Mercenaries 2 Zero Rules Co-Op (via 360 HQ) - With very little time left till Mercenaries 2 hits the shelves i figured this wold be a good time to post the latest video on the co-op play and how that looks, with all the insane options at your finger tips you know you cant go wrong with this game so lets have a look. | |
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Left 4 Dead Pushed Back to November 20 (via 1Up) -- Valve's zombie rampage title now releasing on Half-Life's 10th anniversary. | |
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Bionic Commando: Rearmed Sells 130,000 Units in First Week (via 1Up) -- Relatively strong sales for a downloadable title bolster Capcom's spirits. | |
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The New Xbox Experience at PAX (via Xbox Scene) - From Major Nelson's Blog (http://majornelson.com/archive/2008/08/25/how-you-can-see-the-new-xbox-experience-before-anyone-else.aspx ): If you're going to attend the Penny Arcade Expo (http://www.pennyarcadeexpo.com/ ) this weekend in Seattle, be sure to make time to stop by the Microsoft booth (Booth #412. | |
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Microsoft releases its PAX schedule: Gears 2, Halo Wars, New Xbox Experience (via Joystiq) - Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person Shooters, Online Microsoft has released their partial game schedule for the upcoming Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle, and it's chock full of Gears of War 2, Halo Wars, and the New Xbox Experience ... experience. Sure there's plenty of other stuff happening at their booth as well, but we're drooling over these three right now, fetch the bibs. | |
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Halo Wars Box Art Unveiled (via TalkXbox) -- Although we still aren't certain what exact day Halo Wars will be released (sometime in 2009 is the current estimate), now you can finally see what the exterior of the final product will look like ... | |
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New Halo Wars unit goes 'pew, pew, pew' at flying enemies (via Joystiq) - Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, Online, Strategy Halo doesn't have a ton of airborne combat in it, but if you've ever been on the receiving end of a non-stop Banshee spawnkilling attack, you know how frustrating the skies can be. Thankfully, Halo Wars feels your pain and is introducing a new unit: the UNSC Wolverine. | |
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OXM rumor: Gearbox developing Halo 4 as launch title for next Xbox (via Joystiq) - Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Business Remember back in February when Gearbox Software big boss Randy Pitchford teased his studio's next project as something "big"? Well, not just "big" but something that was "even bigger" than anything Gearbox is currently working on? Well, the kids at OXM sure remembered and they sent their spies deep undercover into Gearbox territory and came back with one heck of a rumor for their October issue: Gearbox is working on Halo 4 as a launch title for the next Xbox (NextBox?). | |
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GC08: Project Origin trailers (via Xboxyde) - Project Origin was certainly the most forgotten game at the Games Convention, most likely because Warner strangely decided not to let anyone film the game even though it ran really well. And it's a shame because those who went and played it really seemed to like it a lot. | |
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Alma and Project Origin both need more dev time, game delayed into 2009 (via Xbox 360 Fanboy) - Filed under: NewsIn other release date delay news, we've just learned that Monlith's Project Origin (the true sequel to F.E.A.R.) will not make it to retail shelves anytime this year and is tentatively planned for a Q1 2009 release. The delay news comes from Lith's art lead Dave Matthews who confirmed during Leipzig that they'll release Project Origin on multiple platforms in early '09. | |
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Leipzig GC 08: Monolith Pushes Back Project Origin Release (via Cinema Blend Games) -- A breath of relief for your wallet - the unofficial sequel to the 2005 horror shooter F.E.A.R won't be arriving in time for the holidays. Monolith Productions has pushed it back into the beginning of early 2009. | |
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Behold, Leipzig's Best In Show Games Convention 2008 (via Kotaku) - What would a games show be without awards? We wouldn't know. Haven't really seen one without awards. Don't think the back-of-the-box art bullet point teams would stand for a show without them. So without further ado, here are the Best In Show winners from the Leipzig GC last week! Sure, none of them are new games, but they're still the best games the show had, so give them all a round of applause. | |
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Microsoft Games Studios Shows off Halo Wars Box Art (via Planet Xbox) -- Microsoft Game Studios and Ensemble Studios unveiled official Halo Wars box art and visual ID today. From the same team that brought you the Halo 2 and Halo 3 artwork were thrilled to share a glimpse into the Halo Wars universe. | |
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Pirates Of Catan (via rampancy.net) - David Bowman, Design Lead at Certain Affinity, dishes on the Age of Booty blog about their upcoming pirate-themed XBLA game of the same name (previously called Plunder) and some of its influences, including Settlers of Catan. There is no release date yet, but the game is speculatively expected out in the second half of this year. | |
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Project Origin Delayed into 2009 (via TalkXbox) -- While speaking to Monolith during my coverage of E3, the developers were quite reluctant to give a time frame on when Project Origin could be expected to arrive on shelves. Now I know why, as IGN i... | |
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Halo Wars Box Art Revealed, New Screenshots (via Team Xbox) -- Microsoft Game Studios and Ensemble Studios unveiled today they official Halo Wars box art. | |
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Spartans ho Halo Wars box art (via Xbox 360 Fanboy) - Filed under: News There it is, the box art for Halo Wars from Ensemble Studios. It was drawn by the same folks who did the art for Halo 2 and Halo 3. And no, this doesn't mean the game is coming out soon (it's still slated for early next year). Here's our suggestion, print out this box art, slap it onto a DVD case and fool your friends! They will totally think you have the game already. | |
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Tiger Woods: Square Peg, Round Hole (via Yahoo Games) -- Watch Tiger show his skills with a Rubik's Cube. | |
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Gearbox making Halo 4 for the next Xbox (via LazyGamer) -- How’s this for a rumour. Apparently Halo 4 is in development but not for the Xbox 360 and not by Bungie. According to OXM, that would be the same OXM that is the Official Xbox Magazine which gives this rumour a bit of backing. Bungie has already said they don’t want to do it and Gearbox | |
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Behold: Halo Wars box art (via Joystiq) - Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Strategyclick to enlarge Well, we've got a box (from the same team that doodled the Halo 2 and Halo 3 art, no less). That's a start. Unfortunately, we're no closer to nailing down a release date for Halo Wars. The "first half of 2009" is where the date stands. | |
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Amazon Announces Release Date Delivery for Upcoming Titles (via 1Up) -- Non-Amazon Prime customers must pay $5.98 for the additional service. | |
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Xbox Originals and Backwards Compatibility come to an end? (via Xbox Scene) - From mundorare.com (http://mundorare.com/news/2008/08/xbox-originals-and-backwards-compatibility-come-to-an-end/ ): In recent time, MR asked Global Marketing Director, Albert Pennello, regarding the future of Backwards Compatibility for the 360. While Rare fans got what they wanted, his answers were very interesting. | |
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REMINDER: Win a Free Copy of Castle Crashers (via Game Stooge) - Just a friendly reminder: if you haven’t entered already, check out the win a free copy of Castle Crashers contest. The contest ends tomorrow at noon Eastern Standard. If you need more chances to win, The Behemoth developers have posted other sites giving away free copies, including Xbox 360 Achievements and X3F. | |
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Halo Wars introduces the UNSC Wolverine (via Xbox 360 Fanboy) - Filed under: News Ensemble Studios has updated the official Halo Wars website has been updated with a new vehicle, the UNSC Wolverine. The Wolverine is an anti-air vehicle equipped with missile pods that can take out aerial vehicles with the greatest of ease. While designed primarily to take out aerial vehicles, Wolverine's can also aim their missiles at ground targets, though the website implies that the missiles are less accurate when dealing with ground targets, suggesting instead that players aim for "stationary targets or buildings. | |
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Baja: Edge of Control Official Movie 7 (via Gamespot) -- Take a look at how they did the sound design and recording for Baja: Edge of Control! | |
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Mirror’s Edge will not be PS3 timed exclusive (via LazyGamer) -- There has been some buzz on the internet of late because there was a rumour flying around that Mirror’s Edge will be a timed exclusive for the PS3. Well, Xbox 360 and PC owners can relax in the knowledge that today EA came out to just officially confirm that the game is not going to be | |
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Xbox 360 Update & GTA Update coming in November (via LazyGamer) - So it looks like November is going to be a big month for Microsoft, first and foremost it’s my wife’s birthday which is obviously of interest to everyone. Then we have a rumoured confrmation that not only will the new Xbox 360 dashboard be making an appearance but also the first lot (?) of GTA [. | |
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Smackdown vs. Raw 09 Video (via IGN) -- WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 (X360)Hit the ring with a partner. | |
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In stores this week: Tales of Vesperia, Mario Super Sluggers, Tiger Woods 09 (via GamePro) -- GamePro lists the new and notable games for the week of August 25, 2008. | |
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NPD sales so far this year (via LazyGamer) - The guys over at QSFS.com have put together a complete and detailed breakdown of the NPD year to date sales stats. Or in other words.. Who is winning in the US so far this year. To get straight to the point. The Wii is utterly dominating everything, followed by the DS then the Sony platforms with the [. | |
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