Archive for November, 2009

Modern Warfare 2: Record GameStop Preorders & $500 Million Week One Sales Predictions

Tweet In a few days, the latest installment of Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare series will be upon us, but until then, we will have lots of amped up predictions and mind boggling preorder numbers to discuss. The joys of anticipation.

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GameStop “Slip” Reveals Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Demo (November 19th Release?)

Tweet In the latest effort to secure more preorders, GameStop posted Battlefield: Bad Company 2 promotional copy on their site promising: “free overnight shipping, plus access to the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Beta beginning November 19th, 11PM PST.” GameStop later pulled the page down, surely after being contacted by EA, and BFBC2 developer DICE was [...]

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Massive Left 4 Dead 2 Demo On Xbox LIVE

Tweet Weighing in at 2 gigs, the Left 4 Dead 2 demo is available on Xbox LIVE for all Gold Members as of today. As in right now. Seriously. What are you still doing here? Go download it.

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Heavy Rain Playable Demo In the Works, Requires Heavy Thinking

Tweet In a recent interview with G4TV, Quantic Dream Co-CEO and Heavy Rain Writer/Director David Cage, revealed that the company is working on a playable demo of the game. The hang up for the team at the moment is finding the right scene for the demo. Because the game is a mix of action and [...]

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Mass Effect 2 DLC Info Leaked

Tweet Apparently Microsoft hands out “Microsoft Expert Zone” quizzes to retailers so that they can be better informed on the products that they’re selling. A recent quiz contained details on Mass Effect 2 DLC content, and as luck would have it, those details made their way to the internet.

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The Sims Horror Movie, It Won’t Let You Pee!

Tweet What if an ordinary night with friends turned into a Sims micro managed hell? This is the premise for one of the funniest College Humor skits I have seen in a long time. Check it out.

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Fight Night 4 Gets Hopkins, Liston, Holyfield DLC Plus Holiday Price Cut

Tweet EA Sport’s has announced the addition of three fighters via DLC for their boxing title, Fight Night Round 4. Bernard Hopkins, Sonny Liston, and Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield will be available to download in early December for $9.99 on the PlayStation Network and 800 MS Points ($10) on Xbox LIVE. In addition, the [...]

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Left 4 Dead 2 Australian Censorship Sucks Hairy Kangaroo Balls, Nicole Kidman Doesn’t

Tweet As a teenager I used to have the biggest crush on Nicole Kidman. In fact, I told myself that if the majority of Australian girls looked even half as hot as her I was going to move there when I grew up. Lucky for me and my unhealthy gaming addition, I never grew up. [...]

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New Final Fantasy XIII Screens Showcase English Subtitles, Button Combos, & More

Tweet New Final Fantasy XIII screens are in and the game just keeps looking better and better. The latest batch give us a glimpse at how the attack system will work, as it appears that certain in terms of button combinations will unleash different moves. In addition, we get to see an in-battle summon and [...]

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DirecTV Parody Ads Feature Heath Ledger, JFK, and Jesus Christ

Tweet It seems that the Chris Farley DirecTV advertisement did more that just piss a bunch of people off – it also inspired the team at LandlineTV to drive the point home with a set of parody advertisements of their own. Why stop at Chris Farley when you can utilize the power of even more [...]

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The Prince of Persia Sands of Time Movie Trailer Leaked Online (Update: IGN High-Res)

Tweet If you can’t wait to see some video of Jake Gyllenhall with his chest and arms exposed in the movie adaptation of Prince of Persia, you can thank the wonderful world of YouTube for the blurry trailer leak below of IGN big money exclusives for the first “officially sanctioned” look.

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Modern Warfare Variety Map Pack 50% Off, Another Double XP Weekend Approaches

Tweet Thrifty gamers looking to milk their Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare purchase a little longer will be happy to know that Activision is making a the “Variety Map Pack” DLC (first released in April of 2008) available to consumers at a discounted price today. The pack includes four maps “Broadcast,” “Creek,” “Chinatown” and [...]

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Risky Business Set Dismantled in New Taylor Swift Band Hero Commercial

Tweet Fans of the underwear sliding Risky Business inspired Guitar Hero set may be shocked to hear that after countless Activision milking, the developer is finally transitioning (litterally) into a larger arena. I say literally, because the set that we’ve all become so re-familiar with will be pulled apart before our eyes in the debut [...]

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Bayonetta Evolution Video: Sketches, Wireframes, & Lots of Flowing Hair

Tweet If you like your women without body hair, Bayonetta is probably not for you. But, if you are willing to compromise your high standards, take a few minutes to check out the video below. It’s a pretty cool glimpse into the creation process of Sega’s latest heroine.

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Modern Warfare 2 Blocks Xbox 360 Party Chat Cheating in Online Multiplayer Mode

Tweet A Neogaf forum post (containing the image above) implies that Infinity Ward will be disabling the party chat function of the Xbox 360 in some if not all of their online multiplayer modes. Assuming the post is not a hoax, the general consensus is that party chat allows for cheating in multiplayer contests. For [...]

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