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Nov
26
Hitman
Category: Movies | 
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Hitman opened last Wednesday and I was there to see it. Gamers had their doubts about 20th Century Fox’s film adaptation of Eidos Interactive’s Hitman series. Timothy Olyphant was cast in the lead and largely untested helmer Xavier Gens sat down in the directorâs chair. Fans’ faith was tested when Gens was reportedly yanked from […]
Nov
26
Sony Announces âOperation Omega Dawnâ Warhawk Expansion
Category: PlayStation 3, Announcements | Leave a Comment
This December will bring about a bountiful amount of content for Warhawk fans, as Sony today announced that the first official expansion for Warhawk, called “Operation Omega Dawn”, will be available for download over the PlayStation Network.
Operation Omega Dawn will feature a new world and a new aircraft, the KT-424 Combat Dropship. This new aircraft […]
Nov
26
BBFC admits that violence and games have no proven connection
Category: Wii Xbox 360 Playstation 3 | Leave a Comment
As Rockstar’s appeal to have Manhunt 2 unbanned in the UK gets going, the BBFC has admitted that no evidence of a connection between videogames and real-world violence exists. It has, however, maintained that such a connection has not been outright disproven — it’s just that no proof has been found yet.
"The board’s position is […]
Nov
26
Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom goes gold, gets a fan site kit
Category: Wii Xbox 360 Playstation 3 | Leave a Comment
Microsoft and developer Blueside have announced that the upcoming Xbox 360 title, Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom (the fourth in the series), has gone gold. The action RPG real-time strategy-ish title will ship to stores on January 8, 2008, and will feature four-player co-op over Xbox Live.
Since you’re all excited now, you might want […]
Nov
26
Unfortunately not every news story can be a happy one. A 14 Year Old boy from Providence, Rhode Island died this past week after winning a Nintendo Wii at a local raffle.
The boy, who’s name has not been released to the public, fell after a pee wee hockey game this past Friday night. He collapsed […]
Nov
26
Buzz! The Mega Quiz
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So with all the family coming over for the holidays we had to find something to pass the time. We did not feel like getting out and walking all over the town and we have played cards a million times so we had to find something new to do. So we decided to […]
Nov
26
To celebrate Gamasutra’s long-running ‘The Designer’s Notebook’ column turning ten this month, veteran game lecturer/designer Ernest Adams has been highlighting the games of the last decade that “showed great imagination, contained important innovations, or left a lasting legacy” - from Starcraft to Rock Band.
Needless to say, this is quite fun and educative - […]
Nov
26
2nd annual top ten hottest videogame industry guys search begins
Category: Wii Xbox 360 Playstation 3 | Leave a Comment
Time to show the hotties with the joysticks some love! I’m calling on the Dtoid community for nominations in this year’s Hottest Videogame Guy Top Ten list. Last year, the female community helped me create a great list, but it was dominated by the videogame media, and this time I want to give the guys […]
Nov
26
Kutaragi receives AIAS 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award
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"Father of the PlayStation," Ken Kutaragi, has been honored with the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award. The award be presented to Kutaragi on February 7 in Las Vegas at the annual D.I.C.E. Summit.
"If it wasn’t for Ken and his concept of the original PlayStation, there wouldn’t be the billion dollar […]
Nov
26
Shocker: PlayStation sales increased during Black Friday week, says Sony
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Who would have thought that during the week of Thanksgiving — home to the dreaded retail rush known as Black Friday — that sales would increase?
Today, Sony Computer Entertainment America announced that PlayStation brand unit sales actually increased by 178%. Additionally, sales dollars also saw an increase, up by 154%. Other fascinating figures, guaranteed to […]