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Archive for September 2007

September 28th, 2007

Halo 3 Causes Xbox Live Problems

Well this is definitely a success story for Microsoft. The Halo 3 launch was definitely a success. In fact, so many gamers are playing that it was causing Xbox Live problems.

Microsoft labelled Halo 3’s launch day as the “most active Xbox Live gaming day in history” after more than a million people had been logged […]

By Ingrid -- 3 comments

September 25th, 2007

Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess Trailer

The upcoming fourth expansion to the popular MMORPG, Final Fantasy, is coming soon. Check out the trailer for Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess, and mark your calendar for November 20th, as that’s when this expansion will be shipping out.

 
 
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September 25th, 2007

Microsoft Hopes Halo 3 Helps Surpass Wii

Microsoft has been sweating nervously ever since the Wii came into being. The little console that could has proven itself time and time again against the big boys, but Microsoft is hoping that its not-so-secret weapon gives the Xbox 360 the leverage it needs to take a healthy lead on the Wii.
With Halo 3’s imminent […]

By Ingrid -- 1 comment

September 20th, 2007

Kids Try Out Anti-Obesity Video Game

An elementary school in Denver, Colorado tried out a brand new video game, whose purpose is to teach kids about nutrition in an attempt to fight childhood obesity. The game, The Amazing Food Detective, features a female cartoon detective whose line of cases involve children with bad eating habits. The players’ job? To find a […]

By Ingrid -- 1 comment

September 20th, 2007

Ever Wanted to Create Your Own Video Game?

Game Career Guide has posted a nice overview aimed at those wishing to head in the direction of video game development. The title of the article is “Making a Video Game from Start to Finish”, and it’s a great read, even if you have no aspirations in the field.
Maybe after you read it […]

By Ingrid -- 3 comments

September 20th, 2007

NBA 2K8 Demo Now on Xbox Live Marketplace

2K Sports has revealed that a playable demo of the next NBA 2K game in the series is now up at the Xbox Live Marketplace. It’s only a four minute demo, available only in exhibition mode, but if you’re impatient enough, it might be worth the download.
Either way, you don’t have long to wait before […]

By Ingrid -- 0 comments

September 18th, 2007

Gun 2 In The Works?

Clues from an unlikely venue suggest that a sequel to Neversoft’s 2005 hit GUN, might be coming down the pipe.
The demo to Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground is s.d to contain a poster titled “GUN - Magruder’s Ghost” followed by fine print stating that “Sometimes a man will shoot back — even from beyond the […]

By Erin -- 0 comments

September 18th, 2007

Think You’re A Final Fantasy Freak?

You might not hold a candle to the folks still clutching to their FFVII roleplaying creations on AOL. Leigh Alexander at The Escapist recently detailed the continued presence of steadfast FFVII roleplayers in her article Midgar Is Burning.
It’s an interesting read that tracks the loss of the OOC (out of character) persona altogether, and […]

By Erin -- 1 comment

September 18th, 2007

Second Life’s Guantanamo Bay Experience

The swirl of controversy surrounding Guantanamo Bay, the U.S. detection center located in Cuba and used to house suspected terrorist suspects, has spilled into the virtual realm thanks to some students from Seton Hall University’s School of Law and the University of Southern California’s Institute for Media Literacy.
Using Linden Labs’ Second Life as a platform […]

By Erin -- 0 comments

September 17th, 2007

MySims Trailer…Reminds Me Of Chuckie

Talk about wringing every last penny out of a brand that’s treated you well…yet another version of the enormously popular Sims series is due for release.
This time, don’t expect roughly realistically proportioned pseudo-3D cardboard cutouts…oh no. This time all semblence of reality has been removed and players will have the joy of turning their […]

By Erin -- 0 comments

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