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Enough of this irregular Notebook Dump. By the way, that's an image up top of a Mario t-shirt that I photographed at the Nintendo World store this past weekend. Say hello to his little friends. Games I Got But Didn't Write About (Yet?): NCAA Basketball 10 (Xbox 360, PS3), Assassin's Creed Bloo...
Mass: We Pray ties into the Heresy circle of Dante Alighieri's version of Hell—and the level of the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PSP game—but also lets Facebook users "damn" their friends and acquaintances. But that's not a very nice thing to do.
There are actually three different tourneys. The first is the US-only Xbox 360 one on one tourney where Round I takes place in-store, Round II takes it to Xbox Live and the finals go down in some as-yet undecided location — grand prize is $5,000. Then there are the International four on four to...
Activision sprung Jurassic: The Hunted on us only a month ago, barely giving folks time to see it, much less find out how it played. Perhaps an Xbox 360 demo will shed some light. The Jurassic: The Hunted demo is now available to Gold Xbox Live members in the U.S. Give it a go, and report back your fi...
Team Racing is an all-new mode for Need for Speed Shift that pits two teams of up to six racers against each other. In team-based races, winning isn't simply about crossing the finish line. You'll have to coordinate with your teammates, work out strategies, and yes...sometimes you'll have to l...
Koei has announced a February release date for Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, the first game in the series to feature online multiplayer, as well as Ninja Gaiden guest stars. Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce hits store shelves on February 16th.
To help Americans celebrate Thanksgiving in a not-that-retro style, Microsoft will next Tuesday be offering two new games for download via their Games on Demand service. The first will be Saints Row 2, only a few short months after the release of the first Saints Row on GoD. If you didn't get...
Xbox 360 Elite w/ Lego Batman, Pure, & Choice of Call of Duty 4 OR Spider-Man: Web of Shadows - $299PlayStation 3 120GB w/ LittleBigPlanet GOTY & God of War Collection - $299Call of Duty: World at War (360/PS3) - $39.99Batman: Arkham Asylum (360/PS3) - $39.99Forza Motorsport 3, Lef...
Monster Hunter Tri, however, is going for a different audience with its exclusive Wii release. By streamlining the Wii friend code process and adding features other multiplayer games rely on – such as a chat window – Tri is trying to jump start the online ecosystem that's already built int...
The PSP game kicked its way to the top of the Media Create sales charts, pushing past Nintendo's still strong Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver, which are destined to cross the 3 million sold mark any day now. The PlayStation Portable's software dominance gives the PlayStation brand more...
LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues was developed by Traveller's Tales and published by LucasArts for the DS, PC, Playstation 3, Playstation Portable, Wii and Xbox 360 on Nov. 17. Retails for $49.99 USD. A copy of the game was given to us by the publisher for reviewing purposes. Playe...
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Square Enix will be publishing Supreme Commander 2 in North America on March 2nd of next year on the PC and March 16th for the Xbox 360. To celebrate the announcement, they've released a video of Chris Taylor, Founder and Creative Director of Gas Powered Games, walking us through a typical b...
Return to the scene of the the Grey Wardens' darkest hour in Return to Ostagar, a new downloadable content pack for Dragon Age: Origins, due out this holiday season for all three platforms. Return to Ostagar will be released for the PlayStation 3, PC, and Xbox 360 some time this holiday seas...
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If you're more into console gaming, Colorado Cutthroat Connection will also have a whole area set up on the second floor for that. To make sure everyone has a good time there will be a few rules in place for the arcade. You can check them out here.
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And at $99.99 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, $89.99 for Games for Windows LIVE, it's no small dent in the wallet. But the lovely package you see above comes with all these wonderful things. Even a copy of BioShock 2 itself, if you can believe it!
The downloadable content includes two new episodes, a selection of new outfits, and a Mercenaries Reunion mutliplayer mode, complete with 8 new playable characters. Players who'd rather not download all of that will be able to pay $49.99 to get it all on a single PlayStation 3 Blu-ray disc...
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Halo: Reach To Premiere At Spike VGA Awards Talk Radio is Live: Lets Talk With Tim Schafer Why Isn't LittleBigPlanet PSP On The PlayStation Network Yet? Frankenreview: Assassin's Creed II Win a Modern Warfare 2 Limited Edition Xbox 360 Modern Warfare 2: PC Versus 360
Madden NFL 10 (Electronic Arts / EA Tiburon) NHL 10 (Electronic Arts / EA Canada) BEST XBOX 360 GAME Forza Motorsport 3 (Microsoft Game Studios / Turn 10) BEST Wii GAME BEST PC GAME Halo 3: ODST (Microsoft Game Studios / Bungie) Halo 3: ODST (Microsoft Game Studios / Bungie)
This having been said, the PC version loses a point to the Xbox 360 as far as local multiplayer options go, with the ability to network multiple 360 consoles together via System Link. There are no LAN options for Modern Warfare 2, and of course no split-screen multiplayer either, so the cons...
A pair of Square-Enix representatives was in New York to show the company's holiday lineup and tease some of 2010's. That tease included a playthrough by them — no touching, journalist — of the E3 build of Final Fantasy XIII. That's the build our Luke Plunkett would have seen more of had a Play...
To: Crecente From: Luke Re: Xbox Going Down Funny you mention that. I got home from my honeymoon to find my third Xbox 360's power supply had died while I was away. When it wasn't even being used. The machine itself still works, but the power supply just...gave up the ghost.
1,128 gamers were polled (note: it was a self-selected survey, not a blind study), with 562 owning an Xbox 360, 473 having a PS3 and 591 a Wii. Obviously, some respondents owned more than one console. CNET UK's games console reliability survey: 60 per cent of Xbox 360s have broken [CNET]
Tuesday, Nov 17
Child's Play Fundraiser Where: Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom When: Thursday, Nov. 19 6 p.m. to midnight Who: 16 years and up. Need to be 21 and have ID to buy alcohol. How Much: $10 donation What: Rock Band, DJ Hero and tons of console games up on stage and in a console arcade.
But we can't say that No More Heroes making the high-definition transition from the Wii to the PS3/360 is much of a surprise. Grasshopper lead Goichi Suda has previously expressed his interest in bringing Travis Touchdown and crew to other consoles.
My consoles are working overtime these days as I work to review games, play games for judging and sneak in a bit of relaxation gaming on the side. Today my Xbox 360 started to show signs of wear, locking up four times in about two hours. Three of those times was while I was playing LEGO Indiana Jon...
A healthy dose of glowing eyes and a different Big Daddy suit will help differentiate the sequel to 2007's BioShock, as one can see in the full-sized art for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC versions at The Cult of Rapture. BioShock 2 is scheduled to ship February 9, 2010, smack dab in the mid...
I'm running Splinter Cell Uplay pics here instead of Assassin's Creed ones to lessen the spoiling of Assassin's; unlocks for Splinter Cell seem to be the same across the Xbox 360 and PC. Note that there's not a one-to-one correlation between the amount of units you earn for completing an ac...
Between the new social features, the upcoming season of 1 vs 100, and Halo Waypoint, there's a lot happening on Xbox Live that you can't participate in without an Xbox Live Gold membership. Whether you are broke, indifferent, or simply averse to paying $50 a month to play games online, you'...
Assassin's Creed 2 was developed by Ubisoft Montreal (and affiliated studios) and published by Ubisoft for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on November 17. Retails for $59.99 USD. A PS3 copy of the game was given to us by the publisher for reviewing purposes. Completed the campaign, including o...
Monday, Nov 16
Left 4 Dead 2 was developed and published by Valve for the Xbox 360 and PC on November 17. Retails for $49.99 USD on PC, $59.99 USD on Xbox 360. A copy of the game was given to us by the publisher for reviewing purposes. Played through campaign in single and cooperative modes on Xbox 360. Played multip...
During my recent interview with Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America's president, we got to talking about a so-called Wii HD by way of talking about his appearance last week at an event featuring presentations by top executives of gaming companies. Top men from Activision and Ubisoft s...
The silent auction items and door prizes have so packed the room next to my office that I can no longer close the door. And I'm told Totilo has four more boxes of goodies heading to Denver as we speak. Among the things he's included is a Modern Warfare 2 edition Xbox 360, which we will be giving awa...
Darren Richardson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mad Catz commented, "With more HD entertainment content and online gaming being delivered via Xbox Live® and PSN™, we anticipate the need for Wireless-N gaming adapters will increase. Our Wireless-N Adapter allows Xbox 360...
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While Magnus-Troedsson calls Modern Warfare 2 and Bad Company 2 direct competitors, he knew better than to launch EA's up-and-coming shooter at the same time as titan Modern Warfare 2. Instead, Bad Company 2 will be hitting the PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 about four months later, in ear...
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Sunday, Nov 15
This week's count: 19 for Wii, 15 for DS, nine for 360, eight for PC and PS3, five for PSP, one for PS2. Today (Nov. 15) New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii) Friday (Nov. 20) Cocoto Festival (Wii) King's Bounty: Armored Princess (PC) Strength & Honour 2 (PC)
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Saturday, Nov 14
• Amazon has extended last week's offer of $20 store credit toward a future game purchase with a full-price order of Modern Warfare 2 (all platforms). [TDD] • Walmart has reintroduced its 2-for-$30 offer on select titles for Wii (36 games) and Xbox 360 (33). Shipping for the Wii games is 97 ce...
Modern Warfare 2's release was the big news everyone could see coming; a bloodbath at Electronic Arts, and GameStop deliberately breaking a major street date, was not. Huge developments marked an unusually newsy week, even for this time of year.
Friday, Nov 13
Oh, and that silly shot at the top of this post was taken Monday evening at a Modern Warfare 2 New York public demo event. A company set up a green screen and promised people the chance to be added into a Modern Warfare 2 screenshot. I was expecting something a little more Forrest Gump. But it's fun...
Some of this footage you may have gotten a sneak peek at during this year's E3, but with four video's worth of the Xbox 360 (and PC?) mystery adventure game waiting for you, you're sure to see something new. Like mention of being eaten by grues, for example. Parts one, two, three and four are ava...
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Review: This Means War In which Michael McWhertor spotlights this unheralded little game. Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 Combat Controller Review: Plugged In In which Crecente complains about a wire. LocoRoco Midnight Carnival Review: Up All Night
Aksys announces that their saucy strategy RPG Record of Agarest War, would be coming to the Xbox 360 as well as he PlayStation 3 next spring, a decision they claim has saved the world. This is why Record of Agarest War has been delayed," Ben continues, his eyes wet with tears, "So that we may re...
Modern Warfare 2 Combat Controller Camo was developed and produced by Mad Catz for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 on Nov. 10. Retails for $14.99 USD. A camo Playstation 3 faceplate was given to us by Mad Catz for reviewing purposes. Played several games for several hours with the faceplate snapp...
The new tracks will be available on November 17th for the Xbox 360 and Wii and November 19th on the PlayStation 3. The full pack will run $13.49 or 1080 Microsoft points, with individual songs running $2 a pop.
To go with the statement, Microsoft provided some statistics, some old (20 million Xbox Live users), some boring (60% of Xbox 360s are used in the living room!) and some actually interesting (35% of Xbox 360 customers are apparently women).
Thursday, Nov 12
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex was developed by Treyarch and published by Activision for the Nintendo Wii on November 10. Retails for $49.99 and is compatible with the Wii Zapper. A copy of the game was given to us by the publisher for reviewing purposes. Completed single-player campaig...
02. Wii Fit Plus (Wii) - 441,000 03. Borderlands (Xbox 360) - 418,000 04. Wii Sports Resort (Wii) - 314,000 05. NBA 2K10 (Xbox 360) - 311,000 06. Halo 3 ODST (Xbox 360) - 271,000 07. NBA 2K10 (PS3) - 213,000 08. Forza Motorsport 3 (Xbox 360) - 175,000 10. FIFA Soccer 10 (Xbox 360) - 156,000
Nintendo's late September price cut on the Wii in the U.S. had a big impact on October's sales, making the Wii the bestselling console in the country last month, after being outsold by the PlayStation 3 the previous month. Thanks to the NPD Group for this month's info.
By making [a] game relevant [with DLC] we all keep the average retail price point up to $59.99." - Dan DeMatteo, CEO of GameStop, describing one of the added benefits of releasing downloadable content for a major game, presumably keeping gamers hooked for longer, making a game hotter, and d...
LEGO Rock Band was developed by Harmonix and Traveller's Tales and published by Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo Wii. Retails for $49.99 USD. A copy of the game was given to us by the publisher for reviewing purposes. Played through complet...
12. Wii Sports Resort (Wii) 14. Infamous (PS3) 15. Bayonetta (Xbox 360) 16. 3D Dot Game Heroes (PS3) 18. Dragon Quest IX (DS) 21. Gran Turismo (PSP) 22. World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 (Xbox 360) 23. Rune Factory 2 (DS) 27. Stein's Gate (Xbox 360) 29. Love Plus (DS) 30. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
Speaking to Fast Company, Xbox Live general manager Marc Whitten revealed the launch date for the eagerly anticipated dashboard update, which brings console-tailored versions of Facebook, Twitter, and Last.FM to Xbox 360 users. With the release day announcement, Whitten stresses th...
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Wednesday, Nov 11
B&H Publishing Group has put together "Bible Navigator X" for the Xbox 360. Unlike the Gideons, they're not giving it out for free. It'll run you 400 points. Yeah? Well, the God I believe in isn't short of Microsoft Points, mister ... The Bible on Your Xbox [Media Bistro via Destructoid]
CTA's been in this business for 16 years, Sol explained. They started with cell-phone add-ons, then moved on to iPod attachments. Now they do gaming add-ons too, like PlayStation 3 chat pads, Xbox 360 cooling devices and iPhone steering wheels. The Wii's been the big one for them lately, and...
The source tells the site, "It's a new take on the modern warfare idea — and will really help give the series the kick up the arse it needs." The game is apparently slated for February/March 2010 on the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. An announcement is expected before Christmas.
Most interesting of all, however, is word on the price Microsoft are hoping to charge, with an expected price of £50 in the UK, which is USD$80. One source, however, indicated Microsoft may go even cheaper in an effort to make Natal an "impulse buy", and price it as low as £30 (USD$50).
Tuesday, Nov 10
Right now, however, if you've not already invested in a copy of Brutal Legend, Mishka's Bloglin is giving away a quartet of copies, two for the PlayStation 3, two for the Xbox 360. We're not sure if Mishka's inbox is ready for it, but if you e-mail brutal@mishkanyc.com, with either Xbox or PS3...
Rockstar released sandbox title Bully on the PlayStation 2 back in 2006 and later ported the title to the Xbox 360, Windows and the Nintendo Wii. Set in a school environment, the PS2 version sold 1.5 million copies. TGL exclusive interview reveals possible Bully sequel? [The Gaming Liberty...
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Last week we reported that Koyama wrote on his official blog: "Tales of Vesperia is coming out on one thing after another: Xbox 360, then PS3, and now upcoming, goes on sale even on the Wii. More shortly, the feature film anime version is also opening in theaters (But, I, I'm not in it...), and aft...
Monday, Nov 9
Wizards of the Coast are bringing Xbox Live card-battler Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers to the PlayStation Network and PC, with two new Xbox 360 expansions in the works. The PlayStation Network version of the game won't be hitting until fall of 2010.
Saturday, Nov 7
Features I Clothe Gamers KFC Madden NFL Box Unboxing and Review s Super Huge Pumpkin Patch Using Trophies to Deliver Big Game Outreach Announcing The Return Of Kotaku's Game Club, For Modern Warfare 2 Console Arcade, DJ Hero, Rock Band Set for Colorado Child's Play Fundraiser
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, Jun 15
Best Action Game BioShock 2 (2K Marin/2K Games for PS3, Xbox 360, PC) Halo 3 ODST (Bungie/MGS for Xbox 360) Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve/EAP for Xbox 360, PC) Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward/Activision for PS3, Xbox 360, PC) Singularity (Raven/Activision for PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
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, Oct 17
Not even the brightly shining star power of pseudo celebrities like Kim Kardashian could spark enough interest to make EA's Facebreaker a hit. The lousy reviews likely didn't help either, leading to a first month debut of a mere 52,000 copies across both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 vers...
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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This apparently shows the SKU for the no-hard drive Arcade model. Other cuts are said to be coming for the Pro (60GB, $299) and Elite (120GB, $399), a development first reported by Ars Technica. VGC Exclusive: Xbox 360 to Cut Arcade Prices to $199.99 on Sept. 7th [VGChartz.com, thanks Loaded St...
Wednesday, Jul 30
Those of you adding Microsoft points to your account for the upcoming releases of Braid and Castle Crashers this month might want to add a few more than the 800 a shot we're used to. According to the official Japanese Xbox 360 blog, August 6th's Braid will be setting gamers back 1200 Microsof...
Thursday, Jul 3
2K Games has confirmed what games it'll be showing at this year's E3. The tiles include: • BioShock (PS3) • Borderlands (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) • NBA 2K9 (PS2, PS3, Xbox 360) • NHL 2K9 (PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii) • Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization (PC)
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...
Friday, Jun 6
Developed by 2K Sports’ Visual Concepts studio, NBA 2K9 is not yet rated by the ESRB and will be available this fall for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system. For mo...
Wednesday, Jun 4
NBA 2K9, which is being developed by Visual Concepts, is not yet rated by the ESRB and will be available this fall for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system. For more...
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...
Thursday, Jul 19
NBA 2K8 will be available this fall for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PLAYSTATION®3 and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment systems. More new next generation features will be detailed in the near future.
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]
Tuesday, Jan 9
Right after I got off the phone with Xbox Japan's Support Center, I got the infamous red ring of death, which actually is kinda pretty. In a sick way. Brian Ashcraft Eds Note: As some of our commenters pointed out, this 360 isn't dead. Freezing up, but not dead. Good to know.
Sunday, Aug 13
Ninety-Nine Nights (Xbox 360) The Microsoft backed story-driven hack 'n' slash from Q and Phantagram is less than the sum of its parts. Deep Labyrinth (DS) Atlus brings the action-RPG stateside, hack 'n' slash and touchscreen spell-casting in tact.
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