Codemasters today announced that it intends to release three new downloadable content packs for Overload on 360 later this month. Two of the packs will be sold for an undetermined number of Microsoft points, whereas the third will be made freely available to all players. The premium downloadable con...
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Larry Hryb (aka Major Nelson) had a few words of warning for Xbox Live users looking to advance their ranks, Achievements and Gamerscores through ill-gotten means: do so, and you may lose your account for good. "I have mentioned this a couple of times on my podcasts, but I want to make sure tho...
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Eidos sends word that Kane & Lynch: Dead Men will ship earlier than expected on Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation 3, with a new street date of November 13th. This means that players will be able to get into the action a full week ahead of the original release date.Available for the Xbox 360 video gam...
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Halo 3 is out. Halo Wars is next year. The Peter Jackson experiment might not even be a game. And today, Halo: Contact Harvest will continue the storytelling onslaught, as the novel from Bungie Studios writer Joseph Staten will hit stores. We checked in with Staten for a brief pre-release interview ...
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UPDATE: As it turns out, we were totally off the mark here and this story is actually from a year ago, but the constantly rolling ball of Internet trickery -- plus, the fact that we simply missed it -- threw this over our heads. Our apologies, readers. ORIGINAL STORY: Here's a good lesson in semanti...
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In anticipation of next week's Halloween launch of Hellgate: London, joining us is Bill Roper, chief executive officer at Flagship Studios and formerly of Blizzard Entertainment where he did a couple little titles like Diablo 2 and Starcraft. And while he has plenty to say about Hellgate, he doesn't...
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Early news in from Ubisoft today sees an official "gone gold" announcement for the company's upcoming action title, Assassin's Creed. The game is set to launch in North America on November 17th on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360."We've been working very hard for nearly four years to make A...
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Earlier today, EA officially announced that Criterion's Burnout Paradise will see a Stateside release on January 22. In addition to that revelation, EA also revealed that a demo will be hitting Xbox Live Marketplace and the PlayStation Store in November, although no specific date has been announced...
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After Nintendo raised its profit forecasts and Sony's games division reported massive damage yesterday, it was Microsoft's turn to report their earnings for the first quarter of the 2008 fiscal year. And though the company isn't quite drowning in money like Nintendo, it's at least dipping its feet i...
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Ubisoft brings news about the considerable acting talent coming together for its upcoming action title, Beowulf. Hollywood stars including Sir Anthony Hopkins, Ray Winstone, Brenda Gleeson and Sebastian Roche will all lend their voices and likenesses to the game.Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins,...
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Some hard truths surfaced on Tuesday for mega-publisher THQ. Poorer than expected second-quarter results have forced the company to "update guidance" (read: deliver some bad news) to its stakeholders, and it's none too happy about it. Both Stuntman: Ignition and Juiced 2: Hot Import Ni...
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Halloween comes early this year for those waiting on Clive Barker's Jericho. Codemasters' new horror FPS hits the streets today for 360, PS3 and PC and sports squad-based first-person combat along with a gripping story line.Clive Barker's Jericho dispatches gamers to the Middle-Eastern city of Al-Kh...
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EA sends news today that it has released a playable demo of Need for Speed ProStreet for Xbox 360 owners. A PC version of the demo will also be coming sometime early next month. Finally, the PS3 demo will hit the PSN in mid-November. The full game hits retail stores on all systems, including the Pl...
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Gamers waiting to get their hands on Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation only have a few more hours to go before the game hits stores tomorrow. Namco Bandai sent out word that the game has shipped to retail stores today, and will cost $59.99; the limited edition package complete with Hori's Ace-Edge f...
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Activision today announced that it will release the next-gen title Soldier of Fortune Payback this coming November. Player's will take on the role of a hired gun who must take on some of the world's most dangerous criminals and terrorist hotspots. The game will be coming to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 a...
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Bethesda sends word today that its new downloadable content pack Fighter's Stronghold for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion will be available on PC and Xbox 360 for free for one week, beginning October 15th. PC gamers will be able to grab the new pack from www.elderscrolls.com and naturally, the Xbox L...
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The wait is coming to an end. Microsoft and Bungie are battening down the hatches for the global launch of Halo 3 on Xbox 360. Over 10,000 retailers here in the U.S. are prepping for midnight sales events, and with pre-orders and demand at incredible record highs, tomorrow looks set to be one of the...
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We got a press release today from Touchstone hyping the vocal talent for the upcoming Turok. Described as "an epic, story-driven first-person shooter set on a dark, mysterious planet in the future," it seems that there is more to this installment of the Turok franchise than simply bludgeon...
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Namco Bandai today announced that its latest Katamari title has officially gone gold on Xbox 360. Beautiful Katamari will be in stores October 15th, and will retail for $39.95. It represents the first game in the series to hit a next-generation platform, and promises to deliver the same psychedelic ...
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