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BioWare Developing Secret Shooter/RPG for Xbox 360?

BioWare is working on two unannounced games for the Xbox 360, IGN is reporting. A spokesperson told the site that they have four development teams working on games right now and that a couple of them are for Microsoft's next-gen console. More »

PS3

$70 to $80 PS3 Games?

Famitsu publisher president is saying that Playstation 3 games will likely be priced $70 to $80 when they hit and don't forget that buying the PS3 is going to require a second job. I'm not really a huge fan of this whole, our system is sooooo cool that it's going to cost you an arm and a leg trend. Since when is paying too much for something the mark of being on the cutting edge? More »

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HowTo: Reading on Your PSP

The Playstation Portable's newly added web browser is a great addition to the handheld, but most importantly it can be easily exploited to streamline the process of reading text on the device. More »

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New Civilization IV Screens and Game Details

More screens and details about Civilization IV arrived today. This round senior producer Barry Caudill talks about the game's promotion system, a much more intricate affair than most games. In Civ IV players can choose from 20 different bonuses for individual characters as they climb the ranking system from green to veteran to elite. Here's the scoop from Caudill along with a bunch of fresh screens: More »

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New Line to Release Six PSP Movies

New Line Home Entertainment just announced that they are jumping on the UMD bandwagon. So far the company only announced plans to release six titles this year. Elf, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), The Butterfly Effect, Freddy Vs. Jason, Blade and Secondhand Lions will all go on sale on Oct. 4 for $19.99 each.

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DS TV Tuner

Lik-Sang is selling a TV tuner that works with the Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance SP. Unfortunately, the thing is about the same size as the DS, so once docked it will be like carrying around a real TV. The $89 add-on is expected to ship in October. More »

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Dead Invade MMO Text Adventure

Urban Dead is a strange text massively multiplayer game where you can play a member of the military, scientific community, a civilian or a zombie. The point is to survive, thrive and become more powerful. The game is quite a bit of fun in a very understated non-graphic sort of way. More »

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Text Adventures on Your Wrist


Make has a nice post up about playing text adventures on the Palm PDA watch. What I was most surprised about was that the once $200-plus watch can be had for less than $70. Of course the watch basically looks like you have a PDA strapped to your wrist. I must purchase it! More »

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New Box Art Pictures

A poster over at the Gaming-Age forums has put up screen shots from a slew of U.S. Boxart for some very anticipated games including Devil Kings, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Shadow of the Colossus. Check em out and then explain why Tony Hawk decided to go with such a crap cover for American Wasteland. More »

Arcade

Uber Nintendo Arcade Machine Defined

A reader writes to say that the Uber Nintendo arcade machine I posted about yesterday is in fact a six-player arcade version of Mario Party. The machine features both video minigames and physical minigames. Players compete for capsule toys. More »

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PAX: The Passion of Gaming

CmdrTaco has a mammoth write-up of his experiences at this year's Penny Arcade Expo. It sounds like it's a must go. More »

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Uber Nintendo Arcade Machine

What the hell is this thing? All I could figure out by looking at the Game Watch page is that it's an arcade machine. It looks pretty amazing, what would be really cool is if all of the little Nintendo figures moved around when you played the game. More »

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Xbox 360 Store Coming to Times Square?

Microsoft may be trying to snatch up 18,000-square feet of prime Times Square real estate in which to sell their next-gen console. More »

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Micro Cases and Tethers

Gamewatch has some pretty cool pictures up of tethers and tiny carrying cases for the Micro. The tethers look like they have a release so you can pop the micro loose from your neck for some quick play. The cases look like tiny backpacks with carabineers attached to the top of them. I've gotta get my hand on one of those tethers, they look great. More »

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Sonic Lords It Over Hedgehogs

Sega recently visited a German Hedgehog Sanctuary with Sonic in tow. The man-sized blue hedgehog spent the day running around putting the fear of himself in all of the little balls of bristle. More »

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Resident Evil 4 Playable at TGS

Resident Evil 4, Okami, Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams and Monster Hunter 2 will all be playable at Capcom's Tokyo Game Show booth next month. More »

Soul-Powered Gamecube The Hellcube combines the gaming of Nintendo with the promise of eternal damnation, all in a little yellow box. Delicious. Hellcube [Wonderland]

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Gizmondo Adds GPS Mapping

Tiger Telematics announced today that their yet-to-hit-North-America portable gamer the Gizmondo will now support a street level GPS mapping program. More »