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TGIF: This Game is Free #10 -- Legend of the Red Dragon

By Ryan Scott | PC Articles | Oct 9, 2009 6:45 PM | Comment

In the days before the trusty World Wide Web, computer enthusiasts dialed into local bulletin board systems to download software and leave messages for other users. The BBS was a precursor to the modern Internet in many ways, and back when we fired up our 2400-baud modems to browse these text-heavy (with the occasional ANSI graphic) hobbyist systems, we were oftentimes presented with "door games" -- simple little time-wasters that presented a finite array of activities to carry out, often involving a competition with other users on the same BBS. One of the most fondly remembered such games -- one that's still under semi-active development today -- was a surprisingly robust text-based role-playing game called Legend of the Red Dragon. Read More »

TGIF: This Game is Free #10 -- Legend of the Red Dragon

GTAIV, Dead Space Top Games on Demand List or Like Octo-Mom, October has Eight Games on Demand

By Tyler Barber | Xbox 360 News | Oct 9, 2009 5:16 PM | Comment

In August Microsoft released the first batch of fully downloadable games to their Games on Demand service. Today the offerings for October have be revealed, including two stand-out titles: Grand Theft Auto IV (available for download October 13th) and Dead Space (ready October 27th). GTAIV is especially timely as the downloadable version is made available days before the newest DLC drops, The Ballad of Gay Tony. Though no prices were given, expect the offerings to range between $20 and $30 (via IndustryGamers).

Check after the break for the full list of October's Games on Demand, as well as links to their respective Gamespy reviews. Read More »

Microsoft Reveals October's Games on Demand

Mark Rein <3s Project Natal

By Tyler Barber | Xbox 360 News | Oct 9, 2009 2:11 PM | Comment

In an interview with UK's Official Xbox Magazine, Epic Games Vice President Mark Rein may have led some readers to believe that all future Epic games will feature some form of Natal controls. In the interview, Rein was boasting that the Unreal Engine 3 will be the "economic engine of Natal," adding that the new Microsoft studio that's heading up Natal game development is using Unreal Engine 3. But where Rein threw some off-track was with his hypothetical comment that, "I think any future Xbox games we make will have some Natal support."

Turns out this was not quite what he meant to say. Read on. Read More »

Epic's Mark Rein Sets Record Straight on Natal Comments

Help! Make The Beatles' DLC a Reality

By Tyler Barber | Xbox 360 News | Oct 9, 2009 11:29 AM | Comment

In August the New York Times published a lengthy article covering The Beatles' album re-releases and The Beatles: Rock Band. In the piece, a small mention was made that three downloadable albums, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Abby Road and Rubber Soul, would be available for download post-launch. The rest of The Beatles' catalog was presumed to follow, but today that certainty seems less so. Read More »

Beatles Catalog to Come via DLC... if Popularity Warrants

PSP Go or PXP-2000? Spot the Knock-off...

By Bryn Williams | News | Oct 9, 2009 3:53 AM | Comment

Sony's gorgeous PSP Go has barely been in stores a week and already a cheap clone has hit the streets of China. According to a news report on Siliconera, the PXP-2000 product page found on ChinaGrabber.com tells quite a story.

Head inside to get the real scoop. Read More »

China's Knock-off PSP Go Detailed

Crytek UK: Splitting its Time for a new Shooter

By Bryn Williams | Xbox 360 News | Oct 9, 2009 3:27 AM | Comment

Formerly known as Free Radical Design, and best of all known for its great console FPS series, TimeSplitters, Crytek UK has revealed that it is currently working on a new original shooter.

The developer's studio head Karl Hilton spilled the beans in an article over on Develop which takes a look at Crytek's different international studios. Read More »

Crytek UK is Working on a New FPS

Tekken 6: Iron Fists Being Prepped

By Bryn Williams | Xbox 360 News | Oct 9, 2009 3:11 AM | Comment

According to Namco Bandai Europe Tekken 6 is finally complete. Along with the North American release date of October 27th and the European release date of October 30th, the publisher also revealed some of the new online play features.

Head inside to read all about the online punch-fests that await. Read More »

Tekken 6 is Finished

Red Dead Revolver: Grab Your Shootin' Irons, Pardner...

By Bryn Williams | PlayStation 3 News | Oct 9, 2009 2:45 AM | Comment

The Wild, Wild West just got a little wilder this morning with the release of a handful of new screenshots from Rockstar's upcoming Red Dead Redemption. While this open-world lawless action game isn't set to pull into town until half way through 2010, we're thinking that when it does, it just might be the coolest game to feature the Wild West so for. Click on through to see those tasty new shots. Read More »

Red Dead Revolver: New Gallery

Huang Lee: Kickin' the Doors in on Your PSP, GTA-Style

By Bryn Williams | PSP News | Oct 9, 2009 2:05 AM | Comment

Rockstar's excellent DS title Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is oh-so-close to its new home on the PSP. Launching October 20th in North America, and a couple of days later in Europe, Chinatown Wars is one of the highest-rated games on the DS, and potentially one of the best for the PSP. Check out our new trailer, which sees our main man Huang Lee step into a "dangerous business." Read More »

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars PSP Trailer

Hands-on: Spittin', Chargin', and Face-Ridin' in Left 4 Dead 2.

By Gerald Villoria | Xbox 360 Previews | Oct 8, 2009 3:06 PM | Comment

With Left 4 Dead 2, Valve has had to challenge itself to create enough original, interesting content to justify this release as a true sequel. In a recent hands-on multiplayer event, I had the chance to play one of Left 4 Dead 2's new multiplayer modes, Scavenger, and to check out some of the new Infected types that will be making life that much harder for the sequel's beleaguered survivors. Read More »

Left 4 Dead 2 Multiplayer Preview

L4D2 Makes Nice Down Under

By Tyler Barber | Xbox 360 News | Oct 8, 2009 2:28 PM | Comment

Last month the Office of Film and Literature Classification denied Left 4 Dead 2 a rating, effectively banning the game from Australia. In response, Valve submitted an edited version of the game to the OFLC, which has been granted a modified 15+ rating (via Edge Online).

According to the OFLC's report, the edited version addressed the organization's concerns over "depictions of decapitation, dismemberment, wound detail or piles of dead bodies lying about the environment" by removing them from the game. Another aspect of the game's first rating, the melee weapons, remain in the edited version. Read More »

Modified Left 4 Dead 2 Cleared for Australia

Gaymer Survey: The Sequel

By Tyler Barber | News | Oct 8, 2009 12:13 PM | Comment

Back in 2007 Jason Rockwood made the rounds on the Internet when he released his study to highlight the existence of gay gamers. Today, Full Sail masters student Paul Nowak is asking for participants in a similar study that aims to uncover how homosexual material in games makes players feel (Bully, Fable and Fable II and Mass Effect were among the examples given), as well as how such content could drive purchasing decisions (via Joystiq).

The survey also seeks to find any correlations between sexuality and preferred content and genres. For example, participants are asked what genres they play most, in what settings and who they play with (against other players or NPCs). The survey is brief, and is open to all sexual orientations. Read More »

Survey Seeks Data on Homosexuality in Games

Axin'-vision: Shaba Games Faces Cutbacks

By Tyler Barber | Xbox 360 News | Oct 8, 2009 10:58 AM | Comment

Yesterday 7 Studios faced a round of layoffs, and today another Activision company is facing similar cut-backs. Sources close to Shaba Games, developer of Spider-Man: Web of Shadows, told Kotaku that the development studio suffered 30 layoffs, apparently from lackluster sales of Guitar Hero 5. According to Shaba's website, the company has roughly 60 employees, which leaves half of the staff employed. Read More »

Shaba Games Also Sees Layoffs

Video Game Bromances

By Justin Massoud | Humor | Oct 8, 2009 9:00 AM | Comment

The bromance: a concept that celebrates the importance of manly activities between male friends and how taking part in said activities is perfectly OK. Sure, the phrase itself may be a little worn-out thanks to crappy pseudo-reality TV shows and entertainment news, but before the term was arbitrarily attached to movies, celebrities, and pop culture in general in a vain attempt at being "hip," videogames were doing it with style and aplomb.

Indeed, the following pixel pairs had a "Bro Code" before the term even existed. Read More »

Video Game Bromances

Will Wright: Toys, the Web and Video Games

By Bryn Williams | News | Oct 8, 2009 5:13 AM | Comment

In a new interview over on VentureBeat, game designer Will Wrights talks about how his new entertainment company, Stupid Fun Club, is currently working on three new products.

The article is careful to note that this doesn't necessarily mean that we can expect three new videogames however. Wright's company is looking at toys, online websites and other forms of entertainment as well as games. Read More »

Will Wright's Stupid Fun Club is Working on Three New Products
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