Archive for February 2010

Update: Good news! e just dropped word that Xbox Live is back up and running!  Hooray! – Donski Just a heads up, Xbox Live is having some issues at the moment, and the @XboxSupport team is aware. Simply passing on the word for those having trouble. Will update when we find out more, or when [...]

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Microsoft Game Studios has just launched its first Facebook game – Match Defense: Toy Soldiers. You get to choose to play as Allied or Central powers in a game that looks similar to Bejeweled and Puzzle Quest. The cool part about the Facebook game is that it will link up to the Xbox Live Arcade [...]

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Earlier today in Barcelona, at the Mobile World Congress 2010, Microsoft unveiled the next generation of Windows Phones, Windows Phone 7 Series. With this new platform, Microsoft offers a fresh approach to phone software, distinguished by smart design and truly integrated experiences that bring to the surface the content people care about from the Web [...]

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Quick poll: Who ever thought that video game developers would draw from early 14th century poetry for their inspiration?  I’ll be the first to say “Not I”.  However, the minds at Visceral were sharp enough to realize the potential for a game based on Dante Alighieri’s work and ran with it.  As paraphrased from an [...]

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Everyone’s favorite hedgehog is trading in his track shoes for a completely decked-out whip, and we’ve got a jump on the achievements to help you prep for Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing.  It looks like you’re going to have to race fast and race dirty to get this game’s full 1000GS.  Amongst other tasks, you’ll [...]

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This is mostly just an excuse to post some snazzy new Final Fantasy XIII screenshots seeing as how gorgeous this title is turning out to be, but  I also feel that as a semi-journalist I do have a certain duty to uphold in providing you readers some actual game related news. In case you missed [...]

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Oh dear, it looks like Lionhead is at it again. While at the Microsoft X10 conference Thursday, the developers of the Fable franchise decided to finally release some concrete information on their latest installment and all kinds of hubbub has ensued. Talk of announcements that would garner the hate of multitudes coupled with a rumored [...]

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The first Game Add-on brings the original “Left 4 Dead” survivors down south for a meeting with the “Left 4 Dead 2” cast, while delivering new single-player, multiplayer and co-operative gameplay, exclusively for Xbox 360 and PC. Targeting an early spring release, “Left 4 Dead 2: The Passing” will include new co-operative campaign and associated [...]

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First off, I’d like to quote what I heard somebody say on twitter. “The people behind Duke Nukem should have taken a page from the people behind Matt Hazard. That’s how you keep a franchise alive.” The first game in the Matt Hazard “series” Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard was more or less [...]

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Fresh from X10 yesterday, we now have 26 screen shots from the upcoming Halo: Reach. You can view the full sized image by right clicking on the image. Enjoy! [autoviewer=416]

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