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First Gameplay Video for MLB 2K10 Surfaces
Game Informer got a nine-minute gameplay exclusive for MLB 2K10 that you can see at the link. IGN has the embeddable vid – an introduction to the game’s new “My Player” mode – so we’re running that on the jump. When you’re done with that, head on over to Game Informer for nine minutes of…
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Cryptic Considering a More ‘Meaningful’ Death Penalty for Star Trek Online?
Death in Star Trek Online seems to be a disappointing experience for its fans, lacking narrative oomph and encouraging unreasonably risky behavior. The game’s executive producer says the studio is listening and considering a change. “We are looking into finding a meaningful way to give players a deeper sense of loss when something bad happens,”…
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ESA Estimates Nearly 10 Million Games Illegally Downloaded in December
Research focusing on 200 specific titles showed 9.78 million illegal copies of video games were downloaded worldwide in the month of December, according to the Entertainment Software Association. The ESA expects the number is actually much higher as the study, conducted in partnership with the International Intellectual Property Alliance, focused only on those 200 popular…
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Bidding On Rare — and Factory Sealed — NES Cart Already Tops $15K
Remember the mom who sold an NES for $13,000 because it happened to include the ultra-rare Stadium Events? Well, a factory-sealed copy is now on eBay, and with eight days to go bidding is above $16,000. Let’s recap: Previously on L.A. Law … Stadium Events was a game that had a tiny NTSC release to…
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Initial Rankings for MLB 10 The Show Released
Earlier this week MLB 2K10 revealed its team numeric ratings. MLB 10 The Show has now divulged its rankings of all 30 Major League teams across four categories. The New York Yankees are this year’s overall No. 1. The Show’s rankings come in four flavors: Overall, hitting, pitching and defense. I’ve broken them out here.…
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Preordering The Dawn Of War II Expansion Is So Gangsta
Real-time strategy fans who preorder Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II’s Chaos Rising expansion online will score a free copy of Saints Row 2, which I’m sure makes sense to someone, somewhere. I know there have to be PC gamers out there who enjoy a real-time strategy game as much as they do an open-ended…
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Mario & Sonic Winter Games Sells Six Million
If you folks really want Sega to stop making fluffy Sonic games that don’t revolve around simply running fast, it would help if you didn’t buy six million copies of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. Just sayin’. We can’t blame this all on the Mario fans, and we can’t blame it all…
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World Of Warcraft Plushies: On The Wings Of Cuteness
Unsure how to handle the Gryphon Hatchling and Wind Rider Cub plushies from World of Warcraft that arrived at my house for review today, I hugged them. The verdict? Snuggable goodness. These two dangerously adorable little critters are the first shots fired in Blizzard’s bid for complete and total MMO plushie domination. For such small…
By Mike Fahey