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Rest In Peace, Chromehounds
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Platinum Games has concocted a new brand of action hero in Bayonetta, an angel-slaying witch with long legs, long hair and a long list of heavenly creatures who want her dead. More »Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts & On Demand
Rare's 2008 platformer meets vehicle builder Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts is the latest addition to the Xbox 360 Games on Demand library, a perfect opportunity to see what all the genre fuss was about by way of digital download. More »Strap On Your Jet Pack For The Dark Void Demo
Capcom is releasing a demo for Dark Void on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live this week, giving players an early taste of what awaits them on the other side come January 19th. More »The 40th Day Multiplayer: All Co-Op, All The Time
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BioWare's plans to release the Return to Ostagar downloadable content pack for Dragon Age: Origins have been put on hold at the eleventh hour, with no new ETA revealed for the expansion. More »High-School Farce: 360 Puts Celeb Couple on the Rocks
Another celebrity couple is said to be on the road to splitsville because of a console. This time, it's "High School Musical's" Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens, and the "other woman" is an Xbox 360. More »Cheevers Try One Last Time for NBA Live Mark
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Oh What A Year
Staggering layoffs, a slew of delays, console price drops, promising new technology and two new gaming platforms: For fans of video games, 2009 was one heck of a roller coaster ride. More »Man Finished 48 Games In 2009 (And That Man Was Me)
I finished more video games in 2009 than in any other year of my life, according to a big list I've been keeping since 2006. Dare I write this in public: I played too much. More »Microsoft's Experimental, Hands-Free Technology
Microsoft are developing technology that will allow people to perform "everyday tasks" - like playing Guitar Hero - by using their muscles, and not their hands. More »People Paying Good Money For Free FFXIII Item
The Final Fantasy XIII avatar pets that were handed out last week were free. And required minimal effort to get hold of. Still, even minimal effort is too much effort for some. More »Is This The Xbox 360's Retail Retreat In Japan?
2008 was a strong year for the Xbox 360 in Japan. With timed exclusives like Tales of Vesperia, Microsoft was able to drawn both long lines and new gamers to its platform. 2009 was another story altogether. More »Left 4 Dead 2's Frying Pans Kill a Tank 3 Times Faster than Shotguns
Granted, this chart assumes the Tank is just standing there taking the abuse. Still, a Steam user found that 10 frying pan hits kill a Tank in nine seconds, compared to 30 blasts from a combat shotgun in 26 seconds. More »360 Avatars Get Dead Space, NBA & NCAA Outfits
Not everybody has the week off, it seems, as somebody at Microsoft had to be around to flick the switch on new avatar clothing ranges that include Dead Space cosplay and official NBA & NCAA jerseys. More »0 Day: Attack on Earth Micro-Review: Where's Will Smith When You Need Him?