Crackdown 2 Gets July Release
(via Edge Online) - Microsoft will release Crackdown 2 worldwide this July, the publisher has confirmed.Announced last June, the Xbox 360 exclusive will hit North America on July 6, Asia, Australia and New Zealand on July 8, and the UK a day later.Unlike the 2007 original, which was developed by Realtime Worlds, the sequel is being created at fellow Scottish studio Ruffian Games.
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Epic can do what we want with Gears
(via DCEmu) - Mark Rein has said that Epic Games is free to do what it likes with Gears of War. "We own Gears of War. We can do what we want with it," Rein, who is vice president of Epic, told VG247. "We have a great relationship with Microsoft, and they helped turn the game into a huge success for us, and we.
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EA completes Battlefield: Bad Company 2 server maintenance
(via Joystiq) - EA assures us via Twitter that, after a rocky launch period, the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 online servers have now been stabilized. Pretty much every iteration of Bad Company 2 has seen issues arise when connecting to EA's servers for online multiplayer, with Xbox 360 kicking some users all the way out to the Dashboard and PC users experiencing authentication issues with PunkBuster.
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EEDAR: Are X360 Achievements too hard?
(via DCEmu) -- New research has shown that nearly a quarter of Xbox 360 owners earn less than 10 per cent of a game's Achievements, and that only four per cent seek out every reward. EEDAR's Jesse Divnich, speaking at GDC (reported by GamesIndustry.biz), said 27 per cent of people earn half of a game's...
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Bowling: Improved CoD4 maps coming to Modern Warfare 2
(via QJ) -- Major Nelson's weekly podcast this week had Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling up in the hotseat. On top of his discussion list were more information on the upcoming Modern Warfare 2 DLC.      
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Deal of the Week: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Max Payne 2 and Fable
(via Major Nelson) -   This week, Xbox LIVE Gold members can download the following special deals until March 22nd:   Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for 800 points Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne for 800 points Fable I for 800 points   All content may not be available in all regions.
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Dantes Inferno Trials of St. Lucia Screenshots
(via Team Xbox) -- In addition to our HandsOn Impressions we've also added a bunch of new screens of the DLC to our gallery to check out.
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Hunted: Brian Fargo Interview
(via IGN) -- Hunted: The Demon's Forge (X360)One of the founding fathers of the western RPG talks Hunted, The Bard's Tale, Fallout, Interplay and sexy elf.
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News: Microsoft patents Xbox Live upsell idea
(via Eurogamer) - Detects, offers, sells, installs content. Microsoft has been spotted patenting an idea to upsell Xbox Live content to Xbox 360 owners. Snappily titled "Automated Direct Bids to Purchase Entertainment Content upon a Predetermined Event", this "automated direct transaction and delivery system for digital content provides for automated detection of missing digital content or resources required for a player or participant to participate in a multimedia application in either a single player or multiplayer environment is described," explained the patent (spotted by Broke My Controller).
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Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes HD First Look At The Inevitable Re-purchase Gdc10
(via Kotaku) - Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes, the Nintendo DS strategy-RPG that went under-appreciated—and under-purchased—by too many last year, is getting a second chance on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network in 2010.
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News: Only 4% of 360 owners get all the achievements
(via OXM) -- Stats show only a small fraction of gamers bother nabbing all of the achievements. A panel at this year's GDC showed that only 4% of 360 owners get all of the achievements from their games (via Joystiq).
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Video: Dragon Age: Awakening - Justice
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Crackdown 2 Busting Heads In July Release Date
(via Kotaku) -- Ruffian Games and Microsoft do what they can to take care of the traditional summer gaming drought with Crackdown 2, heading to the Xbox 360 the first week of July. More »
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News: Hunted: The Demon's Forge announced
(via OXM) -- Bethesda will publish the new third-person co-op action game. Bethesda has announced Hunted: The Demon's Force, a third-person co-op action title.
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Modern Warfare 2 map pack to cost a bomb
(via 360 Monster) - Fans eagerly awaiting the launch of the new Modern Warfare 2 map pack will probably be disappointed to learn of its cost. Robert Bowling, Community Manager for Infinity Ward appeared on this week's Major Nelson podcast and revealed new information on the 'Stimulus Package' download content.
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How Sony and Microsoft Hope To Crack the Motion Control Market
(via DCEmu) - An editorial at Eurogamer delves into what Sony and Microsoft hope to achieve with their upcoming console motion control systems, despite entering the market several years after Nintendo set the standard. "The cards Sony has placed on the table this week suggest one answer to that question.
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Bethesda & InXile announce 'Hunted: The Demon's Forge,' a co-op 'roots' game
(via Joystiq) - Click to descend into the Lair of Screenshots If you and your friends are eager to dive into a monster-filled dungeon -- and who isn't -- then Bethesda has a thrilling announcement for you: The publisher is handling a new co-op fantasy action game, Hunted: The Demon's Forge, developed by Interplay founder Brian Fargo's InXile Entertainment.
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Modern Warfare 2, Stimulus Package maps 1200 points
(via Unscripted 360) - Happy Monday everyone!  Well perhaps that was a little presumptious of me considering the news running around the web about the price on Inifinity Ward and Activision’s Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package.  It appears the price has been set for the 3 new maps and 2 remake maps.
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THQ: Metro 2033 Sets New Xbox 360 Visual Standard
(via Edge Online) -- Metro 2033 has pushed Xbox 360 graphical standards in a way that hasn't been "done before", according to THQ's head of communications Huw Beynon. read more
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New Ancients of Ooga Screens
(via Team Xbox) -- We've got new screens of Oogas doing... something.
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Microsoft announces Windows Phone 7 Series dev partners and details apps: Sling, Pandora, Foursquare and Xbox gaming video
(via Engadget) - Microsoft just dropped its first press release of MIX 10 on us, and in addition to detailing the Sliverlight and XNA-based Windows Phone 7 Series development situation, we've also got a list of launch software partners and some screenshots of apps in action. There's some heavy hitters here, and everything from games to enterprise apps are represented -- notables include the Associated Press, Citrix, EA Mobile, Foursquare, Namco, Pangeonce, Pandora, Seesmic, Shazam, and Sling.
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Crackdown 2 explodes July 6 Crackdown 2
(via Game Radar) - When Crackdown 2 was shown at the recent X10 event in San Francisco, no release date was spoken of, so we assumed it wouldn't be out all that soon. Color us surprised (which is sort of a dark mauve) to get the news today that the super-cop sequel and its technically-not-zombies will be in stores July 6 in the US and July 9 in Europe.
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News: Bethesda to publish new title from inXile Entertainment
(via Game Industry) - Fallout publisher Bethesda has picked up inXile's latest dungeon romp, Hunted: The Demon's Forge, for release on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. The title is being overseen by Brian Fargo, who has been responsible for titles including Baldur's Gate and Fallout, and game director Maxx Kaufman, who has previously worked on Return to Castle Wolfenstein at Grey Matter.
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Hunted: The Demon’ s Forge To Be Published By Bethesda
(via Xboxic) -- Bethesda will publish Hunted: The Demon’s Forge, a third-person co-op fantasy action game. Hunted is being developed at inXile Entertainment for the Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 and Games for Windows. (1 comment…)
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Medal of Honor Extended Trailer Viewable in High-Definition
(via Planet Xbox) -- Today we want you to have a look at an intense version of the teaser trailer from a couple weeks ago, embedded after the jump, in full high-definition, showing off more of the action of EA's upcoming Medal of Honor for the Xbox 360.
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Video: Sam & Max The Devil's Playhouse : Episode One
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News: Splinter Cell: Conviction demo confirmed
(via OXM) -- Ubisoft says there will be a demo but refuses to reveal any more info. Ubisoft has finally confirmed there will be a demo for Splinter Cell: Conviction.
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Crackdown 2 dated for July
(via DCEmu) - Microsoft has announced a 9th July 2010 release date for Crackdown 2. Xbox community manager Graeme Boyd revealed the date on Twitter moments ago. "Listen up Agents! We've just announced the Crackdown 2 release date as July 9, 2010. Prepare yourself," Tweeted Boyd, aka AceyBongos His next Tweet.
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Microsoft patents online upselling
(via DCEmu) - Microsoft has patented a new system of purchasing downloadable content via an automatic prompt, which attempts to ensure all players in the game have the same updates. Discovered by website Broke My Controller, the "automated directed transaction and delivery system for digital content" (ATDDC) is.
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Skate 3 Screenshots 3/15/10
(via Team Xbox) -- We've got three new screens added to the gallery of images for EA's third Skate title.
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