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Guinness Gives Mafia II The F-Bomb Record
Yesterday, Rooster Teeth’s Achievement Hunters compiled 200 instances of Mafia II using a four-letter word that rhymes with “John Kruk.” Today, Guinness World Records says it’s provisionally certified the game as the all-time F-bomb champion among video games. In an email to Achievement Hunters co-hosts Jack Pattillo and Geoff Ramsey, Guinness’ gaming records editor said…
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The PlayStation Store To Start Selling Japanese Imports This Month
A press release from MonkeyPaw Games indicates that Imports on the PlayStation Store is starting up on the PlayStation Network next week, with shooters Cho Aniki and GaiaSeed acting as launch titles for the new service. We’ve heard a PlayStation Network import store talked about in rumors before, but this is the first concrete information…
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NBA 2K11 Will Feature ‘Dynamic Attendance’
Ever notice that half the Staples Center crowd is either tied up in traffic or too famous to arrive on time for the Lakers’ tipoff? NBA 2K11 has, and the video game’s “dynamic crowd” feature will reflect that. The gang at Visual Concepts studied attendance numbers and watched footage of broadcasts from every NBA arena…
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GameStop Is Working On Its Midnight Moves
The PlayStation Move goes on sale tomorrow, but select GameStop stores are staying open late to let customers get an early start on Sony’s new era of motion controlled gaming. We’ve seen midnight openings for games and midnight openings for consoles, but it’s quite rare a retailer open late to sell a new peripheral. GameStop…
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UncategorizedThis PlayStation Move Ad Hits The Wii Right Where It Hurts
Only one thing can save you when a gargantuan Mii is chasing you down a deserted stretch of highway in the middle of nowhere. This new PlayStation Move spot from the content creators / Wolf breeders at Wolfbreeder doesn’t beat around the bush. It’s a direct attack on the Nintendo Wii. I mean, it doesn’t…
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Microsoft Responds To Halo: Reach Disc Read Errors
Yesterday we reached out to Microsoft regarding reports from many readers that their Halo: Reach discs were causing a disc read error, making the newly launched game unplayable. Today Microsoft responds. We mentioned the issue yesterday in our post about the inability of 4GB Xbox 360 consoles to play cooperative multiplayer in Halo: Reach and…
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UncategorizedNew Catherine Trailer Is Horrifically Sexy
Following up on the game’s slighty NSFW debut trailer, Atlus’ Catherine continues to flaunt its combination of sex and scares in this new trailer for the upcoming HD role-playing game. While our Japanese contingent scores some much -needed rest, Atlus releases the stuff of sexy, sexy nightmares in this new trailer for Catherine, due to…
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Mortal Kombat Devs Add Fuel To The PSP2 Fire
Another offhand mention of the unannounced successor to Sony’s PlayStation Portable, as an executive producer with Mortal Kombat’s Netherrealm Studios tells Industry Gamer that they’ve got one, and it’s very nice. Speaking to Industry Gamer during PAX 2010, Netherrealms’ Shaun Himmerick said that while the developer didn’t have a Nintendo 3DS yet, it had the…
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UncategorizedGameloft Shows Off Impressive New Grand Theft Auto And Diablo Clones
Gameloft is the master of iPhone and iPad video game clones, as proven by these screens for the Grand Theft Auto inspired Gangstar Miami Vindication and a trailer showing off the online multiplayer in Diablo-flavored Dungeon Hunter 2. The original Dungeon Hunter (if you could really call it original) is one of my favorite games…
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Activision Considers Selling Video Game Cutscenes
If Activision stripped all of the cutscenes from StarCraft II, pasted them together into one big movie and charged between 20 to 30 dollars for you to buy it, would you pay? Activision’s Bobby Kotick thinks you would. It’s an absolutely crazy idea. Take the cutscenes normally spread out over the course of an entire…
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