Bionic Commando gets boxed up

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Filed under: News This ain’t your daddy’s Bionic Commando. Actually, this really isn’t even your really considering younger gamers have been reintroduced to the series with Bionic Commando Rearmed. Wait…who is this guy? The appropriately named action adventure features a dreaded-out Nathan Spencer as he battles a terrorist threat within the fictional Ascension City. Owners [...]

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Halo 3 EXP and TruSkill issues detected, under investigation

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Filed under: News, Halo 3 Early this morning when Xbox Live was reactivated from its 36 (or so) hour slumber, Halo 3 users in Matchmaking discovered a problem. Users were angered to find that their Halo 3 TrueSkill and EXP were not being rewarded properly after each match — that is to say it didn’t [...]

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Gears of War isn’t a game, it’s a platform

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Filed under: News, Gears of War 2 Speaking with Videogamer247, Gears of War 2 lead designer Cliff Bleszinski said that the additions to the upcoming shooter are so substantial that it has moved the title beyond being a game and into a “platform.” “It’s no longer a game: it’s a platform,” Bleszinski said reiterating that [...]

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Sorry Tiberium, EA says you’ve been canceled

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Filed under: News After being slapped with a delay or two and being given no explanation to why, today EA made the announcement that the Command & Conquer based FPS Tiberium has been canceled and is no longer in development. EA studio head in charge of the game, Mike Verdu explained in an email to [...]

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Rate your post maintenance Xbox Live experience

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Filed under: Polls Xbox Live is back online. You know, we know it. But how well is the service performing after its 36-hour downtime? Reports indicate that some services are not working as expected but some say the online service is working fine in all areas. Who to believe?! X3F has consulted billionaire scientists, NASA [...]

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Experience GoW2′s Horde mode at E for All Expo

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Filed under: News, Gears of War 2 With all the Gears 2 news hitting the interwebs lately, we totally forgot to mention that YOU can experience Gears 2 awesomeness at this year’s E for All Expo. You read correctly, this Friday, October 3rd through the 5th at the L.A. Convention Center, you’ll be able to [...]

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Rumor: Alan Wake trailer to debut during Finnish Max Payne movie premiere

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Filed under: Rumors Here’s an interesting rumor for you. Word on the Finnish streets (yes, Finnish streets) is that a new Alan Wake trailer will be debuting during Finland’s movie premiere of Max Payne on October 17th. Because, you know, developer Remedy is based in Finland, so why wouldn’t they debut the trailer in their [...]

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Katamari creator’s next big thing Nobi Nobi Boy at TGS

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Filed under: News We all ‘heart’ Katamari, don’t we? Sure we do, but it’s time we move roll on. While the series gave a generation of PS2 gamers a new found love for multicolored spandex and packrat-like habits, it seems that creator Keita Takahashi has a different vision for PS3 and this gen — that [...]

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Rumor: Max Payne 3 in development at Rockstar Toronto

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Filed under: Rumors According to CVG, Xbox 360 World magazine claims that Max Payne 3 is currently in development internally within Rockstar at its studio in Toronto, Canada. Responsible for the fan favorite beat-em-up The Warriors, Rockstar Toronto would be taking the reigns from Remedy – who is currently working (we hope) on the Microsoft [...]

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Video: Cruising around the lands of Nuts & Bolts

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Filed under: News, Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Team Rare posted a new Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts trailer and it’s all about the various locations you’ll be visiting in the Nuts & Bolts world come November. The trailer (embedded above) is a quirky fun look at the Banjo world, showing off landmarks including the Jiggy [...]

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