Tuesday, April 21, 2009

News

Halo Wars DLC Presents Strategic Options

11:30PM Mike Fahey | Three new multiplayer modes are making their way to Halo Wars courtesy of the Strategic Options Game Add-On Pack. More »
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Fallout 3 Delivers Puppies! on May 5

11:00PM Brian Crecente | Broken Steel, the third downloadable episode for the PC and Xbox 360 version of Fallout 3, will raise the game’s level cap to 30 and remove the games ending on May 5, Bethesda announced this week. More »
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Harmonix Announces LEGO: Rock Band

10:45PM Brian Ashcraft | It’s real! Earlier this month at GDC, Harmonix developer senior designer Dan Teasdale unwittingly confirmed LEGO Rock Band. Today, a press release confirms the game. More »
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So, How Much Do Video Game Composers Make?

10:00PM Luke Plunkett | Video game soundtracks can often be the most iconic element of a game. Take Halo, for example. Or Zelda. So it begs the question: how much do game composers get paid? More »
Culture

The WoW Pod Is A Suicide Booth For Warcraft Fans

9:30PM Luke Plunkett | This is the “WoW Pod”. It does everything. It’s a crapper, it’s a computer, it’s a kitchen and, most important of all, it’s a shield against the outside world. More »
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See, Square Enix Makes Things Besides RPGs

9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | With successful role-playing-game franchises like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, it’s easy to forget that Square Enix actually makes games in other genres. More »
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Brütal Legend Throws Up The Horns This October

8:30PM Luke Plunkett | Brütal Legend – produced by Tim Schafer, starring Jack Black, published by EA – will be out this October, Electronic Arts have announced this morning. More »
Culture

How Modern TVs Ruin Old Games

7:30PM Luke Plunkett | Big, fancy LCD and plasma TVs are just wonderful for 360 & PS3 games (well, most games). But for older games – and by old, we mean old – they’re not so hot. And this is why. More »
Media

Happy Birthday Game Boy!

7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Twenty years ago today, the original Game Boy first went on sale in Japan. What better way to pay tribute than with a series of cheesy retro ads. More »
News

Britain Gets A New PSP Bundle

6:30PM Luke Plunkett | Sony Computer Entertainment Europe have today announced a new PSP hardware bundle for the British market, which will include a PSP-3000 console, a memory stick and some free TV service hours. More »