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Tekken 6 Takes On Lag

Tekken 6 Takes On Lag
Having a horrible online experience with Tekken 6?  Namco Bandai are promising a patch to improve the online game experience.  I have not personally picked up a copy yet, but for those who have let us know how it is for you?

Borderlands launching at midnight at 1,300 GameStops

Borderlands launching at midnight at 1,300 GameStops
Want to get Borderlands a little early and stay up a little late? …Basically, you now have only one excuse for not getting Borderlands tonight if you’re into the game and you’re in the US, and that is not wanting to go to GameStop and stand in line at midnight. Which is actually pretty...

Left 4 Dead 2 Boycott Closing Down

Left 4 Dead 2 Boycott Closing Down
It seems that the leaders of the L4D2 Boycott (Agent Chaos and Walking_Target) have decided that the goal of the group was accomplished and that the group no longer serves a purpose.

Left 4 Dead 2 Campaigns Confirmed

Left 4 Dead 2 Campaigns Confirmed
Yesterday a Chinese site had revealed what was apparently the last two campaigns in Left 4 Dead 2, those were “Hard Rain” and “Dead Center”.  This has now been confirmed by Xbox360Achievements.org who has the juicy details about new and otherwise rumored futures, like a defibrillator to revive...

Ultimate Alliance 2 Introduces Carnage

Ultimate Alliance 2 Introduces Carnage
Marvel is introducing Carnage to the Ultimate Alliance lineup.  Carnage has a striking resemblance to Spider-man’s foe Venom.  He is quick like Spider-Man and deadly like Venom, in other words, badass.

Borderlands PC Specs Released, Steam Pre-Order $5 Off

Borderlands PC Specs Released, Steam Pre-Order $5 Off
The PC version of Borderlands will be hitting stores this 26th of October, which is unfortunately a week after the console versions  hit.  This game promises to bring a unique perspective on the first person genre by incorporating MMORPG elements along with an interesting artstyle.

Final Fantasy XIII TGS 2009 Trailer Now In English

Final Fantasy XIII TGS 2009 Trailer Now In English
The trailer released yesterday from TGS 2009 is now fully in English along with the localized scenes in the game. Check it out after the break.

Check out Super Street Fighter IV Extended Trailer

Check out Super Street Fighter IV Extended Trailer
Check out the extended trailer of Super Street Fighter IV that showcases three of the new character’s moves and specials.

Super Street Fighter IV Announced

Super Street Fighter IV Announced
Super Street Fighter IV has been announced today as a stand-alone separate title.  The game will include 8 new characters, improved online play, and balance changes to all the current characters based of feedback from the community. 

Left 4 Dead: Crash Course now available

Left 4 Dead: Crash Course now available
Today, Valve released Crash Course, a DLC campaign add on for Left 4 Dead that aims to close the gap between the first and second campaign.  It is available on PC free of charge and $7 for Xbox 360 owners.

X-box Live Arcade!

X-box Live Arcade!
So lately I’ve been pretty busy – this week especially since I’ve been sick, tests are coming up, and I’ve gotten a healthy dose of X-Box live gaming.  One of my housemates has moved his X-box 360 downstairs to the living room, where we have a 52” HDTV setup. 

Left 4 Dead 2 ‘banned’ in Australia

Left 4 Dead 2 ‘banned’ in Australia
News has come forth that Left 4 Dead 2 has been refused classification in Australia.  While it isn’t necessarily banned, it has the same effect. Below are the reasons highlighted in the official report.

Wolfenstein sold like crap

Wolfenstein sold like crap
Remember the full refund promised by a Wolfenstein developer if the game sold more than Madden? Well you can forget about that, NPD Group has released sales for Wolfenstein and revealed the game sold poorly.

Final Fantasy XIII Release Date

Final Fantasy XIII Release Date
So apparently yesterday in Japan, there was some ad on YouTube saying that the release date would actually be announced today.  Some people were able to figure out how to manipulate the ad to actually display the date, and thus presented it yesterday leaked as December 17, 2009. 

BioShock 2 Multiplayer Trailer

BioShock 2 Multiplayer Trailer
So GameTrailers has released a trailer revealing BioShock 2’s multiplayer gameplay.  After watching the trailer though, I wasn’t thoroughly impressed with any of the aspects of it. 

Modern Warfare 2 Now With Host Migration and GoldenEye Throwing Knives

Modern Warfare 2 Now With Host Migration and GoldenEye Throwing Knives
Check out the new trailer for Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer.  At the end, there is a reveal of the new host migration support where if the host drops out, the game will seamlessly reconnect everyone to a different host.  Shortly after, the player executes a throwing knife kill. Sweet!

New XBLA sales record goes to Shadow Complex

New XBLA sales record goes to Shadow Complex
Here we go again, another XBLA title now takes the crown of “the most downloaded single-player title in Xbox Live Arcade history”.  The game is reported to have sold over 200,000 copies in it’s first week of release. Shadow Complex is a side-scroller with heavy influence from Metroid, and powered...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Gameplay

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Gameplay
So apparently at the Game Crazy convention, there was some gameplay video taken and leaked onto youtube.  So here it is!

Batman: Arkham Asylum gets Guinness World Record

Batman: Arkham Asylum gets Guinness World Record
Following the critical acclaim of the new Batman game (yes finally!), it has been given the record of the ’Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever’. It’s kind of odd to me that such a record exists but you know, Guinness World Records seem to have records for everything nowadays.

New Perfect Dark XBLA Screenshots

New Perfect Dark XBLA Screenshots
Rare’s upcoming port of Perfect Dark (N64) to Xbox Live is looking rather sexy.  New screenshots have been released that compare the old and the new. Feast your eyes on the screens after the break.

Brink Snaps

Brink Snaps
Here are some screenshots of Splash Damage’s upcoming game Brink, based on ID Tech 4 modified with a new rendering framework.  Little details are known about the game however it is noted that there will be 8 player Co-Op online.

Game Watch: Wolfenstein

Game Watch: Wolfenstein
Today is the release of ID Software’s remake/sequel of Wolfenstein (Developed by Raven Software).  We will be playing it and reviewing it in the coming days. Anyone get it yet? Leave your impressions in the comments!

Wolfenstein Release: 8-18-09

Wolfenstein Release: 8-18-09
Wait, that’s in 4 days right?  So [Activision] will be releasing this new iteration of Wolfenstein, and I think it actually looks pretty decent.  It’s not a game that I’m absolutely waiting for, but it’s about to come out and having played [Return to Castle Wolfenstein], I figure I’ll probably...

GRIN officially shuts down

GRIN officially shuts down
Following yesterday’s news of GRIN’s rumored financial turmoil, today comes official confirmation that the studio is now dead.

Xbox 360 System Update – Mandatory

Xbox 360 System Update – Mandatory
A new system update for Xbox 360 has been released.  The full changelog can be found here.  The main changes include: While you can browse and purchase Avatar items and full Xbox 360 games in the console with this update, the ability to add these items your Xbox 360 download queue from Xbox.com...

E3 Memes

E3 Memes
Some rather hilarious memes have spawned from E3.  First one featuring a minor glitch during Microsoft’s E3 conference while demonstrating Natal with the avatar. The other is from the Sony press conference, when Kaz Hirai was talking about Gran Turismo for the PSP, he had a translator with him. ...

E3: Left 4 Dead 2 Gameplay Footage + L4D2 boycott

E3: Left 4 Dead 2 Gameplay Footage + L4D2 boycott
Here is some gameplay footage from the Valve E3 booth.  It doesn’t look all that different from the first one, the sequel features a new cast, all new weapons, locations, special infected and AI director 2.0.  Not to mention, it boasts a significantly different color pallete that contrasts with...

E3: Metal Gear Rising for Xbox360

E3: Metal Gear Rising for Xbox360
Kojima today announced at the Microsoft keynote that Metal Gear Solid would be coming to Xbox360 in a form of a completely new game staring Raiden.  This is quite exciting news for the Xbox people wanting to get some MGS action.

E3: First FFXII Gameplay On Xbox360

E3: First FFXII Gameplay On Xbox360
Square-Enix popped up during the Microsoft press conference to demo first ever footage of FFXII running on Xbox360.  It is looking as specatacular as ever, this footage also includes the first look at a summon.  This is CAM footage, when a direct line video is available, it will be posted.