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NHL 11 Will Sell You 93 156 Different Powerups
Sharp-eyed DLC watchers today spotted the month-early upload of more than 90 player attribute enhancements for NHL 11, offering three tiers of created-player boosts ranging from 80 to 160 Microsoft points. Update: There are now 156 boosts on Xbox Live. It’s further evidence of EA Sports’ aggressive microtransaction strategy, in addition to the one-use “Online…
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Madden NFL 11 Arrives On iPad, iPhone The Same Day As Consoles
Last year, Madden hit the iPhone more than a month after the main title’s release. This year EA Sports’ mobile version will arrive the same day as the big boys drop for the console, which is Tuesday. The game, for both the iPad and iPhone/iPod Touch, will also incorporate the Gameflow playcalling mechanic of the…
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Rescue Iron Maiden’s Crap From Space In This Game
Oh, dammit. Iron Maiden was flying to its first ever intergalactic gig when space pirates ambushed them, blew up their gear ship, and sent everything flying into space. Now they expect you, space roadie, to get it back. That’s the goal of this frankly kinda surprisingly deep flash game called “The Final Frontier,” created and…
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To Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light DLC Means Something Different
The first two letters are the same, but the third one’s different, according to developer Crystal Dynamics, unveiling plans to release five different batches of Downloadable Lara Croft for Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light. Crystal Dynamics’ Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light players can look forward to enough new DLC to keep…
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UncategorizedDJ Max Portable 3 Turns The Tables With Triple-Track Remixing
PM Studios and developer Pentavision mix things up in DJ Max Portable 3 with a three-track remixing system causing fingers to fly even faster over the PSP’s buttons later this year. PM Studios dropped news of a North American release for DJ Max Portable 3 in 2010 back in May, teasing a new feature that…
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Four New Playable Species Join The Old Republic
BioWare has revealed that each class in Star Wars: The Old Republic will have an optional non-human species option, introducing the Force-wielding Mirialans, Miraluka, Zabraks, and Sith Purebloods. We’ve already seen the Rattataki Bounty Hunter, Chiss Imperial Agent, and Twi’lek Smuggler. Now BioWare broadens its horizons with four new playable species, each assigned to one…
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UncategorizedBlazBlue’s New Beginner Mode Is A Button Masher’s Dream
It might be crap for online play, but for a single-player button masher like me, nothing helps Taokaka bring down Boobie Lady faster than BlazBlue: Continuum Shift’s Beginner Mode controls. In case the video doesn’t make it abundantly clear, I am not a very good fighting game player. I buy a fighting game and tell…
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