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Submission + - South Australian government claims: Gambling starts with Games (playerattack.com)

Submitted by dotarray on Tuesday December 10, 2013 @08:34AM

dotarray writes: The South Australian Government has fired another volley in the war against video games. Billboards have started popping up around Adelaide proclaiming that "Gambling starts with Games", with a picture of a young girl sitting at a poker table holding an iPad. But what's this really all about?

Submission + - PlayStation 4 sells 1mil+ consoles in 24hrs (playerattack.com)

Submitted by UgLyPuNk on Sunday November 17, 2013 @07:35AM

UgLyPuNk writes: Shuhei Yoshida, President of Worldwide Studios at Sony, broke the news via Twitter:
PS4 has sold through over 1 million units within 24 hours of the launch in North America!!! :D
This officially makes the PS4 the fastest-selling PlayStation in history, narrowly beating the PlayStation 2, which shifted 980,000 units on its first day of release in Japan.

Submission + - Playstation 4: No external storage, PC streaming or MP3 playback (playerattack.com)

Submitted by UgLyPuNk on Thursday October 31, 2013 @12:57AM

UgLyPuNk writes: The new console is stepping away from its predecessor's "media centre" label. You will not be able to play MP3s or audio CDs on your new games machine. It will play DVD and Blu-ray movies, but it no longer features DLNA support, so you won't be able to stream videos or other media from your home PC.

Submission + - Quadcopter, LED's and some sheets makes the best Halloween ghost ever (playerattack.com)

Submitted by UgLyPuNk on Wednesday October 23, 2013 @05:11PM

UgLyPuNk writes: Well it is coming up to Halloween and you are looking for the best way to scare the crap out of the local kids. You have a quadcopter, sheets and some LED Lights...
You now have what is needed to create the greatest Halloween ghoul ever!

Comment People are dumb (Score 1) 1

by UgLyPuNk on Monday October 21, 2013 @07:00PM (#45195121) Attached to: GTA V Full PC Game + Crack infects thousands

Mahahaha people are dumb :)

Submission + - GTA V Full PC Game + Crack infects thousands (playerattack.com) 1

Submitted by dotarray on Monday October 21, 2013 @06:56PM

dotarray writes: Be wary: Rockstar Games has still not said anything official about a PC version of Grand Theft Auto V — but that's not stopping "leaked versions" popping up online. While the 18GB file looks legitimate enough, it is — of course — a virus-packed scam.

Submission + - Mobile Star Wars Death Star Builder game released (playerattack.com)

Submitted by UgLyPuNk on Wednesday October 16, 2013 @07:02PM

UgLyPuNk writes: The team behind Tiny Tower has taken the format to a galaxy far, far away, pairing up with Disney Interactive to create Star Wars: Tiny Death Star. It's pretty much exactly what you'd expect: You join Emperor Palpatine and a slightly-dim Darth Vader to build your very own Tiny Death Star one level at a time.

Submission + - A real classic: Piano rewired to play Doom (playerattack.com)

Submitted by dotarray on Tuesday September 17, 2013 @10:57PM

dotarray writes: If London's Virgin Media Game Space wasn't already impressive enough, a new exhibit has taken alternative control schemes to all-new levels. The Doom Piano is exactly what it sounds like: An upright piano that's been wired up to play classic FPS Doom.

Comment Re:Of course (Score 1) 6

by UgLyPuNk on Sunday August 25, 2013 @08:33PM (#44672749) Attached to: Grand Theft Auto IV blamed as 8yr old shoots woman

Of course not, you aren't allowed to blame guns for shooting people, apparently they have nothing to do with it. Its all about the dangerous out of control 8yo's, we must arm ourselves against them...sigh

Submission + - Grand Theft Auto IV blamed as 8yr old shoots woman (playerattack.com) 6

Submitted by dotarray on Sunday August 25, 2013 @07:44PM

dotarray writes: Video games are being blamed over a tragedy in Louisiana last week, which saw an 8-year old boy fatally shoot an elderly woman. The boy, who has not been identified, was reportedly playing Grand Theft Auto IV in the lead-up to the shooting.

Submission + - 10yr old's Mario Kart skills save his family after driver has heart attack (playerattack.com)

Submitted by UgLyPuNk on Monday August 05, 2013 @09:36PM

UgLyPuNk writes: Initially, 10-year old Gryffin Sanders didn't know what to do what to do when his great-grandmother passed out behind the wheel. But then, years of video game experience kicked in, and his in-game skills turned out to be life-saving.

Submission + - Ouya fans compensated for console's poor launch (playerattack.com)

Submitted by UgLyPuNk on Sunday August 04, 2013 @10:50PM

UgLyPuNk writes: The launch of innovative new console Ouya was plagued by multiple issues — late shipments, missing controllers and tardy customer service when dealing with it all. So, the company has decided to apologise the best way it knows how: By offering free store credit to its Kickstarter backers.

Submission + - Grand Theft Auto 5 given R18+ in Australia (playerattack.com)

Submitted by dotarray on Wednesday July 31, 2013 @08:14PM

dotarray writes: Ladies and gentlemen of Australia, the wait is over: Grand Theft Auto V has been officially granted an R18+ rating, meaning adults Down Under will happily be able to buy one of the year's most eagerly-anticipated titles without any drama.

Submission + - Saints Row IV: Still banned in Australia (playerattack.com)

Submitted by dotarray on Monday July 29, 2013 @02:52AM

dotarray writes: The original version of Saints Row IV is still effectively banned in Australia after a three-member panel of the Classification Review Board unanimously determined that the game should be Refused Classification due to in-game drug use.

Submission + - Computer game that cleans up after other bloody games (playerattack.com)

Submitted by UgLyPuNk on Thursday July 11, 2013 @11:38PM

UgLyPuNk writes: It's been a long, drawn-out battle involving a ridiculous amount of firepower, alien weaponry and explosions — and more than a little blood spilled (in varying colours). Now that the humans have won, a single question remains: Who's gonna clean up the mess?

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