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Red Ringed Xbox transforms into robot (sculpture)
by Richard Mitchell 
{ Mar 5th 2010 at 2:15PM }
When your Xbox 360 suffers from the Red Ring of Death (and it will), there are a great many things you may want to do to it. You might feel like hurling it from the roof into a waiting wood chipper. You might feel like drowning it in your own tears in a desperate attempt to cool its heat-blasted insides and restore it to life. Ultimately, however, you'll probably do what we all do: Send it in for repair. That is, unless you're Jasper Stevens.Stevens, you see, decided to turn his busted box into a robot sculpture. Featured at technabob, Stevens' RRoDMan is most productive form of nerd rage we've ever seen. Even more impressive, Stevens claims that the uses no tape or glue. We can only assume that the sculpture is held together by broken dreams.
[Via CNET]
Halo Wars title update beefs up Scarab, fixes bugs
by Richard Mitchell { Dec 18th 2009 at 4:15PM }
Other changes include Gremlins requiring two reactors to build, Grunts doing more damage to air units and more. The update also fixes some bugs including the cryo/reactor glitch, which sounds like it was pretty awful. See the full list of changes and fixes -- politely cribbed from HaloWars.com -- after the break.
[Thanks, Ben]
Vacuuming made fun when Pac-Man meets Roomba
by Andrew Yoon { Nov 11th 2009 at 4:30AM }
This is definitely an ingenious take on the classic arcade game. How often can you play a game that makes your room cleaner? Until Activision releases Broom Hero, the answer is "not very."
[Via Engadget]
Virtual pet robot demonstrated in PlayStation Home
by Andrew Yoon { Sep 5th 2009 at 12:15PM }
The prototype (seen above) won't necessarily make it to the service, but it's something that Home is considering for future updates. This emotive box-robot was made in just five days, and given more time we're certain the Home team can come up with something really creative.
[Thanks, Jack!]
Square reboot Thexder NEO revealed by ESRB listing
by Griffin McElroy { Aug 24th 2009 at 10:45AM }
According to the ESRB listing, Thexder NEO is "a side-scrolling action game in which players control a transforming robot through a series of maze-like levels." Stop right there, ESRB listing. You had us at "robot."
Kid plays Guitar Hero while solving two Rubik's Cubes
by Griffin McElroy { Aug 8th 2009 at 10:00PM }
By the way, if you happen to speak ill of this young automaton's abilities due to his only receiving a score of 77 percent on the song, we're going to punch you in the heart. We may even call you a "stupid jerk," depending on how much of our ire you end up evoking.
[Via Kotaku]
Halo Wars Historic Battle DLC available now
by Richard Mitchell { Jul 21st 2009 at 11:00AM }
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($10). Check out some fresh images of each map in the gallery below.Download the Historic Battle Map Pack to your Xbox 360
Halo Wars title update 3 details revealed
by Richard Mitchell { Jul 10th 2009 at 12:30PM }
There are a smattering of other changes, the most significant perhaps being that stockpiled units in a locked-down base will now release much faster when the base is unlocked. Very good news for anyone that has seen their stockpiled units killed one by one as they emerge from an unlocked base.
Check out all the changes after the break.
Wiimote controls giant claw, brings man and machine closer
by David Hinkle { Jul 9th 2009 at 4:00PM } 
If we weren't sure the giant claw cost more money than we could ever hope to see, we'd suggest playing the world's largest crane game, or a bit of Let's See How Far We Can Throw This Minivan.
[Via Make]
New Halo Wars Achievements reveal new maps (again)
by Richard Mitchell { Jul 6th 2009 at 2:00PM }
If you still aren't convinced that new map DLC is on the way, you'll just have to wait for the official announcement. The rest of us will just sit here and act smug for a while.
[Thanks, Richard]
Halo Wars 'Strategic Options' DLC available now
by Alexander Sliwinski { May 19th 2009 at 12:30PM }
($10). The pack includes three new game types and 100 points of Achievements (no maps?).If the price seems a bit steep for a few game types, we've got that covered too. We've got a post up now to win one of five free codes. Good luck!
[Add Halo Wars Strategic Options DLC to your queue]
Gallery: Halo Wars 'Strategic Options' DLC
Sony patented the PlayStation ... robot?
by Xav de Matos { Mar 19th 2009 at 8:30PM }
In case the above sarcasm isn't enough, let's be clear. We don't think this is a good idea. No, not because this idea has been tested in the past -- and failed miserably, mind you -- but because giving a robot this many options seems dangerous. A camera to watch you, GPS to track you, speakers to announce the coming Robotocalypse -- No, thank you! If this robot, which we hope is some kind of early and elaborate April Fool's joke, is ever announced and is codenamed Skynet ... just run.
Robot to develop further Halo Wars content, new IP
by Randy Nelson { Feb 17th 2009 at 6:20PM }
Robot will also be working with MGS on the Ensemble-created Age of Empires franchise going forward, with the intent to handle support for current and future titles in the series. In a release issued today, the developer also announced that it has begun work on a new project based on an original IP. Given the various unannounced projects revealed when Ensemble closed its doors, we'd be surprised if this new game turns out to be another RTS.
Ensemble Studios founder creates Robot Entertainment
by Ben Gilbert { Feb 14th 2009 at 8:00PM }
Will Robot Entertainment be the studio supporting development of the promised Halo Wars dlc? That remains to be seen but, given co-founder Bruce Shelley's words last month in his final blog post on the community site (which is now shut down), there's roughly a 50/50 chance: "There are at least two new studios being formed by ES [Ensemble Studios] employees and I expect both to do very well." We've put in word to Robot Entertainment for comment and will update this post accordingly as news comes in.
[Via Gamasutra]
[Via Gamasutra]
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Guitar Hero-playing robot takes on Cult of Personality
by Griffin McElroy { Nov 22nd 2008 at 6:00PM }
In a recent write-up of the robo-shredder, Wired compared Cythbot to the chess-playing supercomputer "Deep Blue", which toppled World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov in 1996. We'd like to see the Kasparov of Guitar Hero, Chris Chike, take on the Cythbot in a battle for the fate of humanity -- though we're not certain that Mr. "I scored 100 percent on Dragonforce" isn't, in fact, also a robot.
[Thanks, Saria the Cat.]
