Police using GTA IV to catch pedophiles Grand Theft Auto IV
(via Game Radar) - Computer and videogames Writes: Police who previously used internet chat rooms to set up sting operations are now playing Grand Theft Auto IV online to catch kiddie fiddlers. "Child predators are migrating from traditional methods to alternate media," said Detective Lt.

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5 months ago 

GTA IV Baseball Bat Given to a Lucky Few in the Media
(via Gaming Today) - Recently, Rockstar sent some interesting swag to Popular Mechanics to kick off their holiday sales push. This awesomely shocking bit of swag is none other than a tongue in cheek metal baseball bat complete with the GTA IV logo. Popular Mechanics writes: Because they couldn’t legally send us an Uzi thorough the mail,  sent us the 14th most deadly weapon in the blockbuster game’s new arsenal: a metal bat… It just arrived with a press release informing us “‘Tis the Season To Swing Big and Go GRAND,” promoting GTA IV as a perfect stocking-stuffer for the Christmas season.

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5 months ago 

Grab your bow and grab Turok from Amazon for $20
(via Xbox 360 Fanboy) - Filed under: Deals and BargainsToday's Amazon.com Gold Box deal is none other than the Disturbed approved game from Touchstone, Turok. And the Gold Box deal is actually pretty good, they're chopping off 50% from the price and offering the game for a rather cheap $19.99 with free shipping IF you spend over $25 on the same order.

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5 months ago 

Super Stardust HD Update, Trophy List
(via The Gamer Gene) - Next time you fire up Super Stardust HD, you’ll be prompted to download the 4.00 update, adding support for custom soundtracks and Trophies (and making SSHD the first game to do either). Here’s a list of the Super Stardust HD trophies: Bronze Hero of Lave - Complete planet Lave Hero of Coventina - Complete planet Coventina Hero of Nemain - [.

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5 months ago 

New Halo Wars Screenshots
(via N4G.com) -- The Halo Wars image gallery on Strategy Informer has been updated with 4 new screenshots.

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5 months ago 

Australia gets an official Xbox 360 price drop
(via The Gamer Gene) - Adding weight to the rumors of a planned Xbox 360 price drop to coincide with E3, Microsoft have cut the price of all Xbox 360 models in Australia. The not-quite-entry-level, hard-drive-less Xbox 360 Arcade is now priced at AU$349, and the Elite at AU$649 - but most impressive is the massive drop on the Xbox [.

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5 months ago 

Previews: Halo Wars
(via OXM) - Uncovering the secrets of the Halo universe... and RTS on Xbox 360. Halo Wars has been hovering just under the radar for a while now, failing to even make an appearance at Microsoft's big Spring Showcase earlier in the year that showed off all the platform holder's games for the big 2008 Christmas season.

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5 months ago 

Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Fanpack Part I released, where's the maps? Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2
(via Game Radar) -- Xboxnowonline has noticed that the Title Update with all the promised fixes for Rainbow Six Vegas 2 have released, but where are the promised maps that were to come free as DLC?

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6 months ago 

Ninja Gaiden II costumes as DLC?
(via LazyGamer) -- Tecmo has just released some new costumes as downloadable content on Xbox Live. The new content consists of 3 new costumes and will est you back a minor 200 points. Now I am actually a fan of the micro payment system and I think it can be used to good effect in the industry. But charging

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5 months ago 

Pre E3 Analysis of The Console War
(via N4G.com) -- Wii's unstoppable momentum, the PS3's hidden casual gamer install base, and the X360's last hope, the Newton? An article before E3, because after E3 the console war may change directions.

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5 months ago 

Court Denies Activision Blizzard Injunction Request
(via Team Xbox) -- Activision has announced that the Delaware Court of Chancery has denied the Wayne County Employees' Retirement System's request for a preliminary injunction relating to Activision's proposed combination with Vivendi Games.

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5 months ago 

Lego My Indy
(via GiantBomb) - It’s easy to imagine a day when we’re all jaded and cynical about the endless number of Lego Your-Franchise-Here titles flooding the market, but I don’t think that day is here yet. Traveller’s Tales–the developer behind the previous Lego Star Wars games and now Lego Indiana Jones–has figured out a workable formula for simple, kid-friendly [.

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5 months ago 

Party suspended: This is Vegas delayed to '09
(via QJ) - Those of you itching to get your hands on some Vegas lovin' will have to wait it out a bit longer. Midway Games has confirmed today that the game This is Vegas (PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) will be pushed back to a 2009 release, instead of its original Winter launch.Says a Midway representative, Midway is committed to developing and publishing the best quality products.

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5 months ago 

Halo Wars Screenshots
(via Team Xbox) -- We have updated the Halo Wars image gallery with new, mustsee screenshots of the game.

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5 months ago 

Police using GTA IV to catch paedophiles
(via CVG) -- So. Much. Irony. Police who previously used internet chat rooms to set up sting operations are now playing Grand Theft Auto IV online to catch kiddie fiddlers.

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5 months ago 

Battlefield: Bad Company odd experience
(via LazyGamer) - So I just finished playing some online Battlefield and I have to say it was an odd experience… The actual game was fantastic, I am thoroughly enjoying it and the game seems to be fantastically balanced and could well be my main game for a while to come. Thought tonight was something different… I logged on, joined some [.

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5 months ago 

Top Gun Anthem free download for Guitar Hero
(via LazyGamer) -- Top Gun was easily one of my most favourite movies growing up and I remember wanting to be a fighter pilot for years after watching that movie. Well the fighter pilot gig never really worked out but I did at least get a motorbike to try and recreate that famous bike scene… Anyway back to the

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6 months ago 

Firmware 2.40 issues
(via LazyGamer) - The Internet is exploding at the moment with people complaining about how slow PSN has become, the fact that they can’t get the new firmware version and some of the people who have the version are now complaining that it is making their PS3’s crash… My personal recommendation… unplug the network cable and try again [.

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5 months ago 

Banjo and Viva sequels only $39.99 at Gamestop?
(via Xbox 360 Fanboy) - Filed under: News This generation of games has seen the average price for a title rise to $59.99, so when a game looks to possibly be released at a price point lower than that, we take notice. Over at Gamestop's website, Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise and Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts are both currently listed at the price of $39.

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5 months ago 

Sony Pulls 2.4 Update Because of Bricked PS3 Reports
(via Team Xbox) -- A day after Sony released the PS3 system software update 2.40, the company has decided to remove it from servers after several users reported bricked systems.

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5 months ago 

Midnight Club L.A. delayed
(via Xboxyde) -- 2K Games informs us that Midnight Club: Los Angeles has been delayed from September, 12th to Octobre, 7th. As a consolation gift, they also gave us four new screenshots of the game. Better than nothing I guess.

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5 months ago 

Court junks shareholder request to stop Activision Vivendi merger
(via QJ) - Remember last year's big news about Activision and Vivendi forming a merger? While the proposal sounds a financially enticing at US 27.50 per share offer, there are some shareholders who certainly aren't buying into the whole deal and even filed an injunction request in an attempt to halt the merger.

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5 months ago 

Too Human makes spiders friendly again
(via Xbox 360 Fanboy) - Filed under: News Let's face it, spiders are scary. They're creepy, crawly, sometimes hairy, and they are positively loaded with legs. And eyes. They also make webs and have nasty pincer mouths. Nobody likes spiders. Anyone who claims to like spiders is lying. They would be lying .

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5 months ago 

News: Bad Company devs listening to feedback
(via OXM) -- Everything the fans say will be taken into consideration for future updates... DICE has posted on its official Battlefield: Bad Company page that it will address feedback from fans once its Conquest update has been released.

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5 months ago 

Hard drive install looks to crash my Soul Calibur IV party
(via Sarcastic Gamer) - Soul Calibur IV is shaping up quite nicely. It will be the first game in the franchise to feature online play (the XBLA version of Soul Calibur has online leaderboards, but not online multiplayer). Character creation returns, but with more options than before. Namco has even included three characters from a galaxy [.

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5 months ago 

'Several' Halo Wars demo stations at E3
(via Joystiq) - Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, E3 Ensemble Studios' Bruce Shelley says that "several demo stations" of Halo Wars will be available at E3. This is generally considered good news, because it means Halo Wars has gotten to the point where it's no longer held in captivity by the developers who don't want anybody to touch a thing.

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5 months ago 

Phantasy Star Portable Demo in Japan This Month Phantasy Star Universe
(via Game Radar) - On July 31, gamers based in Japan will be getting Phantasy Star Portable for Sony's PSP. Now any fan of the game knows that waiting for approximately one month can be hell. Thankfully, gamers in the aforementioned region won't have to wait that long. Apparently, Sega has announced plans of releasing a demo for the game on July 14.

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5 months ago 

The First 10 Minutes: UT3
(via Xboxyde) -- Midway and Epic Games have completed their work on Unreal Tournament 3 on Xbox 360, and we're glad to have the game before its release. It will hit the streets in Europe and the US next week, so enjoy the first mission in the singleplayer campaign.

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5 months ago 

Obsidian on blending FPS with RPG elements for Alpha Protocol
(via QJ) -  The scenario in first-person shooter titles as a genre today is comparable to the NBA's Western Conference: it's an ultra-competitive plane where the juggernauts of the business can make above-average efforts look mediocre. This forces the hand of developers to diversify their gameplay elements in an attempt to stand out to an ever-growing herd of technical beasts.

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5 months ago 

News: Exclusive: Call of Duty World at War action figures are pulled right from the screen
(via GamePro) -- GamePro's got the exclusive scoop on McFarlane Toys' line of super-detailed Call of Duty: World at War action figures.

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