Archive for July, 2010

Mafia II Limited Edition Gun Lamps

We all know Sam Fisher likes to shoot lights out, but apparently mobsters like to shoot lights on. At least, that’s what I take away from this ridiculous promotional pairing for 2K Games’ upcoming Mafia II.

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Daily Deal: Gamestop Power Saver Sale

I love a good deal, and I’m always on the lookout for great games for great prices. Today’s daily deal comes from Gamestop: The “Power Saver Sale” provides up to 50% off both new and used games…

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R.U.S.E. Free Weekend Extended

Valve have announced today that the free weekend trial of the upcoming strategy game R.U.S.E. will be extended past the date that was initially set. You will be able to continue playing well into the week- or perhaps play for the first time if you’ve been away this weekend…

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New Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Gameplay Trailer

Tweet I’ve never played Kingdom Hearts, so shoot me. I’ve heard wonderful things about it, read glowing reviews, and even wanted to play it, but unfortunately I haven’t. Maybe that will change when Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep heads to the Sony Playstation Portable in September of 2010. If you’ve been interested, enjoy the following [...]

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Ripten Review: Ancients of Ooga (XBLA)

Ancients of Ooga is the latest title from digital developer J. Kenworthy Entertainment and NinjaBee, the latter you all might know from A Kingdom for Keflings, or even Band of Bugs. Will it stand up to the Ripten test? Read on to find out.

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4 Minutes of New Pokemon Black and White Footage – Shows News Pokemon

If I’ve learnt anything when it comes to Pokemon it’s that they never change. It’s always the same rehashed concepts and ideas with a new coat of paint. Where’s the originality and creativity in that? Well the following footage shows that I may actually have to rethink how I feel about the Pokemon franchise as a whole…

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Public Health Message Shows Us The Truth About Life

You’ve seen the Video Game Cliches We All Wish Were Real, but how many of you knew that on game has made it a reality? This public health announcement video has proven that the real world is much closer to the video game world than we thought…

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Vintage Sega Ad Drops Sexual Innuendo

First there were the Nintendo Condoms, now we have this saucy Sega ad from way back in the day. If there’s a story that combines videogames with sex, apparently I’m the writer for the job!

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Gears of War 2 Set to Offer 20x EXP

Gears of War 2 has an insane level cap, there’s no denying it. Getting to Level 100 is an event so unrivalled it’s worthy of a plaque and monument in the town of any gamer who can achieve it. Thankfully for us less than pro players Epic Games offers increased experience events like they’re going out of fashion…

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New Halo: Reach Avatar Awards Info and Armory Unlocks Detailed

Bungie recently confirmed that the helmets of Noble team, the Spartans players will follow through the Halo: Reach story, will be available as Avatar awards that you will unlock for completing various activities throughout the campaign…

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More GoldenEye Wii Info: Boris Not Included

A handful of new details have surfaced about the upcoming GoldenEye game for the Wii, inculding the terrible, terrible news that Boris will not be in the game, as the story does not feature him…

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50 Nintendo Spoilers In 2 Minutes

If you’re anything like me, your attention during boring games wanes and as such you don’t complete them. Now that’s not me saying “Hey Nintendo games are shitty!”, rather it is me saying I never got around to completing every single game Nintendo has ever put out, and now I don’t need too…

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Ten Video Game Cliches We All Wish Were Real

Who says that video games warp the minds of kids? I grew up playing video games, and I turned out OK. That being said, there’s a few things from the world of video games that I find myself wishing worked in real life. I’ve compiled a list of those cliches from video games that would make life so much more awesome…

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It’s Official: Sony PS3 will be limited to 720p in 3D

There’s no question: 3D causes a performance dip in gaming. The system has to render twice as many frames per second just to get the 3D effect; that takes a lot of power that could go to something else, like better textures or higher resolution. Ever since E3, gamers have been debating as to whether the trade off is worth it…

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Deal of the Week: Save 50% off Nintendo DS Titles

I’m a sucker for a good gaming deal, and I like to pass the info on when I find a good deal. Todays deal is from Best Buy. The electronics retail giant is offering buy one DS game, get the second 50% off…

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