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Aliens vs. Predator Gets Its First Map Pack March 18
The four multiplayer maps released in Aliens vs. Predator‘s Special Edition will be available to the general public as DLC beginning next Thursday, March 18. The Swarm Map Pack will run you $7. The DLC delivers four maps, two for the game’s competitive multiplayer and two for its cooperative modes. “Docks” and “Machine” are available…
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Modern Warfare 2 Promises Breakthrough Cure for ‘Mapathy’
Acknowledging that as many as 20 million (of its 25 million players) “no longer [derive] pleasure from blowing up people hiding in the cockpit or on top of the crane,” Modern Warfare 2’s creators say new map help is OTW. “Mapathy” is the name of this affliction, for which Modern Warfare 2 creative strategist Robert…
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Get a Charge Out of Mass Effect 2’s Latest Gun
Mass Effect 2’s newest available firearm spits electrical bolts and looks like someone weaponized a jumper cable from a fetish dungeon. If I knew what one of those looked like. A fetish dungeon, I mean. Meet the Arc Projector, available to Cerberus Network subscribers – which means anyone who bought a new copy of the…
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Sony Issues Free Weekly Quests To White Knight Chronicles
Players who tore through the content of Sony’s epic PlayStation 3 role-playing game White Knight Chronicles should be extremely pleased with the news that Sony is delivering weekly free downloadable quests through the end of June. I was perfectly satisfied with the amount of content included in the North American release of White Knight Chronicles…
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Tiger Woods to Share Cover of Tiger Woods Game
He’s also sharing it with a rookie. Billed as an advertisement of the game’s Ryder Cup features, some take the pairing with Rory McIlroy as more fallout from Tiger’s inability to abstain from sex with women not named Mrs. Woods. An EA Sports news release described the new cover but, understandably, said nothing about his…
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Stupid Speedboat Tricks In Just Cause 2
Square Enix’s latest Anatomy of a Stunt video for Just Cause 2 shows off a very creative way to reach those hard-to-reach places with a rocket launcher. The more I see of Just Cause 2 the more I want to get my hands on it, yet I’ve not even downloaded the demo yet, mainly due…
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Battlestar Galactica Gets Its Own Massively Multiplayer Game
The battle for the fate of humanity continues this fall, when NBC Universal and Bigpoint launch Battlestar Galactica Online, a massively multiplayer browser-based game set in the universe of the award-winning Syfy television series. Can I get a frak yeah? Tactical space combat and adventure are the name of the game in Battlestar Galactica Online,…
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Survey Says Netflix Pondering Nintendo DS Streaming
How likely would someone in your household be to stream TV and movies from Netflix to a Nintendo DS, should such functionality be made available? That’s the question Netflix is seeking an answer to via an online survey. Would you watch? With a plethora of HD video capable portable devices at my fingertips, the Nintendo…
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Rock Band 3 Revolutionizes The Music Genre This Holiday Season
Viacom President and CEO Philippe Dauman officially outed Rock Band 3, due for release this holiday season, when it will “will innovate and revolutionize the music genre” all over again. Dauman revealed the game while speaking at the Credit Suisse Group Global Media and Communications Conference this morning, quickly followed by Tweets from several members…
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Mega Ran Raps Up Mega Man 10
Did you know that rapper Random, AKA Mega Ran, crafted a single dedicated to Capcom’s recently released Mega Man 10? Well you do now, and you’ve got the new music video to prove it. I’ve always been slightly fond of rap, but I’ve traditionally found myself liking it more when mixed with other genres, especially…
By Mike Fahey