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Thursday, Nov 27
The Great Black Friday 2008 Round-Up
Nintendo DS Ice Blue with Brain Age [5 AM -1 PM] - $149.99 Nintendo DS Mario Red with New Super Mario Bros. [5 AM -1 PM] - $149.99 Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway (Xbox 360/PS3) - $17.99 Destroy All Humans: Big Willy Unleashed (Wii) - $14.99 Guitar Hero III Bundle (XBox 360/PS3/Wii) - $49.99
Amazon's Full Black Friday Deal List: Your Trousers Will Tremble
Nintendo DS Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - $19.95 (Reg. $34.99) PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable Wii Xbox 360 PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 PlayStation 3 HDMI Cable - $14.95 (Reg. $29.99) PlayStation Portable Wii Xbox 360 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - $39.95 (Reg. $59.99)
Wednesday, Nov 26
GameStop's Holiday Game Picks [Give, Receive, And Trade]
If your gift recipient is in his/her adolescent years a rating of T (Teen) is likely the most suitable. Games that are great for ages 13 and over include Guitar Hero World Tour (Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2) and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, DS).
MORE Amazon Black Friday Deals, Now With DS [Black Friday 2008]
Nintendo DS Available now through December 1st at 11:59pm PST: Nintendo DS Lite Limited Edition Ice Blue with Brain Age and Carrying Case Bundle - $134.95 (Reg. $149.99) Friday Only - Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - $19.95 (Reg. $34.99)
Monday, Nov 24
New Xbox Experience: So, How Much Space Do Your 360 Games Installs ...
Star Wars: Force Unleashed (6.6 GB) - Stranglehold (6.7 GB) - Stuntman Ignition (5.8 GB) - Table Tennis (3.4 GB) - Tales of Vesperia (5.9 GB) — "loads like it runs off of a cartridge at times" - Tengai Makyou Ziria: Harukanaru Jipang ...
So, How Much Space Do Your 360 Games Installs Take Up? [New Xbox Experience]
Earth Defense Force 2017 (3.4 GB) Grand Theft Auto IV (6.7 GB) — decreases initial load time from 46.5 to 33 seconds GUN (3.6 GB) Lego Star Wars The Complete Saga (5.8 GB) Star Wars: Force Unleashed (6.6 GB) Xbox Live Arcade Compilation Disc (5.9 GB) Xbox Live Arcade Unplugged Vol.1 (3.4 GB)
Monday, Nov 17
Holiday Game Review Madness [What To Buy?]
LEGO Batman The Video Game Review: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS, PSP, PC) The Force Unleashed Review: As If Millions of Star Wars Fans Suddenly Cried Out (Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS, PSP) Tom Clancy's EndWar Review: Vocal Annihilation (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS, P...
Monday, Oct 20
Vader, Yoda Cross Soul Calibur IV Versions On October 23 [Soul Calibur IV]
Set to reveal the origins of this ongoing story, Soulcalibur IV features new and familiar faces from across the galaxy who seeks the rival swords for their own ambitions. The line-up of weapon-wielding fighters grows as new characters add to the mythos including Hilde, a striking armor-...
Tuesday, Sep 23
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Selling By The Bantha-load ...
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed completely re-imagines the scope and scale of the Force and casts players as Darth Vader’s “Secret Apprentice,” unveiling new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy seen through the eyes of this mysterious ...
Tuesday, Sep 16
The 100 Retailer Pop Quiz - What Gaming Console Should We Buy?
Xbox 360 - 64%: The Xbox 360 hands-down came out on top of the console heap as far as retail employees were concerned, beating out the Wii (for the most part) and PlayStation 3 by a very wide margin. Apparently 15-year-old boys and the Xbox 360 were made for each other. Out of all the responses I r...
Sunday, Sep 14
Week in Games: Your Cash Unleashed [New Releases]
Monday (Sept. 15) Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed (PSP) Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Wii, PS2, PS3, 360, DS, PSP) TNA iMPACT! (Wii) Igor (PC, DS, Wii) Zoo Hospital (Wii) B-Boy (PSP) Pure (PS3, 360, PC) Everlight (PC) Yggdra Union (PSP) Super Pick Ups (Wii) WWII: GC (PC)
Tuesday, Sep 9
GameStop Expo Details [Gamestop Expo 2008]
This year around the retailer-only show will give folks their hands on time with Guitar Hero: World Tour, Rock Band 2, Wii Music, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Spore, Call of Duty: World at War, Animal Crossing and, I'm told, a first ever chance to check out Halo Wars.
Thursday, Aug 21
PlayStation Store Update: Booty Calls
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Dragonforce Track Pack ($6.25) Rock Band Game Demos The Last Guy STAR WARS The Force Unleashed NFL Head Coach 09 Game Videos Vampire Rain Gameplay Trailer #2 PS3 Themes inFamous PLAYSTATION Store for PC Downloadable Games Game Videos PSP Wallpaper
Thursday, Jul 31
SoulCalibur IV Review: Polishing The Stage Of History
SoulCalibur IV was developed by Project Soul, published by Namco Bandai. Released on July 29th on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Played Xbox 360 version. Completed story mode for all characters including custom, unlocked all hidden characters and artwork. Played multiple rounds online with...
Wednesday, Jul 30
Game Critics' Best of E3 Finalists Announced [E308]
Each year journalists from 36 North America media outlets come together to select what they believe are the best games of E3. The annual Game Critics Awards are meant to recognize the games that "will shape the future of interactive entertainment."
Saturday, Jul 26
Kotaku Originals: Comment dit-on "Pissing Match" en Japonais?
Xbox Live Makes Horror Funny This Fall Gamefest 2008: Microsoft's Satchell Talks Xbox 360 Homebrew Scene New York Gov Signs Video Game Law Does This Target Card Show LBP's Release Date? Using The Force In Soul Calibur IV Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Hot Lightsaber Action
Saturday, Jul 12
Kotaku Originals: Make It a Blockbuster Week [Kotaku Originals]
Rock Band 2 Features Drum Trainer, Wireless Instruments, Full Backwards Compatibility This Wii Hard Drive Is So Damn Phony (And Funny) GameStop's Leaked Xbox 360 Price Drop Info 2.41 Firmware Brings New PS3 Platinum Trophy Hands-On The Force Unleashed Impressions
Monday, Jul 7
Hands-On The Force Unleashed Impressions
After playing the Vader level to completion, I hopped into shoes of Vader's secret apprentice and played through an entire chapter with him. Unlike Vader, whose powers are already maxed out, the apprentice needs to unlock and strengthen his abilities over time.
Friday, Jun 6
Analyst: LucasArts Layoffs About EA, Studio Politics
In other words, if WB won't be doing any George Lucas films, then a development studio it owns won't be doing any George Lucas games, and that means LucasArts has a limited need to deal with the UK-based studio. The analyst added, "If I were EA, I would go in to George Lucas and try to buy LucasAr...
Thursday, Jun 5
Rumor: Ex-Lucasarts Staffer Talks KOTOR 3, More Indy, Wii Lightsaber Game
Battlefront 3 (which we've already heard about) The Official Indiana Jones" game (probably this one) another LEGO game based on the Indy universe" a lightsaber game for the wii (sorry, no lightsaber peripherals)"
Darth Vader's Apprentice Joins Soulcalibur IV Cast
A brand new character is joining the cast of Soulcalibur IV and, surprisingly enough, this one isn't sporting Jabba the Hutt sized breasts. Darth Vader's "secret apprentice" Starkiller, star of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, will join Yoda and Vader in pitting lightsaber against blad...
Thursday, May 15
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Multiplayer Makes LucasArts PR Snappy
There are some touchy questions. Questions that might turn people curt. Questions that need to be asked. Questions like: Is there any specific reason why there is no multiplayer in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed for the PS3 and Xbox 360? Adam Kahn, Senior PR Manager at LucasArts, answers.
Friday, May 2
New MGS 4 Gameplay Footage Airs Tonight [Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots]
The folks over at the G4 show promise no teaser trailers, no cinematics, just 100 percent brand new in-game footage. If you're up for that sort of thing make sure to catch it tonight at 8 p.m. on G4. They show will also have some new gameplay of Silicon Knight’s Too Human for the Xbox 360 and hands-o...
Wednesday, Apr 23
Post GTA IV, Games Sales Will Take A Dip
While the much anticipated release of GTA IV at the end of April is expected to produce record sales, and Wii Fit, slated for May, is also expected to be a blockbuster, the remainder of the year lacks any big releases, and comparisons get tougher throughout the year as we lap titles such as Ha...
Monday, Apr 7
Resistance 2 Trailer This Friday? Uh. Yes!
Update: And there's the confirmation! This week's GameTrailers TV features not just a Resistance 2 teaser, but Soulcalibur IV in-game action with Vader and Yoda, plus loads of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. GameTrailers TV Episode 109 Promo [GameTrailers]
Friday, Feb 22
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Besides the few clips I'd seen floating around, this was the first extensive experience I'd had with the game. Now it certainly wasn't a "hands on" by any means, but we got to see a fair amount in the half hour presentation. In Force Unleashed you play Darth Vader's Secret Apprentice who has be...
Wednesday, Feb 20
Havok Goes Free In May [Dev Tools]
Company Seeks to Propel Innovative Game Development by Giving Free Access to Industry-Leading Physics and Animation Tool Suite With the free PC download of Havok Complete, Havok enables broad non-commercial development use for artists and engineers around the world, which Havok be...
Tuesday, Dec 18
GDC08: Rock Band Post Postmortem, Pardo Talks [Gdc08]
• A talk with Harmonix's VP of Product Development, Greg LoPiccolo that is a postmortem of a postmortem - a first for GDC - of course, about Rock Band • A talk with Haden Blackman of LucasArts about the convergent pipeline used in making the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Monday, Dec 3
Star Wars Coming to... the N-Gage?
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed casts players as Darth Vader's "Secret Apprentice" and promises to unveil new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy. The game's expansive story is set during the largely unexplored era between Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Epis...
