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Sep
26
We knew it was going to happen, and true to the hype, Halo 3 has indeed set a single-day entertainment record, gmabbing itself a cool $170 Million in the US alone!
Inside the first 20 hours, over a million users signed onto Xbox LIVE to play Halo 3, which makes September 25th the most active single […]
Sep
26
Halo 3 makes $170 Million in the US on first day sales
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Looks like Microsoft called it — they topped Spider-Man 3′s sales. Hell, they topped a lot of things, but can you honestly be surprised by this news? Halo 3 has become the biggest selling item in US entertainment history.
"Halo 3 has become a pop-culture phenomenon," said Shane Kim, corporate vice president of Microsoft Game Studios. […]
Sep
26
We’ve been keeping our eye on the lawsuit filed by Too Human developer Silicon Knights against Epic, which claims breach of contract in SK’s licensing of Epic’s Unreal Engine 3, among many other claims. Next-Gen.biz has the latest update to this battle, this time from Epic, and it looks like things are beginning to get […]
Sep
26
Jack Thompson loves gay sex, compares himself to Paul Revere
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You know, it would take a feat of extraordinary measure for batshit crazy attorney Jack Thompson to render me speechless. But somehow… some way… Thompson found a way.
So what did this man, who has previously blamed Bill Gates for the Virginia Tech shootings, attacked both Halo 3 and Bully, and even used his own child […]
Sep
26
Destructoid Bomberman costume now available for download
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If you’ve somehow missed the news, you should know that Destructoid has partnered with Hudson to make video gaming magic (well, it’s magic to us), and now Mr. Destructoid has become a playable character in Bomberman Live for the Xbox Live Arcade. Today, the Bomb-Up Pack 2 is available for download on Xbox Live, letting […]
Sep
26
Clive Barker was one of my literary heroes long before he entered the gaming universe. Rarely is such a perverse and twisted individual simultaneously intelligent and beautifully spoken, but Clive’s no stranger to this mixture. Not one to take rubbish lying down, Barker addressed Roger Ebert on the Digital Trends podcast, saying:
"[Ebert’s] a pompous, arrogant […]
Sep
26
Activision goes Bizarre, gets PGR!
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In a press release issued today, Activision has announced that it has acquired game developer Bizarre Creations, giving them the rights to the Project Gotham Racing franchise.
Personally, I can’t blame Activision for the purchase. The Project Gotham Racing series is one of the premeire racing franchises today (regardless of what SOME people say, Kristen!), and […]
Sep
26
Harvard University gets ‘Master Chief-rolled’
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Those silly/nerdy pranksters from MIT hopped over the fence to neighboring Harvard University to play a Halo 3-themed prank in celebration of the Xbox 360 game’s release.
Harvard Yard’s famous statue of school founder John Harvard got a makeover when MIT students outfitted the statue to look like a Spartan warrior. Doesn’t he look familiar?
MIT’s […]
Sep
26
So, as we reported on Gamasutra, it’s the 10th anniversary of Ultima Online, the big bad voodoo daddy of graphical MMOs, and they’re advertising “…a new amnesty program that invites former players back to try out the major game update, Ultima Online Kingdom Reborn, for free” - which is awesome, cos it sounds like […]
Sep
26
MSNBC: ‘Madden’, ‘Halo 3?, ‘Pac-Man’ most over-hyped games EVER!
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So, MSNBC (my favorite news network) has a feature on their website regarding the top rive over-hyped games. After reading the list, I found myself taking exception to every game listed being considered ‘over-hyped’.
So, after the break I’m going to break down every game on the list, and why it’s not over-hyped… except Halo 3. […]