Internet killed the magazine stars. But at least us survivors can live on by reporting about our former livelihood being replaced with hot chicks. Couldn’t have asked for anything better, really.
News Blips:
• EGM’s soul reincarnated as unrealistically photoshopped woman’s breasts. Yeah, we already know original Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) founder Steve Harris recently repurchased the mag, but several million readers still have subscriptions to the one that croaked earlier this year. And they still do, actually, only now with a different periodical: Maxim. Pretty good replacement, we think. Except for the part about Maxim barely covering videogames. Meh, who really cares about monthly electronic gaming anyway? [Kotaku]
• WoW — the Laguna Art museum is nerdy. The Orange County art-viewing establishment is showing its nerd cred by putting up a World of WarCraft exhibit showcasing both official and fan art. Sorry, no guild member discounts. [ocregister]
• Nazis ironically do good; help Call of Duty: World at War sell well. Publisher Activision Blizzard has revealed that last year’s Call of Duty: World at War has sold over 11 million units. Impressive. Amount of residuals Nazis will receive from sales: 0. [GameSpot]
• Did you hear that? Air guitar world record broken by Brutal Legend finger-shredders. Well, this is a first: A bunch of gaming fans in England broke the ridiculous-amount-of-people-looking-like-idiots-playing-fake-guitar record at a music festival sponsored by EA. The record of the most amount of people simultaneously playing the air triangle sadly still stands. [Kotaku]
Hit the jump for some video blips, including a MAG video doc, nude zombie-slaying, a ridiculous 360 case mod, and…more.
Video Blips:
• False advertising: MAG video doc not about words on paper. Apparently it’s about some 256-player multiplayer shooter.
• Zombies ate her braaaaaa. Watch Zoey from Left 4 Dead kill zombies in her birthday suit (NFSW). Then rightfully feel disgusting afterwards.
• I thought The King of Fighters Online was a fighting game. Nope. Guess not.
Cultural Blip:
• Why so ridiculous?: Hilarious 360 case mod. Yeah, OK — just check out this over-the-top Joker-themed case mod with what looks like a working screen attached to the console itself. Insane. [technabob]
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