Monthly Archives: August 2009

Early PSP Go Adopters Get a Rock Band Unplugged Lite Voucher

If you were thinking about holding off on buying a PSP Go to see what impressions from others on launch day were, Sony has just added an incentive to pick one up as quickly as possible. Included in limited quantities … Continue reading

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The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom Preview

With a black-and-white, silent-film aesthetic (including tinkling piano music and the appropriate film grain), The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom brims with humor and style. And it has an objective of which I truly approve: collecting pie. What started as a … Continue reading

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Harmonix Provides Details For Rock Band Network

Breaking the paradigm is old hat for Harmonix — the developer whose work on the original Guitar Hero practically birthed the plastic instrument genre, and whose Rock Band store has been a model for online content delivery done right. Now … Continue reading

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Tim Curry Joins the Cast of Dragon Age: Origins

Bioware’s lined up quite the stable of voice actors for Dragon Age: Origins. This morning, the developer announced a handful of the Hollywood talent that’ll be doing voiceover for the fantasy RPG — not the least of which was the … Continue reading

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Rock Band Network Tracks Will Take 20-40 Hours to Create

When Harmonix revealed Rock Band‘s music authoring toolset for the first time, the developers described the Rock Band Network as a platform that would bridge the gap between unsigned bands and artists with multi-million dollar recording deals. Upon closer inspection, … Continue reading

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Capcom Teasing New Game Announcements For TGS

Hard to say what to expect out of this year’s Tokyo Game Show, but at least one company is promising that they will have a lot to show off. Based on a recent tweet from Capcom_Unity, the developer will be … Continue reading

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New Ratchet Game Gets Official Release Date

Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time finally has an official release date. Eurogamer reports that the sequel will be hitting on October 27, with various bonus offers available from retailers. Goodies include the Insomniac Moon from Gamestop, the … Continue reading

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Microsoft Confirms Xbox 360 Price Cuts

As if there were any point denying it, Microsoft confirmed the Xbox 360 price drops today. Starting tomorrow, the Xbox 360 Elite model will be priced at $299.99, and the Pro is being phased out. It has already halted production, … Continue reading

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Developer Roundtable: The Motion Control War

Developer Roundtable: The Forthcoming Motion Control War Four developers give their thoughts on Natal, Wii, Sony’s device, and the future of motion-controlled games. By Matt Leone After Microsoft and Sony introduced their motion controllers at E3 this year, one of … Continue reading

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Left 4 Dead 2′s ‘Dark Carnival’ Playable at PAX

Hoping to axe a few zombies in the face at the Penny Arcade Expo next weekend? Valve sent out a confirmation today that, indeed, Left 4 Dead 2 will be playable at the Seattle-based convention. In fact, they’ll be taking … Continue reading

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