April 2009 Archives
Is 1200 MS Points a Fair Price for XBLA Games?
Kris Erickson • April 30 2009 • comments
Everywhere you look these days, the price of games seems to be falling. From aggressive early slashes in the price of Fable 2, to additional reductions in the...Read more
Bionic Commando Demo Impressions
Kris Erickson • April 29 2009 • comments
We've played the new Bionic Commando multiplayer demo, and we were left somewhat nonplussed by the gameplay. Are we missing something? People are very excited about Capcom's upcoming...Read more
Marvel vs Capcom 2 Announced for XBLA
Jason Wong • April 28 2009 • comments
We broke the news to you that Marvel vs Capcom 2 was coming to PSN and XBLA a few weeks ago. To all you doubters, hope you still...Read more
"Wet" Announced, Doesn't Look Pretty
Kris Erickson • April 27 2009 • comments
Bethesda Softworks today announced that it will publish Wet, a brand new third-person action game from Artificial Mind and Movement (A2M). The game was originally going to be...Read more
Konami Drops Six Days in Fallujah
Kris Erickson • April 27 2009 • comments
After angry protests from just about every group imaginable, Konami has decided to cancel its plans to publish a game based on one of the bloodiest battles of...Read more
The Saboteur Lives
Kris Erickson • April 27 2009 • comments
Many people believed Pandemic’s upcoming stealth-action game The Saboteur to be a casualty of studio cutbacks during the economic crisis. However, the company today assured fans that its...Read more
Top 5 Ways Xbox 360 Has Beaten PS3
Jason Wong • April 24 2009 • comments
The war to win the hard-core gamer has been fought bitterly between two giants -- Sony the veteran and Microsoft the young upstart. The kid took its beating...Read more
Red Faction: Guerrilla Demo Impressions
Kris Erickson • April 23 2009 • comments
Volition has released a demo for its upcoming open-world shooter, Red Faction: Guerrilla. We bring you our impressions of this demo, which is worth a download for any...Read more
LEGO Rock Band Announced
Jason Wong • April 23 2009 • comments
The newest series that will get the LEGO makeover will be... **drum roll**... Rock Band. Wow, now that's out of left field. LEGO Rock Band will be developed...Read more
Red Dead Redemption Oozes Style
Jason Wong • April 23 2009 • comments
Rockstar Games announced a sequel to 2004's Red Dead Revolver. The new game will be titled Red Dead Redemption. We got our hands on the game's stylish cover...Read more
Race Pro Gets Major Multiplayer Fix
Kris Erickson • April 22 2009 • comments
Atari and Sim Bin have finally released a patch for the broken multiplayer mode in their driving simulator game Race Pro. The game was so broken in fact,...Read more
Halo Wars to Get Strategic Options DLC Soon
Kris Erickson • April 21 2009 • comments
It seems that massive sales inevitably signal the arrival of downloadable content, and Halo Wars is no exception. Last month, the franchise spinoff sold an amazing 639,000 copies...Read more
Fallout: New Vegas Rolls Out Next Year
Jason Wong • April 21 2009 • comments
Bethesda has announced a new game called Fallout: New Vegas. This is not DLC nor a sequel, but an entirely new game set in the Fallout 3 universe....Read more
Lamest Guinness World Record Ever?
Kris Erickson • April 20 2009 • comments
Alright readers, it's official: video games have gotten soft. It used to be that if you wanted to do something to impress other gamers, it had to involve...Read more
SFIV Gets Free Championship Mode Update
Kris Erickson • April 17 2009 • comments
After a month of charging controversial sums of money for DLC, Capcom has found a way to get back on our good side. The publisher is bringing some...Read more
Assassin's Creed 2 Officially Confirmed for Holiday 2009
Kris Erickson • April 17 2009 • comments
Ubisoft has today officially confirmed that its Montreal studio is developing Assassin's Creed 2 on "all current-generation platforms" for a scheduled Holiday 2009 launch. We originally took this...Read more
Marvel vs Capcom 2 on XBLA Rumors Supported by Evidence
Jason Wong • April 17 2009 • comments
There have been rumors for a while now about Marvel vs Capcom 2 coming to XBLA. Naysayers point to the fact that Capcom no longer holds the Marvel...Read more
Final Fantasy Versus XIII Cut Scene
Jason Wong • April 16 2009 • comments
As the release date approaches for the Final Fantasy XIII series of games, we're getting more and more excited by any morsel of news. Last year's Tokyo Game...Read more
Bane to Appear in Batman Arkham Asylum
Jason Wong • April 16 2009 • comments
Looks like our favorite venom-powered physical therapist will be scheduling a long overdue follow-up with Batman. Why? To check on his bad back, of course. How thoughtful! Bane...Read more
Bionic Commando Demo Coming to Xbox 360 Soon
Kris Erickson • April 15 2009 • comments
The long awaited demo for Bionic Commando will make an appearance sometime "in the next few weeks" according to an announcement today from Capcom. Go and check now,...Read more
EA Sends Illegal Weapons to Game Press
Jason Wong • April 15 2009 • comments
The word "Oops" is used to express surprise at one's own mistake, clumsy act, or social blunder. Ten bucks says there were more than a few "Oops!" uttered...Read more
The Problem with Six Days in Fallujah
Kris Erickson • April 14 2009 • comments
There is an old saying which has it that the victors write the history books. Now it seems, the victors also make the video games. Konami today announced...Read more
Microsoft Extends Warranty for E-74 Error
Kris Erickson • April 14 2009 • comments
We have some great news today for Xbox 360 owners. Microsoft has listened to customer complaints and has stepped up to the plate to address the E-74 error...Read more
The Historical Venice of Assassin's Creed 2
Kris Erickson • April 13 2009 • comments
The first Assassin's Creed game was a history student's dream come true. Here was a game that brought the political intrigue and daily life of the crusades period...Read more
Midnight Club LA DLC Includes New Cars, Bikes
Kris Erickson • April 10 2009 • comments
Rockstar representatives have contacted us to say that they have two brand new vehicle packs coming to Midnight Club: Los Angeles very soon. Each will be available on...Read more
More Storage Promotes Software Sales
Kris Erickson • April 10 2009 • comments
Anecdotal evidence from developers Telltale Games suggests that when hardware manufacturers offer more storage space, customers are more likely to purchase downloadable content. The Nintendo Wii was hampered...Read more
Batman Arkham Asylum Collector's Edition Gives Grown Men Excuse to Play Dress-Up
Jason Wong • April 10 2009 • comments
Robin: Holy wallet gouge, Batman! Is that a fancy Collector's Edition of your new game I see? Batman: That's right. Take it in, Man-boy Wonder. Behold my fancy...Read more
Mini Ninjas Xbox 360 Screenshots, Release Date
Kris Erickson • April 9 2009 • comments
The quirky brawler Mini Ninjas has been on our radar for a while after Eidos Interactive announced the project back in January. At that time, all we had...Read more
Tales of Vesperia No Longer an Exclusive! What Gives?
Jason Wong • April 9 2009 • comments
Seems like the word "exclusive" doesn't mean what it used to. Tales of Vesperia was billed as an exclusive Xbox 360 title, but fast-forward a few scant months...Read more
The Secret World Finally Revealed
Kris Erickson • April 8 2009 • comments
After deciding to make its next massively multiplayer online game a little less secret, Funcom have now released information, artwork and trailer video footage for ‘The Secret World’....Read more
Resident Evil 5 DLC Controversy
Jason Wong • April 8 2009 • comments
Resident Evil 5 gets new DLC in the form of Versus Mode for $4.99 or 400 Microsoft Points. Gamers were in an uproar when told they would have...Read more
Flock! on Xbox Live for 1200 Points
Kris Erickson • April 7 2009 • comments
If someone told us that they were hard at work on an a farming puzzle game for consoles, we might be tempted to feel their foreheads for signs...Read more
Fable II New DLC Lets Players "See The Future"
Jason Wong • April 7 2009 • comments
Fable II players who've beaten the main quest and been to Knothole Island and back will be able to "See the Future" of Albion when they download the...Read more
Wolfenstein Video: Meet the Heavy Trooper
Kris Erickson • April 6 2009 • comments
Not that you would want to meet this nazi monstrosity anywhere, but Activision's upcoming Wolfenstein reboot will let you get up close and personal with it in combat....Read more
The Psychology of Achievements
Kris Erickson • April 6 2009 • comments
Microsoft recently announced that the 2.5 billionth achievement had been earned on its Xbox Live tracking system. This incredible figure marks an achievement of its own for the...Read more
Saints Row 2 DLC Features Tera Patrick
Jason Wong • April 4 2009 • comments
Video game fans looking for quality actors in their games need ask no longer. Saints Row 2: Ultor Exposed is upcoming DLC (800 points) that will feature three...Read more
Xbox 360 System Update Fixes Connection Issues
Jason Wong • April 4 2009 • comments
The new system update for the Xbox 360 will fix a connection problem some players have been experiencing over Xbox LIVE when playing certain Xbox 360 games. The...Read more
Are You a Game Pirate? France Would Like a Word
Kris Erickson • April 3 2009 • comments
In the United States, pirates of all stripes have encountered relatively friendly waters. With the exception of incursions by the much-maligned RIAA and MPAA, and occasional busts of...Read more
April Fool's News We Wish Was True
Kris Erickson • April 2 2009 • comments
Yesterday was April Fool's, in case you didn't notice, and video game publications the world over were out in full force trying their darndest to make, well, fools...Read more
Next Syndicate Title Rumored to Be in Development
Kris Erickson • April 2 2009 • comments
Sources from within the Starbreeze development studio have revealed to journalists that the company is indeed working on a new Syndicate game for consoles and the PC. Starbreeze...Read more
Call of Duty Gamers Sent to Resolve Sudan Crisis
Jason Wong • April 1 2009 • comments
Darfur, Sudan (GameFlavor) -- An elite cadre of hardcore Call of Duty tournament players were sent into the Darfur region of western Sudan to quell the recent rebel...Read more
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