The Six Most Soul-Sucking Video Games
(via Digg) -- How many hours did you spend playing Wrath of the Lich King this weekend? 10? 20? More? There have been many tales of chronic video game addiction in the news the past few years, but I thought it was time now for a look back to see what the most soul-sucking video games really are.
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Epic offers band-aid fixes for Gears 2 match-making issues
(via Arts Technica) -- Epic Senior Producer Rod Fergusson has offered gamers a few suggestions about how to mitigate the Gears of War 2 match-making issues until an official patch is released.
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Grand Theft Auto going subscription based?
(via Arts Technica) -- Take Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has expressed interest in turning some of the company's AAA titles into subscription based products.
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Bike Hero
(via YouTube) -- Guitar Hero on a bicycle, Bike Hero. Interesting to say the least.
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James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace Review X360
(via xbox.about.com) -- The James Bond film franchise has been effectively rebooted with a more realistic tone and a great leading man in Daniel Craig and now the Bond videogame license is looking...
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It& rsquo s Almost Here New Xbox Experience Only Hours Away
(via On10) - According to Major Nelson, if you were one of the people who successfully applied to the preview program (and submitted your console ID), you may have already gotten the New Xbox Experience (go check now!) That post of his went up yesterday, November 17th – two days before the official launch.
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Episode #169 - Big Pooh from Little Brother interview & Feelz Good Last Show
(via GamerTagRadio) - This week on Gamertag Radio Episode #169 don't miss an exclusive podcast interview with Big Pooh member of the Hip Hop group Little Brother. He talks about the love of gaming, being part of the NBA 2k6 soundtrack and much more. Also one of our staff member record's his last show for GTR.
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A Kingdom for Keflings: Art Interview
(via XBLArcade) - Now that we know a little more about the way A Kingdom for Keflings is played let's find out how the crew at NinjaBee arrived at the finished style of AFKF.  For that, there's no better person to ask than Brent Fox, NinjaBee's Art Director.  Luckily, he's taken a few minutes out to answer my questions.
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Ensemble Closing 'Honestly Doesn't Make a Lot of Sense,' says Ensemble Director
(via Game Daily) -- The director of technology at the RTS developer says about Microsoft's resolution to close Ensemble: "Personally, we all disagree with the decision."
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Left 4 Dead Available on Steam
(via Gamers Hell) -- Left 4 Dead to be available for the PC and Xbox 360 at retail stores this Tuesday
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10 fun things to say in Xbox Live to freak people out
(via Sarcastic Gamer) - OK, so it has been a while… But here is another bottom 10 list of what to say to freak people out over Xbox Live. Hit the jump to read the craziness!!! 1. The first thing you say once you enter a room is “My nipples are way more sensitive now.” 2. When the round is over… ask [.
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Stay Up Late For The NXE And Keflings
(via XBLArcade) - The folks over at NinjaBee just tipped me off to the fact that they are going to be hosting a wee launch party tonight on the Xbox.com forums to celebrate the release of the New Xbox Experience alongside their game A Kingdom For Keflings.  And what's more, besides talking about the game they plan on doing some cool giveaways.
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NXE Netflix streaming loses Sony's Columbia Pictures movies?
(via Xbox Scene) - From joystiq.com (http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/18/nxe-netflix-streaming-queues-suddenly-gimped/ ): Our Netflix streaming queues just got considerably shorter on the eve of the NXE launch. Acting on a tip, we popped into our Netflix account and sure enough, our "Instant Queue" had a new "Notes" column with an oft-repeated, red notice: "Not available on Xbox.
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XBLA Avatar Update
(via Xbox Scene) - From the Xbox PR Blog (http://feeds.feedburner.com/GamerscoreBlog ): If you are eagerly awaiting the chance to download the free Xbox LIVE Arcade Avatar updates launching soon, there are a few things you should be aware of to ensure you can download them successfully.
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Sony Pictures celebrates NXE eve by...blocking Xbox 360 Netflix movie streaming
(via Engadget) - Filed under: Gaming, HDTV, Home Entertainment Just hours before the Xbox 360's newest dashboard update hits tomorrow morning (10:00 a.m. GMT), our friends at Joystiq noticed the list of movies available for Netflix Watch Instantly streaming has suddenly dropped. The culprit? Sony Pictures Home Entertainment subsidiary Columbia Pictures, flicking previously available titles like Superbad, Bad Boys, and We Own the Night over to "Not available on Xbox" status (curiously, SPHE movies are still available to all.
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History of Mortal Kombat
(via Ugo) -- We comb through the archives for the highs and lows of heart-ripping fun.
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Xbox Experience now available to all who signed up, Netflix HD streams too
(via Engadget) - Filed under: Gaming, Home Entertainment Microsoft's new Xbox Experience dashboard doesn't officially launch until Wednesday the 19th. But if you signed up for the preview (and who didn't?) with a valid console ID then it's available now according to Major Nelson. What's more, Netflix has confirmed its Xbox 360 launch details: more than 12,000 movies and TV episodes and 300 streaming HD titles.
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Welcome to the Flow
(via Xbox Games) -- We examine Mirror's Edge, DICE and EA's first entry into the brand new and remarkable genre of first-person platforming.
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Play Mirror's Edge 2D Online Game
(via Gaming Bits) - An 2D incarnation of Mirror's Edge is in the works, and playable in beta form now, for free! Jump, or run, to it here. The flash version of the newly released Xbox 360 and PS3 game is being developed by Brad Borne. It translates some of what you experience in the Mirror's Edge game from EA and DICE: speed runs, finding your way across obstacles, running through buildings, wall runs, swings, slides and even sounds.
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Gears of War 2 on Hardcore
(via Ugo) -- Thoughts while plowing through the biggest 360 game of the year.
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Giant Bombcast 11-18-2008
(via Giant Bomb - Bombcast) -- It's the video-game podcast that eats like a meal, where we discuss Left 4 Dead 2, Halo Wars, our Gears of War 2 Zune giveaway, the romantic relations between dinosaurs and automobiles, Brad's dad, and more. And we do it all with robot voices!
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Put Yourself in the Game
(via Xbox Live) -- Ryan takes a look at the first wave of games to include support for in-game Avatars, including A Kingdom for Keflings, the first game to include your Avatar as a playable character.
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Tomb Raider Underworld
(via Metacritic) -- Action, Adventure, from Eidos Interactive
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This Week in Xbox: Nov. 19-26, 2008
(via Xbox Games) -- Games Editor Denny Atkin brings you all the latest in what's going on this week on Xbox.com.
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Put Yourself in the Game
(via Xbox Games) -- Ryan takes a look at the first wave of games to include support for in-game Avatars, including A Kingdom for Keflings, the first game to include your Avatar as a playable character.
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Podtoid 76: More like ten sh*tloads
(via Podtoid) - On this week's Podtoid, 3/4 of the cast do a simultaneous Cole Train impression which should, by any logic, cause some sort of rift in the space-time continuum. You can listen to the new episode here, or subscribe to us on iTunes, or do the RSS thing, or just hire someone to bother you every week and tell you that the new episode is uploaded.
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Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 XBS Giveaway is Coming
(via Xbox Solutions) - Okay, here is the deal I like to have contests and give a chance for our members to win some swag. Swag is what we call promotional stuff or in this case free games! Command & Conquer 3 Red Alert hit Stores and I just got sent a few extra copies for the Xbox 360. My thanks to Aaron Kaufman the Community Manager for the hook up on the free copies I know he is busy but took time to send a few extra copies.
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Video Game Show Episode 116
(via Video Game Show) - Hosts: Phil, Bob, Keith, Ivan, Chad. Favorite 80s PC Game, Wrath of the Lich King Impressions, Miscellaneous Gaming: Gears 2 and L4D, Mailbag: Future of Elder Scrolls, Mailbag: Game release dates and awards. Emilio Shirt Store: http://www.cafepress.com/videogameshow (mp3) Length: 21:12, Size:
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Bionic Commando Biomech Video
(via Ugo) -- The Bionic Commando takes out an aerial adversary in this new clip.
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LIVE Activity for week of November 10th
(via Major Nelson) - Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (based on UU’s)1 Gears of War 22 Call of Duty 43 Halo 34 CoD: World at War5 Left 4 Dead  Demo6 Fable II7 GTA IV8 Fallout 39 Madden NFL 0910 Gears of WarTop Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased)1  Worms2  Portal: Still Alive3  Castle Crashers4 Vigilante 8: Arcade5  Ultimate Mortal Kombat 36  UNO®7 Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader8 Duke Nukem 3D9 Pinball FX10  Marble Blast UltraThe above arcade list is based on full versions purchased.
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