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  Xbox Live Price Increase Coming November 1

  Xbox Live Gold subscribers might want to renew before November 1, when the price of a yearly subscription to the service jumps $10 in North America. According to a post on Major Nelson’s blog, after eight years’ of Xbox Live at the $50 a year price point, the service is finally seeing a price hike.…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2010
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  The Nintendo Download: Elastic Boy Saves The Day

  In a week with only four downloadable Nintendo titles, two of which aren’t technically games, one small blob carries the weight of the Nintendo Download on his shoulders. THat’s right folks, there are only four downloadable titles this week across WiiWare and DSiWare, and one of them is a virtual notebook. Another is a DSiWare…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2010
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  iTunes Chart Toppers: Angry Jaws

  Angry Birds is flocking on the top spot for both the iPhone and iPad. I was just replying it on my iPhone this weekend, great phone with those smarmy, smiling pigs. Jaws seems to be clinging to the list too. Is it worth picking up? I’m still on the line about it. Here’s the full…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 30, 2010
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  Tanya Jessen Talks Us Through The Gamescom Bulletstorm Demo

  Remember the on-stage Bulletstorm demo we described while liveblogging EA’s Gamescom 2010 press conference? It’s much more entertaining with commentary from Epic Games producer Tanya Jessen. My favorite part of the demo Epic showed off at Gamescom was the running dialogue between the two main characters, which you pretty much completely lose once Jessen starts…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Put on your 3D glasses and talk here about some video games, please. Today’s terrific Talk Amongst Yourselves image comes from reader Mutton-Chops. Think you can do better? We’ll only be using the source Norman Rockwell image for one more day and then we move on. Take your final try at it over at #TAYpics

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 30, 2010
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  The History of Headshots, Gaming’s Favorite Act Of Unreal Violence

  It may seem ghoulish to the outsider. It will seem essential to the gamer. One of the most popular things to do in video games is to aim for the head with a gun and fire. Who thought of that? And why do people like doing it so much? Why Headshots Make Some People Happy…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 30, 2010
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  Welcome To Gun Week

  Gamers and the people who make games are crazy about guns. Visit a gaming shop and you’ll see walls of boxes that feature, somewhere on them, guns. Have the last five video games you’ve played included guns? Most of them, probably yes. When we see a new game, we’re often being told about guns. We…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 30, 2010
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  So, I Saw Departures

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Monday! It’s Monday! I watched Departures over the weekend. I hadn’t seen it. But it was a great, great movie. Fun fact: the guy who directed it spend most of the 1980s directing soft core movies in a series of movies called “Train Pervert”. That’s not uncommon, though, as many of…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 30, 2010
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  DSi And DSi XL Get Price Drops

  Starting Sept. 12 Nintendo will be dropping the price of the DSi to $150 and the price of the DSi XL to $170. The DS Lite will remain $130. The price drops lower the two systems by $20 each, down from $170 and $190 respectively. “We know shoppers want to get the maximum value out…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 30, 2010
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  Golden Sun: Dark Dawn Hits on Nov. 29

  Looks like we can stop wondering what’s going on with Nintendo DS role-playing game Golden Sun: Dark Dawn. Nintendo this morning said that the game will be hitting North American stores on Nov. 29. Taking place 30 years after the events of Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age for the Game Boy Advance…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 30, 2010
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  Which Computer Does Final Fantasy XIV Recommend?

  Online role-playing game Final Fantasy XIV is coming out this month. If you don’t have a PC, you might want to get one. But which one? This is computer that Final Fantasy XIV is recommending in Japan. It is packed with an Intel Core i7-980X 3.33GHz chip, Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit, 12GB triple channel DDR3-SDRAM…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 30, 2010
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  Hey, It’s Jack From Mass Effect 2!

  Was that Miranda Lawson cosplay a little too clean-cut for you? You might prefer Jack, then, the resident whackjob of the SSV Normandy, here portrayed wonderfully by Jia Crens. There’s a level of dedication here that borders on the fanatical. In a good way. See, Jia not only models in the shots here, but also…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 30, 2010
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  Dead Rising 2: Case 0 Delayed

  Xbox 360 exclusive download Dead Rising 2: Case 0 was slated for download release on August 31. It won’t be making that date in Japan. In an official statement, Capcom’s Japanese headquarters has stated that the game is going to be delayed. The reason for the delay is elements were discovered in the trial version…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 30, 2010
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  Burnout Devs Were Making A Skate Or Die Game

  Before Black, before Burnout 2, British developers Criterion were working with EA on something very dear to my heart: a new Skate or Die game. The project, which never saw the light of day, originated back in 2002, EA impressed with the team’s work on hoverboard racer Trickstyle “In Tony Hawk you were always on…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 30, 2010
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  PlayStation Move Demo: Giant Robot Hands!

  Sony has released a new tech demo video for its upcoming motion controller, the PlayStation Move. It’s a tech demo, sure, but the clip shows off avatar sculpting and GIANT ROBOT HANDS. Click to view PlayStation Move: New Tech Demo Video Tour [PlayStation.Blog Thanks Hongo!]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 30, 2010
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  Why So Mad, SimCity 4?

  As seen on Reddit

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 30, 2010
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  Trapped Chilean Miners Get PSPs

  There are 33 miners stuck 2,300 feet underground. It could be Christmas before the escape shaft is finished. How to pass the time? PlayStation Portables. Food and toiletries are being funneled to the trapped men. As a diversion, PSPs have been included in the cups each men receive, containing their daily necessities. Worst case scenario…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 30, 2010
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  Play Starcraft II From Your iPhone

  Developer Daniel Hellerman has let us know about an interesting little project he’s working on: an app that promises to let you control Starcraft II from your iPhone (or iPad). Completely useless in terms of performance it may be, but it’ll still be a neat trick for LAN parties parties, and may even come in…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 30, 2010
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  Kinect Clone Maker Understands Chinese Gamers “Better”

  Microsoft is releasing a controller-free system called Kinect. So is Beijing eedoo Technology Ltd., a spin-off company created by Chinese computer giant Lenovo. It’s called the eBox. Watch out, Microsoft! “We are the world’s second company to produce a controller-free game console, behind only Microsoft,” Beijing eedoo Technology president Jack Luo tells China Daily. Lenovo…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 30, 2010
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  Who Is The Japanese Game Industry’s Biggest Drinker?

  I bet it’s been tearing you up inside to find out who the Japanese game industry’s biggest drinker is, so here’s a hint: think brown. Yes, according to Goichi Suda, the man behind games like Killer 7 and No More Heroes, the biggest booze hound of the Japanese scene is not Dead or Alive creator…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 30, 2010