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WRUP: Play with someone you love edition

IgorVortoner — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:00:00 +0000

Ah, Valentine’s Day, a celebration of obligation and over-priced prix fixe menus at restaurants. If you’re lucky, you can spend some time on the couch with someone you love and play some of these offline co-op games: ‘Splosion Man House of the Dead: Overkill (Critics called it “f*@king good.” Other critics called it “motherf*@king good.”) LittleBigPlanet Halo 3: ODST Resident Evil 5 Borderlands Fable II New Super Mario Bros. Wii Left 4 Dead 2 Got some more recommendations? Drop them after the break. What’s everyone playing this weekend?

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Latest Nier trailer takes a page out of Bayonetta’s book

prursewalreli — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:45:00 +0000

And here we thought Bayonetta had cornered the giant black cannibalistic things summoned from the ether market, but the tail-end of this Nier trailer suggests there’s some incoming competition in that department. There are other parts of the trailer worth pointing out (or, perhaps, worth pointing at … and laughing about), too, like how Square Enix proclaims Nier to be “THE NEXT GREAT STORY FROM SQUARE ENIX” or how it begins with another one of those rants

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Xbox Game Room pricing, partners detailed

foosseUndiste — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:50:00 +0000

An online fact sheet has detailed the pricing structure for Microsoft’s newly announced Avatar-occupied Game Room , and we’d suggest gamers stock up on Microsoft funny money. Players have three options: 400 ($5) grants a dual-platform license (playable on Xbox 360 and PC), 240 ($3) gets you the virtual arcade cabinet on one platform (Xbox 360 or PC), and, for the old-fashioned types, 40 ($0.50) is exactly “two quarters” worth of playtime — for an authentic arcade experience, minus the sticky floors. Additionally, when visiting friends’ game rooms, you can “try” their games before you pump in Microsoft Points of your own. The Game Room itself — developed by third-party outfit Krome Studios ( Viva Pi

Love kicking off beta testing January 7

zaragates — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:00:00 +0000

If the world of popular music has taught us anything, it is that “love” is totally and completely broken . It’s chock-full of exploits, it’s got irrevocable balancing issues, and according to Bad English, it’s simply too expensive . Fortunately, the game called Love will hopefully prevent these issues from cropping up when it enters its beta testing phase on January 7. Until that time, only registrants in the pay-to-play Alpha test can log on

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Modern Warfare 2 Mythbusters: Explosive hydrants uncovered

vaslav — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:45:00 +0000

Though the Modern Warfare 2 community is uncovering some unsavory hidden aspects of the game for their own benefit, the kind folks from Defend The House have labored to uncover some of the game’s harmless (but awesome ) unadvertised features. For instance, did you know throwing knives are still lethal after bouncing?

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Europe gets more incentive to purchase PSP Go with new bundle

zanoxman — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:30:00 +0000

Alright, Europe. We’re not sure what you did to get into Sony’s good graces, but we wish you’d share that information with your pals in the States. Not only do you guys have access to the PSP Go incentive program , which grants owners of UMDs three free game downloads through March 31, but Sony Europe just went ahead and threw another complimentary game on the pile. Anyone living in Europe who owns a PSP Go is eligible to receive a free copy of Gran Turismo , MotorStorm: Arctic Edge or Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines (or, in Germany, LittleBigPlanet ) until January 10.

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Sega picks America’s next top Bayonetta model in Maxim competition

bestgamblingforum — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:30:00 +0000

Sega and Maxim.com have selected a winner in their search for a model that best captures the lead character from forthcoming action title Bayonetta . The young lady, Andrea Bonaccorso, walks away (slowly, considering she has guns for shoes) with an Xbox 360, a copy of the game and a 50-inch Panasonic TC-P50X1 HDTV Plasma TV. She’ll also appear on Maxim.com, in a sensible, dignified outfit, we’re sure.

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PSA: PlayStation Video Service expands to Europe today

misterlikolipsus — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:00:00 +0000

It’s been over a year since Sony America and Japan debuted video delivery services for the PlayStation Store. Today, the long-delayed feature finally makes its way to Europe.

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Demo: Tropico 3

Anacondinya — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:24:00 +0000

Xbox Live Rewards pilot program launches, gives points for purchases

prarcillivirL — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:20:00 +0000

A number of Xbox Live subscribers recently received invitations to a promising pilot program which grants them bonuses for a number of their usual online activities. Earlier today, Microsoft revealed exactly how the six-month trial program, which is appropriately titled “Xbox Live Rewards,” operates. Basically, users can earn complimentary Microsoft Points by renewing their subscriptions, purchasing Marketplace content, taking part in surveys, or doing a number of other activities which are clearly laid out in this helpful chart . Okay, so the number of points you can accumulate using the Rewards program isn’t really enormous, and according to the invitation’s fine print, you can’t spend the points you earn until the first three months of the trial are up.

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