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On Shelves this Week: June 3 – June 9, 2012

Posted May 31, 2012 at 2:32PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PS3 Tags: bang bang racing, cat frenzy, inversion, katy perry, madagascar 3, rayman origins, the sims, virtua fighter 5

Man, I hope you guys like Katy Perry. Otherwise, this is going to be quite a bum week.


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Will This Soundtrack Play at Half Speed?

Posted May 3, 2012 at 1:00PM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: max payne 3, max payne 3 soundtrack, Rockstar

If you just can't get enough of Max Payne's signature tunes, you'll soon be able to get his soundtrack. It's perfect for slow motion walks and gunfights.


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No Valve Announcements at E3. Deal With It

Posted May 2, 2012 at 2:51PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: cs go, dota 2, e3, half-life, left 4 dead, Portal, valve

Gabe Newell wants to be perfectly clear—you won’t be seeing Half-Life 3, Portal 3, or any other 3’s at this year’s E3. Except for the one in “E3.” Shut up.


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Nexon Wants to Own the World

Posted Apr 26, 2012 at 3:12PM EST by Todd B Listed in: MMORPG Tags: battlefield 3, EA, maplestory, mass effect 3, Medal of Honor, Nexon, Star Wars, swtor, the old republic

The Korean company behind MapleStory has its eye on Battlefield, SWTOR and Medal of Honor. Wait, seriously?


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Prepare Your Hard Drives for Demo Dogma

Posted Apr 24, 2012 at 3:53PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PS3 Tags: Capcom, demos, dragons dogma

Got 1.5 GB of free space sitting around on your Xbox or PS3? Burn it all with dragons and swords.


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Max Payne, What Are You Doing On TV?

Posted Apr 22, 2012 at 1:00AM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: PS3, PC Gaming, Xbox 360 Tags: max payne 3, max payne trailer, Rockstar, Rockstar Games

There's plenty of extremely anticipated titles coming, but one of the most hot and imminent is none other than Mr Payne, who's made his way to your TV sets already.


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WTF is Valve Up To. They are Building Something. But What?

Posted Apr 13, 2012 at 3:27PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: Doug Lombardi, Gabe Newell, Steam, valve

Job listings on the company’s website imply that Valve is developing hardware. But what?!


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Review: SSX

Posted Mar 15, 2012 at 1:00PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS3 Tags: ea games, Electronic Arts, review, ssx, ssx tricky

Harrison E gets tricky with SSX, but is it a cool game or just an avalanche waiting to happen?


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PC Games made how much in 2011?

Posted Mar 10, 2012 at 3:00PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: f2p, FIFA, freemium, Intel, pc gaming, statistics

A staggering figure looms on the horizon, but who knows what it will bring.


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Mass Effect 3 Sells Almost 900,000 Copies in First 24 Hours

Posted Mar 9, 2012 at 12:15PM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360, PC Gaming, PS3 Tags: BioWare, EA, mass effect 3, star wars: the old republic

And most of them are experiencing those "Brokeback Mountain" moments with Kaiden.


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Army of Four Announced on Twitter...Sort Of

Posted Mar 5, 2012 at 10:45AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: army of four, army of two, Electronic Arts

Those Army of Two co-op games are getting a sequel...and bringing two more to the party.


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EA Takes It Down

Posted Feb 23, 2012 at 11:30AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: iPhone Tags: battlefield 3, battlefield 3 ios, battlefield aftershock, bf3, DICE, ea games

Yep, it was that bad.


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Humble Bundle Mojam Is Over!

Posted Feb 19, 2012 at 8:56PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: humble bundle mojam, mojang charity, videogames fundraising

How much did they raise? Read on...


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PoV: Videogame Music Used To Be Great

Posted Feb 9, 2012 at 2:00PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: PoV Tags: videogame music, videogame orchestra, videogame scores, videogame soundtrack

'I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore!'... but I guess I have to.


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Sony Hitting New Lows

Posted Feb 5, 2012 at 8:30PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: PS3 Tags: sony sales projections, sony sales revenue

Sony facing big troubles financially...


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EA Draws Inspiration from Call of Duty Elite

Posted Feb 3, 2012 at 3:47PM EST by Listed in: PS3 Tags: Activision, battlefield, call of duty elite, EA, mass effect 3, modern warfare 3, mw3

Despite an ongoing rivalry, EA has nothing but positive remarks for the “games as services” philosophy Activision has adapted.

Call of Duty Elite is a premium subscription service that launched with Modern Warfare 3. The service comes with a few perks, such as future DLC packs and advanced clan support. And while many gamers lamented CoD Elite as yet another cash grab, Electronic Arts sees it as an opportunity in the making.

In an earnings call with investors this morning, EA CEO John Riccitiello fired off a quick compliment to Activision, EA’s primary competition in the FPS market. He noted that adding a subscription to an FPS game (MW3) was a “best-in-class performance,” and that EA would be looking for similar ways to further monetize its franchises. Battlefield Elite, anyone?

The “games as services” movement is picking up steam, with companies like Activision leading the charge. Publishers are on the hunt for any method of expanding revenue, and the massive success of CoD Elite has gone a long way towards proving that the subscription model works.

What do you think? Would you pay for a CoD Elite-type service on Battlefield or Mass Effect 3?

[Industry Gamers]

Despite an ongoing rivalry, EA has nothing but positive remarks for the “games as services” philosophy Activision has adopted.


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Wii U controller: More secrets revealed

Posted Jan 29, 2012 at 9:35AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Wii U Tags: NFC, Nintendo, Satoru Iwata, skylanders, wii u

Wii U controller: More secrets revealed

The next-gen console is more than meets the eye.

With the recent announcment of the Nintendo Network.

Via [Gamasutra] http://gamasutra.com/view/news/39877/Wii_U_controllers_latest_secret_revealed.php

Just when you think you know everything about Nintendo's innovative -- and risky -- new Wii U tablet controller, the company throws another factor into the mix.

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed this week that the touch-enabled controller will also implement near-field communication (NFC) tech. As an NFC device, the controller will be able to interact with objects equipped with NFC tags.

It's the same set of standards used in some smartphones and smart cards. By touching an NFC-tagged item -- or bringing it in very close range -- with an NFC device, the objects interact via radio communication.

"By installing this functionality, it will become possible to create cards and figurines that can electronically read and write data via noncontact NFC and to expand the new play format in the video game world," Iwata said during an earnings briefing.

"Adoption of this functionality will enable various other possibilities such as using it as a means of making micropayments," he said, a hint at Nintendo's expanding digital distribution plans.

NFC technology has been around for years. But for game development, one interesting implementation of NFC only recently saw commercial release: Activision's console game Skylanders, in which players can buy NFC-tagged figurines, place them on an NFC-equipped pod, and bring those figurines to life in-game.

Iwata described the tech in terms of the Wii U, but did not give specifics on implementation. "The NFC I'm referring to here is the noncontact NFC standard that is compatible with FeliCa and MIFARE, and is expected to be widely used around the world in the near future," he said.

The next-gen console is more than meets the eye...and the hand apparently.


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EA and THQ losing staff

Posted Jan 29, 2012 at 8:37AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS3, iPhone, Xbox 360 Tags: ea games, Electronic Arts, layoffs, playfish, THQ

2012 will be a big year for EA and THQ but it looks like some of their staff are either jumping ship or being fired from the big gaming companies.


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ESA Drops SOPA Support

Posted Jan 23, 2012 at 1:00PM EST by Listed in: PS3 Tags: entertainment software association, ESA, pipa, sopa

Despite claiming the contrary just a couple of weeks ago, the Entertainment Software Association has officially backed off both SOPA and PIPA.

SOPA/PIPA fallout continues to roll across the web, with every day seemingly bringing a new renouncement from a former supporter. Today’s news, however, is the biggest yet – the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), which represents industry bigwigs like Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft, has officially reversed its position on the controversial legislation.

In a statement issued early this morning, the ESA noted that while it is still important to find ways to protect the intellectual property of its members, it was swayed by concerns over the “unintended consequences” presented by the current drafts of SOPA and PIPA. The ESA was, by far, one of the most powerful lobbying organizations that stood in favor of the bills; their retreat, though late, marks a big win for both the gaming community and SOPA/PIPA opponents in general.

As we mentioned last week, SOPA and PIPA have both been postponed – for now. Congress and organizations like the ESA are still looking for ways to control piracy, though now they adamant about finding a solution that addresses both the concerns of the entertainment industry and the worries of web users.

There is still time to make your voice heard on the issue, if you’re so inclined. You can do so here:

Electronic Frontier Foundation

What do you think about the ESA’s reversal? Better late than never?

[Edge]

Despite claiming the contrary just a couple of weeks ago, the Entertainment Software Association has officially backed off both SOPA and PIPA.


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PS Vita only really worth $159

Posted Jan 22, 2012 at 9:00AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS Vita Tags: 3G, ps vita teardown, Sony, vita pricing, vita teardown

When it all comes down to it I doubt you could make it yourself...but let's see what it all costs inside?


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On Shelves this Week: January 22 – January 28, 2012

Posted Jan 19, 2012 at 1:19PM EST by Listed in: PS3 Tags: oilrush, quarrel, scarygirl, the sims, victoria ii

Find out what awesome or not awesome titles are coming your way.

Another week, another edition of “On Shelves.” This week, like the weeks preceding it, is pretty dry. You’re looking at a bit of DLC, a couple of low profile titles, and not much else. This is likely our last lull week, with big titles on deck for the week following that of the 22nd.

That being said, here’s this week’s:

Victoria II: A House Divided

ESRB Pending

Paradox Interactive

OilRush

UNIX, Mac, PC, PS3

ESRB Pending

Unigine Corp

The Sims 3: Master Suite Stuff

Mac, PC

ESRB Teen

Electronic Arts

Assassin’s Creed Revelations – Mediterranean Traveler Map Pack

Xbox 360, PS3

ESRB Mature

Ubisoft

Quarrel

Xbox 360

ESRB E10+

Denki

Scarygirl

Xbox 360, PC, PS3

ESRB E10+

Square Enix

And there you have it. If you don’t see anything you like, just wait a week – FFXIII-2 and Soul Calibur are on their way.

Will you be picking up any of these games, or waiting until the next week’s drop?

Find out what awesome or not awesome titles are coming your way.


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Happy SOPA Blackout Day

Posted Jan 18, 2012 at 1:19PM EST by Listed in: PoV Tags: pipa, reddit, sopa, Wikipedia

Find out how you can take action against the controversial legislation.

Well, it’s January 18 – you know what that means. Websites across the Internet are temporarily shutting down in protest of the web-threatening SOPA and PIPA legislations working their way through the United States Congress. Wikipedia is down, Reddit is down, and countless other sites have joined in the fray.

We here at QJ aren’t blacking out the site, but we do want to ensure you have the resources necessary to educate yourself about SOPA/PIPA and take action. Sites like ours are just as much at risk as any other, and it is vitally important that you let your representatives in government know how you feel about Internet blacklisting.

For more information on SOPA/PIPA, read this:

A Technical Examination of SOPA and PIPA

To read the actual bills, check these:

Information on H.R.3261 – Stop Online Piracy Act

Information on S.968 – PROTECT IP Act

To contact your representatives, use this:

Strike Against Censorship (Electronic Frontier Foundation)

Remember readers, it takes only a few minutes to write a message, and all of these messages are going to quickly add up. At the time of this writing, several supporters of SOPA have already backtracked due to mass Internet protests – you can help ensure that the two bills are buried for good.

Find out how you can take action against the controversial legislation.


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Senate Postpones SOPA Vote

Posted Jan 16, 2012 at 3:53PM EST by Listed in: PS3 Tags: pipa, sopa

Mounting resistance to the controversial bill seems to have finally made an impression.

We’ve been talking a lot about SOPA over the last few days – as the bill grew ever closer to a vote, a growing number of websites and game developers started standing up in opposition. This opposition finally caught the attention of the United States Congress, and has resulted in the temporary delay of an official vote.

Darrell Issa, chairman of the house oversight and reform committee, noted that Eric Cantor (majority leader) confirmed the vote on SOPA would not take place until there is a consensus on the wording of the bill. This report hit simultaneously with stories noting that DNS blocking, one of the most controversial elements of SOPA, has been removed from the current draft.

For now, the SOPA hearing is postponed indefinitely. But the issue won’t be settled until the bill is either discarded, or voted down. As long as it hangs in the air, there’s a potential of its passage. The Obama administration issued a statement in opposition to the bill (though soft), and internet blackout events are still scheduled to occur on the 18th.

Issa summed the issue up nicely:

“The voice of the internet community has been heard. Much more education for members of Congress about the workings of the internet is essential if anti-piracy legislation is to be workable and achieve broad appeal.”

Remember, you can contact your Congressional representative and let them know how you feel via the Electronic Frontier Foundation

[Edge]

Mounting resistance to the controversial bill seems to have finally made an impression.


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NPD: US Videogame Industry Sales Down

Posted Jan 15, 2012 at 4:45PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: PSP, PS3, PC Gaming, Xbox 360 Tags: NPD, ps3 sales, video game sales, wii sales, xbox 360 sales

Sales are down big. This isn't good.


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Nyko Already Have Vita Accessories Lined Up

Posted Jan 14, 2012 at 5:40PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: PSP, PS Vita Tags: CES, DualShock, Nyko, ps vita accessories

They don’t take their time, eh?


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Sony: Vita tracking within expectations

Posted Jan 14, 2012 at 8:58AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS Vita Tags: call of duty, joseph keller, Sony, vita sales

Despite news of sales dropping in Japan Sony is unphased by it.


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Riot Games Speaks Out on SOPA

Posted Jan 12, 2012 at 2:18PM EST by Listed in: MMORPG Tags: league of legends, pipa, riot games, sopa

Yet another developer takes a stand against the controversial bill.

League of Legends developer Riot Games does not like SOPA. In fact, the company believes that the implementation of the bill would be catastrophic, and that the bill threatens free speech in addition to gaming communities. But Riot isn’t content to merely oppose the bill – the company wants your help.

Riot CEO Brandon Beck issued a lengthy statement on the game’s official website, detailing he and the company’s primary concerns with both the PIPA and SOPA bills. He listed just a few of the possible consequences of the bill, summarized here:

Death of livestreaming

Danger to the modding community

Threatens fansites and forums

Undermines existing legislation

Beck went on to provide a link to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, one of the primary organizations standing in opposition to SOPA. He also requested that fans of LoL contact their congressional representatives and let them know what they think of the bill. Overall, this is one of the most complete responses we’ve seen against SOPA, one that extends far beyond simply saying, “We don’t like it.”

You can read the full statement here: League of Legends Official Forums

If you want to take a stand against SOPA, you can use the EFF’s website to look up your representatives and send a letter to all of them at once. Here’s the link: Electronic Frontier Foundation

Are you glad to see developers taking a stand against SOPA?

[Edge]

Yet another developer takes a stand against the controversial bill.


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Foxconn Exploitation: The Cost of Tech?

Posted Jan 11, 2012 at 3:02PM EST by Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: foxconn, xbox 360

Workers threaten suicide over conditions at Microsoft and Apple factories.

If you’ve never heard of Foxconn, here’s a quick primer: The company, based out of Wuhan, China, is the primary manufacturer of some of the most popular digital devices in the world. Foxconn employees piece together Apple devices and Microsoft game consoles, and they do so in terrible working conditions and for very low wages.

Things are so bad at Foxconn that the company installed safety nets around its on-campus housing structures to help limit the suicide rate of employees. And this week, news broke that indicates things aren’t getting much better over in Wuhan.

According to a Chinese news website, workers at Foxconn demanded an increase in salary. Instead, they were given two options: quit with severance pay, or continue to work at the current rate. The workers that quit never received their promised compensation, and over 300 of them took to the roof of a building and threatened a mass suicide.

Over the next 24 hours, the workers were eventually talked down – by the mayor of Wuhan. The incident was such a big deal that, according to one Chinese news source, it caused Xbox 360 production to be temporarily shut down. Everything seems to be under control now, but there’s no word on whether those employees received their promised pay.

This is just the latest incident involving Foxconn, and one of hundreds of examples of people being put through the ringer simply so we can enjoy our digital toys. Of course, companies like Microsoft depend on cheap labor to keep their price points low, and we depend on low price points to purchase all of the cool things we want. The question is whether there’s a safe balancing point – one that allows goods to remain relatively cheap, but doesn’t depend entirely on exploited labor.

What do you think? Are you concerned with how your electronic products are manufactured?

[Kotaku]

Workers threaten suicide over conditions at Microsoft and Apple factories.


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CES: Microsoft announces Metro and PC Kinect

Posted Jan 11, 2012 at 8:50AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: CES, ces 2012, consumer electronics show, kinect, kinect pc, metro, Microsoft, windows 8

Microsoft have priced the Kinect and announced their new interface at the recent CES.


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Gaming PC Tablet Heading Your Way

Posted Jan 10, 2012 at 4:15PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: CES, min-liang tan, project fiona, razer

It's More impressive than it looks, and I find it darn pretty.


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EA loses SSX domain in legal battle.

Posted Jan 9, 2012 at 8:30AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: abstract holdings international. ssx.com, ea games, Electronic Arts, ssx, tricky

It's tricky keeping a website name all for yourself.


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Mommy's Best Games calls out ESA SOPA supporters

Posted Jan 4, 2012 at 2:25PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Wii, PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: ea games, Konami, mbg, Microsoft, nathan fouts, Nintendo, pipa, Sega, Sony, sopa, Ubisoft

Even when you say you drop the support make sure you know who your anchors are still tied to.


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This Week's Deals on Xbox Live

Posted Jan 4, 2012 at 9:15AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: battlefield: bad company 2, dead space 2, dragon age, mass effect 2

The deals this week on Xbox Live feature a lot of great Games on Demand and add-ons.


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Additional Vita Launch Games Surface

Posted Jan 2, 2012 at 1:20PM EST by Listed in: PS Vita Tags: fifa soccer, golden abyss, gravity rush, hot shots golf, little big planet, lumines, marvel vs. capcom, uncharted

A leaked GameStop document hints that North America’s Vita launch may be accompanied by more games than previously thought.

We talked a couple of weeks ago about Vita’s confirmed launch titles, but it looks like a few games managed to slip through the radar. A leaked internal document from games retailer GameStop indicates that there are more titles hitting shelves than we were led to believe, chief among them Gravity Rush and Lumines.

Destructoid acquired an update launch list thanks to one of their clever readers, who likely scored the document from a friend or works at GameStop himself. Take a look at the list and see what you like:

Launch Day

Lumines Electronic Symphony --$39.99

Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 --$39.99

Uncharted: Golden Abyss --$49.99

Hot Shots Golf World Invitational --$29.99

Wipeout 2048 --$29.99

Little Deviants --$29.99

Reality Fighters --$29.99

ModNation Racers --$29.99

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extended --$39.99

Virtua Tennis 4 World Tour --$39.99

Gravity Rush --$39.99

Post-Launch

Supremacy MMA(Feb 16) 2/16

FIFA Soccer (Feb 21)

Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen (Feb 21)

Touch My Katamari (Feb 21)

Ridge Racer (Feb 21)

F1 2011 (Feb 22)

MLB 12: The Show (March 6)

Disgaea 3: Absense of Detention (March 20)

Army Corps of Hell (March-ish)

Little Big Planet (March 31)

Ruin (April)

Resistance: Burning Skies (May)

Are you planning on picking up a Vita at launch, or are the problems surrounding the device enough to make you wait until a potential price drop?

A leaked GameStop document hints that North America’s Vita launch may be accompanied by more games than previously thought.


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Nintendo, Sony and EA drops SOPA support

Posted Jan 1, 2012 at 8:15AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS3, Wii Tags: ea games, Electronic Arts, nintendo sopa, sony sopa, sopa

Corporations are moving their support faster than loading a GoDaddy site.


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This Week's Deals on Xbox Live

Posted Dec 28, 2011 at 12:30PM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: ea deals, electronic arts sales, xbox live

The deals on Xbox Live this week run the gamut from zombies to board games to dance games.


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US Government: Videogames Waste Money

Posted Dec 26, 2011 at 7:35AM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: Wii Tags: icheg, tom coburn, video game spending

A Senator has some thoughts on ‘preserving videogame history’.


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Vita Launch Line-Up Confirmed

Posted Dec 23, 2011 at 4:45PM EST by Listed in: PS Vita Tags: fifa soccer, hot shots golf, katamari, lumines, uncharted, virtua tennis

Want to know what games are hitting shelves with the Vita when it drops here in the U.S.? Check out our list!

Today has been an interesting day for Vita news. First, we got an idea of how expensive the device’s memory cards were actually going to be (read: not very). Now, we have a confirmed and official list of every game that will be available at launch. And the list is pretty long, especially when compared to some other launches.

Some of the games are likely not going to be great, but the presence of Uncharted and Hot Shots Golf are enough to ensure Sony sells at least a few thousand devices. And hey, who doesn’t love Katamari?

Here’s your launch list:

SCEA Launch Day Titles

Escape Plan (PSN Only)

Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational

Hustle Kings (PSN Only)

Little Deviants

ModNation Racers: Road Trip

Super StarDust Delta (PSN only)

UNCHARTED: Golden Abyss

wipEout 2048

Third Party Publisher Launch Day Titles

Army Corps of Hell

Asphalt Injection

BEN10 GALACTIC RACING

Blazblue: Continuum Shift EXTEND

Dungeon Hunter Alliance

Dynasty Warriors Next

F1 2011

EA SPORTS FIFA Soccer

Lumines Electronic Symphony

Michael Jackson The Experience

Plants vs. Zombies (PSN Only)

Rayman Origins

Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen

Tales of Space: Mutant Blobs (PSN Only)

Touch My Katamari

Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3

Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour Edition

That’s not too shabby for an a brand new system. There’s plenty to choose from in the launch day listings – which game are you going to buy?

[Sony Blog]

Want to know what games are hitting shelves with the Vita when it drops here in the U.S.? Check out our list!


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EA enjoying new Activision customers

Posted Dec 15, 2011 at 9:00AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: Activision, battlefield 3, bf3, ea games, modern warfare 3, Peter Moore

EA enjoying new Activision customers

Peter Moore enjoying bragging about said customers

Whilst Activision did do business of over a billion dollars in it's first fortnight, EA Games are still sitting quietly on a tiny throne waiting for people to notice them. Electronic Arts was hoping that they would do a bit of business, not on the same scale, but still big enough to steal some of it's customers. BF3 did better than last year's FPS affair o f Medal of Honor (remember that fiasco?), selling ten million copies since October, of course, in comparison, that's 6.5 million IN A DAY for Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3. Moore still believes BF3 grabbed a piece of the Modern Warfare audience...

Moore said that "when the dust fully settles, maybe we're looking at this at the end of our fiscal year, we'll do analysis and I think we will have taken share." Moore doubts that any analysis will turn up poor sales and that everything Battlefield 3 will sell, will be incrimental. But Moore still thinks that whoever sold the most, it's still a win for the entire games industry.

"Two entities have benefited from Call of Duty and Battlefield being on the market," Moore says, "the gamers and the industry, retailers and people who rely on the ability to sell big blockbuster games," Moore says the genre has grown enormously and will continue to do so. "If we haven't gained share, that means in the first week, we've added 5 million new FPS gamers," when commenting on the figures sold, whether they were players from MW3.

Moore is humble and honest about the players though saying there is a possibility that "many of them bough both games." Moore also comments on the media saturation over both games saying the "big entertainment blockbusters this year are not movies, they're videogames." I bought BF3 and not a big fan of Modern Warfare 3, which is a lot of reviewers opinion. It's almost on par with the Twilight films in terms of entertaining noteriority. The games sell well, regardless of critical feedback from consumers or fans alike, and more often than not they are released every year to a slightly stupider audience.

Via [http://www.industrygamers.com/news/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-passes-10-million-sold---report/]

Peter Moore enjoying bragging about said customers.


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360 Dashboard update prevents Microsoft lawsuits

Posted Dec 15, 2011 at 8:30AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: microsoft lawsuits, sony lawsuits, xbox live, xbox tos

Now if only they could do the same with Windows 8,


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EFF campaigning to legalize console mods

Posted Dec 3, 2011 at 4:00PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Wii, Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: console, console mods, eff, electronic freedom fund, intellectual property

The Electronic Freedom Fund wants more freedom for you and your consoles.


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Lumines coming to Vita

Posted Nov 24, 2011 at 7:16PM EST by Amanda Orneck Listed in: PS Vita Tags: lumines electronic symphony, puzzle games, vita launch titles

Everyone’s favorite musical puzzle game will be lighting up the PlayStation Vita this winter.


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Mass Effect 3 Collector's Edition unboxing video

Posted Nov 21, 2011 at 10:00PM EST by Amanda Orneck Listed in: PS3 Tags: BioWare, bioware videos, mass effect 3, me3 collector edition

Electronic Arts and Bioware really, really want you to buy the Mass Effect 3 N7 Collector’s Edition.


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Interview: Sian Yue Tan

Posted Nov 17, 2011 at 2:06PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS3 Tags: hardboiled chicken, qj interview, ratloop, rocketbirds, rocketbirds:hardboiled chickens, sandra podaag

RatLoop Studios has made one of the most exciting and interesting indie titles and all of it stemming from an old flash animation. Harrison E. talks to Sian Yue Tan about the recently released Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chickens.


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New Xbox Console rumours continue to circle

Posted Nov 15, 2011 at 12:00PM EST by Tim Curtin Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: microsoft rumors, xbox 720, xbox loop

It would not be a new day without a few new rumours on just what the new console from Microsoft will contain and when it will be released.


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EA's Origin might power Wii U Online Service

Posted Nov 15, 2011 at 9:00AM EST by Tim Curtin Listed in: Wii U Tags: ea nintendo, origin, valve nintendo, wii u, wii u online

Nintendo being 'petitioned' from Electronic Arts to develop their new online service for the Wii U.


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Wal-Mart Black Friday Sale is Good for Gamers

Posted Nov 11, 2011 at 1:37PM EST by Listed in: PS3 Tags: Black Friday, gears of war 3, kinect sports, mario and sonic

If you’re having trouble keeping up with the steady stream of fall releases, Black Friday may provide you with a nice opportunity for picking up anything you’ve missed.

Black Friday is a strange tradition, but it’s one that holds quite a bit of marketing sway here in the States. I’m not sure why exactly everyone decided that the day after Thanksgiving was the best shopping day of the year, or why retailers decided to turn it into a cataclysmic shopping event, but that’s just the world we live in now. Black Friday sales amount for a seriously large percentage of holiday revenue.

If waiting in line at stores early in the morning and trampling other people to get electronic goods is your speed, Wal-Mart has you covered with this year’s ridiculous video game Black Friday offers.

Here’s a basic rundown on what you’ll find at the big-box retailer on shopping’s most intense day:

$199 Xbox Bundle 1

4G Xbox 360

3 months of Live

Gears of War 3

$50 Wal-Mart gift card

$199 Xbox Bundle 2

4G Xbox 360

Kinect

Kinect Adventures

$50 Wal-Mart gift card

$199 PS3 Bundle

160GB PS3

Ratchet & Clank All 4 One

LittleBigPlanet 2

3 months of Sony Plus

$100 Wii Bundle

Blue Nintendo Wii

Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games

If consoles aren’t your bag, the software deals are pretty sharp as well: For $28, you can pick up Gears of War 3, Arkham City, Call of Duty: Black Ops and Infamous 3. $15 snags you Kinect Sports 2 and Dance Central 2, and Yakuza 4 is on sale for $10. There are a number of other specials going on, but those seem to be the most high profile.

Is it worth braving the crowds and chaos to grab a good deal on games?

Via Fudzilla

If you’re having trouble keeping up with the steady stream of fall releases, Black Friday may provide you with a nice opportunity for picking up anything you’ve missed.


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Xbox 720? Nope, Xbox Loop

Posted Nov 11, 2011 at 12:00PM EST by Tim Curtin Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: microsoft rumors, xbox 720, xbox rumors

That is the codename Microsoft has given to its next console, with rumours circulating around a 2012 reveal.


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Ubisoft: 45% of our sales are Wii

Posted Nov 9, 2011 at 7:59AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Wii U, Wii Tags: just dance, kinect, rainbow six, rayman raving rabids, Ubisoft

Now, come on, Ubisoft, you've still got that money tied up in Tom Clancy games, right?


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Target has holiday deals for PS3, Xbox, Wii, DS and PC games.

Posted Nov 6, 2011 at 11:45PM EST by Tim Curtin Listed in: PS3 Tags: cod: mw3, ps3 console deal, target games, video game deals, xbox360 console deal

You can get new releases for your console and a new console entirely when you buy an item on Targets Holiday Favorites list.


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