FFXIII: Why the haters are wrong
(via CVG) - Opinion: Mike Jackson on why poor reviews are wide of the mark... Freedom. It's a difficult thing for any game to achieve; even just the illusion of it. But what some critics forget is whether or not a game actually needs it. Related StoriesPS3 Error 8001050F: Time to go offline?PS3's big
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FFXIII: Why the critics are wrong
(via CVG) - Opinion: Mike Jackson on why poor reviews are wide of the mark... Freedom. It's a difficult thing for any game to achieve; even just the illusion of it. But what some critics forget is whether or not a game actually needs it. Related StoriesPS3 Error 8001050F: Time to go offline?PS3's big
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Tiger Woods 11 Boasts Big Online Matches
(via IGN) -- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 (X360)Golf's biggest stars to share cover in honor of Ryder Cup.
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GDC 10: New Band Game Tuning Up for Fall
(via IGN) -- Power Gig: Rise of the SixString (X360)Power Gig has one thing the other guys don't: real instruments.
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Loyal Halo 2 players get Reach beta
(via DCEmu) -- via Computer and Video Games (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=237829) Original Xbox games will no longer be playable online from April 15, but Microsoft's set to ease Halo 2 obsessives from their addiction with the promise of Halo Reach beta access. Several committed Halo 2...
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Splinter Cell Conviction
(via CVG) - Year five. Half a decade. Read on... If you ever feel like being so cold you'd rather die than move another inch, Montreal has you covered. It's a cold we sort-of braved for four days as we sat in a comfy studio eating delicious sandwiches and playing Splinter Cell Conviction for review.
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Crysis 2 screenshots emerge
(via CVG) -- CVG gets hold of first official images. The first proper Crysis 2 screenshots have been sent us by EA. Related StoriesXbox 360 'still focused on hardcore'Xbox 360 'still for the hardcore'GTA V announcement imminent - analystG4TV taken down?Just Cause 2 trailer shows demo
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New Lips: I Heart the 80s
(via CVG) - ESRB grants teen rating for addition to Karaoke game. The US videogames rating body, the ESRB, has given a T for teen rating to Lips: I (Heart) the 80s, the latest addition to Microsoft's karaoke game.Related StoriesBioShock 2 DLC release next weekNo Blur DLC on launchPC biggest audience for Bad
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Portal 2 is now official
(via QJ) -- After a whole lot of teasing and subsequent investigating by the fan community, Valve has finally announced a sequel for Portal.
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Rock Band Weekly: The White Stripes
(via Joystiq) - It's a great time to be part of a two-piece Rock Band ... band. Next week, a three-pack of songs by The White Stripes will be released, each from a different album. In what might be the most appropriate music game DLC ever, "Fell in Love with a Girl" is totally playable in Lego Rock Band.
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Impressions: Naughty Bear
(via Joystiq) - What happens when you take one part Conker's Bad Fur Day, another part Happy Tree Friends and mix in a bit of Metal Gear Solid? You get Naughty Bear, A2M's upcoming game in the severely underrepresented "cute torture porn" genre. If you're like me, you've been waiting a long time for a game like this.
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G4TV taken down?
(via CVG) - News site covering Activision vs Infinity Ward dispute disappears. G4TV.com - the popular games news and video website that's been consistently ahead on the curve on the reported legal dispute between Activision and Infinity Ward - has mysteriously gone down this morning.
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BioShock 2 'Sinclair Solutions Test Pack' coming March 11
(via Joystiq) - Next Thursday, those entrenched in The Great Splicer Uprising of '59 will get a chance to beef up their arsenal in Bioshock 2's multiplayer mode with the Sinclair Solutions Test Pack on March 11. Here's what you'll get for your 400 ($5) on Xbox Live and Games For Windows - Live, and $4.
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Ubisoft Announces Splinter Cell Contest
(via Team Xbox) -- The first step to winning is figuring out what the contest is.
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Metro 2033 Goes Gold
(via Team Xbox) -- The creepy Russian shooter is off to manufacture. There's no word on how many bullets they're charging for it yet.
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Prison Break: The Conspiracy Hands-on
(via IGN) -- Prison Break: The Conspiracy (X360)We spend time behind bars and live to tell the tale.
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Microsoft Changes TOS To Allow Mention Of Orientation
(via Team Xbox) -- Xbox Live is now a safe place to say you're gay (but not to tell someone else they are).
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Vale Announces Portal 2 for Xbox 360 Coming Holiday 2010
(via Planet Xbox) -- Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Left 4 Dead, Counter-Strike and Half-Life) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced Portal 2 shipping this coming holiday season to Xbox 360 and PC.
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First Add-On Content for Bioshock 2 Coming to LIVE in March
(via Planet Xbox) -- 2K Games announced today that the Sinclair Solutions Tester Pack, the first in a series of single and multiplayer downloadable content for BioShock 2, will be available on March 11, 2010 from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for 400 MS Points.
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Update to Xbox LIVE Code of Conduct
(via Xbox Scene) - A Letter from Marc Whitten (http://gamerscoreblog.com/press/archive/2010/03/05/ws234.aspx?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MSGamesPressAlerts+%28Microsoft+Games+Press+Alerts%29 ): Since the beginning, Microsoft has made an investment in the security and safety of Xbox LIVE and created tools and monitoring practices to ensure it is a fun and welcoming entertainment experience for people of all races, nationalities, religions and sexual orientations.
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Video: DigitalFoundry- Just Cause 2 Xbox 360 Demo Performance Analysis
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News: Portal 2 due out this Christmas
(via EuroGamer) - On PC and Xbox 360. Update: Valve's Doug Lombardi has told Eurogamer that the game's due for PC and Xbox 360. Original story: Valve has officially announced Portal 2.
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Tomb Raider set for a return?
(via CVG) - Crystal Dynamics art director hints at future reboot. Lara Croft may yet see another reboot in an attempt to breath new life into the flagging Tomb Raider franchise.Related StoriesCapcom: we've not turned our back on western devsForza DLC for Haiti donationsRumour: Kotick meeting with Infinity
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Boulder Dash coming to Xbox Live Arcade
(via XBLArcade) - Today First Star Software, Inc. and Catnip Games officially announced their upcoming production of a Boulder Dash® sequel for Xbox Live Arcade for release in Q3 2010. In cooperation with First Star Software, the owner of the Intellectual Property; and, with the assist of “simple plan production”, Catnip Games will deliver both charming and challenging entertainment to the XBLA worldwide community.
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Digital Foundry: 360 version of Final Fantasy XIII 'adequate but a touch disappointin
(via DCEmu) -- So, you read our review of Final Fantasy XIII and are prepared to pick it up next week, but you're not sure which version to buy? If you're basing your decision on graphical fidelity, the A/V experts from Eurogamer's Digital Foundry suggest you go with the PS3 version of the game -- as seen in...
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New 360 Elite bundle includes Halo 3: ODST and Forza 3 for $300
(via DCEmu) -- Image: http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/03/gamxboxelitespringbundle580.jpg via joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/06/new-360-elite-bundle-includes-halo-3-odst-and-forza-3-for-300/) Are you preparing to buy your first ever Xbox 360, and are looking for the best value for...
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Alan Wake ending is 'a cliffhanger' Alan Wake
(via Game Radar) -- Alan Wake developer Remedy has told CVG that the game - a first episode in a planned series - will end on a 'cliffhanger'.
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Just Cause 2 trailer shows demo
(via CVG) - Try-out up for download now. Square-Enix has released another Just Cause 2 trailer, this time to mark the release of the demo, which went live yesterday.Related StoriesXbox 360 'still focused on hardcore'Xbox 360 'still for the hardcore'GTA V announcement imminent - analystCrysis 2 screenshots
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Two Worlds 2
(via CVG) - A world of improvement - but is it enough?. Ever since Bethesda's stonking Oblivion achieved the seemingly impossible (getting mainstream gamers hot under the jerkin about beardy RPGs) there's been little shortage of wannabes looking to barge in on some grandiose, wizard-whacking action.
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Wireless Receiver And On/off Board For Xbox 360 Original *grade A*
(via DCEmu) -- New from Mr Modchips UK (http://www.mrmodchips.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?ref=20&products_id=788&affiliate_banner_id=1) Image: http://i50.tinypic.com/6qv9zm.jpg An original, refurbished, Wireless receiver and ON/OFF board for Xbox 360
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