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2010: The Year in Review

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GameSpy Debriefings #147

Happy holidays from GameSpy!

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We choose our top games of 2010.
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There is only one true path. Choose wisely...
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It's the one that says bad motherf***er on it.
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Our brain-bustingly tough test returns.

The Underachiever #14: Pac-Man Championship Edition DX

By Ryan Kuo | Xbox 360 Articles | Dec 28, 2010 10:50 AM | Comment

Like its predecessor, Pac-Man Championship Edition DX brands achievements right onto the surface. If you earn an achievement, you find its icon branded into a glowing grid in the post-game recap. This is a big improvement over the Xbox dashboard pop-up, which blackens and blocks the screen with a big gray box. It lets you see the Pac-Man CE DX achievements as an inseparable part of the game. Read More »

The Underachiever #14: Pac-Man Championship Edition DX

Naughty Dog's Justin Richmond and Amy Hennig Talk Design Decisions in Uncharted 3

By Mike Sharkey | PlayStation 3 News | Dec 28, 2010 9:41 AM | Comment

Want more Uncharted 3? You got it. Courtesy of Sony, today we've got the game's director and creative director describing the new features and design decisions that will make Drake's Deception the most engrossing Uncharted adventure yet. Read More »

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Developer Interview

Countdown to 2011 with Big Deals on Xbox Live

By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Dec 28, 2010 8:01 AM | Comment

Deals. You love 'em, we love 'em, and right now on Xbox Live there are a handful that should get 360 gamers adding Microsoft Points to their accounts in a hurry. It's the Xbox Live Countdown to 2011 promo, and today's highlight deal makes three DLC adventures for Mass Effect 2 just $2.50 each. Read More »

Big Discounts on Mass Effect 2 DLC Today on Xbox Live

A Whole New World (of Warcraft) #5: Lost in Queue

By Jeremiah Leif Johnson | PC Articles | Dec 27, 2010 10:45 AM | Comment

Almost two weeks have passed since my mage hit level 85 in the wake of Cataclysm's release, and he still doesn't have a single epic-quality item on him. I'm cool with this. It's certainly not because of a lack of trying; on the contrary, I've come dangerously close to missing several deadlines on account of my newfound semi-addiction to World of Warcraft, and I've wasted several hours in normal and heroic dungeons that any other responsible writer would have spent writing. I happily blame Cataclysm's new challenging five-man dungeons for this. While Cataclysm's leveling experience is largely easier than any previous expansion, its endgame dungeons make you work for the best gear, and provide a challenge that's been missing for a couple of years now. Read More »

A Whole New World (of Warcraft) #5: Lost in Queue

North American Pokemon Trainers Get 150 New Creatures on the Nintendo DS in March

By Mike Sharkey | Nintendo DS News | Dec 27, 2010 8:59 AM | Comment

You know it and Nintendo knows it: the gaming world can't get enough Pokemon. Hence, the fifth generation of Pokemon games, Pokemon Black Version and Pokemon White Version, first released in Japan in September, are finally making their way Stateside on March 6. Read More »

Nintendo Gives Pokemon Black, White North American Release Date

Gaming's Fastest Growing Charity Event, Humble Bundle 2, Generates $1.8 Million

By Mike Sharkey | News | Dec 27, 2010 8:31 AM | Comment

More than 230,000 gamers took part in this year's Humble Bundle 2 program, downloading up to 11 great indie games while contributing more than $1.8 million to two worthwhile charities and the independent studios behind the titles. Read More »

Humble Bundle 2 Generates $1.8 Million

020132: Your Key to Reserving a Nintendo 3DS from GameStop

By Mike Sharkey | Nintendo DS News | Dec 27, 2010 7:50 AM | Comment

No, we still don't know for sure how much it will set you back or when exactly you'll be able to get your eager gaming hands on it. What we do know is you can now reserve your very own Nintendo 3DS from GameStop -- even if the retailer doesn't know it yet. Read More »

GameStop Accepting Reservations for Nintendo 3DS

A Video Game Christmas

By Nathan Birch, Evan Hoovler, and Justin Massoud | Humor | Dec 23, 2010 10:00 AM | Comment

It's Christmas! And Hanukkah! And all the other things that people celebrate this time of year! Come on in, as we (and several of your favorite video game characters) show you how gamers around the world celebrate the holidays. Read More »

A Video Game Christmas

Viacom Sells, Harmonix Once Again a Privately Owned Studio

By Mike Sharkey | News | Dec 23, 2010 9:24 AM | Comment

Rock Band studio Harmonix is no longer a Viacom company. The Cambridge, Massachusetts developer has been sold to... well itself. With the help of investment firm Columbus Nova, Harmonix is now owned by Harmonix-SBE Holdings LLC. Read More »

Viacom Sells Harmonix to Private Holding Company

Lawsuit Alleges EA Charges Too Much for Madden NFL, Seeks Millions in Refunds for Consumers

By Mike Sharkey | News | Dec 23, 2010 6:46 AM | Comment

If you bought a Madden NFL game within the past six years, you paid too much. That's what's alleged in a class-action lawsuit against Electronic Arts, which claims an exclusive agreement with the National Football League allowed EA to inflate the price of its Madden titles by up to 70%. Read More »

Class-Action Lawsuit Against EA Claims Price-Gouging

Dungeons & Dragons Going Digital, Atari Announces Daggerdale

By Mike Sharkey | PlayStation 3 News | Dec 22, 2010 1:37 PM | Comment

Atari is taking D&D; fans back to the Forgotten Realms. The publisher announced today Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale is now in development and will launch this spring on Xbox Live, PlayStation Network and as a Windows PC download. Read More »

Atari Announces Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale

The GameSpy Debriefings #147

By GameSpy Staff | The GameSpy Debriefings | Dec 22, 2010 12:35 PM | Comment

In our final podcast of 2010, we (along with surprise near-guest Bree Olsen) bawwwwwww about our lack of a Podcast Award, we bring up some games at some point, and we talk about... well, all manner of random stuff, as you're probably used to by now. Thanks for putting up with us for the year -- have a great Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or whatever it is you celebrate. We'll be back in 2011! Read More »

The GameSpy Debriefings #147

GameSpy's Game of the Year 2010

By GameSpy Staff | Articles | Dec 22, 2010 10:25 AM | Comment

It's that time again: We're handing out our 2010 awards for excellence in gaming, spanning all the big genres and platforms, as well as our overall best pick (which, as far as we're concerned, transcends the simple platform nod). This was an overwhelming year for great games, so it's been tough to pick the very best. Read on to see what GameSpy's editors and writers chose as the best of 2010 (and why). Read More »

Game of the Year 2010

Valve Inks Deal with EA Partners to Distribute Portal 2

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Dec 22, 2010 8:07 AM | Comment

Portal 2 has an updated release date and a new distributor. Valve announced this morning it has inked a deal with EA Partners to ship its highly anticipated sequel to Portal to retailers in April 2011. Read More »

Valve Signs Deal with EA Partners to Distribute Portal 2

Sue You, Sue Everybody! Activision Pulls EA into Lawsuit Against Former Infinty Ward Bosses

By Mike Sharkey | News | Dec 22, 2010 7:23 AM | Comment

Labeling rival publisher Electronic Arts a conspirator in the Jason West and Vince Zampella Infinity Ward washout, Activision has included EA in its lawsuit against the Call of Duty creators and is seeking $400 million in actual and punitive damages. Read More »

Activision Pulls Electronic Arts into Lawsuit Against Former Infinity Ward Bosses

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