Thursday, December 25, 2008

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Killzone 2 Boxart Revealed

1:30PM December 25, 2008 | Jim Reilly

Christmas came a little early at the Guerilla Games office it seems as they revealed the Killzone 2 boxart for North America. They also left us a few stocking stuffers, too.

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Guitar Hero Modern Hits Let Out Of The Bag By ESRB

12:30PM December 25, 2008 | Michael McWhertor

When Activision trademarked Guitar Hero Modern Hits, we didn’t have much to go on outside of the title and a suspected aversion to whatever Activision’s calling a “modern hit.” Thank God for ESRB leaks!

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News

Hideo Kojima Directing Two New Games

11:00AM December 25, 2008 | Michael McWhertor

Metal Gear Solid series director Hideo Kojima reveals in the latest issue of Famitsu Weekly that he has two games already in the works, one of which is aimed squarely at the “overseas” market.

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Nintendo Launching Wii Video Service Next Year

10:00AM December 25, 2008 | Michael McWhertor

The Wii will get its own video distribution service next year, according to Japan’s Nikkei business daily newspaper. It will take a different approach than the ones Sony and Microsoft pursued on their respective consoles.

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Your Favourite Moments From 2008: #8

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10:00AM December 25, 2008 | David Wildgoose

Quite possibly my favourite of your favourite moments, this. Reader “David Rayfield” brilliantly illustrates how adept GTA IV is at allowing players to author their own stories. Keep sending your entries in!

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Passage Makes Journey To iPhone

9:30AM December 25, 2008 | Michael McWhertor

Jason Rohrer’s lovely and, for some, heartbreaking game Passage has found another home: the iPhone. If you’ve already played the Windows, Mac or Linux version you now have an on-the-go option.

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Did You Receive The Gift Of Gaming?

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9:00AM December 25, 2008 | David Wildgoose

I didn’t. No one gave me a single videogame today. Lucky I dropped by the discount table at EB Games yesterday – after I’d finished shopping for my loved ones, of course – and picked up a few cheap PS2 titles I’d never gotten around to playing. So I gave them to myself. The Thing, SOS: The Final Escape and Silent Hill 4 set me back $40 all up. How’d I do, guys?

Enough about me. What games did you get today?

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Who’s Konami Suing Now?

7:30AM December 25, 2008 | Michael McWhertor

Pentavision! Who’s that? Why, the Korean developer of the DJ Max and DJ Max Portable series of rhythm games, of course! At issue was that Pentavision made a music game without Konami’s permission.

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Iran Joining The ESRB

7:00AM December 25, 2008 | Jim Reilly

The Tehran Times is reporting that Iran has joined the Entertainment Software Rating Board. That’s right. Iran.

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In Real Life

Do Gamers Really Want Gift Cards?

6:30AM December 25, 2008 | Jim Reilly

Gamers are sure to find all kinds of gaming goods under the tree this holiday season. But some, however, may only find a bunch of plastic gift cards.

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