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Fils-Aime: Third-parties don't get it: Nintendo of America head complains that publishers arent bringing their best games out for the Wii, suggests price cut for the popular system a long way off.

Report: EA stacking up Boom Blox 2: EALA reportedly crafting follow-up to Steven Spielberg-produced Wii puzzler; EA Blueprint said to be shuttered.

Dead Rising wins copyright case: Capcoms zombie mall horror game determined not substantially similar to George Romeros zombie mall horror flick.

Wheelman spins out Feb. 16: Midways Vin Diesel-led action racer shifts into high gear just in time for Valentines Day on Xbox 360, PS3, PC.

"Hundreds" of Netflix vids unavailable via Xbox Live: Online rental service confirms licensing issues are temporarily preventing many films from being viewable on updated 360s; online reports point to Sony.

National Geographic charts games division: Media company follows up Namco Bandai Panda game partnership with fully fledged publishing and development label.

EA spikes Arena Football license: Megapublisher confirms opts not to renew its licensing deal with the indoor pigskin league, which it will reportedly also not invest in.

Ubisoft mulls POP DLC: Prince of Persia producer says potential add-on content, maybe a prequel, maybe a sequel, could arrive for upcoming action adventure next year.

Street Fighter HD Remix arrives next week: Capcom promotes November 26 Xbox 360 launch for revamped version of arcade fighter.

Crytek opens Korean shop: Crysis creators establish CryEngine licensing studio to support and grow Asian-market business.

Ex-Naughty Dogs ready to unleash WiiWare game: Debut puzzle effort from Steel Penny Games set for launch on Nintendos downloadable service next month.

PlayStation Network connects with 14 million: On the PS3s second birthday, Sony claims its all-free online service now boasts as many user accounts as Xbox Live.

Report: Brash slapped with lawsuits: Zootfly and 7 Studios seeking unpaid wages in excess of $1 million from shuttered film-to-game publishing house.

King of Fighters XII goes West: North American and European releases confirmed for SNK Playmores all-new 3-on-3 fighter; Ignition Entertainment handling publishing duties next year.

Tecmo Koei merger to close by April: Business combination valued at $207 million sees Dynasty Warriors publisher to take three-quarters ownership stake in new holding company.

Nintendo price and date Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City down under: Animal Crossing and the Wii Speak peripheral coming December four.

Infogrames grows revenues, maintains losses: Alone in the Dark publisher sees sales grow to $166 million during first half of fiscal year, thanks to 145 percent spike in US operations.

GameStop prepping EA Sports discount?: Leaked scans hint game retailer is considering a free season pass that will knock 22%-33% off the price of Madden 2010, Skate 3, Facebreaker 2, and more. That was news to EA, though.

Square Enix setting up shop in LA: Final Fantasy maker establishes California-based development team for action-oriented original IP on Xbox 360, possibly Wii.

Tantalus to open up a new Aussie studio: MX vs. ATV Untamed, Pony Friends developer opening new studio in Brisbane, Australia.

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1UP

Little Big Planet Goes LocoRoco This Week: A post on the official PlayStation blog yesterday outlined this weeks slate of downloadable costumes for Little Big Planet. One is a design from the community that will cost you nothing, while

Capcom Confirms SF2 HD Release Dates, Announces Themed DLC: 1UP Show: Super SF2 Turbo HD Remix Hands OnConfirming last nights leak, Capcom officially announced the release dates for Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix today. The Xbox 360 version will indeed be hitting on Wednesday, November 26, but

EA Ends Blueprint Division, Boom Blox 2 Confirmed: However much Boom Blox (pictured) ended up selling after all was said and done, it seems the amount was enough for Electronic Arts to carry forward with a sequel. Variety reports that EA is indeed currently

Skate It Review: I havent skateboarded for a couple of years now, and playing Skate It made me doubt any abilities I ever had. This game demonstrates what happens when a developer doesnt understand a systems hardware and peripheral limitations and overestimates its

Sony Ordered to Pay $18.5M in Patent Infringement Case: In a case dating back to July of 2006, Sony has been ordered to pay $18.5 million to Agere Systems after a jury found Sony guilty of infringing on Ageres patent for a wireless local area

Tomb Raider Underworld Review: Tomb Raider recently underwent both a renaissance (2006s Legend, an excellent return to form) and a redux (last years Anniversary, which seems to be in everyones backlog), so Underworld is effectively right where it needs to be. While it doesn?t

Fable 2 Announcement Pushed Back Due to NXE: The big Fable 2 announcement that Lionhead teased last week has been pushed back due to a request from Microsoft, according to a post on the Lionhead blog. The big bods over in

Game Center CX 2 Detailed: XSEEDs Retro Game Challenge isnt quite out yet (expect it sometime in 09), but the game that inspired it in the first place is getting a sequel. Namco Bandai Games Game Center CX: Arino no Chosenjo 2 is slated to

Avatar Clothing 'Theme Packs' Planned for Next Six Months: So the day is finally here -- the New Xbox Experience is live and available for download, and hopefully soon we can stop calling it the New Xbox Experience, since itll eventually be old. But one way

Blood of Bahamut Bared on DS: If you havent seen the debut trailer for Square Enixs Blood of Bahamut yet, itd behoove you to do so immediately. Looks a great deal like Shadow of the Colossus, doesnt it? Thats not exactly how the developers at Think

Dragon Quest IX Retains Vital Pot-Breaking Action: People complain about Madden and the like being the same game every year. Maybe they have a point and maybe they dont, but in Japan, its the opposite problem: if the new Dragon Quest doesnt feel like Dragon Quest, then

Inmate Takes A Page From Solid Snake To Escape Prison: Heads up Snake, youve got some competition. Seems like the old sneaking under the cardboard box trick isnt just for video games anymore.PS3 Fanboy is reporting that a 42-year convicted drug dealer managed to get himself delivered out

Netflix on Xbox 360 No Longer Streaming Sony Columbia Pictures Films: Talk about a case of bad timing. On the eve of the big launch for the New Xbox Experience -- which, remember, marks a new dawn in home entertainment -- weve learned that

Street Fighter 2 HD Coming to XBLA Next Week: Capcom has announced a new branded company storefront coming to the New Xbox Experience tomorrow, and it appears that they slipped word on the release date for Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix

Sony Discusses Portable LittleBigPlanet, Rock Band and Guitar Hero: The rumors of a portable iteration of LittleBigPlanet continue, but now they have some company. Sony has expressed interested in not just expanding LittleBigPlanet beyond the PlayStation 3, but Rock Band and Guitar Hero as well.Speaking with the

Game Over for Championship Gaming Series: With little warning the Championship Gaming Series (CGS) called it quits today. The following brief message now appears on their official site:AN IDEA WHOSE TIME CAME TOO EARLYToday BSkyB, STAR, and DIRECTV ended

Latest Figures Put PSN and Live in a Dead Heat for Subscribers: During his keynote address back at TGS, Microsofts John Schappert revealed that Live had reached 14 million global subscribers. Not to be outdone for too long, in a post celebrating the PS3s second birthday

Age of Conan Upgrading to DirectX 10 Soon: According to a post by director Craig Morrison (via Evil Avatar), Age of Conan is finally just about ready for the DirectX 10 treatment. The fantasy MMO was one of the earliest public supporters of

Retro Game Challenge Hands-On Preview: Sure, retro-chic fare like Mega Man 9s all the rage now, but the trend of new, purposefully old-school releases arguably started with last years Japanese import Game Center CX: Arinos Challenge. XSEEDs publishing the localized DS collection as Retro Game

Castlevania: Judgement Review: Castlevanias seen some interesting evolutions, going from plodding 2D side-scroller to Metroid-like exploration adventure to 3D Devil May Cry clone. But fighter Castlevania: Judgment is one evolution I never expected.In Konamis words, this is a Versus Action game -- an

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Eurogamer

News: Fable II reveal delayed (Xbox 360): Curtains to be drawn Monday 24th.

Review: Tomb Raider: Underworld: Crofts unoriginal.

Review: Lips (Xbox 360): Cover brand.

News: Fils-Aime: Wii "nowhere near" a price cut (Wii): And third-parties dont get the console.

News: GHWT Xbox Live event next weekend (Xbox 360): Sparkly prizes up for grabs.

News: DRM still causing FM 2009 headaches (PC): Authentication problems persist.

News: Prince of Persia gets pre-order goodies: Comic book, in-game skins, bonus DVD.

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ToTheGame

VIDEOS: Naruto 2: The Broken Bond (X360) @ ToTheGame: VIDEOS: Naruto 2: The Broken Bond (X360) @ ToTheGame

VIDEOS: Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades (DS) @ ToTheGame: VIDEOS: Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades (DS) @ ToTheGame

VIDEOS: The Chase: Felix Meets Felicity (DS) @ ToTheGame: VIDEOS: The Chase: Felix Meets Felicity (DS) @ ToTheGame

VIDEOS: Football Manager 2009 (PC) @ ToTheGame: VIDEOS: Football Manager 2009 (PC) @ ToTheGame

VIDEOS: Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World (PS2) @ ToTheGame: VIDEOS: Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World (PS2) @ ToTheGame

GENERAL NEWS: Funfair Party (Wii) @ ToTheGame: GENERAL NEWS: Funfair Party (Wii) @ ToTheGame

VIDEOS: East India Company (PC) @ ToTheGame: VIDEOS: East India Company (PC) @ ToTheGame

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Kotaku

Dude, Here's Your Thumb Contest Winner: With half of the staff, and seemingly half of 360 and PC owners, enamored with Left 4 Dead, its an absolute must that we let everyone know what become of that odd Dude, Wheres My Thumb? contest...

National Geographic Publishing Sony's Afrika?: Sony Computer Entertainment Japans Afrika, the photojournalist on safari PlayStation 3 title, may have had its North American publishing details stealth announced yesterday. National Geographic...

Codemasters Announces Colin McRae: DiRT 2: Codemasters has revealed details of the first new game in the Colin McRae series to be released since McRaes tragic death last year, entitled Colin McRae: DiRT 2. A direct sequel to CM: DiRT, the...

Free Risk Invades iPhone: OK, so its been out for awhile, but I recently stumbled across Lux Touch for the iPhone and have quickly become addicted. The free Risk knock-off for the iPhone and iTouch has you playing as the...

Some Xbox 360 Themes Not A "Beautiful" As Promised With NXE: Now that the New Xbox Experience has been globally launched, its time to brace for the impact. Outside of a few error reports, things appear to have gone smoothly. One of the minor bumps that we...

Hardware Hackers Make Some DSi Flash Progress: The hardware nerds behind the Acekard flashcart reckon they have made some progress towards getting their card working with the DSi. The above video shows what appears to be a DSi booting from a...

iPhone's Puzzle Quest Hits December For $10: It looks like Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords will be hitting the App Store next month for $9.95. TransGaming tells us that the game is working its way through the approval process as we...

Ever think about actually MAKING the Games you play?: If so, graduate to a future in Game Art & Design with The Art Institute of Pittsburgh – Online Division. Our unique program is your first step toward becoming an artist and designer in the...

Cooking Mama Responds To PETA: Mama just wants to make the nice people happy! This is the gist of a press release issued by Majesco Entertainment on behalf of Mama herself in response to PETAs recently released flash game,...

Square Enix Brings LostWinds To Japan: Square Enixs newfound love of Western developers bears new fruit as European developer Frontier Developments announces that the Japanese publisher will be publishing their critically-acclaimed...

So Many First Screens For Evasive Space: When Yukes Company of America releases screenshots, they release a hell of a lot of screenshots. Theyve unleashed so many screens for their upcoming top-down space adventure game Evasive Space for...

PC Gaming Is The Largest Market: Is PC gaming giving way to todays more versatile and powerful consoles? Not according to a market study recently conducted by research group JPR, which claims that more gaming PCs have been sold...

Need for Speed: Undercover Review: You're Not Good, and You're Not Bad: Scowly antiheroes and sexy, cleavage-packed molls return in live-action cutscenes for Need for Speed: Undercover, the sixth installment of the series since the franchise was reimagined in 2003 and...

Thanksgiving Weekend Is GHWT Live Weekend: Guitar Hero World Tour is getting the Xbox Live Weekend treatment come November 27th, snagging the coveted Thanksgiving spot on Microsofts service. Theyre planning on making good use of the...

NXE Experiencing New Errors: Seems like the New Xbox Experience isnt rolling out quite as smoothly as one would have hoped. Reports are trickling in about sporadic issues accessing content via the Xbox Live Marketplace....

The Portable Holiday Gift Guide: All your life you have been told that it is better to give than to receive, but if someone were to put a gun to your head and DEMAND that you receive? Well, then you had better have a firm

The Chronicles Of Spellborn Dated For North America: With the European release of the ambitiously different MMORPG The Chronicles of Spellborn just around the corner, Acclaim Games has finally set a date for the North American release. While there...

And The Big Fable II Announcement Is...: ...delayed! According to a post on Lionheads Fable II development blog, good old Sam explains that the Microsoft didnt think now was the right time for the big announcement they teased last week,...

Bike Hero Blends Graffiti and Awesome Timing: Take one part bike, one part Guitar Hero, and, I don’t know, like a million parts time-on-your-hands, and what do you have? A real world Bike Hero. It’s not what you think at all. But you better...

Wheelman Spins Out In February: Midway is finally ready to give us a solid release date on Wheelman, which means our long struggle for another video game featuring the likeness and voice of Vin Diesel is finally over! Wheelman well...

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Joystiq

OXM UK: Old Dash themes 'butchered' by NXE: Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360When it was first announced, one of the most-asked questions re: the New Xbox Experience was, Will my old themes work with it? Microsofts answer was yes. The UK

Street Fighter HD confirmed for Nov. 25 on PSN, Nov. 26 on XBLA: Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, FightingConfirming yesterdays rumor that Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix will be making its long-awaited debut on Xbox Live Arcade next

The New Xbox Experienced: Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, VideoProtip: Click on a phrase in the image above to view the related video. Did ya hear? NXE is out today! And we wanna know

Sins of a Solar Empire v1.1 available; features AI, graphic, trade upgrades: Filed under: PC, StrategyStardock and Ironclad have put a capital ship amount of work into the free Sins of Solar Empire v1.1 patch. The crisp Advent laundry list of fixes

New Avatar fashions planned every two weeks for six months: Filed under: Culture, Microsoft Xbox 360, FashionAn Avatar ad on the NXE states that new fashions will be added every two weeks and will be noted by a gold star. Xbox Live Product

A Vampyre Story sinks teeth into GamersGate: Filed under: PC, Retro, AdventureIts been so long since we last heard from A Vampyre Story that we half expected that the undead adventure game from former LucasArts vet Bill Tiller had been

New LBP costumes feature LocoRoco, TV-on-head: Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3This weeks PSN update will see the addiction of new SackBoy costumes for the faithful followers of LittleBigPlanet. The first is a free costume created by

Report: EA shuts down Blueprint, Boom Blox sequel carries on: Filed under: Business, CasualWas it a project? A division? A windowless room in the basement of EA HQ? Whatever Blueprint was, it is no more. All corporate employees of EA Blueprint were

Epic explains Gears 2's ranking system: Filed under: Culture, Microsoft Xbox 360, ActionDont understand the Gears of War 2 rank system? Trust us, you are totally not alone. To alleviate some confusion, Gears 2 Community Manager

Wheelman drives into stores Feb. 16: Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, DrivingWell, this just seems like a missed opportunity. No, its not that Wheelmans Feb. 16 release date is going to miss the coveted (and crowded)

Microsoft quiets 'Good' Fable 2 announcement: Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360Well, that ruins our week. The big bods over in Redmond decided that, this week wasnt the time to tell you what that announcement is we have ready

Happy second birthday to the Nintendo Wii: Filed under: Nintendo WiiWell, we extended the courtesy to the PS3 on its special day, so it seems only fair that Nintendos little guy should get his own day in the sun. Two

Metareview -- Need For Speed: Undercover (Multi): Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Driving, MetareviewsCurse you, Need for Speed Undercover! Curse you for getting our hopes up with Maggie Q-laden FMV sequences and tales of being inspired

Netflix NXE activation seems to be down for some: Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360Hey gang, were getting a lot of reports from people not able to activate their NXE-enabled 360s with their Netflix accounts. Its especially disappointing considering thats the feature a

Desktop Tower Defense creators found Casual Collective: Filed under: PCWe really wanted to tell you about Casual Collective, the new casual portal founded by indie devs Paul Preece and David Scott. We want to tell you, but, unfortunately, we havent

Join Joystiq's Avatar Look-a-Like Contest: Filed under: Culture, Microsoft Xbox 360Its NXE launch day, and those of us whove been in for a while have been eagerly anticipating seeing everyones avatars. If you bear a striking resemblance to

The best of WoW Insider: November 11-18, 2008: Filed under: Online, Meta (about Joystiq), MMOWrath of the Lich King is open for business. The games second expansion showed up on store shelves last week, and Joystiqs sister site WoW Insider has

Massively week in Review: Filed under: Culture, Features, PC, MMO Joystiqs sister site Massively.com has all the news youll need about MMOs. Heres the best, brightest, and most interesting stuff from the last week, all in one

Konami announces Little Magician's Magic Adventure, which is magical: Filed under: Nintendo DS, Adventure, RPGsJust to be clear, this is magic were talking about people. Magicians magic! The sorcerers at Konami announced that this February they will wave their styli through

Puzzling: PopCap's 'family friendly' zombie game: Filed under: CasualPopCap Games, known for turning players into zombies with games like Bejeweled and Peggle, is set to actually make a game about zombies. It wont be Left 4 Dead or RE5

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Blue's News

New NVIDIA Reference Drivers: New WHQL-certified version 180.48 reference drivers are now available for GeForce 200-series, 9-series, and 8800-series desktop GPUs. This official release of their Big Bang II drivers claim...

Sin: Entrenchment Date, Preorders, Beta Plans: Stardocks Impulse Platform now offers preorders of Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment, the upcoming micro-expansion for Ironclads newly patched science-fiction strategy game. Word on the Sins of...

Sins of a Solar Empire Patch: As promised yesterday, the Sins of a Solar Empire Website now offers the version 1.1 patch for Ironclads space strategy game after an extended beta testing period. The new version includes network...

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin Trailer: A second behind-the-scenes trailer from F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin shows off more gameplay from Monoliths upcoming horror-themed shooter sequel, accompanied by narration from artist Dave Matthews (wh...

Wheelman in February: Midway announces that February 16, 2009 is the worldwide shipping date for Wheelman, saying the upcoming driving/action game starring a digitized Vin Diesel will be available for Windows, Xbox 360,...

Ships Ahoy - A Vampyre Story: GamersGate now offers online sales and digital distribution of A Vampyre Story, Autumn Moon Entertainments comedy/horror-themed adventure game penned by former LucasArts designer Bill Tiller. The...

Ships Ahoy - Europa Universalis: Rome - Vae Victis: Paradox Interactive announces the release of Vae Victis, as the expansion for Europa Universalis: Rome is now available, adding new features and content to the historical grand strategy game. The add-...

On the Grand Theft Auto IV PC Movie Editor: Updates to the PC section of the Grand Theft Auto IV Website add some new information about the upcoming Windows edition of Rockstars open-world action sequel, including word that the game will be...

Morning Consolidation: Top 10 things to do when you get the New Xbox Experience. Which is now live. Fils-Aime admits Wii Fit supply will fall short this Christmas. LittleBigPlanet would be a clear number one any other...

Dugout Heroes Announced: GamesCampus announces an upcoming casual , subscription-free baseball, microtransaction-funded MMOG called Dugout Heroes, looking to fill the niche that Cal Ripkens Real Baseball occupied until it...

Ships Ahoy - Spore Creepy & Cute Parts Pack: This Electronic Arts press release announces the release of the Spore Creepy & Cute Parts Pack, though the announcement vaguely says the Spore add-on will be this week, so you should check in...

Mines Of Moria Q&A: The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines Of Moria Q&A Part 2 on IncGamers concludes this conversation with Turbines Jeffrey Steefel about new features in the newly launched Mines Of Moria expansion for...

Gatherings & Competitions: Montreal International Game Summit opens to the public. R.I.P. Championship Gaming Series. CITIES XL - Point, Shoot... Win! 2. November Folding Contest on Bjorn3d. Three Speech: MotorStorm Pacific...

Game Reviews: Birth of America II: Wars in America on 2404. Call of Duty: World at War on Variety. Fallout 3 on No Mutants Allowed. Far Cry 2 on Test Freaks. Left 4 Dead on Maximum PC. Nancy Drew: The Haunting of...

Hardware Reviews: ASUS EAH4850 HTDI-512M-A Radeon HD 4850 Graphics Card on PCSTATS. ASUS EN9800GT Matrix 512MB Graphics Card on PC Perspective. BFG GTX 260 OCX MAXCORE (216SP) 896MB Graphics Card on Hardware Canucks....

Out of the Blue: Several folks expressed concern over the fact that I never sought medical attention for the minor dog bite I suffered the other day. On the forums Proboscis suggested it was possible that the dogs...

The Chronicles of Spellborn Delays: Acclaim announces a delay to the editions of Spellborn Internationals MMORPG The Chronicles of Spellborn they are publishing in North America, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and South...

Midway's Unreal Engine 3 Woes: Midway: What went wrong on Variety.com is an interesting analysis of the perpetually troubled game producer, where interviewing some ex-employees throws some blame at the decision to license the...

EA Folds Blueprint: Variety.com reports that Electronic Arts has shut down Blueprint, observing this means we may never know what it was:As Neil Young, who started Blueprint mid-2007 and led it for around a year before...

Ships Ahoy - CSI: NY The Game: Ubisoft announces that CSI: NY The Game has shipped to store shelves, offering the chance to solve crimes using forensics, just like in the CSI series of television series. If youve ever dreamt of...

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GamesIndustry.biz

News: Codemasters keeps McRae name for new DIRT title: Late drivers name to remain part of publishers racing brand

News: Square Enix to publish LostWinds in Asia: Frontier partners with Final Fantasy publisher to release WiiWare title in region

News: Microsoft launches New Xbox Experience: Capcoms Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix to be among the first titles offered on the new service

News: Fils-Aime admits Wii Fit supply will "fall short" this Christmas: NoA president also thinks third-parties dont fully understand the Wii

News: NXE loses Sony Netflix titles: Previous movies offered through the streaming service now restricted from the Xbox 360

News: Midway shares fall again: Troubled publisher sees another 15% drop from its stock price

News: Mad Catz records $1.36 million loss: Bottom line falls despite a 53% rise in revenue for the peripherals company

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Evil Avatar

Colin McRae: DiRT 2 Interview: Forum: News ItemsPosted By: EmabulatorPost Time: 11-19-2008 at 02:22 PM

Bungie Officially Acknowledges Halo 3 Installed Slowness: Forum: News ItemsPosted By: modepsPost Time: 11-19-2008 at 11:56 AM

Xbox Web Marketplace is Live: Forum: News ItemsPosted By: modepsPost Time: 11-19-2008 at 11:06 AM

Wheelman to See Light of Day in February: Forum: News ItemsPosted By: MondopestPost Time: 11-19-2008 at 10:52 AM

Top 5 Things Videogames Have Taught Me to Never Do: Forum: News ItemsPosted By: GhostSheetsPost Time: 11-19-2008 at 10:40 AM

Reggie: 3rd Party Dev's Dont Get "It": Forum: News ItemsPosted By: modepsPost Time: 11-19-2008 at 08:23 AM

Misses of the Holiday Season: Forum: News ItemsPosted By: modepsPost Time: 11-19-2008 at 08:12 AM

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CVG

Tomb Raider: Underworld: Lara Croft unearths classic gameplay from series troubled past.Since its reboot in 2006, the Tomb Raider series has been edging closer to its core values - raiding tombs and solving puzzles - but making too many concessions to the imagined,

Tomb Raider: Underworld movies: Exclusive clips of Laras best bits inside.Tomb Raider: Underworld is out this Friday, but if youre still to make your mind up on Laras latest, allow us to present you with a batch of exclusive clips from the finished version

NXE: Old themes gone bad: OXM digs up picture proof of how some old 360 themes just dont work on NXE.Youre loving the New Xbox Experience, right? All of your old themes look great in the new interface, yes? Wrong.Click here to read the full

Lips: SingStar for everyone?.Lets get this out of the way then; SingStar. Its the undisputed king of the karaoke game genre (are there any other singing games?) and undoubtedly the target behind Microsofts unashamed copycat, Lips.

New Xbox Experience: The loves & hates: Feature: How the 360s new-look can improve.Xbox 360 owners worldwide are currently fiddling around with Microsofts New Xbox Experience, creating avatars and generally feeling all life-styley.Click here to read the full article

Vin Diesel's Wheelman out Feb 2009: Not just another Hollywood knock-off, says Midway.Midway has dated its Vin Diesel action game Wheelman for February 16 in both Norh America and Europe. Itll make a nice late Valentines Day present.Click here to read the full article

Epic: Gears 2 matchmaking issues "unacceptable": Developer "working closely with Microsoft to address the matchmaking issues".Epics acknowledged that some Gears of War 2 players are experiencing "longer-than-ideal" wait times while using the skill-based matchmaking in multiplayer, and says that working out a fix is its top

Big Fable II announcement delayed: Because of the bods at Microsoft, says Lionhead.Lionhead recently said it didnt like to tease big announcements, before doing just that and stating that thered be some big Fable II news announced this week. Not any more there wont be.Click

Sony movies pulled from 360's Netflix service: A few hundred titles not available due to licensing issues.If youre a 360 owner living in the States you probably already know that the New Xbox Experience brought with it access to Netflixs movie and TV streaming service, but what

Fils-Aime: Third parties don't "get it": Nintendo executive explains why the Wii has a shortage of compelling third-party software.Nintendo of America president and COO Reggie Fils-Aime has explained that third party publishers are failing to deliver their best content for the Wii because they dont fully

First 360 Avatar game out now: City-building game, A Kingdom for Keflings, launched.A Kingdom for Keflings, the first game to use your new 360 avatar (in the just-released NXE dashboard) and an in-game character, is now available for download. Click here to read the

NXE gets launch event... with Sugarbabes: Girl band push the button (ahem...) in central London tomorrow.Microsoft has detailed a UK New Xbox Experience launch event in central London tomorrow... with the Sugarbabes. Click here to read the full article

New Xbox Experience: What you think: CVG readers react on the 360s dashboard redesign...The New Xbox experience is finally here; Avatars, hard drive installs and all.Click here to read the full article

More new Sackboy costumes this week: LocoRoco 2, TV head and super-rare Prize Crown revealed.The ball is well and truly rolling on weekly LittleBigPlanet updates, with this weeks new costumes detailed and priced. Click here to read the

Left 4 Dead: Youve got red on you.Just go on without me!" I shout. Im pinned to the ground, a swarm of infected stamping on me. I fire blindly into the crowd, trying to help another survivor whos being tongued to death. A

Gears 2 is Xbox Live most played: Marcus and co beat out CoD4 and Halo 3.Gears of War 2 has rather unexpectedly topped the Xbox Live most played charts for the week ending November 10.Click here to read the full article

New PSP firmware coming soon: No fireworks, but itll improve system software stability.PSP firmware version 5.02 will be made available shortly, according to Sony.Click here to read the full article

Street Fighter II HDR dated: Hitting XBLA next week, PSN date still unconfirmed.Capcoms finally put a date on the release of Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, which will launch on Xbox Live Arcade next Wednesday. Click here to read the full

Home 1.0 in closed beta tomorrow: Supposed leak details Home release plans.Home version 1.0 - the version thatll be released to the public - will be made available to closed beta testers tomorrow, according to supposed leaked info.Click here to read the full article

New Xbox Experience out!: Avatars, game installs available to the public.Microsoft has officially released the New Xbox Experience across Xbox Live worldwide.Click here to read the full article

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Xboxyde

The First 10 Minutes: Red Alert 3: EAs Command Conquer: Red Alert 3 is finally released on PC and Xbox 360, and heres two long videos from it. The first part shows some of the *incredible* acting in the game, while part 2 is all gameplay. Ive

Naruto Broken Bond launch trailer: Ubisoft just sent us this launch trailer for Naruto: The Broken Bond, to be released tomorrow in Europe.

More Sonic Unleashed: Sega keeps unveiling new levels of Sonic Unleashed, this time its the vry New-York inspired Empire City.

The First 10 Minutes: SW Snowboarding: Ubisoft quickly finished off the development for Shaun White Snowboarding and released it a couple of days ago on all major platforms, and here is the first 10 minutes from it. Its a fairly decent game, but Im having trouble

Videos of Naruto: Broken Bond: Ubisoft released these three trailers of Naruto: The Broken Bond, which will be released this Friday on Xbox 360. The videos themselves shows a couple of fighting sequences from the game.

Interview: Halo Wars: Last out with a bang is Microsoft, with Halo Wars. The interview was done by Microsofts XCN, and the questions were submitted by the members (us and other sites in Europe). Dan Cornelius answers the questions, covering story, Age of

Interview: Left 4 Dead: EA will get some spotlight too with Valves Left 4 Dead, which is released this week. The interview was done by Microsofts XCN, and the questions were submitted by the members (us and other sites in Europe). Chet Faliszek, writer

Interview: Prince of Persia: Ubisoft is next up, with their Prince of Persia. The interview was done by Microsofts XCN, and the questions were submitted by the members (us and other sites in Europe). Chris Easton answers the questions, which covers Elika, story, bosses,

Interview: Resident Evil 5: Heres another interview, and another one from Capcom - Resident Evil 5! The interview was done by Microsofts XCN, and the questions were submitted by the members (web sites). Ben LeRougetel answers the questions, which covers co-op tidbits, camera angles,

Interview: Street Fighter IV: Now its time for a big bunch of interviews, and first out is Capcoms Street Fighter IV. The interview was done by Microsofts XCN, and the questions were submitted by the members (web sites). Leo Tan answers the questions, which

Trailer of Lips: Microsoft unleashed Lips in American stores today, while we in Europe will get it on friday. This trailer has been available on the official site before, but here it is in higher quality.

Images of Halo Wars: Microsoft released these images of Halo Wars, both gameplay and from some CG sequences. Its looking pretty promising and release is planned in February.

FEAR2: Story: Monolith released this first Behind the Scene video of F.E.A.R.2: Project Origin, explaining a bit more of the story.

Interview PoP: Part 2: You wanted more, which is exactly what youre going to get with 21 minutes more of private interview with Prince of Persias producer, Ben Mattes. As talkative as ever, hes telling us about the artistic direction, the gameplay and lots

6 Naruto Broken Bond videos: Ubisoft sent us these 6 videos of Naruto: The Broken Bond, each presenting one of these playable characters: Choji, Kiba, Naruto, Neji, Sasuke and Shikamaru.

Killzone 2 Multiplayer beta videos: TTP sent us these videos from the public beta of Killzone 2, mostly showing the environments with much details. Such a great lighting!

The first 10 minutes: Mirror's Edge: Our new best friend BombTux also sent us the first 10 minutes of Mirrors Edge. Well, not really the first 10 minutes since they are the same as the demo that I hope all of you have already tried, so

Bionic Commando trailer images: Capcom also released these images and a trailer of GRINs Bionic Commando, planned to be released in February next year. The images and the trailer presents the vehicle Polycraft. The video itself is broken in so many ways, with a

Prince of Persia images and videos: Ubisoft just sent us these new images of Prince of Persia, along with a new gameplay video an a very cinematic trailer.

15 Resident Evil 5 images: Capcom released a new batch of 15 images of Resident Evil 5. Looking good, as usual.

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The First 10 Minutes: Red Alert 3: EAs Command Conquer: Red Alert 3 is finally released on PC and Xbox 360, and heres two long videos from it. The first part shows some of the *incredible* acting in the game, while part 2 is all gameplay. Ive

Naruto Broken Bond launch trailer: Ubisoft just sent us this launch trailer for Naruto: The Broken Bond, to be released tomorrow in Europe.

More Sonic Unleashed: Sega keeps unveiling new levels of Sonic Unleashed, this time its the vry New-York inspired Empire City.

The First 10 Minutes: SW Snowboarding: Ubisoft quickly finished off the development for Shaun White Snowboarding and released it a couple of days ago on all major platforms, and here is the first 10 minutes from it. Its a fairly decent game, but Im having trouble

Videos of Naruto: Broken Bond: Ubisoft released these three trailers of Naruto: The Broken Bond, which will be released this Friday on Xbox 360. The videos themselves shows a couple of fighting sequences from the game.

Interview: Halo Wars: Last out with a bang is Microsoft, with Halo Wars. The interview was done by Microsofts XCN, and the questions were submitted by the members (us and other sites in Europe). Dan Cornelius answers the questions, covering story, Age of

Interview: Left 4 Dead: EA will get some spotlight too with Valves Left 4 Dead, which is released this week. The interview was done by Microsofts XCN, and the questions were submitted by the members (us and other sites in Europe). Chet Faliszek, writer

Interview: Prince of Persia: Ubisoft is next up, with their Prince of Persia. The interview was done by Microsofts XCN, and the questions were submitted by the members (us and other sites in Europe). Chris Easton answers the questions, which covers Elika, story, bosses,

Interview: Resident Evil 5: Heres another interview, and another one from Capcom - Resident Evil 5! The interview was done by Microsofts XCN, and the questions were submitted by the members (web sites). Ben LeRougetel answers the questions, which covers co-op tidbits, camera angles,

Interview: Street Fighter IV: Now its time for a big bunch of interviews, and first out is Capcoms Street Fighter IV. The interview was done by Microsofts XCN, and the questions were submitted by the members (web sites). Leo Tan answers the questions, which

Trailer of Lips: Microsoft unleashed Lips in American stores today, while we in Europe will get it on friday. This trailer has been available on the official site before, but here it is in higher quality.

Images of Halo Wars: Microsoft released these images of Halo Wars, both gameplay and from some CG sequences. Its looking pretty promising and release is planned in February.

FEAR2: Story: Monolith released this first Behind the Scene video of F.E.A.R.2: Project Origin, explaining a bit more of the story.

Interview PoP: Part 2: You wanted more, which is exactly what youre going to get with 21 minutes more of private interview with Prince of Persias producer, Ben Mattes. As talkative as ever, hes telling us about the artistic direction, the gameplay and lots

6 Naruto Broken Bond videos: Ubisoft sent us these 6 videos of Naruto: The Broken Bond, each presenting one of these playable characters: Choji, Kiba, Naruto, Neji, Sasuke and Shikamaru.

Killzone 2 Multiplayer beta videos: TTP sent us these videos from the public beta of Killzone 2, mostly showing the environments with much details. Such a great lighting!

The first 10 minutes: Mirror's Edge: Our new best friend BombTux also sent us the first 10 minutes of Mirrors Edge. Well, not really the first 10 minutes since they are the same as the demo that I hope all of you have already tried, so

Bionic Commando trailer images: Capcom also released these images and a trailer of GRINs Bionic Commando, planned to be released in February next year. The images and the trailer presents the vehicle Polycraft. The video itself is broken in so many ways, with a

Prince of Persia images and videos: Ubisoft just sent us these new images of Prince of Persia, along with a new gameplay video an a very cinematic trailer.

15 Resident Evil 5 images: Capcom released a new batch of 15 images of Resident Evil 5. Looking good, as usual.

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Acquire Builds Town Defence on DS: Acquire have released the first footage of their town defense game on the DS, Dungeons and Dam.

Real Croft Struts for TR: Underworld: The current Lara Croft model recently performed the characters jumps and flips to promote Tomb Raider: Underworld.

Prof. Layton Scores Well in Famitsu: The latest Famitsu scores have come in, with good scores for Prof. Layton and Hataraku Hito.

Japanese Cure: 3rd Sundays, No Gaming: A Japanese school has a strange fix for video game violence: ban video games every 3rd Sunday.

Iwata Asks: Animal Crossing Wii: Nintendo has translated the Iwata Asks roundtable quizzing the folk behind Animal Crossing for Wii.

Boom Blox Sequel on the Way for Wii: After a decent run in the charts, the EALA and Steven Spielberg Wii puzzler is getting a sequel.

Mario Tennis Wiimake Lacks GC Option: A Japanese retailer has let slip some details on the WiiMake of Mario Power Tennis.

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