Wednesday, May 6, 2009

News

New Gears 2 Content Striking Retail On All Fronts

11:30PM May 6, 2009 | Mike Fahey

Microsoft and Epic Games deliver seven new multiplayer maps to Gears of Wars 2 in July’s retail release of the Gears of War 2: All Fronts Collection, finally answering the question “what is Dark Corners?” More »


1 Vs 100 Preview: An MMO Game Show

11:00PM May 6, 2009 | Stephen Totilo

Microsoft wants to making gaming a prize-winning endeavour with a console-first massively-multiplayer trivia game for Xbox 360. Is a giant game show just what Xbox Live needed? More »


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The Guitar Hero: Smash Hits Tracklist Is Like Cold, Morning-After Pizza

10:30PM May 6, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Activision have announced the full, final tracklist for the upcoming Guitar Hero re-release, Guitar Hero: Smash Hits. Let us all find out which songs from the previous Guitar Hero game made the cut. More »


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NRL And AFL Games Coming To PSP

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10:00PM May 6, 2009 | David Wildgoose

Sony has revealed the PlayStation Portable will be the exclusive home of the NRL and AFL this season, with games based on both sports coming to the handheld in July. More »


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Don’t Expect Localized Game Center CX Sequel

10:00PM May 6, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Game Center CX is a fantastic reality TV show with a couple of fantastic DS games. The first game made it to the US with a localised version. That doesn’t mean its sequel will. More »


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PS3 Sales Up 288 Percent From Last April

9:30PM May 6, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

The PS3 has outsold the Wii for the past two-and-a-half months. That we know. What percentage the Japanese PS3 sales have spiked since the same month last year, that we didn’t — until now. More »


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BioShock 3 Might Be Returning To Rapture

9:00PM May 6, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Corridor shooter BioShock takes place in underwater city Rapture. BioShock 2 takes place in underwater city Rapture. BioShock 3? More »


In Real Life

The Disabled-Friendly NES Controller From The 1980′s

8:30PM May 6, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

While it’s easy to think that – through the wonders of subtitles and the Wii Remote – making games accessible to the disabled is a recent trend, it’s not. It’s as old as the hills. More »


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Bullet Hell Developer Offers Arcades Its Games For FREE

8:00PM May 6, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Cave, the Japanese developer behind such shmup classics as Mushihime-sama Futari, recently announced a revolutionary way to release arcade games in Japan: For free. More »


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Sony Now Publishing Ghostbusters, Non-Sony Releases Delayed

7:30PM May 6, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Yesterday, Ghostbusters was being published by Atari, and was due to be released simultaneously on PS3, 360, PS2, Wii and DS. Today, in a strange move, that’s no longer the case. More »