Archive for October 2011

With one of the busiest holiday seasons soon on the way, it helps to save money to maximize the amount of games you can purchase. This is where Amazon comes in, where if you pre-order any of the games listed below, you’ll receive Amazon credit to put forth toward other games (or perhaps any other [...]

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There’s nothing quite as frustrating to me as wasted potential, which makes Silicon Knight’s latest title X-Men: Destiny so damned annoying. Here we have an intellectual property with a huge amount of history and fan investment behind it turned into a game which could be described as “okay” at best and “broken” at worst. There’s [...]

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We love achievements, and with Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary to be released soon, we are excited to see what they are. Halo CE is not like other titles, simply because when the game first launched on the original Xbox, the game had no achievements, and had no Xbox LIVE integration whatsoever (Xbox LIVE launched a [...]

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Yesterday we reported that a new South Park game was being developed for the XBLA. Today we have the first clip, the same one being shown to visitors of New York Comic-Con. Although short, it reveals the main enemies of the game, and what to expect when it releases in Spring 2012. FuturamaTenorman’s Revengewww.comedycentral.comComedy CentralFunny [...]

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British alternative rockers, Coldplay, are sauntering up to the Rock Band table on October 18, and they’re bringing a whole lot of hardware with them.  The 7-time Grammy winners have a six-pack of their most popular hits lined up to hit the  Marketplace for the enjoyment of your entire living room.  The songs span the [...]

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South Park fans will be happy to know that a new XBLA title was just announced, and will be shown off at the New York Comic-Con starting tomorrow. Details on the game are still pretty vague, but we have gathered some information from the press release that was just sent out, along with the first [...]

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Just minutes ago, Xbox LIVE’s Major Nelson delivered some good news to the legions of fast-acting LIVE members.  Starting right now, registration is open for the public preview of the new Xbox Dashboard.  The new Dashboard will feature beacons, cloud storage, more Kinect integration, as well as other features. All you have to do to [...]

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As a step in continuing to deliver Microsoft Studios’ innovative game and entertainment offerings,  Microsoft has announced the acquisition of Austin, Texas-based game developer Twisted Pixel, the creative minds behind Xbox LIVE Arcade titles  such as “Splosion Man” and the recent Kinect for Xbox 360 title, “The Gunstringer.” We’re always had a great relationship with [...]

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Update: Contest is now closed.  The winners are Chris and Eric.  Be on the lookout soon for more 360Sync giveaways! – Donski Starting today, fans of Dragon Age II can embark on a gripping new adventure packed with intriguing characters, expansive environments and treacherous enemies in the Mark of the Assassin DLC pack for Dragon Age II. Available for download on [...]

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Today, Turn 10 Studios and Microsoft Game Studios has released the newest iteration of Forza with Forza Motorsport 4. The newest installment is exclusive to the Xbox 360, and is “better with Kinect,” which allows you to play without a controller, uses your voice to navigate the game menus,  and allows you to walk around [...]

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