EA has decided that gamers like to have extra layers of complication on everything. Why make it simple to play a game? What we need are more accounts and passwords to remember. Oh, and here’s a good idea: let’s make it so you need a magical code to play multiplayer! We know gamers like that.
Today we have a new episode of Podtoid that reveals Tara’s sexuality, a preview of Battlefield 3’s multiplayer, screenshots of Sonic Generations on the PC, Jim talks about cross dressing, and reviews for Aliens: Infestation and Max and the Magic Marker: Gold Edition.
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Podtoid 171: Tara Long Is A Hermaphrodite Crossdressing and cross gamers Live show: Fatshark comes to play with Mash TacticsThe DTOID Show: Mass Effect Co-Op, PSN Hackers, and CakeKIRBY IS MADE OF CAKE
Community: Community blogs of 10/12Forum thread of the day: Dark Souls
Contests: EB Expo 2011: Alienware VIP Gaming ChallengeGUNNAR Optiks’ Contest: Win unreleased gaming eyewearContest: Win $50 towards a Halloween costume!
Reviews: Review: Aliens: InfestationReview: Max and the Magic Marker: Gold Edition
Previews: Hands-on with GoldenEye 007: Reloaded’s multiplayerPreview: Battlefield 3 (multiplayer)Impressions: Rusty Hearts open beta
News:First DLC pack for Duke Nukem Forever now availableEB Expo 2011: Alienware VIP Gaming Challenge
Microsoft now owns ‘Splosion Man studio Twisted PixelScribblenauts comes to iOS as Scribblenauts RemixFall of Cybertron: Shockwave, Dinobots, INSECTICONS!Amazon changes PS Vita ship date to March 31, 2012Battlefield 3 brings the destruction in new trailerDaytona USA achievements leaked: There’s a karaoke mode!Newell: New Apple hardware could kill game consolesLevel 5’s Time Travelers also coming to VitaStudy reveals major increase in gaming in AustraliaNaughty Zelda rip-off invades iOSAustralian ratings for mobile, online games put on holdOnline pass confirmed for Mass Effect 3Halo Anniversary dev: PS3, 360 are creatively limitingDead Island PC patch arrives, still no Bloodbath DLCSonic 4 drops price forever, now costs $10This year’s Xbox Live preview program now taking sign-upsTribes: Ascend closed beta on for early next monthPerry: Next consoles ‘insane’ not to support cloud gamingLineage II goes free-to-play in Europe
Offbeat: PSA: Persona 4 anime is on Hulu now
Media:Here’s what Sonic Generations looks like on PCSquare Enix’s new engine renders beautiful…garagesEEDAR’s list of top 20 most influential game media sitesBurnout CRASH! making its way to iOS, with screenshotsSesame Street’s Once Upon a Monster is now out
