Wednesday, November 18, 2009

News

Report: 60% Of Britain’s Xbox 360s Have Died

11:00PM November 18, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Following in the wake of Game Informer’s armchair survey earlier in the year – which found that 54.2% of American Xbox 360s had broken down – CNET have done a similar study for the British market. With similar results. More »

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A Game Store That Only Sells One Game

10:00PM November 18, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Kooky, but true: EA Sports have, in the run-up to Christmas, opened two actual storefronts dedicated entirely to EA Sports Active (and, we guess, it’s expansion). One is in San Francisco, the other, Boston. More »

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PSP Comics Service Dated, Priced (For Japan)

9:30PM November 18, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Sony Japan today announced the final launch plans for the PlayStation Portable’s comic service, whereby a range of manga will be made available to PSP owners in Japan. More »

In Real Life

Finally, The Steel Battallion Controller Is Put To Good Use

9:00PM November 18, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Looks like somebody found a job for their old Steel Battallion controller that didn’t involve posting on small-time forums how much they paid for it or how awesome it would have been if more games had supported it. More »

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Facebook Comes To The PS3 Today

8:30PM November 18, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Having only been announced on Monday, Sony’s Eric Lempel has told 1UP that the PlayStation 3′s 3.10 firmware update will be released sometime later today. More »

Uncategorized

GRID Now Available On Games On Demand

8:00PM November 18, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

It’s been announced that Codemasters’ rather well-received 2008 racer, Race Driver: GRID, is now available for download via the Xbox 360 Games on Demand service. More »

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America’s Army: Super-Effective

7:00PM November 18, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Of all the US Army’s various recruitment methods – and they have many – it appears none are anywhere near as successful as a humble, free video game. More »

In Real Life

Evony Ads Go From Bad To Worse To Awesome

6:00PM November 18, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

You live on the internet, so we know you’ve seen them: ads for Evony, pathetic attempts at enticing people to play an online game run by shady types by using boobs. Least, they were pathetic. Now, they’re hilarious. More »

In Real Life

For The Discerning Art Collector/Halo Fan

5:00PM November 18, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Perhaps in an effort to appeal to a more up-market clientèle than Halo merchandise currently allows, Microsoft have commissioned a series of framed prints depicting art from Halo 3: ODST. More »

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Phoenix Wright Pleads WiiWare

4:30PM November 18, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Not that the Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle are ever wrong when it comes to leaking game news early, but still, it’s nice to get confirmation (via the latest issue of Famitsu) that Phoenix Wright is on its way to the Wii. More »