…at least until all the people in the beta learn how to play. Until then, I’m going to be guilty of getting mad at video games.

The beta doesn’t really come with a tutorial or a lot of instructions beyond the occasional tip, so the players haven’t figured out the bits like how to lock on to other people, or that workers can deposit supplies to outposts.

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We got one of the 5,000 slots for the current round of the Fat Princess beta, because we’re just that important of an editorial voice for video games.

Ok, so we got it because we know someone who works at 1up.com. Same difference. We get to tell you about it either way.

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For the second time, I’m going to have to amend my opinion of Resident Evil 5. I previously said once I was finished the plot, I’d probably be done with game for good.

Well, after we went back and did the game on co-op, completing the rock-punching silliness of the last boss, it unlocked Mercenaries mode. And Mercenaries is a lot of fun, maybe even more fun than the main game.

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I’ve always liked watching Vin Diesel talk. Besides having a voice that sounds like it was fed backwards through a wheat harvester, he seems like a guy who’s just totally satisfied to be the person he is.

Vin was on a British talk show last week to promote the new Fast and Furious movie. While he was on, the host brought up World of Warcraft. The video is after the jump.

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Just on the off-chance you thought the end of 2008 was the end of bizarre, unexpected celebrity deaths, well - you’re wrong. Natasha Richardson, daughter of Vanessa Redgrave and wife of award-winning actor Liam Neeson, has passed away after falling during a skiing lesson.

Many veteran skiers who’ve never so much as broken a wrist view this whole situation with a certain measure if disbelief. No one wants to believe it’s that easy to die. But as resilient as the human body can be, it’s also extremely fragile - particularly around the head.

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Let’s be honest for a moment: we all love to read about, watch, and discuss celebrity exploits. Even the most oblivious of us still relish the big scandals, passing spurious judgment on people they’ve never met. It’s fun. We’d be tempted to be intimidated by celebrities if we didn’t spend a lot of time reminding ourselves that they’re just as accident-prone and irresponsible as the rest of us. And for that reason, even if you barely know the names of any of today’s A-listers, you’ve still been a celebrity disher at one time or another. It’s nothing to be ashamed of.

But what sort are you? Let’s see…

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It’s been some time since word first got out of the tragic shooting at the home of Jennifer Hudson’s mother, Darnell, which left her and Hudson’s brother Jason dead. The body of Hudson’s nephew Julian was discovered three days later in an SUV, also shot to death. At the time, police suspected the estranged husband of Julian’s mother, Julia. His name is William Balfour and he already had a criminal record - not to mention the fact that he’d had recent disputes with Julia and Jason over a car.

Earlier this week, the police finally arrested Balfour. Read more…

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There are times when I’d love–LOVE!–to slap a celebrity.

There are usually several REASONS for that kind of teeth-grinding rage, of course, from their sanctimony to their holier-than-thou behavior to why they’re getting paid criminally monstrous sums of money for work they do that can be done by absolutely ANYONE ELSE for much less money. And sometimes, it’s their sheer out-and-out stupidity that makes me long to slap a bitch.

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I know I’m not the only one who never really noticed Tina Fey’s scar until someone pointed it out to me. But most people seem to be a little more observant than I was, and speculation has run high about the origin of her scar since she first appeared on Saturday Night Live. As it turns out, the story is somehow more bizarre than I could have imagined. According to recent reports:

The 38-year-old comedienne was attacked by a stranger in a violent slashing incident when she was five.

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At first glance, Britney Spears’ recently leaked single “If U Seek Amy” from the her upcoming album “Circus” might just seem like another awkwardly-titled pop song that no one will care about in six months. The lyrics seem to tell the story of…uh…well, who knows. I can’t really figure it out. See if you can interpret this:

Oh baby baby
Have you seen Amy tonight?
Is she in the bathroom
Is she smokin’ up outside
Oh

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