News Bite, 4-13-11

 

A New Idea in Zombie Video games:

http://kotaku.com/#!5790854/the-best-new-idea-in-zombie-video-games-lurches-through-resident-evil-operation-raccoon-city

Bloodiest LOTR game ever? Yes please!

http://kotaku.com/#!5791611/this-is-the-bloodiest-lord-of-the-rings-game-ever

THIS WEEK IN VIDEOGAME VIOLENCE:

http://kotaku.com/#!5791400/did-you-know-in-brazil-you-score-points-for-killing-children-in-grand-theft-auto-spoiler-you-dont

Sued PS hacker settles with Sony, boycotts them:

http://kotaku.com/#!5790814/playstation-hacker-geohot-settles-with-sony-computer-entertainment-america

http://kotaku.com/#!5791548/sued-ps3-hacker-says-hell-never-buy-a-sony-product-again

About time for the Halo Hype to return:

http://kotaku.com/#!5791599/halo-hype-train-brings-us-the-mona-lisa-a-flood-pet-and-something-in-august

Sleep well, you Prince of Men:

http://kotaku.com/#!5790999/the-creator-of-the-video-game-cartridge-has-died

Could you get to 85 in WoW…without killing anything?

http://kotaku.com/#!5790686/could-you-finish-world-of-warcraft-without-killing-anything

Why can’t we be evil? (In Pokemon, that is):

http://kotaku.com/#!5790729/why-we-cant-be-pokmon-bad-guys

It’s a trap! No, really:

http://kotaku.com/#!5791493/this-might-be-the-best-pirate-trap-weve-ever-seen

Why wasn’t this in the first Dead Rising 2?

http://kotaku.com/#!5790842/frank-west-regains-the-lead-role-in-dead-rising-2-off-the-record-a-surprising-remake

3DS’ OoT remake gets a release date:

http://kotaku.com/#!5791171/the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-3d-gets-a-release-date

and StarFox 64 3D is out on July 14th.

So that’s how Marvel’s “Secret Wars” got started (and its name):

http://kotaku.com/#!5790935/the-ridiculous-way-one-of-the-1980s-biggest-comic-events-was-named

Really, there needs to be a category for Game Music at the Grammys:

http://kotaku.com/#!5790434/category-shuffle-improves-video-game-composers-shot-at-grammy

Taking Cosplay too far: elf ears?

http://kotaku.com/#!5789879/taking-the-cosplay-too-far-surgically-altered-elf-ears

That’s…a lot of gold being farmed:

http://kotaku.com/#!5790683/wow-there-are-a-lot-of-gold-farmers-out-there

Oh Jack Tretton, just keep your mouth shut:

http://kotaku.com/#!5790338/sony-bigwig-trash-talks-3ds-and-hurts-our-feelings

This, is utterly awesome:

http://kotaku.com/#!5790395/youve-never-heard-a-game-boy-make-music-like-this-before

Interesting? Yes. True? Sadly, also yes:

http://kotaku.com/#!5790391/study-of-1980s-gamers-finds-them-less-likely-to-be-college-graduates

Was the father of the Gameboy killed by the Yakuza?

http://kotaku.com/#!5789740/why-gamings-most-tragic-conspiracy-is-bullshit

The triumphant return of the Commodore 64:

http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?s=6f465ad9e7a2bbb99a2b5d9d2ea17f6c&t=140989

Valve Stuff:

http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?s=6f465ad9e7a2bbb99a2b5d9d2ea17f6c&t=140980

http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?s=6f465ad9e7a2bbb99a2b5d9d2ea17f6c&t=140977

Pokemon Global Link now LIVE:

http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?s=6f465ad9e7a2bbb99a2b5d9d2ea17f6c&t=140979

Humble Frozenbyte Bundle: Support a good cause!

http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?s=6f465ad9e7a2bbb99a2b5d9d2ea17f6c&t=140915

Amazon Kindle, now with annoying ads:

http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?s=6f465ad9e7a2bbb99a2b5d9d2ea17f6c&t=140883

Blizzcon tickets to go on sale in late May:

http://www.destructoid.com/blizzcon-tickets-to-go-on-sale-in-late-may-198699.phtml

Ninty’s Second Quarter lineup reveals…another Wii Play game:

http://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-s-second-quarter-lineup-includes-wii-play-sequel-198678.phtml

Big Things Coming to ByteGamer.com! (Finally!)

The team is slowly but surely assembling. It looks like TheAgentX has returned from his long slumber, and the addition of TheCoopster and Bujungo to our stable of writers/podcasters/etc will do wonders for content.

Long story short, stay tuned to the ByteGamer News Bite, Wednesdays at 9PM CST on www.umslradio.com and live in the University of Missouri-St. Louis Millennium Student Center!

With summer comes slightly more free time, which means updates and tweaks to the ByteGamer site. Finally, finally, we’re gonna be a real community!

-Andrew

The News Bite, 4-6-11

Surprise! Gamestop takeover of Impulse not a joke:

http://kotaku.com/#!5789323/indie-dev-pulls-game-in-protest-over-gamestop-takeover

Valve and ARGS are like Potatos and Baked….wait…

http://kotaku.com/#!5789131/valve-tied-to-vast-potato+based-conspiracy-may-be-portal-2-related

SEGA teasing something big for tomorrow’s Sonic Birthday:

http://kotaku.com/#!5789248/sega-teases-something-big-for-sonic-the-hedgehog-on-his-20th-anniversary-++-is-it-sonic-generations

Sweet: Buy DAII, get ME2 (+ Cerberus network!) FREE:

http://kotaku.com/#!5789110/buy-dragon-age-ii-get-mass-effect-2-free

LEGO Portal Turret? I don’t hate you:

http://kotaku.com/#!5788865/heres-how-to-make-your-own-adorable-portal-turret-out-of-lego

Banned 35 times? Dude, get a life. Or a legit 360.

http://kotaku.com/#!5788409/hackers-snare-website-of-xbox-lives-top-cop

Get sued, my lord!

http://kotaku.com/#!5788117/evony–awarded-300k-from-hacker-who-probably-cant-pay-it

So like, can you catch them? Or is it just Mario Teaches Typing 2.0?

http://kotaku.com/#!5787937/how-many-pokmon-does-a-typing-game-need-anyway

THIS WEEK IN VIDEOGAME VIOLENCE:

http://kotaku.com/#!5787908/3-year+old-killed-by-mother-for-throwing-away-game-console

Oh man, I had one of these!

http://kotaku.com/#!5787807/8+bit-pocket-camera-turns-your-iphone-into-a-game-boy-camera

Metacritic wises up and gets rid of Developer Ratings:

http://kotaku.com/#!5787817/metacritic-ditches-developers-career-ratings

Michael Vick has “served his time”, but the dogs he murdered are dead forever:

http://kotaku.com/#!5787786/ea-sports-boss-says-michael-vick-has-served-his-time

DAII writers can’t please anyone, apparently:

http://kotaku.com/#!5787694/offended-gay-gamer-wants-dragon-age-2s-writer-fired

Penny Arcade one-off to become boardgame:

http://kotaku.com/#!5787506/theres-a-second-penny-arcade-game-only-this-ones-for-tables

Hardcore dice are radical:

http://kotaku.com/#!5787337/thorn-dice-the-most-brutal-tabletop-dice-in-all-the-land

XBLIG hit by ratings manipulations:

http://kotaku.com/#!5787055/xbox-live-indie-games-hit-by-ratings-manipulation

TF2 Japan Relief Hats raise a crapton of money:

http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=5199&p=1

Battlefield Bad Company 2…the Tabletop game?!

http://kotaku.com/#!5786698/battlefield-bad-company-2-reborn-as-a-tabletop-game/gallery/1

Can a hacker really be that clueless?

http://kotaku.com/#!5786666/george-hotz-was-clueless-about-sony-computer-entertainment-of-america

Felicia Day: Hot, Not, but definitely Twitterriffic:

http://kotaku.com/#!5786314/felicia-day-among-times-must+follow-twitterati

BOARDGAME REMIX!

http://lifehacker.com/#!5712114/the-boardgame-remix-kit-combines-your-old-games-into-new-ones

The News Bite, 3-23-11

PC:

Runic Games decides to pass on subscription fees for Torchlight MMO:

http://www.destructoid.com/runic-passing-on-subscription-fees-for-torchlight-mmo-197067.phtml

Hacker who stole $300k from Zynga sentenced:

http://kotaku.com/#!5785107/two-years-in-the-slammer-for-hacker-who-stole-300000-from-zynga-poker

Speaking of Zynga, ohgodenglishfarmville:

http://kotaku.com/#!5784872/farmville-grows-into-the-english-countryside

Ultraviolent School Shooter mod pulled from ModDB:

http://kotaku.com/#!5785053/hyper-violent-school-shooter-mod-pulled-from-moddb

NO OCEANS:

http://kotaku.com/#!5784723/one-world-one-release-date

Steam adding lots of goodies:

http://kotaku.com/#!5784691/steam-to-get-video-recorder-possible-iphone–android-expansions-says-report

Wait, Minesweeper is a competitive sport?

http://kotaku.com/#!5784307/wait-people-play-competitive-minesweeper

Nintendo:

Pokemon Global Link site delayed for foreseeable future, is fine:

http://www.destructoid.com/full-pokemon-global-link-site-delayed-indefinitely-196995.phtml

Nintendo doesn’t want “garage developers”:

http://kotaku.com/#!5784094/nintendo-doesnt-want-garage-developers-drawing-a-line-that-puts-apple-on-the-other-side

Why did Nintendo drop the “game boy” moniker?

http://kotaku.com/#!5784259/ten-years-ago-today-the-last-game-boy-was-born/gallery/1

PS3:

PS3 hacker has fled to South America, likely with all your donations:

http://www.destructoid.com/sony-ps3-hacker-geohot-has-fled-the-us-197060.phtml

Misc:

Famitsu reveals Resident Evil Revival: remastered versions of RE4 and Code:V:

http://www.destructoid.com/famitsu-reveals-resident-evil-revival-selection-197036.phtml

All he is saying, is give Star Wars a chance:

http://kotaku.com/#!5785089/lego-star-wars-iii-proves-that-new-star-wars-can-be-amazing-star-wars

I agree! Now I wish EA and Activision did:

http://www.destructoid.com/easy-studios-60-game-prices-are-exploitative–196956.phtml

Clash of the (digital) Titans: The Emperors of Kong:

http://kotaku.com/#!5784708/the-kings-of-kong-finally-meet-do-battle

Convicted dog killer might be on the cover of Madden ’12:

http://kotaku.com/#!5784339/do-you-want-a-dog-killer-on-your-copy-of-madden-2012

MIT takes trolling to a new level!

http://kotaku.com/#!5783710/is-this-studying-hate-speech-or-just-intellectualized-trolling

The News Bite, 3-16-11

Open with disclaimer about Japan earthquake/tsunami and regards!

THIS WEEK IN VIDEOGAME VIOLENCE:
http://kotaku.com/#!5782708/game-boy-puts-the-bomb-in-school-bus-bomb-scare

AND

The Innanets goes gaga for Little Zangief:
http://deadspin.com/#!5781702/the-ultimate-anti+bullying-psa-kid-fights-back-with-devastating-body-slam
http://deadspin.com/#!5782089/revenge-of-the-bullied-casey-becomes-an-icon

Player vs Player in Dark Souls seems like murderous fun
http://kotaku.com/#!5781915/you-are-going-to-be-responsible-for-making-dark-souls-even-harder

WB’s AU Mortal Kombat appeal doesn’t work:
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/03/mortal-kombat-appeal-is-unsuccessful/
BUT:
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/03/oconnor-and-r18-im-not-going-to-let-this-matter-end/

Disasters, celebrities and death rumors:
http://kotaku.com/#!5781589/the-death-rumors-that-plague-pokmon

Listen up, bronies:
http://kotaku.com/#!5781325/stop-what-you-are-doing-and-watch-this-my-little-pony-video-right-now

Call of Juaraz, sure…but what about narcocorridos?
http://kotaku.com/#!5781299/call-of-juarez-the-cartel-creators-argue-their-first+person-shooter-is-no-celebration-of-the-mexican-drug-war

And I just hit the average….ugh:
http://kotaku.com/#!5780902/xbox-lives-achievement-numbers-are-slightly-terrifying

This is why interconnectedness is a BAD thing, mkay?
http://kotaku.com/#!5781198/player-banned-from-dragon-age-ii-for-calling-ea-the-devil-a-glitch

Valve doin’ that comic thing again, possibly:
http://kotaku.com/#!5781121/valve-plans-to-bridge-portal-and-portal-2-with-a-surprise-keep-gordon-freeman-out-of-it

The creator of the Masuda Method still hasn’t caught them all:
http://kotaku.com/#!5780945/just-because-he-made-pokmon-black-and-white-doesnt-mean-he-caught-them-all

I wish my life had a HUD:
http://kotaku.com/#!5780932/life-is-the-rpg-that-ends-with-you-die-so-how-about-earning-points-and-tracking-it

Controversy! And why no one should care:
http://kotaku.com/#!5782097/dragon-age-ii-dev-rates-his-own-game-on-metacritic-ea-bets-obama-voted-for-himself-too

Oh, UBISOFT:
http://kotaku.com/#!5782011/ubisoft-did-not-get-the-memo-that-guitar-hero-was-dead
http://www.destructoid.com/ubisoft-pirates-own-music-for-assassin-s-creed-ost–196510.phtml

EA considers Wii a “legacy platform” like the PS2, hints at possible Wii2:
http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/ea-hints-at-wii-2-says-wii-is-now-legacy-platform-/

The News Bite, 3-9-11

Nintendo:

No new Wii games? Here’s why:

http://kotaku.com/#!5780028/two-excuses-for-lack-of-wii-games

Mario Kart Kreator Justifies the Dreaded Blue Shell:

http://kotaku.com/#!5780082/the-maker-of-mario-kart-justifies-the-blue-shell

Nintendo is done messing with software pirates:

http://kotaku.com/#!5779454/nintendo-is-so-not-screwing-around-with-3ds-piracy

Everyone in games journalism owes OMM:

http://kotaku.com/#!5776550/remembering-old-man-murray-the-website-that-rebooted-games-journalism

Minecraft Music and its Creator:

http://kotaku.com/#!5779319/the-soothing-sounds-ofminecraft

Notch says piracy and theft aren’t the same:

http://kotaku.com/#!5776042/minecrafts-creator-says-piracy-theft-arent-the-same

How to make Dragon Age II look better:

http://kotaku.com/#!5779150/how-to-make-dragon-age-ii-look-a-lot-better-on-pc

Is making Final Fantasy a nightmare?

http://kotaku.com/#!5778294/is-making-final-fantasy-a-nightmare

If only American news anchors were this awesome:

http://kotaku.com/#!5778232/elderly-japanese-newscaster-will-own-you-in-resident-evil

LEGO Carcassonne: Awesome, and ‘Spensive:

http://kotaku.com/#!5778243/you-cannot-afford-lego-carcassonne-sorry

SCII made some sacrifices for eSports:

http://kotaku.com/#!5777029/the-sacrifices-of-starcraft-ii-made-in-the-name-of-esports

SideWinder not dead after all?

http://kotaku.com/#!5775701/microsofts-sidewinder-gaming-hardware-isnt-dead-yet

Fan requests an awesome version of Call of Duty:

http://kotaku.com/#!5775502/fans-request-the-darnedest-call-of-dutys

Hardware-based DRM? Think about it!

http://kotaku.com/#!5775573/steam-secures-player-accounts-with-random-intel-technology

I wanna work for AU:

http://kotaku.com/#!5780011/no-lady-you-cant-play-facebook-games-on-your-government-computer

THIS WEEK IN VG VIOLENCE:

http://kotaku.com/#!5779645/the-girl-at-the-video-game-store-might-be-there-to-rob-it

The News Bite, 3-2-11

3DS:

Streaming movie trailers in 3D!
http://kotaku.com/#!5774610/streaming-3d-movie-trailers-coming-to-a-3ds-near-you

Mario coming to 3DS…revamped SMB3?
http://kotaku.com/#!5774547/of-course-mario-is-coming-to-the-nintendo-3ds

3DSVC getting Game Gear and TG16 games:
http://kotaku.com/#!5774515/game-gear-and-turbografx-coming-to-nintendos-3ds-e+store

Nintendo teaming with ATT to provide free WIFI hotspots:
http://kotaku.com/#!5774498/nintendo-teams-with-att-for-more-than-10000-wi+fi-hotspots

3DS will play netflix:
http://kotaku.com/#!5774468/the-nintendo-3ds-will-play-your-netflix

Next game from Mojang Specifications is…
http://kotaku.com/#!5772637/the-next-game-from-the-makers-of-minecraft-is

Magicka to get an expansion…in Vietnam?!
http://kotaku.com/#!5773504/the-most-surprising-fantasy-game-expansion-pack-ever-created

New domain names spark rumors of GTA5:
http://kotaku.com/#!5771315/rockstars-nutball-domain-names-can-only-mean-grand-theft-auto-v

Doing good has its own rewards:
http://kotaku.com/#!5773095/charity-is-nice-but-so-are-massive-indie-paychecks

This TLOZ map is amazing:
http://kotaku.com/#!5773035/a-map-fit-for-the-legend-of-zelda/gallery/1

Panasonic drops plans for its MMO portable:
http://kotaku.com/#!5773094/panasonic-realises-its-mmo-gaming-handheld-was-a-silly-idea
(but hopefully Razer hasn’t)

Agree/Disagree: ReDead the scariest enemy in gaming?
http://kotaku.com/#!5769908/video-gamings-most-terrifying-enemy-was-made-bynintendo

Not all social games have to look ridiculous:
http://kotaku.com/#!5772975/not-all-social-games-have-to-look-like-they-were-made-for-children

A mod that recreates school shootings:
http://kotaku.com/#!5772830/the-school-shooter-video-game-aims-for-columbine-massacre-simulation

Valve has plans for Steam on your television:
http://kotaku.com/#!5772480/steam-wants-to-take-over-your-television

Oh, yeah: iPad 2:
http://gizmodo.com/#!5774469/ipad-2-all-the-details

Microsoft kills line of gaming mice, again:
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/03/02/the-sidewinder-sleeps-tonight/

New expansion to SOASE:
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/03/01/sins-of-a-solar-empire-rebellion-news/

The News Bite, 2-23-11

As promised, here is the (brief) transcript from tonight’s show!

BYTEGAMER NEWS BITE 2-23-2011:

Mystery Solved: Why the West has to Wait for Pokemon Games:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-02-22-why-we-have-to-wait-for-pokemon-games

UBISOFT gives its invasive DRM a little break:

http://ca.kotaku.com/5767888/the-worlds-stupidest-drm-takes-a-well+deserved-break

I’m not getting a 3DS on launch day, and neither is all of Australia:

http://ca.kotaku.com/5767879/the-3ds-has-the-worst-launch-lineup-in-human-well-australian-history

iPad 2 = March 2

http://kotaku.com/#!apple

If you’re looking for the line, it’s way back there:

http://ca.kotaku.com/5767372/this-is-not-minecraft-for-the-xbox-360-but-its-pretty-close

Seque into discussion on Dwarf Fortress?

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/09/23/dwarf-fortress-the-song-of-onionbog-pt-1/

http://www.nzfortress.co.nz/forum/showthread.php?t=20768

Gaming Addiction is a very real thing:

http://ca.kotaku.com/5767156/internet-gaming-obsession-claims-another-life-in-china

Official MineCraft app coming to iPhone, iPad, and Android:

http://ca.kotaku.com/5766336/official-minecraft-coming-to-iphone-ipad-android

Hack whole stole Half-Life 2 in 2003 is “sorry”:

http://ca.kotaku.com/5766395/the-hacker-who-stole-half+life-2-is-very-sorry

Free promotion is the best kind of promotion:

http://ca.kotaku.com/5767369/feminists-duke-nukem-is-here-for-you-too

For the first time, the Mario bros will miss a console’s launch:

http://ca.kotaku.com/5767439/for-the-first-time-the-mario-bros-will-miss-a-new-nintendos-birth

Chelle’s new look explained:

http://ca.kotaku.com/5767246/the-new-look-for-portal-2s-heroine-explained

Thanks for tuning in!

-Andrew