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OMG GUYS PURPLE 3DS CONFIRMED

Posted Apr 30, 2012 at 12:01PM EST by Todd B Listed in: Nintendo 3DS Tags: mario tennis, Nintendo, purple nintendo 3ds

Nintendo announced a brand new color variation for the Nintendo 3DS, which will hit shelves alongside a delicious new sports-themed game.


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Mikami Kicks it Old-School

Posted Apr 25, 2012 at 1:52PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PS3 Tags: Bethesda, resident evil, Shinji Mikami, ZeniMax, zwei

Remember when Resident Evil games fell under the “survival horror” category? So does the guy who invented the franchise.


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PS3 Homebrew: XMB Manager Plus v0.20

Posted Apr 10, 2012 at 11:45AM EST by Demonchild Listed in: PS3 Tags: aldostools, andreus, berion, bitsbubba, cloned, devil303, homebrew, playstation 3 hacks, ps3 hacks, ps3hen, wawryn, xiorgon, xmb manager plus, xmbm+

XMB File Manager is no longer known by such a name. Devil303 is no longer working alone on this project. Welcome the new Team XMBM+ and XMB Manager Plus.


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PSN Gets A Random Retro Blast

Posted Mar 20, 2012 at 5:00PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: PS3 Tags: psp minis, retro games, SAR, search and rescue

Who doesn't like a random retro release?


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Videogame BAFTAs 2012

Posted Mar 17, 2012 at 10:00PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: PS3 Tags: 2012, bafta awards, best game, videogame awards

Enough of all the GDC ranting? Now for a more relaxed gathering.


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Guess what was banned in Australia?

Posted Mar 9, 2012 at 11:44PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS Vita Tags: Australia, classification, mortal kombat, netherrealm, Sony, vita, warner bros entertainment, wb

Honestly, it seems as if we just can't get anything right in Australia.


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Vote for PSN Awards, Get Cheap Games

Posted Feb 27, 2012 at 6:42PM EST by Listed in: PS3 Tags: game discounts, psn, psn awards, sen

Sony wants you to choose which games go on sale. So, do that.

Sony’s PlayStation Network offers a large number of downloadable and independent games, and each of those games naturally costs money. For the most part, how much money a given title costs is up to the developer and Sony, but starting tomorrow, you have an opportunity to score discounts on titles you’d like to play. Here’s how:

The PlayStation Network Gamers’ Choice Awards officially begin February 28 at 3pm PST. If you visit the PlayStation Store after that time, you can vote for your favorite games out of a number of categories. The winner of each category will go on sale March 6—30% off for regular PSN users, 50% off for those with PlayStation Plus.

Follow this link to participate: PlayStation Network Gamers’ Choice Awards

Here’s a list of the nominees and categories, courtesy of GameSpot:

Best PSN Exclusive:

Infamous: Festival of Blood (PS3)

PixelJunk Shooter 2 (PS3)

Tetris (PS3)

Best PSN Game:

Infamous: Festival of Blood (PS3)

Plants vs. Zombies (PS3)

Resident Evil 4 (PS3)

Best PSN Game Playable Online:

Hard Corps: Uprising (PS3)

Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition (PS3)

Tetris (PS3)

Best PS3 Full Game:

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (PS3)

Assassin's Creed II: Deluxe Edition (PS3)

Midnight Club LA Complete Edition (PS3)

Best PlayStation Move Game:

4Elements HD (PS3)

Dungeon Defenders (PS3)

Dungeon Hunter: Alliance (PS3)

Best 3D Game:

Dungeon Defenders (PS3)

God of War: Origins Collection (PS3)

The Sly Collection (PS3)

Best PSone Classic:

Chrono Trigger (PS3/PSP)

Parasite Eve (PS3/PSP)

Xenogears (PS3/PSP)

Best Mini Game:

Angry Birds (PS3/PSP)

The Impossible Game (PS3/PSP)

Pac-Man Championship Edition (PS3/PSP)

Best PSP Game:

Dissidia 012 [duodecim] Final Fantasy (PSP)

Dissidia 012 Prologus Final Fantasy (PSP)

Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (PSP)

PlayStation Community Award - Best Indie:

Dungeon Defenders (PS3)

Limbo (PS3)

PixelJunk Shooter 2 (PS3)

Who will you vote for?

Sony wants you to choose which games go on sale. So, do that.


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The Art Of Videogames Exhibit

Posted Feb 26, 2012 at 6:15PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: Wii, Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: the art of videogames exhibit, videogames are art, videogames museum

The 'games aren't art' view can step aside. The Art Of Videogames is in town. Soon.


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Buy these Fallout Products!

Posted Feb 26, 2012 at 9:20AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: Bethesda, brutalxbetrayal, fallout, fallout 3, new vegas, nuka break, nuka cola, reddit

Yep, real products someone made, can be yours! But what could they be?


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Naughty Dog Dodging Vita

Posted Feb 21, 2012 at 2:18PM EST by Listed in: PS Vita Tags: Crash Bandicoot, golden abyss, Naughty Dog, ps vita, Sony, the last of us, uncharted

The company is waiting for “the right” handheld. Hint: Vita isn’t it.

Naughty Dog, the company behind Uncharted, Crash Bandicoot and the upcoming, ridiculously over-hyped The Last of Us, is probably one of the most well-respected developers in the industry at the moment. The Uncharted series has received mountains of praise, and has served as one of the most purchase-motivating PlayStation exclusives since the days of Final Fantasy.

Now that the PlayStation Vita is officially on shelves (well, almost), people want to know who will be making games for the device, and who won’t. As of this week, you can file Naughty Dog under the “won’t” category. Community manager Arne Meyer has confirmed that the company has no Vita titles in the works, and won’t be entering the portable market until “the right handheld” comes along.

Meyer noted that console development is really Naughty Dog’s wheelhouse, playing to their strengths in pushing the limits of both hardware and the company’s game engines. He also stated that he couldn’t rule out a Vita game completely, but that at the moment, there are no plans for Naughty Dog to bring a game to the system.

Uncharted: Golden Abyss is expected to be one of the biggest Vita launch titles at release, but it was developed by Sony Bend borrowing the license from Naughty Dog.

Naughty Dog is one of Sony’s biggest and most successful developers. Seeing them out of the race on the Vita is certainly strange, especially when you consider that Sony just announced that all of its studios were working on something Vita-related.

Do you think more developers will follow Naughty Dog in passing on Vita development?

[Gamespot]

The company is waiting for “the right” handheld. Hint: Vita isn’t it.


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Zynga Responds to Copy and Paste Criticism

Posted Feb 1, 2012 at 4:28PM EST by Listed in: iPhone Tags: buffalo studios, dream heights, mark pincus, nimblebit, tiny tower, zynga

CEO Mark Pincus disagrees with allegations of concept copying, instead preferring the term “evolution.”

Last week, we talked a bit about Zynga’s latest game, Dream Heights. More specifically, we talked about the fact that Dream Heights is a pretty blatant copy of 2011’s official iPhone Game of the Year, Tiny Tower. At least, that’s how Tiny Tower’s developer, NimbleBit, feels.

Zynga CEO Mark Pincus disagrees with NimbleBit’s assertions, and instead believes that Dream Heights is just the next evolutionary step in a long line of tower games. His response, issued in an internal memo, referenced games like SimTower and Yoot Tower as other games that laid the framework for Tiny Tower, which in turn served as the basis for Dream Heights.

For the sake of fairness, here’s a direct quote:

“With regard to Dream Heights and the tower genre, it’s important to note that this category has existed since 1994 with games like Sim Tower and was more recently popularized in China with Tower of Babel in 2009 which achieved 15 million DAUs. On iOS there has been Yoot Tower, Tower Up, Tower Town, Tower Blocks and Tiny Tower. Just as our games, mechanics and social innovations have inspired and accelerated the game industry, its 30 year body of work has inspired us too.”

Of course, SimTower and Tiny Tower are very different games, a point made by NimbleBit’s Ian Marsh in the company’s rebuttal:

“It is a smart idea for Mark Pincus and Zynga to try and lump all games with the name Tower together as an actual genre whose games borrow from each other. Unfortunately sharing a name or setting does not a genre make. The games Pincus mentions couldn't be more different.”

He continued:

“If you take a quick look before "pulling the lens back" as Pincus suggests, you'll find an innumerable number of details in the game that were painstakingly crafted to be identical to Tiny Tower. These are core gameplay mechanics and rules, not similar settings or themes that games in the same genre might share.”

Pincus also took time to address allegations by yet another developer, Buffalo Studios, that the company had ripped off their design for Bingo Blitz to make the upcoming Zynga Bingo. Pincus wrote a missive similar to the original NimbleBit post, complete with picture-by-picture comparisons of how Buffalo actually ripped off Poker Blitz, an earlier Zynga title.

The whole thing is devolving into a running joke where one company says the other copied, and the accused company goes farther back in the books to claim the same about the accuser. One thing’s for sure, Zynga obviously doesn’t feel like what it is doing is wrong.

What do you think? Where is the line between being inspired by someone’s work, and copying it?

Also, you should absolutely read the full interview at GamesBeat.

[Game Informer]

CEO Mark Pincus disagrees with allegations of concept copying, instead preferring the term “evolution.”


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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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EA Sports Preview: FIFA Street

Posted Jan 21, 2012 at 11:33AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS3 Tags: ea fifa street, FIFA, fifa street preview

Thanks to the awesome guys at EA Sports Australia. Harrison E got a chance to check out the soon to be released FIFA Street and check out all the new features.


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Interview: Skydrift Designer Tibor Pongracz

Posted Dec 22, 2011 at 12:45PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: Digital Reality, Interview, psn, skydrift interview, xbla

Harrison E talks with lead designer on the recently released Skydrift, Tibor Pongrácz, about the game, working for Digital Reality and their upcoming releases.


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Homebrew roundup for Xbox PSP PS3 Wii and 3DS

Posted Dec 16, 2011 at 3:00PM EST by QJ Staff Listed in: PS3 Tags: 3ds video 0.23 beta, daedlausx64 r736, nds homebrew, pimp my wii v2.29, ps3 homebrew, psp homebrew, umd dumper v2.2, wii homebrew, xbox homebrew, xebuild gui v1.1, yet another bypass v1.0

Its time again for another edition of the QJ.net Homebrew Download Roundup.


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IGN Readers Vote BF3 for Shooter of the Year

Posted Dec 5, 2011 at 5:30PM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360, PC Gaming Tags: battlefield 3, bf3, modern warfare 3, mw3, shooter of the year

IGN recently conducted a poll in which it asked its readers a variety of questions about shooters in general and what they thought was the best shooter of 2011. Not surprisingly, the two games that came out at the top of the poll were Battlefield 3 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.


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Black Friday profits for big and little guys

Posted Dec 5, 2011 at 7:00AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Xbox 360, PC Gaming Tags: Black Friday, christmas sales, ea games, frozen synapse, humble bundle, Microsoft, mode 7

Microsoft, Mode 7 and EA should all be proud of themselves.


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PS3 Battlefield 3 Missing Battlefield 1943

Posted Oct 26, 2011 at 2:36PM EST by Listed in: PS3 Tags: battlefield 1943, battlefield 3, DICE, Jack Tretton, Sony

Exclusive PlayStation 3 content promised at Sony’s E3 media briefing seems to have vanished into the wind, all for the sake of early DLC access.

If you were paying close attention to Jack Tretton (head of SCEA) when he took the stage at E3 this year, you may remember him talking about some pretty cool PlayStation 3 exclusives. One such exclusive, according to Jack, was the inclusion of DICE’s classic shooter, Battlefield 1943 on every Blu-Ray copy of Battlefield 3.

Essentially, PS3 owners were told that when they bought Battlefield 3, they’d be getting an entire second game for free. It makes sense for the title to be a PS3 exclusive; Battlefield 3 barely fits on two Xbox 360 discs and there probably isn’t much room to cram an entire other game in there. However, astute players that picked up BF3 yesterday noticed that Battlefield 1943 doesn’t seem to be on their disc, and took to Twitter and support forums to figure out exactly what happened.

If you’re one of the many PS3 owners trying to sort out where your Battlefield 1943 went, you can stop looking – it’s not on the disc. DICE worked out a different deal with Sony, trading the inclusion of the game for early DLC access for PS3 owners.

Here’s an official tweet from DICE that sums it up:

“In lieu of 1943 being available on disk for PS3 customers, EA has made all BF3 expansions available early to PS3 customers.”

I’m not really sure if this is an equitable bonus – as an Xbox 360 owner I didn’t really feel like I got much value in being allowed to give Activision more money for CoD expansions before PS3 owners had the same opportunity. If I did own a PS3, and was excited to see 1943 on my disc, I doubt that getting BF3 DLC one week early would really make up for the loss.

What about you, PS3 owners? Should Sony live up to its original announcement or does this whole thing fall in the “do not care” category? Also, sorry if you’re experiencing Battlefield overkill; the rush is almost over! If you’re not, I’ll see you playing online!

Via GameSpot

Exclusive PlayStation 3 content promised at Sony’s E3 media briefing seems to have vanished into the wind, all for the sake of early DLC access.


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Watch: Sony PS Vita Dev Diary

Posted Oct 23, 2011 at 8:30AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS3, PSP, PS Vita Tags: dev diary, playstation vita, Sony, vita

Vita Dev Diaries are the new thing, everyone's doing it.


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Mass Effect 3 also to have PSN Pass?

Posted Oct 3, 2011 at 3:13AM EST by Mabie A. Listed in: PS3 Tags: BioWare, mass effect 3

And here we have more news on the PlayStation Pass. This time, is Mass Effect 3 going to be joining in on the bandwagon, too?

According to a South African retailer, the answer to that would be yes. Their advertisement on the game, so they say, claim that BioWare's space shooter will indeed be carrying the "online multplayer pass" requirement. More specifically said PSN Pass will be included in the Collector's Edition of Mass Effect 3.

Despite this "confirmation" from the retailer, however, we're going to have to tag this under the Rumor category, simply because we still have no official word from the authority that is BioWare.

Earlier this weekend, we also received word that Uncharted 3 will be featuring the PSN Pass. A lot of players are sure to be pissed about this, for sure, but as with any other "required" features for the PS3, we doubt they'll boycott the game totally because of it.

We might have to wait till later, though, before we get any confirmation from them, since the game won't be out till March of next year, anyway.

Via [NeoGAF]

And here we have more news on the PlayStation Pass.


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PlayStation Home gets another major makeover

Posted Sep 28, 2011 at 11:30PM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: PS3 Tags: patch, Playstation Home, PlayStation Network, Sony

Version 1.55 update promises to deliver a whole new experience with a new start-up interface, a wardrobe and furniture browser update, as well as many enhancements that will result in "improved stability and smoother operation" of the Home client.


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THQ Store opens pre-order for WWE 12 People's Edition

Posted Sep 24, 2011 at 10:17PM EST by Mabie A. Listed in: Wii, PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: THQ, wwe 12

Did you know that there's going to be a People's Edition for WWE 12? No? Well then, there will be one, and it's actually now up for pre-order over at the THQ store.

You can catch it from other retailers later on, but for now, it will remain exclusively distributed by the publisher's official store. Now, what will be in store for you in this special edition?

According to the THQ store's product page for WWE 12, both PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the People's Edition will carry the following treats:

Exclusive WWE Blu-Ray/ DVD featuring The Rock

The Rock playable character for WWE 12

Free Shipping and More

As to what that "More" entails, we're not entirely sure yet as they didn't disclose it. Nonetheless, those items should make it a better buy over the regular standalone copy, considering that it's just for an additional ten bucks. The regular copy is shipping out for US$ 59.99, while the People's Edition is tagged at US$ 69.9..

I guess The Rock's inclusion in the game should make up for Goldberg's absence. Plus, there are still those mystery superstars to watch out for so it's surely going to be a wrestling bonanza like no other.

WWE 12 comes out November 22nd. Are you ready to rumble?

Via [THQ Store]

Did you know that there's going to be a People's Edition for WWE 12?


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PoV: It's not the end of traditional retail outlets

Posted Sep 21, 2011 at 8:05AM EST by Mabie A. Listed in: PSP, PS3, Wii, PC Gaming, PoV Tags: Electronic Arts, opinion

Digital distribution is undoubtedly set to overtake physical game copies. However, that is not to say that the two cannot share a spot under the same sky.

EA's CFO Eric Brown pretty much shares the same observation, expressing that he believes traditional retail outlets will remain to play an integral play in the market, at least for the "foreseeable future."

His statement was made during a presentation to investors and analysts alike, which took place earlier this week at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference.

Said Brown, "You need a retail partner to stock the consoles. I don't see all consoles being ordered via mail. There's going to be people that go in and want to see the display, the form factors, etc."

He then went on to cite the example of Sony and how they went wrong with the PSPgo. Sony's much-hyped handheld basically went stale, simply because it went all digital, totally foregoing the option of a physical media.

"If you were toc ompletely eliminate physical distribution of the disc," explained Brown, "the margin opportunity is lost in the entire category. To the retailer, holistically it radically alters their view of the cateogry. So it's for that reason that I just don't see in the foreseeable future a complete shift to digital gaming delivery."

Much discussion has been made on this particular evolution in the gaming industry, but at this point, I would have to agree with Brown. Despite people being all digitally attached, there still remains that compulsion, that desire, to have a product in physical form. Not to make it too philosophical, but I guess it has something to do with physical possession that re-affirms ownership of an item.

It should be a good while before people fully divest themselves of their need to obtain physical copies of their games or movies, even music. They may be at a downturn, but I don't think media in its physical form will ever disappear.

Electronic Arts themselves recently went full throttle in their digital campaign, opening up their EA Origins. They even got involved in this "mild" tussle with leading online distributor, Steam, over distribution of their games.

Via [Gamasutra]

Digital distribution is undoubtedly set to overtake physical game copies, but...


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PoV: Sony tries to make it up for Vita expenses with cheaper download games

Posted Sep 20, 2011 at 11:12AM EST by Mabie A. Listed in: PS Vita, PoV Tags: opinion, Sony

It's still not confirmed yet, but it should be a spot of bright sunshine for awaiting PlayStation Vita fans all over.

As rumors would have it, Sony is actually going to send out their downloadable titles for a cheaper price than those being sold at retail. That's certainly good news, particularly because the handheld won't be including a memory card when it ships out to retail.

Much complaining has been made once this bit of news was confirmed by Sony, and really, it does beg clarification as to why Sony would require it to be a separate purchase, considering that it's an integral part of the system.

It's still not confirmed yet, but it should be a spot of bright sunshine for awaiting PlayStation Vita fans all over.


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DICE still discussing mod tools for Battlefield 3

Posted Sep 18, 2011 at 8:16PM EST by Karl B. Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: battlefield 3, DICE, Electronic Arts

The risk of hacks and other cheap exploits is keeping a mod tool out of reach.


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PSP homebrew - XMB Item Hider v1.1

Posted Sep 16, 2011 at 7:14AM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: PSP Tags: frostegater, psp homebrew, xmb item hider

Here's a new app from coder Frostegater - XMB Item Hider, as the name suggest, this handy homebrew plugin allows you to hide some icons of your XMB.


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Bodycount developer to close shop

Posted Sep 14, 2011 at 5:23AM EST by Mabie A. Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: bodycount, codemasters guildford

It must have been a make or break release for them. News has it that Bodycount developer, Codemasters Guildford, is now set to close shop, just a month after they released the game.

According to reports, the Guildford studio has only 30 days left to operate, finish up whatever it is they have to do, usher the 66 staff affected out the door, and then finally, lock their gates for good.

Said Codemasters in an official statement made to GamesIndustry, "As Codemasters looks to take greater leadership in the racing category, the company is proposing a studio structure that adds resource and strengthens our best-in-class racing teams. The output from the studios on the Warwickshire campus and Birmingham is on the increase with multiple continuing.

Both the Warwickshire and Birmingham studios have won BAFTAs for their critically acclaimed, multi-million selling titles and the company is adding resource to enusre they constantly over achieve in this competitive sector.

Ouch. Suffice to say, the lackluster performance of Bodycount at retail dealt the final blow. Of course, it makes good sense for a company like Codemasters to put their investment where the returns are guaranteed. Unfortunately for the Guildford studio, their performance just wasn't up to par with their mother studio's standards.

Meanwhile, as stated in Codemasters' position, they will be focusing more on the studios working on the racing titles (as this is where the money is, so they say), such as Dirt, Grid, and F1 Online.

Bodycount released in North America just a couple of weeks back to bad reviews, and barely-there presence in the UK charts. To cushion the effect of the shutdown on the staff, Codemasters is encouraging them to instead try their luck in the other studios.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-09-14-codemasters-to-close-guildford-studio

It must have been a make or break release for them.


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Gears of War 3 getting Subscription Pack for XBL

Posted Sep 6, 2011 at 7:54AM EST by Mabie A. Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Epic Games, gears of war 3, Microsoft

Microsoft revealed today a Subscription Pac for Gears of War 3 on Xbox Live.

According to MS, the Subscription Pack will be launching alongside the game once it hits retail, and will feature a 12-month subscription offer tagged at UK£ 39.99. On top of that, however, they will also be throwing in an additional two months' worth of XBL Gold membership.

What makes the Gears of War 3 Subscription Pack unique from all others, however, is that it will also yield an exclusive weapon, which you can redeem for free once you punch in the code for it. No idea yet as to what this exclusive weapon is, but most likely it's going to be for the multiplayer mode.

Cliff Bleszinski from Epic's development team revealed recently that they relied heavily on fan feedback and metrics to shape the game. So far, Gears of War 3 is making waves on pre-order charts, topping it on the Xbox 360 console category.

Via [Electronic Theatre]

Microsoft revealed today a Subscription Pack for Gears of War 3 on Xbox Live.


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Shadows of the Damned gets limited soundtrack

Posted Sep 3, 2011 at 4:19AM EST by Mabie A. Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: Grasshopper Manufacture, shadows of the damned

Grasshopper Manufacture is coming out with a soundtrack for Shadows of the Damned, this despite the game not actually selling all too well on shelves.

It seems that the publishers are still hoping to hit gold with this new venture, banking on the reputation of the game's musical composer, Akira Yamaoka. The price, however, leaves a lot to be desired, with the price being tagged at a pretty hefty US$ 30.

From the looks of it, though, there is quite the interest in the soundtrack as the limited first 100 copies, donning the autograph of Yamaoka himself, have already been sold out.

Said Yamaoka, "I wanted to craft a soundtrack that was more than just a collection of the most popular songs from Damned. I set out to create an experience that would take players back to the game, as if they were 'watching' a movie."

If you want one for yourself, then you better hurry, because Grasshopper is only coming out with a very limited 1,000 copies. Yamaoka is also famed for his work on the Silent Hill series.

Shadows of the Damned launched just last June, so there should still be time for them to spark up interest for it. Suda 51 was also quoted as saying that their version of hell in Damned is definitely more fun than the one depicted in Dante's Inferno.

Via [GHM-Store]

http://ghm-store.net/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=146&category_id=1&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=27&vmcchk=1&Itemid=27Grasshopper Manufacture is coming out with a soundtrack for Shadows of the Damned, this despite the game not actually selling all too well on Grasshopper Manufacture is coming out with a soundtrack for Shadows of the Damned, this despite the game not actually selling all too well on shelves.shelves.

Grasshopper Manufacture is coming out with a soundtrack for Shadows of the Damned, this despite the game not actually selling all too well on shelves.


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Analyst: Second 3DS analog stick would mean easy ports

Posted Aug 26, 2011 at 2:32PM EST by Carl B Listed in: Nintendo 3DS Tags: EEDAR, Jesse Divnich, Nintendo

EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich comments on one of the recent Nintendo 3DS rumors.


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EA: "Call of Duty will die in 2-3 years"

Posted Aug 19, 2011 at 11:38PM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: Nintendo DS, Wii, PC Gaming, PS3 Tags: Activision, battlefield 3, Electronic Arts, modern warfare 3

The war of words between EA and Activision over the military shooter market continues.


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Sony expects to win over Wii crowd

Posted Aug 19, 2011 at 2:10PM EST by Carl B Listed in: PS3 Tags: Nintendo, price drop, Sony

Sony expects to convert Wii owners with the latest PlayStation 3 price drop.


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IDC predicts PS3 as lead platform in 2015

Posted Aug 18, 2011 at 2:31PM EST by Carl B Listed in: PS3 Tags: idc, lewis ward, Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony

Analysts at IDC predict good things for Sony's current generation console.


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Darksiders II gets release window

Posted Aug 16, 2011 at 4:13AM EST by Mabie A. Listed in: PS3, Wii, PC Gaming, Xbox 360 Tags: danny bilson, darksiders ii, THQ

There's still no specific date, but at least we've narrowed down the expectation time for it.

Darksiders II has been set for a June 2012 release, this according to THQ's Danny Bilson. "We're pretty loaded up, because we've got Guillermo del Toro's game underway at Volition as well. And then we have Saints Row going forwards, and we're expecting to stick with that; Darksiders II is coming next June; the new Metro's coming next summer, which, I think, is terrific; and everything I'm talking about has the potential to be in that category of event entertainment."

Darksiders 2 was announced just last June, and subsequently confirmed for the Wii U.

Via [VG247]

There's still no specific date, but at least we've narrowed down the expectation time for it.


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PSP homebrew - Game Categories Lite v1.4

Posted Aug 15, 2011 at 4:41PM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: PSP Tags: codestation, game categories lite, psp homebrew

Here's the latest version of Codestation's Game Categories Lite, a handy plugin that allows you to categorize all your homebrewed games and apps on your PSP.


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PSP homebrew - pspHBSortTool v4.0

Posted Aug 10, 2011 at 5:46AM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: PSP Tags: partqual, psp homebrew, psphbsorttool

Here's the latest version of PartQual's pspHBSortTool, a handy utility for Windows that lets you organize all your favorite homebrews according to your preferred taste.


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PS3 firmware Update v3.70 incoming

Posted Aug 9, 2011 at 10:33PM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: PSP, PS3 Tags: firmware update, ps3 firmware, psp firmware, Sony

Includes auto cloud game saves and Trophy sync features.


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Bethesda: Games are too expensive

Posted Aug 4, 2011 at 3:00PM EST by Carl B Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Bethesda, skyrim, the elder scrolls, todd howard

Bethesda's Todd Howard chimed in with his thoughts on the current cost of video games.


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PlayStation Plus gets a new look

Posted Jul 21, 2011 at 8:30PM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: PS3 Tags: PlayStation Network, playstation plus, PlayStation Store, Sony

Upcoming contents for the next two weeks detailed.


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Fruit Ninja goes free

Posted Jul 21, 2011 at 4:30PM EST by Carl B Listed in: iPhone Tags: android, free, fruit ninja

Fruit Ninja is now free for Android users.


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PSP homebrew - Game Categories Lite 1.2 (Multi MS for 6.XX)

Posted Jul 6, 2011 at 5:28AM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: Tags:

Homebrew developer codestation has released his own version of Game Categories Lite for 6.20 and 6.3x custom firmwares.


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PoV: US Supreme Court's ruling on violent video games is still a responsibility

Posted Jun 28, 2011 at 7:05AM EST by Mabie A. Listed in: PoV Tags: California, opinion, us supreme court

The long contest over the legality of former Governor Schwarzennegger's 2005 bill disallowing those under 18 years of age to purchase video games with violent content have now been put to rest.

The US Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional yesterday, on a vote of 7-2, based on the grounds that it defies the "basic principles of freedom of speech" as well as the First Amendment."

So said the ruling: "Video games qualify for First Amendment protection. Like protected books, plays and movies, they communicate ideas through familiar literary devices and features distinctive to the medium. And 'the basic principles of freedom of speech... do not vary' with a new and different communication medium."

"The most basic principle - that government lacks the power to restrict expression because of its message, ideas, subject matter, or content... is subject to a few limited exceptions for historically unprotected speech, such as obscenity, incitement, and fighting words. But legislature cannot create new categories of unprotected speech simply by weighing the value of a particular category against its social costs and then punishing it if it fails the test."

Apart from that, the Supreme Court also dealt with the issue of connecting video games and violent behavior. According to them, they did not find any conclusive link that will put video games responsible for a person's violent act.

"Any demonstrated effects are both small and indistinguishable from effects produced by other media. Since California has declined to restrict those other media, e.g., Saturday morning cartoons, its video-game regulation is wildly underinclusive, raising serious doubts about whether the State is pursuing the interest it invokes or is instead disfavoring a particular speaker or viewpoint."

This ruling of the Supreme Court definitely is a win for gamers everywhere. But inasmuch as it proves that it does fall under the protection of the First Amendment, it also reiterates the need for parents to make sure they give proper guidance to their underaged children, especially when it comes to the content that they are given access to.

It is true, after all, that violence is not necessarily confined only to video games. Open the TV or the Internet and you see it automatically. Even the most classic literary books may contain violence. In fact, just step out of the house and odds are anyone are potentially exposed to violence. This is the reality that our society today faces. For a government to restrict freedom of speech on the sole probability that someone might get bad ideas is to be a step back.

Again, though, no right is fully absconsced of responsibility. So if you choose to let your kids play with games containing violence - no matter the degree - then at the very least, instill in them the clear delineation that video game is fiction, and not everything they will see in media should be adhered to or emulated.

Via [CVG]

The long contest over the legality of former Governor Schwarzennegger's 2005 bill disallowing those under 18 years of age to purchase video games with violent content have now been put to rest, but it still doesn't make it a free for all.


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Pre-order Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, get a premium map

Posted Jun 23, 2011 at 1:23PM EST by Karl B. Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3, PC Gaming Tags: Bethesda, the elder scrolls v: skyrim

Still no word on the inevitable limited edition, though.


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PSP Homebrew - Game Categories Light for 6.38/6.39 ME

Posted Jun 17, 2011 at 9:05AM EST by Karl B. Listed in: PSP Tags: 6.38 me, 6.39 me, 6.39 tn-a, Bubbletune, game categories light, neur0n

Now those with the latest versions of neur0n's custom firmware can use Bubbletune's Game Categories Light plugin.


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PoV: Can Modern Warfare 3 outsell it's predecessor?

Posted Jun 16, 2011 at 2:16AM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: PoV Tags: Activision, call of duty, Infinity Ward, modern warfare 3, sledgehammer games

It might sound a bit crazy, but Activision believes it can still surpass Black Ops with its upcoming Call of Duty title, Modern Warfare 3.


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SOCOM 4 gets patch v1.03

Posted Jun 14, 2011 at 9:09PM EST by Mabie A. Listed in: PS3 Tags: socom 4, Sony, Zipper Interactive

Zipper Interactive has sent out a new patch for SOCOM 4 for all its fans out there.


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EA boss admits Modern Warfare 3 is competition for Battlefield 3

Posted Jun 14, 2011 at 8:01AM EST by Mabie A. Listed in: Xbox 360, PC Gaming, PS3 Tags: battlefield 3, Electronic Arts, Frank Gibeau

Publisher EA has set their eyes on the competition, and they've named it to be Activision.

Since they're coming out with Battlefield 3, they've thereby proclaimed Modern Warfare 3 as the obvious competition for it. EA president Frank Gibeau proclaimed that it's "going into a heavyweight fight" with MW3, that Battlefield 3 is, definitely.

And although MW3 may have a "25 million head start", Gibeau remains confident that their game will be able to offer "a generational breakthrough in terms of technology."

Another thing they're looking forward to is the alternation of their franchises so that they can go head to head with the annual CoD franchise. "Battlefield and Medal of Honor will be a part of a rotation that we go after the shooter category with... the Medal of Honor and Battlefield teams are now operating in the same group together so they can share tools, technologies, innovations, without feeling like the same games."

"We have a [Battlefield 3] team that's been together for ten years. The Medal of Honor team was fairly new, they were using middleware and software that had already been out there, so... They're a great team, and we're going to continue to invest in them, but we're going to approach it slightly different than we did before."

Via [The Guardian]

Publisher EA has set their eyes on the competition, and they've named it to be Activision.


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Gran Tursimo 5 game update 1.10 released

Posted Jun 9, 2011 at 1:18AM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: PS3 Tags: gran turismo 5, patch, Polyphony Digital, Sony

The folks at Polyphony Digital has released a new update for Gran Turismo 5, bringing a slew of new features and improvements to the PS3 exclusive racing title.


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THQ's E3 2011 lineup revealed

Posted Jun 4, 2011 at 5:40AM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: PSP, Wii, MMORPG, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, PC Gaming, iPhone, iPad, Nintendo 3DS, PS3 Tags: 000: space marine, e3 2011, saints row, THQ, ufc undisputed 3, warhammer 40, wwe 12

THQ has revealed its entire line of titles at display at next week's Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles.


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EA reveals its E3 2011 lineup

Posted Jun 3, 2011 at 10:23PM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: PSP, MMORPG, Nintendo DS, PC Gaming, iPhone, iPad, Nintendo 3DS, PS3 Tags: battlefield 3, e3 2011, Electronic Arts, the sims

Electronic Arts has announced its software lineup for next week's E3.


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