Archive for March, 2009

Debut Trailer for Black Rock Studios’s Split/Second

Tweet [youtube width="510" height="413"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go20poUVsK8&fmt=18[/youtube] Before you read ANY part of this post, I want you to watch the trailer above. Just watch it. Trust me. As a matter of fact, I’m going to hide the rest of this blog after the jump so that you’re forced to watch it. When you’re done, click to read [...]

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[UPDATE] Winner of The Halo 3 Map Pack Is….

Tweet [Congratulations DarksideClassic! Shoot me an email at demi@ripten.com and I'll send you your code pronto! For everyone else, stay tuned to Ripten, as we'll be sure to have another contest soon, but this time, with a different method of entry. :) - Demi A.] Although the average human attention span is less than that [...]

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Sigourney Weaver Flip Flopped on Ghostbusters: The Video Game

Tweet Ghostbusters fans should know that Sigourney Weaver portrayed Dana Barrett in both of the two Ghostbusters films. Weaver was apparently approached to reprise her role in the upcoming game, but initially turned it down. However, later in the game’s development, she changed her mind.

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Hellz Yea! Another World at War Double XP Weekend

Tweet Hot off the release of the new daytime “Makin” map, Treyarch is awarding players again with another double experience points weekend for Call of Duty: World at War. The double XP weekend starts tomorrow Friday, March 6 and will run until March 8. The double XP weekend applies to the Xbox 360, PS3 and [...]

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Bioshock 2: Sea of Dreams website revealed

Tweet The official Sea of Dreams website has recently went live. The website does not give away any real information about the game, so those looking forward to knowing about the game’s features will find that instead, it is more of a viral technique to garner interest and speculation.

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Unreal Tournament 3 patch and Titan pack available now

Tweet As Shacknews reports, the gigantic Unreal Tournament 3 patch and Titan pack has been released for free for PC and PS3 users today. Steam and PS3 users can simply let the game update itself, and non-Steam users can either register the game to Steam or download the files from Fileshack. The extra content includes [...]

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 info leaked!

Tweet Apparently someone working within the development team has purposely leaked information regarding Infinity Ward’s latest, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

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Video: Left 4 Dead’s Survival Mode

Tweet With new (and free) downloadable content coming out soon for Left 4 Dead on both the Xbox 360 and PC, IGN has given some video impressions of the new incoming “Survival” mode. The DLC will add the new mode, along with two new campaigns to the VS mode. Hit the jump to check out [...]

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Assault on Dark Athena Demo Now on Xbox Live

Tweet Assault on Dark Athena, the semi-remake/sequel/expansion to the Xbox hit Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, is now available on Xbox Live in demo form. Check out some gameplay footage, conveniently posted here for your viewing pleasure.

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EA’s Glen Schofield hopes for Sony to “figure it out”

Tweet In the depressing economic times that the United States is currently going through, not a lot of money is being spent by consumers today, especially when they can find a similar item for a lot less.

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Halo 3 On Xbox Live: Over 1 Billion Served

Tweet Bungie has just confirmed that their biggest title, Halo 3, has set an impressive benchmark in console online gaming. Over Xbox Live, over one billion matches has been played in Halo 3 which beats out the previous record of 798 million set by it’s predecessor, Halo 2.

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Madden 10 Blog: Improvements to WR/DB Interaction

Tweet   Even though this eagerness process repeats itself every year, nevertheless, Madden 10 is one of the most anticipated titles of 2009. To help quench some of this anticipation, Ian Cummings, the Lead Designer on Madden 10, has recently posted updates in regards to the development process on a weekly basis. This week, Cummings [...]

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Wii-kly Virtual Console and WiiWare Update

Tweet Another Monday, another Wii-kly update folks. This week Nintendo adds two games, Family and Friends Party for the WiiWare and SNES oldie, Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen for the Virtual Console. Hit the jump for a description of each game and how many Wii points they’ll cost ya.

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Mod DB’s mod of the year announcements

Tweet Mod DB have announced their mods of the year today, with both editor-chosen and player-voted categories. This year’s player’s choice award has gone to Project Reality, a mod that changes Battlefield 2 into a more realistic and complete experience. Hit the just for the full list of winners.

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New Game Releases: 3/1 – 3/7

Tweet A great show of new game releases for the first week of March. Of course the biggest release of the week is Microsoft’s RTS take on the Halo universe, Halo Wars, but there are plenty of other goodies hitting stores this week including MLB 2K9, Sonic and the Black Knight and Tom Clancy’s HAWX. [...]

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