Rumor: Avatar customization options discovered
Filed under: News, Rumors
Code snooping fanboys DCB and SS1029 sent us text strings that were supposedly extracted from the Fall dashboard update code. You know, the same Fall update that was leaked and is in the hands of hackers, modders and reverse engineers alike. Well, the text strings that we were [...]
Spotted: Wal-Mart selling 60GB Xbox 360 early
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Apparently not wanting Target to steal all the limelight, it looks like Wal-Mart is now selling the 60GB Xbox 360 Pro console ahead of its August launch. The info comes from X3F tipster Gerald, who snapped the above image — note the 60GB portion of the [...]
Microsoft: high Braid and Castle Crashers prices incorrect
Filed under: News, Xbox Live Arcade
It might be a little too early to breathe a sigh of relief, but things could be looking up for Castle Crashers and Braid. Both were recently listed on the official Japanese Xbox 360 blog for the relatively high prices of 1800 ($22.50) [...]
Dead Space dev diary scares up Scary Moments
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Scares are, not surprisingly, a vital part of any survival horror game. The latest developer diary for Dead Space is all about scary moments, and the devs at EA Redwood Shores want to assure us all that the game [...]
Ticket to Ride: Europe DLC is off the rails
Filed under: News, Xbox Live Arcade
Board game aficionados may have noticed that the Ticket to Ride: Europe DLC that was promised last week is nowhere to be seen. As the name implies, the Europe DLC allows would-be railway commissioners to lay tracks across Europe (though we see [...]
Beware fake Halo Wars beta invites (also, tanks)
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Word comes down from the official Halo Wars website that some fake beta invites are making their way into gamers’ inboxes. In truth, the invites aren’t actually fake, they are simply leftover from the Halo Wars alpha test that took place in March. At the time, [...]
Not so rock Rock Band concert tours the U.S.
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EA, MTV Games, Harmonix and the whole ball of musical wax just announced a new Rock Band Live Tour that’s set to travel across the United States, making 29 stops and kicking off October 5th in San Diego. Funny thing about the Rock Band concert, [...]
Tom Clancy’s HAWX will not fly until 2009
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We have frowny face news, kids. Tom Clancy’s HAWX has just been grounded, oxygen tanks have been removed from the flight cabins and pilots have been told to go home … until 2009. Ubisoft just confirmed that their flight combat game HAWX will not make its [...]
Zombies!!! could be headed to XBLA
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We’ll admit it. We’ve never played Zombies!!! before. Having said that, we have come to understand one thing: it’s a board game … about zombies. Is it really necessary to say anything else? We think not. Oh wait, there is one more thing to say: it might be [...]
New COD4 playlists are worthy, still ‘in testing’
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Infinity Ward community head fourzerotwo has informed the masses that all four of the new Call of Duty 4 playlists tested the weekend before last have made the cut and will soon find their way into the game. The four new playlists on the way are:
Bare-Bones [...]