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Skate 3 Demo Hitting April 15 for PS3 and Xbox 360
29.03.2010 20:12
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Like the two games before it, Skate 3 will be getting a playable demo for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 ahead of its full release. Joystiq spotted cards promising the demo at PAX East 2010. The skateboarding series from Electronic Arts emphasizes realism over arcade action. Skate 3 will put more of the focus on skating co-operatively, online and offline, as well as make improvements to the game's content creation tools. Gamers will be able to play Skate 3 in demo form on April 15. The full game will be released on May 11. There are no details on what the demo ...
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PAX East Locked Down for 2011 and 2012 in Boston
29.03.2010 20:12
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This past weekend, the now-annual Penny Arcade Expo East kicked off in Boston, Massachusetts. Our own Chris Faylor was on site for the festivities, checking out Crackdown 2, Red Dead Redemption, and LIMBO in the process. Chris Faylor with PlayStation Move and Team Fortress 2 cosplayers at PAX East 2010 Penny Arcade's Mike Krahulik
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Report: BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Getting Improvements for Console Release
29.03.2010 20:12
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A host of exciting changes that could potentially be coming to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of Arc System Works' fighting game BlazBlue: Continuum Shift. The updated version of the original game has been confirmed for a US console release this summer. GameStop is currently taking pre-orders for the game, which it says will be released on July 20, 2010 for $40.00. I've asked publisher Aksys Games about the validity of this date and price, but have not heard back at this time. As noticed by fighting game fansite
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Microsoft: No New Game Room Titles Until Late April
29.03.2010 20:12
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In a post on the Xbox Live forums, spotted by Kotaku, a Microsoft community manager revealed that no new titles will be coming to the virtual arcade service until late April. That's the bad news. The good news? Once these new games release in late April, gamers will get new releases every week thereafter. For now, Microsoft wants to hear how it can make Game Room better and which games it shoul...
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky Complete Mod Released
29.03.2010 18:12
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The first revision of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky Complete, a collection of fan-made modifications that enhance the look and feel of GSC Game World's open-world FPS/RPG, has been released and is available for download."Clear Sky Complete is a part of Complete mod collection, a series of modifications, created by professional artists, dedicated to enhancing S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games in matters of graphics, sound, bug fixes, and atmosphere," writes compiler artistpavel. The mod is compatible with Clear Sky version 1.5.10 and will work with retail boxed copies as well as digital download copi...
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Lost Planet 2 Trailer Shows 4-Player Multiplayer Action
29.03.2010 18:12
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Capcom London invited four gamers to its headquarters to get an early hands-on with some Lost Planet 2 multiplayer. The footage has been edited into a new trailer, complete with voice chat (in the Queen's English) from the lucky four gamers. [video]17861[/video] Shackvideo users can use the HD Stream. Earlier today, Capcom announced that the third-person shooter would be released earlier than initially expected on consoles with the PC version to follow later in the fall.
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Evening Reading: Heavy Rain
29.03.2010 18:12
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This weekend, I finally got around to finishing Heavy Rain, which I'll be talking about on Weekend Confirmed this Friday. It was definitely an interesting game and I'm looking forward to talking about it with Garnett and Jeff. The show is now available directly through iTunes. In other news, the TeamLiquid.net StarCraft 2 Beta Invitational Tournament went on this weekend and brought us some amazing games. It's really encouraging to see how quickly the community is rallying around SC2. Oh, and I finally got BlazBlue on PSP! Read my review. Gaming News o'the Day Left 4 Dead 2 DLC gets del...
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Loop Analytics Co-Founder Wins Advertising Research Innovation Award at ARF Convention
29.03.2010 16:21
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Loop Analytics co-founder and CIO Edward Hunter receives Gold Great Minds Award for Innovation in Advertising Research at the ARF 56th Annual Convention & Expo last week. (PRWeb Mar 29, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/03/prweb3792634.htm
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Parature Best Practices Webinar Explores How to Become a Customer Service Model of Success
29.03.2010 16:21
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John Ragsdale of TSIA and Paige Newcombe of Coremetrics Discuss How to Facilitate Organizational Change that Results in ‘Metrics that Wow’ (PRWeb Mar 29, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/03/prweb3804904.htm
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LEGO Harry Potter Tailer Examines Year 3
29.03.2010 16:13
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Building upon our previous glimpses of LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, our latest look at the magical block-buster comes in the form of a vignette summarizing the exploits of Mr. Potter's third year at the renowned Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. [video]17855[/video] Coming from TT Games--the same studio responsible for LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Batman, LEGO Indiana Jones and LEGO Rock Band--LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 is expected to hit PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS and PSP in May 2010.
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BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Portable Review
29.03.2010 16:13
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BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger for the PSP released in North America on March 9 on UMD (with its digital counterpart still to come). While the revised BlazBlue: Continuum Shift is slated for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in the summer, PSP owners can get in on the action now. The PSP version is an amazing port of the next-gen game. It looks great and plays flawlessly, depending on your personal level of comfort with the PSP's directional pad and buttons. The game's full Story mode is presented along with all of the voice acting. Multiplayer is limited to ad-hoc, but the PSP version picks up Legion Mode, exclu...
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BioWare Unveils Bazaar Contest / Auction Site
29.03.2010 16:13
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The mysterious countdown that recently appeared on a number of BioWare sites has come to a close, revealing "a week long series of online auctions featuring over 400 prizes" the Dragon Age and Mass Effect developer calls the BioWare Bazaar. The move is meant to "show our appreciation of fan support over the last 15 years," with bidding "tokens" acquired through various challenges. The auctions kick off April 5 and conclude April 10. Bids on each item will be open for about 15 minutes. Registering copies of Mass Effect 2, Dragon Age: Origins, and Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening on the BioWare Social Network are among the various ways to earn tokens, along with creating and uploading a character through the standalone Dragon Age: Origins...
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Enslaved Screenshots: The Overgown World
29.03.2010 14:15
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A few new screenshots and some assorted artwork from Enslaved: Odyssey to the West have arrived from publisher Namco Bandai, offering a fresh glimpse at the "tactical action-adventure" currently in the works at Heavenly Sword developer Ninja Theory.
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Battlefield 1943 Sells One Million on Xbox Live Arcade
29.03.2010 14:15
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Electronic Arts sends word that Battlefield 1943, DICE's downloadable multiplayer-only re-imagining of Battlefield 1942, has become the fastest selling Xbox Live Arcade title to move 1 million units since its release in July 2009. The game, which costs 1200 Microsoft Points ($15), served as a bite-sized preview to future Battlefield games and allowed gamers to check out the new version of developer DICE's game engine, Frostbite, before Battlefield: Bad Company 2 was released. It would appear that this strategy is effective. The above sales figures don't include sales on the PlayStation 3 through ...
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Man Sues GameStop Over Used Game DLC
29.03.2010 14:15
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In January, a man named James Collins walked into a GameStop and purchased a used copy of Dragon Age: Origins for $54.99, saving $5 when compared to a new, unused copy of the Electronic Arts game, according to IGN. Dragon Age: Origins Unfortunately, James hadn't heard of EA's new initiative to bundle new games with free downloadable content in an effort to add value to purchasing games new. According to James, the sticker on the box promised a new character and quest content, bu...
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