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Watch Two Sports Games At Once On Xbox Live With ESPN Overhaul

Brian Crecente — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:40:00 EDT

Xbox Live's take on ESPN is getting an overhaul today that will allow viewers to see two sporting events at once, create personal channels and flip through a mini guide, among other things. More »

How'd You Like to Play Angry Birds on an $8M iPhone 4?

Brian Crecente — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:00:00 EDT

Ever want to play games on a gold and diamond iPhone 4? More »

Capcom Brings the Dead, The Fight, The Stache to PAX

Brian Crecente — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:20:00 EDT

Capcom will be invading the Penny Arcade Expo later this week with a chance for you to go hands-on with eight of their upcoming games. More »

Why There Are Gold Farmers In China

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 07:00:00 EDT

Yes, of course, there are gold farmers in China. But why? More »

Day-One Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package Buyers Get Seven Days Back

Mike Fahey — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:20:00 EDT

Several readers sent us tips this morning indicating that Microsoft gifted them seven additional days of Xbox Live Gold for purchasing the Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package on day one. Julian sent us a picture, however, so Julian wins. More »

Would You Like A Gold-Dipped Xbox 360?

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 06:00:00 EDT

From the folks who gave the world the gold-dipped PS3 comes the gold-dipped...Xbox 360. More »

Welcome To Halo Waypoint

Mike Fahey — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EDT

Microsoft has released a new trailer and screenshots showcasing the Career Mode of Halo Waypoint, Xbox Live's destination for everything Halo related, launching on November 5th for Xbox Live Gold and Silver subscribers. More »

Looks Like Modern Warfare 2's Gone Gold

Owen Good — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:00:00 EDT

This is what the news biz calls an "incremental development," but when it involves a game as highly anticipated as Modern Warfare 2, people notice. Yesterday, folks who'd friended some Infinity Ward types saw them playing it on Xbox Live. More »

In a Terrible Economy, the Hopeless turn to Gold4Jetpack

Owen Good — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:40:00 EDT

Bionic Commando's cheeky YouTube ads were pretty alright; the game, eh, it had problems. But Capcom's right back at it with this pitch, giving your pre-order of Dark Void from GameStop all the fulfillment of visiting a pawn shop. More »

Joy Ride Preview: Take It Easy

Brian Crecente — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EDT

Avatars, long-caged in Xbox 360 waiting rooms, finally have a chance to cut loose on dirt race tracks, better still Joy Ride is free for Xbox Live members. More »

Mirror's Edge Goes Gold, Factory Bound

Stuart Houghton — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:40:00 EST

Do games actually go gold anymore? I mean, as in actually make a proper gold CD/DVD that gets couriered to an actual games factory? Just typing the phrase 'games factory' makes it seem a bit Willy Wonka. More »

Gamestation Offers World-Exclusive Gold Gears 2 Lancer Replica

Mike Fahey — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:40:00 EDT

Sure, people who pre-order Gears of War 2 get an exclusive in-game gold Lancer weapon to chainsaw their friends with, and folks can order a rather-expensive replica Lancer from Amazon, but only UK online retailer Gamestation offers both. They are now accepting pre-orders for the Gears of War 2 - Gold Lancer Assault Rifle, the same life-size replica of the game weapon as offered on Amazon, only this one is gold. The weapon is priced to sell at £129.99, and comes complete with the limited collector's edition of the game itself, which I suppose is a handy thing to have once you realize that killing people with the toy version of the weapon is extremely difficult. More »

Score An Xbox LIVE Gold Membership For $38.75

Mark Wilson — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:00:27 EST

Here's a quick heads up if you'd like to save some cash. While you can usually snag an Xbox LIVE Gold membership for under the retail $50 price, Buy.com is offering them for just $38.75. Oh, but there's like $5 in shipping, you say? Nope. Free shipping. Did you get that? Free Shipping!!! More »

Mass Effect Goes Gold, Hurry Up And Wait

Mark Wilson — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:20:44 EDT

When I read that Mass Effect had finally gone gold, my heart leapt. Two bluebirds flew in through the conveniently open window within close proximity, dropping a wreath of rosemary and dandelions upon my head. My Xbox 360 kicked on, warming the room its...love. And somewhere, off in the distance, I could swear I heard an angel swooping down to rescue a baby who would have otherwise spilled apple juice all over the rug. Then I realized- More »

Empire at War Gold Pack Hits Shelves

Mark Wilson — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:40:58 EDT

INTERGALACTIC SAVINGS!! Star Wars: Empire at War is now bundled in a Gold Pack along with the Forces of Corruption expansion! That's two great games, one great box! But that's not all! Because customers who call in the next 5 minutes will also receive the Prima Games hint book ABSOLUTELY FREE!! That's a, I dunno, like ~~$60~~ $600 value!! More »

Halo 3 Has Gone Gold

Mike Fahey — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:30:02 EDT

Halo 3 has officially gone gold. The most eagerly awaited title for a Microsoft console since Halo 2 has been released to manufacturing, meaning soon discs will be pressed and sleeves will be printed. Then each copy of the game will be kissed by angels before being nestled safely in its plastic case, spritzed with new game smell and sealed lovingly in transparent plastic.

"This is a huge milestone for us and a big cause for celebration at Bungie and Microsoft Game Studios," said Harold Ryan, Studio Head at Bungie Studios. "This is the game we've always wanted to make and certainly the best game our studio has developed. We can't wait for gamers to get their hands on it on Sept. 25."

I think I speak for most of us when I say it is perfectly fine to send it early if you guys really can't wait. We had plans, but nothing that can't be changed. More »

Age of Empires III Gold Edition Announced

Mark Wilson — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:20:52 EDT

Cheap gamers rejoice, as Age of Empires III Gold Edition is coming this September. For $39.99, you get the original title along with the Warchiefs expansion. OK, that sounded like a lot more in my head...what else will you get...let's see...a box...instructions...pwned by gamers who've been playing it since the release... More »

Miyamoto Autographed GBA Sells For Two Grand

fdemarco — Sat, 12 May 2007 13:00:00 EDT

If you thought the eBay markup on next-gen consoles was high, wait till you see this. This limited edition gold Zelda Triforce GBA, autographed by Miyamoto himself was recently sold on eBay for a whopping $2,157.86. There were only 30 of these puppies made and signed back in 2005 when the Nintendo World Store opened it's doors for the very first time (one of them still resides in a case at the NWS). The system had never been played and came with a copy of Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap. More »

Games for Windows Getting Live "Gold" Accounts

Brian Crecente — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 11:06:02 EST

Joost emailed us this morning to point out that a new trailer for Shadowrun mentions a Games for Windows Live Gold account. More »

Pics Final God of War 2 in Hand

Brian Crecente — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 16:00:27 EST

Sony just sent me a package that made me smile. The final code for God of War 2. No more playing endlessly through the two demo discs, now I get to play the game itself. Unfortunately, I can't post my impressions until Monday. More »

Cost of Making Games? Crazy!

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 06:20:21 EST

Making video games isn't just expensive, but CRAZY expensive. Just ask Alain Tascan, EA Montreal's General Manager. Electronic Arts is well known for its big budget game titles, so Tascan should know what he's talking about: More »

Eragon Demo Hits Live for Gold Members Only

Brian Crecente — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 10:35:12 EST

The Xbox 360 Eragon demo is live on Live now, but only gold members can download it. It's looking like this is the new way Microsoft is going to start rolling out their Live demos. More »

Xbox Live Silver Becomes More and More Useless

brownlee2 — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:40:35 EDT

After posting on his blog that the new Gears of War promotional ad would only be downloadable by Xbox Live Gold members, Major 'Larry Unpronounceable Last Name' Nelson went on to clarify in the comments: More »

A Peek Into Goldfarming

egauger — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 21:40:53 EDT

There is an informative, but not overlong article on Chinese gold farmers over on Silicon Valley. More »

The Gold & Diamond Game Boy

brownlee — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 11:40:42 EDT

Finally! A Game Boy that can match in bling the 24 karat sparkle of Crecente's teeth! But like Crecente's teeth, this Game Boy won't come cheap — street value is $25,000. Florian Eckhardt More »

Ultima Online Deletes Trillions in Gold

Brian Crecente — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 13:30:57 EDT

Ultima Online just did some major housecleaning. A few weeks after the game started to use cheat detector PunkBuster, Electonic Arts announced that they have closed down 180 accounts and permanently deleted about 15 trillion gold pieces. That's a 15 with god knows how many zeros. More »

Prey Goes Gold

brownlee — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 09:40:07 EDT

Add another bullet point in the list of things that have happened while Duke Nukem Forever has been in production: a completely different 3D Realms vaporware product has gone gold, under the watchful eye of Human Head Studios. More »

GRAW PC Goes Gold!

brownlee — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 13:40:22 EDT

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It took me a long time to wrap my head around the fact that GRAW isn't the name of a kick-ass mid 80's heavy metal band, but the excellent 360 shooter Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter. End introductory non-sequitur. More »

Oblivion Glitch Dishes Unlimited Gold

Brian Crecente — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 11:45:01 EST

Someone over on the Urban Anarchy Echeese forums (how very appropriate) stumbled upon a relatively convoluted glitch in Oblivion. The full walk-through is on the link, but essentially you have to complete a task and then instead of using the potion given, you go somewhere and sell it to someone. Once the guy pays you, you can keep asking for payment and they will, apparently, keep paying you... as in forever. Each payment is 7,500 gold, so it adds up pretty quickly. More »

Free Xbox Live Weekend

Brian Crecente — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 12:00:05 EST

Microsoft just announced their first ever free Xbox Live weekend. Xbox 360 owners who don't have the gold subscription to the service can play online for free from March 31 to April 2. According to the release, the weekend is sponsored by Verizon. I'll be interested to see how that shows up on Live and if it will affect the people who pay for the service. In other words, do the rest of us have to put up with Verizon ads that weekend? More »

Oblivion Goes Into Launch Lead Up Spasms

Brian Crecente — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 09:00:56 EST

Good news from Bethesda, not only is Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion gold, but the website is going to be updating daily with new screenshots, wallpapers, previews, reviews and other gaming potpourri leading up to the March 20 release date. More »

Katamari PSP Gold, New Screens

Brian Crecente — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 16:00:00 EST

Me and My Katamari for the Playstation Portable has gone gold and will be hitting portables in March. M&M Katamari brings some cool new features to the franchise including Ad Hoc wireless play for up to four, an island-themed interface and customization for player characters. More »

GRAW Gold

Brian Crecente — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 13:00:40 EST

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter isn't just gold, it's in my house. Unfortunately, I can't tell you anything about it quite yet. But rest assured the Xbox 360 game is ready to roll. More »

PSP's Dark Mirror Gold?

Brian Crecente — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 14:00:02 EST

A mole sends word that Sony Game Studios has wrapped up work on the sublime (in demo form at least) Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror. The third-person action shooter went gold on Tuesday, according to the source. More interesting is rumor that the same studio either put on hold or canned a PS2 version of the game that was initially set to release at the same time. More »