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  Me Too, Me Too

  To: Crecente From: Luke Re: Xbox Going Down Funny you mention that. I got home from my honeymoon to find my third Xbox 360’s power supply had died while I was away. When it wasn’t even being used. The machine itself still works, but the power supply just…gave up the ghost. Good times. Less good…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2009
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  Modern Warfare 2 By the Xbox Live Numbers

  Luke already pointed out that Modern Warfare 2 is an entertainment industry record setter, so today’s Activision confirmation isn’t too surprising. But the Xbox Live numbers included along with that confirmation sure are. More than 2.2 million gamers logged more than 5.2 million multiplayer hours playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on the first…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 18, 2009
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  Team Fortress 2 Gets Updated A LOT

  There’s an interesting statistic to be found in a Gamasutra interview with Steam’s Jason Holtman, published earlier today. Concerning Team Fortress 2, and just how often Valve feel the need to tinker with and improve the game. Apparently since the game was released two years ago, there have been 97 updates for the game. 97!…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2009
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  Report: 60% Of Britain’s Xbox 360s Have Died

  Following in the wake of Game Informer’s armchair survey earlier in the year – which found that 54.2% of American Xbox 360s had broken down – CNET have done a similar study for the British market. With similar results. 1,128 gamers were polled (note: it was a self-selected survey, not a blind study), with 562…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2009
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  A Game Store That Only Sells One Game

  Kooky, but true: EA Sports have, in the run-up to Christmas, opened two actual storefronts dedicated entirely to EA Sports Active (and, we guess, it’s expansion). One is in San Francisco, the other, Boston. Can’t say we can remember the last time a single game got its own store. Actually, it’s rare a game company…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2009
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  PSP Comics Service Dated, Priced (For Japan)

  Sony today announced the final launch plans for the PlayStation Portable’s comic service, whereby a range of manga will be made available to PSP owners in Japan. There’ll be a PSP firmware update on the 19th to 6.20, which will add the comics store ahead of the service’s launch a few weeks later on December…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2009
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  Finally, The Steel Battallion Controller Is Put To Good Use

  Looks like somebody found a job for their old Steel Battallion controller that didn’t involve posting on small-time forums how much they paid for it or how awesome it would have been if more games had supported it. Instead, Japanese VJ Bonsajo rigged his up for performances, using it to do things like fade and…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2009
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  Facebook Comes To The PS3 Today

  Having only been announced on Monday, Sony’s Eric Lempel has told 1UP that the PlayStation 3’s 3.10 firmware update will be released sometime later today. The main attraction will of course be Facebook integration with your trophies, store purchases and in-game progress. Though, as someone who uses the feature all the time, the new improved…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2009
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  GRID Now Available On Games On Demand

  It’s been announced that Codemasters’ rather well-received 2008 racer, Race Driver: GRID, is now available for download via the Xbox 360 Games on Demand service. It’s available right now, pretty much everywhere (except Japan), with pricing to of course vary depending on where you are. In the US, for example, it’s $30. In the UK,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2009
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  America’s Army: Super-Effective

  Of all the US Army’s various recruitment methods – and they have many – it appears none are anywhere near as successful as a humble, free video game. We are of course talking about America’s Army, the free-to-play shooter that’s been drumming up interest in the US armed forces for nigh on seven years now.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2009
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  Evony Ads Go From Bad To Worse To Awesome

  You live on the internet, so we know you’ve seen them: ads for Evony, pathetic attempts at enticing people to play an online game run by shady types by using boobs. Least, they were pathetic. Now, they’re hilarious. I rock Adblocker, so I actually haven’t seen these in a while. Which is a pity. If…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2009
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  For The Discerning Art Collector/Halo Fan

  Perhaps in an effort to appeal to a more up-market clientèle than Halo merchandise currently allows, Microsoft have commissioned a series of framed prints depicting art from Halo 3: ODST. These aren’t the kind of things you’d get as a pre-order gift thrown in a cheap plastic frame. No, these are the kind of things…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2009
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  Phoenix Wright Pleads WiiWare

  Not that the Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle are ever wrong when it comes to leaking game news early, but still, it’s nice to get confirmation (via the latest issue of Famitsu) that Phoenix Wright is on its way to the Wii. The series will be released on Nintendo’s WiiWare service, with Ace Attorney out in Japan on…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2009
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  Mommy, Where Do Video Game Toys Come From?

  There are a lot of video game toys out there. We should know. But did you ever stop to wonder, amidst all the yearning and admiration for a hunk of painted vinyl, just where it came from? Toy importer Pop Culture Shock do, as they’ve published a gallery on Capcom’s site showing the factory in…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2009
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  Square Enix Promise To Be More Timely With Future Western Releases

  Square Enix are known for two things: Final Fantasy, and massive delays for games released in the West. The former isn’t going to be changing anytime soon, but the latter just might be! In an interview with Ars Technica, Square boss Yoichi “Imperial Hot” Wada has said that in the future, post-FFXIII world, Square games…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 17, 2009
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  Bayonetta’s Torture Moves — Press B to Summon Guillotine

  Look, beheading’s one thing. Getting kicked repeatedly in the ass by a woman in high heels, on the way to your own execution – that’s the torture. Good thing Bayonetta’s “torture moves” – which summon all sorts of unpleasant mechanisms to more artfully render a foe’s demise than mere boots or bullets – can’t be…

  By Owen Good Published November 17, 2009
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  Tony Hawk Devs Working On New Board Peripheral Game?

  Activision may be sending Tony Hawk: Ride out to die at retail, but the mega-publisher at least sees a little more potential in the game’s skateboard peripheral if comments from Robomodo boss David Michicich are anything to go by. Speaking with Develop, Michicich was asked whether Robomodo – the developers behind Tony Hawk: Ride –…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 17, 2009
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  Here’s That Mario Mention in Assassin’s Creed II

  Earlier today, Stephen Totilo’s review of Assassin’s Creed II referenced the game’s homage to Mario. Here’s video of the third wall-breaking inside joke, which is so mainstream it’s not inside. And it doesn’t really break the third wall, either. Well, never mind. I don’t think it rates a spoiler alert, as no major plot devices…

  By Owen Good Published November 17, 2009
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  The King of All Cosmos Rolls Up Some New Lady Friends

  As seen on Impress Game Watch’s coverage of a recent Katamari Damacy Online event in Korea.

  By Michael McWhertor Published November 17, 2009
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  Going Back To Uni Just For Monster Hunter

  I’ve been out of graduate school now for about six months. Never thought I’d be going back so soon, let alone for a video game. Tonight at 6 PM, Capcom kicks off Monster Hunter Tri University — a community event designed to get people up to speed on the new Wii game. You know how…

  By AJ Glasser Published November 17, 2009