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Madden Arcade Has Three Balls, Ice Sculptures
12:30PM Owen Good | As surmised, the additional linemen included in the Madden NFL Arcade rosters are part of another wacky powerup in the game. EA Sports put out a full list and gallery of the “gamechangers” for the downloadable title, due this week. More »
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After A Trying Week, Saboteur Goes Gold
11:00AM Owen Good | Pandemic Studios, scene of deep job losses and the effective closure of the studio earlier this week, pumped out one final piece of happy news – The Saboteur has been gone to gold master - with an apropos and semi-ironic signoff. More »
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Yes, Mass: We Pray Was More Dante’s Inferno Schtick
10:20AM Michael McWhertor | That Mass: We Pray trailer posted earlier this week? Totally Dante’s Inferno marketing. And well done too, as numerous sites both within and outside the video game coverage space posted it as genuine. More »
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Need For Speed Shift Goes Team-Based
2:40AM Mike Fahey | Come December, it isn’t all about you anymore. EA is releasing a Team Racing pack for Need for Speed Shift, a free update that brings team tactics and five legendary vehicles to the game. More »
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Another Magic Moment From Battlefield: Bad Company 2
5:20AM Mike Fahey | When setting off explosives planted in a strategic location, it’s always best to wait until as many enemies as possible enter the building before hitting the detonator. More »
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Return To Ostagar With New Dragon Age DLC
4:40AM Mike Fahey | Return to the scene of the the Grey Wardens’ darkest hour in Return to Ostagar, a new downloadable content pack for Dragon Age: Origins, due out this Christmas for all three platforms. More »
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A Game Store That Only Sells One Game
10:00PM 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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The Mass Effect 2 Box Art Saga Continues
9:40AM Michael McWhertor | Well, it appears that the Mass Effect 2 box art that we foolishly assumed was limited to the game’s European release is coming to the States. The official Mass Effect web site has unveiled the game’s final box art. Finally. More »
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Activision Announces Sledgehammer Games, Led By Ex–Dead Space
8:40AM Michael McWhertor | Publisher Activision officially announced today the formation of Sledgehammer Games, the Foster City-based, Activision wholly-owned game development studio lead by ex-Visceral Games leaders Glen Schofield and Michael Condrey. Yes, the folks responsible for last year’s brilliant Dead Space. More »
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