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1/6/2009 5:09:00 PM
Gaijin Entertainment and SouthPeak are bringing a new heroine to the gaming space. Ayumi is a scantily clad treasure hunter who is most at home when she’s exploring ancient ruins. Before Ms. Croft’s people start dialing up their lawyers, they should know that X-Blades’ Ayumi is more about fast-paced action than performing tumbling routines on her way to the next puzzle.
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Midway Fends off Collectors Till February 19
1/6/2009 2:36:00 PM
While we can’t say that things have turned around for struggling Midway Games, it is worth noting that they have been given a brief respite in their financial fight to stay above water. In December Midway was warned that they had only 50 days to garner $150 million and put it back in the pockets of investors.
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Semnat Studios Announces Eduardo The Samurai Toaster
1/6/2009 1:25:00 PM
Without outlets such as PSN, Xbox Live and WiiWare, we would miss out on dozens of bizarre and quirky games that wouldn’t otherwise make it to retail. For that reason we are thankful to get a first glimpse of Indie developer Semnat Studios’ Eduardo the Samurai Toaster. When we were kids we all learned that toasters can indeed be brave, but Semnat is out to prove that they can be badass as well.
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2008 A ‘Pivotal Growth Year’ For The Xbox 360
1/6/2009 12:52:00 PM
For some the New Year is a time of reflection. Depending on the last 365 days, that reflection can conjure feelings of pride, or cause one to hang their head in shame – swearing that the upcoming year will be better. According to Microsoft, they have few negatives to dwell on when looking back on 2008. And if we ignore the ever-present hardware failure, we would have to agree with them.
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Hasbro Games Heading To Xbox Live Arcade
1/6/2009 10:56:00 AM
EA released Hasbro Family Game Night on the Wii last year, which was a collection of classic board games—like Battleship, Sorry and Boggle—with updated gameplay modes designed for the video-game space. Rather than just rehash the same package for the Xbox 360 version, EA is instead splitting up the games and releasing them individually on Xbox Live Arcade. Scrabble is hitting the system, too, which is one of the titles in the announced lineup that wasn’t available in the original bundle of Boggle, Battleship, Yahtzee, Connect Four, Sorry! and Sorry! Sliders.
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Capcom Details Six Games For First Half of 2009
1/5/2009 5:58:00 PM
Capcom would like everyone to know they are releasing six titles in a matter of six months – one of which is likely to be the first candidate for 2009 game of the year. Two others are worth keeping on your radar. The titles include Flock!, Resident Evil 5, Street Fighter IV, Bionic Commando, Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop, and MotoGP.
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2K Offers $10 Discount On Limited Titles
1/5/2009 5:46:00 PM
Helping to ring in the New Year on a positive note, 2K announced today that they are offering up a $10 coupon that can be redeemed at retail with select 2K titles. If you are still missing some games from your collection – or didn’t quite get what you were looking for this holiday season – now is your chance to play catch-up.
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Peter Molyneux Expects ‘Price Pressure put on Games’ in 2009
1/5/2009 4:42:00 PM
In an end-of-the-year interview with BBCNews – Peter Molyneux shared several personal thoughts about the 2008 calendar year. While he gave opinions on a range of subjects, we were most intrigued when he announced an expected price-pressure on video games in upcoming years.
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Sony To Restructure Business Practices To ‘Close Gap With Nintendo’
1/5/2009 3:30:00 PM
According to TimesOnline, Sony Corporation – the electronics group headquartered in Japan – is on the brink of making major moves to its company that could involve further job cuts and changes to the management and manufacturing processes. The rumor argues that the move would be made in an attempt to regain market shares on competitors such as Nintendo and Microsoft.
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What We Play: The Top 20 Xbox Live Games Of 2008
1/5/2009 2:13:00 PM
With the holiday season now behind us, we must return to our workstations for the old nine-to-five grind. With the case of the Mondays amplified by this fact, a small distraction will go a long way. Fortunately, we have one for you. Major Nelson just released some end-of-the-year statistics detailing the top Xbox Live titles of 2008. The results are worth taking a look at.
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GameCube's Top 25 Games
1/5/2009 12:52:00 PM
It wasn’t the most popular console of the last generation, and even stalwart Nintendo fans admit that the system had its share of dry spells. But while supporters in both Sony and Microsoft camps liked to point and laugh at the little purple box with a handle, this list of 25 titles proves the GameCube was no joke.
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Dry Spell, With A Little Moisture--Weekly Roundup 1/4
1/5/2009 10:41:00 AM
While there isn't a whole lot of new stuff out this week, there are a few gems. Whew. Retro Game Challenge and Big Bang Mini are both excellent, and likely to be overlooked. Check 'em out! Then there's Hotel for Dogs, based on the upcoming flick. Ummm... the Xbox 360 one should dish out some achievements. That's all we've got. Sorry. Maybe next week.
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