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Olivia already landed a feature babe page here at Geekzkrieg.com.

Now, we follow her at the San Diego Comic Con where she dons a sexy Jedi outfit and makes nerds and geeks drool. Rawwr!

Olivia Munn at Comic Con 2009

Catch more of Olivia’s 48 hour Comic Con adventure here

Get some creativity, game designers (or writers). You always (almost) use the same chessy words over and over and over again.

Whether for titles, places, things, or NPCs…

Here are the 20 Overused Words for Game Names

1. Age
2. Blade
3. Command
4. Darkness
5. Dawn
6. Dead
7. Eternal
8. Hero
9. Legend
10. Mario
11. Origin
12. Party
13. Red
14. Shadow
15. Space
16. Star
17. Super
18. Unleashed
19. War
20. World

Via Gamedaily

You heard it right, due to the threat of a pandemic (and the sensitive nature of the subject), the launch/announcement of Dead Rising 2 at E3 won’t be happening.

Although Capcom said that they ain’t finished with the code, their Japanese staff won’t be able to make it to E3 because of Swine Flu concerns.

Dead Rising 2 is the only game we won’t be able to showcase at E3, because it’s at an early stage of development and the team is not comfortable having anyone else demo the code.

Yeah, right.

Via exophase

A huge hive of bees swarmed in the GameStop office. There was a sign that said “Closed due to bee infestation”.

The employees were trapped for nearly two hours until help arrived.

A good Samaritan tried to lure the bees away from the building. Here’s the ensuing conversation after

Eyewitness News: “What were people doing when you approached this??”
Good Samaritan, Edward Albers: “I don’t know…they were laughing…some of ‘em…”
Eyewitness News: “Was anyone stung??”
Albers: “Not yet…”

And finally, at around 4 p.m. the NYPD’s bee specialist arrived — but removing the hive was no easy task…
“I’m probably gonna be relying on scent…the queen bee’s scent…it could take a half hour&an hour…two hours…I don’t know,” NYPD bee expert Tony Planakis said.

Via Digg

It sounds crazy. But eversince Mr. Wright left Maxis to do his own stuff, there’s now a game with him and Mr. T. Cool!

The game’s description?

Mr. T will “”take on Nazis and their gigantic machines in the varied universe of South American rain forests, lost ancient cities, industrial complexes and contemporary military installations.”

Meanwile, Wright will be a “”top-notch American geneticist who was kidnapped and coerced to work on a diabolic plan.”

Severe wacky fun. Can’t wait to see it.

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EA recently announced that Will Wright, creator of such popular titles like SimCity and The Sims, will be leaving Maxis.

Will Wright will be working on his new venture, Stupid Fun Club, originally founded in 2001 by robotics hobbists, has been transformed into “an entertainment think tank developing new intellectual properties to be deployed across multiple fronts including video games, movies, television, the Internet and toys.”

Electronic Arts and Will Wright are the two principal shareholders in the new venture, and are joined by an unnamed third-party on the board of directors. EA will have the right to develop any video game properties that arise out of Stupid Fun Club’s efforts.

Via IGN

If this service stays true on their promise, we will see a rovultion for the industry.

Imagine this – you either have a TV set or a PC (or Mac). Second, imagine that it’s an old PC or laptop – something slow and couldn’t possibly run games such as Left 4 Dead or Crysis.

Now, there’s a new technology that allows you play the games via a service called Onlive. Onlive claims that you don’t need all the processing power: RAM, harddrive or even video card juice, the Onlive services computes all the graphics algorithims in THEIR server and just streams it to you. Thus, you DO NOT need a fast computer or even the latest consoles such as the Xbox 360 or PS3 to enjoy all the games you wish to play. All you need is a (fast) Internet connection and an account.

If this becomes succesful, it WILL revolutionize the gaming industry.

Oh, did I tell you that downloads will also be kept at a minimum? Read on….

OnLive, Inc., the pioneer of the on demand era of video games, today emerged from seven years of stealth development within the Rearden incubator to unveil The OnLive Game Service and OnLive MicroConsole™ at the 2009 Game Developers Conference. OnLive is a revolutionary, on demand video game platform delivering the latest and most advanced games instantly, on any TV via a sleek, inexpensive MicroConsole, or on almost any PC or Mac.

OnLive is supported by many of the top names in the video games industry including Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, Take-Two Interactive Software, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, THQ Inc., Epic Games, Eidos, Atari Interactive and Codemasters.

“OnLive is the most powerful game system in the world. No high-end hardware, no upgrades, no endless downloads, no discs, no recalls, no obsolescence,” said Steve Perlman, Founder and CEO of OnLive. “With OnLive, your video game experience is always state-of-the-art.”

Designed for gamers of all skills and ages, the OnLive Game Service is easy to use. The elegantly designed OnLive MicroConsole—about as small as a deck of cards—easily connects any TV and home broadband connection to the OnLive Game Service and is operated by an OnLive wireless controller. Gamers can enjoy the same experience on almost any Internet-connected PC or Mac via a small browser plug-in from OnLive.com—even entry-level computers will play the highest performance games. Whether on TV, PC or Mac, OnLive provides instant access to the most advanced games in the world, solo and multiplayer.

“OnLive combines the successful components of video games, online distribution and social networking into one affordable, flexible platform that offers a new way for game fans to access and enjoy content,” said Mike McGarvey, COO of OnLive. “By substantially lowering the barriers between content and consumers, OnLive has created an environment that is highly beneficial for every facet of the video game ecosystem. With OnLive, gamers can play what they want, when they want, how they want. That level of freedom has never been possible until now.”

HOW IT WORKS

The secret? Decompressing algorithms.

Normally, all the graphics and interaction is processed by the client (the computer you are viewing this post right now). With Onlive, all the processing power and the games are hosted in Onlive’s high performance game servers and your PC (or TV) will just “accept” the processed data without need for any major data processing.

The result will be mind-blowing, imagine playing games such as Crysis or Devil May Cry on an old Pentium 4 computer or, with the Onlive gadget, straight on your TV set.

This may hurt the console hardware industry but Onlive will certainly be a big blow to the nefarious pirate syndicate. You can even demo games before paying for it. There is no official word yet from the online gaming or MMORPG industry on how Onlive may impact operations.

Pricing on the service is yet to be determined.

To summarize,

• You don’t need a fast PC
• You just need a TV (with the Onlive gadget), Mac or PC and a FAST Internet connection
• Play any game you like, anywhere
• Choose from a list of hundreds of games supported by leading major developers
• You can try before you buy
• Service will launch initially in the United States
• Downloads are kept at the minimum since you get streamed, processed information and game data

RELATED LINKS

• Onlive Official website
• Onlive demo video
• Onlive Press Release
• Onlive feature article on venturebeat.com

Via gmtristan.com

German Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann said that violent video games fall into such trash as child pornography and illegal drugs.

Here’s an excerpt from the news:

In a press release kindly translated by GamePolitics, Herrmann described children who are “getting mired in this virtual world violence,” and who have “no time left for school or job training, and are lost to our society.” All relatively common, but he goes a bit further with his next statement.

“In regards to their harmful effects, [violent video games] are on the same level as child pornography and illegal drugs, the ban on which rightly is unquestioned,” Hermann wrote.

The statement has provoked protests, with Commissioner for the New Media Thomas Jarzombek replying, “Anyone making such statements is unqualified to participate in any further debate [regarding the] protection of minors from harmful media.” German game associations like G.A.M.E and the ESB have also called for apologies.

Via 1UP

Prove them wrong gamers! We DO NOT stink!

A  lot of people think that gamers are slobs, too lazy to get a bath and stink like crazy.

Asylum.com interviewed 2 pro gamers, 18-year-old pro gamer Brian Rizzo, aka “Legit,” “Halo 3″ master and member of Str8 Rippin, the 2008 MLG national champions; and 35-year-old Steve Sobe, three-time “Golden Tee” national champion, to tell us the lowdown on gamer hygiene tips and how it affects professional play.

Hey, read on, man and let’s prove the critics wrong. Gamers shouldn’t stink, eh?

GAMER HYGIENE TIPS FROM THE PROS

Tip # 1: Eating Messy food is for N00bz
“I would never eat pizza while gaming,” says Legit. “It’s so greasy. You touch a controller and can’t even shoot, your hands are so slippery.” His “Halo” snacks of choice: “I like having an Dr. Pepper and chips. I like goldfish. Anything snack-size is all you need.” Keep it small, space-age and bite-size. “Once you die, you get a handful … anything quick that won’t leave anything on your hands and controller.”

Tip # 2: Showers are a must!

“If you want to impress someone, take care of yourself,” says Rizzo, who insists that, even if the girl’s a gamer, she’ll like you to invest in a little self-care. “Stay attractive. Stay healthy. You can’t impress anyone if you’re 30 pounds overweight and you smell. No one would be attracted to that. You’ve got to take care of yourself even if you’re dating a gamer girl. You’ve got to shower.”

Tip # 3: Keep Your Hands Clean

“I have a huge bottle of hand sanitizer I keep pumping,” says Rizzo. “I dry them off real quick. It makes your hands feel brand new again. My whole team likes doing it. During the summer last year, we went through bottles in between games.”

Tip # 4: Be Fit

“I always try to run or go to the gym or do push-ups around the house, especially when a tournament’s coming,” Rizzo says. “When your body’s healthy and you feel healthy, you play better. You’re healthy and you’re happy.” However, that doesn’t mean you won’t fall off the wagon from time to time when a 2 a.m. match gets out of hand: “You have to pop in a hot pocket sometimes.”  

Tip # 5: Keep your equipment clean

Controllers are so big, it’s like having your bat in baseball,” says Rizzo. “If you game on them for a while — especially with the 360 — dead skin catches up on the corners. I analyze it, and if there’s anything on it I scrape it off. It hate it, it just looks so bad. I just scratch it off with my nails and wipe it with a towel.”

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That’s it. I hope we all learn from these pro tips. It’s not such a hassle to always be clean. Besides, sharing a seat in a cafe or in a tournament with clean-smelling gamer is so much better. I’m sure you agree.

Via GMTRISTAN.COM