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Sigma 2 To Have Online Co-op
Ninja Gaiden Σ 2 is the industry’s worst-kept secret since Star Craft II, but it looks like Tecmo held back one or two choice tid-bits for their big GDC “secret game” announcement. The big ticket item is that Sigma 2 will feature online co-op over PlayStation Network. Gamers can pick from Ryu, Ayane or Ninja…
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Mmmm, Rotting Groceries
To: Bashcraft From: Fahey RE: Tomorrow, I Watch BOTH Kids Grilled cheese? Yum! That reminds me of that one time I went out and bought a week’s worth of perishible foodstuffs with the intention of cooking my own meals, only to have a major video game industry event occur that kept me from setting foot…
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What Is Gears Of War 2: Dark Corners?
The wonderfully twisted passages of the internet have unearthed an Asian product page advertising an April release for a Gears of War 2: Dark Corners add-on. The image, posted on Joystiq, was discovered by a Gears of War forum user in a now defunct thread, fueled by former Kotaku guest editor Geoff Keighley’s Twitter entry…
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The Beatles: Rock Band Site Slowly Fills With Instruments
The teaser site for The Beatles: Rock Band is slowly filling with the band’s signature instruments, perhaps giving us a hint at what’s coming in the game’s $250 premium bundle. As I understand it, the Ludwig drum set favored by Ringo was already up there, and has recently been joined by the Epiphone Casino, the…
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GDC Panel: Behind The Scenes of Guitar Hero Mobile
JJ Lechleiter, Senior Product Manager on all three Guitar Hero Mobile titles explains why his games are like the only two cell phone ports that don’t suck. For those of you that have never played Guitar Hero III Mobile, Guitar Hero III: Backstage Pass Mobile or Guitar Hero World Tour Mobile, it might come as…
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Noby Noby Boy Multiplayer Teaser Is Slightly Disturbing
Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi has dropped a Noby Noby Boy offline multiplayer teaser that leaves us feeling slightly queasy for some reason. I don’t know if it’s the random gasping noises or the fact that the multiple boys pop out of that little house like intestines unraveling from a particularly nasty torso wound, but…
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Microsoft Sued Over Gay Bashing
According to a former employee of Lionhead Studios, being openly gay at a Microsoft-owned development studio can be just as bad as having an openly gay Xbox Live gamertag. Gay video game designer Jamie Durrant is suing Microsoft for £45,000 in ‘hurt feelings’ and lost pay, claiming discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. Durrant…
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Microsoft Makes 360 Development Easier All Around
Microsoft makes game development easier for all levels of Xbox 360 developers, with new development kits for professionals and updated XNA Game Studio software that adds avatar and Live Party support. Both XNA community game creators and Xbox Live Arcade developers who utilize the XNA Games Studio will be able to add Xbox Live avatars…
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Ubisoft’s Real-Time Strategy Is A Clever R.U.S.E.
Ubisoft teams with developer Eugen Systems to create R.U.S.E., an innovative real-time strategy title where deception is the key to victory. R.U.S.E., built by Act of War: Direct Action developer Eugen, promises to reinvigorate the real-time strategy genre by adding the element of bluffing, allowing players to fake out their opponents as they battle it…
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Red Faction Guerrilla: Tools Of Destruction
Richard Machowicz, host of the TV show Future Weapons, showcases the destructive power of the arsenal available in Red Faction: Guerrilla. The first video deals with the more personal ways to hurt people, places, and things in Red Faction: Guerrilla, including the assault rifle and the powered sledgehammer – my personal favorite. The second clip…
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New Steamworks Feature “Makes DRM Obsolete”
Shortly after Microsoft revealed new features for their Games for Windows Live service, Valve counters with new Steamworks features, including in-game downloadable content, robust matchmaking, and new technology they claim “makes DRM obsolete.” We’ve already heard about the new downloadable content support for Steam, and the matchmaking is the same we’ve seen in the PC…
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EA’s Big New Mobile Game Is… Scrabble? Again?
EA Mobile plans to announce a slew of new games for the iPhone at their summit this morning; among them Tiger Woods, Need for Speed, Wolfenstein RPG and Star Trek. But when I arrived at the EA Mobile hands-on session, the only game they had to show me was Scrabble. Which came out like a…
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Fallout 3’s The Pitt Isn’t Quite Right, Bethesda Is On The Case – UPDATE
Reports are pouring in from all corners of the intersphere that Bethesda’s The Pitt downloadable content for Fallout 3 is relatively broken, with graphical glitches and freezing issues abounding. Three separate threads can be found on the official Bethesda forums regarding glitches in The Pitt downloadable content for Fallout 3, mostly centered around the Xbox…
By Mike Fahey