Wednesday, February 17, 2010

News

EA’s “Project Ten Dollar” Invades Battlefield Bad Company 2

11:30PM February 17, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

EA’s “Project Ten Dollar”, the company’s attempts at giving the used game business a dead arm, will be a part of Battlefiedl Bad Company 2′s launch, just as it was with Mass Effect 2′s. More »


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Don’t Hold Your Breath For Final Fantasy Versus XIII At E3

11:00PM February 17, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Now that Final Fantasy XIII has been released in Japan, the focus shifts to Final Fantasy Versus XIII. You might have to linger a little longer on Final Fantasy XIII. More »


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1:6 Scale Iron Man Is Almost As Good As 1:1 Scale Iron Man

10:35PM February 17, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

You know, it’s Toy Fair week, people have toys on the brain, so let’s run with it. Hong Kong craftspeople Hot Toys weren’t able to make it to New York, but they did slip some Iron Man in our inbox. More »


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Transformers: War For Cybertron: The Toys

10:30PM February 17, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Yeah, you’ve seen glimpses of the toys based on the upcoming Transformers game War For Cybertron, but Toy Fair is no place for glimpses. More »


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Poof! And Like That Midway Games Disappear From Xbox LIVE

10:00PM February 17, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

A whole bunch of Xbox LIVE Arcade games from now bankrupt Midway Games have vanished. The games, oddly, remain on Sony’s PlayStation Network. More »


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A Love Letter, Of Sorts, To World Of Warcraft

9:30PM February 17, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

World of Warcraft has seen its fair share of clones and wannabes over the years, but few have been as blatant – or as touching – as World of Lordcraft. More »


In Real Life

Pop Diva Checks Out Final Fantasy XIII On Xbox 360

9:00PM February 17, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

UK pop star Leona Lewis is singing the theme song for the Western version of Final Fantasy XIII. And because she’s doing that, she gets to check out the Xbox 360 version. More »


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Dante’s Inferno & DC Universe Online: The Toys

8:30PM February 17, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Here are some new pieces coming out of Toy Fair earlier in the week; the first statues based on Jim Lee’s artwork for DC Universe Online, and a rather cranky-looking baby from Dante’s Inferno. More »


In Real Life

Hideo Kojima And Yoichi Wada, Talking. On Twitter

8:00PM February 17, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

At the 2008 E3 gaming expo in Los Angeles, Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada appeared on stage and tapped Microsoft exec Don Mattrick on the shoulder. At the 2009 E3, Hideo Kojima did the same. But why? More »


Xbox Live & PSN On Mobile Phones: No, No, No

7:30PM February 17, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

This week, both Sony and Microsoft have moved forward with plans to integrate their console’s online networks with handheld devices. Thing is, they’re doing it wrong. More »