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What Could Make The Beatles: Rock Band Worth $250?

With The Beatles: Rock Band now officially dated and priced, we take a look at what songs and instruments need to be represented in order to make the Premium Bundle worth $250. $250 is a rather large chunk of change to lay out on another bundled music game. The Premium Bundle of Harmonix’s Rock Band…

Army Of Two: The Sequel Now Officially Teased

EA Montreal is expected to announce the sequel to Army of Two next week, a title that we understand is currently titled Army of Two: The Sequel. In preparation, EA has begun teasing the game. The official Army of Two web site now has the splash image seen above, but little else. The site’s meta…

Librarians Explain: Why Video Games At the Library

Why exactly should libraries carry video games? Or music or movies for that matter? Don’t get me wrong, I’m a big fan of free gaming, but I can’t help but question the increasing multimedia nature of libraries. Good thing, then, that the American Library Association is prepared with an answer for me and librarians nationwide.…

Yes, Yakuza 3 Is Japan’s Bestselling Game… But What About Halo Wars?

It’s no secret that Sega’s Yakuza 3 (AKA Ryu Ga Gotoku 3) has sold 372,000 copies in its debut week. That’s expected. The Yakuza series does well over there. But what about Halo Wars? Unfortunately, Microsoft did not pull off an upset with Halo Wars as it did with Halo 3, which secured the #1…

MGO SCENE Expansion Rains Rabbit Doom On March 17th

Konami has announced a March 17th release date for the Metal Gear Online SCENE expansion, with some amazing new outfits and a new game type joining the already impressive feature lineup. Three new maps and two new super-powerful playable characters are just the tip of the iceberg for Konami’s upcoming SCENE expansion for Metal Gear…

PS3 Age Of Booty Gets Trophies And A Trial

Capcom just dropped us a line to let us know that the PlayStation 3 version of their real-time strategy pirate game Age of Booty has been updated with trophy support and a playable demo. PlayStation 3 owners of Capcom’s Age of Booty finally have something to show for all of their hard work with the…

GameFly In Kiosk Form

Students at Texas Tech University have an all-new way to get a quick video game fix, as GameFly installs their first G-Box video game rental kiosk. Online video game rental leader GameFly takes a small step offline with the introduction of their G-Box rental kiosk, which allows gamers to swipe their credit cards for instant…

Metal Gear Solid Touch Screens Don’t Convince

The more screens I see for the Metal Gear Solid’s iPhone title, the less I want to play it. Can a Metal Gear Solid theme really get gamers to buy a gussied up version of Duck Hunt? I’m checking off ‘No Thanks’ for now.

New inFamous Trailer Makes Little Girl Scared

Sucker Punch‘s new trailer for inFamous explores the age-old adage that trailers are much cooler when narrated by little girls. It’s a fact: little girls narrating the trailers to movies and games that take place in a dark fiction setting are at least twenty times better than those narrated by movie guy voice. Don’t believe…

New Bowler Stereotypes For High Velocity Bowling

Sony keeps things classy with two new stereotyped characters High Velocity Bowling – a Hispanic girl with a chip on her shoulder and a male flight attendant with “fabulous ball control”. The second highest downloaded PlayStation Network game of 2008 grows a new pair today, with the introduction of two new bowlers, available for $.99…

GDC Game Design Challenge Gets Sexy

In this year’s game design challenge, three developers will be pitching their ideas for a game about their first time. Yes, that first time. The design challenge will have Steve Meretzky, VP of Game Design, YouPlus; Kim Swift, Level Designer, Valve; and Sulka Haro, Lead Designer, Sulake pitching games that tackle two themes: sex and…

Wheelman Demo Is Go

1.31gigs worth of Vin Diesel-flavored action is now available for download, as Midway’s Wheelman demo barrel rolls dramatically onto Xbox Live. Okay, at this point I don’t know if there is any barrel rolling involved, but there’ll be plenty of driving, shooting, driving while shooting, and shooting while driving as you get a small taste…

Fallout 3: The Pitt – Now With More Trogs

Three new screenshots for Fallout 3’s upcoming The Pitt downloadable content introduce us to the Trogs, scampering, light-fearing mutants that want to eat your face. The Trogs are actually creatures that were supposed to appear in Black Isle Studio’s canceled Fallout 3 project, Van Buren, characterized as a race of mutant hillbillies that holed up…

Microsoft: 75% Of Parents Think Gaming Is Beneficial

Microsoft’s second annual Play Smart, Play Safe campaign survey results are in, with UK parents overwhelmingly agreeing that video games have a beneficial effect on their children and families. Microsoft’s Play Smart, Play Safe study polled children and parents in the UK on different aspects of the parent/child gaming experience. While the poll did reveal…

Lara’s Shadow Turns Tomb Raider Into Prince Of Persia

The Lara’s Shadow downloadable content for Tomb Raider: Underworld puts players in control of the doppleganger – a faster, stronger version of Lara Croft with the power to slow time. The Lara Croft doppleganger first appeared during the main story of Tomb Raider: Underworld, created to best Lara at her own game. Of course the…

The Beatles: Rock Band Hits Sept. 9 for $250 With Instruments

The Beatles: Rock Band will hit worldwide on Sept. 9, MTV, Harmonix and Apple Corps. announced today. The Beatles: Rock Band will allow fans to pick up the guitar, bass, mic or drums and “experience The Beatles extraordinary catalog of music through gameplay that takes players on a journey through the legacy and evolution of…

Is Indie Platformer Fez Headed to the Xbox 360?

A mysterious picture popped up on the website for Independent Festival Awards winner Fez, leading some to believe that the unique platformer has a date with Xbox Live Arcade. It’s not the “something wonderful is about to happy!” message that has people talking, it’s the tiny green A button stuck in the bottom right corner…

What Makes A Quarter Pounder A Quarter Pounder?

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Critique Had a Quarter Pounder from McDonalds today — maybe the first one I’ve had in seven or eight years. Quarter Pounders just recently went on sale here in Japan as part of a massive advertising campaign, complete with lying. How did it taste? Like a Quarter Pounder. But my…

Take A Look At The Left 4 Dead Downloadable Content

Left 4 Dead’s getting a new coat of paint soon, with the release of the new “survival” DLC pack. It’ll bring two new campaigns to vs mode and a “survival” game type. So let’s take a look! Click to view Click to view Click to view Click to view [via VG247]

Street Fighter Super Hyper Art Exhibition Edition

Many games have left their mark on popular culture as a whole, but few have left one quite like Street Fighter has. Which is probably why the series is getting its own art exhibition. Put on by, yes, Capcom, the exhibition – called Jab Strong Fierce – will feature dozens of artists, appearing both individuals…