Archive for July 2009

This weeks’ Xbox Live Activity Report is on the last full week of June, and shows us once again that Halo seems to be the king on Xbox Live. Last week, World at War had taken the top spot, but Halo 3 is back on top, because that’s the way it likes it. Here’s the [...]

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As part of today’s ongoing Bungie Day celebration the team out in Kirkland, WA have released the first screens of the 3 ‘Halo 3′ maps that will ship with ‘Halo: ODST,’ which drops on September 22nd. Heretic, Citadel and Longshore round out the Mythic maps and DLC for ‘Halo 3‘ as far as we all [...]

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Today is July 7th, alternately known as 7/7.  7/7 every year also happens to be what Bungie has been calling Bungie Day, due to the prevalence of the use of 7′s in their games. While in previous years they have given out stuff like gamerpics and themes, and last year, a free map, this year [...]

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Earlier today, Ubisoft and the Government of Ontario announced a new studio, right here in my home town of Toronto.  While this presents an opportunity for a lot of people, we all know who the real people going after those jobs will be: gamers. The press conference was really well done, without much political fluff, [...]

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Musical legend Grandmaster Flash, the first DJ to make the turntable an instrument, is coming to DJ Hero, joining Eminem, Jay Z, and the list of other DJs who will appear as in-game characters and who have created mixes exclusively for the award-winning game.  Along with contributing two never-before-released mixes, Grandmaster Flash lends his voice [...]

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‘Worms 2: Armageddon‘ is now available on the Xbox LIVE Arcade from Team 17. This sequel brings back all the things we loved from the first, classic items from the original Armageddon as well as all new environments and weapons. New Weapons • Sentry Gun: Defend your position with this deadly guardian. • Electro Magnet: [...]

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