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Gran Turismo 5 'Nights' trailer is appropriately unlit, pretty
It's been a while since we last saw images from Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo 5 -- at least ones that were capable of moving whilst being accompanied by high-octane trance music. Such moving pictures were released earlier today, likely in an attempt to remind us just how pretty the game really is. (Here's a refresher course: It's super pretty.) You can check out the trailer posted after the ...read more
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Final Fantasy XIII launch party equips +10 awkwardness
What do Cerny Games' Mark Cerny, Gas Powered Games' Chris Taylor, Microsoft's Corrinne Yu, and Obsidian's Feargus Urquhart have in common, besides being game developers? Absolutely nothing. Yet, Square Enix managed to sit them down for an hour long roundtable discussion to talk about one thing: how awesome Final Fantasy (and Final Fantasy VII, in particular) is. To say it was awkward is a ...read more
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Modern Warfare 2 enlists 25 million unique players, Bowling says
It's not so surprising, really, that Modern Warfare 2, arguably the world's most popular video game, would recruit such a staggering amount of bodies for its perpetual online war. But, there it is: 25 million unique players, as revealed in a tweet from Infinity Ward's community guy-at-large, Robert "fourzerotwo" Bowling. We've contacted Infinity Ward for specific platform numbers, but in the ...read more
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You could design the next revision of the 360 motherboard
A Microsoft job listing reveals that the company is looking for staff to design a new Xbox 360 motherboard. From the sound of it, the new "Motherboard Design Engineer" will be helping to design further revisions of the existing Xbox 360 architecture, rather than the hardware for a next-next-generation system. "The responsibilities of this position are focused on specifying, designing (schematic ...read more
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Modern Warfare 2 Map pack 'Stimulus Package' Exclusive sneak peak
Here is an exclusive sneak peek at the brand new modern warfare 2 'stimulus package'(DLC)slated for release around spring this year. Make sure you watch until the end of the video for somthing special.Keep an eye on thetechgame.com for more gameplay videos from the new maps . The video and images are all recorded on an xbox360 console. This is footage of the actual dlc.
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Halo: Reach Beta Trailer
This trailer was released at some point yesterday, this is some of the first REAL footage of the multiplayer portion of the game. Make sure to have your copy of Halo: ODST ready to rock and roll on May 3rd for the launch of the highly coveted Halo: Reach BETA! See you on the battlefield!
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Rumor: Activision ousts Infinity Ward studio heads
G4's The Feed, which has been in communication with a source at Infinity Ward, reports that organizational changes may be in effect at the FPS developer's offices. The source claims that a "bunch of 'bouncer-types' just showed up outside of the Infinity Ward offices unannounced. When approached by employees, the non-uniformed 'bouncers' were unwilling to disclose why they were there." In ...read more
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Heavy Rain buoyed to top of UK sales charts
Consumers in the UK poured out the pounds for PS3's Heavy Rain last week, according to Chart-Track's all-formats chart. The adventure game took the hill from Aliens vs. Predator, which slipped down one spot. Meanwhile, Just Dance kept doing its cha-cha of endurance and took third. Nintendo's Wii Fit Plus got a second wind (or a big shipment to the region) and overtook Call of Duty: Modern ...read more
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Study links violent games to violent thoughts and behavior
If you're a subscriber to the APA's Psychological Bulletin (and why wouldn't you be?), you'll find something especially relevant to your interests in the March issue. Psychologist Craig Anderson analyzed existing studies of 130,000 people from the U.S., Europe and Japan, and found that exposure to violent video games was associated with aggressive behavior and thought, along with typical ...read more
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Sony: 'Don't use your PS3' until internal clock bug is fixed
After a night of radio silence, Sony has finally spoken up about the game-crashing issues currently plaguing non-Slim PS3 models. A post on PlayStation Blog has confirmed that the problems are "being caused by a bug in the clock functionality incorporated in the system." The statement puts a loose timeframe on a fix for the issues, saying, "we hope to resolve this problem within the next 24 ...read more
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