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Articles by Jim Plachy

February ‘09 NPDs Are F’ing Crazy Pants!

Seriously. What an insane Top 10 this month. First, I’mma let you read it, then I’ll tell you what you should notice.

BIOSHOCK 2* 360 TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE Feb-10 562.9K
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Nov-09 555.6K
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2* 360 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD Nov-09 314.3K
JUST DANCE [...]

Mass Effect 2 Getting First Paid DLC “Kasumi’s Stolen Memory” 4/6

Even though not all of Mass Effect 2’s free DLC is out yet, BioWare has announced it’s first round of paid DLC. It’s called Kasumi’s Stolen Memory and will add Kasumi as a squad member, an achievement for completing the mission, a loyalty mission that earns you flash bang grenades, and gets you the “Locust” [...]

New Dragon Age Something Or Other Due 2/1/11

Well, would you look at that, an early copy of Dragon Age: Origins: Awakening shows an insert for Dragon Age something or other being available on February 1st 2011. During the last EA Investor call a new Dragon Age was mentioned as coming out around this time frame, but nothing concrete was said. So is [...]

New Red Faction Game Due Out March 2011

Over at the GDC’s Joystiq interviewed THQ VP of Core Games Danny Bilson to spill the beans on the new Red Faction game. Mr. Bilson confirmed that the game would be out in March of 2011. He says that this game takes Red Faction back to it’s roots, with 80% of it taking place underground. [...]

Green Day Rock Band In Store 6/8

Excited about Rock Band 3 this holiday, but want to get your new Rock Band fix, earlier? Well, you are in luck, especially if you’re a Green Day fan. Green Day Rock Band will be a standalone disc, so sorry, no replica Billie Joe guitar. The game will feature 47 tracks by the band, and [...]

Sony Unveils Playstation Move

Sony has just unveiled their motion controller at their GDC Press Conference. It’s called Playstation Move.
Sony thinks that Wii owners to Playstation Move owners is a natural progression.
Available this Fall. Stand alone controllers available, Playstation Move starter Kit includes, Playstation Eye, Move controller and game. Playstation Move ultimate kit includes all of that plus a [...]

Resident Evil 5 DLC Available As A Bundle

Still own your copy of Resident Evil 5? Didn’t buy any of the DLC yet? Well you are in luck, because it’s all available now in one bundle. For $12.50 or 960 MS points which is a savings of $1.50 over buying them separately you can own both episodes and both costume packs. If you [...]

Believe It Or Not, OnLive Launches 6/17

Controversial and potentially game changing streaming video game service OnLive is set to launch on PC and Mac June 17th. The service will cost $14.95 a month on top of rental or purchase fees for each game played. The first 25,000 people to register for the service will not have to pay the monthly fee [...]

EA Announces EA Sports Active 2.0 For Wii, PS3, iPhone

EA has announced the follow up to their best selling Wii workout game, and while there were rumors before, it’s now confirmed for PS3. The game is also coming to the iPhone/iPod Touch and what will separate this version apart from the previous is the inclusion of an arm strap that has a heart rate [...]

Modern Warfare 2’s First Map Pack Hits Xbox Live 3/30

Infinity Ward has just launched a clever little teaser site for Modern Warfare 2’s first map pack. The website, Mapathy claims that as many as 20 million people could be suffering from the condition of Mapathy. Symptoms include a state of indifference to the same old maps. It’s nice to see a kind of anti-hype [...]