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Sep
6
The shinies get even shinier: EVE Online gets graphics facelift
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After more than four years of existence, EVE Online is finally going to see an engine upgrade with their next patch. While facelifts often leave MMOs scarred and delirious like an aging Courtney Love, the graphics we’ve seen so far of the new build look almost exactly like the old engine — fantastic news to […]
Sep
6
Despite rumors and speculation surrounding a possible 2D bounty-hunter adventure called Metroid Dread, Nintendo has other plans. Take not making a 2D Metroid game, for instance. How’s that for a good plan?
Straight and to the point, from Computer and Video Games:
"Nintendo is not making the 2D Metroid at this point in time," Nintendo told CVG.
Oh, […]
Sep
6
Activision confirms: Yup, Tom Morello is in Guitar Hero III, Rage song revealed
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The reports are true! Activision has confirmed today that guitarist Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, the Nightwatchman) will indeed be a boss character in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. Morello has even recorded what Tim Riley is calling a "mind-blowing original recording" for the game.
The game’s new boss battles (that also includes […]
Sep
6
Halo 3 promotion let?s you experience the game on an IMAX screen
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Unless by some cruel misfortune, you are not only blind, but deaf too, you already know that the Halo 3 marketing blitz is in full effect. You’ve seen the commercials, tried the game’s official beverage, and you’ve even heard that one pesky EB Games employee constantly ask if “you want to preorder Halo 3, because, […]
Sep
6
Halo 3 promotion lets you experience the game on an IMAX screen
Category: Wii Xbox 360 Playstation 3 | Leave a Comment
Unless by some cruel misfortune, you are not only blind, but deaf too, you already know that the Halo 3 marketing blitz is in full effect. You’ve seen the commercials, tried the game’s official beverage, and you’ve even heard that one pesky EB Games employee constantly ask if “you want to preorder Halo 3, because, […]
Sep
6
Halo 3 promotion let’s you experience the game on an IMAX screen
Category: Wii Xbox 360 Playstation 3 | Leave a Comment
Unless by some cruel misfortune, you are not only blind, but deaf too, you already know that the Halo 3 marketing blitz is in full effect. You’ve seen the commercials, tried the game’s official beverage, and you’ve even heard that one pesky EB Games employee constantly ask if “you want to preorder Halo 3, because, […]
Sep
6
I’m writing this from an Amtrak Acela express — somewhere between New York City and Baltimore, — on my way home from today’s Midway 2007 Holiday Preview Event. Held in the NYC-based Shop Studios, this was Midway’s last big Holiday load to blow for the press, including journos from various outlets, including Men’s Health, Source […]
Sep
6
Something that’s been keeping us all busy this week is our own Austin GDC show, of course, and as of yesterday morning, big sister site Gamasutra has debuted a dedicated landing page for Austin GDC 2007, with full coverage of keynotes, sessions, roundtables, and associated breaking news from the CMP Game Group’s first Austin-based […]
Sep
6
Call of Duty 4 beta level cap to be increased this Friday
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The Call of Duty 4 beta is about to get a whole lot more exciting thanks to a brand new level cap (16). It’s coming tomorrow morning and will allow for new weapons, perks, and more. If you are participating in the beta and haven’t been banned from Xbox Live, you may have already received […]
Sep
6
Halo 3 thief gets banned from Live until the year 9999
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Hilarity from the offices of Xbox Live, as the users who obtained an illegal copy of Halo 3 have been banned forever. Well, scratch that … it’s only until 12/31/9999. That’s right, before the year 10,000, they can finally get back onto Live and jump right in on some Halo 3 deathmatch action. While it’s […]