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PC Gamers Rejoice: CoD4 Variety Map Pack Free June 5

30. May 2008

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PC Gamers Rejoice: CoD4 Variety Map Pack Free June 5

Straight from the horse's mouth: Infinity Ward community manager Robert Bowling just announced that owners of Call of Duty 4 for the PC will receive the excellent Variety Map Pack free of charge this June 5th, courtesy of NVIDIA, as part of the game's patch to version 1.6.

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First Look: Combat Arms

30. May 2008

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First Look: Combat Arms

GameCyte goes hands-on with Nexon's first free-to-play first-person shooter. Our impressions.

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Konami Asking Reviewers to Self-Censor MGS4 Reviews

30. May 2008

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Konami Asking Reviewers to Self-Censor MGS4 Reviews

In another move toward limiting the freedom of the games press to convey facts to readers, Stephen Totilo over at MTV Multiplayer has posted reports that Konami is requesting that reviewers not mention certain technical details about Metal Gear Solid 4 in reviews. Those details, however, have already been leaked. Specifically, Konami is rumored to [...]

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Fallout 3 Concept Art is Apparently From al Qaeda

30. May 2008

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Fallout 3 Concept Art is Apparently From al Qaeda

UPDATE: Kotaku has the response from SITE Intelligence, and they stand by their report. Wow. I'm not sure if terrorists Bethesda should be upset that they're not being credited for their work, or flattered that anti-terror groups felt their work was on par with that of infamous violent fanatics across the world. As reported in the [...]

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MGS4 Limited Edition PS3 More Than ‘Just a Paint Job’

30. May 2008

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MGS4 Limited Edition PS3 More Than ‘Just a Paint Job’

According to a recent post at the official Konami Forums (via Kotaku) entitled "MGS4 Limited Edition PS3 Bundle Clarifications," would-be owners of the $600 bundle aren't just paying for paint -- they're paying for some new pieces of plastic, too:

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Valve Introduces Steam Cloud

30. May 2008

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Valve Introduces Steam Cloud

Ladies and gentlemen, the future of gaming is almost upon us. Yesterday, Valve Software introduced "Steam Cloud," a set of innovations for its Steam digital-distribution platform that will bring users one step closer to true cloud gaming. Step one? Think Gmail, only for your personal game data.

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Wonder of Wonders: Video Games and Alcohol

30. May 2008

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Wonder of Wonders: Video Games and Alcohol

I first read about this a couple weeks ago, but I thought it was high time to share it with our reading public: at the IT University of Copenhagen the Scrollbar group has a weekly bar event called Fredagbar, and they often create drinks based on video games. This is sublime to me.

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars Game Coming

30. May 2008

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars Game Coming

According to the sharp-eyed folks over at IGN, LucasArts is planning to release a Wii and DS game based on the new animated movie Star Wars: The Clone Wars. And why not? Every Star Wars everything gets some sort of game. The Clone Wars, for those that didn't watch the surprisingly entertaining animated series on [...]

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Guitar Hero: World Tour to Let Wii Owners Have DLC

30. May 2008

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Guitar Hero: World Tour to Let Wii Owners Have DLC

Rock on, Wii owners: You will be left out of the DLC game no longer. MTV Multiplayer has a confirmation from Vicarious Visions, the developers behind the Wii version of Guitar Hero: World Tour, that the game will include full DLC functionality on Nintendo's console. The Wii, often maligned for its poor online implementation, will [...]

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Metacritic Strikes Again

29. May 2008

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Metacritic Strikes Again

Back in March, we decried the way percentile ranking sites like Metacritic have permeated gaming culture, explained that we might be better off reading review text rather than paying attention to a suspicious scoring system, and suggested that gamers "just leave Metacritic to the suits" who use such digits to appeal to investors. But the [...]

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