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Genius! Sony releases 22" TV with built in PS2 for £199
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Ubisoft Punishes Pirates With Vuvuzelas
Pirates who download Micheal Jackson: The Experience will find a little surprise. Not only will no button prompts appear -- making actual gameplay non-existent -- but they'll also be harshly reminded of this year's World Cup. I'm of course referring to Vuvuzelas. Pirates will now find that Michael Jackson's songs will now contain an extremely annoying army of vuvuzelas. in read more you will ...read more
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Microsoft brand 2010 Xbox’s “biggest year ever”
With great exclusives like Halo: Reach, 3rd party hits like Call of Duty: Black Ops and the newly released Kinect, it’s been quite a year for the Xbox 360. On a business scale it’s also been incredibly successful, becoming the “biggest year ever” for the system according to Microsoft. The company’s Interactive Entertainment Business COO Dennis Durkin claimed: “It’s been a good ...read more
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Gran Turismo 5 getting updated further, damage patch incoming
Everyone’s having a bit of a hard time working out how damage modeling works in Gran Turismo 5 at the moment. Some think it unlocks as you level up while others say it only applies to specific cars. To make things clearer clear things up, Polyphony Digital boss Kazunori Yamauchi has tweeted that ”mechanical damage options will be implemented in a new update for GT5 coming “early ...read more
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New Super Mario Bros. Wii goes quadruple platinum in Japan
New Super Mario Bros. Wii has set a new goal for Wii games to shoot for in Japan; the Nintendo game has surpassed the 4 million sold mark, and that in less than a year. It’s the first game to reach the milestone. Enterbrain’s figures, as reported by game mag Famitsu (via), put the platformer’s sales at 4,001,276 copies as of last Sunday. The game also has the honor being the ...read more
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Gold members dominate Xbox LIVE
Microsoft today announced that over 10 million of their Xbox LIVE subscribers are signed up to the Gold service. Microsoft currently has an Xbox LIVE user base of around 25 million subscribers, and with nearly half of them now paying for the service, Microsoft appears to have hit a gold mine. According to IGN, Microsoft’s Dennis Durkin, head of Interactive Entertainment Business, spoke at ...read more
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Judge Berates Prosecutors In Xbox Modding Trial
Opening statements in the first-of-its kind Xbox 360 criminal hacking trial were delayed here Wednesday after a federal judge unleashed a 30-minute tirade at prosecutors in open court, saying he had “serious concerns about the government’s case.” “I really don’t understand what we’re doing here,” US District Judge Philip Gutierrez roared from the bench. Gutierrez slammed the ...read more
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Trials HD Big Thrills DLC Now Out
The highly anticipated "Big Thrills" DLC for Trials HD has today been released. Big Thrills marks the second add-on for the game, and includes 40 brand new tracks for users to enjoy, including 10 of the best user-created tracks from the "Big Thrills" contest that was held earlier this year. With the DLC comes three more Achievements that, one unlocked, will grant users with 50 more Gamerscore. ...read more
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Xbox Live Rewards program launches
The "Xbox Live Rewards" program tested over a year ago is now a real thing. The website for the US/UK-only loyalty program is now live, and you can sign up and check out the rewards. It's kind of like Club Nintendo, except instead of fans and tote bags, you get Microsoft Points and Microsoft Points. The bonuses range from 10 MSP for renewing a one-month membership, all the way to 400 for ...read more
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Microsoft has 'nothing to announce at this time' regarding Halo remake rumors
Microsoft has responded to European chatter surrounding a Halo: Combat Evolved high-definition remake by saying, "Right now our focus is on supporting Halo: Reach. We have nothing to announce at this time." Putting that through the Joystiq PR Translation Machine pops out one thing: "42." Clearly, we need to call maintenance. Eurogamer published the quote from Microsoft after Games Master ...read more
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