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WWE Going MMO in Korea?

30. September 2008

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WWE Going MMO in Korea?

Korean WWE fans have until 2010 to froth at the mouth for their exclusive title, but THQ has announced they’ll be delivering a PC WWE MMO experience. The game will apparently feature a standard style career mode in which the player climbs the ranks of the WWE with the goal of reaching the WWE Hall [...]

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If you build it…

30. September 2008

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Cheese, bucks, quid, greenbacks, whatever you call it, it equals MONEY. To say that there’s a lot of money to be made in the video game industry would be an understatement. However, according to a recent article there is not enough going around to share! A recent poll reported in June of 08 that from ages 18-48 the [...]

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Keep Track of PS3 Trophies to Fuel Your Addiction

30. September 2008

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Keep Track of PS3 Trophies to Fuel Your Addiction

You knew it was coming. Like the number of sites out there that deliver Xbox 360 achievements, someone had the rather obvious idea to do the same with the PlayStation 3’s trophy system. Thankfully, that someone has done a fine job of it. The SixthAxis lets interested parties see which games currently support trophies, which ones [...]

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The Conduit May Be Stuck With Friend Codes

29. September 2008

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The Conduit May Be Stuck With Friend Codes

In an interview with two developers from High Voltage Software on Nintendo Radio Podcast, some grim news made it out about the otherwise hyped up Wii FPS The Conduit. It seems that users may not have any choice but to use friend codes to hop online. It’s not High Voltage’s choice, but more or less [...]

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DS Review: MLB Power Pros 2008

29. September 2008

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DS Review: MLB Power Pros 2008

A longtime franchise that has finally made its way to US, MLB Power Pros is probably the best baseball game to grace the DS yet. Given the dubious quality of the majority of them, that’s not saying much. Also, that’s only referring to gameplay, not the featureless product as a whole. In fact, this could [...]

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Want to Pay $1 for Achievement Points?

28. September 2008

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Want to Pay $1 for Achievement Points?

Any Xbox Live Achievement Point seeker has played NBA 2K6, King Kong, or Avatar. They all offer up a simply way to gain some quick points and boost your Gamerscore. Even The Simpsons Game let you boost a bit with a parody achievement for hitting start. Sadly, art often imitates life. EA released an application [...]

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King of Fighters ‘98 Ultimate Match Coming to Live Arcade

27. September 2008

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King of Fighters ‘98 Ultimate Match Coming to Live Arcade

An updated version of King of Fighters 98 entitled Ultimate Match will be coming to the Live Arcade on an unspecified date. The release was leaked on a Tokyo Game Show list. Japanese gamers have had the game since the summer of this year on the PS2. Those US gamers who would prefer the PS2 [...]

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Select Ad Hoc PSP Titles Soon Playable Online, PS Store on PSP Too

26. September 2008

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Select Ad Hoc PSP Titles Soon Playable Online, PS Store on PSP Too

Infrastructure is a wonderful thing to see on the back of a PSP box. It means you’re getting an online experience on a small portable handheld. However, a lot of games don’t necessarily support it, plopping the dreaded “Ad Hoc” only label on it. Soon, via firmware, you can remedy that situation. Certain games will [...]

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Command & Conquer Red Alert Now a Freebie

25. September 2008

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Command & Conquer Red Alert Now a Freebie

It’s amazing what 13 years can give you. For example, it’s been 13 years since the original Red Alert landed on PCs, and now you can get it for absolutely free. Nope, you don’t even have to pay shipping since it’s a download as a promotion for the upcoming Red Alert 3. Oh, and if [...]

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Bionic Commando Rearmed Selling Loads of Digital Files

25. September 2008

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Bionic Commando Rearmed Selling Loads of Digital Files

The recent and all around superb remake of Bionic Commando Rearmed has been doing well for Capcom. Across the three platforms it’s available for (PC, PS3, Xbox 360), it’s been downloaded 130,000 times in its first week. Capcom’s Ben Judd didn’t get into sales specifics as to how well it did on each piece of [...]

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Sony Shows Off Official Bluetooth Headset

25. September 2008

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Sony Shows Off Official Bluetooth Headset

Oh sure, you could use the bluetooth headset that came for free with your phone. Better yet, you could use one you found online for $20. However, those aren’t official. That’s what makes Sony’s so special… sort of. The officially official bluetooth headset does have some benefits. For instance, you can see indicators on-screen (most [...]

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Castle Crashers Patch Coming

24. September 2008

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Castle Crashers Patch Coming

Having connection issues when playing the best thing to happen to the Live Arcade since… ever? Well, never fear because developer The Behemoth is working on a patch for all your connection ills. Straight from the developer’s mouths: “Yeah, there are certain network settings where, if you’re in a very specific network environment, it won’t work [...]

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