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25 May 2009
CoD Modern Warfare 2: New InGame Trailer
A full two minutes of gameplay… Featurelist:
Growly-voiced Eastern Europeans speaking of revenge? Check!
Varied environments featuring new types of gameplay? Double Check!
A freakin’ exploding castle! You better believe it!
Wait, why are you still reading this? Just watch the trailer above!
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22 May 2009
Gears of War 2 Update features XP for Horde
G4 recently aired a preview for the new Gears of War 2: All Fronts compilation, that features an odd in-game pop-up around the 2:49 mark, highlighted in the image below. It shows a player earning experience during a Horde match, which all good COG soldiers know isn’t normal. Joystiq bugged Epic about it, and the [...]
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15 May 2009
Gears of War 2: Double XP Weekend
According to the Gears of War 2 Website GoW2 will have double XP this weekend!
Play Gears of War 2 Public multiplayer matches on Xbox LIVE this weekend and earn double the experience to increase your multiplayer rank. The event kicks off on Friday, May 15, at 5 AM EST (9 AM GMT) and runs [...]
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13 May 2009
Dead Space 2 development (re)confirmed
Get out that plasma cutter again! An update to Electronic Arts’ LinkedIn page states that work on Dead Space 2 is already underway. The still as-yet-unannounced sequel may be announce at E3.
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13 May 2009
Motion Device for Xbox 360 may be announced at E3
We all knew the day would come when the Nintendo Wii, the Xbox 360 (and PS3) would be given motion-sensing devices of their own. Along with rumors of Sony being due to unveil its effort at the forthcoming E3, there is now evidence to suggest Microsoft will do likewise. And the concept looks ambitious. Microsoft [...]
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10 May 2009
New Gears 2 Maps and Campaign Content
Microsoft Game Studios and Epic Games are unleashing Gears of War 2: All Fronts Collection, a compilation combining all previous Gears 2 game add-ons with seven all-new multiplayer maps and brand new campaign content. Also included are an introduction to “Road to Ruin” from Epic Games design director Cliff Bleszinski, a custom Xbox LIVE theme, [...]
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7 May 2009
Duke Nukem dies again, 3D Realms shut down
Gonna rip ‘em a new one!
Sad news. Our beloved vaporware “Duke Nukem Forever” won’t hit the stores. No, no further delay but rather a final delay. Developer 3D Realms is about to shut down, and employees let go, due to “funding issues”.
more at BigG
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2 May 2009
Current XBox 360 Achievement Rules
What is Microsoft doing with achievements these days? The only published “rules” that have been dictated were set in place over two years ago on the Gamerscore Blog, a publication which has since been shut down.
Some games were to break the 1250 Maximum Gamerscore Points rule, including Halo 3, Gears of War 2 and Fallout [...]
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12 April 2009
Xbox Live Arcade Games now available at Amazon
Amazon has opened their Xbox LIVE store which will allow you to purchase Arcade titles directly from Amazon. This store is currently US-only and accepts “real green”, not Microsoft Points.
In addition, you can also purchase points (good for Marketplace content) and subscriptions as well. Once you make your Amazon purchase, you’ll get a code that [...]
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27 March 2009
Another DLC coming for Fable 2
According to Lionheads twitter “Knothole Island” wasn’t our last expedition to albion. A new DLC for Fable 2 is on it’s way. :)