Archive for November, 2008
GameStop offers its top holiday gift ideas
Video games’ biggest retailer attempts to herd players to this year’s biggest games, from Rock Band 2 and Cooking Mama, to Fallout 3 and Madden.
Left 4 Dead online stats reveal you have a lot of work to do
Valve revealed the online stats for its zombie war co-op title Left 4 Dead today and it wasn’t pretty.
Hack: How To Play Music On Your Nintendo DS
Here’s a nifty trick to get the most from you DS Lite.
Nintendo Europe ditches red logo for adult-looking gray one
What’s black and white and used to be red all over? No, not a newspaper–it’s the new Nintendo logo!
Get a PlayStation 3 for as Little as $250
PC World’s Matt Peckham divulges a Black Friday credit swap PS3 price drop.
The 6 Suckiest Black Friday Deals
If you’re going hitting up the strip mall at 5AM, it better not be for one of these awful deals.
Black Friday Preview Guide
With the biggest shopping day of the year approaching, GamePro comes to the rescue giving you a preview into Black Friday’s best gaming deals.
Metal Gear Online MEME Expansion Now Available
The newest Metal Gear Online DLC, the MEME Expansion Pack, hit the PlayStation Network today and can be downloaded for $10USD.
No site updates Thanksgiving weekend
Regular scheduled programming to return Monday, Dec. 1.
The 12 LAMEST Fatalities
Join GamePro as we name the 12 most ridiculously stupid video game fatalities of all time!
The New Xbox Experience
Similar to the jump from XP to Vista, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 interface overhaul is a combination of great new aesthetics and annoying problems. But the New Xbox Experience is worth more than its pretty looks in spite of a few niggles.
Skate It
Electronic Arts brings their slick skate sim to the Wii with intuitive Wii-mote controls, gnarly Balance Board support, and a bag of tricks that’d make Tony Hawk take notice.
THE BOTTOM LINE: Not as good as last year’s 360 and PS3 versions, but still an excellent effort for the Wii, with surprisingly good “flick-it” controls. Finicky but fun Balance Board support will have you dusting off the rarely used peripheral.
Killzone 2 developer says no pre-install required
Guerilla Games QA developer says no pre-installs of any kind will be required when players start up Killzone 2 for the first time.
Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard
Duke Nukem move aside. Parodying a parody, Matt Hazard is the ultimate action hero badass.
Sony denies March 2009 PS3 price cut rumor
Sony was forced to respond to more swirling PlayStation 3 price cut rumors Monday and again denied a cut would take place anytime soon.
Activision ‘redefines’ FPS games with paintball?
If anything the company “redefined” the price of a shooter, with the release of the budget-friendly Championship Paintball 2009 for Xbox 360, Wii, PS3, and PS2.
New DS bundles arrive on ‘Black Friday’
Nintendo on Tuesday announced the Mario Red and Ice Blue game packs for $150.
Skate 2 coming Jan 21 to Xbox 360, PS3
EA today dated the sequel to 2007’s Tony Hawk killer, Skate.
Halo 3: Recon renamed to Halo 3: ODST
Bungie on Tuesday renamed the upcoming Halo 3 expansion to better reflect “the experience that awaits and the role you will assume.”
The New Xbox Experience (Page 1 of 2)
Similar to the jump from XP to Vista, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 interface overhaul is a combination of great new aesthetics and annoying problems. But the New Xbox Experience is worth more than its pretty looks in spite of a few niggles.
