Upcoming Stardust HD update includes trophies, 5.1 orchestral soundtrack

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Filed under: e-Distribution Games, Game Patches The guys at Housemarque have just finished their next Super Stardust HD expansion. The “solo pack” will be followed by the “team pack,” which features a number of additions. Ilari Kuittinen, co-founder Housemarque, explained to MTV Multiplayer: “It features a split screen Versus Match and Co-Op, ship editor, a [...]

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Bison is back for Street Fighter IV

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Filed under: Videos and Screenshots Bison is one tough guy. He cannot be stopped, can he? Like a cockroach (on steroids) that can’t be stomped out he’s survived numerous close calls. Think back, he’s toughed out Ken and Ryu’s dual hadoukens in the animated movie. Even more devastating, he went through the horror of Jean-Claude [...]

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Here’s a better look at Soulcalibur IV’s latest cast entries

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Filed under: Videos and Screenshots Click for high-resolution image. It was only a few days ago that we posted about the latest trio returning to Soulcalibur IV: Talim, Rock, and Yoshimitsu. Today, we have all new high-resolution images of these characters and friends. So, check out both the new screenshots and concept art in the [...]

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echochrome coming back at you tomorrow

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Filed under: e-Distribution Games The mind-bending echochrome is coming out on PS3 and PSP tomorrow — just one week after the release of last week’s demo. Both versions will cost $9.99 each. The PS3 and PSP version both feature 56 unique levels each, with plans for more downloadable levels in the future. With a level [...]

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Joystiq Network poll: GTAIV causing problems?

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Filed under: Fan stuff, Polls Amidst reports that Grand Theft Auto IV is causing problems for owners of both the 360 and PS3 version, we’d like to poll our community on the subject. Most reports claim that the game freezes, forcing players to restart the game (reports also suggest that models other than the 60GB [...]

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Behold: the GTAIV Special Edition unboxing

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Filed under: Fan stuff We realize that many, many Grand Theft Auto fans have already perused the contents of their shiny, new Special Editions of Grand Theft Auto IV — which includes an actual safety deposit box, among other things — but there are also plenty of gamers out there who opted to grab the [...]

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5,000 is a lot of GamerchiX

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Filed under: Fan stuff Over on Xbox.com, TriXie posted a GamerchiX enrollment update announcing that, to date, their group of GamerchiX has reached the 5,000 member milestone. Now, that’s a lot of chiX … man. This group of gaming females is now (though, they’ve always been) a force to be reckoned with, with members spanning [...]

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Ninja Gaiden sneakers: we want ‘em

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Filed under: Fan stuff Click to enlargenate Alas, we cannot have them. No, these were made by the (no doubt very loving) girlfriend of one lucky Ninja Gaiden fan. The shoes are hand painted and feature Ninja Gaiden‘s star ninja Ryu in front of a rising sun background. They are, as the kids say, “teh [...]

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Halo Wars April update talks strategy, music

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Filed under: News The monthly Halo Wars update for April is up. Unfortunately, there isn’t much news concerning gameplay (sorry folks, no playable Covenant or Flood yet), but that won’t stop us from detailing what was there. What little info there was regarding gameplay centered around the cancellation of Ensemble’s internal tournament. The tournament is [...]

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Would You Rather … The Other Guys Edition

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Filed under: Fan stuff, Polls In our continuing effort to bring you fresh and interesting content, X3F presents Would You Rather … a weekly feature that asks you the hard questions. The point? If you had to choose one or the other, which would you go for? Now that we got that other game out [...]

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