Gears of War wins big at Interactive Achievement Awards
(via Joystiq) - Filed under: Nintendo DS, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360The 10th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards have at long last confirmed a growing, industry-wide suspicion: Gears of War is pretty good. In a ceremony held last night at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences bestowed eight shiny statuettes upon Epic Games' monsters vs.
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Gears of War Sweeps AIAS Awards
(via Slashdot) - GamesIndustry.biz reports on a very successful night for Epic Games, which garnered no less than eight awards for their 360 console shooter Gears of War. In addition to awards like 'Best Console Game' and 'Game of the Year', feathers in Epic's cap include 'Outstanding Character Performance Male' for John DiMaggio's Marcus Fenix and 'Sports Best Online Game Play'.
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Gears of War bags 8 at 10th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards
(via QJ) - The highly successful action shooter grabbed the most awards at the 10th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards held in Hard Rock Cafe, Las Vegas last February 8. The ceremony is hosted by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS). It is a peer-driven and peer-based awards honoring outstanding products, talented individuals and development teams that have made a contribution to the advancement of the game industry.
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Keiji Inafune, looking back at his Lost Planet
(via QJ) - Keiji Inafune. Developer, producer, designer, or otherwise involved in Mega Man (okay, to be accurate about it, Rockman...), Onimusha, Dead Rising, and now Lost Planet. Capcom must be extremely grateful to him by now. Of course, the punchline in that story is that when the ideas for these hits first came up, Keiji recounts that Capcom wasn't particularly excited about them.
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Lost Planet: Extreme Points Giveaway
(via Unscripted 360) - I know how we all love to spend Microsoft Points. What’s even better than spending points is to spend points you didn’t even have to pay for. Capcom is giving away 4,000 Microsoft Points to the winners of an image contest. First place winner gets 2,000 and there are 2 runner-up winners set to receive 1,000 each.
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Guitar Hero II, Call of Duty 3 and Tony Hawk's Project 8 awarded
(via Xbox Users Group) - Activision, Inc.’s Guitar Hero II, Call of Duty 3 and Tony Hawk’s Project 8 earned top honors at the Academy of Interactive Arts Sciences’ 10th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards®, held last evening at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. The hugely popular music video game Guitar Hero.
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GoW cheaper to make than Lost Planet Award scoop
(via Xboxic) - It shocked many that Lost Planet cost $20 million dollars to make when the announcement was made last week, with the quality being brought into question among other things. Gears’ quality isn’t in doubt, so it will come as a surprise to hear that Gears of War cost half of what Lost Planet did.
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Lost Planet: Extreme Points Giveaway
(via Unscripted 360) - I know how we all love to spend Microsoft Points.  What’s even better than spending points is to spend points you didn’t even have to pay for.  Capcom is giving away 4,000 Microsoft Points to the winners of an image contest.  First place winner gets 2,000 and there are 2 runner-up winners set to receive 1,000 each.
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Def Jam: Icon demo finally hits Xbox Live
(via QJ) -  Remaining true to their promise this time around, Electronic Arts' demo for Def Jam: Icon is now available for Gold members in all Xbox Live regions. So if you think this is not your kinda game, maybe the demo could change your mind about it. It features hip-hop artists T.
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Age of Conan: all about the Lich Class
(via QJ) - We've already introduced you to the Druids and Scion of Set, and so as to keep the ball rolling (or so they say), we're gonna let you have a meet-and-greet of sorts with even more characters you'll encounter in Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures.If you're not into meeting the characters, you can always opt to check out the weaponry concept art for the 360 version, but if you're just as interested about this dark and fear-inducing class, stay with us as we rundown the details about them, alright?they are the most feared by ordinary travellers because of their "dealings" with the undeadthey draw great strength and power from the undead by sacrificing parts of their mortal soulthey make pacts with the undead and can merge their flesh and blood with that of the deadthey possess incredible physical strength and resiliencethey can morph and take on the physical form of ancient Acheronian warriorsIn Potterspeak, they seemingly resemble the Death Eaters, except they become more powerful because of the dark spells they can cast.
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Japanese hardware sales, Jan. 29 - Feb. 4: award-winning edition
(via Joystiq) - Filed under: Nintendo DS, Nintendo GameCube, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Business"Excuse me, but aren't you ... that guy?"The sound of success is not entirely dissimilar from the sound of a passing stranger, politely seeking to confirm his or her suspicions regarding your familiar identity.
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Halo 3 Beta invitation confirms Crackdown disc needed
(via Joystiq) - Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person Shooters, OnlineIf you were planning on tossing Microsoft's upcoming supercop sim shortly after using the included Halo 3 Beta key, you'd best restrain your throwing arm. Shizzle Games has posted an image of Crackdown's included invite card -- it clearly lays out that the Halo 3 Beta code is both downloaded and launched via the game's main menu.
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Quick Crackdown Rental Won't Score a Halo 3 Beta
(via Planet Xbox) -- The word is out on the street, and every blog in the universe, that the Halo 3 beta included with copies of Crackdown is not something you can snag with a quick rental.
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Viva Piñata Valentine's Day Event
(via Gamers Hell) -- For fun Valentine’s Day fodder from the gaming world, Cupid can’t match what’s happening on Xbox 360 and Xbox Live
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Battlestar Galactica comes to Xbox Live Arcade in Fall 2007
(via Xbox Users Group) -- Sierra Online, a division of Vivendi Games, is creating a video game inspired by the hit television series, Battlestar Galactica, airing on the SCI FI Channel. Battlestar Galactica will be available on Xbox Live Arcade, as well as Windows PC, in Fall 2007. To gear up for the game, fans...
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Def Jam Icon Demo Impressions
(via IGN) -- Def Jam: Icon (X360)EA drops da bomb on the Marketplace.
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Battlestar Galactica Blasting onto Xbox Live Arcade
(via Planet Xbox) -- Inspired by the hit television series, Battlestar Galactica, is due to hit the Xbox Live Arcade this coming Fall, with Gamer Pics and Themepacks from the show being available for download now.
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Catan on its Way to Xbox Live Arcade
(via Planet Xbox) -- As announced at the recent Leipzig Games Convention, Settlers of Catan, the legendary board game from the mind of Klaus Teuber, is coming to Xbox Live! Arcade. Screenshots and more information inside.
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Battlestar Galactica blasts onto Xbox Live Arcade in Fall 2007
(via Gamerscore Blog) -- Battlestar Galactica Gamer Pics and Themepacks Now Available on Xbox Live Marketplace ...(read more)
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Halo 3 Beta invitation confirms Crackdown disc needed
(via Xbox Scene) - From xbox360fanboy.com:In short, you need to have the Crackdown game in your Xbox 360 to play the Halo 3 Beta. It does NOT show up in your "Demos and More" tab on the dashboard after downloading it through Crackdown. This coincides with the original press release, which stated you had to load the game to download the beta.
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Episode #28 with Brian Hayes Def Jam: Icon
(via Unscripted 360) - Here is something for your Friday night fancy. Def Jam: Icon producer, Brian Hayes stops by to talk a little bit about all things Icon. Get ready to feel the interview about as much as you will be feeling the game this March. The demo is available for download in the Xbox Live Marketplace so after you listen in, go ahead and get your hip-hop beat down on! Format: 33mins 58secs, 15.
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Pic of the Halo 3 Beta invite
(via QJ) - Online gameblog Shizzle Games has just gotten their review copy of RealTime Worlds' Crackdown in the mail, and they've taken a shot of the bundled Halo 3 Beta invite.In case you've been sleeping under a rock and three pebbles for the last few months, specially-marked versions of Crackdown have free Halo 3 Beta invites in them.
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Halo 3 Beta invitation confirms Crackdown disc needed
(via DCEmu) - via joystiq If you were planning on tossing Microsoft's upcoming supercop sim shortly after using the included Halo 3 Beta key, you'd best restrain your throwing arm. Shizzle Games has posted an image of Crackdown's included invite card -- it clearly lays out that the Halo 3 Beta code is both downloaded and launched via the game's main menu.
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Def Jam: Icon Brutal Brawl video heads up
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Bullet Witch Gone Gold
(via IGN) -- Bullet Witch (X360)Of ballistics and broomsticks.
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Guitar Hero lawsuit all over again
(via QJ) -  With the announcement of Guitar Hero (Wii, X360) for Wii the other day, one may simply posit that everything is doing quite well for the title. But sadly, that is not the case. If anything, things are getting ugly because of the dispute between its publisher and several developer.
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Guitar Hero II Screens
(via IGN) -- Guitar Hero II (X360)A moment in rock, frozen in time.
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Forza Motorsport 2 Developer Diary
(via IGN) -- Forza Motorsport 2 (X360)Read what the lead designer has to say about force feedback.
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Atari Announces Bullet Witch has Gone Gold
(via Xbox Solutions) - Atari, Inc. One of the world’s most recognized brands and a third-party video game publisher, today announced that development is complete on the neo-apocalyptic action adventure game Bullet Witch. Published in partnership with Japanese publisher AQ Interactive Inc. Bullet Witch is on schedule to ship to stores in North America on February 27th for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and will be available for a suggested retail price of $49.
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Alicia alert: Bullet Witch for Xbox360 goes gold
(via QJ) - If you're one of the people who have been smitten with the charms of Bullet Witch's heroine, Alicia, take heart as she's set to grace your Xbox 360 soon. Fans won't be disappointed as Atari has just announced that the title has gone gold, and it's bound to be released on February 27.
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