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Steam Weekend Deal - Fallout 3 50% off

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 02:37PM by Ryan F.

Listed in: News, Action, FPS, RPG, Fallout 3, Deals, Steam

Tags: Steam, PC Gamer, Bethesda


Looking for a great deal this weekend? Well Steam's got you covered. This week, Steam is offering Fallout 3, the multi awarded action role-playing game from Bethesda at 50% off its original price.

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Battlefield 1943 coming PSN and XBL next week

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 10:30AM by Ryan F.

Listed in: News, Action

Tags: WWII, Electronic Arts, World War 2, PlayStation Network


Electronic Arts have announced that the critically acclaimed first-person shooter multiplayer game Battlefield 1943 will be available on July 8 on Xbox Live marketplace for 1200 MS points and on July 9 on the Playstation Network for US$ 15.00.

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StarCraft lessons - from an "authentic" Korean

Posted Jul 01, 2009 at 11:48PM by Glenn M.

Listed in: Off Topic

Tags: Korea, South Korea, Tekken, Macro, Counter-Strike, mICrO


There can be no doubt that some of the best gamers in the world are from South Korea. The WCG is a witness to what the Korean gaming force can do. Even outside the WCG, whether it's StarCraft, Warcraft, Counter-strike, and even Tekken, there's bound to be a Korean or two among the best. So now comes this Craiglist posting, where you get to learn StarCraft from a real Korean, and no not a fake one.

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Modder pays tribute to Michael Jackson via Left 4 Dead

Posted Jul 01, 2009 at 10:18PM by Glenn M.

Listed in: Mods, Left 4 Dead

Tags: modder, Smooth Criminal, Michael Jackson, zombie, Game Music


Since the death of Michael Jackson last week, the internet has come alive with tributes for the late King of Pop. One of them is this mod of Left 4 Dead (PC, Xbox 360), where the game music is replaced by some of Jacko's most popular songs. And when it comes to the Left 4 Dead, it doesn't get any cooler than Thriller.

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Green light back on: Jack Thompson Debate to go on at SGC09

Posted Jul 01, 2009 at 09:19PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: News

Tags: Jack Thompson


The July 4th SGC09 debate between anti-gamer, former Miami lawyer Jack Thompson and gamer/ attorney Mark Methenitis is all set and raring to go, despite the hump on the road yesterday morning, nearly resulting into Thompson's cancellation from the event. Reportedly, Thompson had several complaints to event host Screw Attack outlined below:

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Megan Fox talks Transformers

Posted Jul 01, 2009 at 08:45PM by Glenn M.

Listed in: Interviews, Videos, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Tags: The Transformers, PS2


We've already heard Shia LaBeouf talk Transformers, and he ended up dissing the Wii. But what about his co-star and leading lady, Megan Fox? She too has a few words to share about their latest project and you can catch them in this video after the jump.

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Bruckheimer remains positive: video game-movie adaptations may still work, tasked to lure women to gaming

Posted Jul 01, 2009 at 06:29PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: News

Tags: MTV, The Beatles, Hollywood, Jerry Bruckheimer


Despite the lackluster appeal of movie adaptations of video games, super Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer remains positive that one day, they just might get it right. And it won't suck the living daylights out of us anymore.

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China's gold farming is 'not about gold farming' after all

Posted Jul 01, 2009 at 05:50PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: News

Tags: China, PayPal


Gold farmers in China may not be out of business after all as it turns out. In the wake of the news that the government of China has now officially banned the gathering of in-game virtual money comes the clarification that there is no such desire on the part of the government to curb this activity.

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Great things come in threes: Blizzard files "Cataclysm" trademark

Posted Jul 01, 2009 at 05:05PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: News

Tags: Blizzard


Superannuation is reporting that Blizzard filed three trademark registrations for the title "Cataclysm". What is it? Nobody knows for sure yet, but the trademark did indicate that it covers "computer games, paper-based products (comic books, trading cards, coloring books), and online games." Sounds like they're getting ready to build a merchandising empire with this one.

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Wolfenstein PC system requirements revealed

Posted Jul 01, 2009 at 01:18PM by Karl B.

Listed in: News, FPS, Wolfenstein

Tags: Microsoft, DirectX, Wolfenstein, nVidia, id Software, Raven Software


Heads up, PC gamers. id Software's Peter Sokal has lifted the veil off of the PC requirements for Raven Software's Wolfenstein revamp. The good news is even those with older rigs can run the game. Specs after the jump.

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Call of Duty: World at War getting double XP weekend too, PS3 Weekend Warrior competition kicks of Friday

Posted Jul 01, 2009 at 12:33PM by Karl B.

Listed in: News, FPS, Call of Duty 5

Tags: Map Pack, Treyarch


Treyarch is also getting in on 4th of July celebrations in the US with a double XP weekend event for the PS3, Xbox 360, PC, and Wii versions of Call of Duty: World at War. This isn't restricted to the US too; it's worldwide. Also kicking off this weekend is the PS3 Weekend Warrior competition. More details are in the full article.

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Video: Tech demo for David Perry's Gaikai game streaming service

Posted Jul 01, 2009 at 10:34AM by Karl B.

Listed in: News, Videos

Tags: beta test, David Perry


We may not have seen it at E3, but it looks like David Perry is finally ready to show off his game streaming service, Gaikai, to the public. In a new video posted on his own website, Perry demonstrates how GaiKai handles, running games like Spore, World of Warcraft, and an emulated Mario Kart 64 on a standard computer with a home cable connection. Check out the video after the jump. It's pretty impressive.

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Fuel launches today, brings out screens and launch trailer

Posted Jun 30, 2009 at 10:47PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: News, Screenshots, Videos, Racing

Tags: Codemasters


We've got more assets right here for you to check out, in time for the release of the PC version of Asobo Studio and Codemasters' FUEL. We have both screenshots and a launch trailer, for you to better see the diverse locations that up to 16 players at a time can fully explore. Check them out after the jump.

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Half-Blood Prince video game out in stores

Posted Jun 30, 2009 at 10:00PM by Glenn M.

Listed in: Videos, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Tags: PS2


Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts will soon be out in cinemas, but here we have the accompanying video game, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, coming out before the movie, so fans can get sneak peeks through the game.

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Online petition for LAN in StarCraft II goes live

Posted Jun 30, 2009 at 08:43PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: News, StarCraft 2

Tags: Blizzard


The fans are not pleased with Blizzard's decision to not have LAN multiplayer in StarCraft II. And as with any other dissatisfied fans, they went online and created a petition to convince Blizzard to do otherwise.

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2K Sports confirms the NBA 2K10 10th anniversary edition

Posted Jun 30, 2009 at 08:02PM by Glenn M.

Listed in: News, NBA 2K10

Tags: NBA, PS2


If you've got money to burn and you just love these special editions, then here's another one to add to your collection - it's the NBA 2K10 10th anniversary edition, confirming the previous report and packing goodies for those who want to pay for them. Details after the jump.

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Capcom to have simultaneous launch for Dark Void consoles and PC

Posted Jun 30, 2009 at 05:19PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: News, Dark Void

Tags: Capcom


Capcom is looking to have a simultaneous launch for the consoles and PC versions of Dark Void (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC), this much they confirmed to VG247. Apart from that, they also divulged some pertinent details about their other projects set to come out this year.

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Blizzard: No LAN multiplayer in StarCraft II to prevent piracy

Posted Jun 30, 2009 at 11:17AM by Karl B.

Listed in: News, Strategy, StarCraft 2

Tags: Blizzard, piracy


Planning a LAN party to celebrate the launch of StarCraft II (whenever that is)? You can still do that, but you'll all have to be connected to Battle.Net first. Blizzard has confirmed that the upcoming RTS game will not support LAN play to further build up Battle.Net as the multiplayer solution for their games. That, and to combat piracy.

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New Left 4 Dead update released

Posted Jun 30, 2009 at 09:27AM by Ryan F.

Listed in: News, FPS, Left 4 Dead, Survival and Horror, Steam

Tags: Steam


Valve has released a new update for their co-op survival shooter game Left 4 Dead. The latest update, now available via Steam, fixes some issues from the earlier release and restores the ability to vote for a new campaign in Versus mode.

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id Software expanding, putting together new team for next project

Posted Jun 30, 2009 at 09:12AM by Karl B.

Listed in: News

Tags: id Software, Bethesda, ZeniMax, QuakeCon, Pete Hines


Now that id Software has been acquired by ZeniMax, the veteran game studio is using some of the extra cash by putting together a new development team. More after the jump.

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