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News Bytes: Jay Mohr Edition

Today we have a bizzaro Bytes: Jay Mohr is in the spotlight, Bollywood video games, peculiar Dungeon Runners advertising, and more.
Nick Breckon
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At least some games came out this week, huh? I want to pick up Civ IV: Beyond the Sword, but that'll be a whole weekend gone, and I need to get some more Tabula Rasa action in. Anyone who's in the beta, look me up under Ratso Fatso. I haven't played much, so I'll probably just slow you down and shoot you in the head a lot, but it might be some fun times.

Today is bizzaro Bytes day: Jay Mohr in the spotlight, Bollywood video games on the rise, and some peculiar Dungeon Runners advertising.

  • Jay Mohr hosting BlizzCon

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    Blizzard today revealed that comedian and actor Jay Mohr (The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue, Go) will be hosting the opening and closing night festivities at next weekend's BlizzCon in Anaheim, California. I can only hope he brings a better set than Jamie Kennedy.

  • Final Fantasy XI has a festival too

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    Square Enix has announced Fan Festival 2007, a three day convention to be held in Anaheim, California from November 15-17. Attendees will be the first to play Winges of the Goddess, the fourth FFXI expansion. 1500 tickets will be made available, each costing $85. More details on the official site.

  • QuakeCon schedule posted, World in Conflict making an appearance

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    The official QuakeCon website has been updated with a schedule of the proceedings. Additionally, Massive Entertainment has announced that its fast-paced RTS World in Conflict will be making an appearance at the show.

  • Midway locks down Stranglehold

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    Midway Chicago's actioner Stranglehold has been set for release on August 27, for the PC and Xbox 360. The PlayStation 3 version will follow up on September 17, although owners of that version will pick up a free copy of the classic John Woo film Hard Boiled, featuring the star of Stranglehold, Chow Yun-Fat.

  • Bollywood turns games into ads

    ZDNet brings us the story of how one company is creating 3D games based on Indian movies for the purposes of marketing. The popular Burger King Xbox 360 "Advergames" are cited as examples of successful promotional games. The three $3.99 games--Sneak King, Pocketbike Racer, and Big Bumpin'--eventually sold over 3.2 million copies combined. What.

    • NCsoft releases sketchy Dungeon Runners ad

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    Finally, we end this ridiculous issue of News Bytes with a fitting brochure from Dungeon Runners developer NCsoft.

    Like a dead body in the room nextdoor, I really have nothing to say about it. You all have to look for yourselves.

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  • Sturm08 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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    July 27, 2007 4:06 PM

    How is Tabula Rasa so far? Can you say or is there an NDA?

    • famine101 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      July 27, 2007 4:38 PM

      I've never seen an NDA that prevents you from saying whether the game is good or not (or maybe I suck at reading them).

      Seriously, the world wants to know! Is it good?

    • cell9song legacy 10 years
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      July 27, 2007 7:41 PM

      Its a lot of fun if you enjoy shooters and RPG's. Not too much of a learning curve and you can enjoy it in small bites.

      I'm actually leaving the beta so I dont burn it out come realease.

    • Nick Breckon legacy 10 years
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      July 27, 2007 8:35 PM

      I'm enjoying it so far. Who knows how long it will hold up. Look for my preview soon!

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