August 2011 News

Vanquish slides to just $14 at Newegg

Published: August 31, 2011

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For just $14 you can be running around in a fancy suit of robot armor, blasting away at soldiers and robots. Well, not you physically — we’re not sure we’d trust a $14 suit of robo-armor, ourselves — but you, controlling Sam Gideon in the Xbox 360 version of Vanquish . Newegg is offering the game for just $13.99, plus free shipping, to anyone interested in learning how to do the electric(ally assisted) slide, and firing entirely too much heavy weaponry into bosses’ glowing weak points.


Burnout Crash! preview: Kinect Party on the Autolog

Published: August 31, 2011

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Forgoing the usual AAA disc release, Criterion decided the next entry in its Burnout franchise would be a downloadable title featuring Kinect integration. My initial preview of Burnout Crash! , following its unveiling at EA’s summer showcase, focused on how the main modes and how gameplay works . The game has come a long way just over a month later — as it should have, since it’s kinda launching soon


Report: Modern Warfare 3’s Hardened Edition contents revealed

Published: August 31, 2011

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Wired has posted an image purportedly taken from the European Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Hardened Edition, which reveals the super special incentives contained therein.


Todd Howard on Skyrim’s worthwhile glitches, MMOs and when big is big enough

Published: August 31, 2011

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November 11 is fast approaching and that means that Bethesda Game Director/Executive Producer Todd Howard and company are putting the finishing touches on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim .


Get $75 credit with purchase of 250GB Xbox 360 today

Published: August 31, 2011

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Amazon’s Video Game Deal of the Day kind of comes with other deals built-in. The retailer is bundling a $75 credit with sales of the 250GB Xbox 360 hardware bundle, which is priced at $300. So, by buying this, you instantly get at least one free game to go with it


Former QA tester files litigation against Take-Two, seeks class-action suit

Published: August 31, 2011

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Ex-Take-Two Interactive employee Aaron Martinez believes he was mistreated while employed by the publisher, and he’s suing.


Uncharted 3 gets its own Spike TV special, contestants needed

Published: August 31, 2011

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Do you take breaks from long sessions with Uncharted 2 to wonder why you’re so, so good at it?


Dance Central choreography featured in fashionable Lanvin ad

Published: August 31, 2011

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Fashion gets fun in a new ad from Lanvin, featuring the song “I Know You Want Me” by Pitbull and uncredited choreography that should be familiar to anyone who has played Dance Central .


Take a tour of Call of Duty XP with IW director of rapid zooming, Robert Bowling

Published: August 31, 2011

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If you take away anything from this video tour of the upcoming Call of Duty XP event, it’ll likely be the promise of how “insane” everything will be.


The Baconing review: Hacked and slashed

Published: August 31, 2011

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“The only constant in this world is change.” Wait, no, that doesn’t work. “You can’t change the past, but you can work to change the future.” Nope, that doesn’t do the trick either.


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