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Spore: Review: Spore Creature Creator (+video)
Original at Stuff.co.nz
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New Zealand - Like The Sims before it, the game Spore could be the catalyst for getting people who don't normally play video games to get out and play video games. ...
Spore: Review: Spore Creature Creator
Original at Stuff.co.nz
• 5 hours ago
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New Zealand - Spore comes from the creative genius that is Will Wright the man behind Sim City and the Sims and the idea behind the game is that you'll be able to create ...
StarCraft: Blizzard claims another next-gen MMO, planning new Battle.net features, hints StarCraft 2 Beta
Original at Qj.net
• 6 hours ago
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By Ceasar S. Now here's the kicker: Blizzard hopes to unveil their ideas for expanding Battle.net's feature list by the time they implement StarCraft II Beta. This officially confirms the rumors that a Beta will be conducted to test the real-time strategy engine, units and tactics within real-life m...
Nintendo DS: Today's Gaming News & Rumors From Around The Web (7/3/08)
Original at Gaming Bits
• 8 hours ago
The widely popular Guitar Hero: On Tour game for the Nintendo DS sold over 300,000 units in North America within the first seven days. A new accessory came out for the Nintendo Wii called the Wii Wheel Mount. If you love Mario kart but think a stand is necessary, then this might be for you.
Xbox 360: Today's Gaming News & Rumors From Around The Web (7/3/08)
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• 8 hours ago
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Xbox 360: First, a Halo game for the Xbox. Then some Halo merchandise. Heck, even a Halo Edition Xbox 360 system. What will be next? It's a Halo Board game. The widely popular Guitar Hero: On Tour game for the Nintendo DS sold over 300,000 units in North America within the first seven days.
Wii: Today's Gaming News & Rumors From Around The Web (7/3/08)
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PLAYSTATION 3: Dark Sector developer Digital Extremes will be helping to bring BioShock to the PLAYSTATION 3. Source: Joystiq There are still no updates on Firmware 2.4 for the PS3. Keep your eyes peeled to Gamingbits.com for the latest info regarding it!
Metal Gear: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots Original Soundtrack Review
Original at IGN
• 10 hours ago
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CA - by Spence D. July 3, 2008 - The first thing that jumps out at you about the soundtrack to the latest MGS installment is that well-known Hollywood composer ...
Metal Gear: New screenshots, music direction for Mushroom Men on Wii
Original at Geek.com
• 14 hours ago
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By Gavin Robinson Share This With Metal Gear Solid 4 for the Playstation 3, and just about every game to come out for the Xbox 360, you might feel like the depth of gameplay on the Wii has been a bit on the light side since its introduction. Complaints aren’t completely unfounded, either. The Wii is severely lack...
Rock Band: Harmonix: Games Help People Understand Music; Rock Band 2 - No User Created Music
Original at Gaming Today
• 15 hours ago
By Stephany Related Articles at Gaming Today:Harmonix Talks Beat Detection TechnologyHarmonix Talks Keyboard, User Created Content for Rock BandActivision Blocks Patch for PS3 Guitar Hero III Controllers to Work with Rock BandFive New Random Rock Band Tracks This WeekGuitar Hero: World Tour...
Xbox 360: Ninja Gaiden II Xbox 360 Review
Original at dBTechno
• 18 hours ago
Ninja Gaiden II Interested in picking up this release? Head over to Amazon at the link here Ninja Gaiden II Ninja Gaiden II Xbox 360 Review Publisher: Tecmo/Microsoft Developer: Team Ninja Released: June 3, 2008 The original Ninja Gaiden is still hailed as one of the greatest action game...
Nintendo DS: DS Fanboy Review: Civilization Revolution
Original at DS Fanboy
• 18 hours ago
By Alisha Karabinus Few games have inspired as many different reactions -- all heated, all extreme -- in me as Civilization Revolution. There are few aspects of the game that are just "okay" for me; everything is either really awesome or really annoying, and in the end, it's difficult to condense all of those f...
Xbox 360: WALL-E Xbox 360 Review
Original at dBTechno
• 18 hours ago
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Interested in picking up this release? Head over to Amazon at the link here Wall-E WALL-E Xbox 360 Review Publisher: THQ Developer: Heavy Iron Studios Players: 1 Released: June 24, 2008 WALL-E released in theaters last Friday from Disney and Pixar, as the companies have once again manag...
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Final Fantasy: Today's Gaming News & Rumors From Around The Web (7/2/08)
Original at Gaming Bits
• Wed, Jul 2
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PLAYSTATION 3: IMPORTANT NEWS FOR PS3 GAMERS! New info regarding the PS3 2.4 Update. It has been pulled due to some Playstation 3 systems being inoperable after the update. Sony does state if you have any problems, please contact them. Check out the PlayStation Forums, where problems are bei...
Castlevania: Konami confirms Castlevania Judgement for Wii
Original at Geek.com
• Wed, Jul 2
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By Gavin Robinson It may not be what you were hoping for when you heard the two words, “Castlevania” and “Wii” in the same sentence, but it might just still be fun. Castlevania Judgement will be the first Castlevania game for the Nintendo console, and it’s unlike any Castlevania you’ve ever played. Why? It’s a...
Xbox 360: Frankenreview: Battlefield: Bad Company (Xbox 360) [Roundup]
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Jul 1
By Mike Fahey Battlefield: Bad Company knows what it wants to do and does it. The gameplay is simple and easy to wrap your mind around, but opens up to a lot of different strategies. The explosions are visceral and fun, and the game looks great too. Yeah, I bitched about the color palette, but there are moment...
Rock Band: Opinion: Brands And Their Destruction
Original at Dubious Quality
• Tue, Jul 1
By Bill Harris(noreply@blogger.com) This fall we get Guitar Hero World Tour (and, who knows, maybe another GH III expansion). Activision seems more than ready to ride this horse until it collapses. In doing so, though, they've compromised the quality of the brand. They can't ride B and C rated products indefinitely.
Mega Man: Mega Man Star Force 2 - review
Original at Go Nintendo
• Tue, Jul 1
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By RawmeatCowboy The most painful part of playing Star Force 2 is the amount of interesting — yet untapped — plot possibilities: The main character briefly deals with the problems of maintaining a secret identity, his friends’ growing expectations for ...
Rock Band: Opinion: Official Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Launch Party Coverage
Original at RockGamer.com
• Sat, Jun 28
By smeeguel Activision wants the world to know that they're nowhere near ready to relinquish the rhythm game crown to MTV/Harmonix and their rookie sensation Rock Band. The publisher, along with developer Neversoft and perennial rock gods Aerosmith, took over Times Square Friday afternoon (two...
PlayStation: Opinion: The PSP Weekend Warrior: the FW-CFW update tango, Dissidia mania, and PlayStation Store
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• Sat, Jun 28
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By Tim Y. Welcome to QJ.NET's first-ever Weekend Warrior article for the Sony PlayStation Portable! This week's segment covers a wide range of topics, including some dev updates on Team M33's latest custom firmware release. Two Japan games are also in the spotlight, along with some news on the sal...
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Spore: EA and Maxis Announce Spore Galactic Edition
Original at TechWhack
• Wed, Jun 25
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By Satan In North America, the MSRP for the Galactic Edition of Spore will be $79.99 while the regular edition is suggested at $49.99. Versions of Spore will ship for the PC, Mac, Nintendo DS™ and mobile phones on September 5, 2008 in Europe and September 7, 2008 in North America and Asia.
Over 1 million Spore creatures created - EL33TONLINE
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Wii Fit: Opinion: IGN Nintendo Voice Chat Ep. 13 - summary
Original at Go Nintendo
• Tue, Jun 24
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By RawmeatCowboy Guitar Hero On Tour Peripheral works well Some complaints: Only 4 buttons (but still difficult), cramp-inducing, song list isn’t as great as what you’ll see on consoles Lame songs still fun to play Top Spin 3 DS Nothing really has changed Gameplay is great, better than the Wii version
Rock Band: Opinion: IGN Nintendo Voice Chat Ep. 13 - summary
Original at Go Nintendo
• Tue, Jun 24
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By RawmeatCowboy Guitar Hero World Tour Looks like you can play downloaded songs right off of SD card Proving things are possible on Wii (ex: downloadable content to SD card) Experience will be like Rock Band Every feature in Xbox 360 + PS3 versions will be in the Wii version
Age of Conan: Age of Conan In-Depth Review
Original at MMOStrategyGuides.com
• Mon, Jun 23
By Nicod3mus Overall - Age of Conan may be the first 3rd generation MMORPG to get the model right. Many have come and many have failed. I have never had this much fun in the earliest stages of any MMORPG and if the PVP and siege mechanics turn out to be as good as everyone thinks they will be Age of Conan: Hybordi...
Metal Gear: Opinion: Metal Gear Solid 4 and the Marriage of Movies and Games
Original at Wired
• Tue, Jun 17
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By Chris Kohler I played a good deal of Metal Gear Solid 4 this weekend. Well, actually, a lot of it I watched. Image courtesy Konami See also: Metal Gear Solid 4 Launches in New York CityKojima on the Future of Metal Gear and Media ConvergenceVideo: Metal Gear Digital Comic Preview
Metal Gear Solid 4: The Spoiler-Filled Review - Wired
Robot Beats Snake on Japan Sales Charts - Wired News
PlayStation: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Review: Kept You Waiting, Huh?
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Jun 17
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By Michael McWhertor There's a lot riding on Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. In the real world, it's the game that many PlayStation devotees have looked to as system savior, a console exclusive showcase that hopes to rekindle Metal Gear mania on par with Metal Gear Solid and Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Li...
Metal Gear: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Review: Kept You Waiting, Huh? [Review]
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Jun 17
By Michael McWhertor Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots was developed by Kojima Productions, published by Konami. Retails for $59.99. Available on PlayStation 3. Played single player campaign to completion on "Solid Normal" difficulty. Tested all Metal Gear Online modes and extras.
Age of Conan: Opinion: Tobold's MMORPG Blog: AoC and the future of story-telling in MMORPGs
Original at VirginWorlds MMO
• Mon, Jun 16
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World of Warcraft doesn't really have a main story, but I never really missed one in that game, because the whole world, every quest, every zone, is of such high quality that you simply forget that there is not much purpose to killing another 10 foozles, except for gaining some xp and reward....
Age of Conan: Opinion: Age of Conan - To The Death Update and More
Original at The Ramblings of a Bildo
• Fri, Jun 13
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By Bildo(noreply@blogger.com) While we have enjoyed the initial success for Age of Conan, we know that a solid launch is but the start when it comes to the MMO genre,” said Gaute Godager, Game Director on Age of Conan. ”As we look ahead we are preparing a huge amount of new content, and what we are presenting today will evolve...
Massive Plans Announced for Age of Conan - Ten Ton Hammer Headlines
Age Of Conan's All-Dancing, All-PVPing Evolution Plans - Kotaku
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Wii Fit: Opinion: Wii Fanboy Weekly: June 5 - June 11
Original at Joystiq
• Wed, Jun 11
By David Hinkle Before you question how you're able to read Shigeru Miyamoto's thoughts (let alone visualize them in a speech bubble in clear, easy-to-read text), we would like to ask you about your thoughts on Wii Fit? Do you have it? Want it, but can't find it? The latter story seems to be the one most can i...
Halo 3: Opinion: Interview: Halo Designer Leaves Bungie For Academia [Games For Change 08]
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Jun 3
By Leigh Alexander It is hard to figure out what is the impact that Halo makes in the world," said Boucher-Genesse, who is originally from Quebec. He acknowledged having heard stories of people who claim Halo helped them make an easier time of life's trials and travails, but in general, despite the commercia...
Madden NFL: Madden NFL 09 hands-on reportOriginal at pastapadre.com
• Fri, May 30
By pastapadre There needs to be a return play that has a single returner back. You can still keep it away from someone like Devin Hester by kicking towards the other side of the field. I would also like to see squib kicks. Something I mentioned about NCAA Football 09 also applies to Madden. You are defaulted int...
Wii Fit: Review: Wii Fit
Original at Geek.com
• Tue, May 27
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By Matthew Nintendo have certainly given you a lot of choice when it comes to things to do using your Wii Fit. In total there are four categories of games/training, which breaks down into Yoga, Balance Games, Strength Training and Aerobics. Putting them altogether gives you a total of 48 different act...
Age of Conan: Opinion: Age Of Conan Impressions
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, May 21
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By Mike Fahey Setting The Scene Combat If you were to take the MMO completely out, those first 20 levels would make an excellent, if somewhat short single-player RPG. That's really the highest praise you can give an MMO. I would buy a single player game that played like this.
Mario Kart: Mario Kart Wii Review: I'm Not Angry, Just Disappointed
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Apr 29
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By Luke Plunkett Online play: OK, so this is the Wiis fault, not the game's, but online play just feels so...impersonal. Mario Kart's a series where multiplayer has traditionally been about shit-talking and good times, not racing some nameless, voiceless opponent. If ever a Nintendo game needed voice-chat...
MLB 08: MLB 08: The Show roster update 4/28 and patch details
Original at pastapadre.com
• Mon, Apr 28
By pastapadre The weekly roster update (4/28) for MLB 08: The Show is out and contains 134 player movements. The highlights of the update are listed below. SCEA has also gone ahead and listed the most significant aspects of the patch that was recently released.
Grand Theft Auto: Opinion: Everything You Wanted To Know About GTA IV (So Stop Asking!) [GTA IV FAQ]
Original at Kotaku
• Sun, Apr 27
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By Michael McWhertor Solid. We played for a pretty long, 16-player session before release via Xbox Live and were impressed. Microsoft says it's ramping up in anticipation of the release, adding hardware and hoping for smooth sailing. We have yet to go online with the PlayStation 3 version. Sony and Gamespy decli...
World of Warcraft: World of Warcraft: Blue Posts: 2.4 info, wotlk and built-in addons, DK
Original at The Buzz from Curse
• Sun, Jan 27
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By Teza (Teza) Generally though, when something new comes out, people will flock to it. After a period of time, some will decide it's not what they want, that their guild needs something else or any other thing that will lead them away from playing a Death Knight exclusively.
Guitar Hero: Activision reveals initial Guitar Hero III playlist
Original at Qj.net
• Wed, May 23
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By Mabie A. So today, we're here to give you some rockin' details on Guitar Hero III, and we're sure this will get you pumped up as your guitar will be modeled after Gibson Guitar's Les Paul and Kramer models. As for gameplay, there are newly added features and a brand new multiplayer action-inspired ba...
World of Warcraft: World of Warcraft - Tier 6 images compiled
Original at MMORPG blog
• Thu, May 3
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By Rio S. With patch 2.1.0 looming ever so near, it's raining info on the epic Tier 6 sets. We're sure a lot of players are curious as to how their characters would look in the shiny epic stuff - good thing Boubouille from MMO-Champion thought to compile the images from the latest World of Warcraft Public...