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Posted by GoNintendo Dec 02 2010 18:03 GMT in Nintendo Stuff
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You can get an album of 30 TV themes-turned chiptune anthems by downloading ‘After These Messages’, which can be found right here (pay what you want).

Posted by Joystiq Dec 02 2010 18:00 GMT in Angry Birds
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Are you looking to fulfill you annual desire to get totally pumped for the holidays, but can't seem to stop playing the iPhone sensation Angry Birds long enough to do so? Thanks to a recently published expansion to Rovio's tower-toppling App, you can now kill two birds with one high-velocity bird. For $0.99 on iOS ($1.99 for the HD version), or for free (but ad-supported) on Android, you can download "Season's Greedings," an add-on that features a new level every day in the 25 days leading up to Christmas. It's like an advent calendar! Only ... like, way more fun.

Purchasing the pack also unlocks the 45-level Halloween expansion for free -- or, if you've already acquired this extra spooky level pack, you can grab "Season's Greedings" in a free title update. We wonder if we can expect a purchase of this new add-on to grant us free admission to the next holiday-themed level pack, "New Year's Evil Pigs," or "Punxsutawney Panic." (Yes, those are made up. For now.)

Download: Angry Birds Seasons [iOS SD: $0.99] [iOS HD: $1.99] [Android: Free]

Posted by Joystiq Dec 02 2010 18:02 GMT in Gaming News
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From a GDC rant about the perils of being a game developer laid off in this tumultuous economy to announcing an acquisition less than a year later, brothers Paul and Dave Bettner have been busy. The ex-Ensemble devs were laid off, along with the rest of the studio, after shipping Halo Wars in 2008; they then established iPhone-dev NewToy and quickly made a splash with the "With Friends" games, Chess With Friends and the Scrabble-esque Words With Friends.

And today, during a press conference call, Zynga SVP of Mobile David Ko made the announcement that the social game powerhouse has acquired Texas-based NewToy for an undisclosed sum. "Zynga has acquired Texas-based mobile game development company NewToy," Ko revealed, before passing the mic to Paul Bettner. The 23-person studio is being renamed Zynga With Friends (see the logo above). While this represents a strong move by Zynga into the mobile gaming space, we're left wondering if the "With Friends" mobile games will make their way to Zynga's home base: Facebook. We've followed up with the company to ask about just that.

Oh, and considering the new company's name includes "With Friends" we're going to assume that its World War Robot game is probably no longer in development. We'll let you know what we find out.

Posted by IGN Dec 02 2010 17:57 GMT in PC Gaming News
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New downloadable title on the way this spring.

Posted by Kotaku Dec 02 2010 17:30 GMT in Gaming News
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#xbox360 We've seen deals before. Buy this game and get that one free. Buy these games and get money back. But... buy these games and they'll blend into each other? The Xbox 360 people are trying something different. More »

Posted by Kotaku Dec 02 2010 17:40 GMT in Farmville
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Zynga, the company behind FarmVille and the brand-new CityVille loved the company Newtoy so much that they said today that they've bought them. Newtoy? They make Words With Friends, just about the best game on iPad. More »

Posted by IGN Dec 02 2010 17:49 GMT in PlayStation News
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New downloadable title on the way this spring.

Posted by PlayStation Blog Dec 02 2010 17:26 GMT in Resistance 3
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I wanted to stop by and give you an update about what’s been going on over the last couple of months. You may remember the live-action trailer that we revealed during GamesCom to formally announce Resistance 3. We’re very excited to reveal that we will be following that up with a new trailer, premiering exclusively during the Spike Video Game Awards (Saturday, December 11th in the States, check your local listings for time and network if you’re outside the US).

The trailer continues the live action experience, showing live-action snippets of three moments in the game, while also bringing you your first glimpse of actual gameplay from Resistance 3. Check out a teaser for the trailer below:

VGA 2010 Resistance 3 Teaser | SpikeTV | SPIKE.com

We hope this continues to help set the tone that Resistance 3 represents, so stay tuned for the show next week…


Posted by Kotaku Dec 02 2010 17:00 GMT in Thor: The Video Game
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#superheroes Chris Hemsworth, star of May 2011's Thor movie, will virtually be Thor in this spring's Thor: God of Thunder video game. Games publisher Sega said so today and released screenshots to prove it. More »

Posted by Joystiq Dec 02 2010 17:01 GMT in Tomb Raider Underworld
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When we last wrote about OnLive, the "cloud gaming" service had just announced a price and ship date for its MicroConsole hardware. At the time, we also reported that it was planning to launch a flat-rate pricing plan for access to older "back catalog" titles and indie games, with a price to be announced. This morning, the company has set what's now known as the "PlayPack" plan at $9.99 per month, and will make it available to all OnLive users on January 15, 2011.

PlayPack is available right now to those with the OnLive MicroConsole -- or soon to get one, as they've begun shipping to Founding Members today -- in "beta" form, free of charge until the official roll-out.

Currently, the PlayPack beta offers access to a collection of about a dozen games, some new to the service (like Prince of Persia and Tomb Raider: Underworld) while others, like Unreal Tournament 3, have been on the service since it launched last summer. OnLive says it will have a library of 40 games ready for PlayPack subscribers when the for-pay tier launches in January. Looking at the finer print, some of the games "require a mouse and/or keyboard" -- which are supported in both wired and wireless flavors by the MicroConsole. Check out a partial list of games included in the PlayPack beta after the break.

Have a look at some of the beautiful documentation on the way to gamers soon.

Posted by IGN Dec 02 2010 16:42 GMT in MapleStory
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Nexon America to launch a complete overhaul of MapleStory in upcoming update.

Posted by IGN Dec 02 2010 16:40 GMT in PC Gaming News
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Use GameStop gift cards on Kongregate.

Posted by IGN Dec 02 2010 16:36 GMT in Digimon Battle
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Digimon fans will get to take on their role as a member of the digital data squad in late 2010.

Posted by Kotaku Dec 02 2010 16:30 GMT in Gaming News
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#science Today NASA will hold a press conference revealing to the world the discovery of a form of life unlike any other on Earth. What twisted alien landscape gave birth to such a life form? Try California. More »

Posted by IGN Dec 02 2010 16:33 GMT in Asheron's Call
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December update brings new features.

Posted by Joystiq Dec 02 2010 16:30 GMT in Gaming News
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It may not be as nice as finding a for-real sonic screwdriver under your tree, but the BBC does have a great holiday gift in mind for any Doctor Who fan: the last episode of the first season of Doctor Who: The Adventure Games, called "Shadows of the Vashta Nerada." This episode takes place during Christmas and entirely underwater, and it'll be available for download on Christmas Day.

If you're a UK resident, it's a really cheap gift -- like all the episodes, it'll be free. US residents will have to pay $5 for it, or $12.95 for the whole season.

Posted by Kotaku Dec 02 2010 16:00 GMT in Gaming News
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#pc A few months ago, we reviewed a handful of budget AM3 motherboards and were surprised at the quality offered by sub-$100 products. Since AMD owns the entry-level CPU market, it only makes sense that there are plenty of affordable motherboards, but with the Phenom II X6 range gaining popularity, users are once again looking to invest big in the AM3 platform. More »

Posted by Joystiq Dec 02 2010 15:15 GMT in Gaming News
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"But Joystiq," you ask, "isn't there already a way to get the absolutely delightful ilomilo for XBLA right now?" Yes, there is -- or you could wait until it's "officially" released on the Xbox Marketplace come January 5. But really, who would do such a silly thing? (Either way, it'll set you back 800 Microsoft Points, or $10.)

You'll have to wait a little longer to procure Ninja Bee's latest, A World of Keflings, or the puzzle/racer mash-up that is Raskulls from Halfbrick Studios, which launch on December 22 and 29, respectively, at 800 Microsoft Points ($10) each.

Posted by Joystiq Dec 02 2010 16:00 GMT in Gaming News
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Ignition Entertainment's Los Angeles branch is moving to Austin, Texas, reports IGN. "All business will be continuing as usual," a company representative told the site -- which, for Ignition, means typically unusual business.

While no official reason was given for the closure of the Glendale, Calif. publishing offices, a fresh start in Austin is an unsurprising choice given the city's rich history of game development and the state's business incentives. Maybe the move is simply a matter of consolidating Ignition's two U.S. studios, L.A. and Gainesville (Fla.), and having them meet halfway. The move from L.A. is said to have no effect on the company's current staff or projects, according to IGN, while Ignition still won't confirm exactly what is going on in Florida.

A month ago, the Florida branch was reported to be closed and staff rumored to be forced out to Texas (or to find a new job). The studio's sci-fi FPS Reich was assumed to have suffered the same uncertain fate as Ignition's WarDevil game, which was left in limbo following the closure of the Ignition's London-area development studio in late September. Of course, WarDevil has since been resurrected as "Project Kane" and is supposedly in the hands of a "core team" and on track for a Q4 2011 release.

See? We told you: unusual business.

[Image sources: UTV Ignition; 25or6to4 (Wikipedia)]

Posted by IGN Dec 02 2010 16:00 GMT in Shogun II: Total War
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Creative Assembly return to their roots as we go hands-on and get first multiplayer details.

Posted by Francis Dec 02 2010 15:55 GMT in Super Meat Boy
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Vlambeer (creators of Super Crate Box) made a game for PETA and TEAM MEAT  (I think, it wouldn't run on my machine)


Posted by PlayStation Blog Dec 02 2010 15:54 GMT in Dead Nation
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We know some Dead Nation online co-op players have requested voice chat functionality. I’m here to tell you that we’ve listened to the fans and are taking steps to add voice chat for online co-op in the near future. To reiterate this point, here’s a note from the team at Housemarque:

We know some of you are frustrated by the lack of voice chat support in Dead Nation’s online co-op mode. We realize many players have been very eager to join up and start taking care of the zombie nation and we greatly appreciate the continued support. Therefore, the team is currently working on the addition of voice chat capability and hope to introduce it as quickly as possible.

In the meantime, we’re keen to get as much feedback on the game as possible so we can further improve what we think is a great zombie game. We’ll be sure to keep everyone posted via the PlayStation.Blog and our Dead Nation Facebook page on when they can expect the voice chat update. We at Housemarque put our hearts and souls into the development of our games with the goal in mind to create thrilling gaming moments for players, so our hope is that everyone enjoys the finished product.

On that note, what are your favorite weapons so far? What upgrade path have you taken? Have you been able to conquer the Grim difficulty mode yet? Let us know in the comments, and we’ll have more to share with you soon about Dead Nation!

Sincerely,

Housemarque Team


Posted by Joystiq Dec 02 2010 15:42 GMT in Gaming News
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Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime will be a downloadable follow-up to 2009's Ghostbusters: The Video Game, 'cause Gozer knows publisher Atari can barely afford a full-cost sequel. Being developed by Assault Heroes creator Wanako, the four-player (online and couch co-op) top-down action game will not feature any voice work by the original Ghostbusters like Bill Murray and Dan Ackroyd. It's still unclear whether their characters even appear, or if they've been replaced by a new team of specter hunters.

Sanctum of Slime, to be released in the Spring of 2011 on XBLA, PSN and PC, will have players taking the roll of "the rookie," who was introduced in the 2009 game. We don't have more details beyond what little information and screens were given to USA Today, so let's just cross our streams and hope for the best.

Posted by Kotaku Dec 02 2010 15:00 GMT in Gaming News
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#column Is Super Mario Bros. 2 bad? Was the Sonic series ever good? Who is the Ben Kingsley of video games? What does that even mean? You asked our opinionated columnist video game questions. He answered, in depth. More »

Posted by Joystiq Dec 02 2010 15:07 GMT in Super Meat Boy
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Team Meat has cheekily responded to yesterday's PETA Super Tofu Boy parody by announcing that it will add the soy-based protagonist as a downloadable character in the next Super Meat Boy PC patch. The character will only be available on PC, since the XBLA can't be patched in the same fashion.

In a blog post, Team Meat's Edmund McMillen said he "repeatedly made fake user names" in PETA's forums, trying to push the game in hopes of a response. Well, he got one -- and so did they.

McMillen added that the parody was "beyond flattering and amazingly helpful," but also had some harsh words for PETA's stance on animal testing. He also reiterated, just in case some folks weren't aware, that Meat Boy isn't actually made of animal meat, "he's simply a boy without skin."

And here come the Robbie Williams "Rock DJ" flashbacks again.