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TimeShift Demo on Live
2007-08-31 01:38:00
The 581.78 MB TimeShift demo has appeared on Xbox Live . The download speeds are good (so far) so be quick about getting it. Here’s the demo description: “Dr. Aiden Krone has made a Time Jump across the space-time continuum ? a reckless act with frightening consequences. Now, a disturbing alternate reality has evolved within the bleak ...
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Halo 3 officially gone Gold
2007-08-29 23:56:00
Microsoft put out a press release today officially announcing the Gold status for Halo 3, meaning the game is 100% finished and has been released to manufacturing. The game has already set a new record by becoming the fastest preordered game in history. So don’t be surprised if you hear of a few more records when ...
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TDU gets the Classics treatment
2007-08-29 22:08:00
Atari sent over a trailer for the Classics version of Eden’s Test Drive Unlimited today and strangely, even though I’ve played the game to death, it made me want to pop in the game and take a few of my beautiful in-game cars for a drive around the island again. I had almost forgotten how cool ...
More About: Videos , Racing , Treatment

Drag Racing in NFS ProStreet
2007-08-28 21:31:00
I’ll be honest - it’s been a while since I’ve been excited about an upcoming Need for Speed game. The last several titles have just left me wanting more. Thankfully, NFS ProStreet is looking mighty fine and seems to take the series to a direction very much welcomed by long time fans of the franchise. Electronic Arts ...
More About: Videos , Racing , Drag , Screenshots , Eye candy

Bomberman Live marks the 20th XBL Arcade release for F9E
2007-08-28 21:13:00
Foundation 9 Entertainment (F9E), the largest independent developer in North America, has now released more Xbox LIVE Arcade titles than any other developer. Bomberman Live marked the company’s 20th XBL Arcade release. Bomberman Live was developed by F9E?s Backbone Vancouver studio, published by Hudson Entertainment and has been very well received. The game was designed specifically ...
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Bioshock banned at Valve
2007-08-28 20:00:00
Gabe Newell, the CEO of Valve Software, has banned Bioshock from the Valve offices saying no one will play it until the company finishes The Orange Box, which is due out October 19. Here are the mans words to CVG: “We had to ban Bioshock from our offices. Nobody gets to play it until Orange Box ...
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Extensive Lost Planet network update coming on Thursday
2007-08-28 04:27:00
On Thursday, August 30th, a Lost Planet update will be implemented where players will be able to select from three different connection types when creating an online match. This “extensive network update” aims to improve the game?s connectivity for any players that have had previous problems by allowing players to select the best connection type for ...
More About: Network , Lost Planet , Update

TH Proving Ground?s massive soundtrack
2007-08-27 21:36:00
Activision revealed the soundtrack for Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground today. With over 50 songs from artists like Foo Fighters, The Clash, Smashing Pumpkins, The Rolling Stones, Nirvana and Beastie Boys, the soundtrack kicks some serious ass. It was also revealed today that MCA of the Beastie Boys makes an appearance in the game as a secret ...
More About: Music , Sport , Soundtrack , Proving Ground

Call of Duty 4 multiplayer beta hits Live on Monday
2007-08-24 20:34:00
The multiplayer beta for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare will launch via Xbox Live on Monday, August 27 at 12:00 p.m. Check CharlieOscarDelta.com at noon for your chance to receive a Token and get in on the action. From press release: “The beta will enable players to experience the most advanced and powerful arsenal of ...
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Halo 3 SE Xbox360 priced & dated for Europe
2007-08-23 17:45:00
The Halo 3 Special Edition Xbox 360 will be available in Europe on September 26th for £279.99, Microsoft has announced today. The SE console will include a Halo 3 themed wireless controller, 20GB hard drive, wired headset. It will also have a component HD AV cable, ethernet cable, HDMI port, Play & Charge Kit, a one-month ...
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Fresh PGR4 eye-candy
2007-08-23 14:09:00
Microsoft released six new Project Gotham Racing 4 screenshots today and the game looks as magnificent as ever. The press release accompanying the screens also stated that Microsoft wanted to confirm that the game will launch 12th October 2007 and that the development team is putting the finishing touches to the game to ensure it finishes ...
More About: Candy , Screenshots , Eye candy , Fresh

Problems with Wireless Wheel
2007-08-23 13:35:00
It seems not all is as it should with Microsoft’s Wireless Racing Wheel - there have been reports of a malfunction where a component in the Wheel chassis may overheat and release smoke when the AC-DC power supply is used to energize the Wheel. Thankfully there have been no reported incidences of fire, personal injury ...
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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed trailer, screenshots
2007-08-22 20:10:00
LucasArts has released an impressive Star Wars : The Force Unleashed trailer during the ongoing Games Convention. Three screenshots that you might have seen before we’re also released. From what we can see here, the game looks to be coming along very nicely.
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Skate demo now on Marketplace
2007-08-21 14:37:00
The demo of the so called Tony Hawk killer has arrived on XBL Marketplace . The 1.09GB demo features tutorials and gameplay challenges in San Vanelona’s community center skatepark to introduce gamers to the Flickit controls. The demo also includes the much talked about skate.reel feature where gamers can capture video footage of their skate session at any time during the demo and share the footage online for others to view, rate and comment on. The full game will be released in September 21st.
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Epic Games acquires majority stake in People Can Fly
2007-08-21 00:17:00
Epic Games has acquired a majority interest in Poland-based game developer People Can Fly (PCF), best known for the highly successful Painkiller PC game. PCF has most recently been collaborating with Epic on the PC version of Gears of War. Epic and PCF are also working on a brand new intellectual property which Epic will be previewing privately to publishers at Games Convention in Leipzig this week. The relationship between the two companies began last year when PFC was evaluating Unreal Engine 3 to use for a new multi-platform game project. Mark Rein from Epic Games : “PCF showed us their early prototypes within only a few weeks and we were totally blown away. The quality of their work was extremely high, and knew we had to find a way to work more closely with them in the future.� President of Epic Games, Michael Capps, even went as far as saying that the multiplayer levels PCF created for the PC version of Gears of War look as good or even better than the original.
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Price cuts and Elite in the UK
2007-08-20 14:17:00
Microsoft announced today that starting this Friday, they will drop the prices for the Core and Premium 360’s in the UK. The Core 360’s price will be lowered by £20 to carry an estimated retail price of £179.99 and the Premium’s price will be reduced by £30 to £249.99. Also happening this Friday is the launch of ...
More About: Hardware , Price , Elite , The U , Cuts

Turning Point gameplay
2007-08-16 16:49:00
Codemasters have released the first gameplay video from their alternate reality first person shooter today. Turning Point : Fall of Liberty explores the consequences of what may have happened if America was not drawn into WWII until the 1953 Nazi invasion of the U.S. east coast.
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Call of Duty 4 screenshots
2007-08-14 11:58:00
Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare has looked absolutely magnificent from the first time they unveiled it. Here we have eight new screenshots once again confirming that. So check ‘em out - the first four are from single-player, the rest from multi-player.
More About: Call , Screenshots , Call of Duty , Call of Duty 4

Bioshock demo available now
2007-08-13 06:05:00
After the premiere of the new launch trailer for Bioshock on Spike, a special announcement following the premiere revealed that a demo for the highly anticipated title from 2K would be available on the Xbox Live Marketplace tonight. I have just finished playing and oh boy is it fantastic. If you are not at all looking ...
More About: Adventure , Demos , Demo , Eye candy , BioShock

It?s Official, the Xbox 360 price drops August 8
2007-08-07 07:04:00
UPDATE: Microsoft has confirmed that in addition to the price cuts, new shipments of the Premium Xbox 360 package will come equipped with a HDMI port. The endless forum posts and scans of retail circulars pointing out the imminent Xbox 360 price drops are true.Today, Microsoft announced that as of August 8, the Xbox 360 ...
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Grand Theft Auto IV delayed
2007-08-03 06:57:00
The next episode in Rockstar’s insanely popular series has been delayed to the Spring of ‘08. Previously, the title had been scheduled to hit sometime in October of this year. Depending on how you look at it, this can potentially bode well for GTA IV. In this humble man’s opinion, no matter how big a ...
More About: Auto , Theft , Grand , Grand Theft Auto

New Gears of War content is not coming to the 360
2007-07-27 22:31:00
Good things apparently come to those who wait, if you are a PC owner that is. To those who are hoping that the substantial extras that are being added to the Gears of War PC release would eventually be added to 360 version, well, keep on waiting ad infinitum. Straight from Gears of War PC Producer ...
More About: Content , Ears , Ming , Tent

HD DVD player getting a price cut
2007-07-26 18:35:00
Microsoft announced at Comic-Con today that it will lower the HD DVD’s price from $199 to $179 starting August 1st. On top of that, anyone making the purchase between August 1 and September 30th will get five free HD DVD’s. Microsoft also announced HD DVD versions of “300″ and “Heroes: Season 1″. Xbox LIVE will offer ...
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Ubisoft snags Avatar publishing rights
2007-07-26 01:59:00
Ubisoft has aquired the video game publishing rights ...
More About: Space , Rights , Publishing , Avatar , Ubisoft

Microsoft bringing Comic-Con home
2007-07-25 03:00:00
Microsoft will follow up their ability to deliever demos and covearge of E3 ‘07 to the Xbox Live Marketplace by delivering similar coverage of this year’s Comic -Con July 26-29. This is Microsoft’s first stab at delevering content from Comic-Con. Perhaps something big is brewing at the world’s largest comic convention this year… -David Patterson
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New Devil May Cry 4 screen-shots
2007-07-20 22:50:00
Capcom has just released six brand-new screen-shots for the game. The new screen-shots show off several new characters, including a rather goofy looking fellow wearing a monocle. The new shots really do a great job of getting across the fidelity of the graphics and the robustness of Capcom’s Dead Rising engine. This game looks hot and ...
More About: Screen , Shots , Devil , Screenshots , Eye candy

OXM: Metal Gear Solid 4 is coming to Xbox 360
2007-07-20 05:30:00
This rumor just will not die. According to the August issue of the Official Xbox Magazine by way of their “rumor mole,” Metal Gear Solid 4 will appear on the Xbox 360 in just a “few months” after the Playstation 3 version. The rumor appeared to pick up some validity when Konami executive Kazumi Kitaue was ...
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Too Human developer is suing Epic Games
2007-07-20 04:56:00
It appears that Gears of War developer and proprietor of the Unreal Engine 3, Epic Games is being sued by UE3 licensee Silicon Knights. According to Gamasutra, Silicon Knights has entered a lawsuit against Epic Games citing a lack of support for Unreal Engine 3’s licenses, “Rather than provide support to Silicon Knights and Epic’s ...
More About: Developer , Human , Too Human

Gears of War gets a soundtrack
2007-07-19 15:27:00
Sumthing Else Music Works shot out a press release today saying they are releasing the Gears of War Original Soundtrack . The soundtrack has 29 tracks and over an hour of orchestral music from the game written by Kevin Riepl, orchestrated and conducted by Corey Status, and performed by The Northwest Sinfonia orchestra. The soundtrack will be ...
More About: Trac , Ears

Peter Moore resigns..
2007-07-18 13:43:00
This certainly came out of the blue - Peter Moore , currently the corporate vice president of Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft, has decided to resign and move back to back to Northern California with his family for personal reasons. He’s not going to leave video games though, he has already secured another opportunity in the ...