Microsoft announced its plans to launch a chain of branded retail stores, similar in concept to rival Apple's successful fleet of boutiques, reports Reuters. Microsoft has not yet stated when or where the stores will open, nor what the stores will carry, but safe bets are on the Xbox 360 console, the Zune digital music player [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 12, 2009
Previously only available in the UK, the Xbox Live Free Your Avatar tool is now available online for the majority of global Xbox.com sites. Similar to yesterday's Overkill Poster Maker (if not as well-appointed), Free Your Avatar allows users to create images using a standard drag and drop system. Users can insert their own Xbox [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Valve Software just earned themselves a massive cookie. Today, after months of warning Xbox 360 gamers that they would likely have to charge for downloadable console content, the company revealed that the "Left 4 Dead Survival Pack DLC" -- arriving this spring with two whole new campaigns and the Survival Mode gametype -- will be free [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Tom Clancy's aluminum birds have had a long, turbulent flight from Ubisoft Budapest, but the wait is nearly over. Today, Ubisoft North America confirmed that "H.A.W.X." is slated for simultaneous release on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on March 5 -- and that tomorrow, Xbox 360 owners will be able to take three of the [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 9, 2009
Though "Tomb Raider: Underworld" hasn't exactly been receiving the same sort of critical acclaim as Bethesda's "Fallout 3," it does have one thing in common with the latter, free-roaming shooter. Today, downloadable content packages for both games have received unexpected, last-minute delays.
Continue reading...Monday, February 9, 2009
Capcom today confirmed that "Dead Rising 2" -- the sequel to the 2006 action-horror title set in a shopping mall filled with zombies -- is currently in development for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 28, 2009
According to a new interview in Japan's Weekly Famitsu magazine, discovered by Kotaku, new games in Capcom's "Lost Planet" and "Dead Rising" franchises are currently in development. When Famitsu asked producer Keiji Inafune if they should anticipate any new titles, his reply was "Please look forward to it. We're finally putting out new Dead Rising and [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 26, 2009
In anticipation of the game's March release, Capcom has unleashed a two-level demo of "Resident Evil 5" on Xbox LIVE today. The demo features both single-player and co-op gameplay, and showcases some of the game's promising features -- and potential flaws.
Continue reading...Saturday, January 24, 2009
Microsoft has announced that the Xbox 360 exclusive "Halo Wars" has gone gold, which means the version that gets on retail shelves is complete and ready for mass production. The game will ship in two editions, one standard and one special which will include bonuses like the last "Halo 3" map pack, a new vehicle, [...]
Continue reading...Friday, January 23, 2009
In 2005, "F.E.A.R." rocked the FPS gaming world by introducing sophisticated horror and smart A.I. into a genre that had long relied on stop-and-pop combat. Enemies would team to flank you, spectacular, booming bullet ballets would ensue, and just when you thought things were safe, your enemies all dead, a horrific little girl with a [...]
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