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  • Core gamers pigeonholed as killers - Kudo

    7 Sep 2010

    In a recent interview with CVG Microsoft's Kinect maestro, Kudo Tsunoda, put on his philosophers hat and addressed the Core vs Casual gamer dichotomy.

    When asked how he would respond to comments from core gamers regarding the lack of 'hardcore' games for Kinect, Tsunoda took the opportunity to wax philosophical on the definition of 'core gamer'.

    Although he didn't address whether gamers will ever get to play Gears or Halo with Kinect, he did get Sonic into his well-reasoned argument, saying that gamers are being "pigeonholed" as people who just want to kill things.

    "To me, It's funny because everyone always has a different definition of 'core gamer'. I think somehow core gamers all-of-a-sudden got almost pigeonholed as people who only want to kill people," he said.

    Tsunoda pointed out an interesting change in how a game is perceived and identified as 'core' or 'casual' today, illustrating his point with Sonic:

    "If you think about a game like Sonic the Hedgehog, in the old days, would you say Sonic was a core game or a casual game? It's a mix between both. There isn't some complicated set of controls to learn but it has all the gameplay skill and depth."

    "If we'd never heard of Sonic the Hedgehog and we were talking about Kinect and I'm like 'we've got this awesome game, you're this little blue hedgehog and you're running around collecting golden rings' you'd be like 'that's not a core game, where are the games for the core?', and yet Sonic was a core game," he argued.

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    Source: [DCEmu.co.uk]

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  • Report: American Company Purchases Project MyWorld

    7 Sep 2010

    Project: MyWorld
    It looks like administrator Begbies Traynor has found a buyer for Project MyWorld, which formally belonged to the bankrupt studio Realtime Worlds.Develop reports that the property has been purchased by an anonymous American company, with no word on how the purchase will affect the 23 developers currently working on the game. One of the more optimistic scenarios has the American company temporarily hiring the Dundee-based staff in order to finish the project, but they may also opt to purchase the build and the IP and finish it themselves.APB remains up for purchase, though interest in the sandbox MMO has reportedly been weaker than it was for Project MyWorld. According to numbers released by Begbies Traynor, appoximately 130,000 registered users play the game an average of four hours per day.

    Source: [1UP.com - Xbox 360]

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  • Braid creator's next game was at PAX... secretly

    7 Sep 2010

    Was just left on a stand for people to play.

    Braid creator Jonathan Blow has revealed, if that's the right word, that his next game The Witness was playable at PAX but he purposely didn't tell anybody about it.

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    Source: [OXM.com]

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  • The Future of Gaming: Social Games

    7 Sep 2010

    We take a look at the future of gaming in three parts: 3D, Social Gaming, and DLC.

    Source: [GameSpot.com - Xbox 360]

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  • Borderlands Getting Free Level Cap Increase

    7 Sep 2010

    Borderlands Claptrap Revolution
    When details of the latest Borderlands DLC, Claptrap's New Robot Revolution, were announced, there was no mention of a level cap increase. Fortunately, one is coming -- and even better, it will be coming free of charge to all owners of Borderlands on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.When he wasn't busy discussing the return of Duke Nukem, Gearbox co-founder and CEO Randy Pitchford spent some time at PAX revealing that, around the release of the Borderlands Game of the Year edition (scheduled for October 12), Gearbox will update the game to increase the level cap by eight, bringing it to 69. They decided on an increase of 8 because they didn't want it to be too low, or as high as the 11-level increase that the General Knoxx brought.Joystiq reports that Pitchford explained that Gearbox opted to make the increase a free update instead of including it in the Claptrap DLC because then "you'd have to buy every previous DLC." Also included in the free update will be a rebalancing of the original game to cater to the new level cap. Given that these are the sort of things you might expect to see in a premium DLC release, it's nice to see Gearbox instead release them to fans for free.

    Source: [1UP.com - Xbox 360]

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  • Front Mission Evolved Multiplayer Hands-On - Domination Mode Plus More Single-Player Details

    7 Sep 2010

    We sit through a demonstration of a handful of new single-player levels, and then try our hand at the game's multiplayer.

    Source: [GameSpot.com - Xbox 360]

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  • Jon Daly's ProStroke Golf screens and release date

    7 Sep 2010

    If your morals won't allow you to plump for Tiger Woods...

    O-Games has released new screenshots for Jon Daly's ProStroke Golf.



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    Source: [OXM.com]

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  • Gears 3 Carmine Shirts Raised $150,000 for Child's Play

    7 Sep 2010

    The Gears of War 3 "Fate of Carmine" charity campaign officially closed this weekend at the Penny Arcade Expo. Cliff Bleszinski and Rod Fergusson from Epic Games appeared on video at the G4 panel to drop word that the charity shirts had raised $150,000 for Child's Play. No breakdown was given on the real shirts versus the virtual goods; but either way, that's a lot of votes for Carmine.The two thanked everyone for buying shirts, whether for their Xbox 360 Avatars or the real life shirts sold by NECA, along with corporate sponsors and partners like Microsoft, G4, and Penny Arcade. "Although the fate of Carmine has been sealed, we can't tell you right now," said Cliff Bleszinski. This being a marketing event as well, we'll have to wait until Gears 3 releases to learn what happens to the poor, doomed schlub.

    Source: [1UP.com - Xbox 360]

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  • Enslaved: Odyssey to the West Video Preview

    7 Sep 2010

    We check out the start of Ninja Theory's Enslaved and bring the hottest info back for you.

    Source: [GameSpot.com - Xbox 360]

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  • New Earth Defense Force Site Launched

    7 Sep 2010

    Earth Defense Force Insect Armageddon
    It looks as if D3 Publisher has a sequel to Earth Defense Force 2017 in the works, if a new website launch is any indication. Located at edfia.com is a logo for a new, unannounced EDF game -- Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.There's nothing else to be found on the site, but according to Siliconera, the domain was registered by D3 last month, so it doesn't look like a hoax. Most recently, EDF 2017 developer Sandlot was working on the Nintendo-published action game Zangeki no Reginleiv for Wii, which was released this past February. The last EDF game was released for Xbox 360 in March 2007. It wasn't a technical marvel but Scott Sharkey did give the game a B+ in 1UP's review, noting it was "like the best parts of every third-person shooter ever, boiled down to the most mindlessly fun essentials."Besides a Rating Pending from the ESRB and the logo you see above, there's absolutely no information on the new site; not what platforms we can expect to see it released on or when more information will be released. We'll be keeping an eye on the site for any details that might come up.

    Source: [1UP.com - Xbox 360]

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  • AU Shippin' Out: September 6-10: R.U.S.E.

    7 Sep 2010

    It's D-Day for Ubisoft's WWII RTS this week.

    Source: [GameSpot.com - Xbox 360]

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  • Debate: Which video game character does this carrot look like? (Xbox 360)

    6 Sep 2010



    So there's this carrot, right, and it looks a lot like it has arms and legs. It's got a lot of character. The grower of this amazingly appendaged carrot thinks that it looks like Buzz Lightyear. I say no frickin' way that vegetable looks anything like Buzz Lightyear. Not a chance. However, it does bear more than just a passiing resemblance to a couple of game characters. ...

    Source: [GamesRadar.com - Xbox 360]

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  • Gearbox acquires Duke Nukem IP

    6 Sep 2010

    PAX 2010: CEO Randy Pitchford announces purchase of all future rights to 3D Realms' storied action hero; Borderlands free update with raised level cap coming soon.

    Source: [GameSpot.com - Xbox 360]

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  • Gearbox Now Owns Duke Nukem Franchise

    6 Sep 2010

    Not only has Gearbox Software gained the rights to finish Duke Nukem Forever; the developer has also gained ownership of the franchise name. Gamasutra reports that Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford's decision to transfer ownership and finish the long-delayed title is partly due to his friendship with those at 3DRealms, like Scott Miller and George Broussard. Pitchford credits Miller with getting him into the games industry, and he even worked on Duke Nukem Forever in the early days. When 3DR closed and the game seemed dead last May, Pitchford saw Broussard at a weekly poker game. "He told me it was the worst day of his life," he said. "I was worried about him. He was committed to the thing. He loved it so much he wanted it to be perfect."

    Source: [1UP.com - Xbox 360]

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  • Halo movie still on the way?

    6 Sep 2010

    Frank O'Connor says the interest is still there and scripts still being developed.

    Microsoft could still go ahead with the Halo movie as they're continuing to develop scripts, reports Variety.

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    Source: [OXM.com]

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  • Halo: Reach launch festivities

    6 Sep 2010

    From Countdown to Invasion

    Source: [Xbox.com - UK]

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  • Call of Duty Black Ops Snags Top Pre-Order Spot at Retailers

    6 Sep 2010

    Regardless of the fact that it won't be arriving on consoles until November, Activision's next Call of Duty title is already climbing the pre-order standings.

    Source: [PlanetXbox360.com]

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  • TeamXbox at PAX Kinect Adventures

    6 Sep 2010

    Handson time with one of Microsoft's Kinect launch titles.

    Source: [TeamXbox.com]

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  • PAX 2010 Video Feature: Windows Phone 7

    6 Sep 2010

    We break away from the PAX 2010 showfloor for a quick look at Windows Phone 7.

    Source: [GameSpot.com - Xbox 360]

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  • Sims 3 gets licensed soundtrack... in Simlish

    6 Sep 2010

    My Chemical Romance, Flo Rida and others re-recording in Sim language.

    EA has secured a licensed soundtrack for Sims 3 of tracks re-recorded in Simlish.

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    Source: [OXM.com]

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