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by Richard on September 22, 2007
This week's Live Arcade game was Geon: Emotions, where you play the role of a heroic die who must...roll around a grid?Geon: Emotions Eidos 800 points Rated E for Everyone Love it? Hate it? Does...
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by Richard on September 21, 2007
Microsoft reports via the Gamerscore Blog that the lucky few who manage to get their mitts on an early copy of Halo 3 won't be banned from Live for giving it a spin:If you obtain a copy of...
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by Richard on September 19, 2007
While a release date for the Xbox Live Arcade port of the Nintendo DS/PSP underground hit Puzzle Quest is still TBA, Microsoft (accidentally?) revealed the game's price in a recent Xbox Flash...
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by Richard on September 17, 2007
FASA Studios, developer of the recent multiplayer-only first-person shooter Shadowrun has officially been canned:"It is my sad duty to announce that FASA Studio has officially closed its doors....
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by Richard on September 16, 2007
Everyone's favorite time-bending 2D-platformer that no one has played braid will be released early next year for the Xbox Live Arcade:There has been some speculation, but we can now confirm that...
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by Richard on September 15, 2007
Just prior to last week's Tokyo Gaming show Square Enix announced that it would be producing and publishing a new RPG for the Xbox 360 from (Star Ocean/Valkyrie Profile devs) Tri-Ace. IGN...
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by Richard on September 11, 2007
Despite being both pricey and packed in mismatched groups the downloadable songs for Guitar Hero II sold on the Xbox Live Marketplace have been downloaded over 650,000 times:SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sep 11,...
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by Richard on September 09, 2007
In a recent letters column on their website Rare says that they're too busy working on other titles to develop any more downloadable content for Viva Pinata:[Q:] If you do make a proper VP sequel,...
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by Richard on September 08, 2007
Bioshock recently got its very first patch. What pressing technical issues were addressed in the update? Irrational says:Update improves stability when loading autosaves and overall game stability,...
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by Richard on August 31, 2007
It seems that due to some "potential problems" with the 360 Racing Wheel overheating and spewing smoke Microsoft is offering a free retrofit to everyone with a controller:As a precautionary...
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by Richard on August 30, 2007
Mass Effect finally has a release date: November 20th.Today, Microsoft Game Studios and BioWare Corp. announced that the highly anticipated action role-playing game (RPG) "Mass Effect" will...
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by Richard on August 30, 2007
Halo 3 is done. Done as in the discs are being pressed in some factory and packed into those silly pre-order helmets as we speak:The wait is almost over. "Halo 3," the final chapter in the...
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by Richard on August 25, 2007
Despite some hints found hidden in a config file of the PC demo of Bioshock, lead designer Ken Levine told Joystiq that a PS3 port of the game just isn't happening:"I promise you, there is no...
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by Richard on August 25, 2007
Boring businessmen in boring suits met in a room recently to shake hands and sign papers - the result of which being a deal between Limelight Networks and Microsoft to improve the quality of Xbox...
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by Richard on August 22, 2007
A new game development studio called Blazing Lizards (made up of ex-Saints Row developers) is planning a new series of downloadable titles about Pirates and their age-old enemies, the Ninja. The first...
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by Richard on August 21, 2007
The Unlock Xbox website has been updated with a list of the five finalists in their make-a-game-about-chips-and-win-nothing competition. And what deserving finalists they are! I bet you can't wait...
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by Richard on August 19, 2007
Cheapskates everywhere will be pleased to know that the three Lost Planet multiplayer maps released back in June for 400 MS Points ($5 US) are now available for free (as in no money):Content: LOST...
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by Richard on August 16, 2007
While you've been enjoying the downloadable Bioshock demo game critics around the world have been playing the real deal. They seem to like it, too - check out these high scores: IGN - 9.7/10There...
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by Richard on August 12, 2007
Good news, everybody! You're going to have a little more free time at the end of this year - Grand Theft Auto IV has been delayed until 2008:In a conference call, Take-Two's strauss Zelnick...
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by Richard on August 06, 2007
Microsoft just launched a new site for tracking the status of your 360 repair - handy for folks like me who spend more time waiting on repairs than playing games. Unfortunately, it seems that...
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by Richard on July 31, 2007
Xbox mod-master Ben Heck has dissected a new 360 Elite and made an interesting find - the new units are sporting enhanced GPU heatsinks: Here's a good view of the heat sink area. The CPU...
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by Richard on July 31, 2007
Tired of paying $8 a pop for issues of the Official Xbox Magazine when you just want the exclusive content off of the included disc? Well, soon that price will be reduced to just over two clams, and...
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by Richard on July 31, 2007
Rare has updated their official website with some details on the new Viva Pinata DS, including this first screenshot: Other details revealed in the update are that the game will feature the complete...
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by Richard on July 23, 2007
Microsoft's entertainment division is in the hole 1.9 billion US this year partly in thanks to the costs associated with that three-year warranty extension. Sounds like a lot, right? But despite...
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