Gears 2 rivals any blockbuster opening (via CVG) -- Microsoft is making a huge song and dance about the incoming release of Gears Of War 2, which will be with you tomorrow (or today if you're lucky and your postman's on form). "We are poised to lead the charge," says Microsoft Game Studios boss Phil Spencer. | |
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Activision to charge for GH user content? (via CVG) -- Acti boss eyes subscription fee for songs uploaded via Guitar Hero Tunes. Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick has said the publisher is considering charging gamers for user-created songs in Guitar Hero World Tour. | |
4 weeks ago | |
Far Cry 2 Freezing Bug (via LazyGamer) - To all of you who like me, are putting a great deal of time into Far Cry 2, be warned. Reports are popping up on the internet that a bug in the Xbox 360 version of Far Cry 2 is causing the game to freeze at around about the 62% mark. It is obvious that a ton of frustration can be caused by this bug, so I suggest that you keep your eyes and ears open for news on a patch. | |
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Far Cry~ Detailed map creation video (via shack news) -- with some time, there are some incredible maps waiting to be made | |
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Gears 2 is 'badass' (via Gametrailers) -- Another day, another video review from Gametrailers, and today's verdict of Gears 2 is 'wow...' | |
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Guitar Hero World Tour drum sensitivity tuning software now available (via Joystiq) -- Be sure to sign up for a free midi/USB cable as well! | |
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And Now, a Message from Major Nelson New Xbox Experience (via Kotaku) - Did you grab that torrented New Xbox Experience? Don't think you're going to get much value out of it. Yeah, if you didn't make it into the preview, there's a leaked NXE out there (you guys have teh google, you can find it), but putting it on your machine sounds like a dumb idea that gets you nothing. | |
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Guitar Hero WT 'is an admireable first effort' (via Gametrailers) -- Guitar Hero World Tour has been video reviewed by Gametrailers, and the review is a mixture of good intentions and fair disapointment. | |
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New Xbox Experience: Avatars in Games (via Major Nelson) -- This week, Major Nelson and some random chick takes a look how some games will use Avatars when the New Xbox Experience is available on November 19th. | |
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Obama And Palin Soon Playable In Mercenaries 2 (via GamerCenterOnline) - Well, there once was that rumor going around that Obama and Palin will be playable characters in the hit EA game Mercenaries 2. When watching G4 today, yeah we watch it, I tuned into one of my favorite shows on the network, X-play, and in their Gaming Update they confirmed that both Barack Obama and Sarah Palin will be playable characters in Mercenaries 2. | |
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EA loses $310 million, totally forgot where they put it (via Xbox 360 Fanboy) - Mega publisher Electronic Arts has revealed its second quarter fiscal results and the situation is less than stellar. Following a $95 million loss in its first quarter, EA has announced a loss of $310 million for the quarter ending September 30. Titles that excelled in the quarter included Madden NFL 09 (4. | |
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Mirror's Edge Demo Now Available (via Major Nelson) -- Download the Mirror's Edge demo to experience this award-winning First-Person Action-Adventure. The tutorial will guide you through the basics of movement and combat before you try out your skills in the prologue to the main game. | |
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The new Riddick officially announced (via Xboxyde) -- It's not really a surprise, but it's still a very good news. Atari announced today that The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena would be released in 2009 on PS3, 360 and PC, with this first screen. | |
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Bethesda Planning New The Elder Scrolls Title for 2010 (via Team Xbox) -- An executive from Bethesda, the publisher of Fallout 3, has revealed that the next title in The Elder Scrolls series will be released in 2010. | |
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Attention Fable 2 players.......how to unlock the treasure chest left by your ancestors.... (via fable2.com) -- Go to fable2.com, and watch the cow and corset play, it is interactive, with alot of consequence choices, and is actually really neat. (just like the game) | |
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Fallout 3 Advertising Ban (via ) -- In a very strange move the ESRB has requested all Fallout 3 advertising be removed from all gaming websites. The request is all the stranger due to the fact the game has been shipped to all retailers in the U.S. | |
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Limited Edition unboxing (via Flickr) -- Chris Paladino of Gamerscore Blog unboxes the Limited Edition Gears of War 2. | |
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Glitches Of War 2 (via YouTube) - In a story that is indicitive of the Gears Of War community the crabwalk 2.0 has already been discovered by...well an asshole. Thats right 10 days out from release and the most infamous of all Gears Of War glitches has reared its ugly head. Only time will tell if Epic will jump on this or simply let it slide as is its custom. | |
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Fable II Fixes On The Way (via Planet Xbox) - We have all been watching to see if and when a fix would come for the Monk's Abbot quest glitch in Fable II was a priority for the team at Lionhead, Kotaku got in touch with Lionhead Community Manager Sam Van Tilburgh to see what's up. Here is part of his response: "We're keeping a close eye on our forums, while a lot of the issues reported are not issues with the game necessarily, some of them are (like the two examples mentioned in my blog) however and so we're looking at those, plus some (like the Abbot Quest) have been fixed already. | |
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Video: Prepare for Fallout 3 (via Xbox 360 Fanboy) - Console gamers may not realize that Fallout 3 isn't the first jump into the post-apocalyptic universe -- you know, if the 3 in the title wasn't a glaring indicator. Looking to catch up before Fallout 3 lands on the Xbox 360 tomorrow? GameTrailers has developed a 15-minute retrospective on the famed series that will showcase how Bethesda has decided to evolve the series into an Oblivion style game -- much to the chagrin of some of the original fans. | |
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Average Aussie gamer now 30: Study (via Gamespot AU) -- The average age of gamers in Australia today is a little over 30 years--up from 28 last year--according to a nation-wide survey that provides insight into the video gaming habits of Australians. | |
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Microsoft's Fate From Red Ring Problems (via GotGame) -- It appears that Microsoft may have to finally address the Red Ring of Death, after a court in California allows a sueing of Microsoft, and their failure to sort out the Red Ring, despite knowing that the 360 was liable to fail BEFORE launching the console. | |
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The Great Fable 2 Achievement Conspiracy (via Xbox360 Achievements) -- To be able to get all Fable2 Achievements you have to own Fable2: Pub Games. This is a breach of M$'s achievement Policy. | |
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PS3 Fanboys Ruining GoW2's Meta Critic Score. (via Metacritic.com) -- With a mad line up of 360 games, not owning one would drive you to do mad things. User score is currently 2.6 out of 10. Until closer to when the game is released it will not have a critics score. Thanks for the find Blackburn2350. | |
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OXM Gives Gears of War 2 Score of 9/10 (via OXM) -- In the new issue of OXM is the world's first review of Gears of War 2. The reviewer gave it a score of 9/10. OXM Monobrow played through the single-player campaign and was "blown away by it". Read the full review and view new screenshots in the new issue of OXM. | |
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Fable 2 Co-op Has Fans Enraged (via LazyGamer) - Lionhead's long awaited sequel to their Xbox Hit Fable, has finally been released and although the game is scoring very highly, there seems to be a lot of fans and gamers in general that are incredibly displeased with the online co-operative play. A huge ruckus has broken out on the Lionhead forums after one of the fans started the following thread: Jaycen2001 writes: Hey guys, thanks for the quick fix for the online multi co op. | |
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Former Activision PR employee is now Playboy Playmate of the Month (via Kotaku) -- Ironically enough, she did PR for Guitar Hero, but actually likes Rock Band better... | |
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Gears 2 'Last Day' trailer, the new 'Mad World'? (via Xbox 360 Fanboy) - A brand new ad for Gears of War 2, which hits shelves in two weeks, has just been released. Entitled "Last Day," it features Marcus Fenix and his fellow COG soldiers spending their last moments above ground before an underground assault on the Locust's home turf. The song featured in the trailer is "How It Ends" by DeVotchKa and tells viewers "You already know how this will end," as Dom and Marcus descend below the surface. | |
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