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Call of Duty: Black Ops Escalates on the PlayStation 3 June 10
Now that the PlayStation Network is up, Activision is ready to make with the map pack. Escalation‘s four new maps and the star-studded Call of the Dead hit PSN on June 10, the first day of a double XP weekend.
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Why I Am Not Going to E3 2011
Last weekend I spent nearly $100 on new clothing for E3 2011. Now my flight is cancelled, I’m not going, and the only question I have is how are two unborn babies going to come up with the cash to pay me back? Money doesn’t grow on trees, and it certainly doesn’t grow inside a…
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Payday: The Heist Will Bring Team-Based Bank Robbery to the PSN
Gamers work well in teams. We’ve slaughtered zombies, repelled rebels, routed RED (or BLU)—all with the help of our friends. Now we get to rob banks. In a bit of pre-E3 flirtation, Sony Online Entertainment has announced Payday: The Heist for the PS3 and PC, a squad-based cooperative shooter that casts players in the role…
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UncategorizedOf Course Mac is Back in the New SSX
Having appeared in every other SSX game released to-date, the franchises’ generic male character, Mac, is definitely making a reappearance in the 2012 reboot. I suppose not every character in SSX needs to either be a hot female or a guy with an over-the-top personality. Mac here represents the baggy-pantsed everyman, or at least every…
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Your Free PlayStation Network Welcome Back Games Are Now Available
PlayStation 3 and PSP owners in Europe and the U.S. can now download the freebies Sony promised last month during the PSN outage. Keep in mind everyone trying to download inFamous at once is bound to cause some network congestion.
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Sega’s Got Thirteen Titles Lined Up for E3
The house that Sonic built and later remodeled is bringing their A games to E3 this year with Aliens: Colonial Marines and Anarchy Reigns. Binary Domain is their B game, followed by Captain America: Super Soldier and Crush3D. After that the whole alphabet thing falls apart. Even if they don’t have at least one game…
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UncategorizedWell This is One Hell of a Rage Gameplay Trailer
The post-apocalyptic town of Wellspring gets its name from the intricate underground systems pumping water up to the surface, so when a group of bandits threatens to poison it, heads are going to roll, and possibly explode. It’s been a long time since I’ve been truly excited about a first-person shooter. Mildly interested or somewhat…
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Check Out Square Enix’s Sleek and Sexy Master Chief Makeover
Square Enix Products has produced some lovely action figures in its Halo: Reach Play Arts Kai series. Now the company commemorates the tenth anniversary of the Halo franchise with a re-envisioned version of Master Chief and a stunning Spartan Mark V. Part of the new Halo: Combat Evolved Play Arts Kai series, the new Master…
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Geralt Gets a Haircut in The Witcher 2 Update 1.2
CD Projekt has released update 1.2 for The Witcher 2 on the PC, featuring more than 30 significant changes and fixes to the game, including the ability for Geralt to swap between six different looks via in-game barber shops.
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Why You Should Be Excited About Duke Nukem Forever
Are you excited about the impeding release of Duke Nukem Forever? No? Well commenter Williagr thinks you should be, and he’s going to tell you why in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. Why I’m excited for Duke Nukem Forever, and why you should be too… On a different forum someone has posed the question, “Do…
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