Visceral Games’ upcoming adaptation of Dante’s Inferno has been a lightning rod for controversy. Since the official reveal, it’s been one big ado after another. The game has been decried as an affront to the revered poem, and Electronic Arts’ marketing tactics haven’t been safe from scrutiny either. Of particular note was the ill-advised “Sin to Win” contest, a lust promotion the publisher and developer later apologized for.

There will come a time when critics run out of things to poke and prod, but until then, I’ll be here watching the fireworks.

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8bitBass, Snaps and DogsDieinHotCars (DD)  present Resonator Episode 6.

• DD goes to CES
• Why is DD so creepy on SG?
• How can we handle too many games to play?
• Are video game deaths still necessary?
• Copy-Cat forum threads
• Why a SG community blogger upset Snaps
• Achievements
• Death

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Earlier this week I reviewed the box of Killzone 2, praising the vivid, excellent art design and raining the hate down on the black and white manual. It received such a rapturous reception that I figured I’d give it another shot, this time with Rockstar’s super-sunny street racer Midnight Club: Los Angeles.

Trust me when I say this one is even better; this one is a rental copy!

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Reports are pouring in from Sarcastic Gamer Community members in the remote nation of Tanzania that the Splinter Cell: Conviction, released today, is wreaking havok on Xbox 360′s and PS3′s in that small country.

“I actually bought my copy 2 weeks ago from a respectable man in the market in Giudad,” said Akeem Phlegmabundant, an avid Tanzanian gamer.  “I should have known from the cover art that they didn’t care about a quality product.”

This exclusive photo, shared with us by Phlegmabundant, shows the disc in question.

“My Xbox 360 just made a terrible noise like an ox giving labor, then ejected the disc across the room,” he told us.

Similar incidents are being reported from the Eritrea, though the gentleman I reached there would only a sum of money that I didn’t know I had coming to me.

It’s now 3 years, 4 months and 27 days since the announcement that rocked Sarcastic Gamer to its very core. In this exclusive interview, we chat with SG founder Jeromy ‘Doc’ Adams, about his reasoning behind the shock decision, and how the site is coping 3 years on!

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In the future almost nothing will be as it is today.  According the latest Microsoft trailer, the future is full of computers built into everything from mirror’s to tray tables on airliners.  The future is smart coffee cups and cell phones as thin as a credit card.  We took one long look at this future and asked a simple question.

Are you guys high?

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This is an official warning to all residing in the Seattle area that Lono, Dave, and Frawlz will be landing there shortly. Thin-skinned residents should shelter in place and remain indoors until Sunday afternoon.

If you encounter this crew, you will immediately identify them by the odd vocabulary, irritable demeanor, and incessant random questions coming from the various members of the group.

In more pleasant news, Rothbart will also be arriving shortly and is expected to begin critiquing everything from the weather to the Space Needle within hours.

Seattle, we at Sarcastic Gamer would like to apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause, and promise to stay the hell out of your town for at least a year.

SARCASTIC GAMER’S PAX 2008 COVERAGE IS MADE POSSIBLE BY:

The other night, Lono and I had to make a late night run to Walmart to get some medicine for his daughter, and while he was searching for the right medicinal concoction, this caught my eye.

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In 1972 a crack game dev team was sent to prison for a crime they didn’t commit … so it was up to the intern.

You can check out Skuhtu‘s older comics and those of the Community Comic artists that we’ve showcased before him in the Community Comic section of the forums.

Episode 30 of the Sarcastic Gamer Playstation Podcast is finally here… In this episode we discussed:

• Introductions from Rothbart, Frawlz, and PacManPolarBear
• Roth and Frawlz’s bet update, LBP has sold more but still not as much as expected…
• Another SumoLounge moment
• PacManPolarBear gets Wee-blocked then Wee-ified (thanks Ploogle!)
• Theme contest winner announced (congrats Jolly!)
  • Just save to a thumbdrive in PS3/THEME directory and install from XMB.
• Four Word Review™ of PS3 Holiday commercials
• Interesting LBP level stats and discussion
• The greatest MGS4 impersonation EVAR plus Roth’s diarrhea question
• “Experts” claim Killzone 2 “undisputed winner” graphically
• PSP-3000 is “unhackable” no more… but where’s the DMCA in all this?
• “It’s Not a Roomah”… Super-Roomah Podcast Edition
  • Sony signs Media Molecule for 3 more games?
  • The Agency is not canceled? Wait, was it ever even rumored canceled?
  • Home 1.00 is coming on November 20th? (we recorded on 11/17)
  • Cryptic porting Champions/Star Trek Online engines to PS3?
  • Sony Liverpool (Wipeout Pure/Pulse/HD dev) behind LBP on PSP?
  • Media Molecule working on an online RPG and LBP sequel?
• Frawlz picks between two “Crazy Sony Quotes” and two “Crazy Microsoft Quotes”
• Super-sized iTunes Shoutouts

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As always please send us your comments (in email or attached MP3 form) to PlaystationPodcast@SarcasticGamer.com!

Several companies have stepped forward during Extra Life, the 24 hour gaming marathon to benefit pediatric cancer research and treatment on October 18th.  They wanted to help say thank you to the folks helping to raise money for this incredible cause.

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For signing up

Playswitch.com – 5 free switchbucks

Veteran SG Sponsor Playswitch stepped forward to do something awesome for the participants in Extra Life.  In addition to donating valuable banner space on their revolutionary new game trading site, Playswitch is also offering a free gift of 5 switchbucks to every single participant in Extra Life, just for registering to raise money.  These Switch bucks can be applied towards the purchase of any game, using Playswitch’s patented gameWatch system. (http://www.playswitch.com)

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For raising $192

The Official Extra Life tee (designed by SG Community member “Boo” )

Every gamer who raises at least $192 for Extra Life will have this shirt delivered to them after the event, marking said gamer for what they are.  Heroes.

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For the FIRST 5 INDIVIDUALS to raise at least $1000

Tritton  – AX360 Headset

Tritton stepped up big time, offering up one of its reknowned headsets for each of the first 5 individuals to raise at least $1000.00 for Extra Life.  These headsets feature some of the most detailed sound you’ve ever experienced from a headset, bar none. (http://www.trittontechnologies.com)

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For EVERY INDIVIDUAL who raises at least $2000

SumoLounge.com – Sumo Omni

This is where Sumo Lounge showed us what kind of company they really are.  Not only are they donating 5 free Sumo Omni’s to the infusion area (where kids come to get their chemo each day) at Texas Children’s Cancer Center, but they’re also going to ship a Sumo Omni to any individual who raises at least $2000 for Extra Life. (http://www.sumolounge.com)

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MORE TO COME!

As we get closer to the event on October 18th, we hope to be able to announce even more awesome fundraising incentives from our generous sponsors.

PLEASE join us in letting these sponsors know just how much we appreciate their generous incentives for the gamers working so hard to gather sponsors for Extra Life.

*Please note that gamers reaching the $2000 level will recieve only the Omni and not both the Omni and the AX360 headset, this allows us to share these gifts with more of our gamer heroes.