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Halo Wars: Making Console Real-Time Strategy Work
The third in a series of video documentaries covering the upcoming Xbox 360 game Halo Wars features members of the development team explaining how to make a console real-time strategy game that works. Having obviously not paid enough attention during the early days of Halo 3 development, I was a bit surprised to learn that…
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Massage Your Love Over Xbox Live
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the natural evolution of the Rumble Massage program we posted last month, Remote Masseuse, a Xbox Community Game that lets you reach out and massage someone via Xbox Live. Where Rumble Massage allowed you to use your Xbox 360 controller as a personal massager, Remote Masseuse lets folks activate…
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Frankenreview F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
Creepy little psycho girl Alma returns in F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin, Monolith’s follow-up to their 2005 Japanese horror-themed first-person shooter. F.E.A.R. 2 directly follows F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon, with the story actually picking up some 30 minutes before the massive explosion that occurred at the end of the first game, following a squad of…
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Devil Summoner 2 Trailer Stylishly Flows
Atlus has launched the official website for their upcoming PlayStation 2 game Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon, bringing with it a trailer as stylish as the main character’s flowing cape. Of all the Shin Megami Tensei games Atlus has released, the Devil Summoner art style is probably the one I like the…
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Gametrailers TV Does The PlayStation Network
The Spike TV video game show formerly known as Game Head is heading to the PlayStation Network, as host Geoff Keighley announces the arrival of GameTrailers TV on the PlayStation 3. GameTrailers TV, the “number 1 rated video game show on TV” (which isn’t really saying much) makes it’s debut on the PlayStation Network this…
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Rock Band Weekly Update: Zombies…White Ones
Rock Band gets a health dose of heavy metal with a side of punk this week, with two classic White Zombie tunes joined by a little Norwegian punk, courtesy of Turbonegro. Rob Zombie’s launch band heads up this week’s downloadable content for Rock Band, with two classic tunes from the days back before he decided…
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Fallout 3’s The Pitt Add-On Makes Raiders Your Friends
The latest issue of the UK’s Official Xbox Magazine contains a slew of new details regarding the second upcoming downloadable content for Bethesda’s Fallout 3, The Pitt. The Pitt downloadable content, due out in March for the Xbox 360 and PC, takes place in Pittsburgh’s industrial district. A “stunning dystopia that’s unlike any other area…
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PC Gaming Alliance: Piracy Has Been Good To Us
While widespread PC game piracy is generally seen as a blight on the industry, PC Gaming Alliance president Randy Stude contends that the free exchange of games has definitely had a positive effect. In an interview with Big Download, Stude, president of the non-profit organization formed last year to promote and improve the state of…
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Anarchy Online Endgame Boosted By Legacy Of The Xan
Funcom continues to support it’s aging massively-multiplayer online science fiction epic Anarchy Online, introducing Legacy of the Xan, a new expansion pack focusing on giving high level players exciting new content. With Anarchy Online approaching its 8th year of operation, developer Funcom is giving dedicated players a much-needed infusion of new endgame content with Legacy…
By Mike Fahey