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Jan
9
Microsoft to Stop Xbox 360 Backwards Compatibility Updates
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Sad news for everyone who hoped that they would one day be able to play The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay on their Xbox 360, as Microsoft will no longer be updating their extensive list of backwards compatible titles.
Microsoft’s Albert Penello, the Group Marketing Manager for the company, told Kotaku that Microsoft feels […]
Jan
9
Earlier this week Dutch gaming site Gamed.nl published a story which claimed that the 40GB model of Sony’s PlayStation 3 had a 40% failure rate. Now SCEE (Sony Computer Entertainment Europe) has come out and publically refuted that statistic, going so far as to accuse the site in question of “extremely sloppy journalism”.
“Since launching the […]
Jan
9
Burnout 3 to receive the Xbox Originals treatment next week
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Mark your calenders! Xbox Originals is going to get a heap of arcade-style racing madness with the release of Burnout 3: Takedown on January 14. As you’ve probably come to expect, you’ll need 1200 Microsoft Points in your account before you can start destroying some driver-less cars.
Were we really expected to believe that these cars […]
Jan
9
The organizers of the 2008 Independent Games Summit (that would be me, Matthew Wegner and Steve Swink!) have announced the full schedule for the February 2008 GDC event, with several new speakers confirmed and the January 16th early-bird deadline approaching.
The 2008 Independent Games Summit (operated by CMP, as is this site!) seeks to highlight […]
Jan
9
CES 2008: New SoulCalibur 4 trailer shows Darth Vader and Yoda in action
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You’ve no doubt already heard the big news in regards to SoulCalibur 4 earlier today. Well, now we have a new trailer of Darth Vader and Yoda in action in SC4. It’s not much really, but it’s enough to get everyone’s panties wet. Yoda uses the force to stop an axe from hitting him and […]
Jan
9
CES 2008: New Soul Calibur 4 trailer shows Darth Vader and Yoda in action
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You’ve no doubt already heard the big news in regards to Soul Calibur 4 earlier today. Well, now we have a new trailer of Darth Vader and Yoda in action in SC4. It’s not much really, but it’s enough to get everyone’s panties wet. Yoda uses the force to stop an axe from hitting him […]
Jan
9
Use Rock Jam to fix your broken Rock Band accessories including your own voice!
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We all keep hearing about how horrible the Rock Band accessories are. Well, thanks to Mega64, there’s a new product called Rock Jam that well help the accessories last for at least ten more minutes. The Jam even works on fixing a persons voice! You’ll be able to sing like anyone with a mouth full […]
Jan
9
CES 2008: Nyko aims for our hearts with the Charge Base 2 for PS3
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Any PS3 controller charger is enough to win me over. Having to directly connect USB cables to the console and power it on to charge the SIXAXIS is quite the hassle, and it’s not as quick as it could be. Nyko took things one step further, and I’m sure you’ll agree that the packaging and […]
Jan
9
Monkey Island + Diablo = The greatest thing in the history of things?
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Ron Gilbert, the creator of the Monkey Island series, has officially joined new developer Hothead Games as its Creative Director. Honestly, if there is any human being on Earth you want to assign as your Creative Director, it is Ron Gilbert. You win, Hothead Games. You win.
Hothead is also going to publish Gilbert’s much anticipated […]
Jan
9
Performance-enhancing patch for Crysis is ready for download
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Today marks the last day you’ll need to resort to witchcraft in order to get a few more frames per second in Crysis, because the game’s first patch is finally here! Among the many items it addresses, here are the most noteworthy:
• Improved multi-GPU performance for users with multiple video game
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• Improved full screen anti-aliasing […]