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Resident Evil 5 demo crawling onto Marketplace next week

On December 5th Capcom plans to release a demo of the GOTY 2009 in the making called Resident Evil 5. According to the latest issue of Japanese magazine Famitsu, the demo will get an early Christmas release. But with every positive there’s always a negative lurking in the shadows. Check after the break for the read more..

Halo 3: Recon Title Changed to Something Much Less Sexy

Just weeks after the initial details surrounding Halo 3 Recon emerged, Bungie announced today that they will be changing the name of their upcoming title Halo 3: Recon. The announcement was made at Bungie’s blog detailing the new name, as well as a few additional details. Hit the jump for the scoop. read more..

GTA IV DLC: Names, Dates and Juicy Details

The first batch of GTA IV Downloadable Content is coming. Soon. In an interview with USA Today, Vice President in charge of Creative Development for Rockstar Games Dan Houser gave a truckload of details on the long anticipated XBOX 360 exclusive DLC. This episode (as Rockstar is calling it) is titled The read more..

HDD install not recommended for Halo 3

Installing your games on your hard drive is the next best thing after the wheel. Who would’ve thought that the Xbox 360 has a silent mode, just like KITT had back in the days of Knight Rider. Unfortunately this silent mode was not made for Halo 3. Apparently it has the opposite effect on Halo read more..

New Xbox Experience hits XBLM

Yesterday was like Christmas for many gamers. What would the new dashboard look like on your Xbox360 and what cool and nifty features would there be for you to exploit? Not many surprises there because thousands of gamers were already “experiencing” it due to the preview programme. Finally the NXE hit the market for the read more..

First Halo 3 Recon Details Emerge

In the latest issue of Game Informer, Bungie creative director Joseph Staten revealed details about Bungie’s upcoming expansion game Halo 3: Recon. Will the new character be able to jump six feet in the air? Will he be 7′2″ tall? How dramatic will changes to HUD, radar, weapons and equipment be? Most read more..

Pre-holidays Edition of Working Man’s Review - Table Tennis

I know, this game is old and you can find it for $20 just about anywhere. That’s why I’m writing this review - should you forego a couple of bean and cheese burritos and pick this game up? Read on my friend, read on. (14 comments…)

Screens of a potential new Gears 2 map show up on the net

As the broken matchmaking in the brilliant Gears of War 2 keeps on rearing its ugly head, new mysterious screenshots of the game surface onto the intertubes that hint at the potential arrival of a new multiplayer map featuring the gooey, yellow fluid known as Imulsion. Check them out after the jump. (13 comments…)

GH World Tour and Rock Band getting Killers tracks

To celebrate the launch of The Killers’ upcoming album Day & Age, Activision and Electronic Arts have announced their rock rhythm titles, Guitar Hero World Tour and Rock Band, respectively, are to receive a selection of tracks from the band on November 25, the day the new album releases worldwide. (3 comments…)

Gears of War 2 and matchmaking don’t mix

With millions of copies of Gears of War 2 already sold and with the game breaking all kinds of records regarding online play, there’s also a downside to playing GoW2 online, believe it or not. Apparently, some gamers playing the multiplayer versus modes have suffered from some serious matchmaking issues, with game waits ranging from read more..

Street Fighter IV release date confirmed

After mentioning a February 2009 release date earlier this month, Street Fighter IV has finally been dated by Capcom. With the 20th anniversary of the game in 2009 they indulge us all with a release at the end of February. (7 comments…)

Microsoft bans modified Xboxes once more

With some new major titles hitting the street this week it was bound to happen once again. Microsoft pulls out the Hammer of Ban to free us from pirating trolls. It’s Ninja vs. Pirate all over again. Read more after the break. (27 comments…)

Dead Space DLC coming this Thursday

Undoubtedly one of the most surprising titles of the year, Dead Space falls straight into the category of EA’s high-quality games, such as Burnout and Battlefield. However, triple-A material or not, the game is being handled like any other in the hands of EA which can mean only one thing – a galore of downloadable read more..

New game using Avatars to arrive with NXE

One thing that MS did not cut from the launch of the New Xbox Experience is a new game for the XBLA. The game, titled Kingdom for Keflings, was announced earlier this year. Kept under wraps until now is the fact that the game will fully incorporate your Avatar as the character you read more..

Mortal Kombat vs. DC uncensored in Europe

The Mature-rated Mortal Kombat series we all love for its gore, blood and over the top violence got itself teen-ified just recently and the Joker’s original fatality got cut from the game, only to be replaced by a more acceptable one. With MK vs. DC now Teen-rated, it has lost much of its appeal read more..

Halo Wars Limited Collector’s Edition details revealed

In this age of disappearing exclusive titles, Halo Wars is set to be a very important game for Microsoft and the Xbox 360 console (not to mention the swan song for Ensemble Studios). As with all important titles, Halo Wars will receive the “Limited Collector’s Edition” treatment. So what extras can gamers expect from this read more..

Street Fighter 4 coming to consoles in February 2009

With Street Fighter 4 already available in the Japanese arcades for some time now it was bound to hit the consoles sooner or later. After almost 11 years without a true sequel, the waiting ends now that the official Street Fighter 4 webpage has announced a February 2009 release for this new iteration in the read more..

Working Man’s Review - Tom Clancy’s EndWar

Welcome to the first ever Working Man’s Review. This review is different than the reviews that you’ll see other places because I understand how valuable your time, sleep, and money is. I have a family and I work a full-time (sometimes it’s more like a fuller-time) job. So, should you spend your read more..

Search for missing Canadian teen gamer is over

The disappearance of fifteen-year-old Canadian boy Brandon Crisp has garnered international attention when it was discovered that he was addicted to the Xbox 360 game Call of Duty 4. Now more than three weeks later, the search has finally ended with the discovery of his body in a field near his hometown of Barrie, Ontario. read more..

Many features of NXE cut from final version

November 19th, a day that has been circled on the calendar of many a gamer. No, it’s not the release date of the next great “must have” game. It’s actually the release date for the next Xbox 360 update, the one that will deliver us the revamped Xbox 360 user interface called the New Xbox read more..

Call of Duty: WaW Beta now open for everyone

The Call of Duty website has officially announced that the Call of Duty: World at War Beta is now available for everyone to download on the Marketplace. With the beta previously only available for those with a special access token, it has now become a demo in disguise for everyone to check out. If you read more..

Microsoft releases Walmart exclusive “Dragon” controller

Microsoft has teamed up with Walmart to offer an exclusive Xbox 360 wireless controller. The new limited edition controller will features a very unique black & white “dragon” themed design that is sure to become attention grabber. (26 comments…)

Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box announced

EA and Criterion Games have formally announced Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box. This new re-release title will include the critically acclaimed Burnout Paradise game, all the updates that have been released for the title to date, and the newly announced Burnout Paradise Party add-on. (8 comments…)

Naruto demo karate-chops its way onto XBLM

If pirates aren’t your thing at all and playing the ninja gives you satisfaction beyond belief, you might enjoy the orange costumed ninja Naruto and his escapades in the demo that hit the Marketplace recently. Check the details after the jump. (2 comments…)

Vigilante 8 available this week on XBLA

For everyone with a penchant for destruction in 70’s garb, Vigilante 8: Arcade is finally coming to an XBOX 360 near you. Announced earlier this year, Vigilante 8: Arcade will be made available for download via XBLA on Wednesday, November 5th via the XBOX Live Marketplace. (16 comments…)

Beatles license 45 songs for new Harmonix/MTV title

The Beatles, one of the last holdouts in licensing their music for Guitar Hero/Rock Band, announced recently that they have struck a deal with MTV, Harmonix and Apple Corps to develop a rhythm-based video game. Until now, the band has licensed their music with extreme rarity. The announcement promised a 2009 release, new read more..

Rock Band getting POTUS DLC this week

Just in time for Election Day, the ever growing DLC for Rock Band is getting a Three Pack of Presidents of the United States Of America songs for you to download. A couple of stand alone tracks will also be available as of tomorrow. Head inside for the full list of songs and the corresponding read more..

More Mercenaries games in the works

The semi-recent release of Pandemic Studio’s open-world third-person shooter, Mercenaries 2, wasn’t met with as much critical acclaim as EA had hoped. However, that doesn’t mean the game didn’t do well on the commercial side of things, as it sold more than 1.9 million copies, on a par with its siblings Spore and Tiger Woods read more..

Left 4 Dead opens with a bang

One thing is for sure; zombies are the mutt’s nuts. Valve was thinking the same when they started to develop Left 4 Dead. Unlike the George Romero zombies, which are the classic slow killers of the past, Valve decided to go with the infected style of 28 Days Later. With zombies infected chasing you and read more..

Bethesda planning new Elder Scrolls game for 2010

With Fallout 3 barely on the shelves there’s already a tiny bit of news about Bethesda’s next game, a new installment in the Elder Scrolls series. Although it’s still far away and most of you are enjoying Fallout 3 at the moment, it is nice to see Bethesda planning a new gem in this critically read more..

Mirror’s Edge demo now on XBLM

With plenty of FPS titles on the horizon and even more in the past it was time for something new in this genre. Behold, the First-Person Action-Adventure (FPA) hits the already saturated market. It was tried before with several games but never really successfully. Mirror’s Edge is one of those games which could breathe some read more..

Netflix Debuts HD Video Streaming Alongside NXE

The video marketplace on Xbox Live has grown quite a bit since its launch almost two years ago. In the two years since its launch, the service has grown from a smattering of titles into a viable avenue for digital downloads of movie and TV content. Recently, Microsoft anounced a partnership with mail-order read more..

Rock Band 2 to release in EU next month

Fellow European rock aficionados can breathe a sigh of relief, since there will be no need to hibernate until the European release of Rock Band 2 as was the case earlier this year with Rock Band. Unlike the first time around which saw Europe waiting to get its hands on the original for a half read more..

Riddick and Atari join hands next spring

Atari announced today that first person shooter The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena is joining its 2009 publishing and distribution line up. Former publisher of the game Vivendi decided to drop the game after merging with Activision. For those eager to play the game on their 360 this is good news. (5 read more..

Fable II fixes on the way

Like every other game these days, releasing it without bugs is almost impossible so it seems. Fable II is no exception to this. As many of you noticed there are some bugs in the game and the Abbot Quest is one of those notorious issues in the community. For those who own the game there read more..

Tomb Raider and Banjo-Kazooie demos now on XBLM

With the market bound to be saturated with triple-A titles, such as Gears of War 2 and Fallout 3, by the year’s end, one has to make difficult decisions regarding what game is worth getting and what game is better left sitting on store shelves. To make the job easier for everyone, Rare and Eidos read more..

New titles plus MBU DLC arrive on Xbox Live Arcade

Hot on the heels of yesterday’s announcement, adventure RPG Penny Arcade Episode 2 (let’s keep the title short, eh?) and trivia game Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader are now available for download on the Xbox Live Arcade for 1200 Microsoft Points apiece. Also new on the service is free downloadable content for Marble read more..

New $99 HDD Live Bundle

Following the recent news that the NXE (New Xbox Experience) will require at least 128mb of free space on either a Memory Unit or the Hard Drive and Microsoft’s upgrade options for those stuck with an Arcade/Core Console SKU. Microsoft today announced a new Live + HDD accessory pack. (16 comments…)

Penny Arcade Episode 2 and more to XBLA tomorrow

As you wait for the Xbox Live Arcade Wednesday to roll around, Microsoft has announced what new games will be on offer starting later today. Penny Arcade fans will be delighted to know that Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode Two is scheduled to hit the service today, along with Are read more..

Pimp Your Avatar next spring

We all know about the New Xbox Experience update Microsoft is releasing on November 19. According to the latest news they will also launch an ‘Avatar Store’ which allows us to dress up this virtual buddy with some brand clothing and other neat stuff. Read more after the jump. (24 comments…)