Rumor: Mass Effect 2 to Have 5 Player Co-Op
(via N4G.com) - So take this one with a huge grain of salt, as it's one of those he said/she said kind of things. According to a post on CoG there was a link on a Norwegian board to a Gamespot article detailing a bunch of features for the upcoming Mass Effect sequel. Amongst all the nugget of goodness that will be in ME2 is a new expanded squad (up to 5) and the ability to bring human players into that squad for full 5 player co-op.

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2 months ago 

Silicon Knights 'temporarily' lays off 26 employees
(via Xbox 360 Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Too Human Silicon Knights announced today that it has laid off 26 employees in the wake of the completion of Too Human and heading into "several new and exciting games." The press release notes that it is common for development teams to grow during a single project and "whittle down" once the project is complete.

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2 months ago 

Far Cry 2: 720p, but no 60 frames a second Far Cry 2
(via Game Radar) -- VG247: You asked. We got it answered. Far Cry 2 is set at 720p, but the game can't managed 60FPS because it has too much going on.

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2 months ago 

Gears of War 2 at RAGE - New Details Emerge
(via LazyGamer) - Lucky for us we got to sit down at RAGE and get in some good time with the most anticipated title for the Xbox 360 this holiday. After a solid hour or so of multiplayer, it was obvious Epic Games were not just resting on their success with Gears 1. Firstly there’s a graphical improvement, taking [.

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2 months ago 

Features: The Seven Deadly Sins of Horde Mode
(via OXM) - How not to play the new mode in Gears 2. The idea behind Horde Mode in Gears 2 is simple. Up to five players, any multiplayer map, killing up to 50 increasingly ridiculous waves of Locust. Depending on the map, Horde mode ranges from hard to tantrum-throwing impossible.

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2 months ago 

First Fallout 3 review
(via N4G.com) - First review has been unleashed on the wild. This coming from French magazine PC JEUX: "Thus, the fear that Fallout 3 could be a post-apocalyptic Oblivion is totally gone. A few hours with the game will be enough for Fallout veterans to get their habits back and be able to walk with confidence through the game.

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2 months ago 

Peter Molyneux's request / Should we review Fable II before online co-op?
(via N4G.com) - Variety's Ben Fritz writes: "Late October is turning out to be an incredibly rich few weeks in the videogame world. I now have in my possession review copies of (what look to be) three of the most exciting games of the year: "LittleBigPlanet," "Dead Space" and "Fable II.

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2 months ago 

Gears 2 multiplayer footage leaked online
(via Xbox 360 Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Gears of War 2 Over the weekend, someone who attended the E for All Expo ninja-snuck off-screen video of gameplay footage from Gears 2's Horde mode. The video, embedded above for your convenience, shows off roughly one minute of multiplayer footage complete with meat shields, Torque Bowing, and the occasional cameo of a blurry head covering the screen.

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2 months ago 

MS defends 'desperate' 360 price drop claims
(via CVG) -- "That's the craziest thing I've ever heard", says company CEO. Microsoft's been cutting the Xbox 360's price all over the globe this year (twice in the UK during 2008), but this is not indicative of MS becoming desperate in its efforts to increase sales, according to MS CEO Steve Ballmer.

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2 months ago 

Shops scramble over FIFA 09 deals
(via CVG) -- Retailers giving away EA's footy game cheap or free with new consoles. UK shops are scrambling to come up with the top retail deal for EA's latest footy entry, FIFA 09.

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2 months ago 

TimeSplitters tackles Darth Vader with new trailer
(via Arts Technica) -- Some new media for TimeSplitters 4 has surfaced, including a new tribute to Darth Vader trailer and some new concept art mocking Need for Speed Underground.

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2 months ago 

Gears 2: The 7 Deadly Sins of Horde Mode
(via N4G.com) - OXM UK: Depending on the map, Horde mode ranges from hard to tantrum-throwing impossible. Which of course makes teamwork essential. And yet at the preview event we attended along with supposed industry professionals it was sadly, infuriatingly absent. With this in mind we've compiled the Seven Deadly Sins of Horde Mode, a must-not-do list for everyone to read which hopefully might make playing the mode in Gears 2's opening month a little less physically painful.

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2 months ago 

Gears Of War MMO Found In Project E
(via Cinema Blend Games) -- All right, so what if you were playing an MMO RPG-shooter based on the gameplay likes of Gears of War? Would it not be the coolest thing ever? Well, in some regards thatÂ’s exactly what an upcoming project, code-named Project E, is doing. So you want to take a look? Of course you do.

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2 months ago 

Massive fall in traffic to leading gaming sites
(via LazyGamer) - Well here is an interesting if not entirely exciting story… Slapstic.com has stumbled across an interesting trend at the moment. Using the Alexa charts they have been able to track a serious fall in traffic to all the major gaming sites out there. Gamepro –25% VGChartz –30% GameRankings –46% [.

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2 months ago 

Gameplayer: FIFA vs. PES – The Great Debate
(via N4G.com) - The football debate reaches fever pitch... Gameplayer: As regular as clockwork, that time has come again where football fans the world over must make the call on which simulation of their favourite sport, FIFA or Pro Evolution Soccer, to invest in. For the better part of this decade, the choice has been quite easy with Konami's PES providing a far superior gameplay experience.

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2 months ago 

First look at Timesplitters 4
(via CVG) -- Free Radical releases new concept art. Free Radical has released the first concept art for Timesplitters 4, and it's looking good.

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2 months ago 

TeamXbox: 10 Things We Can Actually Tell You About Gears of War 2 Preview
(via N4G.com) - TeamXbox writes: "Last week, Microsoft brought Gears of War 2 to town, to let highly esteemed video-game reviewers like yours truly (okay, maybe not "highly esteemed," but how about "employed"?) sit down and play the game in its entirety. The purpose of this was to give us an opportunity ahead of the game's release to do what we had to do so that we could score the game accordingly, and tell you, our readers, what we think.

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2 months ago 

New Gears 2 screenshots are epic
(via CVG) -- No pun intended - Reaver-riding shots inside. Just before we go off and play the full game all afternoon, Microsoft's released an epic batch of new Gears of War 2 screenshots.

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2 months ago 

Alan Wake: New screenshot
(via CVG) -- First glimpse of 360 exclusive in nearly two years... Remedy has given the first glimpse of its 360-exclusive "psychological action-thriller" Alan Wake for nearly two years, with the release of this new screenshot.

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2 months ago 

Final Fantasy XIII coming to the Xbox in Japan
(via LazyGamer) -- The big news earlier this year was that Final Fantasy XIII was coming to the Xbox 360, however the odd news that followed it was that the 360 version wouldn’t be making an appearance in its homeland of Japan… This struck me as a bit odd as if you are going to go multi-platform why would

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2 months ago 

Gears of War 2 Game Modes including Submission and King of the Hill
(via N4G.com) -- The full list in detailed taken straight from the official Gears of War 2 guide of all the game modes in Gears of War 2 including Submission and King of the Hill.

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2 months ago 

LEGO Batman Review X360
(via xbox.about.com) -- Just when we thought the LEGO games were running out of steam, LEGO Batman arrives to let us know that TravellerÂ’s Tales still has plenty of tricks left up its...

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2 months ago 

Previews: Race Pro
(via OXM) - Hardcore PC racing simulators Simbin bring motorsport to 360. There's nothing quite like making a fool of yourself to encourage you to respect a game. Being the keen car enthusiasts that we are, we engaged in a conversation with Simbin head honcho Henrik Roos about all things four-wheeled before the Race Pro presentation.

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2 months ago 

Funcom: Age of Conan server merge was requested from the Playerbase Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
(via Game Radar) - Strategy Informer recently had the chance to ask Jorgen Tharaldsen, Product Director for Funcom, a few questions relating to the recently released MMO Age of Conan, which has been released on the PC, but is also expected for the Xbox 360. We asked Jorgen about the recent server merges that had taken place, to see if he could enlighten some of the concerns that sparked from this announcement, because some people thought that this could be the beginning of the end for the MMO.

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2 months ago 

Gears of War 2 Video Preview
(via IGN) -- Gears of War 2 (X360)See all new gameplay footage in this preview.

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2 months ago 

First look at Timesplitters 4
(via DCEmu) - via Computer and Video Games (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=198667) Free Radical has released the first concept art for Timesplitters 4, and it's looking good. The art shows parodies of various other games including Cat Racing: Underground (Need for Speed) and Sister Jobeth.

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2 months ago 

Using Money As Incentive For Competition On Consoles?
(via Slashdot) - MTV's Multiplayer blog reports on a company about to start offering a service that will allow players to compete in matches and tournaments over their PS2, PS3, or Xbox 360 with real money as a prize. Doing so will, of course, require entry fees, but the contests are set up and opted into by the players themselves.

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2 months ago 

Funcom Says Players Demanded Age of Conan Server Merge
(via 1Up) - Funcom product director J?rgen Tharaldsen moved to assuage player fears about what the upcoming server merge might mean for Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. The future of the massively multiplayer online game is unclear despite an outstanding debut.In an interview with Strategy Informer, Tharaldsen said the merge is meant to make it easier for players to find groups and participate in PvP.

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2 months ago 

FunCom: Players Demanded Age of Conan Server Merge
(via Gaming Today) - FunCom’s Product Director Jørgen Tharaldsen moved to assuage player fears about what the upcoming server merge might mean for Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. The future of the MMO is unclear despite an outstanding debut. In an interview with Strategy Informer, Tharaldsen said the merge is meant to make it easier for players to find groups and play PvP.

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2 months ago 

Calamitous Rock Band 2 bug found
(via DCEmu) -- via Eurogamer (http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=253845) Fans have found a rather calamitous multiplayer bug in Rock Band 2 that wipes groups from the hard drive. The issue only seems to be affecting Xbox 360, according to the Rock Band forums (spotted by Kotaku). It triggers on...

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