Archive for July, 2007

EA Names Giacchiono As Lead Composer For Latest Medal Of Honor Soundtrack

Tweet The uber popular musical composer Michael Giacchino, known best for his work on TV shows such as “Lost” and “Alias” as well as his musical score for the movie “The Incredibles” has been brought on to develop the music for the latest Medal of Honor game from EA. As the creator of the games [...]

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New Trailer & Images For TimeGate’s “Section 8″ First Person Shooter

Tweet TimeGate Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Kohan series and the award-winning F.E.A.R. Extraction Point, announced today that Gamecock Media Group will publish their upcoming cross-platform sci-fi shooter, Section 8, scheduled for release in 2009.

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Atari’s “Goodwill” Hunting Complete – Reported Losses Exceed $70 Million

Tweet Even Namco’s Pac-Man would have a hard time swallowing these numbers. After initially delaying a formal announcement in June while the company calculated their “goodwill impairment charge” Atari of America, headquartered in New York, has released a financial statement today reporting a net loss of (cover your ears Pac-Man) $71.3 million.

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Failure Rate: Xbox 360 High As 33% – Sony PS3 & Nintendo Wii Less Than 1%

Tweet Retailers estimate that one in every three Microsoft Xbox 360′s sold fails leaving frustrated owners staring at the red ring of death, or worst a black screen that reads “disc unreadable”. When compared to other systems, former EB games associate Matthiew G said… “Failure rates for all other consoles were not high enough for [...]

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Cipher Complex Q&A With Creative Director Mark Nau And Two New Images!

Tweet That looks like it probably hurts … allot actually. We received two new Cipher Complex images today from the development team at Edge of Reality in Austin TX and had a chance to bounce a few questions about the upcoming video game off of their new Creative Director, Mark Nau.

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ISO Loader Discovered In New Sony PSP Firmware

Tweet Will this discovery change the world as we know it? Probably not, but it may prove to be pretty cool for PSP owners seeking immediate gratification. PSP fan site devsgen.com is reporting that user “Dark_Alex” has discovered the an ISO loader inside the Playstation Portable’s new 3.50+ firmware. The exact file is called “np9660.prx”, [...]

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New Halo 3 Images (Post Beta)

Tweet These images have been confirmed by Microsoft’s PR department in Seattle and are the real deal.

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Metal Gear Solid 4, As Of June 28th, Still Undecided About E3 2007

Tweet Three boxes left boss. Do you want me to load em up on the truck for E3? In a recent “Kojima Productions Report” podcast interview with Mark MacDonald the question was asked, will Metal Gear Solid 4 be at E3 2007?

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RipTen Review: Overlord (Xbox 360)

Tweet Think Yoda meets Mr. Miyagi with a Splash of Evil The game starts out good enough; the last Overlord was destroyed by a group of heroes so your evil minions resurrect you to take his place. Headstrong you charge out with what’s left of your evil minions to rain terror across the land. And [...]

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No Final Fantasy XIII At E3 2007?

Tweet I am not a big fan of video game conference “shrinkage”. During a “1Up Yours” podcast on 1Up.com between site editor Garnett Lee and Electronic Gaming Monthly Previews Editor Bryan Intihar the two discussed what may be seen as a possible “disappointment” at this years E3.

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Gaming Website Reports Visual Proof Of $200 Playstation 3 Price Drop

Tweet Price drop? Typo? Or complete BS? Another story about a PS3 price drop (please note this is completely unconfirmed) and none of us here are buying it. Now while we do not believe the information to be true, we do feel compelled to report it to you as a rumor and hope that you [...]

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