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Xbox Live Phishing Scam Making the Rounds

14. August 2008

Xbox Live Phishing Scam Making the Rounds

Microsoft likes money. We all know that. So, if you get a message in your Xbox Live inbox stating you can get free MS Points for doing nothing other than visiting a site, it’s probably a good idea to avoid it. It’s not real. Someone came up with a clever scheme to have those who [...]

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Spending Time in the Super Street Fighter II HD Remix Beta

14. August 2008

Aside from annoyance of the ridiculously long title (from a writer’s view, it’s awful), there’s a lot of promise in the latest edition of the game that will never die. SSFIIHDR recently started its beta period for those who purchased Commando 3 off of the Xbox Live Arcade. PS3 users who downloaded the game get [...]

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Frontlines Given a Freebie

13. August 2008

Fans of the excellent FPS Frontlines will be pleased to learn that the THQ published title is gaining some free content. The release (which is available now) will be one of five, although whether or not all of them will be lacking financial input remains to be seen. This first one is Barnyard, which includes [...]

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Console Specific Characters in Street Fighter IV? Nope.

12. August 2008

Console Specific Characters in Street Fighter IV? Nope.

While Soul Calibur started this semi-trend, Street Fighter IV will not be following in its footsteps by including specific characters on each console. Each version will come loaded with identical characters, which means the full arcade set plus additional so far unannounced fighters in the home ports. This was confirmed at Capcom’s “Making of [...]

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Xbox 360 Price Drop Official

12. August 2008

Xbox 360 Price Drop Official

After weeks of speculation through various retailers, Microsoft has made the 360 price drop official. The 20GB model will be phased out, and will retail for $299 until the systems sell out. The replacement console at the $349 price point will be a new 60GB model. The other two 360 pieces, the 120GB Elite [...]

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Soul Calibur Still Burning… Up the Charts

11. August 2008

Soul Calibur Still Burning… Up the Charts

Seems plopping a little green guy and some massive robot guy with a cape from some movie no one ever heard of into your fighting game is a key to success. Soul Calibur IV has shipped two million copies already across both platforms it’s available for. Namco didn’t release specific numbers on each console, so [...]

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Xbox Live Arcade Review: Soul Calibur

10. August 2008

Xbox Live Arcade Review: Soul Calibur

The date of 9-9-99 should ring familiar to gamers. The Dreamcast launched alongside Namco’s epic fighter Soul Calibur on that September day, setting a precedent Dreamcast developers would struggle to match for the lifespan of the console. On the Live Arcade, the game proves it has extensive legs in its gameplay, but Namco has [...]

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Halo 3: Homicide Detective

9. August 2008

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor. Ever wonder how a player died in Halo 3? I mean, you see it on screen that they committed suicide, but it doesn’t make any sense? Time to call in the Halo 3 Homicide Detectives. College Humor NAILS this one. They recall everything, from standard Xbox Live [...]

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Bungie Celebrates Bungie Day By Giving Back

8. August 2008

Those enjoying Halo 3 get an extra gift on July 7th. Bungie is not only giving you a free theme and gamerpic on that day only, you’ll also have a new mutli-player map to download… for free. Well, kind of. The newly redone Cold Fusion, a remake of a Halo map is really free. The [...]

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MLG Halo 3 Top 10 on ESPN Astounds

8. August 2008

There are some truly talented gamers out there. Actually, it’s to the point where some of these moves shouldn’t be able to be performed by humans. It’s almost impossible to pick a favorite from this recent selection, but some of the medals earned will be foreign to even the most experienced players. Killtastrophe? Seriously? That’s [...]

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Namco Finds the Force for Soul Calibur IV

6. August 2008

Thought Spawn and Link were stretches for the last outing in Namco’s franchise? The reveal of Darth Vader and Yoda from Star Wars is an even bigger one at CES. The video tells all, and reveals some sharp looking character models. But seriously, everyone in the geek world knows that a lightsaber should cut through a [...]

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GTA IV Patched Up

6. August 2008

GTA IV Patched Up

As expected with any game of this size, Grand Theft Auto IV is getting some fixin’. The actual changes are dull and boring to read about, but for those who have ever froze in the midst of multi-player can attest, these are fine changes. The changes apply to both versions (PS3 and Xbox 360), though [...]

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