Burnout 3: Takedown, Xbox Live Arcade, Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, and more.

Posted: December 28th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

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Amazon.com – Xbox 360 Arcade Play Wireless Controller Gaming Pack $44.77 on Dealcatcher – Today’s Deals
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Ten for 2010: the 10 most-anticipated games coming in the new year on Boing Boing
For all the things the indies are able to do best — experiment wildly and allow themselves the infinite creative freedom that otherwise gives stockholders the chilled sweats — one of their greatest assets is the element of surprise. Unlike the…


Xbox Live Arcade, Xbox Live, Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, and more.

Posted: September 7th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , | No Comments »

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Xbox 360 120GB Elite System $255 at Dell on BensBargains.net Latest Headlines
Dell has the Xbox 360 120GB Elite High-Definition Gaming and Entertainment System on sale for $300 – 15% off with coupon code 6FWJ247J1P44CK [Exp 10/31] = $255 with free shipping. Additions over the original Xbox 360 design include: Black Console /…

Mike Didn’t Like Making Video Games, But Jerry Did [Pax] on Kotaku
Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins, better known as Gabe and Tycho, the characters in their Penny Arcade just finished hosting a massive expo they like. But making video games? They have mixed feelings. Holkins and Krahulik took time out of their…


Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Xbox Live Arcade, and more.

Posted: August 31st, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

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XBLM Deal of the Week: Penny Arcade – Episode 2 on Joystiq [Xbox]
In celebration of the upcoming Penny Arcade Expo, this week’s Xbox Live Marketplace Deal of the Week is none other than Gabe & Tycho’s second adventure: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode Two. Normally 1200 ($15 USD), the Hothead…

XBLA Weekly Deploys Defense Grid, Yo-Ho Kablamo [Xbox Live Arcade] on Kotaku
Xbox 360 owners can go on the offense of defense with this week’s Xbox Live Arcade update, as both tower defense game Defense Grid: The Awakening and multiplayer sea battle game Yo-Ho Kablamo arrive this Wednesday. Defense Grid: The Awakening,…


Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Xbox Live Arcade, and more.

Posted: August 31st, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

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Celebrate PAX 09 With A Cheaper Precipice 2 [Xbox Deal Of The Week] on Kotaku
PAX 2009 is just a few days away, and to celebrate, Microsoft discounting Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode Two as its Xbox Live Deal of the Week. On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness is of course the Penny…

Price Drop: Xbox 360 Elite Game System $300 Shipped at Buy on Dealhack
Price Drop: get the Xbox 360 Elite Game System now for $400 – $100 price drop = $300 shipped at Buy.com. This Xbox system bundle features Xbox 360 Elite Console, 120GB hard drive, black wireless controller, black headset, SD composite cable, Ethernet…

Mobile gaming proves to be a huge growth market on Betanews
By Tim Conneally, Betanews French video game publisher Gameloft established an early lead in download-only gaming and is seriously reaping the rewards. Today, Gameloft published its results for the first half of 2009, showing sales that have reached…


Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned, Grand Theft Auto IV, Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, and more.

Posted: August 11th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

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PSA: Xbox Live Update is … live on Joystiq
This one is for all the unlucky souls that didn’t make it into the Xbox Live Update preview program: Your wait is over! The Xbox Live Update is finally here, and it’s here for everyone. That’s right, now everyone has access to the update’s many…

Hands On Video of the Zune HD on TechCrunch
Can Microsoft’s latest Zune, the Zune HD, take down the king? It depends on which king you’re talking about. As it stands, the iPod Touch is a whole different beast because of the App Store. What Microsoft has done with the Zune HD is nothing…

Microsoft Xbox 360 Live Update with New Netflix App Arrives on Hacking NetFlix
If you have an Xbox 360 and Netfilx, you should see the following notice when you boot up the console: There is some buzz this morning about Netflix having an exclusive console deal with Microsoft, but we've known that since my discussion with…

Xbox 360 gets Netflix exclusively on CrunchGear
Sorry, Wii and PS3 owners. You ain’t getting Netflix streaming despite other claims. Microsoft has inked an exclusive deal with Netflix to keep the movie streaming on the Xbox 360. Netflix Partnership This exclusive partnership offers you the…

The big Xbox 360 Dashboard update is waiting for you on CrunchGear
When you get home from work today, or get out of bed, the Xbox 360 Dashboard update will be ready to go. (I’m holding out on updating for a few days; I’m no man’s guinea pig!) It’s pretty exciting. Again, the…

Lost and Damned, Penny Arcade 2 Xbox Discounts Coming on 1UP RSS feed
Microsoft has announced that the Grand Theft Auto IV expansion Lost and Damned will be discounted soon, and for a limited time. The week of August 24, the expansion will be the Xbox Live Deal of the Week and drop to 1200 Microsoft Points ($15), a $5…

Infinity Ward Says Fans Will Determine Modern Warfare 2 DLC on 1UP RSS feed
We reported last week that Activision is planning two downloadable content packs for Modern Warfare 2. But if you were nervous about only having two opportunities to spend money, don’t worry; Infinity Ward community manager Robert Bowling says there…

Xbox 360 Triumphs Over PS2 In Nielsen Ratings [Nielsen Ratings] on Kotaku
Microsoft claims victory over the PlayStation, as the latest Nielsen ratings indicate that the Xbox 360 is the first current-generation console to top the PS2 in terms of minutes played per month. According to the graph provided by the Niesen…


Tekken 6, Halo 3, Grand Theft Auto IV, and more.

Posted: August 10th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , , , , , | No Comments »

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Incoming Xbox Deals of the Week: Lost and Damned, Penny Arcade Adventures Episode 2 on Joystiq
How often is the Xbox Live Deal of the Week actually exciting? Not this week, at least, but it will be this month! On August 24, Microsoft will offer something pretty tempting: Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned for 1200 ($15), 5 bucks off the…

The Beatles: Rockband Limited Edition Bundle for Xbox 360 $212 at Dell on BensBargains.net Latest Headlines
Dell has the The Beatles: Rockband Limited Edition Premium Bundle available for preorder for Xbox 360 priced at $250 – 15% off with coupon code 65G7RQ11J?M2LH [Exp 10/31] = $212 with free shipping. It’s set for a September 9 release, and the bundle…

Microsoft XBOX 360 wireless controller and Viva Pinata Party Animals 39.99 @Best Buy on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
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Moyea DVD Ripper includes video editing tools on Macnn | The Macintosh News Network
Moyea has released its self-titled DVD Ripper for Mac. The application is used to rip DVDs into numerous video formats for devices such as the iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, Zune, PSP, Xbox 360 and PS3. Editing features allow users to trim and crop videos,…

Microsoft posts retail store construction photos on Ars Technica – All Ars Technica Content
On the official Microsoft Twitter account (which by the way only became active last month), the software giant has posted two “under construction” photos of two of its retail stores. The images clearly show some of the brands that Microsoft will be…

More Details On Guitar Hero 5 Backwards Compatibility Revealed on 1UP RSS feed
Fans recently received some good news when Activision revealed that a substantial number of songs from Guitar Hero World Tour and Guitar Hero Smash Hits will be compatible with Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero. But how will it work exactly? According…

Namco Bandai Brings Games, “Major” Announcements To Gamescom [Gamescom 09] on Kotaku
Publisher Namco Bandai has big things planned for next week’s Gamescom convention in Cologne, Germany. It’s bringing eight games, from Tekken to Katamari to Dragon Ball, plus “major exclusive new announcements” to be unveiled at the show. Namco…


Xbox Live, Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, and more.

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

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1 vs 100 welcomes Penny Arcade this Friday on Joystiq [Xbox]
Penny Arcade’s Mike “Gabe” Krahulik has announced that he and Jerry “Tycho” Holkins will be special guests on Xbox Live’s 1 vs 100 this Friday evening. During the live show, set to begin at 7pm PT / 10pm ET, Gabe and Tycho will be online along with…


Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade, Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, and more.

Posted: July 31st, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , | No Comments »

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Freeverse goes with ngmoco’s Plus+ for iPhone social gaming on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Gaming, Software, Odds and ends, Developer, iPhone, App Store, SDKFreeverse has picked a partner in the ongoing dance of social gaming networks on the iPhone. They’ve joined up with ngmoco and their Plus+ system for…

Call of Duty: Classic coming to Xbox Live and PSN ‘eventually’ on Joystiq [Xbox]
It’s common knowledge that those who pick up Modern Warfare 2’s Hardened Edition or Prestige Edition will receive Call of Duty: Classic, the game that started it all. Then there’s the option of making your own, but what if you’re one of the 14 people…

SEGA official sales details – how well as The Conduit done? on GoNintendo
This information comes from SEGA’s official financial report for Q1… * Virtua Tennis 2009 (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PC) – 790,000 units (U.S. release date June 9) * The Conduit (Wii) – 150,000 units (U.S. release date June 23) Now…

Braid Coming To PlayStation 3, Says German Ratings Board [Playstation Network] on Kotaku
A PlayStation 3 version of Xbox Live Arcade hit Braid appears to be in the works, with Germany’s Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle (USK) rating the latest port as of yesterday. That’s excellent news for PS3 owners. The USK (via NeoGAF) pegs…

Xbox 360 Guitar Hero 5 Will Support Avatars on 1UP RSS feed
Wondering what your Avatars are good for apart from standing around on your Xbox 360 dash, looking cool? Well, if you pick up Guitar Hero 5, you could have them throw a rock concert. Microsoft has announced that Xbox 360 owners will be able to…


Resident Evil 5, Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Xbox Live Arcade, and more.

Posted: July 3rd, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

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Telltale engine doesn’t support PlayStation … yet on Joystiq
Telltale has been churning out some fantastic adventure games as of late. The team responsible for Sam & Max, Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People and Wallace & Gromit has found its games on both WiiWare and Xbox Live Arcade. But why…

Japan – game market falls 25% in first half of 2009 on GoNintendo
Data pooled from December 29th, 2008 to June 28th, 2009… – 218,920 million yen made. – 24.4% drop from the same period the year before. – hardware saw a 27.6% drop – software saw a 21.8% drop – Top selling games Mario & Luigi RPG 3!!! -…

GoGamer Madness Sale: PC & Video Games from $3 + $3 s&h on dealnews – 20 most recent deals.
The latest GoGamer Madness Sale cuts prices on over 60 video games for Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, DS, and PC. Prices start at $2.90. With shipping starting at $2.99, many are at the lowest total prices we could find. Gaming peripherals are also on sale,…


Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade, Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, and more.

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

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Braid Comes To The Mac [Mac Gaming Lol] on Kotaku
The list of excuses for not having played Number None’s Braid gets shorter today with the release of the Mac OS X version of the time-shifting puzzle platformer. The newest version of Braid is priced the same as its Xbox Live Arcade and PC…