"Insert famous quote here from a famous person."-Levi The Great III

Assassin's Creed for DS Announce

Seeded on Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:32 AM EST (Kotaku)

Closing the door barn door after the horse has slowly walked out as to avoid suspicion, Ubisoft has issued a press release officially announcing Assassin's Creed Altaïr's Chronicles for the Nintendo DS, heading to a retailer near you this February.

entertainment, video-games, ds, ubisoft, assassins-creed

Silent Hill screenwriter arrested for suspected manslaughter

Seeded on Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:31 AM EST (Joystiq)

Film director and screenwriter Roger Avary, whose game-related work includes the Silent Hill, Driver and Return to Castle Woflenstein adaptations, has been arrested in Ventura, California on suspicion of driving under the influence and manslaughter.

entertainment, silent-hill, vidoe-games, movies

Dungeon Siege Movie Tanks,

Seeded on Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:30 AM EST (Kotaku)

Hey, the latest box office figures are in! Would you like to know how well Uwe Boll's @!$%#-tacular Dungeon Siege flick "In the Name of the King" did? I bet you do. It did terribly.

entertainment, movie, dungeon-siege, video-games

Figures: Custom Marcus Fenix Figure Is Great

Seeded on Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:29 AM EST (Kotaku)

Some official Gears figures are on the way from toymakers NECA, but some people just cannot wait that long. Soulbrother73 is one of them, so he went ahead and forged this custom Marcus Fenix figure, complete with rifle, grenade and Jack the robot.

entertainment, video-game, toys, gears-of-war

See first trailer for Highlander game

Seeded on Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:29 AM EST (Joystiq)

When you don't know much about a game (definitely the case with Eidos' upcoming Highlander title) you have to kind of go with your gut. After watching this new trailer for the game though, we have to admit that our guts are pretty stymied.

entertainment, vidoe-games, eidos, highlander

Rumor: Hudson working on New Duck Hunt for Wii?

Seeded on Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:28 AM EST (Joystiq)

Could Hudson Soft be working on an update to the classic Duck Hunt for Nintendo Wii? That all depends on how much faith you put into shaky cam footage, and loosely-woven stories of dad's carelessness with company property.

entertainment, duck-hunt, wii, nintendo, hudson, video-games

Burnout 3: Takedown available now on Xbox Originals

Seeded on Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:27 AM EST (Joystiq)

We know you don't think you need a reminder – after all it was less than a week ago that we told you Burnout 3: Takedown was crashing (in quite a spectacular fashion, mind you) onto the Xbox Live Marketplace as an Xbox Original – but we wanted to make sure you remembered all …

entertainment, video-games, burnout-3-takedown, xbox-360

Turok demo now due on Xbox Live

Seeded on Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:26 AM EST (Joystiq)

So when we saw Major Nelson's post that a demo had hit Xbox Live Marketplace we'll admit we were a bit excited. We found one of the black dresses from our college days that still fits, put on our best perfume.

entertainment, video-games, turok

Prepare Yourself: Street Fighter 4 debut trailer

Seeded on Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:17 PM EDT (destructoid.com)

The first new Street Fighter game in about a decade was announced today, and now we have a trailer straight from Capcom and GameVideos, as promised.

entertainment, capcom, video-games, street-fighter-4, street-fighter

The Orange Box topples BioShock and Halo 3 on Metacritic

Seeded on Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:12 PM EDT (destructoid.com)

It was looking like it was going to happen, and now it finally has: Valve's The Orange Box has taken the top PC and Xbox 360 spots on game review site Metacritic.

entertainment, video-games, orange-box, xbox-360, pc, ea, valve

Target scan shows 40 GB PS3 coming Oct. 28 for $399

Seeded on Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:11 AM EDT (Joystiq)

The last thing any street date's parents want to see is their kid hanging around with Target. No matter what sweet talking the red rings make, the street date's only going to end up one way: Broken.

entertainment, video-games, ps3, sony, target

How a 681-day achievement streak comes to an end

Seeded on Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:57 PM EDT (Joystiq)

David Dreger, better known to the Xbox community by his gamertag "Knuckles Dawson," finally saw the end to his 681-day Xbox achievement streak on Oct. 4. Dreger tells why it happened in his latest Achievement 101 feature on sister-site X3F.

entertainment, video-games, xbox-360, xbox-achievement-points

Game Informer gives Mass Effect a 9.75

Seeded on Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:56 PM EDT (Joystiq)

We've been rabidly anticipating Mass Effect for such a long time now, it's a relief to learn that, according to Game Informer at least, we haven't been wasting our energy.

entertainment, video-games, xbox-360, mass-effect, microsoft, game-informer

First Brutal Legend video is ... well, it's brutal

Seeded on Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:50 PM EDT (Joystiq)

The marketing for Tim Schafer's latest game is in full swing and – even though the game designer can't talk about the game himself (check out Double Fine's blog to watch him squirm) – the Game Informer cover and now video trailer sure as shinola confirm its existence.

entertainment, video-games, brutal-legend, ps3, xbox-360

PS3 warranty voided by surge protector

Seeded on Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:47 PM EDT (maxconsole.net)

A member of the Playstation forums called up Sony regarding his four month old PS3 which had turned into a brick, with the trouble starting back a while ago when the system would just shut off.

entertainment, video-games, ps3, bad-service, sony

Go head-to-head with Team Fortress 2 dev team this Friday night on Xbox Live

Seeded on Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:15 PM EDT (destructoid.com)

Hey, want to personally complain to Valve about Team Fortress 2 lag on Xbox Live? Better yet, how about while you're playing a game of Team Fortress 2 over Xbox Live with the very team responsible for it?

entertainment, team-fortress-2, video-games, xbox-live, xbox-360, orange-box, valve

The Endgame Syndrome: Why do we abandon games?

Seeded on Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:56 PM EDT (destructoid.com)

As most of my Destructoid compatriots know, I await RPGs with intriguing storylines more than any other type of game.

entertainment, video-games

PS3 price cut in UK has led to a 178% sales increase!

Seeded on Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:47 PM EDT (comnetslash.com)

GamesIndusty.biz reports that PlayStation 3 hardware sales in the UK have seen a 178% sales increase following the launch of the new 40GB Playstation 3 available for £299 and a reduction to the 60GB unit, which comes bundled with two games at £349.99.

entertainment, sony, video-games, ps3, uk

Halo 3 Dominates the Market!

Seeded on Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:40 PM EDT (Gamespot)

Well the numbers are in for September, and according to VGChartz, the X360 has outsold the PlayStation 3 and the Wii. Microsoft sold 520,698 consoles during the month, however the Wii sold 496,591 units and the PS3 sold 168,393.

entertainment, video-games, halo-3, xbox-360, microsoft

Metal Gear Solid 4 has over 200 developers

Seeded on Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:52 PM EDT (Joystiq)

How much manpower is Hideo Kojima throwing at Metal Gear Solid 4 to ensure quality? Over 200, according to Kojima Productions' Ryan Payton.

entertainment, konami, metal-gear-solid-4, ps3, video-games, hideo-kojima, kojima-studios

LucasArts to wield Wii Light Sabre in UK next week

Seeded on Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:50 PM EDT (reghardware.co.uk)

LucasArts will be exhibiting the peripheral alongside its forthcoming Wii title Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga, at the GameCity festival, due to be held between 24 and 28 October.

entertainment, video-games, wii, lucas-arts, starr-wars

Why Rock Band may lose to Guitar Hero

Seeded on Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:41 PM EDT (mashedbuttons.com)

Wow, I was really looking forward to Rock Band. It seemed like such an awesome idea, construct a whole band. I also have a roommate, so the prospect of buying the instruments seemed surmountable. However, I never planned on buying it all at once.

entertainment, video-games, guitar-hero-iii, rock-band, ea, activision, xbox-360, ps3, wii, harmonix

Japan: Xbox 360 Elite Selling Out (At Multiple Stores!)

Seeded on Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:59 AM EDT (Kotaku)

Last Friday, the Xbox 360 Elite went on sale in Japan. By the end of the day, the black HDMI console with a 120GB HD sold out at several major Akihabara retailers. AsoBitCity, Gamers, Messe Sanoh and Sofmap sold through all their Elites on launch day.

education, video-games, xbox-360, japan, microsoft

Easter Egg: LOST Found In Half-Life 2

Seeded on Sun Oct 14, 2007 2:14 PM EDT (Kotaku)

Apparently, the design team working on Half-Life Episode 2 are fans of the ABC TV show, Lost. This morning I received an email from Kotakuite p00pzilla with this screenshot clearly showing a symbol on the wall that mimics the logo of Lost's Dharma Initiative.

entertainment, lost, half-life-2, orange-box, video-games, xbox-360, pc-gaming, valve, steam

Rock Band: Only Bundles Available Until 2008

Seeded on Sun Oct 14, 2007 2:08 PM EDT (Kotaku)

realize the wording on this can be confusing so allow me to clarify just to be sure it's understood. Rock Band will always be available as a bundle. However until 2008 it will only be available as a bundle.

entertainment, video-games, rock-band, harmonix, ea

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