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Archive for November 2008

November 30th, 2008

Fan-Made Black Mesa Source Trailer

This newly released trailer of Black Mesa Source gives us a small peek into the upcoming fan-made conversion. Black Mesa Source is sure to breathe new life into the classic Half-Life game, bringing you new character models, textures, and multi-player modes.

 
All you’ll need to play is any Source Engine game on your computer. No need [...]

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November 30th, 2008

2009 Independent Games Festival Entrants Announced

The 11th Annual Independent Games Festival is set for March of 2009 and will be held in the lovely city of San Francisco. The Festival has put up its list of 226 of entrants, not including the list of 145 student titles that will be part of the Student Showcase. That’s a 30% increase over [...]

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November 27th, 2008

Haunted Mansion as a Counter-Strike Map

For those of you that love finding brilliant things online, here’s a good one: Haunted Mansion done as a Counter-Strike map. It’s extremely well done and pretty damn awesome. Check it out for yourself!

 
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November 27th, 2008

Australian Official PlayStation Readers Get Exclusive Resistance 2 DLC

Our Australian friends are getting a big loyalty bonus, assuming, of couse, that they’ve been reading the Official PlayStation Magazine. Here’s their reward for picking up the magazine: the ability to play as a Chimeran Grim in Resistance 2.
Any Australians wishing to get their hands on this exclusive DLC better run. Stocks are limited and [...]

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November 24th, 2008

The Guild Season 2

Season 2 of the popular and awesome webseries The Guild is premiering tomorrow on Xbox Live. For those without Xbox Live, don’t despair! The episode will be simultaniously streaming for free on MSN video. Let the countdown begin!
I mentioned The Guild a while ago and recommended that everyone watch it at once, so I’m [...]

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November 13th, 2008

Wrath of the Lich King: What are you doing first?

 
I’m fairly certain most of the MMO gaming population is currently in Northrend, but for those still stuck at work (you mean you didn’t take off?), I wanted to wish you all a happy WotLK release day. I’m currently waiting for the game to finish downloading and installing (thank you, MMO Champion). And then it’s [...]

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November 13th, 2008

PS3, Xbox 360, Wii Literally Bricked

I find it doubtful that many people choose their consoles on the basis of which would survive the most physical abuse. But in case you do find your console’s ability to withstand, say, getting bricked (in its most literal sense) an important part of your purchasing decision, the Pumphrey brothers are here to help.
In the [...]

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November 11th, 2008

Top 5 Bestselling Games for Q3

For those of you wondering what games are topping the charts across the board, the answer has been revealed. Note that these stats are for July - September 2008 and that they include totals (US + UK + Japan):
5. Mario Kart Wii - 1.46M
4. Pokemon Platinum - 1.48M (Japan only)
3. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed [...]

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November 11th, 2008

Capcom Gets PSN Storefront on November 13

The PlayStation Store is all about Capcom this week. Starting on Nov. 13, users will gain access to the all new Capcom-branded section, where titles like Mega Man, Street Fighter, and Bionic Commando will be ready and waiting.
And, of course, this week you can also access the anticipated game Age of Booty where every day [...]

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November 7th, 2008

World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King Collector’s Edition Available at Amazon

Thanks to a friend’s heads up, I managed to grab the Collector’s Edition for WotLK off Amazon the other day minutes before it was sold out all over again. News comes from WoW Insider that the Collector’s Edition is once again back on sale at Amazon. This time for $129.79. Ouch. Guess they’re really trying [...]

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