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Mafia II Review

Beautifully cinematic, yet hollow.

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GameSpy Debriefings #133

Anthony's triumphant return!

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How did D&D; influence the games of today?
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New Xbox 360 Controller is More Than Meets the Eye

By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Aug 31, 2010 11:26 AM | Comment

Microsoft unveiled the Megatron of Xbox 360 controllers today. The redesigned, matte silver peripheral features a more precise directional pad that can transform into different shapes to meet specific gaming requirements. Read More »

Microsoft Announces New Xbox 360 Controller with Transforming D-Pad

Italian-American Group Claims Protest Victory as Mafia II Tops the UK Charts

By Mike Sharkey | PlayStation 3 News | Aug 31, 2010 8:33 AM | Comment

As Italian-American association Unico shook its fist, Mafia II shot its way to the top of the UK charts last week, and unfazed publisher 2K Games announced the first DLC pack for the mob sim, Jimmy's Vendetta, will be available for download next week. Read More »

Italian-American Group Continues Protest After Mafia II Launch

MS Working on a New PC Game You'll Need to Upgrade Your Rig to Play

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Aug 31, 2010 7:33 AM | Comment

When Microsoft recently revealed how it plans to make its push back into PC gaming -- with browser-based casual versions of Age of Empires and Flight Simulator -- the faint sound of a muffled trumpet echoed in the distance. Not so fast, the tech giant insists, there is still big news to come, including a major project for the hardcore PC gaming audience. Read More »

Microsoft: More Big Announcements to Come for Core PC Gamers

Disney Dates Tron: Evolution, Reveals Collector's Edition

By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Aug 31, 2010 6:54 AM | Comment

Disney Interactive is dusting off the light cycle for another adventure, and now we know when the publisher will give gamers the keys to Tron: Evolution. In announcing the collector's edition of the game, Disney also provided its official release date. Read More »

Disney Dates Tron: Evolution, Reveals Collector's Edition

All the Vault-Hunting Adventure in One Convenient Package

By Mike Sharkey | PlayStation 3 News | Aug 31, 2010 5:54 AM | Comment

Gearbox Software has confirmed what a handful of retailers let slip in early August: a Game of the Year edition of cell-shaded RPG Borderlands is on the way, and it's bringing all four DLC packs with it. Read More »

Gearbox Software Confirms Borderlands Game of the Year Edition

Disney Begins the Countdown to Epic Mickey with Collector's Edition

By Mike Sharkey | Wii News | Aug 31, 2010 5:12 AM | Comment

Warren Spector's take on Disney's iconic mouse is getting the collector's edition treatment. Disney Epic Mickey CE will include, among other things, a true collectible: a five-inch Mickey figurine. Read More »

Disney Interactive Announces Epic Mickey Collector's Edition

Metroid: Other M Review

By Ryan Scott | Wii Reviews | Aug 31, 2010 12:00 AM | Comment

Just who is Samus Aran, anyway?

Nearly two-and-a-half decades since the Metroid saga's 8-bit debut, we know precious little about the woman underneath the bounty hunter's powersuit, save for a few fleeting scraps of history and a special connection to the titular space-terrors that she hunts. Samus is a blank slate, a cipher upon whom we have -- until now -- essentially imprinted our own personal interpretations of badass-chick-with-a-gun. Now, in Metroid: Other M, Samus (looking like a CGI stand-in for Veronica Mars' Kristen Bell) finally gets a proper introduction that amounts to more than "wears a bikini underneath her armor if you beat the game inside of two hours." Read More »

Metroid: Other M Review

What's Old is New Again, Commodore 64 Becomes the PC64

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Aug 30, 2010 12:29 PM | Comment

For many gamers, nostalgia is spelled C, O, M, M, O, D, O, R, E. The company that made floppy disk gaming cool hopes to capitalize on its place in pop culture with the new Commodore All In One (AIO) line, which includes the PC64 -- a computer that looks like the old C64, but runs like a new rig. Read More »

Commodore USA Remaking the C64

3DS Steals the Spotlight, Nintendo Slashes Prices on Handhelds

By Mike Sharkey | Nintendo DS News | Aug 30, 2010 11:46 AM | Comment

Industry financial reports indicate sales of Nintendo's DS family of handhelds have plummeted since the company revealed its forthcoming glasses-free 3DS in May. Nintendo hopes to slow down that 33% free-fall with with a good old-fashioned price drop. Read More »

Nintendo Drops DSi Prices, Dates Golden Sun: Dark Dawn

Microsoft's Pay-to-Play Online Policy About to Get Pricier

By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Aug 30, 2010 9:48 AM | Comment

The cost of playing online through Xbox Live is about to go up. Microsoft announced today it plans to inflate the price tag on Xbox Live Gold subscriptions in Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and the United States beginning on November 1. Read More »

Microsoft Planning Price Hike For Xbox Live Gold Subscriptions

We Get Kinect, China Gets the Eedoo

By Mike Sharkey | News | Aug 30, 2010 8:55 AM | Comment

The Xbox 360 is banned in the People's Republic of China, making the launch of Kinect a moot point in the Middle Kingdom. Opportunistic PC maker Lenovo is stepping in to fill the gap with its new controller-free, motion-sensing console, the Eedoo. Read More »

Lenovo Launches Gaming Company, Announces Eedoo Console

Civ V Demo Launches on Sid Meier's Civilization V Day

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Aug 30, 2010 8:23 AM | Comment

Last month, Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley proclaimed September 21, 2010 will officially be known as Sid Meier's Civilization V day. It's the release date for the game, and now we know it's also the launch day for the Civ V demo. Try minutes before you buy after the jump. Read More »

Firaxis Dates Civilization V Demo

Lead Artist Shawn Robertson on Creating the World of BioShock Infinite

By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Aug 27, 2010 5:20 PM | Comment

How do you top Rapture? That's the first question we asked Shawn Robertson, the lead artist on Irrational's recently revealed new game, BioShock Infinite. Without pause, he replied, "We always push ourselves to outdo our last project. That's what motivates us." The somewhat-stock phrase was put in perspective when Robertson added, "We've thrown away more stuff on Infinite than we ever used on BioShock. That's the standard we're holding ourselves to." Read More »

Interview with BioShock Infinite Lead Artist Shawn Robertson

Liars and Cheats DLC Gives Red Dead Redemption Players a Good Reason to Free Roam

By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Aug 27, 2010 10:43 AM | Comment

You asked for it, and now Rockstar is delivering the most highly requested additions to Red Dead Redemption's Free Roam mode. The Liars and Cheats Pack brings a wagon full of new features to PlayStation Network and Xbox Live next month. Read More »

Rockstar Dates, Details Liars and Cheats DLC for Red Dead Redemption

Countdown to a Conclusion: Supreme Court to Hear Violent Videogame Law Arguments in November

By Mike Sharkey | News | Aug 27, 2010 9:09 AM | Comment

Five years after California passed its controversial violent videogame law, the United States Supreme Court will finally determine if restricting the sale of games to minors is legal. The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in Schwarzenegger vs. Entertainment Merchants Association on November 2. Read More »

Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments on Violent Videogame Law in November

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