The sometimes surprising and always informative list of the top 10 games for June 2011 is out. Despite the 4PC crew’s most valiant efforts to deter it from happening, L.A. Noire and Duke Nukem Forever have landed in the top two spots. inFAMOUS 2 takes the bronze this month, which was met with mixed feelings [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Microsoft’
Xbox 360 Gets A Pre-Update Update
July 19th, 2011
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You may have noticed that you are required to update your Xbox 360 today when you sign into Xbox Live. You may also notice that nothing happens afterwards. Don’t worry, nothing is wrong with your system. Today’s update is a featureless one that is simply preparing your system for the much more drastic update to [...]
Xbox Music Coming This Fall
July 12th, 2011
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In a partner conference yesterday, Steve Ballmer ran down a few elements that will be happening at Microsoft. While it wasn’t the focus of the conference, he did reveal that Xbox Music will be coming this fall. According to Business Insider’s report, it will “contain more than 11 million songs, and Kinect users will be [...]
[RUMOR] More Talk About Next Gen Xbox at E3 2012
June 28th, 2011
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The rumors of the next generation of the Xbox keep coming. This time the info comes from BGR, who are also saying that Microsoft plans to unveil their next console at E3 2012. Their sources even say that it has been in development for the past five years. This marks the third time rumors regarding [...]
Summer of Arcade Schedule Announced
June 27th, 2011
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During E3, someone (me) had errantly reported the schedule of the Summer of Arcade releases. I swear I had read it somewhere. Anyway, the dates were right, but the order was wrong. So, Summer of Arcade kicks off on July 20 with Bastion (1200 MSP), followed by From Dust (1200 MSP), Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet [...]
Forza 4 Limited Collector’s Edition Announced
June 27th, 2011
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For the automotive enthusiast, there are really only two games that capture what they love. Forza is one of them. So, what better collector’s edition could be given to lovers of all things auto than one that includes a lot more cars. The Limited Collector’s Edition of Forza Motorsport 4 was announced today on the [...]
Pixelosophy Episode 84: Hatchet Sauce
June 27th, 2011
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This week, Pixelosophy experiments with a recipe for gaming deliciousness. Aaron stirs it up to a consistency that’s palatable, while Alex just wants it to not taste so sad. Grab a bowl; it’s chow time.
Get Blue Flamed Helmets for Halo: Reach
June 24th, 2011
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The people over at Bungie are celebrating their 20th anniversary of developing games and the 10th anniversary of their beloved Halo series, and they want to bring their adoring fans in on the celebration. To do this, they are giving away blue flaming helmets and Bungie nameplates for Halo: Reach, which use to be exclusive [...]
Sad State of Games
June 24th, 2011
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The dust has truly settled on E3 2011, and as I have reflected on it more and more, something really struck me after this year’s show. The video game industry is in a really sad state right now. Sure, we got the announcement of a new console and more unveiled on a new handheld, but [...]
Get Briefed On Gears of War 3′s Beefed Up Horde Mode
June 23rd, 2011
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Gears of War 2 set off a gaming phenomenon when it introduced Horde Mode. Almost every shooter since has included this new type of gameplay mode in some form or another. So what’s Marcus Fenix to do in a world that just wants to copy him? Reinvent himself of course. Gears 3 is going to [...]