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Goodbye Microsoft Points!
2 days ago
The Microsoft Points system can be confusing, and it looks like Microsoft figured that it’s best to get rid of it for good.
A report has said that Microsoft plans to move forward with promoting the gift card system similar to vouchers for iTunes. If you don’t want to purchase gift cards, you can More >
Kojima says MGS: The Legacy Collection is too much for the Xbox
2 weeks ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Video Games
Announced last month, Hideo Kojima revealed the upcoming anthology release of Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection. The new HD collection includes Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2: HD Edition, Metal Gear Solid 3: HD Edition, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD Edition, Metal Gear Solid: VR More >
Injustice Storyline Review (Slight Spoilers)
1 month ago
From the creators of Mortal Kombat comes Injustice: Gods Among Us. Quite honestly one of the best DC brawlers out there! Not that we have much to choose from, but this would be hard to top. As a DC fan, I was looking forward to this game for quite sometime and I can say that, without a doubt, it More >
Dark Souls 2 shield contest lowers its defenses for entrants
1 month ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
There is hardly anything better as a video game fan than to have your own work put into a game. We’re not talking about your name in the credits–though that will happen too. We’re talking about your shield design going into Dark Souls 2 and being used by millions of players to block all manner of More >
Adam Orth resigned from Microsoft? Whaaat?
1 month ago
by Alger Alama
in Video Games
Well well well, if this isn’t karma then I don’t know what is. Remember Adam Orth? He’s Microsoft Creative Director for their next-gen console who pretty much insulted more than half of America on his tweets. According to sources close to Orth, they informed Kotaku that he had just recently More >
WWE on Xbox 360 and EPIX on PS3
1 month ago
With at least one gaming console in almost every home in America, gamers are now getting even more reasons not to leave the house. This week two different announcements came out for both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. On the Xbox 360 side starting this week, you will be able to purchase WWE More >
Bioshock Infinite launch trailer shakes things up
1 month ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
We’ve been talking about Bioshock Infinite for a long while; watching and waiting as the supposed masterpiece was formed, polygon by polygon. The big day is almost near, and maybe while you’re reading this you’re already in line, anxious and hopeful that $59.99 will soon leave your person in a More >
Capcom brought the loot: Dungeons & Dragons arcade games get HD-ified
1 month ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
Just when you thought you had enough old-school excitement for the day via the DuckTales Remastered announcement, Capcom pulls another hunk of loot out of the dungeon. Dungeons and Dragons: Tower of Doom and Dungeons and Dragons: Shadow over Mystara are both getting the HD treatment. Sure they’re More >
Assassin’s Creed 3 ‘The Betrayal’ DLC out today
2 months ago
Assassin Creed 3′s “The Tyranny of King Washington” has released the second DLC today focusing on Ratonhnhaké:ton (Connor) looking to stop one of the founding fathers from his tyranny through another one of the founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin.
By traveling to Boston, Connor will gain the More >
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Review – Revenge has never been so sweet
2 months ago
For over 25 years, the Metal Gear series is still going on strong with favorites like Big Boss and Solid Snake. Originally planned to be developed in-house by the younger Kojima Productions team, Hideo Kojima decided to go a different route with Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance by having Platinum More >
Weekly Rock Band DLC coming to an end in April
2 months ago
by Michael Revis
in Video Games
In a move that could be seen as a true sign that the end of a console generation is upon us, Harmonix made the official announcement this morning that their regular weekly DLC release schedule that they’ve kept up for five years will be coming to an end.
The announcement on the official website More >
Get the briefest of glimpses of sleek car racing, GRID 2 teaser
3 months ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
GRID’s sweet concoction of controls and physics that have a touch of both realism and arcade-style to them made it one of my favorite games of this gen. All of that is back in this super short teaser trailer. The cars go by in a blur, but the most important thing to remember is that GRID 2 will be More >
Resident Evil: Revelations horrifies Xbox 360, Wii U, PS3, PC on May 21st
3 months ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
Capcom released two Resident Evil titles on consoles in 2012, but arguably the one on 3DS is the one that fans of the series were really content with. Sticking with the horror formula of the past games, Resident Evil: Revelations brought Capcom’s “A” game, with visuals no one realized the 3DS was More >
New DmC costume pack featuring ‘Classic Dante’ releasing January 30th
4 months ago
You may or may not be a fan of the new younger Dante in the just-released Devil May Cry reboot by Ninja Theory, but the game has been receiving high scores from many video game websites.
Well, Ninja Theory and Capcom do have a small fix for those who would rather play as the more classic Dante in More >
Anarchy Reigns Review: A special kind of chaos
4 months ago
It can be hard to describe just exactly what kind of game Anarchy Reigns is and what you can do in it. At its base level, it’s a multiplayer brawler of intense proportions. Others may call it an ultra violent Super Smash Bros. And others still compare it to Powerstone, only with chainsaws. Once More >
CES: Turtle Beach bringing it to Major League Gaming with new peripherals
4 months ago
Turtle beach is well known in the gaming community for gaming headsets. It has a vast set of options which includes wireless and wired headsets made for multiple consoles and other devices. Over the last year or two I’ve gotten a chance to use some of the wireless headsets and I’ve been very More >
PlayStation Network Plus vs. Xbox Live Version 2012
4 months ago
2012 is coming to an end. Some big things happened in the world of gaming with Nintendo releasing the Nintendo Wii U, Sony releasing the PS Vita, Halo 4, Assassin’s Creed III, Resident Evil 6, Hitman Absolution, Borderlands 2, Far Cry 3, and iOS and Android games growing and growing.
The More >
The Final Thirteen Days Trailer – Lightning Returns Final Fantasy XIII
4 months ago
It’s no secret that Square Enix’s next Final Fantasy title releasing next year is Lightning Returns, aka Final Fantasy XIII-3, for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
In the game, the world is going to end in 13 days and Lightning is the only one who can save it. Not too much detail is known More >
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Zan-datsu Limited Edition PS3 system coming to Japan
5 months ago
Japan is known for getting cool special edition consoles and handhelds with some big AAA titles. The Metal Gear Solid series is no stranger to this, since back in 2008, Metal Gear Solid 4 released a special 40GB Gunmetal Grey system.
With Revengance releasing in February, Konami will be releasing More >
Review: UFC on Xbox Live
5 months ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Reviews
Today we will take a look a UFC’s official app for the Xbox 360, UFC on Xbox Live. I have long been a huge fan of UFC since the early days of when it was watching Martial Arts at its best. Being from a family that rarely purchased Pay-Per-View showings, the only way I would be able to watch the More >
XBOX 360 with Kinect Nike+ bundle
5 months ago
by James Martinez
in Video Games
Well it seems like a ten year anniversary Xbox 360 is not the only version this holiday season. Recently Amazon started listing a new Xbox 360 bundle that would include a Nike+ game for pre-order. The bundle will include a 4GB Xbox 360, Kinect sensor, Nike+ Kinect Training game, and one month of More >
Halo 4 review: Does 343 fill the void that Bungie left?
5 months ago
It’s been 5yrs since we saw Master Chief float off in his frozen tomb with Cortana keeping a watchful eye on him. In Halo 4, we see the resurrection of the Chief and his baddassery that follows. The biggest difference this time around is that the original developers, Bungie, are not the studio More >
10-Year Anniversary Xbox 360
6 months ago
by James Martinez
in Video Games
For all you XBOX loyalists, get ready to drool! Today, Director of Xbox programming Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb posted an image of this console on his Twitter account. This ten-year edition console will be given away for FREE to long-time XBL users. The console comes in a special color scheme with More >
Midway Arcade Origins
6 months ago
by James Martinez
in Video Games
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Backbone Entertainment bring you Midway Arcade Origins. The game releases today for both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. This disc includes more than 30 Midway classics, so you’re bound to find several games that you’ve enjoyed from your childhood. Not only do More >
Go behind the scenes on Injustice: Gods Among Us
6 months ago
For those curious on what has been going on behind the development team for upcoming DC fighter Injustice, NetherRealm has provided a bit of a glimpse for you. A short video showcases some of the development team’s thoughts on the project, what technology they have produced for the title, and some More >
