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And you thought Halo 3 -themed Game Fuel was bad. A recent round of advertisements have taken Japan by storm, all of which either shill for Final Fantasy XIII , or some product based on the unflagging RPG franchise . Posted after the break are a series of videos, including a short TV spot ...
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Final Fantasy XIII
Square Enix
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Halo 3
While TV-based crime scene investigators use futuristic moon technology to solve mysteries, real world forensic scientists say the biggest advancements need to come from how investigators collaborate on cases. North Carolina State University recently received a $1.4 million grant from the ...
Gaming
Crime Scene
According to Microsoft, nearly two million Xbox Live users logged into Facebook through the console's new built-in social media applications. Based on a vague estimate provided by Microsoft, it appears that around ten percent of all Xbox Live Gold accounts used the application within its ...
Gaming
Microsoft
Xbox
Xbox 360
To quote the immortal words of the musical revolutionaries known as Widelife , "all things just keep getting better!" For the purpose of this post, "all things" include Steam's post-Thanksgiving deals , which seem to have hit critical value mass today. Resident Evil 5 for $24.99? Borderlands ...
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Resident Evil 5
Borderlands
Left 4 Dead
Ghostbusters The Video Game
Valve
Bioware has revealed the planet of Alderaan will be one of the environments for players to explore in the upcoming MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic . Before it was reduced to an asteroid field by the Death Star, Alderaan was a planet known for its natural beauty and peace. Thankfully, a ...
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We can't be gaming all the time, despite our best efforts, and from time to time we'll actually take advantage of the movie-playing abilities on our gaming systems. JBO features our top picks for XBL, PSN, Netflix's Watch Instantly and Blu-ray each week. Recommendation of the Week:
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When it comes to MMO news and special features, Joystiq sister site Massively.com has you covered. Whether you're looking for info on the hottest new MMO, or you're just curious about an old favorite, you'll find it at Massively. Check out our biggest features of the week:
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Star Trek: Online
If you've got room in your heart for one more thing to be grateful for, may we recommend these adorable Resident Evil inspired grenade plushies (via Sprite Stitch )? Yeah, these exist and it just warms the cockles of our heart. We can't help but dream about how great these crafty items ...
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Resident Evil
Resident Evil 5
It's very easy to roundly dismiss a game that most people don't think is very good -- heck, we do it all the time. But we think before you make with the lambasting, you should have to read a postmortem article, like this one on Gamasutra from 8monkey, the developer of Darkest of Days . ...
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Darkest of Days
Something's always struck us as kind of ... off about the title Aliens vs. Predator . For one, there are "colonial marines" up in there, mixing it up. More confusing, though, is the fact that both "Aliens" and "Predators" are, in fact, aliens . [And aren't all of them predators? - Ed.] At ...
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Aliens vs Predator
Q-Games and Nintendo had a recent partnership in the release of Digidrive , but it doesn't seem like they're letting their relationship cool off any time soon. According to a new OFLC rating , Q-Games is developing -- and Nintendo is publishing -- a game called Reflect Missile . No ...
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It appears that, in some cases, the PSN Rock Band track packs in the UK are receiving a price hike in comparison to the individually purchased songs. An EU PlayStation forum user notes the discrepancy , which applies no discount to pack purchases, making it cheaper to purchase all of a ...
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Rock Band
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TimeGate has announced an expansion of its multiplayer-focused shooter, Section 8 , with the "Seek and Destroy Map Pack," which adds three new maps and 10 new achievements for 560 ($7). Though the game is available on Xbox 360 as well, the company is only making mention of PC availability ...
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Is it a good idea to pinch the cheeks of a rabid, killer God-wolf? Most definitely not -- however, after watching the latest trailer for Chibiterasu's handheld babysitting adventure, Okamiden , we don't think we'd be able to help ourselves if ever placed in the lupine protagonist's ...
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Okami
Capcom
Being Dave Cox, head of European development for Konami, can't be an easy job. For one, he's not Hideo Kojima, so he's already got that going against him. Worse yet, he's had to tow the company line and let his upcoming Castlevania: Lords of Shadow languish out of the spotlight while ...
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After five days and 16 hours of playing the world's most boring game, the Desert Bus for Hope crew has reached its final stop for the year, bringing in a staggering $132,392.94 to benefit the Child's Play charity. With the third iteration of its annual marathon play session of "Desert Bus" ...
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Child's Play
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The second day of Steam's five-day-long " Early Holiday Sale " has arrived, bringing with it another batch of wallet-friendly prices on a few excellent titles. The highlight from today's offers is, of course, Left 4 Dead 2 , which you can now purchase for just $37.49. A few older titles ...
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Dead Space
Valve
Mother of pearl! We thought it was safe to assume that Shanghai-based MMO operator The9 would lose a chunk of its revenue after handing the license for World of Warcraft over to competing company NetEase. By "a chunk" we, of course, meant"a fraction." Not "almost all revenue," which ...
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World of Warcraft
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Writing in a recent Workshop blog post , LucasArts responded to complaints that its XBLA and PC puzzle-platformer, Lucidity , can be "particularly punishing." A new update, which adds checkpoints in an effort , has been launched on PC and is set to via an update set to arrive on Xbox Live ...
