Posted: March 9th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Battlefield: Bad Company, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Gears of War, Gears of War 2, Geometry Wars, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, Team Fortress 2, Xbox Live | No Comments »
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“Modern Apple computers are viable alternatives to Microsoft Windows computers in just about every way, except in one lucrative market: Gaming. Historically, Windows has been the only choice for computer gamers–until now. Steam is officially…” |
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“Having spent around five hours with the single player campaign and around 15 hours on multiplayer, I still feel I’ve only scratched the surface of what’s on offer in Bad Company 2, so I’m not going to call this a full review. My impressions focus on…” |
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“USB sticks are great for file sharing, apart from a couple of drawbacks. Sometimes you want to share only some content of the drive, or the drive just isn’t big enough to hold all the information you want to share. The Infinitec Infinite USB…” |
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“Students at Virginia Tech’s Unmanned Systems Laboratory are perfecting an autonomous helicopter they hope will never be used for its intended purpose. Roughly six feet long and weighing 200 pounds, the re-engineered aircraft is designed to fly into…” |
Posted: February 18th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Final Fantasy XIII, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, Metal Slug 7, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade | No Comments »
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“At least see the high-res version before you start arguing. Multiplatform games are rarely as scrutinized as this. However, Final Fantasy XIII’s fall from PS3 exclusivity has certainly sparked countless fanboy battles that rage online and,…” |
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“When you finally play Lost Planet 2 after it launches on May 18, you’ll explore and uncover more of the misplaced celestial orb than ever before — but you won’t see everything. In an interview with Japanese magazine Famitsu (transcript; Kotaku…” |
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“When Warren Spector’s first Junction Point Studios title, Disney Epic Mickey, was revealed, many gamers were miffed to learn that the game was exclusive to the Wii — especially after being inundated with some spectacular concept art for the game. It…” |
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“Thanks to Newegg, you can grab 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand for a price closer than ever to 50 cents. As part of a “blowout” sale, you can pick up 50 for $9.99 on Xbox 360, or $12.99 on PS3 (a paltry 300 Cent more) with free shipping. If that’s not the…” |
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“The Australian OFLC ratings board has granted a rating to an Ubisoft game called Bloody Good Time — a game that has yet to be quite announced, though Ubisoft already has a site for it. According to the blurb on the incomplete site, “Bloody Good Time…” |
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“Last week, Xbox 360 owners got the first look at Fable 3, the newest Peter Molyneux game. Don’t feel left out, members of the PlayStation Family — you’ve got your own Molyneux game on the way! An old one! The ESRB has rated the PlayStation version…” |
| “Amazon has the Xbox 360 Elite Black Wireless Controller for $32 with free shipping. Controller lets you enjoy a 30-foot range and up to 40 hours of life on two AA batteries. [Compare]” |
| “4A Games and THQ would like everyone to know that their upcoming post-apocalyptic shooter Metro 2033 will feature "the most advanced DX11 techniques yet seen" on your PC. If advanced depth of field effects and full tessellation on…” |
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Posted: February 18th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, Resident Evil 5 | No Comments »
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| “Media 100-pack Ritek Ridata CD-R Media for $14 100-pack TDK CD-R Media for $14 $0.14 per CD. Most stores sell a 100-pack of CDs for around $20. Computer parts: 2×2GB Mushkin 4GB Laptop DDR3 1066MHz Memory for $94 with coupon EMCYNZW34 . A $10…” |
| “Capcom has apologised to Resident Evil 5 fans for uploading the wrong DLC content, giving them Costume Pack 2 stuff instead of Pack 1. <br /> <br />Not much of a war crime there, but this might be. Lost Planet 2 has had <span…” |
| “Medal of Honor, an all-new first-person shooter game, will introduce the Tier 1 Operator: a relatively unknown entity directly under the National Command Authority who takes on missions no one else can handle. The development team has been working…” |
| “Turn to the Dark side. (Xbox 360)” |
Posted: February 17th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Alan Wake, Final Fantasy XIII, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade, Xbox Live Marketplace | No Comments »
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| “How’s this for a psychological thriller? You work on a video game for six years. It’s a brand new story, with a plot that is more like something from a movie or a novel. It has a different kind of game play, where it makes all the…” |
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“After Final Fantasy XIII’s lengthy (not to mention expensive) development cycle, it makes sense that Square Enix would look into less expensive alternatives for their flagship franchise. Those alternatives don’t extend as far as moving it to…” |
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“It’s no secret that Square Enix’s Last Remnant suffered major technical problems. It was the developer’s first Xbox 360 game, and the first time they attempted to use the Unreal Engine. The results weren’t always pretty, as Square Enix chief…” |
| “Ult. Mortal Kombat 3 ‘Supreme Demo’ If you’ve been holding off on downloading certain Midway games from the Xbox Live Marketplace, you may be out of luck. RunDLC is reporting that a number of title have been pulled from the service due to…” |
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“The PS3’s Blu-ray format offers developers plenty of space to fill. But the Xbox 360 doesn’t use Blu-ray, it uses DVD. That makes things tricky if a studio is planning to release a multi-platform title like Lost Planet 2. In a recent interview, Lost…” |
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“Wake up! After that headline, we saw you start dozing and we wanted to make sure you were with us for the next hundred-ish words of pure, unbridled excitement. According to SouthPeak Interactive’s fiscal 2010 second quarter financial results released…” |
| “Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system looks snazzy and up-to-date, but it will be at a disadvantage in the handset market because Microsoft plans to charge carriers to use it on its devices.CEO Steve Ballmer said Monday that…” |
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“What do you do if you really want a Windows Phone 7 handset but prefer PlayStation to Xbox 360? Microsoft may end up catering for you too, with a senior product manager on the mobile division musing on the possibility. Michael Chang told TechRadar…” |
| “This game was classified by the community with the following category scores – Violence=0/3, Sex=0/3, Mature Content=0/3. Learn to curl! Play a competitive curling match against friends and family. Choose from 3 opponent difficulty levels or play…” |
Posted: February 12th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Alan Wake, Crackdown, Dead Rising, Dead Rising 2, Dynasty Warriors, Dynasty Warriors 6, Fable, Final Fantasy XIII, Halo 2, Left 4 Dead, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, Perfect Dark Zero, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade | No Comments »
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“Yesterday, Microsoft drew a green line in the sand, showing off much (but not all!) of the platform holder’s lineup for the remainder of the year. There were screenshots, trailers, even interviews. Here’s the pick of it all. What most excited you?…” |
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“Once upon a time, Alan Wake was a game coming for both the PC and Xbox 360. Then mention of the PC version began to simply disappear, culminating in the final announcement yesterday that the game’s for the 360 only. A statement from Microsoft…” |
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“Square Enix has summoned a batch of new screens for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of Final Fantasy XIII, perfect for those still unsure which version will win the fidelity contest. There’s good news for both camps. There’s plenty of new,…” |
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“While religion and an allegorical journey through a medieval hell remain the central themes of the video game adaption of Dante’s Inferno, an exploration of love and lust and what separates the two is nearly as important in the game. In both works,…” |
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“In Japan, the PSP and Nintendo DS platforms are still outselling the home console competition. And it’s the bigger versions of each portable platform, the standard PSP-3000 and Nintendo DSi LL, that Japan’s buying more of. Sony’s PlayStation Portable…” |
| “To: Owen From: Crecente I’m writing this as I fly back from San Francisco to Denver. Yesterday was a busy, busy day. I got up at 3:30 a.m. to catch a 6 a.m. flight to San Francisco, writing some stories and reviews as I flew. When I landed I caught a…” |
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“Naughty Dog’s PlayStation 3 action adventure Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is about to get some fresh multiplayer content in the form of two new maps, six new player skins and all-new PlayStation Trophies and in-game medals. So why are you looking at a…” |
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“While North American Final Fantasy XIII fans ponder forking out $400 for a special Xbox 360 bundle, European fans are getting two different models to choose from – the Special Edition and the Elite Bundle. What’s the difference? Europe’s Special…” |
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“Namco Bandai’s God Eater for the PSP is off to a good start in Japan, giving 295,000 PlayStation Portable owners another taste of Monster Hunter-like hack and slash action. God Eater’s number one debut pushes last week’s software winner, Dragon Quest…” |
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“The Xbox Live Arcade remake of classic Nintendo 64 shooter Perfect Dark sings on the Xbox 360, mixing the game’s original geometry with high-definition graphics and a silky frame rate without tinkering with the unique controls. And that was the goal,…” |
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“Microsoft’s robust X10 video game showcase this week in San Francisco was just the tip of the iceberg for the Xbox 360’s 2010 offerings, Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg told Kotaku. “To be this early in the year and able to have an E3-quality line-up…” |
Posted: February 11th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Alan Wake, Asteroids, Dead Rising, Dead Rising 2, Final Fantasy XIII, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Left 4 Dead, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, Microsoft XNA, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade | No Comments »
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“I caught up with Aaron Greenberg tonight at the Microsoft X10 event. He said that this was going to be the best year ever for Xbox 360 games and I had to challenge him on that, as I seem to recall Microsoft people saying that every year. But…” |
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“Microsoft’s Game Room is a cool virtual space on Xbox Live where you can hang out with your cartoon-like avatar and enjoy the games of yesteryear. Frank Pape, senior director of business development in the game division at Microsoft, took me…” |
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“Over the last few weeks, in between blogging, tweeting, and more blogging, I would often sneak off to do some gaming on the ASUS G71Gx I have here in my office. It is often “helpful” to be able to take a break at work for some extracurricular…” |
| “Bring your PC, Zune, and Xbox gaming visions to life with Microsoft XNA Game StudioDevelop complete 2D and 3D games with step-by-step hands-on instruction, advice, and tips from two industry professionals. Fully revised to cover the latest features,…” |
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“The bundle will include a copy of FF XIII, 250 GB of Hard Drive with the engraving of Final Fantasy XIII, two wireless controllers, a headset and exclusive downloadable avatar items. Microsoft also announces that they will be releasing a Final…” |
Posted: February 11th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Alan Wake, Dead Rising, Fable, Final Fantasy XIII, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| “Apogee has officially announced its promised Kanex-branded HDMI to Mini DisplayPort Converter. It lets users connect any HDMI source device into a 27-inch iMac, LED Cinema Display or any other Apple device that has an mDP input. This includes…” |
| “ I am in San Francisco today where we are hosting our X10 media event. This invite only event gives our media friends the chance to hear some news, get updates on some of the upcoming games and (more importantly) get hands on time with…” |
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“Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime made a pretty bold prediction back in November. Prior to their respective releases, he said that New Super Mario Bros Wii would outsell the 360 version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 by the end of…” |
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“Look, I’m going to be honest with you: I hate zombie movies, and I’m not too fond of zombie games, either. At best, they’re uninteresting; at worst, they’re just plain lazy, substituting a crush of undead bodies for worthier opponents. On the other…” |
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“Second verse, same as the first. Tonight’s January NPD numbers aren’t terribly surprising; most systems kept their relative positions. The obvious exception is the constant battle between the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. The PlayStation 3 squeaked…” |
Posted: January 27th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Bayonetta, Dead Rising, Dead Rising 2, Gears of War, Karaoke Revolution, Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, Ninety-Nine Nights, Street Fighter IV, Supreme Commander, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade, Xbox Live Marketplace | No Comments »
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“It would appear that BioWare has gotten things with our buddy Zaeed all sorted, as his Xbox 360 DLC pack is now available through Mass Effect 2’s Cerberus Network. Coming in an update this morning, the disgruntled, padded mercenary is now available…” |
| “If you prefer Street Fighter in hand-drawn 2D instead of the look of Street Fighter IV, and if you prefer it to be … completely non-interactive, well, Capcom has some exciting news. A Super Street Fighter IV anime project is in the works from the…” |
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“Sega of Japan announced that it will release an update for the PS3 version of Bayonetta tomorrow, which adds an “Install” item to the game’s main menu. The patch, first tentatively announced in November, is intended to cut down the long load times…” |
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“We’d heard before that Korean developer Blueside (of Ninety-Nine Nights and Kingdom Under Fire) was working on a sekrit massively multiplayer game called Project T for the PC, but now we’ve learned that it’s also planning to release the game on the…” |
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“click to enlarge Sega has dropped some new screens from its upcoming Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing kart game, and if you don’t find them completely charming, there’s something broken near your left ventricle. We don’t yet know if the game is any…” |
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“Aksys Games has taken to promoting Record of Agarest War in a … unique way, downplaying the actual strategy RPG gameplay in favor of lasciviousness. That extends (huh-huh, we said “extends”) to the limited edition release of the Xbox 360 version,…” |
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“Bad news for those of you who have picked up some classic arcade titles on Xbox Live and can’t wait to play them in Microsoft’s new Game Room: It looks like you will have to repurchase anything you want to play with your avatar in the 3D environment….” |
| “Supreme Commander 2 is set to storm European retail on March 5 and 19, 2010, on PC and Xbox 360, respectively. The release dates fall within the same week as the North American launch. As we noted before, Gas Powered Games’ real-time strategy sequel…” |
| “Pennsylvania man claims publisher defrauded him and others by charging for unused virtual currency.” |
| “Servers for online role-playing games to shut down March 31; support and updates for Xbox 360 version will be unaffected.” |
| “[UPDATE] Sequel to Capcom’s popular sci-fi action-adventure will launch simultaneously in US and EU on PS3 and Xbox 360; new trailer shows Marcus Fenix and Dominic making surprise appearance on EDN III.” |
| “Four minutes of Lost Planet 2 action from the X Microsoft 10 Conference.” |
| “Dead Rising 2 is set several years after the infamous zombie invasion of Willamette. Unfortunately, the zombie virus was not contained at the conclusion of Dead Rising, spreading unchecked throughout the United States and Dead Rising 2 depicts a…” |
| “Rating: 0 Posted By: fionanshrek Views: 255 Replies: 1 Best Buy offers the PDP Rock Band Light and Smoke Stage Kit for Xbox 360, model no. PL-3649, for $44.99. Shipping adds $8.99, or opt for free in store pickup. Sales tax is added where…” |
| “Rating: 1 Posted By: 0AfterRebates Views: 332 Replies: 2 Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore Bundle Xbox 360 — $9.99 Shipped at Newegg.com Comes with a microphone….” |
Posted: January 27th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Gears of War, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade | No Comments »
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“Developer Introversion revealed a release date this morning for their first-ever console game, Darwinia+. The Xbox Live Arcade version of the indie-developed, PC strategy game will hit the Live Marketplace on Wednesday, February 10. Darwinia+…” |
| “Last night’s Capcom event didn’t carry a lot of surprises, but one reveal definitely caught us off-guard. The new trailer (above) shows off the familiar Gears of War characters Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago making a cameo in the Xbox 360 version…” |
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“The Xbox 360 version of Darksiders will receive its awaited screen-tearing patch tomorrow, according to a post on the site’s community page. The patch will start circulating to the servers at around 2 a.m. PST Wednesday. So if you’re willing to stay…” |
| “Eforcity has the 4-in-1 Component AV Cable for Nintendo Wii / Playstation / Xbox 360 for $14 – $2 off with coupon code EFWS012520 [Exp 1/31] = $12 shipped. [Compare]” |
Posted: January 26th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Army of Two, Halo 3, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, Microsoft XNA, Street Fighter IV, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade | No Comments »
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“Twisted Pixel’s highly combustible Xbox Live Arcade platformer and object of Joystiq adoration, ‘Splosion Man, will headline the upcoming Marketplace schedule (as relayed by Major Nelson) with a temporary 50-percent price reduction. After dropping to…” |
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“BioWare has posted a clarification for those having issues redeeming Mass Effect 2 promotional codes received in the Collector’s Edition of the game or as pre-order bonuses from retailers. The codes require you to go to MassEffect.com to redeem, and…” |
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“Starting tomorrow, the screen-tearing present in the Xbox 360 version of Darksiders will (hopefully) be a thing of the past, as the game’s official blog reports the patch will be available for download starting tomorrow. You’ll find the update…” |
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“When we wrote initially about James Silva’s twin-stick Xbox Live Indie Game, I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1NIT!!!1, the words “smash hit” didn’t exactly come to mind. However, according to GamerBytes’ breakdown of the Indie Games platform’s sales over…” |
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“Looking to add some more psychotic mercenaries to your life in increments of two, but light on cash in this ridiculously overstuffed Q1? Look to Amazon’s Video Game Deal of the Day to fulfill your Army of Two: The 40th Day-related needs. For today…” |
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“It seems there’s a slight clog in Mass Effect 2’s Cerberus Network DLC pipeline. Though the promised bonus mission is still available, the deadly, rugged and elaborately scarred mercenary Zaeed has been held up until tomorrow or Thursday on the Xbox…” |
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“The identity of the teased “Capcom x Microsoft” title was revealed earlier this morning, bringing about one of those forehead-slapping of course moments — because of course it’s a Monster Hunter game for the 360. To be more specific it’s Monster…” |
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“Having pulled some of its heaviest hitters out of the busy Q1 release calendar, Capcom is ready to reassign those titles to an entirely new part of the calendar, one that hasn’t been getting nearly as much attention as its numeric predecessor: Q2….” |
| “In June of 2006 I officially became a professional author when ASP.NET Pro published my article “Google Can You Hear Me?”. (So eager was I to be published I submitted my code in VB!). Now I’m proud to announce Wrox has…” |
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“Nintendo executives were reportedly given the option to snatch up the technology that powers Microsoft’s controller-free Project Natal but passed, worried that the camera tech was too expensive and not responsive enough for the Wii maker. CVG cites…” |
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“The BioWare forums are being flooded with fan outcry over non-working downloadable content codes, Cerberus Network congestion, and helmet issues. If you’ve got problems, we have a few solutions, courtesy of BioWare’s Chris Priestly. The gaming masses…” |
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“Breast-shaped mouse pads make their Western debut, along with several other naughty items in Record of Agarest War’s Really Naughty Limited Edition for the Xbox 360, announced today with a slightly NSFW instructional video, in case instinct doesn’t…” |
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