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Castle Crashers DLC: Play as The King and The Necromancer Also, chainsaws Castle Crashers - Xbox Live Arcade  (via Game Radar) - The Behemoth has been talking DLC for its highly popular XBLA game, Castle Crashers, explaining why there is no chainsaw in the game as expected, and promising that at least two new characters will become playable in the future. According to The Behemoth, this content was expected to be in the game thanks to various developers and media outlets being able to view Castle Crashers on Microsoft's internal network when it was being tested. | |
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MtG: Duels of the Plainswalkers news (via XBLArcade) - I had somehow missed this on my RSS reader, looks like the upcoming XBLA title based on the Magic: The Gathering universe, Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Plainswalkers, was playable at the PAX show and here are some hands-on by Wired, and an interview with the developers by MyPAXBlog. | |
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News: Lost mission discovered in Call of Duty 4 (via OXM) -- Watch the original opening, complete with insults. A curious PC gamer has discovered a previously unseen mission in Call of Duty 4 - an extended training sequence that was dropped from the final game. | |
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XboxLIVE Film Club Announced (via N4G.com) - Microsoft yesterday announced a unique initiative that will enable entertainment fans to see some of the most anticipated new movies before their theatrical release. The "XboxLIVE! Film Club" will be delivering a number of sneak preview screenings to a select group of Xbox fans in an exclusive setting, giving them the chance to see brand new movie titles before anyone else. | |
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Bigger, Badder, More Sexy (via Unscripted 360) -- Something is coming. Something to give you more access to the finer things of U360. Something that I hope will be bigger, badder with a twist of more sexy. Here’s a small yet distorted preview. | |
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Achievements: Baja: Edge of Control (via 360 Monster) - We have just added the Achievements for Baja: Edge of Control on the Xbox 360. The full list will require players to finish the career, finishing first in every race, driving a total of 1000 miles across all modes and finishing all the Endurance Regions. There are also four secret achievements worth 20 GamerScore each. | |
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New Killzone 2 Footage - Online Beta (via Squad XP) -- Gametrailers.com has a short video of the multiplayer beta plus new footage of the title menu and mutliplayer lobby section.Catch the video HERE! | |
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Weekly Recap: GTA IV, Gears 2, Xbox 360 Price Cut... (via Cinema Blend Games) -- We'll take this time out to quickly review some of the highlights that happened this past week. Speaking of which, this week proved to have some interesting news and surprises for gamers. | |
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Bungie confirm new Halo 3 achievement details (via 360 Monster) - Just when you thought it was safe to stop playing... Bungie have released their latest weekly update and it comes as no surprise to see a reply to the major rumour. As we expected, new achievements will be added to Halo 3. Bungie have confirmed the following achievements will be appearing in the game and can be unlocked via the Legendary Maps and the Campaign mode: bull; Vidmaster Challenge: Lightswitch (0 points) ndash; Get to the rank of Lieutenant in any playlist in the new EXP progressi. | |
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The Force Unleashed Is Only So-So, Reviews Say Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (via Game Radar) -- It would be hard to find a game more heavily hyped than The Force unleashed, but reviewers are saying it's easy to find better games. | |
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Pushing Play: Gears of War 2 Multiplayer Hands-On (via N4G.com) -- Just got back from playing Gears 2 on the PAX showroom floor. How was it? Well, it's more Gears, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. There was an 8 player team deathmatch LAN going on at the booth so Pushing Play decided to pick up a pad as a Locust. | |
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Free $60 Amazon gift card with Elite 360 purchase (via Xbox 360 Fanboy) - Filed under: Deals and BargainsAs if a $259 Xbox 360 20GB console wasn't a good enough deal for you, take a look at what Amazon.com is offering those who want to purchase a newly price reduced $399 Xbox 360 Elite.For a limited time (exact offer dates aren't given), Amazon. | |
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Microsoft announces price drops on select DLC (via Xboxic) -- Microsoft has kicked off an Extended Play Download Days promotion on the Xbox Live Marketplace which has slashed the prices of certain pieces of downloadable content with up to 60% off. Check out the discounted DLC after the jump. (comment on this article…) | |
3 months ago | |
Epic Duel: Resistance: Fall of Man vs. Halo 3 (via N4G.com) - GameXtract writes "Okay everyone, first I would like to welcome you to the premier of GameXtract's "Epic Duel". In these articles, we will be comparing games that are either of similar genre, released on the same day, or pit against each other by the media and the gaming community. | |
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All That Remains coming to Rock Band next week (via Xboxic) - The tireless folks at Harmonix have unveiled the next batch of downloadable content for the music rhythm game Rock Band – a three-pack from the American metalcore band All That Remains. Head inside to see what tracks will be on offer on the Marketplace starting this Tuesday. | |
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Xbox Live Film Club premieres (via Xboxic) - Intent on further cementing the Xbox 360 as the best home digital entertainment hub, Microsoft has launched the Xbox Live Film Club in the UK which allows a selection of lucky Xbox 360 players to attend exclusive previews of the upcoming movies, as well as offers the chance to win other exclusive prizes. | |
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Tom Clancy's EndWar VIP demo on the way This month Tom Clancy's EndWar (via Game Radar) -- Ubisoft have announced that Xbox 360 owners will have the chance to play the latest title in the Tom Clancy series, Tom Clancy's EndWar, a month early. A 'pre-launch VIP' demo will be made available to a limited number of gamers via special entry coupons.... | |
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Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Demo is Live Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (via Kotaku) - The Guitar Hero: Aerosmith demo has launched on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 we're told. The demo includes Sweet Emotion and Dream On by Aerosmith, as well as Walk this Way by Run DMC and I Hate Myself for Loving You by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. Say what you will about artist-themed Guitar Hero games, at least you're getting four free songs out of the deal. | |
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Europe / Others Hardware and Software Chart for Week Ending Aug 30th, 2008 (via N4G.com) - VGChartz estimates that the European / Others software and hardware charts for week ending Aug 30th, 2008 was as follows: Hardware Totals: DSL: 239,000 (-8%) Wii: 154,906 (-9%) PS3: 89,252 (+12%) PSP: 68,638 (+1%) 360: 48,826 (+5%) PS2: 45,607 (-0%) Top 10 Software: 1 Wii Sports (Wii) 151,635 11,106,191 2 Wii Fit (Wii) 103,974 2,698,827 3 Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 99,039 2,868,392 4 Wii Play (Wii) 73,804 4,954,366 5 Brain Training (DS) 45,724 6,930,278 6 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii) 40,565 3,016,373 7 Nintendogs (DS) 40,083 10,334,405 8 Too Human (360) 38,595 38,595 9 Mario Kart DS (DS) 37,996 4,358,220 10 Pokemon Mysterious Dungeon 2: Time / Darkness (DS) 6,904 763,034 Other New Releases: 20 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 (PS3) 27,977 27,977 21 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 All-Play (Wii) 26,592 26,592 25 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 (360) 24,780 24,780 Software Totals: (Last Week #) Wii: 825,833 (880,422) Tie Ratio: 4. | |
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Far Cry 2 release date and Collector’ s Edition revealed (via Xboxic) - Ubisoft has officially announced that its latest iteration in the critically acclaimed Far Cry series is to ship to European retail stores on October 24th (the 20th in North America). Also revealed was a Game exclusive Collector’s Edition of the title which is now available for pre-order. | |
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Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Demo is Live Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (via Kotaku) - The Guitar Hero: Aerosmith demo has launched on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 we're told. The demo includes Sweet Emotion and Dream On by Aerosmith, as well as Walk this Way by Run DMC and I Hate Myself for Loving You by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. Say what you will about artist-themed Guitar Hero games, at least you're getting four free songs out of the deal. | |
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Comment Spam Winners (via LazyGamer) - So for the last week we have been running a competition where the only way to enter was by leaving a comment. Thankfully this coincided with a story going big and therefore leaving me with the unenviable task of shifting through a pile of comments from people outside of the DLC… But I have to [. | |
3 months ago | |
News: Far Cry 2 enables editing of other player's maps (via OXM) - Idiot design decisions can be fixed and re-uploaded. A post on the official Far Cry 2 blog has gone into a bit more detail about the map editing tool that ships with the game, confirming that you'll not only be able to download user-created maps from Xbox Live, but that you can make improvements and put them back. | |
3 months ago | |
News: MS waiting for right opportunity to do iPhone games (via OXM) - Studio head Phil Spencer is looking for the right game to do it with. In the first part of an E3 interview now posted on OXM.co.uk, head of Microsoft Game Studios Phil Spencer said that Microsoft is waiting for the right opportunity to do cross-platform games, and hinted that that could include extending 360 titles to Apple's iPhone. | |
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News: EA has plan to fix Medal of Honor (via OXM) -- Classic franchise has been "bumpy" admits EA boss. The president of EA Games has admitted that Medal of Honor has taken a bit of a kicking from the competition, but said the company has a plan to fix it. | |
3 months ago | |
In-depth exposé reveals Microsoft's Xbox 360 failure rate was 68% (via N4G.com) - The dreaded high failure rate issue with the Xbox 360, otherwise known as the Red Ring of Death gets an in-depth coverage. We are talking about some serious coverage here with insider interviews with the original engineers that worked on the Xbox 360 all the way up to the high ranks of Microsoft. | |
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Tecmo Settles Overtime Pay Lawsuit (via 1Up) -- One lawsuit down, but former Team Ninja leader Itagaki's is still pending. | |
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Intel hoping to get Larrabee within next-gen Xbox? (via Engadget) - Filed under: GamingQuite honestly, there's absolutely zero proof that Intel and Microsoft are yapping it up in regard to Larrabee, but considering just how logical it sounds, we couldn't help but pass along the latest whispers surrounding the two. According to those fabled "industry insiders," The Inquirer has it that Intel is currently on bended knee asking Microsoft to integrate Larrabee into the next-generation Xbox. | |
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Top 5 game sales per system worldwide on Amazon in week 36, 2008 (via N4G.com) -- What are the best-selling games in America, Japan, and Europe on Amazon this week? Grand Theft Auto IV returns on the top of the PS3 chart. After a discount sale, NCAA Football 09 rises to the top of the Xbox 360 chart again. And Wii Fit stays on the healthiest spot of the Wii chart. | |
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Dead Space banning rumors come under fire (via Joystiq) - Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action We imagine that video game developers and publishers aren't pleased when their blockbuster titles receive the banhammer's blow before their release dates -- which is why we're so perplexed by the recent drama surrounding Electronic Arts' upcoming "tactical dismemberment" shooter, Dead Space. | |
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