No Doubt sues Activision over use in Band Hero
Rock group "No Doubt" have filed a law-suit over the band's appearance in Band Hero, Activision's latest spin-off of the Guitar Hero video game franchise. The group contend that the game has transformed them into "a virtual karaoke circus act," singing the songs of other bands. In the suit filed... Read on »
MW2 dedicated server petition suspect, server capped at 9v9
Speaking in an online chat with the Best Buy community, Infinity Ward's Mackey McCandlish and Ryan Lastimosa discussed the petition for dedicated servers in Modern Warfare 2 and also let slip that servers across all platforms will max out at eighteen players. When asked if there will be dedicated servers... Read on »
Walmart: Xbox Arcade and $100 gift card for $199 on Nov. 7
Rumors have been going around recently regarding a supposedly upcoming Walmart deal, in which an Xbox 360 Arcade will be up for offer, along with a $100 gift voucher, for $199. All of a sudden this morning, the retailer has confirmed the deal, scheduled to hit on Saturday, November 7.... Read on »
L4D2 Realism mode: Glows dropped, one-hit-kill Witch
Speaking at the recent Eurogamer Expo in London, Valve's Chet Faliszek has finally confirmed proper details on Left 4 Dead 2's Realism... Read on »
Impulse Top 10 Weekly Games for October 31st
The weekly top 10 selling games on Impulse for the week of October 25th - 31st has been published. Sins of a... Read on »
Neowin hands on: Left 4 Dead 2 demo
The Left 4 Dead 2 demo has been available for a day or two now, if you pre-ordered the game, and I've managed to get my hands on it too. The sequel to the popular Left 4 Dead is due on 18 November 2009, which is only a matter of... Read on »
Microsoft: Xbox 360 "has the best games out there"
Jerry Johnson, General Manager of Xbox Live Europe, has told VideoGamer that the Xbox 360 has the best games. "I'll come back and say that Xbox has the best games out there. It's got the best first-person shooter games out there," he said. "The exclusives we've had over the past... Read on »
Nintendo DSi LL revealed
As previously rumored, Nintendo have issued a press release today confirming the upcoming release of a new Nintendo DS. The Nintendo DSi LL has two screens both measuring at 4.2 inches, but the resolution is exactly the same as the current DSi, meaning it's more likely to be marketed towards... Read on »
Rumor: Wii 2 specs leaked, Blu-ray enabled and 1080p support
As reported by MaxConsole, a Nintendo of France marketing employee appears to have leaked the specifications of the yet to be announced Wii 2. Due to be released in the third quarter of 2010, the Wii 2 will contain a Blu-ray drive with the intention of minimizing piracy, as well... Read on »
DICE confirms dedicated servers for PC Bad Company 2
DICE Studios, the developer behind the Battlefield series has reiterated a tweet by Karl-Magnus Troedsson, Executive Producer for Battlefield who said that dedicated servers are the only way to go for multiplayer on the PC version of Battlefield: Bad Company 2. "A lot of buzz has been floating around the... Read on »
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 opening leaked
Kotaku has revealed the opening footage of Activision's upcoming game, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. The video can be watched here. If you'd rather not spoil it for yourself, don't read the next paragraph. In a pretty disturbing introduction, the player starts the level from a lift in an... Read on »
Third-person mode confirmed for Modern Warfare 2
Speaking with Kotaku, Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling became the first person to confirm the inclusion of a third-person mode in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. "3rd Person is a new playlist mode in Multiplayer," he said. "So you can play your favorite playlists [or] game types, like Team Deathmatch... Read on »
Microsoft: Blu-ray drive not coming to the Xbox 360
Xbox Live's Larry Hyrb (Major Nelson) has posted on his blog that Microsoft has "no plans" to introduce a Blu-ray add-on for the Xbox 360. "During an interview yesterday, Steve Ballmer was asked about Blu-Ray and the Xbox 360. I wanted to clear something up. Steve was referring to Blu-Ray... Read on »
NPD Group: Halo: ODST bestselling game in September
The NPD Group, the top game-industry research firm, has released its list of the top selling video game titles for the month of September. The month's most popular title was Halo: ODST selling over 1.5 million units and overtaking both Wii Sports Resort and Madden NFL 10. Halo 3: ODST... Read on »
No dedicated servers or mod tools for PC Modern Warfare 2
Speaking in a webcast with BaSHandSlash, Robert Bowling, Community Manager for Infinity Ward announced IWNet - a proprietary online match hosting system for the PC that does away with dedicated servers and server browsers. "The silence you hear is because we've got a community right now structured in such a... Read on »
Cross game chat confirmed for next PS3 firmware update
It appears that Naughty Dog has let the details slip that cross game voice chat will be included in the next PlayStation 3 firmware update. Speaking on the official PlayStation.com Forums, a Naughty Dog developer going by the PlayStation Network handle "ReklissAbandon" has confirmed the feature before having his reply... Read on »
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