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Halo: Reach Reveals Its Achievements
Bungie’s latest Weekly Update delivered the achievement art, and conditions, for Halo: Reach, rolling it out in a way that lets you look at the pretty badges without spoilering any campaign details. That poster is all of the game’s 49 achievements. Below, you’ll find the conditions for winning them, according to their number on the…
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Box Scores: Putcha Name On It
Let’s open our sports thread and Game of the Week with this, DJ Steve Porter’s sequel to Press Hop, which I just can’t stop playing. I don’t know any psychiatrist that come off the bench, but I’m gonna need one. Our Game of the Week this time comes from TeamBuilder in NCAA Football 11. AcidCrownie‘s…
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No Refunds For Canceled Game Rile Zynga Users
Casual game players still have hardcore priorities, as social game behemoth Zynga is discovering after its plans to drop Street Racer on Monday without refunding players’ balances incited a user riot. Not helping matters was the fact Zynga, valued at some $5 billion, didn’t do what most large companies do and offer some veneer of…
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The Moneysaver: There Will Be Coupons
If there’s as much savings here as I think there is, it’ll be harder to reach but once we find it, we can take it right out. You have to act quickly, because very soon these deals will be dry. Hardware • Newegg has “recertified” Nintendo DS Lite consoles for $83.99. Choose from nine colors.…
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The Week in Review: A Real Time For RTS
This was a good week for a games launch. Straight in the middle of summer, when most have gone for vacation or are heading that way, and no other controversies brewing, StarCraft II arrived. Kotaku supplied a heaping helping of coverage for the PC RTS’s release – perhaps demonstrating how few genres there are left…
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The Superstars of NBA Jam, In Action
NBA 2K11 hasn’t cornered the market on 1990s Showtime nostalgia. Yesterday we learned that household names like Detlef Schrempf and Clyde Drexler will return to the 2-on-2 Wii arcade title. Here’s a video showing them in action. [via MTV Multiplayer]
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Classic Pre-Snap Controls Will Be Patched Into Madden 11
Responding to vociferous reaction from its hardcore community, Madden NFL 11 will patch in original pre-snap adjustment controls that countermand the new “Strategy Pad,” design, but not before a month after the game releases. Ian Cummings, the series’ creative director, announced the decision earlier today after a blog post explaining the original design change. For…
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