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  Xbox Live Hacker Attacks On The Rise

  Are Xbox Live users taking out contracts against their opponents? Microsoft is investigating a rash of attacks on Xbox Live users by hackers using data flooding tools to kick them offline. It’s the same sort of attack that’s been targeting PC users for years. Hackers get a hold of the IP address players use to…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 20, 2009
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  iPhone’s Metal Gear Solid to Feature Sniping, MGS4 Story

  The official website for the iPhone’s Metal Gear Solid Touch updated today unveiling a bevvy of new details about the upcoming Konami title. Looking through the site, it appears that Metal Gear Solid Touch will be a rail-shooter of sorts based on the storyline of Metal Gear Solid 4 which will also offer up unlockable…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 20, 2009
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  Empire Total War Demo Exclusively on Steam

  The official demo for Sega strategy title Empire: Total War is now available for free download on Steam. The demo gives gamers a chance to take on the American Army and the French Navy playing as the British Empire in the Battle of Brandywine Creek and the Battle of Lagos. Historically, the Battle of Brandywine…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 20, 2009
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  DiRT 2 Displays High Level Of Polish

  New screens show off just how pretty a little mud can be in Codemasters’ DiRT 2, the sequel to 2007’s acclaimed off-road racer. DiRT 2 shows up the original DiRT in several different ways, featuring more cars, more real-world locations, and enhanced graphics courtesy of an enhanced version of the EGO game engine, as seen…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 20, 2009
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  Namco Puzzles DSiWare With Mr. Driller and Katamari

  In this week’s edition of weekly Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu, Namco Bandai reveals two new games with familiar faces coming to Nintendo’s DSiWare: Mr. Driller and Korogashi Puzzle Katamari Damacy. The DSiWare version of Mr. Driller is a new version of Namco’s popular drilling actio puzzler, with three game modes and seventeen different stages to…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 20, 2009
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  Overlord II, Dark Legends and Minion Screens and Trailers

  Can’t get enough Overlord? Your problems will be solved come this June when three new Overlord games land on the DS, Playstation 3, Wii and Xbox 360. Overlord II is due out on PS3 and 360 in June 2009, on the same day that Overlord: Dark Legend hits the Wii and Overlord: Minion comes out…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 20, 2009
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  Aion Aims For Fall Launch

  A letter to fans posted on the official website for the eagerly anticipated massively-multiplayer game Aion: The Tower of Eternity reveals plans for a fall 2009 release in North America and Europe. New Aion U.S. community manager Lani “Liv” Blazier answered some of the biggest questions North American and European fans had regarding the release…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 20, 2009
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  Disney Sends Spectrobes Wii-ward

  Spectrobes makes the leap from two small screens to one large one, as Disney Interactive Studios takes their original science fiction adventure series to the Nintendo Wii with Spectrobes: Origins. Planetary patrol officer Rallen returns the in the next evolution of the Spectrobes franchise, continuing his adventures from the first two titles on the DS…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 20, 2009
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  American McGee Has a Blank Canvas for Alice Sequel

  Deadly jumping jacks, a vivisected dormouse, and a suicidal Alice were the products of famed designer American McGee’s first trip through the looking glass. There’s no telling where his second will take us. “We’ve given him a blank canvas to go where he would like,” said David DeMartini, Electronic Arts Partners chief. “There is nothing…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 20, 2009
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  Alright, Tea Or Coffee?

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Deadly Halo Sand Yeah, I know. It’s not exactly a fair question — I drink both. It’s like asking if people like Elvis of The Beatles. Still, I’m gonna ask you, do you drink tea or coffee? Luke was saying he drinks a lot of peppermint tea. (Yes, this is…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 20, 2009
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  Sony: Unique Controllers Are Great For Business

  Americans may not be fully up to speed on the details, but know that nearly half of all PlayStation 2 consoles sold have been sold in Europe. A big part of that popularity has been down to what’s now known as Sony’s “Party Starter” lineup: SingStar, Buzz! and EyeToy. These were all developed by first-party…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 20, 2009
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  David Hayter Back On Metal Gear Movie?

  Yeah, David Hayter is the voice of Snake in Metal Gear Solid, but his day job is Hollywood script writer. You’d think, then, that he’d be a lock to write the Metal Gear Movie. But no. Originally, Hayter teamed up with cashed-up producer Avi Arad to pitch an idea for a Metal Gear movie to…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 20, 2009
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  PlayStation Expands To Latin America

  Check off another region on the globe that Sony has infiltrated. The company is officially bringing the PlayStation to Latin America. The PLAYSTATION 3, the PSP, the PS2 and the PlayStation Network services will be available for 13 countries throughout Latin America thanks to a distribution deal with Sony Latin America. “Our commitment to expand…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 20, 2009
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  So, Why Did Ensemble Studios Close Up?

  Bruce Shelley is an industry legend. Helped Sid Meier make Civilization, created Age of Empires, then joined Ensemble. Now, though, Ensemble are gone. And Shelley is trying to explain why that happened. Taking the stage at this year’s DICE get-together in Vegas, Shelley’s address was devoted to pondering aloud how a studio that had only…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 20, 2009
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  Jay Mohr Tells Jokes About The Game Industry

  Jay Mohr is a comedian. Comedians tell jokes. As host of the 12th annual Interactive Achievement Awards, Mohr did just that. We’ve cherry picked three of our favorites Mohr told about the gaming industry: Directed at LittleBigPlanet‘s Alex Evans about the DIY hit: “It’s like buying CD, plugging it in, and then having to go…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 20, 2009
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  PAL PlayStation Store Update: Enter A New Challenger

  This week, Europe and Australia finally got Super Street Fighter II HD. Shame, really, since with Street Fighter IV also with us this week, it misses much of the point. Also available for PAL owners this week, Noby Noby Boy. If you’ve ever wanted to know what it’d be like playing a game where you…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 20, 2009
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  Gothic Lolita Shooter Goes Christmas

  Here’s more reason for ghoulish smiles. At this year’s arcade show AOU, the sequel for Lolita maniac shooter DeathSmiles has been unveiled today. It’s all Christmasy. Last month, we broke the news that DeathSmiles was getting a sequel. DeathSmiles was released in Japanese arcades in 2008 and is getting an Xbox 360 port this Spring.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 20, 2009
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  Okami Creator Says Western Developers Are Superior

  Capcom’s Jun Takeuchi spoke today about the “rise” of Western gaming. But former Capcom man Atsushi Inaba, well, he goes a little further, saying that, overall, “Western developers are superior to those in Japan”. Chatting with Develop, Inaba says: To be honest, I think that western developers are superior to those in Japan overall. So…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 20, 2009
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  Suggestive Star Ocean 4 Screenshots

  Star Ocean producer Yoshinori Yamagishi really wants to make erotic games. Square Enix has already nixed that idea, but that doesn’t seem to have stopped Yamagishi from spicing up Star Ocean. Below is a batch of Star Ocean: The Last Hope screenshots. Granted, they are taken out of context, and the game has been given…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 20, 2009
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  Noby Noby Boy T-Shirts: Classy

  You may remember Panic from their line of Katamari Damacy t-shirts. They were great. Now that Katamari creator Keita Takahashi has a new game out, Panic are doing shirts for it too. There are 8 shirts available, and Panic tell us they’ll be ready to ship in around three weeks (though you can order them…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 20, 2009