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Rockstar has unleashed some brand new Grand Theft Auto IV T-shirts, giving fans of The Ballad of Gay Tony a reason to hit the floor show off their best moves. Available for $20 each, the shirts depict the logos of two of the DLC's nightclubs, Hercules and Bahama Mamas . If you've been ...
Gaming
Grand Theft Auto IV
Sometimes an idea is just so good , you can hardly believe you came up with it. That must be how Harrison Krix felt after creating the elaborate and awesome Big Daddy costume you see above -- not since BioShock released have we been so eager to heap praise on something. Well, Mr. Krix, we ...
Gaming
BioShock
It's Fancast time once again, and this week we spend quite a bit of time on Left 4 Dead 2 , which seems to be stirring up some contention on the ol' Joystiq. We also discuss under age gaming and our favorite retro titles. Listen intently as Richard rattles off one obscure game after the ...
Gaming
Xbox 360
Just in case you've taken a few exceptionally hard tackles in the past couple of weeks , we thought we'd remind you that this week's XBLA release is Madden NFL Arcade , a five-on-five, backyard-rules take on EA Sports' darling. You'll be able to pick the game up just in time for your ...
Gaming
Good news for fans of purchasing digital clothing for digital people, Bethesda has announced that Fallout 3 Avatar items will be hitting XBLM this Thursday, November 26. There are lots of items available, including a nifty Vault 101 suit with a sweet PIP-Boy. The cream of the crop has to ...
Gaming
Fallout 3
Xbox Live
Sega and Maxim.com have selected a winner in their search for a model that best captures the lead character from forthcoming action title Bayonetta . The young lady, Andrea Bonaccorso, walks away (slowly, considering she has guns for shoes) with an Xbox 360, a copy of the game and a 50-inch ...
Gaming
Sega
Xbox 360
Here's a little reminder that there are three, count 'em three , Xbox Live Deals of the Week this week, just in time for Thanksgiving. Up for grabs are the Fable II " See the Future " DLC, Peggle and Death Tank . Peggle is now half price at 400 , "See the Future" drops from 560 ($7) to 400 ...
Gaming
Fable 2
Xbox Live
The Entertainment Software Association ( ESA ), the game industry lobby group, today announced two new game creation contests meant to support President Obama's STEM initiative (Science, Technology, English, and Math studies). A partnership between the ESA, Microsoft, Sony, the Information ...
Gaming
Microsoft
LittleBigPlanet
The Guardian reports that British Intelligence is looking for a few good men. Specifically, the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) is running ads on the Xbox 360 dashboard and within Xbox games to recruit new members. The GCHQ, which works with both MI5 and MI6 (yes, that MI6 ), ...
Gaming
Xbox 360
We've all felt the pain of pressing the jump button a second time just barely too late in a game of Worms 2 , sending a brave worm soldier free falling off the side of a mountain or, worse yet, into the watery depths below. Recognizing that the game might have some issues - and rather than ...
Gaming
Team17
Xbox Live
As a child, we were really into dinosaurs. Jurassic Park was our favorite movie, Dinosaucers was our favorite TV show and Yummy Mummy was our favorite cereal (that's not dinosaur-related, but we didn't want to lie to make the story better). So as we played the new demo for Jurassic: The ...
Gaming
Xbox Live
Activision
Jill Valentine knows what's up: Only the most refined gentleman understands the elegance of the crank. Chris Redfield and his personal gun show may complain that an entire mansion is being run on the archaic device in this teaser for upcoming Resident Evil 5 DLC episode, Lost in ...
Gaming
Resident Evil 5
Capcom
Heading into the Thanksgiving weekend and the beginning of the holiday season, Microsoft has revealed the upcoming additions to Games on Demand and Deals of the Week. On November 23, Games on Demand will see three new entries, Saints Row 2 , LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures and ...
Gaming
Fable 2
Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce , the upgraded PS3 and Xbox 360 port of the PSP's hit Dynasty Warriors game, will launch in North America this February, according to an announcement from Koei. We understand that keeping all the upcoming Warriors games straight may be confusing to people not ...
Gaming
Koei
PS3
Xbox 360
PSP
Wii
According to Sega, the XBLA version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 will soon become an Xbox Live Deal of the Week. The deal is scheduled to begin November 30 -- just in time for the holidays -- and will see the game's price drop from 400 ($5) to just 240 ($3). That's an absolute pittance for one ...
Gaming
Xbox Live
Sega
Xbox Live-based game show 1 vs. 100 begins its second season this evening in the States at 8PM EST/5PM PST. The second season is bringing a plethora of upgrades to the show, including unlockable dance moves and being the recipient of badges as the 14-week season goes on. Oh yeah, there's ...
Gaming
Xbox Live
Microsoft
This week brings two casual games to Xbox Live Arcade. For puzzle fans, we have Gyromancer (1200 , $15), an RPG take on PopCap's Bejeweled Twist . For those who prefer something a little more manic, there's Diner Dash (800 , $10), which tasks players with running a restaurant and keeping ...
Gaming
PopCap
Square Enix
Xbox Live Arcade
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It's a good thing our Avatars have endless walk-in closets, because there's yet more wearable advertising licensed clothing coming for them, this time from Codemasters and its military sim Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising . According to the game's community manager ...
Gaming
Codemasters
Dutch developer Codeglue has announced that its XBLA title, Rocket Riot , has won the Best Visual Design Award from the Dutch Game Awards, which were held last week in Amsterdam. What makes the revelation particularly impressive is the competition, namely Guerrilla Games' Killzone 2 . ...
Gaming
Guerrilla Games
Comrade Nelson sends word that a demo for Tropico 3 , the 2010-bound sim being published by Kalypso Media, is now available for download on Xbox Live. The game takes place during the Cold War on the fictitious island of Tropico, where players take up the role of new usurper El Presidente. ...
