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Serious Sam HD Arrives on PC Next Week, Xbox 360 in December (Updated)
Update: Devolver has issued forth a new trailer for Serious Sam HD (embedded below), which concludes with word that the downloadable Xbox 360 edition will hit in December. Original: Croteam's modern day revamp of Serious Sam: The First Encounter will hit PC on Tuesday, November 24, prod...
Need for Speed Shift Getting Free 'Team Racing' DLC, Five 'Legendary' Cars
Free Need for Speed Shift downloadable content is coming to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in early December, publisher EA has revealed. Hitting Xbox 360 on December 3 and then PlayStation 3 on December 3 (Europe) / December 10 (North America), the free "Team Racing pack" will bring five new "l...
Yesterday
Jurassic: The Hunted Demo Arrives on Xbox 360
If you've been itching to shoot and/or melee dinosaurs back into extinction, then you'll be happy to know a demo for Jurassic: The Hunted is now available on Xbox Live. The 589MB download offers a sample of Cauldron's time-traveling shooter, which hit PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Xbox 3...
'No More Heroes' Xbox 360 Screenshots Arrive
Yesterday, we learned that Grasshopper Manufacture's eclectic Wii action game No More Heroes was coming to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Now, we have screenshots of the prettied-up Xbox 360 port (via Xbox Japan) and video of a real-life wrestler. Exactly what Ikuhisa "Minowaman" Minowa is...
Thursday, Nov 19
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Gameplay Trailer Mans the Guns, Snipes, 'Splodes
Published by EA, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 arrives for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on March 2. Pre-ordering also nets you a "day one advantage" through six multiplayer item unlocks. A multiplayer demo is planned, presumably arriving before the release.
Wednesday, Nov 18
Evening Reading: Faylure Averted
Broken Records: Activision Trumpets Modern Warfare 2 Sales Army of Two Sequel Trailer: Army of Bling S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat Benchmark Tool Released No More Heroes Coming to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 By the way, CNN wants you to know that Barack Obama
Xbox Live Free Weekend Brings Online Multiplayer, Other Gold Perks to All
Just in time to sample the Xbox 360's new social networking and music steaming functionality (not to mention 1 vs. 100: Season Two), Microsoft will soon be offering Xbox Live Silver folk a brief taste of the perks that a paid Gold-level membership brings. Along with the examples listed abov...
Tuesday, Nov 17
PopCap's Peggle Pegging PlayStation 3 (P)Thursday
It's turning out to be an awfully busy week for PopCap, as on top of launching Bejeweled RPG Gyromancer (co-developed by Square) and the Xbox 360's Peggle Nights expansion, the developer will see Peggle and Peggle Nights debut on PlayStation 3. The joy-tastic ball-bouncing, peg-buster...
The Beatles: Rock Band Trailer Greets Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band DLC
With The Beatles: Rock Band set to receive the eight Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band tracks not included with the rhythm game this week as downloadable content, Harmonix has put together a medley trailer celebrating the whole psychedelic shebang. The album's eight remaining track...
Monday, Nov 16
Gearbox Declares Borderlands Fastest Selling Original IP of 2009, PC Patch Due Later Today
Borderlands had "the fastest-selling original property video game launch of 2009," developer Gearbox proclaimed today alongside word of the imminent PC patch. Exact sales figures for the shooter-RPG, which hit consoles and PC in October, weren't provided. Sales-tracking firm NPD re...
MX vs. ATV Reflex Trailer Promises Fantasy Fulfillment with Bikini Babes
All your off-roading fantasies are about to come true," declares this trailer for the downloadable MX vs. ATV Reflex demo now available on PlayStation and Xbox 360. Rainbow's latest hits retail in PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS and PSP form on December 1 in North America. Hopefully we...
Gyromancer and Diner Dash on XBLA Wednesday
It's looking to be a puzzling week for Xbox 360 owners, as Square and PopCap's puzzle-RPG Gyromancer will hit alongside Backbone's downloadable adaptation of action-puzzler Diner Dash on Xbox Live this Wednesday, November 18. Gyromancer will sell for 1200 Microsoft Points ($15), wit...
Saboteur PC System Requirements Unveiled
Required system specifications: CPU: Core 2 Dual Core 2.4GHz or AMD equivalent RAM: 2GB or more Video: Nvidia Geforce 7800 GTX with 256MB of VRAM or ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro with 256MB of VRAM Hard drive: At least 7GB of free space Disc drive: Dual Layer 1x or fast...
Red Dead Redemption Screenshots Mosey On Out
Red Dead Redemption is due on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 before the end of July following a delay "to allow additional development time... and to maximize [its] full potential," in both "the quality of the player experience and market performance."
Friday, Nov 13
The Release List of 11/15 - 11/21: Left 4 Dead 2, New Super Mario, Assassin's Creed II and More
This is it, folks. The week before Thanksgiving, the last big hurrah of the crowded holiday season. This week rivals the number of releases due before the year's end. Go ahead and hit up the full list, or, if you're looking for a particular system, skip right to the PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStati...
Dante's Inferno Anime Trailer Depicts Hell
A breathtaking new vision of Dante Alighieri's medieval classic" is promised in this trailer for the animated companion to poem-inspired video game Dante's Inferno. Packing "6 terrifying visions of Hell" from "6 acclaimed international directors" and said to "explore aspects of the...
Record of Agarest War Bringing 'Cornucopia of Debauchery' to Xbox 360, Delayed on PS3
The North American release of suggestive strategy-RPG Record of Agarest War has been delayed, as publisher Akysys today announced that the downloadable "cornucopia of debauchery" is coming to Xbox 360 alongside the known PlayStation 3 version. [video]15722[/video] Both PlayStati...
Madden NFL Arcade Due Thanksgiving Week
Originally slated for December, EA Tiburon's downloadable five-on-five football game Madden NFL Arcade has now been bumped up to a Thanksgiving week release. The powered-up race to 30 points will hit PlayStation 3 on Tuesday, November 24--the PlayStation Store is updating early that...
Final Fantasy 13 Release Date Revealed
The thirteenth major entry in Square's long-running role-playing series Final Fantasy will hit PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on March 9, 2010 in North America and Europe. The announcement of Final Fantasy XIII's international release date was accompanied by a stylish trailer that examin...
Rock Band DLC: Walk Like an Egyptian with AFI
While the entirety of Sgt. Pepper's one and only Lonely Hearts Club Band march out to The Beatles: Rock Band next Tuesday, developer Harmonix will be releasing six downloadable tunes for its regular Rock Band entries. The below tunes hit Xbox 360 and Wii on Tuesday, November 17, with a PlayS...
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Fall in for The Beatles: Rock Band Next Week
Arriving November 17 on Xbox 360 and Wii then November 19 on PlayStation 3 to buy as a track pack or individually, the eight 'new' Sgt. Pepper's tracks will combine with the five already on the disc to complete the fab four's famed psychedelic album from 1967.
Thursday, Nov 12
Uncharted 2, NBA 2K10 Stand Atop October NPD Videogame Sales Data
Sony recorded one of the biggest wins yet for the PS3 with system exclusive Uncharted 2 capturing the top spot for October sales. And it was a resounding victory too, beating out second place Wii Fit Plus by nearly 18%. Basketball fans also made their presence known pushing NBA 2K10 to an over...
Monday, Nov 9
Patch: Grand Theft Auto 4 DLC Coming to PC?
A new Grand Theft Auto 4 patch released for PC today, which GTAForums.com users report silently adds support for achievements from 'The Lost And Damned,' the downloadable content which has so far been exclusive to the Xbox 360 version. The six Games for Windows Live achievements reported...
Thursday, Nov 5
Dragon Quest IX, Wii Sports Resort Top Q3 2009 Sales
3.92M Japan, not yet released in US or UK) Wii Sports Resort (Wii / Nintendo) - 3.01M 1.7M US, 465K UK, 841K Japan) Madden NFL 10 (Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, PSP / EA Tiburon) - 2.61M 2.58M US, 39K UK, not yet released in Japan) Pokemon HeartGold & SoulSilver (DS / Nintendo) - 2.06M
Thursday, Oct 29
Borderlands Gets Patched on Consoles
Developer Gearbox has rolled out a pair of updates for Borderlands, bringing a number of bug fixes and tweaks to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions. On its official forums, the company vowed that it is "continuing work on support updates for all platforms, and will deploy fixes for eve...
Wednesday, Jul 1
Patch: Game Creator Kodu Released for Xbox 360
Microsoft Research's Kodu Game Lab, described as "a new visual programming language made specifically for creating games," has been released on Xbox 360. Available under the Community Games--soon to be rebranded "Indie Games"--portion of the online Xbox Live Marketplace, the 167MB...
Tuesday, Apr 21
Patch: Left 4 Dead 'Survival Pack' Update Hits PC
The free Survival Pack update for Valve's multiplayer zombie-killer Left 4 Dead has been released on PC, following the debut of the Xbox 360 downloadable content this morning. The update adds a new fast-paced Survival Mode and 16 specialized maps to the game, and enables the Dead Air and D...
Thursday, Apr 2
Patch: Magical Mystery Xbox 360 System Update Arrives
A new Xbox 360 system update today fixes interruption issues in unspecified games. Microsoft's Major Nelson indicates on his blog that the update "addresses interruption issues that some Xbox LIVE users may have experienced when playing a limited number of Xbox 360 games." Who? What? Wh...
Sunday, Mar 22
Skate 2 Patch Touches Down on PS3, Xbox 360
A new patch for EA Black Box's Skate 2 was today released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, updating the extreme open-world game with several tweaks and fixes. Changes include the addition of PlayStation 3 custom soundtracks, better off-board controls, a more streamlined approach towards...
Thursday, Feb 26
Call of Duty: WaW Console Patch Adds Re-lit Map
Today is the day that PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 owners of Call of Duty: World at War no longer feel such animosity towards their PC brethren, as now players on all three platforms can finally enjoy the re-lit daytime version of the Makin multiplayer map. PC owners got the map as part of a patch...
Tuesday, Sep 2
Pure Demo Appears Thursday on PS3, Xbox 360
A downloadable demo for Black Rock Studio's offroad racing game Pure will arrive for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 owners this Thursday, publisher Disney has revealed. Combining the trick-based speed boosts of EA's SSX series with the four-wheeled antics of Black Rock's work on ATV Offroa...
Monday, Aug 18
Epic and Crytek Expect Xbox 720, PS4 in 2012; WildTangent CEO Declares Consoles Dead
While technology developers such as Epic Games and Crytek believe the next generation of consoles will appear in 2012, WildTangent CEO Alex St. John believes that the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii represent "the last generation of consoles."
Wednesday, Aug 6
Patch: Xbox 360 Update Released, Does Nothing
Microsoft today released a new system update for the Xbox 360, which users will be prompted to download when they attempt to connect to Xbox Live. There are no other changes or enhancements in this update...in other words no new features," Xbox Live director Larry 'Major Nelson' Hyrb explain...
Friday, Jul 25
Street Fighter 2 HD Beta Extended to September 5, Patch Coming Soon
The beta for Backbone Entertainment's Super Street Fighter II HD Remix (PS3, 360) has been extended to September 5th, publisher Capcom revealed on its official blog. Originally slated to operate until mid-August, the Xbox 360-exclusive beta formally kicked off on June 25 and was made a...
Thursday, May 1
Sony Responds to GTA 4 Freezing Complaints
Sony Computer Entertainment has issued a response to numerous reports of technical maladies in Grand Theft Auto IV which describe system freezes across both the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game. Yes, we are aware of what the message boards and a few of the industry blogs are saying abou...
Thursday, Mar 20
Bully Xbox 360 Patch Now Available
A patch meant to address freezing glitches and other technical issues in the Xbox 360 version of Rockstar's Bully: Scholarship Edition (X360, Wii) is now available. The patch is delivered via automatic update which occurs when the game is booted up. The revision updates the game to versio...
Rock Band Patch Adds Music Store, Fixes Issues
An upcoming downloadable patch for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 editions of Rock Band will resolve a number of complaints as well as add a new in-game music store, developer Harmonix announced today. When the patch arrives later this week, players will be automatically prompted to down...
