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While not directly addressing Chet Faliszek's slap at PlayStation 3, the Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford - no stranger to stirring s—t with Valve - has taken a poke at the Left 4 Dead developer's posture toward Sony. Pitchford, speaking to Official PlayStation Magazine, called Valve's post...
More provocative tidbits continue to trickle out of Valve, with the Left 4 Dead 2 project lead saying that game won't be coming to PS3 because the console's multiplayer community isn't on par with PC and the Xbox 360. Let's see, dissed PS3, and equated a console with PC, thus starting a good-...
• Guitar Hero 5 took a $24 haircut on Buy.com and is only $69.99, game and git-tar. Deal's good for Wii, PS3 and 360 versions. [Dealzon] Software • James Bond: 007 Quantum of Solace on Xbox 360 for $14.99, free shipping, through Newegg. [TDD]
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Popular Japanese voice actor Rikiya Koyama appears to have leaked the news that Namco Bandai role-playing-game Tales of Vesperia is Wii-bound. Ooops! Koyama voices the character of Duke in Tales of Vesperia, which was originally released as a timed Xbox 360 exclusive in 2008. The PS3 ver...
EA Sports may not have the UFC license, but it does have Strikeforce. The publisher of the very descriptively titled EA Sports MMA announced the mixed martial arts promoters as one of the game's "premier" leagues. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 mixed martial arts game is due to ship some time...
This week Netflix started mailing out the disc needed for Playstation 3 owners to use the movie and television streaming service on their consoles. While this may seem like old hat to Xbox 360 owners, it's got to be a delight for Playstation 3 users, especially those that landed the disc bef...
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While our cats have been enjoying the comfort of Halo helmets for years now, the human market is sadly underserved. At least one human will be well protected, thanks to this Halo 3 ODST motorcycle helmet. Exclusive: Jorge Lorenzo to wear Halo 3 ODST helmet at Valencia [MCN - thanks, Jorge!]
So now the fans are watching Halo Waypoint. They're keeping track of their progression; replaying Halo 3 and Halo Wars in order to complete innovative achievements that span all the Halo 3 360 titles; and learning about the Halo Universe through an stylized information database.
Attention PC gamers and Xbox 360 owners - your free time dies in a week and a half. Gyromancer, the unholy union of Square Enix RPG, Pokémon, and Bejeweled Twist, now has a release date. Maybe it's just me, shaking with anticipation here. If I disappear after November 18th, call the police. Bett...
It all started with a Craigslist post, as many seedy stories these days do. Last Thursday a listing popped up for a Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 bundle, nearly two weeks before the eagerly anticipated game was supposed to hit store shelves. Activision hired Dallas private investigation firm I...
Right now three major features of the new Xbox 360 dashboard update - Facebook, Last.FM, and Twitter - are inaccessible to users under 18. Major Nelson says that will change weeks after the update launches. Twitter, Facebook, Last.FM and Xbox 360 Family Settings [Major Nelson]
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Yesterday
The more I play it and talk to those involved in making it — including during a recent Xbox 360 demo of the game in New York of a new mission on the planet Omega — the more it appears that the flaws of the game's acclaimed predecessor have been addressed as the game assumes its identity as a shoote...
PlayStation 3 sales were up considerably from the week prior, probably thanks to the release of Bayonetta in Japan, with the Wii and Xbox 360 seeing smaller percentage gains. Numbers in list form, right after this. The bestselling console hardware in Japan for the week of October 26 to Nove...
Nintendo execs were asked when the company plans to make the move to high-definition graphics, joining the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in pushing more polygons, more pixels and more everything else. Not surprisingly, Nintendo is taking things cautiously, trying to find the balance betw...
Somewhere, somehow, someone managed to get blurry digital camera shots of what appears to be Halo: Reach, Bungie's next Xbox 360 game then post 'em all of the internet. Halo Reach Off Screen Images [MLG Forums - thanks, Sl0th and lloyd!]
It was the PlayStation 3 version of Bayonetta, responsible for 135,000 of those copies sold in Japan, that secured the top spot on Media Create's list. It beat new DS release Hikari no 4 Senshi: Final Fantasy Gaiden by more than a hair, forcing Square Enix's latest outing to settle for secon...
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Wednesday, Nov 4
Multi-platform console gamers may be making the switch to the PlayStation 3 for sequels to games they may have owned on the Xbox 360, analysis from consumer research and consulting firm OTX shows. Analysis: Xbox 360 Gamers Defecting To PS3 For Holiday Sequels? [Gamasutra]
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A max of 18 players has been the norm for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of previous entries Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: World At War, but it's considerably less than previous iterations for the PC. Infinity Ward's Mackey McCandlish and Vince Zampella confirmed...
This would also be a good time to remind you that the warranty on an Xbox 360 console is not transferrable and if you purchase a used console that has been previously banned, you will not be able to connect to Xbox LIVE. Xbox 360 Console Bans [Major Nelson]
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Walmart's official website today confirms the rumor we broke yesterday about one heck of a deal on the Xbox 360 Arcade. Listed among the one day in-store specials for this Saturday, Nov. 7, is an Xbox 360 Arcade console for $199 that comes with a $100 gift card. Other deals include discounted T...
Tuesday, Nov 3
The first Modern Warfare was truly a multi-platform release, appearing on the Xbox 360, PS3, PC/Mac and a Nintendo Wii port. Its sequel, Modern Warfare 2, isn't getting a Wii port just yet. Whether Activision has a studio like Treyarch do a Wii port of Modern Warfare 2 remains to be seen, but d...
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Xbox 360 with $100 Card for $200 This Weekend? Console Arcade, DJ Hero, Rock Band Set for Colorado Child's Play Fundraiser The 10 Most Avidly-Played Wii Games In America (As Of Nov 1) Review Round-Up: Tekken, Forza, GTA And More Dedication To Dedicated Servers Earns EA At Least 60 Bucks
Rare has been said by owner Microsoft to be "intimately involved with Project Natal in a number of different dimensions," according to soon to be ex-Microsoft VP Shane Kim. The developer was reported to be staffing up in anticipation of the Natal launch in 2010. Hopefully, that will help gi...
For $79.99 the "limited run" version of Ubisoft Montreal's stealth action game—still due February 23 in North America—packs in the requisite art book, "collectible" decals, an embossed Steelbook DVD case, one Splinter Cell comic book and a pair of in-game items.
A retail tipster sends word that Walmart will be selling an Xbox 360 Arcade with a $100 gift card for $199 this Saturday. The retailer will also be selling a Sony BluRay player for $148, according to our source, who included an image from the retailer's computer system showing the deals.
Dragon Age: Origins was developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts for the PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 on November 3. Retails for $59.99 USD ($49.99 PC). A copy of the game was given to us by the publisher for reviewing purposes. Reviewed the PlayStation 3 version. Played through t...
We've already announced that Microsoft has launched its Xbox LIVE Rewards pilot program. One thing to note — not all pilot programs are created equal. Microsoft launches tiered Xbox Live Rewards program @ Gaming Target [Gaming Target]
Monday, Nov 2
Xbox Live subscribers of Gold distinction can enjoy the Xbox 360 Left 4 Dead 2 demo as of right now. The 1.69 GB demo is yours for the downloading from Xbox Live Marketplace. The tiny taste of Left 4 Dead 2 features gameplay set in The Parish campaign, offering a preview of the game's new melee wea...
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Microsoft has officially kicked off its Xbox LIVE Rewards program, which we reported last month. "We are always exploring ways to provide the most value for our members and are currently testing a...
Microsoft has officially kicked off its Xbox LIVE Rewards program, which we reported last month. Microsoft has released more details about the pilot program, which is currently underway: Reward Central - Microsoft | Xbox LIVE Reward Central [Xbox.com Thanks all who sent this in!]
Metro 2033 is being developed by 4A Games which has among its number some developers from the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games (which are also set in post-apocalyptic Russia) and will be out for the PC and Xbox 360 in 2010. A PlayStation 3 version isn't planned largely because the developer doesn't have much e...
BioWare's purported plans for sci-fi action RPG Mass Effect 2 make the upcoming Xbox 360 and PC game look like a good investment, as rumored downloadable content appears to be expansive enough to dissuade mass trade-ins. But not necessarily surprising, given the developer's plans for i...
That's right. Three episodes of the comedic adventures of the claymated duo for the price of three. Just all in one day. Each of the following Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures episodes will set Xbox 360 owners backed 800 Microsoft Points each.
For those of you who missed it, Greg told Kotaku that he awoke a couple of weeks back to discover that his dog, Oscar, had managed to spend $60 on Xbox Live while chewing up his Xbox 360 controller. At the time Greg said he was annoyed but hadn't bothered asking for a refund.
WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 2010 was developed by Yukes and published by THQ for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS and Wii on October 20. Retails for $59.99 USD on the home consoles. An copy of the game was given to us by the publisher for reviewing purposes....
The Xbox 360 version of Modern Warfare 2 won't allow gamers to be in Party Chat while playing some modes of the game, according to a screen uploaded by a NeoGaf poster. The Playstation 3 doesn't have a cross-game chat capability. We've contacted Activision to try and confirm this screenshot.
Sunday, Nov 1
The early PC Xbox 360 leak of Modern Warfare 2 continues to churn spoilers. Yesterday we saw the video of what you get for an eyepopping kill streak of 25. Someone's posted a list of rewards for all the others. Full List of Modern Warfare 2 Killstreaks Revealed [Gamepex]
Saturday, Oct 31
Very Cool "Why So Serious" Xbox 360 casemod, as seen on Xbox Freedom
Xbox LIVE Features Kratos Head, It Seems Nintendo Announces Its Upcoming Wii Games Nintendo Announces Its Upcoming Nintendo DS Games Nintendo Profits Plunge Microsoft: Football Toss Is Not A Prototype For Xbox Live Adver-Gaming Surprise Football Game Pops Up On Xbox Live
Friday, Oct 30
The latter likely has Forza Motorsport 3 to thank for its jump in sales. And though the Wii may have been harder in sales than its nearest competitor, the still strong PlayStation 3—which pulls further away from the Wii this week—a little bit more than half of the chart belongs to Nintendo pl...
02. Wii Fit Plus (Wii) - 88,000 / 699,000 03. Tomodachi Collection (DS) - 52,000 / 1,466,000 05. Rune Factory 3 (DS) - 41,000 / NEW 06. Forza Motorsport 3 (Xbox 360) - 32,000 / NEW 07. FIFA 10 (PS3) - 21,000 / NEW 08. Wii Sports Resort (Wii) - 19,000 / 1,319,000
Sega wants to make Bayonetta the first triple A video game title of 2010, and they've got the release date to do it. The game drops in North America on January 5th for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, with Europe getting in on the action come January 8th. Sega CEO Mike Hayes believes the delayed ti...
In an interview with Official Nintendo Magazine, Spector said that the game started out as a PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 title. At some point the head of Disney Interactive pulled Spector into his office to ask the designer how the game was coming along and what it would take to make it sing. Spector re...
Thursday, Oct 29
You also get more boosts and simulator missions. In Xbox Live currency, it'll set you back 800 points. On PSN, it's $9.99. Additionally, Juggernaut will be available separately on the same dates (for both services). He's 160 points and $1.99, respectively.
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Dying in a video game is like losing a tennis match, or getting rejected when you ask a girl out, or looking at a painting and not understanding its meaning. You'll always learn something and the next time will be better," said Yu. He says that if dying's fun, that makes it all the better – and Dem...
Tekken 6 was developed and published by Namco Bandai for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 on Oct. 27. Retails for $59.99 USD. A copy of the game was given to us by the publisher for reviewing purposes. Played through single player campaign mode and multiple matches off and online on the Xbox 360.
Wednesday, Oct 28
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony was developed by Rockstar Games and published by Take Two Interactive for the Xbox 360 on October 29. Retails for 1600 Microsoft Points over Xbox Live ($20, a copy of GTA IV required) or for $40 as one half of the Grand Theft Auto: Epsiodes From Libert...
Tuesday, Oct 27
Dragon Age: Origins won't Tweet, but the new single-player game will network console and PC gamers in unusual ways. That's because the games creators at BioWare believe that solo role-playing games should no longer be lonely experiences.
The EA representatives who recently showed Kotaku Madden NFL Arcade, a five-on-five simplified version of a pro football game, said that a mode that is fun on Nintendo's platform just had to be shared with other console audiences. It comes to Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network l...
Monday, Oct 26
The NBA's opening day tomorrow means also the beginning of NBA Live 10's Dynamic Season, in which real-life results are melded with your own gameplay. It also means a sizeable patch release for the 360 version. The entire list of enhancements and fixes, according to an EA Sports news releas...
Forza Motorsport 3 was developed by Turn 10 Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360 on October 27. Retails for $59.99 USD. A copy of the game was given to us by the publisher for reviewing purposes. Played through three seasons of career mode, played multiple online mul...
Sunday, Oct 25
James Cameron's upcoming science fiction flick looks pretty nifty, but how does it hold up on its "the video game will be just like it" promise on the Wii? Note: This image appears to be from either the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 version — but it shows off both the bird you'll be flying and the he...
Wednesday, Oct 14
I threw it together in class," Le Clair told Kotaku during a phone interview this week. His creation, Rumble Massage, is no game. It's a program that makes an Xbox controller vibrate on command. It was launched in January through the Xbox Live Indie Games program, which enables amateur devel...
Wednesday, Sep 23
An Xbox 360 firmware update went live overnight/early this morning. Although it lays the foundation for the 360's Facebook and Twitter capabilities, no new features are included in this download. Xbox 360 System Update Rolling Out [Major Nelson via VG247]
Tuesday, Sep 8
At the Penny Arcade Expo, about halfway between where you could buy nachos or watch a comics artist sketch on his DS, there was a kiosk running two forthcoming Xbox Live Arcade games from Take Two Interactive's 2K Play level. Axel & Pixel, an adventure game from Czech studio Silver Wish...
Saturday, Aug 15
Features Pieces of You: Rebuilding Myself On Consoles Gaming Before Chemo, A Child's Escape Sports Ads: Everything You Want in a Video Game - and Less Madden NFL 10 EA Working on Adding Vick to Madden Roster [Update] Aussie Madden Has No Free Online Franchise Codes. Here's Mine [Update]
Tuesday, Aug 11
Through Connell and Microsoft, gamers can today buy 1930s-era cuffed trousers ($1) or a pair of Steampunk metal goggles ($1) to adorn the virtual person who represents them on their Xbox 360 — and who appears on their Xbox Live friends lists.
Saturday, Aug 8
Feature Notebook Dump: The Wrong Wii Question, Shopping Mama The Real Video Game Danger: They're Too Safe? The Everything Disease: A Forensic Analysis of the Popularity of Pokemon Reader K7 Sports How Many Hours People Play Sports Games On Wii (Go, Madden)
Tuesday, Aug 4
Fallout 3: Mothership Zeta was developed by Bethesda Softworks and distributed to the Xbox 360 and Windows for download on August 3rd. It's also announced as coming to the PS3 later. Retails for 800 Microsoft Points ($10 USD). Played PC version. Played the core quests, got a bit sidetracked,...
Thursday, Jul 16
Droplitz was developed by Blitz Arcade and published by Atlus for the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. Additional versions exist for the iPod Touch and iPhone. Retails for $9.99 USD/800 Microsoft points. Played Xbox Live Arcade version for upwards of 12 hours, unlocking multiple...
Monday, Jul 13
Dragon Age: Origins is an epic role-playing game styled off of dark fantasy fictions. The game is developed by EA's BioWare studio, creators of Mass Effect and, more importantly for this title, Baldur's Gate. The game is an Xbox 360, PS3 and PC October release, heavy on gameplay hours and fr...
Tuesday, May 12
Criterion Games continues to change the face of Burnout Paradise with the release of the Cops and Robbers downloadable content add-on for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Burnout Paradise Cops and Robbers was developed by Criterion Games. Released on April 30th for the PlayStation 3 and Xb...
Friday, May 8
Broken Steel was developed and published by Bethesda Softworks for the Xbox 360 and PC, released on May 5th. Retails for 800 MS points ($10.00 USD) Played through the main missions and completed two of the side quests of the Xbox 360 version. Game froze twice; no other malfunctions. Character...
Tuesday, Apr 14
Technical Problems: When the action gets heavy, Ninja Blade can suffer from some serious frame rate issues. Unfortunately, this is exactly when we need the game to behave at its technical best. Ninja Blade was developed by From Software and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox...
Thursday, Apr 2
A mandatory update has just hit the Xbox 360. According to Microsoft's Larry Hryb, "This update addresses interruption issues that some Xbox LIVE users may have experienced when playing a limited number of Xbox 360 games." Xbox 360 System update now available (no new features) [Major Nel...
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Thursday, Mar 12
Peggle was developed and published by Popcap Games, released on Xbox Live Arcade on March 11th. Retails for 800 Microsoft Points ($10 USD). Played Adventure mode to completion, played multiple challenges and tested online and local multiplayer modes.
Wednesday, Mar 4
The latest patch for the Xbox 360 version of Fallout 3 fixes specular lighting problems, giving the game a significant graphics boost. Don't feel bad - I had to Google "specular reflection" too. Inside Digital Foundry reports that the new 360 patch slipped the fix in along with prep work for...
Monday, Jan 19
They've recently turned up on Xbox.com, and appear certain to go live once the patch is released to the public. In all, there are 175 points up for grabs, with all seven achievements focused on the recent Flashback and Combustible maps. Gears of War 2 Achievements [Xbox, via X3F]
Thursday, Jan 8
PLAYSTATION 3 has always been about streamlining the gaming and entertainment experience by giving consumers the most features and functionality out of the box, there is no immediate need to upgrade anything to get a rich entertainment experience, as the console comes standard with:
Monday, Dec 1
The Xbox 360 logo inspired by aliens? Probably not, but it does have green in it. And aliens are always green. Mark Wilson over at sister site Gizmodo spotted this sketch from 1697, which has a design that looks like the Xbox 360 logo. Coincidence?
Friday, Sep 19
Desz over on Cheap Ass Gamer recently posted a blurry snapshot of what appears to be an internal Microsoft memo dealing with an Xbox 360 name change. The memo, seen above, appears to suggest that this particular, model I suppose, of the Xbox 360 was once codenamed Xbox Xbox Lean or Xbox Grani...
Sunday, Aug 3
The "Cagney" update for Burnout Paradise on the Xbox 360 will arrive via Xbox Live tomorrow. Developer Criterion posted confirmation of the release date on Friday, and commenter Sean Beanland mentioned it in yesterday's discussion of Burnout Bikes.
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Wednesday, Jun 25
The problem is, who – if anyone – at the publisher or developer actually played this game and decided it was a good thing to unleash on gamers? Did they not realize how horrible the game is to control or how screamingly annoying the camera is switching from third person to a fixed shot is? Did n...
Monday, Feb 18
No one knows what Sony will do with the PS3's version of LIVE achievements. Whenever their service rolls out, there's a good chance that achievements could be quite different. But GameStrata, while aggregating all of your sweet online play data, could somewhat easily build their own achi...
Friday, Oct 5
With all this Halo 3 craziness in Japan (yes, those are pigs flying), thought it might be a good chance to show some Japanese-style faceplates. I wish I had close-ups of these so I could do a gallery, but from what I can see, they look, well, like typical anime stuff, but w/e! There is a definite...
Monday, Oct 1
It's what many have been waiting for. The new 65nm "Falcon" CPUs are found in the Halo 3 console. Besides being smaller, the 65nm chip is fifty percent less expensive to manufacture and apparently are more economic in heat output. Previous consoles featured a 90nm and have an abnormally high...
Wednesday, Sep 12
Ash got a brief look at tri-Ace's Xbox 360 title Infinite Undiscovery in motion at Microsoft's pre-TGS press conference, but now, you too can enjoy the beauty of this glorious RPG with these magical stills. The recently launched official web site for the Square-Enix and Microsoft Game St...
Monday, Feb 19
While this seems pretty straight forward, I suppose it's possible the Hollywood Arts people jumped to some conclusions when they said there was a Halo 4, but I sorta doubt it. Brian Crecente Cameo in HALO 3! Donated by Bungie for Hollywood Arts! [eBay, thanks Curtis]
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