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Is The Beatles Bundle Worth $250?
Now that we know what comes in the Limited Edition Premium Bundle for The Beatles: Rock Band, it’s time to ask the question – is it worth $250? We first explored this topic last month, asking “What Could Make The Beatles: Rock Band Worth $250”. We know now that the bundles will indeed include a…
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Get In The Cities XL Beta
Cities XL is a lot like SimCity, but with a persistent online environment for players to take their God-complexes online. Beta sign-up starts today and we’ve got your bonus code right here. Go to the sign up site and type in: KOTCXLBR. It won’t guarantee you a beta slot, but it will increase your chances…
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SOCOM Fireteam Bravo Infiltrating PSP A Third Time
The PSP gets a third helping of multiplayer tactical gaming this winter in SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 3. Fireteam Bravo’s third mission on the PSP will see players embark on a mission to capture and interrogate former KGB agent Alexander Gozorov, believed to be in possession of information regarding a planned attack using…
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Borderlands Concept Art Style Rather Fetching
As part of their ongoing effort to distance their new game from the term cel-shading, Gearbox has released a full screenshot of Borderlands, demonstrating its rather appealing new look. Call it cel-shading if you want; Borderlands’ new look is definitely unlike any cel-shaded game I’ve ever seen. Gearbox calls it Concept Art Style, and while…
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Sony: 2009 Best PSP Software Year Ever
With a handful of big name titles announced and more on the way, Sony is confident that 2009 is going to be the PlayStation Portable’s best software year ever. It’s hard to imagine that last year was the biggest year for Sony in terms of PSP software sales, with hardly any big game releases outside…
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Square Enix Finally Gets A World War II Game
Square Enix joins forces with real-time strategy specialists Wargaming.net to publish Order of War, a strategy title that takes place during everyone’s favorite international conflict, World War II. Order of War is real-time strategy on a massive scale, with players taking control of entire armies as they play out scenarios in across two campaigns –…
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World Of Warcraft Switches Chinese Operators
Blizzard is switching up operators in China for World of Warcraft, losing long-time operator The9 in favor of NetEase, already the operator of nearly every other Blizzard game in the country. Last summer Blizzard announced a partnership with NetEase to operate StarCraft II, Warcraft III, and Battle.net in mainland China, so it really comes as…
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The Beatles: Rock Band Priced For Europe
The official announcement of the contents of the Limited Edition Premium Bundle for The Beatles: Rock Band also comes with European pricing info for the $249.99 box set. As reported previously, the Premium Bundle for the game comes with the game itself; a Hofner Bass controller; a set of Ludwig-branded drums complete with pearl accents…
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Wrestling Video Game Blamed For Child’s Parachuting Death
Friends of 9-year-old Damori Miles of Brooklyn, New York, claim the boy was imitating moves from WWE SmackDown vs Raw when he jumped off of his apartment rooftop to his death wearing a makeshift parachute. The boy’s was found on the ground outside his apartment building at 7pm on Tuesday night, wrapped in the string…
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Target Pays You To Reserve Games
Target wants you to pre-order popular video games from their stores so badly, they’re willing to pay you $5. Here’s how the new Target reservation program works. First, you pay $1 to receive a collectible reservation card, featuring the logo of the game you wish to reserve. Upon the game’s release, you bring in your…
By Mike Fahey