Archive for June, 2010

Global Agenda Guns Down Pay Model, No More Subscription Fees

Global Agenda, one of the few MMOFPS games on the market, started out with a fairly good business model. They offered a free mode for people who just wanted some casual action and for those that wanted to be a bit more competitive a pay model with some extra content, but as of Friday things have changed …

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The $10,000+ eBay SEGA Collection Auction

See that? That is what is known as “the tip of the iceberg.”

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Retro Rewind: Commercial for Nintendo’s Love Tester

No one is quite sure what Nintendo has in store for the world (or maybe just Japan, if recent comments regarding the device’s absence from E3 are any indication) when it finally chooses to unveil its Wii Vitality Sensor to the world. Perhaps they will attempt to revitalize (no pun intended) their old Love Tester product for the new millenium?

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THQ Confirms Saints Row Film

Recently, THQ bigwigs confirmed that there would be a Saints Row crossmedia blowout that would include collectible cards, books, merchandise (presumably oven mitts, lunch boxes, stuffed animals, underwear) but up until the week of E3, the prospect of a film was just a rumor. Not anymore.

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Creators Talk Transformers: War for Cybertron at BotCon 2010 Panel

As we speak, the official Transformers convention known as BotCon is happening in Orlando, Florida, and quite a bit is going on for those in attendance. And among those things was a video game panel hosted by Aaron Archer of Hasbro and Matt Tieger from Transformers: War for Cybertron developer High Moon Studios.

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Microsoft: My Ware Bad, My Ware Hood, My Ware Do Stuff That Your Ware Wish It Could (Kinect & 360s)

Albert Penello, Director of Platform Marketing for Xbox, recently sat down for an interview to talk about Microsoft’s E3 offering, how he thought their line up stacked …

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Kane & Lynch Get DC Comics Covers By Ben Templesmith

Comic artist Ben Templesmith has created two superb Kane and Lynch comic covers. DC’s WildStorm imprint, IO Interactive and Square Enix have sanctioned two Kane and Lynch comic books written by Ian Edginton, with this new art on the cover.

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Video Game Cutting Boards For Kitchen Gamers

Rejoice all you fanboys and girls. Your kitchen is now complete. 1337Motif of Etsy offers several geeky-awesome retro cutting boards, all handed crafted out of maple, walnut, or cherry. Now you have a reason to learn how to cook.

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Get to da Choppah! Video Counts Helicopters in Call of Duty: Black Ops Trailer

Call of Helicopters, an innovative and useful gaming blog, has released a video analysing the helicopter density of the Call of Duty: Black Ops trailer.

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Steam Sale Day 3: Zeno Clash, Company of Heroes, Left 4 Dead 2, and More

Today’s steam deals have been revealed, with big discounts on eight more games including City of Heroes, Half-Life, Company of Heroes, and more.

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14 New Deus Ex: Human Revolution Screenshots

Aloha friends and welcome to possibly the best news post in existance. Well not really, but we can make pretend! Below for you wonderful viewers is 14 brand new and pristine screenshots of the prequel to Deus Ex…

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Keiji Inafune’s Dead Rising Film Can Be Yours For Free This Summer

A movie for Dead Rising has been in production for a while now, and is set to feature a Wheelchair with a Chainsaw attached to the front. Talk about a death defying ride. Best part? It’s free.

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Game Marketing: THQ VP Questions Effectiveness of Big Budget TV Campaigns

During a recent interview THQ’s Vice President of Core Games Danny Bilson questioned the effectiveness and use of TV Advertising. He had a few other interesting things to say that are definitely worth reading.

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Duke Nukem Aint Got Shit On These Gun Toting Moms

My favorite part is definitely when the woman holds up the two AK-47′s in a style similar to Rambo, then her face gets peppered with empty 7.62mm shells…

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Bungie Considered Bringing Back Master Chief For Halo 4

Everyone knows Bungies last foray into the Halo universe is going to be the tale of the planet Reach and the Convenant invasion. But little did people know Bungie actually considered bringing Master Chief back…

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