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Gearbox's Mikey Neumann talks about Borderlands demo, DLC

Posted Jul 03, 2009 at 12:58PM by Karl B.

Listed in: Interviews, Games, Borderlands

Tags: Gearbox Software, Neumann


Borderlands
is one of the better looking games I've seen all year thanks to the new art style. Still, the gameplay is much more important in an open-world game like this. The best way to show it off would probably be by way of a demo, but there's a chance that we won't be seeing a Borderlands demo anytime soon. DLC, on the other hand, has a better chance of appearing.

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Video: Dante's Inferno resurfaces with gameplay trailer

Posted Jul 03, 2009 at 12:27PM by Karl B.

Listed in: Videos, Games, Dante's Inferno

Tags: Electronic Arts


After that "religious protest" stunt EA pulled during E3, Visceral Games' Dante's Inferno fell off the radar for a bit. It's back in style, however, with a new trailer showing of the game's God of War-like action. Check out main character Dante slicing and dicing hell's denizens after the jump.

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Called it: Capcom announces new Basara game

Posted Jul 03, 2009 at 10:43AM by Karl B.

Listed in: News, Games

Tags: Capcom, Japan


A lot of people were hoping that the Capcom teaser site was for a new Onimusha game, but the fact that it was accessible from the Sengoku Basara portal kinda weighed the odds in favor of a new Basara game. And so it turned out to be just that.

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Left 4 Dead DLC announcement by the end of summer, demo planned for Left 4 Dead 2

Posted Jul 03, 2009 at 09:53AM by Karl B.

Listed in: News, Games, Left 4 Dead, Left 4 Dead 2

Tags: Valve Corporation, Doug Lombardi


Valve is staying true to their promise of continued support for Left 4 Dead with a DLC announcement slated for the end of summer. They also have something cooking for those looking forward to Left 4 Dead 2. More after the jump.

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Splinter Cell: Conviction's normal mode can be finished in 12 hours

Posted Jul 03, 2009 at 09:22AM by Karl B.

Listed in: Interviews, News, Games, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction

Tags: Ubisoft, OXM


Splinter Cell: Conviction (Xbox 360, PC) creative director Maxime Beland wants people who play his games to finish them, so the game will be shipping with two difficulty levels for players to choose from. More from Beland after the jump.

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Namco Bandai snaps up Dragon Ball rights from Atari

Posted Jul 03, 2009 at 08:54AM by Karl B.

Listed in: News

Tags: Atari, Europe, Namco Bandai, North America


There were already a few signs hinting that Atari was having some trouble holding on to the Dragon Ball franchise. A couple of years ago, the publisher clashed with FUNimation over the game license. Namco Bandai announced last month that it had secured publishing rights to three new entries in the franchise. Today, Namco Bandai has announced that it's finishing what it started.

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Square Enix sues French retailer for selling pirated IP merchandise

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 11:28PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: News

Tags: Square Enix, alchemist, Paris, SAKURA


Square Enix is reportedly taking legal action against a lone French retailer for allegedly selling pirated Square merchandise. la société SAKURA, the retail store, operates in Paris and online, specializing in Anime/Manga/Japanese gaming merch.


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Tekken 6 Arcade Stick Edition and Collector's Edition announced for Europe

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 10:12PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: News, Accessories, Games, Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion

Tags: Japan, Tekken, Europe, Namco Bandai, Hori


Europe will be getting two official limited editions of Namco Bandai's Tekken 6 (PlayStation 3,Xbox 360) thanks to the Japan development team. The said limited editions will be the Arcade Stick Edition and the Collectors Edition; these would be offered on top of the standalone game of Tekken 6 expected to come out to Europe this Autumn of 2009 for both the PS3 and the Xbox 360. More details await after the jump.

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Bankruptcy judge okays Warner Bros. buyout of Midway

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 08:38PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: News

Tags: NBA, San Diego, Chicago Tribune, Chicago


The buyout of Warner Bros. of publisher Midway has been OK'd by a bankruptcy judge, making the US$ 33 million acquisition a sure go. The deal is expected to finally close within 10 days, this according to the reports by the Chicago Tribune.

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24 million installed base for UK consoles recorded

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 07:52PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: News

Tags: Sony, Nintendo, UK, GfK


This is intriguing math. Gfk-ChartTrack of UK has released the data for console sales in the region up to June 27, 2009 and it shows that there is a stellar 24 million installed base in the UK to date, with 8.4 million contributing to that number in the past 12 months.

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Battlestations: Pacific to get two new DLCs this month, new screenshots out

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 07:19PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: News, Xbox Live, Games, Battlestations: Pacific

Tags: Eidos Interactive, Map Pack, Alaska


Battlestations: Pacific (also on PC) is getting two new download packs this month - starting today, actually, so said Eidos Interactive's press release sent out earlier. The new DLCs will have new units as well as maps for tailor-made battles.

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Tekken director Harada: Unlockable characters worked for arcades, now outdated

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 06:41PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: News, Games, Opinions & Analysis, Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion

Tags: Tekken, Katsuhiro Harada, Europe, Namco Bandai


"Outdated" would be how the director of the famed classic, Tekken, would describe the feature of unlockable characters in fighting games. Said Katsuhiro Harada, online play makes this "no longer useful."

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Launch date set for Alpha Protocol US

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 06:27PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: News, Games, Alpha Protocol

Tags: Sega, North America, UK, box art


After being confirmed for a 2009 release back in March, we've now narrowed down the waiting period for Sega's "Modern Day Spy-RPG", Alpha Protocol (Xbox 360, PS3, and PC). The release date: October 6th 2009 for North America.

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Resident Evil: Afterlife to come out in cinemas in 2010

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 05:59PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: News

Tags: Capcom, Sony, Paul W.S. Anderson


Is Paul W.S. Anderson gearing up to make a new Resident Evil film? The answer would be yes, according to film website ShockTillYouDrop. A studio insider supposedly told them that Sony is in fact scheduling a release for September 17, 2010. This would be followed later on by a confirmation of the release date via an internal memo circulating the office.

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Analyst: 2 more GTA IV DLC episodes and GTA PS2 next year, GTA V in 2011

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 05:18PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: Grand Theft Auto 4, Games, Opinions & Analysis

Tags: PS2, Take-Two Interactive, Rockstar Games


"I would expect there would be two more pieces of downloadable content for GTA IV (Xbox 360, PS3), that's what  has been indicated to me, although formats are unsure," he said. "It's been indicated to me that would be the case." Apart from that, he is also of the belief that a Part 5 will be coming to join the franchise sometime in the 2011 fiscal year, as well as a possible new GTA title for the PS2 as early as next year.

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Battlefield 1943 coming PSN and XBL next week

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 10:30AM by Ryan F.

Listed in: News, Xbox Live, Games

Tags: WWII, Electronic Arts, World War 2, PlayStation Network


Electronic Arts have announced that the critically acclaimed first-person shooter multiplayer game Battlefield 1943 will be available on July 8 on Xbox Live marketplace for 1200 MS points and on July 9 on the Playstation Network for US$ 15.00.

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Major Nelson: Silverlight won't turn your dashboards into Shibuya Crossing, promise

Posted Jul 01, 2009 at 11:42PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: News, Xbox Live

Tags: Dashboard, Major Nelson


The announcement of the coming of Silverlight to the XBL brought about a rapid discussion on the pros and cons of having them on board, with most of the folks not wanting their dashboards covered with advertisements. Now, we have Major Nelson giving his two cents on the matter.

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Shoryuken! Doris Roberts OWNS!

Posted Jul 01, 2009 at 11:21PM by Glenn M.

Listed in: Off Topic, Videos, Humor

Tags: Capcom


I'm not really sure if everybody loves Raymond, but I think there's a bigger chance that everybody loves Shoryuken. In this trailer for the upcoming movie, Aliens in the Attic, Doris Roberts a.k.a. Raymond's mom pulls a Ryu and completely pwns Robert Hoffman.

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Modder pays tribute to Michael Jackson via Left 4 Dead

Posted Jul 01, 2009 at 10:18PM by Glenn M.

Listed in: Mods, Games, Left 4 Dead

Tags: modder, Smooth Criminal, Michael Jackson, zombie, Game Music


Since the death of Michael Jackson last week, the internet has come alive with tributes for the late King of Pop. One of them is this mod of Left 4 Dead (PC, Xbox 360), where the game music is replaced by some of Jacko's most popular songs. And when it comes to the Left 4 Dead, it doesn't get any cooler than Thriller.

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Screenshots: Forza Motorsport 3

Posted Jul 01, 2009 at 10:11PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: Games, Screenshots, Forza Motorsport 3

Tags: Turn 10


Wanna check out how Turn 10's Forza Motorsport 3 is coming along? We'd tell you it's looking really good, but hey, don't just take our word for it. Check out this batch of hefty screenshots we got for you and judge for yourself.

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