X3F Week in Review: June 27, 2008 - July 3, 2008
(via Xbox 360 Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Fan stuff Well kids, it seems like everyone is holding their cards close to their collective chests as we begin the final run up to E3. That doesn't mean we don't have a few interesting news bits to share though. For one, the Xbox 360 Mega Man 9 evidence continues to pile up, despite Capcom's claims to the contrary.

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Battle Fantasia Hands-on
(via IGN) -- BattleFantasia (X360)Fighting in fantastical garments.

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Dead Space gets box'arted
(via Xbox 360 Fanboy) - Filed under: NewsYou've gotta hand it to Electronic Arts. For all the flak they get in the industry they certainly try their hand at a ton of new IPs. OK, enough with the hand gag. Back on topic. Army of Two, Spore, Dead Space are a few new titles from the mega-publisher trying to shy away from being known as the annual release factory.

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5 months ago 

Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise Date And Details Viva Piñata: Trouble In Paradise
(via Kotaku) - Oh, so here's a release date for the Xbox 360 Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise! September 5th is when the follow-up in the candy-filled franchise hits — and it strikes me, you know, what an odd idea! Who'd have ever thought that reviving fandom for piñatas, that semi-relic toy we used to bash as candy-crazed youngsters (you don't really see 'em anymore, huh?) would make such a decent idea for a gardening/breeding/life sim? Anyway, Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise adds 30 new piñata species, more co-op and gameplay modes, and the official announcement promises that Piñata Island has gotten even bigger.

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Mega Man 9 Goes Old School
(via Game Stooge) - GamesRadar has screenshots of the new WiiWare (and Xbox Live Arcade) game Mega Man 9, and they’re pretty old school. Why the retro look? We talked to Inafune for the official answer, but our take is this - the recent batch of Mega Man games have strayed too far from the series’ roots, and this is an easy, [.

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5 months ago 

Halo 3's Cold Storage free on Bungie Day Halo 3
(via Game Radar) - Xbox360 Fanboy: In celebration of Bungie Day and the release of Cold Storage, a special 48-hour free for all playlist is going up. Specific details are sparse, but Bungie's Luke Smith promises that players will be able to control "Rockets, Invis and Snipe." Mmmm .

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No mission mode or online play for Soul Calibur explained - Producer explains how the memory limit meant mission mode was hacked out Soul Calibur - Xbox Live Arcade
(via Game Radar) - OXM UK writes: " producer of the Soul Calibur XBLA port, Robert Johnson, has explained why it's missing the original's mission mode and doesn't have online play. Despite being a port of the Dreamcast version, its mission mode isn't included in the Xbox Live Arcade version.

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Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise Release Date and New Details Revealed
(via Game Spy) -- Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise (X360)Green thumbs and animal-loving gamers rejoice with the return of their favourite candy-filled creatures, hits shelves on 5th September.

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Second Viva Pinata bash starts Sept. 2
(via Gamespot) -- Microsoft confirms North American street date for Rare's Xbox 360-exclusive party favor breeding sim; UK gamers to receive title Sept. 5.

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5 months ago 

Midnight Club Los Angeles Pushed Back
(via Team Xbox) -- Rockstar Games announced today a new release date for the fourth installment of its criticallyacclaimed and genredefining Midnight Club franchise, Midnight Club Los Angeles.

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Midnight Club: Los Angeles hits a delay speed bump
(via Xbox 360 Fanboy) - Filed under: NewsToday, Rockstar Games announced that the release date for the latest addition in the Midnight Club franchise, Midnight Club: Los Angeles, has been pushed back from its initial September release. But don't fret, it isn't as bad as you think.The new release date for Midnight Club: LA is October 7th for those in North American and October 10th for gamers in Europe.

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We'll Halo there: 'Cold Storage' map free on July 7
(via Joystiq) - Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person Shooters, Online Like the rumbling of thunder in the distance, an unstoppable force is audibly and rapidly approaching us. Soon, a cacophony of clicks will ring through our ears, the reverberating result of posting an article which not only concerns Halo 3, but prominently features the word "free.

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Mega Man 9 Out In Japan This September
(via Cinema Blend Games) -- YouÂ’re excited, or at least curious, when youÂ’ll get to play the new Mega Man 9 game. ItÂ’s a ballsy move by Capcom to go full on 8-bit, rather than updating the blue Rockman for HD sets like Bionic CommandoÂ’s vaguely in the future release.

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5 months ago 

Midnight Club: Los Angeles Misses Exit, Slips To October Delay Of Game
(via Kotaku) - LA traffic can be a real bitch, so who can blame Rockstar if there two newest Midnight Club games are a little late getting there? Originally scheduled for a September 9th in North America and September 12th in Europe, Midnight Club: Los Angeles and its PSP companion Midnight Club: LA Remix are now scheduled to pull into stores on October 7th in the states, with a European release three days later.

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Reviews: Soul Calibur
(via OXM) -- Gaming's greatest fighter is now XBLA's biggest bargain. A quick blast has devolved into an afternoon's tournament, and the hands reaching out for the loser's joypad still aren't dwindling: proof then, that Soul Calibur's gameplay is as addictive as ever, as Namco's fighting classic hits XBLA.

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5 months ago 

Viva Pinata and Banjo sequels nearly half price?
(via LazyGamer) - Hopefully this isn’t a typo… Gamestop, over in the US, has listed both Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise and Banjo Kazooie at only $39.99 (R320)….. So with the recent games hitting over R700 each this would be a nice break and hopefully will get more people into the world of Viva Pinata.

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Viva Pi& #241 ata: Trouble in Paradise Global Release Dates and New Details Revealed
(via Gamerscore Blog) -- Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise Global Release Dates and New Details Revealed...(read more)

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5 months ago 

Rumor: Ninja Gaiden II receiving Mission Mode July 25
(via Joystiq) - Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Action Ninja Gaiden 2 will receive Mission Mode as DLC on July 25, according to a post on NeoGAF. Mission Mode, if similar to the original iteration introduced in Ninja Gaiden Black, drops Ryu into an arena setting and lets him go on a flippin' awesome ninja killin' spree.

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News: No mission mode or online play for Soul Calibur explained
(via OXM) -- Producer explains how the memory limit meant mission mode was hacked out. The producer of the Soul Calibur XBLA port, Robert Johnson, has explained why it's missing the original's mission mode and doesn't have online play.

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5 months ago 

Ninja Gaiden 2 DLC released
(via Xboxyde) -- Microsoft released three new packs for Ninja Gaiden 2 earlier this week, available for 200p a pack. Each pack has five colour variations of the costumes, and the gallery begins with one image of Biometal, two of Fiend Hayabusa and two of Shadow Walker.

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5 months ago 

Two More Tales Games Coming, Both For Handhelds Tales Of The World: Radiant Mythology 2
(via Kotaku) - How many Tales games are already on their way? Dunno. We've lost count. Especially now that we know there are two more coming, one for the PSP, one for the DS. The PSP one's called Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2, which will feature the same main character as the upcoming Tales of Vesperia for the 360.

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5 months ago 

Hey, You've Got MGS4 In My Spore Creature Creator Clips
(via Kotaku) - As we've seen, the Spore Creature Creator is not just about making dicks. Oh no, you can make Xbox 360 controllers, Wii-motes and DualShock 3s, too! What's more, if you're really good at making stuff, like internet human evantisin is, you can create Metal Gear Solid 4 B&B Corps.

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5 months ago 

Tales of Albion Fable 2
(via Game Radar) - Sam writes, "We're pleased to announce the launch of a brand new Lionhead.com website, including new content for fans that are eagerly waiting for Fable 2. If you are interested in the backstory of Fable, Fable: The Lost Chapters and Fable 2 then we have just the thing for you.

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PlayStation Store 7/3: Qore Episode 2, Including an Exclusive Naruto Demo
(via Gaming Today) - It was only a matter of time before Qore got an exclusive demo, and it didn’t take long. Qore Episode 2 was released today and includes the exclusive Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm demo. (I wonder how many diehard Naruto fans fork over the $3 entry fee to play the demo.

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XBOX Live Marketplace Update: Thursday 3rd July 2008
(via 360 Monster) - Today's update includes a free Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock track, the free content for Rainbow Six Vegas 2 revealed last week and a video. Here is the XBOX Live Marketplace Update for Thursday 3rd July 2008: Name: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock July 4th 2008 Holiday Single Price: Free Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions Description: FREE 'Top Gun Anthem' as performed by Steve Ouimette.

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Mercenaries 2: World in Flames Screen shots Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
(via Game Radar) -- MWgamer has 4 new screen shots of Mercenaries 2: World in Flames. Mercenaries 2: World in Flames is the upcoming sequel to 2005's Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction, due for release in the US on August 31, 2008 and in Europe on September 6, 2008,

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Mercenaries 2 Gameplay Video
(via IGN) -- Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (X360)Several minutes of explosive gameplay to enjoy.

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5 months ago 

Rock Band Weekly Update: Pepper Rush Harmonix
(via Kotaku) - Your weekly Rock Band update is in a little early, thanks to tomorrow's American holiday. It's a solid one — two parts Red Hot Chili Peppers, two parts Rush, with a curious re-release in the form of "Working Man." It's listed as an "alternate-take", this time a master track and with an alternate solo.

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5 months ago 

This Week in Rock Band DLC: Rush and Red Hot Chili Peppers Rock Band
(via Game Radar) - Qais Fulton of Destructoid says, "...we've got next week's rock offerings a couple days early. On July 8th (the 10th for you PSTriple-ites) Harmonix is serving up a delicious rock stew featuring the Red Hot Chili Pepper tracks "Snow" and "Tell Me Baby", as well as Rush tracks "Closer to the Heart" and "Working Man".

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5 months ago 

XNA's Satchell: Microsoft experimented with 3D gaming display
(via Joystiq) - Filed under: Culture, Microsoft Xbox 360, Fashion "Well of course they did," you're probably saying to yourself after reading the above headline. "Practically every game on the Xbox 360 has 3D graphics. When is this news from, 1987? HA! HA! *snort*." Don't be such a smartass, hypothetical reader! We're talking about stereoscopic 3D displays, such as those being used by Ubisoft's upcoming Avatar game or Texas Instruments' upcoming DualView TV.

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