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Jul
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Insurgency mod released, parallels Iraq War in more ways than one
Category: Wii Xbox 360 Playstation 3 | 
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The beta for Insurgency, the Half-Life 2 mod which seeks to realistically replicate the current battling in the Iraq (apart from the respawns, anyway), was released today after four years in development. As of now, the only download mirror comes, unfortunately, from FilePlanet.
I've only spent a couple of hours with the game, but it's […]
Jul
2
We’ve previously run two of these videos - Matt Wegner on physics and the Gastronaut-ies (!) on ‘Small Arms’ for XBLA, but we’re continuing to put online key lectures from the Independent Games Summit, the IGF-affiliated event that took place for the first time at Game Developers Conference 2007 at the Moscone Center in […]
Jul
2
Wii Outsells PS3 6 to 1 In Japan
Category: Xbox 360, Nintendo, Wii, PS3, Microsoft, Sony | Leave a Comment
It is not much of a surprise to see the Wii kicking the PS3’s ass in Japan. Reuters reports that in June the Wii outsold the PS3 by a 6 to 1 ratio. Here is the raw data, 270,947 Wii’s sold, 41,628 PS3’s sold, and 17,616 Xbox 360’s sold in June. The […]
Jul
2
Official Bethesda Blog Online
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Proud makers of Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, Bethesda Softworks has started a public blog so you can see what they are up to. The blog will be updated by employees and so far has some cool stuff on it. If you didn’t know Bethesda is working on the highly anticipated Fallout 3. So […]
Jul
2
ESA boss pushing for a political voice for gaming
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The good news just keeps coming. Following ex-ELSPA boss Roger Bennett's outspoken comments against the recent treatment of videogaming by the powers that be, the new head of the Entertainment Software Association has unveiled plans to get our favorite medium the respect it deserves within the political arena. Speaking to The New York […]
Jul
2
Warhawk $59.99 at retail, includes Bluetooth headset
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Sony has confirmed with 1UP that the PlayStation Network title, Warhawk, will be headed to retail shelves on a Blu-ray disc come August 28, 2007. They also have confirmed earlier reports that a retail version of the game will also ship with a Bluetooth headset, a peripheral that will certainly come in handy for fans […]
Jul
2
Independent Polish studio NoWay Studio has announced its debut title, a first-person shooter, C.O.R.E. for the Nintendo DS.
The press release (which is written in horribly hilarious English) details the story of a US Marine who is investigating a laboratory built to research the effects of a crashed meteor. This, of course, quickly goes to s**t […]
Jul
2
PS3 version of Fatal Inertia delayed again, this time possibly forever
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Fatal Inertia has become a horribly fitting monicker for all the wrong reasons over the last year. Initially announced as an exclusive PlayStation 3 launch title at last year's Tokyo Game Show, Koei Canada's futuristic racer has been slipping further and faster from Sony's clutches ever since.
Quickly losing its exclusive status to an Xbox […]
Jul
2
Need a Silent PC Case?
Category: PC Gaming, Hardware | Leave a Comment
Don’t you hate it when your PC gets loud? Well our sister-site ThinkComputers got a chance to take a look at the NZXT Hush case in their latest review and it sure is quiet, hence the name Hush. From the review, “…a chassis which the Taiwanese manufacturer says is silent but still offers […]
Jul
2
It’s Monday, a VC Update!
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So another week rolls by and we have a new batch of games for Wii’s Shop Channel. This week there are 2 really great games being added. The first being Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES, 500 Wii Points). Although a lot of peope did not enjoy this game I for sure did. […]