Recently, there has been a rumor spreading around the confines of the Internet saying that Blizzard is in talks with Microsoft about the next Xbox gaming system.  GamesIndustry.biz stated that, “Blizzard is actively in discussions with Microsoft seemingly confirming the development process of new console hardware is underway.”  However, when Gamespot contacted Blizzard, Blizzard reps [...]

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Another Zelda game was inevitable as we all know, but Nintendo’s announcement of The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks for the Nintendo DS was still a nice surprise.  Details are scarce, but Nintendo did show a trailer at GDC 09.  Spirit Tracks shares the same art style as Phantom Hourglass and Wind Waker.  We could [...]

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San Francisco — On Wednesday morning, Nintendo president, Satoru Iwata, announced the debut of the Virtual Console Arcade, an upgrade to the Virtual Console.  This new feature will allow Wii owners to download retro arcade games (as if you couldn’t figure that out already) for a price (you probably figured that out too).  Most games [...]

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Here’s the deal.  Sony’s online catalog of DLC pales in comparison to the Microsoft’s catalog of DLC.  Sony’s answer?  Charge publishers for hosting of course!  There will be a 16 cents per gigabyte charge to publishers who want to host DLC.  If the content is free to download, then the charge is only applicable for [...]

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Oh boy, I wish I was making this up.  Xbox designer Jamie Durrant (age 38) is a homosexual video game designer for Microsoft making about £50,000 a year (not too bad).  Unfortunately, it’s not all sunshine and rainbows down there in the office.  Durrant is suing Microsoft for £45,000 for [...]

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April Parker (if that IS her real name) was charged with burglarizing her neighbor.  Miss Parker stole DVDs, a DVD/VCR unit, a Nintendo Wii, and a Nintendo DS.  She burglarized 255 Daniel Lane, yet she lives on 260 Daniel Lane.  In short, it did not take police long to track her down after she committed [...]

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At $19.99 a pop, you can’t go wrong right (especially in today’s economy)?  The games are (drumroll please):

God of War: Chains of Olympus
Patapon
SOCOM Tactical Strike
Rainbow Six Vegas
Medal of Honor Heroes 2
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
Fight Night Round 3
Mortal Kombat: Unchained
Spongebob Squarepants: The Yellow Avenger
Sonic Rivals 2.

Spongebob Squarepants?  F*** yeah.

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This past week, Electronic Arts, who bought out BioWare, officially confirmed Mass Effect 2, the second game in the Mass Effect trilogy.  There was speculation that Mass Effect 2 will be heading for the PlayStation 3 as well; however, it is not.  EA CEO John Riccitiello recently stated that he was aiming at a multiplatform [...]

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Throughout March and April, Nintendo will be releasing a set of free downloadable games for the Nintendo DS.  These games will be available at DS download kiosks in select stores across Japan.  These games were created by students who attended the ten-month-long 2008 Nintendo Game Seminar, a course for game-writing students.  The end result of [...]

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Video game publishers want to see a reduction in the price of the PlayStation 3, or else development funds will likely transfer over to the Wii (and possibly the 360).  Since the cheapest PS3 ($399.99) is still $200 more than the cheapest 360 console and $150 more than the Wii, (what’s wrong with this picture?) [...]

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