Guitar Hero World Tour, Far Cry 2, Blue Dragon, and more.

Posted: December 23rd, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

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GameFly Annual Used Game Sale: Xbox 360 Fear 2 $10, Street Fighter IV $13, Gears of War 2 $17, Fable 2 $18, PS3 NBA 2K9 $10, Godfather 2 $13 & More on SlickDeals.net

Gamefly End-of-the-Year Used Game Sale! on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
Rating: 25 Posted By: Yuyak Views: 6276 Replies: 18 Credit goes to CheapyD on CAG. I’m just copy+pasting (and edited for FW format) for the benefit of gamers on FW. All these games are used, but in my experience they’re generally in fairly good…


Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Halo 3, NBA 2K, and more.

Posted: November 12th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , , | No Comments »

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Japanese hardware sales – Nov. 2nd to 8th on GoNintendo
PS3 48,925 DSi 37,421 PSP 33,784 Wii 31,810 PSP go 13,992 DS Lite 5,515 Xbox 360 4,679 PS2 2,066 Link

October Sales: DJ Hero Tanks, Brutal Legend, Well… [Npd] on Kotaku
There were two games noticeable by their absence from the October NPD top 10 list: EA’s heavy metal adventure Brutal Legend, and Activision’s peripheral-shackled DJ Hero. Brutal Legend managed to move 215,000 copies when you combine the figures from…

Xbox Live Sets Record with 2 Million on at Once [Record] on Kotaku
Likely driven by the nearly 5 million copies Modern Warfare 2 sold on its launch day, Xbox Live set a record Thursday with two million people logged into the service at once. Community guru Major Nelson tweeted the news about noon U.S. Pacific time,…

Assassin’s Creed II Outfits For Your 360 Avatar [Xbox 360] on Kotaku
Some Assassin’s Creed II items have turned up on the Xbox 360’s Avatar Marketplace, with both game-related clothing and avatar cosplay on offer. The t-shirts and hoodies are predictably bland, but for our more cash-rich readers the in-game outfits…

Madden Arcade to Release Thanksgiving Week [Madden] on Kotaku
IGN reports that Electronic Arts announced its five-on-five Madden NFL Arcade will release Thanksgiving week, a time of the year that already blends pigskin with parking one’s self on the couch for extraordinarily long stretches in front of the tube….

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex Review: Looks Aren’t Everything [Review] on Kotaku
Two years after Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare wowed first-person shooter fans on Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation 3, the game gets both a sequel for those consoles and a Wii port of the original. The Treyarch developed Wii port doesn’t offer anything…

Yesh [Note] on Kotaku
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: I spent most of today trying to play through a game starring an ethnic blue-collar worker. I did not succeed. But, hey, it’s only 6 p.m. I still have six hours until I fail. What you missed: StarCraft II Expansions, Diablo…

Uncharted 2, Wii Fit Plus & Borderlands Bow Big In October [Npd Group] on Kotaku
Naughty Dog’s PlayStation 3 exclusive Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, as expected, trounced the competition in October moving over a half-million copies, according to the NPD Group. But competitors Wii Fit Plus and Borderlands racked up impressive sales…


Forza Motorsport, Final Fantasy XI, Halo 3, and more.

Posted: November 12th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

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October NPD: Uncharted 2 takes top spot while hardware sales slow down on Joystiq
After the last two months of price drop-fueled sales surges, it’s almost comforting to see all these red arrows. Hardware sales are down 17% from last month and down 10% from the year prior, with only the Wii maintaining any upward momentum as we…

Conundrum: Xbox Live tops 2 million simultaneous users on Joystiq
In a positively baffling announcement, Microsoft’s Major Nelson has tweeted that Xbox Live has reached a new record: Two million simultaneous users. That means two million people were logged into Xbox Live at the same time earlier today. The puzzling…

Xbox LIVE Update coming Nov. 17thXbox Live's Major Nelson on “cool” via Recommendations in Google Reader
  I know some of  you are already enjoying many of these features through the Preview Program, but I am happy to announce that the next update that contains Facebook, Twitter, Last.fm and Zune video will be available to all Xbox LIVE…

Prototype for Xbox 360 or PS3 for $40 + $2 s&h on dealnews – 20 most recent deals.
Walmart offers Prototype for Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 for $39.96 plus $2.47 for shipping. (Free Site-to-Store is also available.) That’s $12 under our June mention and the lowest total price we could find by $5. Snack tax is added where applicable.

Xbox 360 bans rise to 1 million, banned consoles go up for sale on TechSpot
Microsoft has reportedly unleashed a second wave of bans, bringing the total count of banned Xbox 360s to around 1 million — about five percent of some 20 million Live-connected consoles. There is also some uncertainty now as to whether or not the…


Xbox Live Arcade, NBA 2K, Resident Evil 5, and more.

Posted: November 9th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

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The Future of Gaming: 5 Social Predictions on Mashable!
Earlier today, video gaming giant Electronic Arts (EA) announced its blockbuster acquisition of the Facebook/social gaming company Playfish for between $300-400 million. It’s a major move by EA into the social gaming space and one that places…

NBA Unrivaled Landing On XBLA On Wednesday on 1UP RSS feed
If you enjoy basketball games, but your tastes run more toward NBA Jam than NBA 2K, then you might want to keep an eye on Xbox Live Arcade. Tecmo has announced that NBA Unrivaled will be out this week. Developed by A.C.R.O.N.Y.M Games, NBA…

Capcom Will Release RE5 Alternative Edition As DLC on 1UP RSS feed
Resident Evil 5 Alternative Edition will eventually be making its way to North America, but not as a boxed game. Instead, the remixed edition will be available as downloadable content, as chosen by some 1500 voters on Capcom-Unity. “Based on your…


Guitar Hero: Metallica, Xbox Live Arcade, Resident Evil 5, and more.

Posted: October 20th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

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gamefly USED 360 & ps3 under $20 list on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
Rating: 6 Posted By: JamesD1343 Views: 2235 Replies: 9 sorted by user rating only showing first page all under $20. I did buy RE5 for ps3 and while it took a while to arrive it was in great condition.Gears of War 2 X360 X360 8.4 11/6/08 $19.99 …

Walmart Video Game Deals (2-3 Select Wii, DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Xbox 360 Games Starting at $20) at Walmart on Techbargains.com
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Gadget Deals of the Day [Dealzmodo] on Gizmodo
Plenty of exciting announcements from Apple and Barnes & Noble today, but here you’ll find the stuff with the exciting price tags. Check out the HP laptops or save heroically on the first four Superman movies. Top Deals: • 16″ HP dv6t Laptop with…

Scribblenauts Spells Sales Success In September [Npd Group] on Kotaku
Though it didn’t make an appearance in the NPD Group’s top ten bestselling games in the U.S. for September, 5th Cell’s innovative Nintendo DS game Scribblenauts conjured up impressive sales. According to NPD data released today, the Warner Bros….


Left 4 Dead, NBA 2K, Batman: Arkham Asylum, and more.

Posted: September 14th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

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Xbox Live 12-Month Gold Subscription Card $30 on SlickDeals.net

Insane Night Brings Two New Challenge Maps To Arkham Asylum [Dlc] on Kotaku
This Thursday’s free Insane Night downloadable content for Batman: Arkham Asylum brings two new challenge maps to the game, testing the limits of players’ FreeFlow Combat and Invisible Predator skills. We knew the Insane Night DLC was coming to the…

Minority Report: The Non-White Gamer’s Experience [Feature] on Kotaku
Fergus Mills searches for the words. It’s clear he wants to say this carefully. The 22-year-old from Macon, Ga. is black. His Xbox Live avatar is black. Except that it’s not. Drawing it out of him, Mills says it’s because of the avatar’s body…


NBA 2K, Madden NFL, Fable II, and more.

Posted: September 5th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

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Zune 4GB MP3 Player + Car Kit & Headphones $80 Shipped at Buy on Dealhack
Get the Microsoft Zune 4GB MP3 Player with Free Zune Car Pack and Premium Zune V2 Headphones for $210 – $130 instant savings = $80 shipped at Buy.com. This Zune media player features 4GB of internal flash memory, for storage of up to about 975 songs,…

In the Preseason, 2K Sports Reports First [Stick Jockey] on Kotaku
The preseason may not matter in the standings. But look at the NFL’s, look at baseball’s spring training. It matters to those sports, and to their bottom lines. And it’s starting to matter to video games. NBA 2K10’s Draft Combine released Thursday…


NBA 2K, Max Payne, Grand Theft Auto IV, and more.

Posted: September 1st, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

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Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2009 Financial Results on GoNintendo
NEW YORK, Sep 01, 2009 – Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO) today announced financial results for its third quarter ended July 31, 2009. Net revenue for the third fiscal quarter was $138.6 million, compared to $433.8 million for…

Xbox 360 120 GB Removable Hard Drive $127 at Dell on BensBargains.net Latest Headlines
Dell has the Microsoft Xbox 360 120 GB Removable Hard Drive for $150 – 15% off with coupon code 6FWJ247J1P44CK [Exp 9/2] = $127 shipped. Includes a data transfer kit to easily migrate saved data to the 120GB HDD. [Compare]


NBA 2K, Xbox Live, and more.

Posted: August 18th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , | No Comments »

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Game with Fame: Play NBA 2K9 with 311 on Xbox.com Community RSS
Alternative band 311 will play Xbox LIVE Gold members in NBA 2K9 on August 31.

The Race for the Crown Begins in Fable III on Xbox.com Games RSS
Explore the journey to rule, with you in pursuit of a kingdom, in Fable III, the exciting new Xbox 360 exclusive in the critically acclaimed Fable franchise.


NBA 2K, Xbox Live Arcade, Gears of War 2, and more.

Posted: July 1st, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

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Gears of War 2 (Xbox 360) $39.99 at Amazon on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
Rating: 0 Posted By: fuzzymello Views: 515 Replies: 0 Gears of War 2 (Xbox 360) for $39.99 + Free Super Saver Shipping at Amazon.comGamers! If you’ve been looking for a great deal on Gears of War 2 for Xbox 360 since it was released in November,…

Kobe Tinier Than Normal In NBA 2K10 Anniversary Edition [Limited Edition] on Kotaku
2K Sports is pulling out all the stops to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the NBA 2K franchise, offering up a limited Anniversary that comes complete with a tiny Kobe Bryant of your very own. Standing 3 inches tall, the McFarlane Toys Kobe Bryant…

Last.fm free for Xbox Live Gold members on CrunchGear
Flexing their journalistic muscles, the crew at Joystiq have details surrounding Last.fm’s arrival onto Xbox Live, which was announced at E3 this year. It shouldn’t come as a surprise by now, but Gold members will have 24-hour access to the…

IGN: Top 10 PlayStation Network Exclusives on digg.com: Stories / Gaming / Popular
The PlayStation Network doesn’t have the regular release schedule of Xbox Live Arcade or WiiWare, but it still has a rich library of great downloadable games.

Sony Patents Emotion Engine Emulation for PS3 Cell on 1UP RSS feed
When Sony was looking for ways to trim PlayStation 3 manufacturing costs, one feature that didn’t make the cut was the built-in Emotion Engine, which allowed PS2 backwards compatibility. But, according to a Siliconera report, it may be on its way…