Archive for July, 2010

Crackdown 2 Video – Hilarious Orbs Footage

They say there’s a defining moment in every video game. Assassins Creed had the gameplay, Mass Effect had the story, Goldeneye 64 had the nostalgia and Crackdown, well Crackdown had them damn orbs….

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GameStop: “We Don’t Like Pre-Owned”

The Develop Conference is currently running, and we’ve already seen some pretty interesting stories float on out, this perhaps being the most interesting…

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Uh-Oh: ESRB Accidentally Releases E-mail Addresses of Unhappy WoW Real ID Grievants

Were you one of the nearly 1,000 people to complain to the ESRB about Blizzard’s Real ID system? Then you might just appreciate the irony of this.

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LOL Of the Day: Publishers Turned Down Bejeweled for $60,000 – Goes on To Sell 50 Million Copies

And what a stupid mistake they made. One of the most popular games in history was turned down by numerous developers before it went on to sell over 50 million copies and reap a crap tonne of money…

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Walmart Offers Kinect Bundle

Microsoft has still not released a price point for Kinect! That being said, various retailers have started listing the device for $199. Now we can add Wal-Mart to that list…

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InstantAction CEO: “I assure you that piracy is coming to consoles”

The CEO of web gaming site InstantAction has told attendees of the 2010 Develop Conference that the problem of game piracy is not restricted to PCs, and that consoles are definitely going to have to deal with the problem as well…

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MLB 2010 Achievement/Trophy Available Today, and Only Today!

One of my biggest pet hates when it comes to Xbox 360 Achievements is ones that can only be done during a certain time frame, so luckily we can get this achievement right now…

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3DS Final Design Confirmed

The 3DS design that was revealed at E3 this year was carefully described as not necessarily final. However, in a recent interview, project designer Hideki Konno …

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The Expendables Gets Free-to-Play Contra Clone on Facebook

Tweet If you keep up with the media world, you’re likely to have heard about The Expendables- an action film to end all action films. If you’ve got an account then you can warm up for the movie’s release with this 8-Bit Facebook game. As you can see, The Expendables is going to be brilliant. [...]

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New Test Drive Unlimited 2 Trailer Really is Unlimited

The latest Test Drive 2 trailer hows off numerous environments from within the game, ranging from built up cityscapes, to beautiful forests and even an awesome looking beach front area. Make the leap to see the full thing…

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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 ‘Onslaught’ DLC Coming to PC

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 developer DICE has confirmed today that the ‘Onslaught’ downloadable content pack will be coming to the PC version of the game…

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Dragon Quest Creator Worries Language Barrier Could Hinder Series’ Appeal

Nintendo and Enix (now Square Enix) are no strangers to the challenge of getting the Dragon Quest games over with a Western audience. They teamed up once before to try to capture just a bit of the same lightning in a bottle that has made the series so popular in its native Japan, but to no avail.

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Crysis 2 Limited Collector’s Edition Packaging and Contents Leaked

Well it seems every game is getting a Limited Edition these days, although this one does look pretty impressive. As well as being visually awesome the Limited Edition is also content heavy, and definitely gives you quite a bit of swag…

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Medal of Honor Limited Edition Guns Detailed

If you pick up a copy of the Limited Edition for Medal of Honor when it launches you will have access to four new weapons, that only Limited Edition buyers will have access to…

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Mad Catz Call of Duty: Black Ops Controllers Look Awesome

For once, and take this comment lightly, I’ve seen Mad Catz 3rd party peripherals that just don’t look tacky or pathetic…

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