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The Söldner-X Saga Continues On PSN
Side-scrolling shooter Söldner-X: Himmelsstürmer is getting a sequel on the PlayStation Network this winter, as SideQuest Studios and eastasiasoft announce the development of Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype. Side-scrolling shooters have seen a bit of a comeback thanks to Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network, and the original Söldner-X was one of the better results…
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Insane Night Brings Two New Challenge Maps To Arkham Asylum
This Thursday’s free Insane Night downloadable content for Batman: Arkham Asylum brings two new challenge maps to the game, testing the limits of players’ FreeFlow Combat and Invisible Predator skills. We knew the Insane Night DLC was coming to the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC this week, and now we know what it is.…
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Minority Report: The Non-White Gamer’s Experience
Fergus Mills searches for the words. It’s clear he wants to say this carefully. The 22-year-old from Macon, Ga. is black. His Xbox Live avatar is black. Except that it’s not. Drawing it out of him, Mills says it’s because of the avatar’s body language. And while Mills doesn’t say that’s really a white guy…
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XBLA Weekly: Command & Conquer Bubble Bobble
This week on Xbox Live Arcade, players get a little real-time strategy in the Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 Commander’s Challenge and a bit of retro arcade goodness with Bubble Bobble NEO. The Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 Commander’s Challenge is a series of fifty new challenges set in the Red Alert 3…
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UK Scribblenauts Has Ice Lollies And Nappies
UK Scribblenauts buyers won’t have to fuss with our quaint colonial terms, with developer 5th Cell going out of their way to make sure that no one confuses football with football. I’ve been wondering how well Scribblenauts would work over in the UK, as over there taking off your pants has far stronger connotations than…
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Aion: East Meets West
The third is a series of video podcasts for NCsoft’s Aion discusses the changes made to bring a hugely successful Korean MMO to North America and Europe. This is really where Aion sets itself apart from other Korean MMO titles translated for the Western world. Rather than simply change the language and call it a…
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Halo 3: ODST Soundtrack Drops Next Week
Halo 3: ODST hits store shelves next week, and Sumthing Else Music Works is making sure you can listen to it when you can’t play with the release of the Halo 3: ODST Original Soundtrack. The latest chapter in the Halo saga brings with it new music composed by Martin O’Donnell and Michael Salvatori, and…
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Here’s Daft Punk In DJ Hero
Last week’s news that electronic music duo Daft Punk would be contributing heavily to Activision’s DJ Hero is followed by this week’s screenshots of them doing just that. As if the old school hip-hop weren’t enough to lure me into a DJ Hero purchase, Activision had to go and recruit Daft Punk, with 11 exclusive…
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The Crystal Bearers Aims For Your Post-Christmas Gift Certificates
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers might not be under your tree on Christmas morning, but the North American release date for Square Enix‘s Wii action adventure game doesn’t miss the holiday by much. December is generally a bad month for video game releases, and earlier is normally better, but when you are Square…
By Mike Fahey