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Wolfenstein’s Altered Present A Large Problem
Yesterday’s introduction of the lithe, stealthy Assassin enemy for the next Wolfenstein game is balanced by the raw, brutal fury of the Altered. The Altered might not be nearly as impressive as the invisi Nazi-ninja Assassins, but they look to make up for it in terms of raw power. Every first-person shooter these days needs…
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Bionic Commando Rearmed Made Easier With Trophies
Was Bionic Commando Rearmed just too hard for your delicate gaming skills? The same update that brings trophy support to the PlayStation 3 will make the game just a little bit easier. Now that they’ve gotten the full sequel out the door, Capcom and developer Grin have been hard at work tweaking and fixing the…
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Play Xbox Live Magic: The Gathering Live Against Game’s Creator
So you think you’re a pretty good Magic: The Gathering player, but are you good enough to take on the creator of the game in Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers? The newly released Xbox Live Arcade title is getting not one but two special play sessions this month, starting with a Game…
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Ghostbusters: The Video Game Review: Survival Comedy
Ghostbusters: The Video Game comes to us bearing a twin-blockbuster burden: Both as a game, and also as the first true representative of a beloved franchise to come along in 20 years. The presence of Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis, the film’s original writers and two of its leading actors, lent weight to the game…
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One Million Downloads For World At War Map Pack 2
As if there was really ever any doubt, Activision has announced that the second map pack for Call of Duty: World at War saw more than one million downloads during its first weekend of availability. Attribute it to rampant zombie madness or just plain love. The second map pack for Call of Duty: World at…
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How Well Will Your PC Run Street Fighter IV?
Interested to see how your PC will run Street Fighter IV? Capcom has released a benchmark program ahead of the game’s release next month, giving you ample time to find out for yourself. System requirements are nice, but there’s nothing quite like having a good old, resource hogging benchmark program at your fingertips. Depending on…
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2K Sports Congratulates Kobe With Box Art
2K Sports today congratulated the Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant on his fourth career NBA championship today, revealing the fan-voted cover for NBA 2K10 in the process. As reported previously, 2K Sports had asked fans to vote on their favorite of four covers for the upcoming NBA 2K10, each featuring Lakers’ star Kobe in a…
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Dungeons & Dragons Online’s New Store
Dungeons and Dragons Online is going free-to-play in North America this summer, and Turbine has released the first screens of the new DDO Store, where they hope to make up those subscritption fees. There’s certainly an interesting mix of items to purchase in the new DDO store. You’ve got your basic essentials, like potions and…
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Warped Tour Song Packs Coming To Rock Band
The latest newsletter for the 2009 Warped Tour urges fans to be on the lookout for two new track packs for Rock Band, featuring tour artists The Devil Wears Prada, Bad Religion, and more. According to the newsletter, the two new Warped Tour track packs will be hitting the Rock Band store on June 23rd…
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Realtime Worlds Aiming To Expand
Following a very successful showing of APB at E3 2009, Crackdown developers Realtime Worlds are kicking off a major recruiting drive, aiming at employing more than 300 game industry professionals by early 2010. Realtime Worlds isn’t going to let their disappointment with Microsoft keep them down. The Dunde-based developer has picked up some new office…
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Sega Aligns Western Markets Under Mike Hayes
The departure of Sega of America COO Simon Jeffery has sparked worldwide leadership consolidation for the company, with Sega of Europe President and COO Mike Hayes now presiding over North America as well. Here’s how things are working now. Sega of America and Sega of Europe CEO Naoya Tsurumi is now responsible for Sega operations…
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