GameSpy Debriefings #119
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Everyone Sucks at Games
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Bad Company 2 Postmortem
The DICE devs talk Battlefield.
Saddle Up: Rockstar Details the Free Roam Experience
By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Apr 14, 2010 2:11 PM | CommentRockstar's ambitious online plans for Red Dead Redemption bring the freedom of the studio's trademark open worlds to multiplayer. Today, with just over a month before the game launches, we get a closer look at what it means to Free Roam. Read More »
Bungie Sending Original Live Out with a Bang
By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Apr 14, 2010 12:55 PM | CommentToday is the day Microsoft pulls the plug on its Live online service for the original Xbox. Unfortunately, for a fairly sizable group of Halo 2 diehards, that means an end to nearly six years of multiplayer madness. In recognition of the remaining Halo 2 community, Bungie is sending Live out with a bang -- and with some Halo: Reach treats to boot. Read More »
Thursday is Free DLC Day for Sam Fisher
By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Apr 14, 2010 11:55 AM | CommentCuring mapathy is nice. Paying $15 to do it isn't. Ubisoft announced today its own cure for those same-old-game blues, and the best part is, it's free. Starting tomorrow and continuing every Thursday, Splinter Cell: Conviction will receive DLC goodies, gratis. Read More »
Beat Ben Bernanke's High Score in Federal Budget Deficit, the Game!
By Mike Sharkey | News | Apr 14, 2010 10:24 AM | CommentMedicare and Social Security are popular benefits. Paying for them is becoming an increasingly dicey dilemma as the federal budget deficit continues to balloon. In an effort to educate the public on the hard choices that must be made, the government has tapped Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to create a deficit-reduction videogame. Read More »
Don't Want to Pay for DLC? You're in the Minority, But Just Barely
By Mike Sharkey | News | Apr 14, 2010 8:21 AM | CommentComment sections and message boards echoed with a chorus of boos when Activision announced it would charge $15 for its Stimulus Package of additional maps for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. That didn't stop 2.5 million Xbox 360 owners from paying for the DLC in its first week, and according to a new study, more than half of gamers don't mind the paid DLC trend. Read More »
Old School Gamers Rejoice: 2K Making New XCOM
By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Apr 14, 2010 7:43 AM | CommentWhen it comes to lists of the top PC games of all time, 1994's XCOM: UFO Defense is never far from the top. Now current generation gamers will get to see what all the fuss is about. 2K Games announced this morning that XCOM is currently in development for the PC and Xbox 360. Read More »
We've Heard of Wii-Elbow, But This is Ridiculous
By Mike Sharkey | Wii News | Apr 14, 2010 6:54 AM | CommentNintendo's Wii controllers have wreaked havoc on flat screen TVs and tweaked more than a few elbows. That's nothing compared to one UK woman's claim that a tumble from the Wii Fit balance board turned her into a sex addict. Read More »
Objection! #1: Activision v. West & Zampella
By Eric Neigher | Articles | Apr 13, 2010 8:00 PM | CommentWhat's Activision's goddamn problem? In the inaugural installment of our new legal column, we examine and break down the legal dispute between Activision and former Infinity Ward heads Jason West and Vincent Zampella. Read More »
John Marston's Facebook Status Update: Ornery
By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Apr 13, 2010 1:58 PM | CommentA month remains until Rockstar unleashes Red Dead Redemption upon the world, but gamers interested in getting some six-shooter action early can strap on their irons today. RPG social game Red Dead Redemption: Gunslingers is now in open beta on Facebook. Read More »
Sam Fisher Stumbles Out of the Gate
By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Apr 13, 2010 12:32 PM | CommentSam Fisher makes Jack Bauer look delicate. But in Splinter Cell: Conviction, there is one thing not even the former Third Echelon agent can survive: a hallway to the right after the weapons cache on the second level. Splinter Cell forums are abuzz with the news that a patch released for the game's launch today has actually made it more buggy, including an unavoidable freeze on the second level. Read More »
Gears of War 3 Gets Four Player Campaign Co-Op
By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Apr 13, 2010 11:57 AM | CommentWe brought you the first Gears of War 3 trailer this morning, which revealed new enemies and friends, but Epic Games developer Cliff Bleszinski evidently wants to keep the buzz going. According to a tweet from Cliffy B. this afternoon, Gears 3 will include a four player campaign co-op mode. Read More »
StarCraft Cheating Scandal Rocks Korea
By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Apr 13, 2010 10:47 AM | CommentTexas Hold 'Em is to America what StarCraft is to South Korea. There are South Korean leagues and cable television programs dedicated to Blizzard's 1998 RTS game, and StarCraft's best Korean players are celebrities on par with poker stars Phil Hellmuth or Phil Ivey. That's why today's news of rigged StarCraft tournaments in South Korea is being labeled the biggest scandal in electronic sports history. Read More »
Pachter Predicts Xbox 360 Slim Launch with Natal
By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Apr 13, 2010 9:43 AM | CommentMicrosoft recently announced it will have a Natal "world premier" on June 13, just before the kickoff of E3 2010. And if outspoken Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter is to be believed, Microsoft will also premier the much rumored Xbox 360 Slim. Read More »
Future Soldier: Become an F-16 on Legs
By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Apr 13, 2010 7:54 AM | CommentUbisoft's recent live-action trailer for Ghost Recon: Future Soldier revealed a squad loaded with powerful next-generation weaponry. And according to a new fact sheet from the developer, the trailer is an accurate depiction of the arsenal players will unleash in the game. Read More »
More Than 1 Million Hunting the Origami Killer
By Mike Sharkey | PlayStation 3 News | Apr 13, 2010 7:24 AM | CommentHeavy Rain has been described by most as an interactive movie, original, compelling, and by some as unplayable. Whatever the opinion on Quantic Dream's unique PS3 exclusive, Heavy Rain has become an undeniable hit, with more than 1 million copies sold. Read More »
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