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GameStop Brings Forza 3 to PS3
GameStop occasionally puts out these promo boxes to show customers what they can buy in their stores. Or can’t, in this case, because I doubt Microsoft Game Studios is developing anything for the PS3 right now. Says one tipster wit: “Not the first time Gran Turismo used Forza art …” Thanks to Anonymous GameStopper #1,…
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The Old Republic: 20 Minute Developer Walkthrough
If you’ve got the time, IGN has a four-part video series showcasing The Old Republic, in the developer walkthrough shown at GamesCom. The video shows three classes and their attributes, multiplayer dialogue, the “flash point” story mechanism, and much more. Twenty minutes is a long time to take a look at a single game. But…
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Microsoft Responds to Xbox Failure Rate Claim
Microsoft’s responded to Game Informer’s controversial survey, which found 54.6 percent of Xbox 360s – among their readership anyway – have gone RRoD. Microsoft didn’t dispute numbers or offer their own, but did concede they’re “constantly improving” the 360’s design. In a statement to TG Daily, Microsoft said: Microsoft stands behind the Xbox 360 as…
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Kotaku Approval Ratings: Batman and Your Game Platforms
Last week’s inaugural Approval Ratings seemed to be a success, with more than 15,000 of you responding to nine questions. Now let’s look at this week’s major release, your gaming habits, and some current titles. For this poll, we’re looking at how you feel about Batman: Arkham Asylum, which is due out on Tuesday. Also,…
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Guitar Hero 5 DLC Incompatible with World Tour
So, we know that Guitar Hero 5 has – for a price – backward compatibility with existing song catalogs. But does it enable frontward compatibility in previous titles? Answer: No. The DLC you’ll get in Guitar Hero 5 is not usable in Guitar Hero: World Tour, according to Destructoid, and it’s not a big surprise…
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Sign Up Now for LittleBigPlanet Water Beta
Media Molecule has is now taking sign-ups to test the water they plan to bring into LittleBigPlanet. Here’s the announcement: Water is coming to LittleBigPlanet as part of an exciting new kit! It’s not just a saying you know – We really do need to test the water to make sure the new features all…
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New Mass Effect Achievements Hint at DLC’s Arrival
Three new achievements are now listed for Mass Effect. Totaling 150 Gamerscore, their titles suggest an arena-type mission structure, and their existence suggest its delivery is imminent. Seemingly lost in the shuffle of a busy week, the new achievements, per Xbox.com: • Undisputed: Complete Ahern’s survival mission (50 Gamerscore) • New Sheriff in Town: Take…
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Kotaku’s Top 5 List of Top 10 Lists
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. •Seven Reasons Why a District 9 Game Would Be Awesome [Film School Rejects] Being a derivative FPS movie tie-in? Didn’t make the list. Warning, there…
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NVIDIA Bundles Batman with Graphics Card
I kinda missed the boat on this one back in Weekend Coupons. NVIDIA is offering a free digital download of Batman: Arkham Asylum through five online retailers, if you buy one of their select cards. I thought the catch was that you had to wait until Sept. 15 to claim your free game, but of…
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Lights Down Low for NHL 2K10
Ten new screens from NHL 2K10 went out the door yesterday, spotlighting pre-game festivities at four arenas, and closeups of some league standouts whose names you’ll be hearing quite a bit. This gallery shows you the dimmed lights in Columbus, Ottawa, Montreal and Pittsburgh (helpfully reminding us of their 2009 Stanley Cup Triumph). Closeups include…
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Chainsaw Finally Coming to Castle Crashers
The Behemoth confirmed yesterday that the long-awaited Chainsaw weapon will be part of an upcoming, yet undated, DLC. It’s “Necomantic,” boogie-woogie-woogie. The pack includes two new characters – the Necomancer (natch) and the Cult Minion. There will also be a new Animal Orb – the Dragonhead, and two weapons: the NG Skull Mace and the…
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Local Gym About to Get a Letter from Nintendo
Looking to buff up or slim down in Tucson? Check out WE-FIT. If you have trouble finding it, it’s the gym at 6437 N. Oracle Road – since that name might change in the future. Reader Martin sent us the link, and says the gym has been wallpapering local TV with ads. Good for them.…
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Analysts Get to Speculating on 360 Slim
This is like U.S. presidential elections. No sooner do we have a conclusion to a two-year orgy of rumor and speculation than another immediately begins. But a sampling of analysts turn up some who believe that, sure, Microsoft will follow suit with an Xbox 360 slimline design. The pros for such a move: If the…
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Aussie Prof Connects a Lot of Dots Between Games and Gamblin’
A study of young people who are also pathological gamers, sooprise, turns up a connection to video games, in a report on Australia’s ABC News. Notably, however, another researcher knocks down the suggestion of a causal link. Paul Delfabbro of the University of Adelaide led a team studying more than 2,500 Australian teens, more than…
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Weekend Reader: Questions Asked by a Virtual Jihadi
Typically, the controversy over “Virtual Jihadi” – a mod of a skin of 2003’s budget-bin jingoist shooter Quest for Saddam – deals more with free speech and abuse of authority rather than what the game asks its players to consider. Even without the actions of Troy, N.Y. officials against the mod’s creator, and those hosting…
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World at War Map Pack 3 Surpasses … One Million Downloads
And that’s in its first weekend of availability. Activision announced yesterday that Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 3 registered more than a million paid downloads through Xbox Live and PSN from Aug. 6 to Aug. 9. The seven-figure weekend brings to 6.5 million the worldwide downloads of World at War map packs,…
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In a League of Your Own, Where Your Word is Law
For widely divergent reasons, a lot of people think neither Brett Favre nor Michael Vick should be playing in the National Football League this year. There’s only one place where they can do anything about it though. Their game console. If you find Favre’s narcissism, serial retirements and scheming against his former team offensive, you…
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Weekend Coupons: Rent to Own
There are about 48 hours left on a big GameFly sale. Also, Fallout’s PC catalog (pre FO3) arrived on Steam in a package deal. These lovely prizes and more can be yours, if the price is right. • GameFly subscribers, there’s a large sale going on for games no one wants console classics, through Monday.…
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