Pre-order Killzone 2, get the demo or a theme for your PS3
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Filed under: News We already know Amazon is offering some exclusive skins for your avatar in Home if you pre-order Killzone 2 from the popular online retailer. Looks like Gamestop and Best Buy wants in on some of that pre-order action, too — reserving your copy at Gamestop will grant you access to an exclusive [...]
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GameDaily HUD Season Finale talks highs & lows of 2008
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Filed under: Fan stuff GameDaily’s regular weekly op-ed feature, The HUD, usually ask a panel of ten games journalists their view on the latest news of the gaming world. This week GameDaily stepped it up with a huge season finale that included 35 panelists. From biggest surprises to disappointments, this week’s GameDaily HUD includes more [...]
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Video: Ninja Blade QTEs into your heart
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Filed under: Fan stuff What is this Ninja Blade Fanboy? Nah, it’s just one of those days … you’d think it was New Years Eve or something. Yesterday, GameTrailers threw up a few videos ripped from the Japan-exclusive demo of Ninja Blade and we thought we’d share. The opening cinematic starts with a transport plane [...]
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Ring in the New Year with new Avatar threads
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Filed under: Fan stuff In about thirty minutes the first country in the world will celebrate New Years Day by ringing in 2009. To celebrate another year with our Xbox 360, Microsoft has released a new batch of free avatar threads. Although we were hoping for some holiday New Year hats or a new Avatar [...]
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Hold those GOTY lists USA, Merv Griffin’s Crosswords out on Arcade
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Filed under: Xbox Live Arcade Merv Griffin’s Crosswords?! Had we known our Game of the Year awards would have looked completely different! You guessed it, this week’s Xbox Live Arcade release is Merv Griffin’s Crosswords, the game that promises a thousand unique and challenging crossword puzzles in a fast-paced game show environment. Maybe we’re showing [...]
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Resident Evil 5 Demo graphical comparison called in favor of the Xbox 360
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Filed under: News, Resident Evil 5 Resident Evil 5 is going to look fantastic no matter where you play it but when the two console demos are put head-to-head, which one do you think has the graphical edge? You guessed it, it’s the Xbox 360. Dot50Cal over at The-Horror.com put together a fantastic gallery of [...]
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New PAIN downloaders experiencing not-so-amusing glitch
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Filed under: e-Distribution Games There are many people that are new to PAIN and its various expansion packs. The “Abusement Park” add-on is corrupted for anyone that downloads it right now. Many are blaming the recent 2.53 patch, which adds a free character and YouTube support to the game. “If you did not have the [...]
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New book explains how Sony inadvertently helped make Xbox 360
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Filed under: News There’s one company that’s getting rich out of every video game system you buy. IBM chips are at the heart of all three home consoles, from Wii to PS3. While PS3′s unique Cell processor is well-known for its supercomputing power, a new book from one of Cell’s designers explains how R&D spent [...]
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Uncharted 2 details revealed in latest EDGE
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Filed under: News Those lucky so-and-sos at EDGE have had some eyes-on time with upcoming half-tuck-em-up Uncharted 2. The preview in the latest issue reveals a lot of backstory as well as quelling our fears about the potential of those stealth sections. Fans of Nathan Drake will be happy to hear that Uncharted 2 will [...]
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FanPoll’08: Reader’s Choice Award Winners
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Filed under: X3F Features In less than a week over 100,000 votes have been tallied across all 15 categories to vote for your favorites and most hated titles of 2008. Some surprises are in store and tears may be shed but in the end we will look back fondly at 2008. It was the year [...]
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