Fox News Halo 3 Trash Talk Report (via GTR) -- Today we bring you a video from Fox news special report about Xbox Live "trash talk". | |
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Top 10 Worst Video Game Gift Ideas (via canada) -- Canada.com reveals a list of the worst gifts you could give to the video gamer in your life this Holiday season. Believe it or not the Xbox 360 Lite (aka Arcade) is on the list! UMD Movies - doh! 20 Gigabyte Playstation 3 - DOH!! Check the rest out | |
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Harvey Smith Takes the Heat for BlackSite: Area 51 (via 1up) - Lead Designer Harvey Smith understands why people are critising BlackSite: Area 51. The game released into a market full of new first person shooters with absolutely nothing to separate from any of the others. Smith is keen to put some of the blame on Midway's desire to share technology across their titles which meant everyone had to use the Unreal Engine 3 technology. | |
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New GTA4 trailer due 6thDec (via rockstargames) - The official GTA4 website has splash page for a new trailer titled "Move up, ladies" which will be available 6th Dec 3pm EST. So what do you reckon they mean by "Move up, ladies". Are they calling you out or just am gentle reminder of the fun you had in previous games with certain ladies of | |
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Sex Pistols' Johnny Rotten appears at UK Guitar Hero 3 launch party, trashes the game (via Destructoid) -- Even though he's being paid to promote Guitar Hero 3, he does exactly the opposite. Video clip with highlights after the jump... | |
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Quiet those Rock Band drums! (via Generationgamerz) -- Can you not hear yourself during those Kelly Clarkson songs (I don't even know if Rock Band even has Kelly Clarkson tracks, just wishful thinking on my part), over the beating of those drums? Here's a craft project to help quiet them down. | |
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Major Nelson Responds to LIVE Homophobes Apologies (via Kotaku) - A few days ago we ran this video, showing clips from 11 different gay-bashing Halo 3 matches. Microsoft's own Major Nelson wrote GayGamer, who originally covered the story, with this response:I just watched (listened) to the video you posted on your site. Needless to say, it was disappointing to see how some Xbox LIVE members behave. | |
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Viva Pinata Given 8 out of 10 on PC ! (via Video Gamer) -- Finally Gunnz can hold his head up high, as Viva Pinata has been given a respectable 8 out of 10 for the PC, see everyone, he was right all along, and maybe those PC gamers who have been playing GOW pc can chill down by playing Viva Pinata aswell! | |
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Activision CEO Wants to See $199 Xbox 360 and PS3 (via Reuters) - Activision Chief Executive Bobby Kotick said on Tuesday that prices on the PS3 Xbox 360 video game consoles must fall to $199 in the next two years to reach mass-market appeal. Kotick said the PS3, whose lowest-priced model costs $400, was a good product, but that Nintendo wildly popular Wii was leading the way with its $250 price tag. | |
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Console Makers Fail Eco-Friendly Green Review (via InquireBloggers) - The latest Guide to Greener Electronics by Greenpeace has rated console makers for the first time since the quarterly report started about a year ago. According to the report Both the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wiis are environmentally poisonous. Nintendo was rated with a very low 0 out of 10 score for having no plans for recycling discarded consoles. | |
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Devil May Cry 4 demo inbound (via GAMER) -- Gamefront.de is saying that the latest issue of Famitsu talks about a demo of Capcom's action title Devil May Cry 4 will be available on Xbox Live Marketplace this year, but only in Japan. Alas no mention of it appearing on the American and European Marketplaces this side of Christmas. | |
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10 games Jack Thompson will hate, in 2008 (via gameplayer) - Jack Thompson is back in the news preaching the usual rubbish. So over on Gameplayer they taken a look at 10 games for 2008 that are sure to feel his wrath. The quotes sound real but are fictional and just for fun. "Join us, then, as we gaze into our crystal ball, and look at the 10 games most likely to enrage Jack Thompson in 2008. | |
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Arcade: Atari Asteroids/Asteroids Deluxe (via Major Nelson) - Content: ATARI ASTEROIDS/ASTEROIDS DELUXEPrice: 400 Microsoft PointsAvailability: Not available in Australia, Asian New Zealand or MexicoDash Text: Single Player, HD (High Definition). Thrust through space blasting a path for survival. There are no refunds for this item. | |
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More Details of Fall Update spilled by MS Japan (via Kotaku) - Kotaku has translated the details of the fall update from a press briefing detailing some of the new features. The most significant addition is the reorganization of the "games" blade, which now features the "Game Library" (in place of "Xbox Live Arcade"), in addition to the old "Achievements" and "Played Games" sections. | |
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Midway Games today announced NBA Ballers: Chosen One (via Midway) - Midway Games just announced NBA Ballers: Chosen One as the next installment in its NBA Ballers franchise. The fast-paced one-on-one and two-on-two action returns as players can select from more than 65 NBA superstars to be the next "Chosen One". "NBA Ballers: Chosen One will allow players to live the life of an NBA superstar," said Steve Allison, chief marketing officer, Midway. | |
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November '07 Back Compat Update (via major nelson) - The Holiday comes a little early this year, as the BC team has just issued out another update. The latest backwards compatibility update is now available over Xbox Live (or will be very soon.) This free update brings the complete list of original Xbox games that you can play on your Xbox 360 to over 300. | |
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Virgin: 50Mbps Broadband for all in the UK next year (via Tech.co.uk) - Virgin's top executive has said that the company will be launching a 50Mbps broadband package in 2008. Speaking at a next-generation broadband summit and reported by Channel 4 News, Virgin's acting CEO Neil Berkett said: "We'll never know exactly what demand there'll be for super-fast broadband until it's in people's homes and workplaces up and down the UK. | |
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Favorite video game moments, drawn in crappy MS Paint (via 1up) -- Highlights from a recent 1up.com thread, where people drew their favorite video game moments in MS Paint. Hilarity. (Some language in the link is not safe for work) | |
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Need for Speed promo in Poland using topless women (via Destructoid) -- Apparently, sex sells ... even video games! | |
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Why is Rock Band's guitar so broken? (via Game Radar) - Gamers are reporting that their Rock Band guitar has broken. The problem happens with the the down strums on the strum-bar stop registering, making it nearly useless. Harmonix says it's a software issue, issuing a patch when the first breakages started being reported. | |
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News: The dark side of Xbox Live (via CVG) - Torrents of abuse caught on camera during Halo 3. Anyone who's taken a trip to Xbox Live will have come across it. And it's not just seen in Halo 3. Even in the most placid of game genres suffer from it. Yep, we're taking about potty mouths hurling homophobic insults at anyone they come across. | |
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Dream Job Available at 2k (via Gamasutra) -- If you want to get paid to play video games 2k is looking for you. They have a position available in Novato, California for a game analyst where among other responsibilities you will get play games on the clock. | |
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The 10 best HUDs in gaming (via GamePro) - "Heads-Up Displays, or HUDs, are a critical part of any game. Unfortunately, not all developers give their HUD design the priority they should. Many games either clutter the screen with unwanted information or have a such a clumsy layout it's hard to see even basic information. | |
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XBLA Wednesday: Asteroids, Asteroids Deluxe (via 1up) -- Asteroids and sequel Asteroids Deluxe will crash-land on the Xbox Live Arcade this Wednesday, November 28 as a two-pack priced at 400 Microsoft points ($5). | |
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Activision Sued for GH: Rocks the 80s Track (via 1up) - Activision did not have a great Thanksgiving week. Not only are they finally up against competition for their suceessful Guitar Hero franchise in the form of Rock Band, but as of Thanksgiving morning they're also facing a federal lawsuit. According to a news story on CNN, rock band The Romantics are suing Activision for the use of their song "What I Like About You" on the Rocks the 80s edition of Guitar Hero. | |
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New Guitar Hero Wireless Guitars Revealed (via 1up) -- Behind the music, Guitar Hero III has another reason it holds the spotlight: the first game to come packaged with a third-party wireless controller on Xbox 360, at the same time bringing wire-free rocking to Wii and PlayStation 3. | |
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90 Great Xbox 360 games for 2008 (via uol Jogos) -- A compilation from all confirmed and rumored Xbox 360 games due in next year with screenshots and release quarter. The article is in Spanish, but the titles and release dates are English. Enjoy. | |
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