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Bungie Says Future is "Undefined" Regarding Possible PS3 Development
Feb 25th
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Bungie is currently focusing on Halo Reach, but there’s no doubt that they’re also looking ahead to the day when they really go independent. For now though, the studio remains vague about their future projects, including whether or not they will be going multi-platform.
Asked by Computer and Video Games whether or not the studio is planning to work with the PlayStation 3, Bungie community manager Brian Jarrard said, “I mean, I think our whole future’s kind of undefined right now and it’s definitely not something we’re going to be comfortable getting into too Read more ...
Retailers still receiving Wiis, demand outpacing slowed supply
Feb 8th
There’s no question: retail has a serious lack of Wii, once again. Yes, this is 2010, but you wouldn’t be wrong in thinking it feels more like 2008. Following up on several tips over the past month about online and retail Wii “shortages,” the best we can discover is that supply is still coming in to retailers, but that demand is exceeding it — it’s that same old Wii song we’ve heard for years.
“We’re still getting [Wii] in, but it’s just slow. We’ve tried getting more from other stores in our district, but we’re just selling out too fast,” a Best Buy employee told Joystiq. One GameStop manager claimed this supply issue happens every year after Christmas and estimated things will get better in Read more ...
Retailers still receiving Wiis, demand outpacing slowed supply
Feb 8th
There’s no question: retail has a serious lack of Wii, once again. Yes, this is 2010, but you wouldn’t be wrong in thinking it feels more like 2008. Following up on several tips over the past month about online and retail Wii “shortages,” the best we can discover is that supply is still coming in to retailers, but that demand is exceeding it — it’s that same old Wii song we’ve heard for years.
“We’re still getting [Wii] in, but it’s just slow. We’ve tried getting more from other stores in our district, but we’re just selling out too fast,” a Best Buy employee told Joystiq. One GameStop manager claimed this supply issue happens every year after Christmas and estimated things will get better in Read more ...
Sinatra "My Way" Karaoke Killings Plague Philippines Bar Scene [Karaoke]
Feb 8th
Apparently, when people sing Sinatra’s My Way in a Philippines karoake bar, and they sing it poorly, they die.
The epidemic’s gotten so bad, in fact, that local law enforcement started calling it the “My Way Killings.”
No one really know why dozens have died over the past decade while warbling to one of Sinatra’s greatest hits, just that they have, and after this specific song. Is it bad singing? Read more ...
Google Refuses to Continue Censoring Results in China [Censorship]
Jan 13th
Google has announced a rather bold move today: It will no longer censor search results on Google.cn, the Chinese version of the search engine. Apparently they will maintain this stance, even if it ends in shutting down Google.cn.
According to a post on the Official Google Blog:
We have decided we are no longer willing to continue censoring our results on Google.cn, and so over the next few weeks we will be discussing with the Chinese government the basis on which we could operate an unfiltered search engine within the law, if at all. We recognize that this may well mean having to shut down Google.cn, and potentially our offices in Read more ...
