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Dragon Age Adds Additional Voice Talent
BioWare is pulling out the stops when it comes to securing talent for their voice-acting roster, most recently securing Tim Curry and Kate Mulgrew for the list. Curry, most infamous for his role in The Rock Horror Picture Show, will take up the role ...
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NCsoft’s Aion Preparing For Open Beta
NCsoft announced today that the open beta for its MMORPG Aion will be taking place between Sept. 6-13, in advance of the game’s official Sept. 22 release. In addition to the beta program, two other plans are in place to give customers a little extra ...
360 Elite Reduced To $299, Analysts Weigh In
The long rumored Xbox 360 Elite price cut officially happened this morning. The Elite dropped from $399 to $299, and the discontinued Pro unit will leak off of store shelves at a discounted $249 price point. The Arcade stands stoic and proud amidst ...
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Command & Conquer 4 Debuts Official Title
EA Los Angeles revealed C&C 4’s official name today, one chosen by the community to represent the upcoming iteration of the famed RTS series. Slated to ship in 2010, boxes will read a lengthy Command & Conquer 4 Tiberian Twilight. EA revealed ...
Dragon Age Has Over 120 Hours Of Gameplay
Have you heard of Dragon Age: Origins? It's an RPG. Have you heard about RPGs? They can be long. Dragon Age is no exception to this, apparently. You may be looking at five full glorious days packed with gameplay from BioWare's upcoming fantasy title.
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Wii Sports Resort Sales Break 1 Million In U.S.
The recession hasn’t discouraged more than a million Americans from indulging in some rest and relaxation at a fancy resort—even if they never leave their own homes. Nintendo’s Wii Sports Resort has sold more than one million copies in the United ...
Mass Effect DLC Appears On Xbox's Site
Mass Effect 2 isn't due until 2010, and the down time is sure to have some avid space travelers tapping their toes in anticipation. For those readying to hunker down for the big grind until next year, the wait for the sequel just got a little more ...
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Sony-Flavored Motion Control Coming Spring
Gamescom has been churning out a plethora of insight regarding the future of the game industry. Sony officially unveiled the rumored PS3 Slim, and even announced the long lusted after price drop. The PlayStation-related shenanigans don't stop there, ...
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It's The Bat! - Weekly Round Up 8-24
This week has been waiting for you to arrive quite patiently. It has stalked you silently in the shadows, waiting for you to unassumingly pass by before lurching out with a blood-stained copy of Cursed Mountain for the Wii. Then, just as soon as ...
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Midway's European Offices Find New Homes
Finally some good news for Midway; despite the company going bankrupt and selling off most of its IPs, Midway’s London, Paris, and German branches will live on under new direction. Martin Spiess, who was Midway’s Executive Vice President for the ...
GC09: Micrososft To Blame For No FFXIV On 360?
Are you a Final Fantasy fan that happens to own an Xbox 360? Are you wondering why MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV hasn't been announced for Microsoft's console yet? You're entitled to wonder, considering the 360 has already supported Square-Enix's MMO FFXI. ...
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Taylor Swift Headlines Band Hero
While news of Shirley Manson, Santana and Nirvana lending their musical talents to the Guitar Hero franchise may excite some, others can’t contain their joy over the announcement that Taylor Swift is joining forces with Band Hero. Who are we ...
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Rumors Breeding More Hype for New Apple Product
For years now, people have been speculating – and arguing – about whether Apple is currently making a tablet device. Most of this is nothing more than bloghead analysis of such a decision, which can be boiled down to “They’d be utter morons to even ...
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New Campaign Crashing Into Left 4 Dead
If you're one of the misguided who thinks that Valve is abandoning L4D1 players like they're quarantined, think again. Valve has announced that new DLC is headed to the undead apocalyptic FPS in the form of "Crash Course." The experience this scenario ...
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Sony Sales To Date: 24 Million PS3s, 56 Million PSPs
Last Friday Nintendo's quarter 1 profits were revealed, and the Wii/DS manufacturers' numbers were not looking quite as heavenly as last year. 2.23 million Wiis were sold the first portion of this year compared to 5.17 million last year, and DS sales ...
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Braid Creator's Next Game Announced, The Witness
Jonathon Blow's last masterpiece, Braid, immersed gamers in a gorgeous 2D world with mind-bending, thought provoking puzzles to solve. Since the game's inception it has been critically heralded as an indie darling on the 360 and PC, and is now coming ...
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Arkham Asylum Demo Available Friday
We’ve already spent many an afternoon in Arkham Asylum, and while it may sound a bit masochistic, we can’t wait to be locked up again. Starting this Friday those of you at home can join us in our excitement when the Xbox and PS3 demos of the game launch.
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Modern Warfare Mobilized On The DS
The FPS genre has been entirely underrepresented on both of Nintendo's platforms this generation. With average games like the Wii's The Conduit and the DS's Dementium: The Ward, it's hard to be hopeful for some solid shooting action on a Nintendo ...
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EA Announces Sims 3 Expansion
Does your ambitious Sim feel that Sunset Valley and Riverview are a bit too small for their growing ego? Or is your artistic Sim not satisfied with the wares at the local gallery?
How about a trip to Paris or Cairo to ease their anxiousness?
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Laugh It Up--Weekly Round Up 8/3
We've officially entered August, and for many people that means they're staring down the barrel of going back to school next month. A great cure for scholastic anxieties includes laughing until you sustain brain damage, and there are several new ...
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Miyamoto Calls For Wii Family Budgeting
It was recently revealed that Nintendo didn't do too hot in the first fiscal quarter of 2009. As such is the case, finances have been on the company's mind recently. Mainly on the creative part of their mind, Shigeru Miyamoto. The Super Mario Bros. ...
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Nintendo DSi Facebook Connect Tech Goes Live
Today Nintendo officially launches their DSi Facebook Connect technology, which will allow users to directly upload snapshots taken on their handheld device to the social networking website. This will make it that much easier to inundate your friend’s ...
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Grab a Diaper: WET Release Date Announced
Bethesda announced today that A2M’s newest title WET will go on sale September 15th. If you have no idea what WET is, the best description we can give you is that it’s a third person shooter with a style more Tarantino-esque than most of Quentin ...
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Microsoft Says Next Gen Is 'New Software, Not Hardware'
Microsoft is pretty pumped about Project Natal, and their hopes are that it will extend the Xbox 360's lifespan indefinitely. They are so hopeful, in fact, that they believe that all responsibility for paving the way for the future of the industry ...
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8.6 Million WoW Units Sold
Since World of Warcraft launched in 2004, millions of adventurers have flocked to the world of Azeroth. The ticket to WoW has its price however, and 8.6 million of those admissions have been sold so far.
Gamasutra reports some NPD number crunching ...
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Valve: L4D2 Racism Claims 'Utter Insanity'
A while back, a writer for the Houston Chronicle posted a blog titled "Racism in video games: The new norm?" which called out Left 4 Dead 2's New Orleans setting as insensitively racist. Willie Jefferson takes issue with a game that depicts ...
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Atari Founder To Develop RTS/FPS Hybrid
Nolan Bushnell, the founder of Atari, is coming out game development retirement to make another game. Like a legendary quarterback who just can't quit the game or an ancient musician going on one "last" tour, Bushnell simply can't shake the game ...
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‘Smells Like Teen Spirit,” Much More In Guitar Hero 5
Activision today released the last of the remaining 15 unannounced songs featured in the Guitar Hero 5 setlist. Of the reveals, the megaton is undoubtedly Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” which is being featured in a music game for the first time. ...
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Infamous To Receive Hollywood Treatment
Infamous star Cole MacGrath will be receiving the same treatment as Nathan Drake—as it appears that the PS3-exclusive title will also be coming to the big screen.
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UFC Branching To New Platforms
Like a cocky mixed martial arts fighter with an undefeated streak, the burgeoning UFC video-game franchise is ready to rule the world. With the success of UFC 2009 Undisputed bolstering THQ's pocketbooks, the company is planning to conquer even more ...
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Activision Unveils DJ Hero's 'Renegade Edition'
Rap and Hip Hop superstars are commonly known for showing up randomly in the music videos of rising celebrities. You often can't go one video without seeing "So-and-so Featuring P. Diddy." It turns out such hype-building tactics are not limited to ...
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Sheva Alomar Comes To Life Via Digital Calendar
Karen Dyer, voice actor and motion-capture artist behind RE5’s Sheva Alomar, is taking her role as the tough-as-nails heroine one step further—through a digital calendar tribute.
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NBA 2K10: Draft Combine Allows Players To Hit Court Early
If you're a basketball fan that simply can't wait for October to hit so you can play NBA 2K10, then you may be in luck. 2K Sports has just announced that NBA 2K10: Draft Combine is on its way to the downloadable scene via PSN and XBLA. The game will ...
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Scribblenauts Pre-order Premium Item Announced
We’re psyched about Scribblenauts; what other game allows you to pit God against a T-Rex? Or a zombie against a nun? Or anything else your warped little brain can imagine? No game as far as we know, which is why Scribblenauts has caught the attention ...
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Light Shed On The Darkness Sequel
Comic-Con is a magical place where oftentimes the two flirtatious formats of video games and comics engage in torrid affairs, producing darling little results. One such offspring of this media union is The Darkness, and it's about to get a younger ...
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Sony CEO Calls Activision Threats 'Noise'
A while back, Activision's Bobby Kotick stated that if the PS3 doesn't see a price cut, Activision may have to consider pulling support for the system. Save for the masses of bloggers reporting on the veiled threat, Kotick's words didn't seem to ...
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Professor Studies Gaming Social Norms By Being A Jerk
Loyola University professor David Myers has been called countless names by gamers, most recently "jerk" by us in our headline for this story. But such adolescent insults are not only wholly inaccurate, they act as invaluable (if not sometimes ...
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Ubisoft To Open Toronto Studio
Ubisoft—the powerhouse behind franchises such as Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell, Assassin’s Creed and Prince of Persia—is spreading its international reach even further. Today Ubisoft announced its plans to open a new studio in Toronto, Ontario. This will ...
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EA Announces SimAnimals Africa
EA announced today a sequel to the Wii/DS animal simulation game, SimAnimals – and this time the action takes place in Africa. Players will interact with a number of indigenous animals, including lions, crocodiles, rhinos, and luck dragons. OK, we ...
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LucasArts Bring Classics to Steam
LucasArts have been lured in by the siren song that is Steam and will be offering up some of its most beloved classic hits on the popular content delivery platform. Today LucasArts announced ten games to be released via Steam on July 8th.
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Gamers Respond to Recession by Gaming More, Paying Less
The recession has hit the entertainment industries hard, and video games are no exception. But that doesn’t mean gamers have stopped playing games; a new study by The Nielsen Company claims that the number of hours gamers spend playing video games is ...
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Dirt 2 PC Delayed For DirectX 11 Support
What’s that old adage? Good things come to those who wait? It’s not what you say, it’s the way that you say it? Either one's appropriate here. Codemasters today announced some Dirt 2 news that might otherwise be considered slightly bad, but ...
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Greatest Hits--Weekly Roundup 7/06
With the fourth of July behind us, it’s time to get back to work. For us, that means pulling together our weekly list of all the newest entertainment headed your way. For you, it simply means checking out the aforementioned list – lucky you!
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505 Games Picks Up Grease IP
Of all the classic films produced in the late seventies, Grease seems and odd choice to be given the interactive treatment. But that’s what 505 Games and Paramount Digital plan to do. Dubbing it “the original high school musical,” 505 Games will ...
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Info Leaked On New Final Fantasy Game For DS
A little while ago Square Enix decided it was going to continue the fad of countdown teasers on its site. If you look today, you'll see a young boy and girl riding on the back of a dragon. In Squeenix's ideal situation, you'd be sitting at your ...
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Guitar Hero 5 Set To Release Sept. 1
Activision today revealed the release date for its upcoming Guitar Hero 5. The game will be available Sept. 1—eight days ahead of the Beatles: Rock Band, a competing title from Harmonix. What does the fifth main game in the series add? How about the ...
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