When you buy an xbox core console you will receive lego batman the game as a promotional addition!
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Amazon Xbox Family Deal
When you buy an xbox core console you will receive lego batman the game as a promotional addition!
LBP beta levels won't be transferable
If you made a level in Littlebigplanet and planned to import it to the full game you are out of luck. It has been confirmed you may not transfer your beta levels to the full game. Sadface.
PSN cards shipping out
They will be available at Walmart, Best Buy, select Sam’s Club outlets around october.
Gears of War LE Bonus from Best Buy
So the deal is, whoever preorders GOW2 Limited Edition starting October 5th gets a remote control version of a Centaur tank for free! It’s a COG vehicle from Gears2 and only available at Best Buy.
PS3 40 GB price drop
The price drop, which was verified by calls to a number of Blockbuster stores, will drop the 40GB model to $360 and an PS3 40GB bundle with an HDMI cable, Spiderman the movie and Transformers the game to $400. Stores that have trade-ins of the PS3 40GB will be selling it for $360 as well.
Call of Duty: WaW Collecter's Edition
The picture is pretty self explanatory. The gun you need to get to level 45 for. The 360 version will cost 80 dollars while the PC version will be 70 dollars. No PS3 version.
Left 4 Dead PC requirements
• OS: Windows Vista, XP or 2000
• CPU: 3.0 GHz P4, Dual Core 2.0 or AMD64X2 (or higher)
• RAM: 1 GB for XP / 2GB for Vista
• DISC DRIVE: DVD-ROM Drive
• HARD DRIVE: At least 7.5 GB of free space
• VIDEO: Direct X 9 compatible video card (Video card must be 256 MB or more and should be a DirectX 9-compatible with support for pixel shader 2.0)
• SOUND: Direct X9.0c compatible sound card
25,000 LBP Keys out on the internet
Places to get them: Gamespot, 1up, The official Littlebigplanet website,eurogamer, and more to come! Get searching.
Halo 3 to have a new campaign add-on
As said in the screenshot and with the new teaser trailer, Halo 3 will get a story add-on! Hopefully it will be fun and exciting.
GTA Chinatown Wars have a surprise for druggies
GTA: Chinatown Wars will let you buy and sell the drugs in the screenshot. It is on the DS but will not be toned down.
Banjo-Kazooie for XBLA in November
It has been confirmed that Banjo-Kazooie will be on Xbox Live Arcade for 1200 points! The game has been updated with with requisite achievements and mysterious graphical upgrades.
RE5 Confirmed Characters
That's Excella Gionne in the dress, a relative of the TriCell pharmaceutical founder and president of the Africa branch office. Next to her is not a new character per se, but confirmation of a returning character appearing in RE5. Yep, that's former S.T.A.R.S. captain Albert Wesker.
Fallout 3 not coming with mods
Fallout 3 will come with mod tools but no built-in , developer made mods for the PC. That's unfortunate but maybe some people will step up to the plate and make some.
EA wants to become dead
EA is now interested in Left 4 Dead? What? Yes you've heard it right EA and Valve are talking about a PS3 Version of Left 4 Dead. Here's a quote for you: For The Orange Box, EA did the PS3 version. They're interested in getting a PS3 version done. We just have to figure out where the resources can come from. We don't have the bandwidth. We're doing the 360 and PC version ourselves.
Team Fortress 2 Update Hates the PS3
Yes, you heard it the Team Fortress 2 update for the 360 will not be on the PS3. Sorry :(
Xbox Live is going down
On September 29 at 12:01 Xbox Live will be down for some maintenance. The update will help with the release of the new Xbox 360 Dashboard. What will you be during this service?
Ensemble was making a Halo MMO
2 weeks ago Ensemble announced they were going to close their doors after halo wars was released. Well, it turns out they were working on a Halo MMO. How cool would that have been?
Rock Band 2 Deal
If you buy Rock Band 2 before October 4, you will receive 1600 microsoft points! What a great deal.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Burnout Paradise Bikes-September 18
The free DLC will include, 38 new against-the-clock race events, a customizable day/night cycle, dynamic weather effects, 70 new Freeburn challenges and motorcycles!
GTA IV PC requirements
Processor: Dual core processor (Intel Pentium D or better)
RAM: 2GB
Hard Drive: 18GB free hard disk space
Video Card: 512MB Direct3D 10 compatible video card or Direct3D 9 card compatible with Shader
Drive: DVD-ROM dual-layer drive
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COD4 weekend double xp and 50% off maps
Like the title said there is double xp for call of duty 4 and the variety map pack is 50 percent off!
Left 4 Dead Demo News
Valve's Gabe Newell has announced a playable demo of the co-op survival horror game Left 4 Dead that will be released for both Xbox 360 and PC and will feature both single player mode and online co-op play. No release date has been announced.
PGR4 and More!
A new Project Gotham Racing 4 bundle is coming out! It will feature the game, a 12 month Xbox Live subscription card, and the usb keyboard which comes with a mic! All for 70 dollars.
Australia Kills Fallout 3 Drugs
Thanks to an Australia debate over drugs in Fallout 3 they have been removed from all versions. The story behind it? Australia wouldn't allow material "promoting drugs" allowed in their continent. The designers have changed their game so it can sell there and didn't think it was fair for an altered version for ONE continent. All I have to say is I'm very sad about this.
RIP Ensemble
Ensemble Studios will be closed upon completion of Halo Wars. Ensemble gave to the gaming world their Age of Empires and Age of Mythology games and of course Halo Wars coming out soon. While many people will be laid off, lead designers will be separated withing Microsoft gaming teams.
Jobs-Iphone is the best portable gaming device
"Now you can make a pretty good argument that it is the best portable device for playing games on - and a whole new class of games"
Wow bold statement. Tell that to nintendo and they'll show you the sales figures apple.
Animal Crossing and Wii Speak?
According to reports from Gamespot managers an Animal Crossing: City Folk and Wii speak will be packaged together for $69.99.
Project Origin? pfffttt FEAR 2 is Better!
The new FEAR game will be called FEAR 2 and not Project Origin! Good name choice!
Halo 3 LE Console Price Cut
Starting this week the Halo 3 Limited Edition Consoles are now $199!! The console comes with, matching Xbox 360 Wireless Controller, 20GB Hard Drive, Headset, Play & Charge Kit, and exclusive Halo 3 Gamer Pics and Theme available via Xbox LIVE download! What a great deal!
Castle Crashers New DLC
You heard it, Castle Crashers will have some DLC after Behemoth fixes their complicated servers! The DLC will feature the King and Necromancer as a playable character with the Chainsaw as a weapon being thrown in!
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Prince of Persia Believes in you...
For a limited time preorder Prince of Persia and get upgraded to the limited edition. The limited edition includes: Art Book, Strategy Guide, 'Collectible Packaging' and the soundtrack!
There IS an LBP beta coming this month!
Sometime in September a limited beta will be given to the public for Little Big Planet. May I request one please?! No information has been posted on how to get in just yet.
Sources to Rockstar North-November GTA DLC
According to sources close to Rockstar North, there will be a gta4 dlc released with two new episodes and up to 10 hours of gameplay on each episode! Also, new achievements will supposedly be put into the game.
Call of Duty: World at War beta in October.
Like the title said there will be a Call of Duty: World at War beta hitting in October. To get into the beta you'll have to pre-order the game at gamestop or register at callofduty.com.
7-11+Gamers=LOVE
7-11 will now be selling games at midnight during the day of the game launch! So now you can get that slurpie of yours and you new copy of Fallout 3!
Call of Duty 4 Double EXP
Starting September 13th to the 14th you will be given double exp while playing Call of Duty 4 online. I'm sure we all know who's going to be on top of the Xbox Live list.
Socom and Home Betas
The socom and playstation home betas are out! If you got accepted to the home beta you are very lucky.
New Halo 3 Achievements
Found at PAX last week were some new halo 3 achievements and have been confirmed to be real! Here they are:
* Vidmaster Challenge: Lightswitch (0 points) – Get to the rank of Lieutenant in any playlist in the new EXP progression system.
* Vidmaster Challenge: 7 on 7 (0 points) – Enter into any ranked or social playlist with 7 EXP on the 7th of the month.
* Vidmaster Challenge: Annual (0 points) – After 9/25/08, complete Halo on 4-player Legendary LIVE co-op, with Iron, and everyone in Ghosts.
* Double Double (25 points) – On a Legendary map, get two Double Kills during any ranked or social match.
* Poor Yorick (25 points) – On a Legendary map, get 3 Oddball melee kills during any ranked or social match.
* Came…From…Behind (50 points) – On a Legendary map, get 3 assassinations during any ranked or social match.
* Defend This (50 points) – On a Legendary map, get a flag melee kill during any ranked or social match.
* Flag Dropped (25 points) – On a Legendary map, get 2 flag carrier kills during any ranked or social match.
* Road Rage (25 points) – On a Legendary map, get 5 Warthog chaingun kills during any ranked or social match.
* Look Both Ways (50 points) – On a Legendary map, get a Splatter Spree during any ranked or social match.
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