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Microsoft Tidbytes From CES Technically, I guess that would be like 1,024 tidbits. Either way, here's a few things from CES that I didn't think warranted separate stories! Added by Ryan on Jan. 9, 2009. 0 comments |
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Nintendo Patents Self-Playing Games, Developers React A US patent application reveals some elaborate gameplay assistance technology. Added by Ryan on Jan. 9, 2009. 0 comments |
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Exclusive: Race Pro's GT Class Unveiled Get a load of the expensive racing cars you'll never be able to drive in real life--but will have unfettered access to in SimBin's upcoming first console racer. Added by Brad on Jan. 9, 2009. 0 comments |
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Burnout Paradise: Cars 'n' Shirts Criterion opens a merchandise store and shows off the rest of its upcoming DLC homage to great cars from TV and film. Added by Jeff on Jan. 9, 2009. 0 comments |
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Final Fantasy XIII Site Lives Square Enix's RPG opus finally has an official site. Is the release date inching closer? Added by Brad on Jan. 9, 2009. 0 comments |
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Sony inFamous Interview Sony talks to Sucker Punch to reveal the new CES details on their upcoming project. Added by Jeff on Jan. 9, 2009. 0 comments |
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Fallout 3 News All Over The Place Details on the increased level cap, a new set of Operation Anchorage screens, and one mammoth game guide. Added by Brad on Jan. 9, 2009. 0 comments |
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Michael Ian Black, MAME, and Nudity What happens when you combine those three things? Sounds like magic, right? Added by Jeff on Jan. 9, 2009. 0 comments |
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Help Blizzard Make Starcraft II Blizz developers want you to help choose which dark templar they put in their new RTS. Democracy at work, people. Added by Brad on Jan. 8, 2009. 0 comments |
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Dark Void Screens Ironically Well-Lit, Feature Objects There's nothing Dark or Voidy about these screenshots at all! Added by Ryan on Jan. 8, 2009. 0 comments |
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Sony Issues Handy Chart, Giant Bomb Issues Handier Chart Sony makes the case for the PS3's current price by comparing it to the other guys. We say "why stop there?" Added by Jeff on Jan. 8, 2009. 0 comments |
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Skate 2 Demo Live on 360, Hitting PSN Next Week Reminder: If you have a 360, you could be checking out that Skate 2 demo right now. Added by Jeff on Jan. 8, 2009. 0 comments |
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EGM RIP PDF Apparently all my headlines are going to be jam-packed with acronyms today. Added by Ryan on Jan. 8, 2009. 0 comments |
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Clarity on Rock Band 3 (Or The Lack Thereof) Before you get all carried away with your Rock Band rumors, MTV has something to say about all this. Added by Jeff on Jan. 8, 2009. 0 comments |
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Tom Clancy's Double Whammy Ubisoft is dropping mad geopolitical intrigue today with an EndWar DLC release and a new HAWX trailer. Added by Brad on Jan. 8, 2009. 0 comments |
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DIY VCS Lamp Where's my hot-glue gun? And all of my wood-shop knowledge? Added by Ryan on Jan. 8, 2009. 0 comments |
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EA Announces Digital-Only Red Alert 3 Expansion Red Alert 3 Uprising to hit in March with new campaigns, units, and yes, more Gemma Atkinson. Added by Jeff on Jan. 8, 2009. 0 comments |
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Mass Effect 2 Hitting GDC In March BioWare's first public showing of the RPG sequel will be a talk about improved level design accompanied by the game's first public images. Added by Brad on Jan. 8, 2009. 0 comments |
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CES: Primetime Coming to 360 This Spring Robbie Bach demos 1 vs. 100 and sets a release for the Primetime channel. Added by Ryan on Jan. 7, 2009. 0 comments |
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CES: Halo Wars Demo Dated, Full Release Pushed Up Good news for Halo Wars fans! Added by Ryan on Jan. 7, 2009. 0 comments |
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Microsoft Unveils Kodu Research project turned Xbox 360 game creation software pops up at CES. Added by Jeff on Jan. 7, 2009. 0 comments |
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Molyneux, Garriott, Wright Look Back, Forward The BBC gets some heavy hitters to reflect on 2008 and make some predictions about 2009. Added by Ryan on Jan. 7, 2009. 0 comments |
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Ninja Blade Demo: We Cut Some Guys, Watch When your demo is more QTE than cutting fools, you've got a problem on your hands. Added by Jeff on Jan. 7, 2009. 0 comments |
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LittleBigRoll I don't care if this Internet meme has worn itself out already. I just really like that song. Added by Ryan on Jan. 7, 2009. 0 comments |
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CES: Ghostbusters Game, Blu-Ray Hit June 19 More Gozer than you can handle will be available on a single date this summer, Joystiq reports. Added by Brad on Jan. 7, 2009. 0 comments |
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Get Your (Ex-) EGM Fix Some EGM alumni have come together to offer their own '08 best-and-worst. Possibly not the alumni you're thinking of, though. Added by Brad on Jan. 7, 2009. 0 comments |
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Warning! Caution! Overload! Planned Downtime Tonight! We're cutting over to some new servers, you might not be able to read this message later tonight. Added by Jeff on Jan. 7, 2009. 0 comments |
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Independent Games Festival Finalists Announced IGF finalists posted in preparation for March awards ceremony. Meanwhile, I wonder what the heck counts as "independent" these days. Added by Jeff on Jan. 7, 2009. 0 comments |
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CES: Harmonix Skipping New Rock Band, Only Doing Beatles This Year? Word out of a CES panel featuring Harmonix's Alex Rigopulos says the company is "focusing" on the Beatles game, possibly in lieu of an annual Rock Band update. Added by Brad on Jan. 7, 2009. 0 comments |
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Infinity Ward Posts COD4 Achievement Stats I don't know if you know this, but this Call of Duty 4 game? Pretty popular. Added by Jeff on Jan. 7, 2009. 0 comments |
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Please Don't Run BioShock Into The Ground 2K's prez says the waterlogged action hit may warrant up to five sequels. But do we really want or need that many? Added by Brad on Jan. 7, 2009. 0 comments |
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Gears of War 2 Flashback Map Pack Now For Sale The free map pack thrown in with new, sealed copies of Gears of War 2 is now up for sale on the Xbox Live Marketplace. Uh... why? Added by Jeff on Jan. 7, 2009. 0 comments |
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Your Weekly Street Fighter IV Update MadCatz has taken the wraps off its Capcom-sanctioned official fighting sticks at CES. Also: Cammy! Added by Brad on Jan. 7, 2009. 0 comments |
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A Visual Reminder That MMO Animation Kind Of Sucks Professional fan-animated World of Warcraft clip is here to remind you that MMO animations are still pretty lame. Added by Jeff on Jan. 7, 2009. 0 comments |
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Salute: 1UP Acquired By UGO, Downsized; EGM Shuttered The early days of 2009 are dark ones for Ziff Davis' erstwhile Game Group. Giant Bomb salutes the departed staffers. Added by Brad on Jan. 6, 2009. 0 comments |
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1.5M Xbox Live Users Online, Bogging Us Down Microsoft's online service has hit a new record for concurrent on line users. Is that everything's been so darn slow? Added by Brad on Jan. 6, 2009. 0 comments |
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Pre-Release Killzone 2 Demo Only For Pre-Orders in US Yeah, good. Restrict access to the thing that helps you sell games to people who have already purchased it. Great idea. Added by Jeff on Jan. 6, 2009. 0 comments |
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Another Gears 2 Patch Incoming Epic takes another crack at fixing what ails its multiplayer shooter. Added by Jeff on Jan. 6, 2009. 0 comments |
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Reader Review Roundup: 2008 Edition The Giant Bomb community is on deck with reviews and ratings for some of biggest releases from last year's second half. Added by Brad on Jan. 5, 2009. 0 comments |
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Sonic the Hedgehog Finally Makes Sense It's just not for us. I get it now. Added by Jeff on Jan. 5, 2009. 0 comments |
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Shameless Self-Promotion, Continued: GameDaily's Year-End HUD The folks at AOL's game site have put together a list of 2008 picks from some of games writing's heaviest hitters, and also, us. Added by Brad on Jan. 5, 2009. 0 comments |
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Obvious Post of the Day: Don't Expect Gaming Bombshells at CES A bit of what we've heard about CES so far makes it sound like it'll be another non-event for games. Added by Jeff on Jan. 5, 2009. 0 comments |
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2K Games (Still) In A Giving Mood The holidays may be over, but the generosity isn't for the maker of BioShock, Civilization, and, uh, Dora the Explorer. Added by Brad on Jan. 5, 2009. 0 comments |
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Capcom Posts First-Half Release Info Reiterated release windows for Bionic Commando, Flock, Street Fighter IV, Resident Evil 5, and more. Added by Jeff on Jan. 5, 2009. 0 comments |
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Metal Gears of War? Do the makers of Metal Gear Solid need to shake things up to compete with Western games? Added by Vinny on Jan. 5, 2009. 0 comments |
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Rock Out With Your Blocks Out Rumors! On the Internet? Impossible! But if they're to be believed, Lego and Rock Band are going to do a thing. Weird. Added by Jeff on Jan. 3, 2009. 0 comments |
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This Isn't Even About Games: Crank 2 Trailer Well, maybe it's kind of about games. I guess I could find a way to tie it in if I really felt like it. Added by Jeff on Jan. 2, 2009. 0 comments |
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Skate 2 Demo on Xbox Live Next Week Xbox.com contest page reveals Skate 2 demo release window. Added by Jeff on Jan. 2, 2009. 0 comments |
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The Dawn of a New Day The world didn't end, so I guess that means we've got another year of games to start thinking about. Which upcoming releases are giving you the shakes? Added by Jeff on Jan. 1, 2009. 0 comments |
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Tonight, The World Ends OK, maybe not, but here's some year-end doom for you. Added by Jeff on Dec. 31, 2008. 0 comments |
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King of Fighters XII Roster Revealed SNK Playmore posts what appears to be a complete roster for its upcoming fighting game. Added by Jeff on Dec. 31, 2008. 0 comments |
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Deceased Person You Don't Remember Endorses Downloadable Crossword Puzzles Merv Griffin in video games. Clearly, the time is now. Added by Jeff on Dec. 31, 2008. 0 comments |
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Game of the Year Announced, 2008 Pretty Much Over That's right, we've come to the end of the road and announced our final picks for this year's awards. Added by Jeff on Dec. 30, 2008. 0 comments |
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Want Hentai Soda? Try Tentacle Grape The Most Delicious Hentai Soda On The Market? Added by GMan on Dec. 30, 2008. 0 comments |
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Michael Phelps Game A "Pure Action Game" No, I don't know what that means, either, other than meaning that we could be in for something really "special." Added by Jeff on Dec. 29, 2008. 0 comments |
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Giant Bomb's Game of the Year Awards Continue Unabated Day 3 awards given out... hopes fulfilled, dreams crushed. Added by Jeff on Dec. 28, 2008. 0 comments |
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Big Sale on Steam Digital retailer goes blowout crazy, everything on sale until January 2. Bioshock for $4.99? That's just madness. Added by Jeff on Dec. 28, 2008. 0 comments |
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Free Radical Layoffs Made Official 140 people cut as of December 31st, developer still up for sale. Added by Jeff on Dec. 26, 2008. 0 comments |
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Day 1 Game of the Year Award Winners Want to see what's won our first batch of year-end awards? Added by Jeff on Dec. 26, 2008. 0 comments |
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1UP Yours: The Invasion Continues Part two of our two-part visit to the Ziff-Davis offices is now live. Added by Jeff on Dec. 26, 2008. 0 comments |
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The Original Guitar Game Remember this old attempt at using plastic guitars to play video games? No? Can't blame you. But it makes for an interesting history lesson. Added by Jeff on Dec. 26, 2008. 0 comments |
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How Minimum Pricing Keeps You Paying Full Price WSJ article delves into the nasty-sounding world of Minimum Advertised Prices. Added by Jeff on Dec. 23, 2008. 0 comments |
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Castle Crashers Patch Headed Your Way Less than four hours remain until Castle Crashers finally gets fixed. Unless you're reading this later, in which case... uh... I don't know. Added by Jeff on Dec. 23, 2008. 0 comments |
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Life is Like Duck Hunt Seriously, what is that dog's problem? Added by Ryan on Dec. 23, 2008. 0 comments |
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Braid PC Pushed to 2009 The PC version of Jonathan Blow's meditative puzzler does some time-traveling of its own. Added by Ryan on Dec. 23, 2008. 0 comments |
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Black Sequel Coming in 2009? Did the Criterion website spit out a name, release timeframe, and platforms for an upcoming sequel to the company's destruction-focused first-person shooter? Added by Jeff on Dec. 23, 2008. 0 comments |
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Updated World of Warcraft Subscriber Numbers Lich King powers World of Warcraft to new subscriber high. Added by Jeff on Dec. 23, 2008. 0 comments |
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Bob's Game Gets Serious Indie/homebrew DS developer stages a lock-in to get Nintendo's attention. Added by Jeff on Dec. 22, 2008. 0 comments |
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I Love You But I've Chosen Points Points-mocking Flash game forces achievement-enthusiast to reflect on entire existence. Added by Jeff on Dec. 22, 2008. 0 comments |
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Electronic Arts Joins Steam Another big name gets its big games up on Valve's digital distribution service. Added by Jeff on Dec. 20, 2008. 0 comments |
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Hey, Up Yours! Oh, I Meant 1UP Yours! The podcast crossover you never thought possible is now a two-installment extravaganza. Added by Jeff on Dec. 19, 2008. 0 comments |
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Nuts & Bolts Contest Announced Rare rewarding the seven best and brightest Banjo builders with...immortality? Added by Ryan on Dec. 19, 2008. 0 comments |
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Tiesto: I'm No Hero Dutch DJ refutes claims over his involvement in upcoming Activision music game. Added by Jeff on Dec. 19, 2008. 0 comments |
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50 Cent Achievements Revealed? This is 50! Oh, wait. This is 46! Added by Jeff on Dec. 18, 2008. 0 comments |
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HD Remix: You Like It, You Really Like It Combined sales of Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix are... pretty high. Added by Jeff on Dec. 18, 2008. 0 comments |
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Game Writers Talk Game Reviews 2K Boston's Shawn Elliott gets a symposium together and for the first installment, we all talk about review scores. Added by Jeff on Dec. 18, 2008. 0 comments |
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One Whole New Duke Nuke Forever Image Yeah, apparently that's all it takes. Added by Brad on Dec. 18, 2008. 0 comments |
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Maggie Q Joins King of Fighters Cast Will she bring the same acting chops that she displayed in Need for Speed: Undercover? Added by Ryan on Dec. 18, 2008. 0 comments |
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Resident Evil 5 December '08 Mega-Post New hands-on impressions, video, and box art from Capcom's upcoming survival horror opus. Added by Brad on Dec. 18, 2008. 0 comments |
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Rappers > Journalists Totilo vs. Soulja goes down, and it ain't pretty. Added by Jeff on Dec. 18, 2008. 0 comments |
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Free Radical Is (Almost) No More Edge reports the studio behind Timesplitters and Haze has closed up shop for good--but there may be a glimmer of hope yet for the company. Added by Brad on Dec. 18, 2008. 0 comments |
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Minter on Minter (and Space Giraffe, Sheepies, and Gridrunner+++) Interview with Llamasoft's Jeff Minter touches on Space Giraffe PC and the team's next console game. Added by Jeff on Dec. 17, 2008. 0 comments |
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Piñatas Go To The Movies Grab some goofy cinema-themed piñata desktop backgrounds courtesy of Rare's community crew. Added by Brad on Dec. 17, 2008. 0 comments |
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Advergaming At Its Most Honest? Doritos game mentions bags of chips, hands out 200 achievement points like they were nothing. Added by Jeff on Dec. 17, 2008. 0 comments |
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Touch Solid Snake All Over Your... iPhone Remember that weird green Metal Gear equation Konami posted recently? They went and solved for i. iPhone, that is. Added by Brad on Dec. 17, 2008. 0 comments |
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SingStar Gets Backwards Compatible A fresh patch for SingStar for the PlayStation 3 lets you play songs from your PlayStation 2 SingStar games. Added by Ryan on Dec. 16, 2008. 0 comments |
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Bonus Round Part Deux Check out the second installment of my appearance on Gametrailers' weekly panel. Added by Ryan on Dec. 16, 2008. 0 comments |
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Microsoft Knew, Turk 182 Newly revealed documents claim that Microsoft knew that the Xbox 360 could damage discs before the console even came out. Added by Jeff on Dec. 16, 2008. 0 comments |
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Wrap Up That Sackboy With Holiday Level Pack New LittleBigPlanet level-creation materials with a festive theme can be yours on Thursday for a mere three bones. Added by Brad on Dec. 16, 2008. 0 comments |
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Your Tuesday Morning Layoff Report Midway cuts 25 percent, rumored cuts at Factor 5. Added by Jeff on Dec. 16, 2008. 0 comments |
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Join the Nintendo Fun Club Today, Mac! Nintendo's customer loyalty program and shadowy secret society finally launches in North America. Added by Jeff on Dec. 16, 2008. 0 comments |
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WIn A Trip To Hawaii--On Casual Gaming's Dime The industry may be on a financial downturn, but Peggle maker PopCap is healthy enough to sponsor a tropical sweepstakes. Added by Brad on Dec. 16, 2008. 0 comments |
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Retail Woe Unto Valkyria Chronicles Sega's PS3-exclusive fantasy-themed-turn-based-real-time-warfare mishmash is underperforming at the sales counter. Is it simply a victim of a crowded market? Added by Brad on Dec. 15, 2008. 0 comments |
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Dead Space Team Goes to Hell EA announces Dante's Inferno. Added by Jeff on Dec. 15, 2008. 0 comments |
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Doritos: The Game Comes to Xbox Live Arcade Remember that old Doritos promotion where dudes came up with... games somehow based on Doritos? You'll get to play the winner for free this week on 360. Added by Jeff on Dec. 15, 2008. 0 comments |
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Apple Calls iPhone A "Gaming Console" Really? Then it's time for the boys down in Cupertino to put their money where their mouth is. Added by Brad on Dec. 15, 2008. 0 comments |
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