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Postpartum Depression in Liberty City [by Lord Bling]
Niko, I wish I knew how to quit you.
In my previous blog post about GTA IV, I'd mentioned that I'd beaten the single player story, but wouldn't go back to get 100% completion because "I doubt I'll ever get THAT bored." Well, I did it. 50 Unique Stunt Jumps? Check. All random pedestrian missions? Check. 30 Most Wanted Missions? Check. ...
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For those who've been wondering why I'm tearing thru Halo 3 campaign again and again [by Senor Hurt]
Life on live: Episode 11: Having your Cake and eating it [by Major Chavez]
Life on Live: Episode 12: Hard lad for a Hard job [by Major Chavez]
As they say: "one door closes another opens." Life on Live Special [by Major Chavez]
EA does it again [by BoH Ciotog]
Army of Two: A sleeper hit to me. [by CyanDahaka]
Are you a social networker? [by Diablo]
Xbox Live Diamond Card is it worth paying for? [by Senor Hurt]
Recent Blogs
For those who've been wondering why I'm tearing thru Halo 3 campaign again and again [by Senor Hurt]
Life on live: Episode 11: Having your Cake and eating it [by Major Chavez]
Life on Live: Episode 12: Hard lad for a Hard job [by Major Chavez]
As they say: "one door closes another opens." Life on Live Special [by Major Chavez]
EA does it again [by BoH Ciotog]
Army of Two: A sleeper hit to me. [by CyanDahaka]
Are you a social networker? [by Diablo]
Xbox Live Diamond Card is it worth paying for? [by Senor Hurt]
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  DIY FPS controller for Xbox 360 (via Xbox 360 News) - Some crazy gamer has went and totally changed the layout of his XBox 360 controller. While cool looking, I don't know if this would work for me. I'm always gripping the controller way too tight during those heated gaming sessions, and would probably be pressing all kinds of buttons. | |
 Vegas 2 Patch Officially Released (via Ripten) - The much-talked-about patch to the hit game Rainbow Six Vegas 2 is officially available for download. Here are all the details about what is contained in the pack: New Ranks An additional 99 Elite Ranks have been added for bragging rights. For those of you who are already Elite, you may have noticed that your XP continued to accumulate while playing. | |
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 Bungie Day is Coming July 7th -- Free Map! (via MajorNelson) -- On July 7th, Bungie is giving out a free map, "Cold Storage", free gamer pics, free theme, and they will be featuring a 7 player FFA playlist oldschool style for 48 hours. | |
 New Gears of War Singleplayer Shots (via Kotaku) -- Kotaku has just posted some singleplayer shots (well, a few, the rest are more like postcards for game environments), showing what the game will look like when you're not running around racking up cheap shotgun kills. | |
 Top 25 Games of all Time (via EW) -- EW has just posted their list of the top 25 games of all time. Topping the list are some old classics including Tetris, Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time, and Doom. Xbox 360 making the list include GTA IV, Halo, and Gears of War. | |
 Is it time to move over to the PS3? (via nextgg) - Before beginning this article I would like to make it clear that I’m a confessed Xbot. Even after churning through 3 separate Xbox 360’s due to hardware failure, I have remained loyal to Microsoft and believe that Xbox Live is an amazingly fun service, even worth paying for. | |
 7 billion kills in Campaign by July 7th only 125 million kills to go!!! (via bungie.net) - The number is very special in Bungie lore. Please, join me in trying to achieve this monument, yet fruitless, mark by Bungie Day. If you don't care to help well now you know why I'm playing Halo 3 Campaign missions every night. By the way, on July 7th some FREE theme and picture pack will be available for one day only from Bungie on Xbox Live. | |
 Video Games Get Into Shape (via BBC) - It's nearly a decade now, since the first research was started into the idea of using virtual reality games as a form of pain control for burns patients, and in that time a solid body of evidence has built up, with patients reporting a 90% decrease in the pain they experienced when using the system during the game. | |
 Q&A for the upcoming Lucas Arts release 'Fracture' (via gamezone) -- Developer answers some questions about the upcoming terrain rending game "Fracture" | |
 DC Soul Calibur now on XBLA (via gamespot) -- NAMCO BANDAI release dreamcast soul calibur on xbla this Wednesday. | |
