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- Time for dad to put his foot in it and admit he's a socks maniac Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 9:12AMHappy Father's Day. As the sun came up this morning on yet another dawn of the dad, it marked 100 years of the festival, according to most counts. And long may it continue.
- Hothead Goes Hands On with Two New Games at PAX Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:14AMVANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Indie developer Hothead Games will feature their two latest video games at the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle, Washington from September 3 to 5. In addition to hourly live game play demos of both Swarm and DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue, the company’s PAX booth will contain kiosks where show attendees can play the newest DeathSpank adventure. Attendees ...
- Review of Kingsley McGlew’s 'Distance' Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:09AM‘Tell us a tale ta start the day.’ This is a fictional backdrop for Kingsley McGlew’s Distance , but one that fits like the seam of a cricket ball into the hand of an A-grade spinner.
- Hothead Goes Hands On with Two New Games at PAX Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:00AMVANCOUVER, British Columbia----Indie developer Hothead Games will feature their two latest video games at the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle, Washington from September 3 to 5. In addition to hourly live game play demos of both Swarm and DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue, the company’s PAX booth will contain kiosks where show attendees can play the newest DeathSpank adventure.
- Strip club wants to open in AC casino Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 3:09AMScores strip club has applied to do business in an Atlantic City casino.
- I'm toe-tally normal says Ellen Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 1:56AMGREY'S Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo has denied newspaper claims she has extra toes.
- New law impacts strip clubs Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 7:42PMMost strip club and adult shop owners wouldn't comment on camera, but Passions of Columbia owner Nellie Symm Gruender had plenty to say about Missouri's new laws against sexually oriented businesses.
- Armed and Ready: What's Next for Real-time Strategy? Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:07AMWe explore the past, present and future of real-time strategy following the genre's biggest release in a decade, StarCraft 2.
- Scores strip club applies for spot at Atlantic City, NJ casino Trump Taj Mahal Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:00AMATLANTIC CITY — Scores strip club has applied to do business in an Atlantic City casino.
- Neon brights Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:25AMShoe shock. Spice up those cooler gray tones with a loud pair of hot pink Converse sneakers, $24.99 from TJ Maxx.
- Strip Club Applies To Open In Atlantic City Casino Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:15AMScores strip club has applied to do business in an Atlantic City casino. Starlight Events LLC wants to operate a gentlemen's club where the Stage Deli was in Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort.
- Strip club applies to open in Atlantic City casino Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 5:46AMATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Scores strip club has applied to do business in an Atlantic City casino. According to its application, the club would serve alcohol to customers. They could watch entertainers dance and strip from evening wear to underwear over the course of three songs.
- Scores strip club seeks to open in Atlantic City casino Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 5:43AMBloomberg NewsA strip club is seeking to open in the Trump Taj Mahal. ATLANTIC CITY — Scores strip club has applied to do business in an Atlantic City casino. Starlight Events LLC wants to operate a gentlemen's club where the...
- Diary: Boris Johnson and Kelly Brook launch London's Sky Ride Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 5:17AMBoris Johnson and Kelly Brook linked arms yesterday to launch the 2010 Mayor of London's Sky Ride, a free mass-participation cycling event to be held in the capital this weekend. Speaking to James O'Brien of LBC Radio, Mr Johnson mentioned that a "very vociferous heckler" had done their utmost to disrupt the event. "But Kelly... showed the sangfroid worthy of a Napoleonic battlefield in the face ...
- Hothead's games prevent communism, apparently Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:15AMThe latest Hothead dev diary is out and, well, it doesn't have much to do with video games, with hardly a mention of DeathSpank . Actually, it does note that Hothead's games combat communism, though it never elucidates how . It has something to do with circumcisions, we guess? Continue reading Hothead's games prevent communism, apparently Hothead's games prevent communism, apparently originally ...
- DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue gameplay leaves little to the imagination Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:36PMWe're still not 100 percent positive what the subtitle in DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue means. Perhaps our titular hero enjoys the snugness only a certain type of undergarment can provide? Regardless, we've got the next best thing for you today: gameplay footage. Over at GameVideos , they've managed to procure four different gameplay sections showcasing several distinct areas of the game. We went ...
- Shank Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:44PMA delightfully brutal and expertly animated hack-n-slasher, Shank is an action-packed experience, but still suffers from irritating control issues and a short playtime.
- DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue Preview Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:02PMDeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue (PS3) Rescuing orphans was only the beginning, now there's pirates and aliens and Santa, oh my!
- Interview: Hothead Games Talks DeathSpank's Impending Sequel Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:37PMHothead Games recently announced DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue, a standalone sequel to launch only two months after the original DeathSpank. The property has been pioneered by Lucasarts veteran Ron Gilbert and is often described as "Diablo meets Monkey Island." DeathSpank was originally planned as an episodic series, but after Hothead released Penny Arcade Adventures, the studio's first attempt ...
- Best Of GamerBytes: Versus The World Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 8:22AM[We round up the week's top news and new digital releases from console digital download site GamerBytes, featuring new information about Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, WiiWare, DSiWare and PSN Minis.] Summer is over, but the games keep on coming. With Shank, Scott Pilgrim, PixelJunk Racers 2nd Lap, and And Yet It Moves, this is possibly one of the best weeks across all console digital ...
- Burnt out on the beat in Kings Cross Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:18PMThey cavorted with crims to expose corrupt cops, then they were cut adrift. Michael Duffy reports.
- Jaguars look better, David Garrard still flirts with danger Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 11:13PMOn the surface, there were a lot of things to like about the Jaguars' fairly dominant 19-13 preseason victory Saturday night over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium. * Without Maurice Jones-Drew, the Jaguars manufactured a little bit of a running game with fullbacks Montell Owens and Brock Bolen lining up as tailbacks. Bolen (7 carries, 26 yards), who also had four catches for 40 ...
- DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue Hands-On [Xbox 360] Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:46PMThe follow-up to Ron Gilbert's DeathSpank has everything, from pirates and robots, to aliens and ninjas.
- Narrative Magazine's Friday Feature: Barry Gifford's 'The Age of Fable' Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 6:38AMWhat's Your Reaction? Poet, author, and screenwriter Barry Gifford has been called the master of the dark side of American reality. His stories take star-crossed, sex-driven characters, set them in maddening worlds, and track their tales with humor and insight.
- One Sexy Deal Aims to be the Next Evolution of Online Lingerie Shopping Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 2:00AMOne Sexy Deal Today Announced the Launch of Its New Website www.onesexydeal.com, a Deal-A-Day Website Featuring Discounted Lingerie
- The CD afterlife: From guitar picks to bowls Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:09PMread more...
- Victoria's Secret opens in Toronto Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 5:46PMSee photos from the grand opening of Victoria's Secret in Toronto.
- Babes Or Bobbleheads? Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 3:38PMWe did not Photoshop the above photo. Victoria’s Secret models Erin Heatherton, Adriana Lima and Chanel Iman’s heads are really that big in proportion to their teeny waists. Don’t get us wrong, these gorgeous ladies are supermodels for a reason, and a downward camera angle certainly played a part in this Coney Island-esque photo, but are our Angels getting a little too thin? Criticizing women ...
- Elin Nordegren: I've Been Through Hell Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 7:48AMFiled under: Elin Nordegren , Tiger Woods , Dirty Divorces , TMZ Sports , Celebrity Justice Now that the divorce is final , Elin Nordegren is speaking out about the breakdown of her marriage to Tiger Woods -- saying she's "been through hell" and had no idea her husband was stepping out on her. Elin tells PEOPLE , "I'm so embarrassed that I… Read more
- London calling for second time at Rose of Tralee Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 3:41AMDáithí Ó Sé has to emulate Gaybo as trousers are endangered by Sydney Rose’s dancing shoes in a night of “mighty shtuff”
- West Midlands police force bans the thin blue panty line Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:36PMThongs or boxers creeping over waistbands and colourful bras peeping through white shirts outlawed under new uniform policy Visible panty line, or VPL as it is usually shorthanded, is a fashion faux pas to be avoided. That is especially the case, it seems, if you're already a serving member of the thin blue line. A dictat issued to West Midlands police force has cautioned officers that their ...
- Sofia Vergara -- Best Medicine for Injured Boyfriend Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 2:48PMFiled under: Sofia Vergara , Nurse! , Paparazzi Photo Sofia Vergara took a break this morning from nursing her boyfriend Nick Loeb back to health after his nasty car accident . Sofia was spotted driving out of the L.A. area hospital where Nick's recovering from a broken leg ... and pelvis, according to… Read more
- Book Review: People of Walmart.com Shop & Awe by Adam Kipple, Andrew Kipple, and Luke Wherry Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 8:48AM“Once you meet the People of Walmart, you are sure to fall in love.” I know I did! People of Walmart - Walmart - Luke - Andrew Kipple - Literature
- PHOTOS: Is There A 'Baby' Secret Behind Angelina Jolie's New Look? Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:03AMDrawstring waists, maxi-dresses and asymmetrical ruffles are fueling rumors of a seventh baby for Angelina Jolie ! When the 35-year-old Salt star was photographed walking with children Maddox , Zahara , Pax and Shiloh through an airport in Tokyo last month, the tight pants and designer heels that have become accustomed to her ‘look’ were gone. Instead, the high fashion had been replaced with a ...
- Book Review: People of Walmart.com Shop & Awe by Adam Kipple, Andrew Kipple, and Luke Wherry Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 4:15AM“Welcome to a world where no shoes and no shirt are no obstacles, where parking lots are filled with dead deer, Bengal tigers, and old men in thongs riding bikes…” Are you familiar with the law of diminishing comedic returns? In essence, anything that you find hilariously ...
- News: DeathSpank sequel out this year Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 2:43AMThongs of Virtue for PSN/XBLA. Electronic Arts and Hothead Games will release a follow-up to DeathSpank later this year. DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue (yeah) is due out for PlayStation 3 via PSN on 21st September for 14.99, and for Xbox Live Arcade on 22nd September for 1200 Microsoft Points (£10.20 / 14.40). (With that said, the discrepancy between US and European PlayStation Store updates ...
- DeathSpank: The Thong of Virtue announced Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 10:49PMMore DeathSpank is a good thing; from the creator of the Monkey Island series, DeathSpank gave us trademark humour as well as action aplenty. But being from Australia, what is this Thong of Virtue? Surely DeathSpank will need two thongs to put on his feet in order to become virtuous? Or do I have that wrong?
- DeathSpank sequel coming next month Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 7:27PMSurprise!
- Surprise! Deathspank... Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 4:57PMYou read that right. It's the fastest follow-up ever
- After the Credits: DeathSpank Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 3:59PMA unique twist on the dungeon hack-and-slash, DeathSpank is more than its ?Monkey Island meets Diablo? exterior would have you believe. Its bizarre and humorous take on the genre leaves us hungry for more. But we weren?t expecting a sequel to come just a scant 70 days after the original. But that?s exactly what Hothead is planning with its follow-up, DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue, which is set to ...
- DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue Rides Up Next Month Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 2:50PMIt's true, the original DeathSpank was just released last month. Apparently Hothead Games was developing the sequel, DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue concurrently with the first game, and promises a release date of Sept. 21 for the PlayStation Network and Sept. 22 on Xbox Live. Like the first game, it will cost $15 or 1200 Microsoft Points.
- DeathSpank Follow-Up Arriving In September Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 2:22PMHothead Games's action role-playing game DeathSpank is getting a sequel next month, Hothead and publisher EA Partners said Monday. The announcement comes a little over a month after the release of the original DeathSpank, the quirky Xbox Live and PlayStation Network downloadable RPG from the mind of LucasArts adventure game guru Ron Gilbert. Thongs of Virtue is arriving September 22 this year ...
- DeathSpank gets a sequel Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 1:59PMNot even two months after its initial release and downloadable action-RPG DeathSpank is getting an official sequel in the newly announced DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue.
- EA and Hothead Games Reveal DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:37PMREDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) and leading independent developer Hothead Games™ announced DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue, the follow-up to the delightfully twisted and fiendishly addictive action RPG, DeathSpank. Featuring the trademark humor found in the original, Thongs of Virtue centers on DeathSpank’s journey through a massive war-torn land ...
- EA and Hothead Games Reveal DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:32PMREDWOOD SHORES, Calif.----Today Electronic Arts Inc. and leading independent developer Hothead Games™ announced DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue, the follow-up to the delightfully twisted and fiendishly addictive action RPG, DeathSpank.
- DeathSpank Sequel "Thongs of Virtue" Coming in September Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:19PMRumors of a Deathspank sequel were proven true today, as Hothead took the wraps off of Deathspank: Thongs of Virtue . Kotaku reports that the sequel was actually developed alongside the recent game, which makes it due shockingly soon: September 21 on PlayStation Network, and the next day for Xbox Live Arcade. It will cost $15 or 1200 Microsoft Points, just like the first. Thongs of Virtue is ...
- DeathSpank sequel announced but where's the PC version? Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:12PMFiled under: Downloads , RPG Last month, developer Hothead Games and publisher Electronic Arts released DeathSpank as a downloadable game for consoles but so far a PC version of the action-RPG title has yet to be officially announced. The game's main creator Ron Gilbert has strongly hinted a PC version was in the works as he has refered to the "XBox and PS3 and [REDACTED] versions" of DeathSpank ...
- DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue sequel coming to XBLA, PSN in September Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 11:52AMWith justice not entirely dispensed, evil still to be vanquished and plenty of downtrodden to be, uh, heroed, the titular DeathSpank returns in DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue . Hothead Games today announced a full-on sequel to this summer's Diablo homage (parody?) on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network -- and it's almost complete! Thongs of Virtue will launch on PSN and XBLA on September 21 ...
- DeathSpank strikes back next month Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 11:24AMThongs of Virtue arrives for PlayStation Network, Xbox Live on September 21 and 22, respectively; sequel adds new settings and co-op character.
- The A B C and Ds of lingerie shopping Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 1:00PMThrongs seeking thongs are expected to line up at West Edmonton Mall this morning to get into Victoria's Secret's first store outside the U.S.