1. GDC '10: New Mass Effect 2 DLC "Kasumi's Stolen Memory" Coming Soon

  At the 2010 Game Developers' Conference, BioWare showcased the very first Mass Effect 2 expansion that players will have to pay for. Entitled Kasumi's Stolen Memory, the new content will feature a new, mysterious character to recruit, a thrilling new mission to complete, a new weapon to use, a new loyalty power to utilize, and a new achievement to unlock. If that was not enough, BioWare...

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2. Microsoft Disregards Blu-Ray for the Xbox

Microsoft made it clear to gaming site CVG that Blu-Ray is not something that the powerful corporation is planning to add to the Xbox 360 in the future. In fact, Microsoft believes that the 'future of home entertainment' is digital media, not Blu-Ray. However, is digital media really the way that Microsoft should go? Last month, Capcom's Jun Takeuchi told the press that the team had to cut...

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3. Mass Effect 2 Arc Projector Weapon Arrives

Today, BioWare released a new weapon on the Cerberus Network for the highly acclaimed Mass Effect 2.  This new weapon is called the "Arc Projector", which "ionizes targets with a non-visible laser to ready them for a high-voltage electrical attack." The in-game description for the Arc Projector states that "as the lightning-like bolt hits its first target, a sophisticated auto-targeting system...

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4. Xbox Live Marketplace Release Schedule for March 9-24

Check out some of the upcoming content items coming to the Xbox Live Marketplace this month. All of the Fallout 3 DLC packs are well worth the price being presented for them on March 22 at 400 Microsoft points each, or $4.99. And of course the push for the Block Party content is on the list as well. Xbox Live Deal of The Week: March 15: Fable Originals, 800 Microsoft points March 22:...

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5. Tecmo Super Bowl to Be Revived on XBLA

The classic SNES football title Tecmo Super Bowl is going to be remade for the Xbox Live Arcade and is slated for a spring 2010 release date. Developer Southend Interactive is leading development on the remake, entitled Tecmo Bowl Throwback, and lists the game's features:     Online Multiplayer: Find your old buddies online and challenge them to matches just like back in the day 2D...

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6. Rock Band Network Goes Live With 100 Tracks

Harmonix Music Systems and MTV Games today announced that the Rock Band Network Music Store opens to the public today, giving Rock Band fans and music lovers a new avenue to discover music and providing musicians and labels the opportunity to produce and promote tracks for the Rock Band platform. The Rock Band Network, announced in July, is a ground-breaking initiative that gives musicians,...

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7. Halo Reach Beta Trailer

Bungie has released a new video detailing what we will get with the May 3rd beta. What we can tell by the trailer is that Halo Reach will certainly mix up the online Halo universe with new game modes like Invasion and Head Hunter. The most obvious addition is the jetpacks that are being used which gives the game a Tribes like feel. Beyond that we have new rolling animation, weapons and of...

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8. Arcade Wednesdays for 3.3.10

Put your foot soldiers, snipers, cavalry, and fighter pilots to the test in Toy Soldiers. Poised to be a smash hit on Xbox LIVE® Arcade, Toy Soldiers is an action-packed strategy-based game in which players command antique WWI toy soldiers vying for control of the trench-filled battlefields of Europe. Deploy an exciting arsenal such as tanks, cavalry, biplanes, and flamethrowers in ...

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9. Mass Effect 2 Hammerhead DLC Coming in Late March

A while ago, I posted a news article about the first wave of free content that Mass Effect 2's Cerberus Network would be offering during the coming weeks and months. One of the downloadable items announced in the article was the Hammerhead, a floating vehicle that would put the Mako to shame. Players will not have to wait long before using the new ship, as BioWare has just confirmed that the...

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10. The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile Announced

Ska Studios has just announced a sequel to last year's highly praised The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai. Dubbed The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile, the new entry in the sword-slashing franchise is going to be taking the series to "a bigger, better and more badass level", according to Ska Studios founder James Silva. Silva went on to state, "Fluid animation, insane combos, disturbing weapons and creeping...

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11. Arcade Wednesdays for 2.24.10

Why share when you can have it all? Greed Corp is an online multiplayer strategy game in which you battle for dominance over a world once rich in resources. In order to prevail, exhaust all the remaining resources to build an army, and then use the depleted collapsing terrain to your advantage. An extensive campaign mode and multiple unlockables prepare you to take the battle online. ...

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12. Xbox Live Marketplace March Content Calendar

Major Nelson updated his blog today with the current schedule for everything coming to the Xbox Live Marketplace this March, and according to the calendar, it seems as if March will be quite a jam-packed month. The releases of Perfect Dark and the Game Room will be the primary highlights for the month, but there are plenty of other goodies coming next month as well. The second Resident Evil 5...

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13. Arcade Wednesdays for 2.17.10

Create your own paradox … for the love of pie. Enter a macabre and comical silent world filled with mischief, time travel and delicious pie in The Misadventures of P. B. Winterbottom. Record yourself and harness your time-bending abilities to cooperate, compete against, and disrupt your past, present, and future selves. Winterbottom’s debut misadventures present a whimsical spin on...

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14. Darksiders Demo Coming Soon

If you're like me and have been skeptical about Vigil Game's demon-slaying action game, Darksiders, you can have your concerns alleviated when the demo arrives later this month on the Xbox Live Marketplace. Until the demo arrives on February 25th, check out LR's official review for the game! Philip: I personally think that releasing a demo to a game after it has been already released is...

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15. Halo Reach ViDoc 1 Released

After seeing this ViDoc I can honestly say I am more excited for a Halo game then have I have been since before Halo 2 was released. Everything seems to be ramped up with new weapons and a very dark theme. Visually it is well ahead of Halo 3 or ODST. Certainly worth the watch for any Halo fans. Let me also add that it is a nice change of pace to see the Elites in there fighting along side the...

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16. Halo: Reach Beta Dated

Mark your calendars! The long-awaited Halo: Reach beta finally has a release date, and that date is May 3rd. As a friendly reminder, you will require a copy of Halo 3: ODST to take part in the beta. Halo: Reach is currently slated for a Q4 2010 release. Philip: Well, I won't be able to participate in this. I recently returned ODST to my friend.  : (

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17. Arcade Wednesdays for 2.10.10

Over thousands of generations the peaceful Darwinians have been evolving in a beautiful digital world, but now their whole way of life is under threat from a devastating computer virus that has infected their world and decimated their numbers. Without your protection they don't stand a chance, and it’s up to you to lead them into battle to recapture their lost world in Darwinia+! Once...

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18. Xbox Live Marketplace Upcoming Release Schedule

Xbox Live's Major Nelson has posted on his blog the schedule for upcoming Xbox Live Marktplace content to be released soon. Feast your eyes upon the list below. Xbox Live Deal of The Week: February 15: Battlefield 1943, 800 Microsoft Points Xbox Live Games on Demand: February 9: Street Fighter IV February 16: Resident Evil 5 Beautiful Katamari Xbox Live Arcade: Februaury 10:...

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19. Is the Microsoft Points System Toast?

The Microsoft Points system has always received negative feedback by gamers and gaming journalists alike. However, due to a lawsuit, that system may be done away with forever. According to gaming press site GameZine.co.uk, Horsham, Pennsylvania resident Samuel Lassoff paid a visit to an attorney in Philadelphia to file a lawsuit against Microsoft, "claiming that he had been ripped off after...

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20. Infinite Care Package and Other Problems Fixed in Next Modern Warfare 2 Patch

Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling has has announced, via Twitter,  that the most recent Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 patch went to Microsoft for certification on Friday. Here is what is going to be getting fixed in the next patch (these have already been patched on the PC and PS3): Care Package, Emergency Airdrop, and Sentry Gun marker grenades sprint speed normalized. Fix for...

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