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Day Two had less games, but as promised yesterday, I got to play some major hitters: Star Wars: The Old Republic and Brink. First off, Star Wars: The Old Republic. There has been a lot of information released by Bioware, such as the classes, advanced classes, personalized ships, Starfox-like battle sequences, but very little of actual gameplay. One of the...

On the first day of PAX East 2011, there was a ton to see and not as much to focus on. While I’ll write fuller previews later on some of my hands on experiences at the show, I’ll give some brief impressions of games that I played today. Lord of the Rings: War of the North: You might recall my...

Like out of a Stephen King novel, the Boston Convention Center dramatically rises out of the mist coming out of the Silver Line Station at World Trade Center. For a bonus effect, listen to “Time” by Pink Floyd from Dark Side of the Moon. Stay tuned for more sights and sounds from PAX East 2011. What is PAX East? - PAX...

A recent exploit in the Microsoft Corporation (Public, NASDAQ:MSFT) Points system has allowed hackers to scam their way into $1.2M worth of Microsoft Points. Hackers found an algorithm to generate fake Xbox Live Marketplace redemption codes for free Points. While imperfect, it worked more often than not. According to Save and Quit, the program would grant users 160 MSP. While...

As you may not know already, Jonah Falcon will be traveling to PAX East in Boston today, so the news will be automated for the next 24 hours. As he did at last year's event Jonah will be reporting on the hottests trends in the gaming industry. This year PAX East has moved to Boston's brand new convention center. This gives the...

Microsoft Corporation (Public, NASDAQ:MSFT) may be working on the next generation of the Xbox, as some Linkedin classified ads have popped up looking to hire some hardware engineers. One ad states: The Xbox Console Architecture team is hiring for a Graphics hardware architect position. The team is responsible for defining and delivering next generation console architectures from conception through implementation. The responsibilities include...

This time last year, the TMR Zoo launched an extraordinary new contest that added an extra level of entertainment to the professional football offseason, especially the NFL draft. It was called the Tim Tebow draft contest and TMR Zoo members were asked to guess the team that would select Mr. Tebow and in which round. The twist?...

Some new details about the upcoming Gears of War 3 multiplayer beta have been revealed. Players who got beta access through the Bulletstorm Epic Edition pre-order will be granted access on April 18, while gamers who preordered Gears of War 3 will be given access a week later on April 25. The beta will feature three new modes, four maps and...

For those that were claiming that Howard Stern was "mailing in" his second contract with Sirius XM satellite radio, these last two weeks have proven them quite wrong. Last week was a "winning" one as the man of the house himself, Charlie Sheen, called into the show. Shortly thereafter Stern hosted the Charlie Sheen Porn Star Pageant...

This is an interesting left turn for Matt Turk, a countrified modern-ish Americana album of cover tunes that cover a wide spectrum and diverse musical field. Turk's voice lends itself well to these journeys, some obscure, some very popular at one point in time. Opening up with John Denver's "Thank God I'm A Country Boy" ...