Quick Look! Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Watch Nick clumsily navigate through the Insanely Twisted world of Shadow Planet, the third of Microsoft’s Summer of Arcade Xbox Live Arcade releases!
Diablo 3 Will Allow Players To Buy Goodies With Real Money
Yeah, you read that correctly.
Blizzard says it will allow players to reach in to their wallets to buy in-game items from the Diablo 3 auction house.
More after the jump.
Nintendo Drops Price On 3DS To Spur Cool Sales. Interested?
Nintendo had their fun. The Wii did great for a time until the limitations of the tech crept in (and Kinect/Move crept out), and their handhelds have traditionally done fine. Until recently. The 3DS debuted earlier this year to a $249.99 MSRP and cool sales. There are any number of variables involved, but Nintendo’s bringing out a drastic price cut to spur sales of their next-gen handheld.
THQ Continues Flailing, Cans Red Faction Series
Can THQ ever catch a break? It seems that every time they release even the most moderate of gaming hits, they get cocky and blow it all on crummy sequels, cutting their balance sheet short. The newest victim? The shutdown of the Red Faction series a mere two years after its revival got me excited about the company’s prospects.
Seriously, Microsoft Needs To Reconsider Xbox Live Friends
Statistically speaking, it’s safe to say you didn’t camp in front of your favorite gaming retailer on November 15th, 2002 to pick up one of the first Xbox Live subscriptions, back when it was $35 for a year, came with a headset and some boring demos. So it’s strange that aside from slight tweaks when the Xbox 360 came out three years later, or when Avatars came out a few years after that, managing friends on the service is about as big a pain now as it was when the service started.
Anders Behring Breivik – Mass Murderer and…Gamer?
Anders Behring Breivik was a gamer.
Now he’s a mass murderer.
Read more, after the jump.
Quick Look! Bastion
SuperGiant Games’ long-awaited Bastion, an action-adventure Xbox Live Arcade game, landed this morning as the first in Microsoft’s “Summer of Arcade” series. I got some time with the game and I want to show you some of the treasures you’ll encounter on your merry way via our miraculous Quick Look Video System!(TM)
Mass Effect – Normandy SR2 Desktop Model Now Available For Pre-Order
It’s official. The Normandy SR2, the frigate used in Mass Effect 2, is now available for pre-order.
Check out the details, below.
L.A. Noire DLC “Reefer Madness” Released Today.
Yes, aspiring detectives, that’s right…Rockstar games released the new vice desk DLC mere hours ago, giving us the opportunity to continue on with our careers as virtual flat-foots after the Nicholson Electroplating DLC.
Flat-FEET? Hell, I don’t know.
Electronic Arts Buys Popcap Games. Zombies Rejoice.
Electronic Arts and Popcap, Gaming super-mega-giant and ultra-popular-game developer have become one with today’s announcement that EA has acquired the apple of their eye.
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