Trouble On Sesame Street

19/10/2012 By

It seems that Sesame Street just can’t stay off the front page of the news lately. Big Bird was bought to the forefront this year when during a Presidential debate, Mitt Romney announced he would cut funding to programs such as PBS in which Sesame Street airs on. Suddenly Big Bird became one of the symbols of President Obama’s campaign as he promised to not cut funding for the popular show.

Recently, Kevin Clash who is the voice and puppeteer of Elmo, has been accused of having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a then minor. Clash has taken leave from the show while the allegations are being brought to light. He has admitted that he had a relationship with the accuser, but only while he was a legal adult.

Other past scandals on Sesame Street include Katy Perry’s appearance. The skit was cut and not shown on the show as it was deemed overly sexual. Perry donned a skimpy outfit that left little to the imagination during the skit. Cookie Monster has also been changed to tell children to enjoy cookies in moderation, Bert and Ernie have been publicly stated to not be gay by producers and in 2011 the show’s website was hacked with porn images.

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Schwarzenegger Wants to Save Marriage

15/10/2012 By

Rumors say that the Governator, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has begged his wife, Maria Shriver, to fight for their marriage.

After news came out that Arnie was the father of a 13 year old son of the former housekeeper of the family, the couple split up. They had been together for 25 years. The Austrian-American actor/politician is not willing to give up so easily though and would really like to get another chance to prove he will be a better man. Schwarzenegger and Shriver have four children together, 2 girls and 2 boys aged 21 to 13.

Ian Halperin, writer of an unauthorized biography for Schwarzenegger, said that Arnold has been crying and knows that he was wrong. He has tried to contact Maria multiple times asking for another chance.

So far, however, it seems Maria is not willing to give him another chance. She has been seen having lunch with U2’s Bono for advice. Maria and Bono have a long friendship and Bono is just helping Maria deal with all things that have happened. It’s a huge shock to Maria that Arnold has been cheating on her for such a long time and she needs someone to talk about it.

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Scandal For Duke’s Female Lacrosse Team

10/10/2012 By

It seems that coaches may want to rethink their Halloween costume parties. At Duke University a controversy is brewing over a female lacrosse player’s choice of costume. The female lacrosse coach held a Halloween party in her home for the lacrosse players. A group of juniors choose to dress up as the cast of “Little Rascals”, complete with one player sporting a blackface to portray the character Buckwheat.

It was the hit of the party and a picture landed on Duke’s athletic website, it was later taken down. The coach has since issued an apology for offending those in the African American community and Duke has not answered if anyone involved will be punished. No word also on if the lacrosse program will be affected by this.

The controversy is still raging on as students are split about feeling if the costume was offensive or not. Yet many wonder why the coach, an adult, did not think of the possible repercussions that could take place over an insensitive costume.

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“Jeleana”, On Or Off?

03/10/2012 By

Which Hollywood couple is getting most of the attention these days? It’s seems that the on again off again Jeleana relationship is. Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez have seem to call it quits, again, recently. The couple have been dating for a couple of years and are both still teenagers. Which may explain why they break up as much as they get back together.

Sources vary as to why they have recently broken up. Some point to Bieber’s recent Victoria’s Secret fashion show appearance. While he seranded the audience with his songs during the show, pictures sufaced on Twitter of him serenading the models backstage. Gomez was not pleased and the Twitter pictures suddenly disappeared.

Other sources point to Miley Cryus. Bieber and Cryus have been friends for years and recently shot a show for MTV together. This also did not seem to go over well with Gomez. Yet many point out that Cryus is not looking for a romantic relationship with Bieber, she is already engaged to someone else.

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Duke Nukem Forever finally released

13/08/2012 By

Duke Nukem Forever, the game that took forever to make has finally been released by Gearbox. Duke Nukem was announced in 1997 by 3D Realms and after missing many release dates, the developer announced that the game would be released “when it’s done”. In September 2010, it was announced that Gearbox had taken over development of Duke Nukem Forever. Although the game has appeared on many vaporware lists (software that has been announced long ago, but never released nor officially cancelled), the game has finally been finished and released.

Duke Nukem is a popular game action hero who has starred in many games on several platforms. Duke’s most popular game was Duke Nukem 3D, which has obtained a cult status amongst gamers. The game was characterized by Duke’s macho character, funny one-liners, foul language, sex related content and graphic violence.

Duke Nuked Forever is a first-person shooter, as its predecessor Duke Nukem 3D was as well. The game puts the gamer in Duke’s shoes once again to stop the aliens from invading planet earth and stealing all of our women.

So far the game has received mediocre reviews and several major gaming sites, such as IGN, think the game relies too heavily on one-liners that are repeated too often and offers gamers little pleasure for their money. If you want to give the game a try and judge it for yourself, it’s available now on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.

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Facebook to Get New Simpsons Game

13/04/2012 By

A new game based on The Simpsons is in the making. The chaotic family consisting of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and of course Maggie will get their own game at the Facebook network. The game will be published by Electronic Arts.

The Simpsons game is expected to appear on Facebook somewhere around September. At this point in time, little is known about the game, aside from it having a Simpsons theme.

It’s not the first time the popular and long running cartoon is featured in videogames. The game has appeared in videogames quite often and Electronic Arts itself has published several Simpsons games in the past, such as The Simpsons Hit & Run,The Simpsons Game and  The Simpsons: Minutes to Meltdown. These games have all appeared on either consoles or mobile phones. Playfish, owned by Electronic Arts, is expected to develop the game as they are devoted to developing social games for Facebook and have developed several such games in the past.

It’s still a long wait till September, but at least all Simpson fans have something to look out for. We will keep you posted and post all news about the game as soon as we hear it.

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Android version Zenonia 3 up for grabs

10/07/2011 By

Most people with high-end smartphones don’t just have one to call and browse the internet. A big advantage of these powerful machines is that they can display and run games with good graphics. Phones like the HTC Sensation run most Android games without any problem, including the new Gamevil game that was just released.

Gamevil just released Zenonia 3: The Midgard Story on the Android Market. Zenonia 3 is the next installment of the Zenonia series, which takes the gamer back to the world of Zenonia. The best news is that the game is free, so there is no reason not to pick it up!

Zenonia is a popular APRG for smartphones with its own distinct graphic style and a great story. The interface has been updated in this new version and the played no longer needs to use the virtual d-pad to navigate. Besides that, the game also offers an updated system for the inventory and the menus. Zenonia 3 features hundreds of new maps, quests, weapons and armor. The game features 3 difficulty levels, several classes, co-op dungeons and even PVP arenas to show off your skills against other gamers.

The controls of the game have improved a lot and the online options have increased greatly. There are several optional in-game purchases that can be made, but the full game with lots of content can be enjoyed for free. There’s no reason not to try this game, it’s one of the best ARPGs out there and we certainly love it!

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