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The Extremely Limited Edition UK RE5 Watch
The creators of the limited-edition Metal Gear Solid 4 watch that UK fans went crazy over last year are back, with a Gamestation-exclusive limited-edition Resident Evil 5 timepiece. The designer of the watch himself, Adi Wells, sends us the scoop on the Resident Evil 5 watch, which will be available for pre-order through UK retailer…
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Sony Ponders Suing Over UK Early Death Ad
The UK’s Change4Life campaign, which links playing video games with obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer, could draw legal fire from Sony for using a PlayStation-like controller in their print ad. The magazine ad in question features a young boy obviously not enjoying himself while holding a dual analog wireless controller, similar to that used…
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Warhammer Online Offers Prizes For Your Friends’ Lives
Warhammer Online is turning up the heat on their refer-a-friend program, offering free in game pets and items to players who pull their friends into the conflict. Warhammer has had a pretty standard refer-a-friend program up until now. Simply drag a pal into the game, and get 30 days free game time. Now they up…
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The Art of War
War is a theme that has always been found in the video game medium; leaps in game presentation have typically corresponded to some kind of combat themed game. In the more than 15 years since the introduction of the first-person shooter genre, and nearly 10 since tactical shooters came on the scene, the progressive immersion…
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Starbreeze Talks The Evolution Of Dark Athena
The Chronicles of Riddick developer Starbreeze explains how they went from polishing an old title to creating an entirely new game in this first developer diary for Assault on Dark Athena. Swedish developer Starbreeze obviously loves the Riddick property, and not just because the first game, Escape from Butcher Bay, put them on the map.…
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Burn Zombie Burn! Ignites PSN This Month
The undead burst into flames this month, as Doublesix announces a March 26th release date for their PlayStation Network exclusive shooter, Burn Zombie Burn! Rack them up and knock them down. That’s the core strategy behind Burn Zombie Burn! – gather together as many zombies as possible, killing them en mass, amassing the highest score…
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Burnout Paradise Boost Specials Drop This Week
Burnout Paradise gets a boost this week with the release of the Boost Specials Collection, featuring two “ultra-performance boosting machines” to add to your collection. Two cars make up the Boost Specials Collection. The first, pictured here, is the Carson Extreme Hotrod, which Criterion calls the fastest car in Paradise City. It features a new…
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Ninja Blade Doesn’t Skimp On The Blur
From Software has released a new batch of screenshots for Ninja Blade, demonstrating how blur effects can make getting punched by a guy in a business suit look exciting. That has got to be the strongest business man ever, punching that ninja so hard that his ninja powers are erupting from his stomach in a…
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SouthPeak Joins The ESA
At a time when other companies are reconsidering their membership, fast-growing video game publisher SouthPeak Interactive becomes the first new member of the Entertainment Software Association for 2009. The ESA may have increased their fees to ridiculous levels over the past few years, but that hasn’t stopped SouthPeak Interactive from signing on with the industry…
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Live Arcade This Week: Peggle, The Maw, And Crystal Defenders
It’s a triple play this week on Xbox Live Arcade, the addictive gameplay of Peggle, the strategic defense of Crystal Defenders, and new downloadable content for Twisted Pixel’s The Maw. Peggle is the tremendously addictive ball-bouncing game for the PC, ported to Xbox Live Arcade with 55 levels, 75 challenges, and multiplayer support via Xbox…
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Resident Evil 5 – Chris Has Another Flashback
Resident Evil 5 has completely screwed up Chris Redfield for life, as the latest live-action viral proves there’s always something there to remind him. Capcom really should have invested a little money in securing the rights to Naked Eyes “There’s Always Something There To Remind Me” for their series of viral live-action videos for Resident…
By Mike Fahey