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Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 DLC Delayed a Week on PS Vita
After getting “a number of reports” that the day-one DLC for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 was missing from the PlayStation Vita store, Capcom did a little looking and, yes, it ain’t there because of “last-minute issues.” The problem is with making sure that a PS Vita and a PS3 with the same game and…
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UncategorizedHere’s a Fight Stick Modded to Work with a PS Vita
There’s some input lag, and it doesn’t really fit with the theme of the game-anywhere “the world is in play” marketing theme of the PS Vita. But then again, its sticks and buttons just don’t have that clicky-click of a fight stick, either. So this enterprising Japanese modder whipped up a solution allowing the user…
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This Gallery Contains Spoilers and It Concerns Mass Effect
Today saw the leak of a batch of screenshots pertaining to Mass Effect’s day-one DLC “From Ashes,” which caused so much of a fury when it inadvertently hit Xbox Live early, and its summary paragraph tossed out spoiler details pertaining to the story. Here’s a gallery of five Mass Effect: From Ashes screenshots, which is…
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BandFuse: Rock Legends Announced as 2008 Calls, Wants Its Game Back
Do you have a guitar? Do you like both Coldplay and Lynyrd Skynyrd? Well have we got the product for you. BandFuse: Rock Legends announced itself yesterday, promising that you’ll be able to plug in a real! guitar and play your favorite hits, assuming those hits include both “Harder to Breathe” by Maroon 5 and…
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Sony Removes the Vita’s Buggy Facebook App
Sony has removed the Facebook app for the PlayStation Vita, after receiving several complaints from users that the app crashed at its startup. If you’re not seeing the Facebook app in the store, this is why. “”We are currently looking into this to restore it to normal operational status,” Sony told Game Informer in a…
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Let’s Go for a Ride
This coming Tuesday sees the long awaited return of SSX. Only suckers pay retail, and you can already get the game at deep discount if you don’t mind having it shipped. There are more than 50 additional details awaiting you in this week’s roundup of The Moneysaver. Let’s go! Last one to the bottom of…
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What Are You Playing This Weekend?
When I travel, I usually frontload my gameplaying, trying to pack in progress in an RPG before I leave, and then kill time with handhelds in transit. But Monday, I’ll be flying to Washington. My grandfather will be buried at Arlington. Forgive me, I’m not in much of a games-playing mood right now. It’s not…
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Mad as Hell, And They’re Going to Take It
I swear to Christ, Battlefield fans have to be the unhappiest people on earth. They hate Modern Warfare. They hate Origin. They hate Electronic Arts and, for all I can tell, they hate the game they play so much. It’s a community that seems committed to proving itself to be the most knowledgeable, least appreciated,…
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A Postwriter Contemplates the Stupidnaming of Warfighter
We have a clubhouse leader for stupidest triple-A game name of 2012, and it’s at least seven months from release. Medal of Honor: Warfighter. Say it three times fast. For sure, the last word ends up “Warfare” on the third try. If a focus group wanted to develop a name that highlighted the derivative nature…
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The Week in Evil DLC
Downloadable content. Everyone hates it—but everyone buys it. Yes, even you in the comments, smart guy. Here’s a look at the latest package of extensions and pre-order bonuses designed to crowbar the last dollar out of your wallet. Can you still respect yourself if you buy it? Mass Effect 3: From Ashes Available: Day-one DLC.…
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Pinball Wizard
Pinball Wizard | The twin-flipper pinball table—which practically anyone with a living memory of pinball understands as the game’s only layout—was developed by this man, Steve Kordek, who died on Sunday. He was 100. (Image by Pinball News) Pokémon Director Teases New Game Announcement This Weekend News of the next Pokémon game could come as…
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