Gadgets and Video Games

There’s still time for a few more quick Apple tablet rumors before Apple totally surprises everyone by announcing a tablet! The latest pre-announcement rumors come from entrepreneur Jason Calacanis (who used to own us ), who claims to have been given the device in advance due to his “pundit” status. In a series of tweets, he listed a bunch of possible details about the device, including an OLED screen, HDTV tuner, ability to run multiple apps simultaneously (currently not present in iPhone OS), wireless keyboard connectivity, and $599, $699, and $799 price points for various models depending on size and memory. It also features front and back cameras like the DSi. Speaking of Nintendo, Calacanis said that ” Apple tablet games are sick. Basically nintendo wii-level innovation.” He cited an “insane” custom implementation of Farmville to be shown on the stage today.

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Apple Tablet games are ’sick,’ Calacanis tweets

image source: Comedy Central PC gamers have long been vocal about intrusive DRM programs hidden in their games. With illegal game downloads in the millions , publishers are desperately trying to find new solutions in the war against piracy. Ubisoft’s upcoming The Settlers 7 will introduce a new DRM model for the company, one that doesn’t require disc authentication and allows multiple installations across multiple systems. “If you own a hundred PCs, you can install your games on a hundred PCs,” Ubisoft’s Brent Wilkinson told GameSpy

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Ubisoft to introduce new online-enabled DRM for PC games

Click to grind into our gallery LTL Graphics is launching a line of removable, reusable wall decals featuring art from Smilebit’s 2001 Xbox classic Jet Set Radio Future . Now you can be reminded that there hasn’t been another Jet Set Radio game in years every time you look at your wall! The company and license were brought together by John Doffing , one of the original curators of the Into the Pixel exhibit. The site features a wide selection of character art as well as posters and even a graffiti image or two, all available in the size of your choice — up to 7 feet tall. Want to turn your office into a shrine to Inspector Hayashi?

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Tag your own wall with Jet Set Radio Future Wall Graphics

We wish it didn’t have to be like this. But it is . Gorged, bloated and possessed by the lure of unbeatable savings , you will scratch and claw your way through masses of equally frenzied shoppers. There, in the dim light of dawn, you will forsake all that was sacred of the Thanksgiving, and take what’s yours — for an awfully good price

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Black Friday Video Game Deals Hub

Not to be overshadowed by BioWare’s latest effort to depict Mass Effect 2 in one epic cover, 2K Games has released the box art for BioShock 2 — and it doesn’t win any points for originality or cleanliness. Just like the first game’s cover, it features Big Daddy (this time he’s you!) and Little Sister (not you).

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BioShock 2 cover is familiar, absolutely filthy

It seems a bit silly to have a launch party for a game that pretty much ” launched ” already. NYC became host to the official Modern Warfare 2 launch, where enthusiasts were able to wait on line for their chance to play the game. After the festivities, they could walk one block away to GameStop to buy a copy of the game at midnight — and no sooner

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This is Modern Warfare 2’s official launch party

The 1970 Ford Mustang “Trans-Cammer” you see above will soon be getting the digital treatment in Gran Turismo 5 after taking home this year’s Gran Turismo Award honor at SEMA . For the seventh year in a row, a handful of judges (including Gran Turismo 5 lead Kazunori Yamauchi ) chose a car from the auto event for inclusion in an upcoming Gran Turismo title. Yamauchi said of the event, “We have been very pleased with the high quality of vehicles vying for the award the past seven years, and look forward to having this 1970 Ford Mustang ‘Trans-Cammer’ join our list of distinguished past winners as part of the Gran Turismo franchise.” The 1970 Ford Mustang “Trans-Cammer” by Philip Koenen follows Marcel Horn’s HPA Audi TT in 2007 and Brian Filoteo’s high-performance Infinity G37 in 2008, both seen below in the gallery.

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2009 Gran Turismo Awards choose 1970 Ford Mustang ‘Trans-Cammer’ for inclusion in GT5

In a recent interview with the Chicago Tribune , Dhani Harrison, The Beatles: Rock Band contributor (and son of the late, great George Harrison), spoke about his involvement in future iterations of the popular rhythm franchise. “I’m working on Rock Band 3 and making the controllers more real so people can actually learn how to play music while playing the game,” Harrison explained toward the end of the interview. “Give me a couple years, it’s going to happen.” We wish Harrison and the entire Harmonix crew the best of luck in this endeavor, if only so they can finally stymie the infinitely deplorable “why don’t you learn how to play a real instrument” contingency

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Dhani Harrison: Rock Band 3 will make you better at actual rocking

Sega just announced that 40,000 lucky Xbox 360 owners will get extremely early access to a demo for the upcoming action game Bayonetta . To be considered for the prize, gamers must register for a free Sega Pass — essentially the publisher’s newsletter — and enter for a chance to be selected on the official Bayonetta demo site . Registration for the “contest” will be open from Monday, November 9 to Friday, November 13. Winners will be notified on Monday, November 16. Those not selected will then be referred to as “the group least likely to win a ‘boot-gun thing ‘ firing contest” …

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So you want to play the Bayonetta demo early, do you?

“They won’t let me pee, they won’t let me sleep, they won’t let me eat.” – doomed Sim citizen Ah yes, the life of a Sim. Not so funny when one sees what life would be like if our actions were controlled by the unholy Plumbob (which is itself controlled by little Damian Van Horne of 999 Wisteria Lane). We understand that CollegeHumor was trying to be funny in its The Sims movie clip, but it actually encapsulates the pain and suffering of every Sim murdered by sadistic teenage girls around the world. Watch the full clip after the break. Save a Sim

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The Sims transformed into a horror movie