Monthly Archives: June 2008

New gameplay vids of SCIV’s burning souls

Filed under: News Now that we know a bit more about Soul Calibur IV‘s Create-A-Soul mode, it’s time to see some more of the old familiar faces we know and love. Thankfully, a pair of Soul Calibur IV videos on GameTrailers are just what the doctor ordered. Neither video is especially long, but we do read more »

DC Comics swoops in and saves the XBLM

Filed under: News, Xbox Live Marketplace, Video Marketplace The entire Super Friends crew is coming to an Xbox Live Marketplace near you … that is if you live in the States. Microsoft and DC Comics have partnered to launch a new DC Comics network onto the XBLM, allowing gamers to purchase their favorite DC Comics read more »

Diablo III lead says no console version planned

Filed under: News Hello and welcome back to civilization from under your rock. We say this because if you haven’t heard Blizzard is hard at work developing Diablo III you must have been stuck somewhere. In order to halt console version rumors Joystiq sat down in an exclusive interview with lead designer Jay Wilson. Wilson read more »

Are you ready for some Madden 09 achievements?

Filed under: News Our buddies over at 360Sync have already gotten into their Fall football mindset, exclusively releasing a list of Madden NFL 09‘s achievements. The complete list can be viewed after the jump, but we came across a few achievement highlights including the “Steal Their Thunder” achievement for stealing your opponent’s celebration (nice use read more »

Video: All you wanted to know about Prototype

Filed under: News, Videos Gametrailers posted a four part series detailing all aspects of Radical Entertainment’s Prototype and even included some new gameplay footage to boot. The first of four videos (embedded above) showcases some of main character Alex’s abilities, how he uses his shape shifting abilities to kill and what destruction can be dished read more »

J Allard gets an extreme new corporate title: CXO

Filed under: News The Xbox brand’s shaved head daddy has just been graced with a corporate title change, one that’s eXtra, eXtreme, eXciting! Mr. J Allard is now being referred to as Microsoft’s CXO or Chief Experience Officer in charge of “technical architecture and user experiences related to products and services of the Entertainment and read more »

Shipping this week: Guitar Hero: Latest Iteration edition

Filed under: News, Shipping this week While there are technically two games coming out this week, there’s really only one. You see, one of them is the Gears of War re-release (which we thought came out last week). That’s all well and good for the folks who have yet to pick up Epic’s super gory read more »

Kill dinos in Turok with rock band Distrubed

Filed under: News, Xbox Live Heads up to those looking to Game with rock band Fame today, because later this evening the band Disturbed will be connected to Xbox Live playing some Turok. From 6-8:00PM eastern (3-5:00PM pacific) Disturbed will be participating in Xbox.com’s Game With Fame, playing a few games of Turok multiplayer under read more »

Soulcalibur bloodies up the XBLA this Wednesday

Filed under: News, Xbox Live Arcade Sometimes rumors turn out to be true, and in the case of Soulcalibur making its way to the Xbox Live Arcade this Wednesday … well, that’s true. Just today, Microsoft announced that on the morning of Wednesday, July 2nd, old-school Soulcalibur will be releasing to the XBLA at the read more »

Rumor busted: My GamerPad is a big fat phony

Filed under: News, Xbox Live Hey, remember that rumor that Microsoft was developing a service called My GamerPad that was an awful lot like Sony’s (still unfinished) Home service on the PS3? You can stick a fork in that rumor. It’s done. DCEmu reports that the supposed image from My GamerPad (top left) is nothing read more »