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February 2008 NPD Data

by Dylan Duarte on March 13, 2008 at 9:33 pm

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Call of Duty 4 once again leads the pack in software sales.

The NPD numbers are in for February and both Microsoft and Sony give their little twists on things. Hit the jump  to check out the results. Read more…

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Resident Evil 5 in October?

by Dylan Duarte on March 1, 2008 at 11:36 pm

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Chris Redfield is back in Resident Evil 5

According to both gaming magazine Electronic Gaming Monthly and gaming website PSU, we may see Resident Evil 5 before this holiday season – maybe even as early as October. Read more…

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Grand Theft Auto IV DLC to Arrive in Fall ‘08

by Dylan Duarte on February 21, 2008 at 8:09 am

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At this year’s Game Developers Conference, Microsoft has stated that GTA IV’s upcoming Xbox-exclusive downloadable content is scheduled to hit in fall of this year. Read more…

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New Bourne Conspiracy Trailer

by Dylan Duarte on February 1, 2008 at 6:22 am

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The idea of a Bourne videogame completely free of Matt Damon worried me. As far as I’m concerned, Damon is Bourne. That said, the trailer looks pretty awesome and the voice actor – while no Damon – sounds cool in his own right. Read more…

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3 New Grand Theft Auto IV Screens

by Dylan Duarte on January 27, 2008 at 10:08 pm

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Three new screenshots of Grand Theft Auto IV have surfaced thanks to Best Buy. Read more…

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Turning Point: Fall of Liberty Demo Impressions

by Dylan Duarte on January 23, 2008 at 10:56 pm

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Turning Point: Fall of Liberty does a lot of things right, but misses the mark where it counts. Read more…

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Talismoon, the makers of the original Whisper Fan for the Xbox 360, have now upgraded to the Whisper Max, which offers less noise and more cooling power. Cooooooool. Read more…

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New Rock Band Accessories Courtesy of Mad Catz

by Dylan Duarte on January 4, 2008 at 9:52 pm

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MTV has struck a deal with Mad Catz, a popular manufacturer of videogame accessories, to allow the company to start producing Rock Band peripherals. Read more…

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Rumor: Xbox Live Gold Members to Get Compensated For Down Time?

by Dylan Duarte on January 2, 2008 at 2:13 am

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For anyone who someone isn’t aware, Xbox Live has seen better days. This past week, gamers have been having tremendous trouble using the service, whether it be with matchmaking, lag, or just flat out not being able to go online. Well, if this rumor is correct, we may see a little compensation from Microsoft. Read more…

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PSP Doubles Japanese Sales; Still Not Close to DS Sales

by Dylan Duarte on December 27, 2007 at 8:27 am

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For the week ending December 9th, the Sony PSP sold 91,481 units in Japan. The next week, ending on the 16th, it managed to more than double that number with 184, 610 units sold. Surely it’s catching to the Nintendo DS in sales, right? Read more…

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Microsoft Banning 360 Consoles with Modded Fans

by Dylan Duarte on December 25, 2007 at 3:31 pm

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Too bad.

This is getting a little ridiculous. It seems that Microsoft will ban you from Xbox Live for just about anything these days, including fan modifications. Read more…

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New Rock Band DLC

by Dylan Duarte on December 25, 2007 at 12:30 pm

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Five new Rockband songs hit Xbox Live today but won’t be hitting the Playstation Network until next week. It looks like Christmas is going to be a little merrier for Xbox fans. Read more…

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Nintendo Dominates Amazon’s Videogames Top Sellers

by Dylan Duarte on December 24, 2007 at 4:52 pm

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This man has a hold on you.

Merry Christmas, Nintendo! For the second year in a row, the Nintendo Wii is one of the must-have holiday items. And although I’m completely aware of the console’s success, I was still pleasantly surprised to see just how well the company was doing on Amazon. Read more…

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