Monthly Archives: July 2011

NSFW Madden Video Ends Up Inspiring a Madden 12 Achievement

Whether you were offended by the language in it or not, YouTube sensation Demetry James’ Madden video that was published last April must have amused someone at EA Sports. And it’s now inspired an Achievement in the upcoming Madden NFL … Continue reading

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Long-Delayed Final Fantasy Tactics iOS Port Coming Soon

Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions will finally make its way to the iOS App Store in the near future. Apple has approved the game for release, TouchArcade reports. This has been a long time coming. After being … Continue reading

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Driver’s Always-Online DRM Deemed a Success by Ubisoft

Gamers were none too pleased with this week’s news that the PC version of Driver: San Francisco is bringing back a form of DRM used in previous Ubisoft games like Splinter Cell: Conviction and Assassin’s Creed 2. Put simply, gamers … Continue reading

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Need for Speed: The Run Isn’t Always Running on Foot

For a series always focused on flash and mainstream tastes, it’s weird to look at the latest Need for Speed game (and especially EA’s laser honed messaging at E3 on its new Hollywood-caliber story) and not feel a little confused. … Continue reading

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Plunging Nintendo Stock Price Sees Former President Lose $300 Million

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata didn’t have a big presentation about the company’s first quarter financial results earlier today in Japan because, as he put it, “the first fiscal quarter has limited importance within the annual business of game companies, it … Continue reading

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This Week in the 1UP Community 7/25/11: The 3DS Nintendrop

Nintendo decided to drop a massive news bomb yesterday with the announcement of an $80 price cut to its latest handheld console. Hoping to entice consumers, Nintendo has chopped the price of its system from $249.99 to $169.99. While many … Continue reading

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Super Mario Bros. FPS Built on Unreal Engine in Eight Weeks

Mario platformers have always come in the form of third-person games — you never see things through the eyes of Mario himself. The project seen in the video above was put together over the course of eight weeks and switches … Continue reading

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Iwata’s Salary Cut in Half, 3DS Price Drop Explained

At a meeting on the company’s financial results for its first fiscal quarter, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata explained to investors the thinking behind the decision to drop the price of the 3DS so soon after launch. He also announced that … Continue reading

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1UP’s Top Gear Giveaway

1UP’s Top Gear GiveawayHow To Play Speed lover, thrill seeker, car enthusiast… Do these words describe you? If so, odds are you’re a fan of Top Gear! Yes, Top Gear, based off the BBC series of the same name, is … Continue reading

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Dragon Age II the Latest EA Game Pulled From Steam

Another Electronic Arts game has been pulled from Steam, and EA says that Valve is once again to blame. Last month, Crysis 2 disappeared from Steam, and the initial assumption was that EA had done it in order to secure … Continue reading

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