper The Australian, “Why is it that in the IT industry enterprises certify themselves?” said Caelli, noting that PSN didn’t have the same restrictions,...

2011 NFL Draft: Enter the “First Picked-Last Signed” Contest and Win An Autographed Football

To hell with any NFL lockout updates, nothing gets in the way on a TMR Zoo sports contest! There seems to be one every season... A first round NFL Draft pick that becomes a thorn in the side of the team that picked him and becomes difficult to sign. Sometimes these "hold outs" last well into camp, and, in recent...

HBO Game of Thrones Review: Episode 5 – The Wolf and the Lion

Wow, just… wow. All that exposition, all the world-building and history lessons from the previous episodes was set down to support the crazy amount of action that happened in this episode. And by action I mean extreme, crazy violence. And the sex of course. The joust between Ser Loras and The Mountain serves as a good metaphor for viewing...

PlayStation Network Outage Update: PSN Reactivation Not Allowed in Japan

If you’re a Japanese PlayStation 3 owner, you might wonder why everyone else is getting PlayStation Network and the PSN Store back but for some reason, you’re not. There’s a reason for that: Japan isn’t allowing it because the government doesn’t think the protection is “complete”. Kazushige Nobutani, director of the Media and Content Industry department at the Ministry of Economy,...

Gear Review: Zippy BT-500 Wireless Bluetooth Mini Keyboard

Since it is getting to the point where everyone in the world owns one or the other, a common complaint I am hearing from iPhone and iPad users is that many people do not like to do any significant typing on them. An understandable problem, especially on the iPad and iPad 2, if you are using it to replace...

Robin and Nightwing in Batman: Arkham City?

A Japanese toy retailer may have spoiled the fact that Robin will be in Batman: Arkham City. Monster Japan has listed a “Batman: Arkham City Robin + Joker Batman Legacy Pack” on their online store. If that weren’t enough, months ago another toy website briefly revealed Batman: Arkham City figurines that included the Riddler and Nightwing before the images were...

Hands On Review: Studio Devil Amp Modeler Pro

Studio Devil Amp Modeler Pro is a virtual guitar amp that can be used as a standalone or plug-in for Mac and Windows (VST, Audio Units, and ProTools RTAS). One problem I have encountered over the years has been trying to get a great tone in my home studio using a live amp while still balancing my playback....

Playstation Network Outage Update: PSN Service Restored

CNet is reporting that partial service PlayStation Network has been restored, allowing gamers to play online and shop in the PSN Store. Nearly its entire portfolio of online games, game forums and Web sites will go back online but the company will also require players to reset their passwords. Sony Corporation (ADR) (Public, NYSE:SNE) has posted a map that...

Episode Review – HBO’s Game of Thrones: 1.04 – Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things

In honor of the title of this episode, let’s look at episode four through three different yet similar lenses: Cripples: Poor Bran, dreaming of useful legs and three-eyed crows (yikes), but waking up to a depressing world in which he is carried around the castle in the arms of a simple-minded giant. His hope of one day becoming a knight...

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No, Seriously, Sexism in Video Games

In my last post, I made a point of ridiculing the notion that a lack of female protagonists means that developers are sexists. Essentially,...

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