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Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands Review

 

Published 4 hours ago by Alice Liang at 1UP RSS feed

I always joke that each Harvest Moon title is essentially the exact same game. And that's true to an extent -- if you've played one entry in the farming sim series, then you'll ...

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Catch Up On Guides: Assassin's, Mario, Call of Duty, and Tons More

 

Published 4 hours ago by Mike Nelson at 1UP RSS feed

Ah, Thanksgiving. A day when we gather around our friends and family...then stuff our faces full of food as fast as we can so we can get back to playing videogames. But what ...

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Cities XL Review

 

Published 4 hours ago by Scott Sharkey at 1UP RSS feed

The city-sim genre has been in decline for a while, or is at least going through a kind of transition. More than half a decade has passed since the last installment of SimCity  ...

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3D Dot Game Heroes Import Hands-On Preview

 

Published 5 hours ago by Jeremy Parish at 1UP RSS feed

Take my word on this: There's something incredibly sleazy about playing The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks and 3D Dot Game Heroes back-to-back. It's basically like going on a ...

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Analyst Says CoD DLC Could Generate Up to $140M in 2010

 

Published 6 hours ago by Kris Pigna at 1UP RSS feed

We all know the Call of Duty franchise is popular, but just how popular? So popular that its DLC alone could rake in more money than many other games make in their entire ...

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Fine Foods of Beat-Em-Ups

 

Published 6 hours ago by 1UP Staff at 1UP RSS feed

The Fine Foods of Beat-Em-Ups An artistic tribute to the pavement-based delicacies in our favorite retro action games. By Ray Barnholt Videogames get enough crap for being ...

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Australian Attorney General Pushing for Modern Warfare 2 Ban

 

Published 6 hours ago by Steve Watts at 1UP RSS feed

We know Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a violent and controversial game; now it turns out that one Australian official is looking to ban it in his country. AU ...

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Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain Review

 

Published 6 hours ago by Jason Wilson at 1UP RSS feed

Steve Jackson Games is one of the more well-regarded makers of pen-and-paper role-playing games (such as GURPS, Munchkin, and Toon). Way back in 1980, a year after the "Choose ...

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Mass Effect 2 PC System Requirements, DRM Revealed

 

Published 7 hours ago by Kris Pigna at 1UP RSS feed

The system requirements for the PC version of Mass Effect 2 have been revealed, along with the surprisingly barebones DRM that BioWare will employ in the sequel -- which ...

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FFXIII Xbox 360 Promotion Giving Away Avatar Chocobos

 

Published 7 hours ago by Steve Watts at 1UP RSS feed

Xbox 360 fans are being rewarded for spreading the word of Final Fantasy XIII , in the form of an adorable little bird. The "Register, Tweet and Win" promotion encouraged ...

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Rock Band Offering DLC from Nirvana, Night Ranger Next Week

 

Published 8 hours ago by Dustin Quillen at 1UP RSS feed

More Nirvana DLC is lined up for Rock Band next week, including the long-awaited "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Also scheduled for Rock Band's post-Thanksgiving DLC update are ...

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New Star Wars Game to Premiere at VGAs

 

Published 8 hours ago by Steve Watts at 1UP RSS feed

We know this year's Spike Video Game Awards will feature game premieres, like the first official look at Halo: Reach . But Master Chief isn't the only space opera ...

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The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks Updated Hands-On Preview

 

Published 9 hours ago by Jeremy Parish at 1UP RSS feed

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks is the direct sequel to Phantom Hourglass . That much would seem obvious, but in the Zelda series one entry doesn't always directly precede ...

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Layton Returns to Japan, Again

 

Published 10 hours ago by Kevin Gifford at 1UP RSS feed

Japanese publisher Level-5 announced this week that yet another new game in the Professor Layton series of Nintendo DS puzzley adventure games is in the works. Titled  ...

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Japan Review Check: New SMB, Assassin's, Left 4 Dead 2

 

Published 10 hours ago by Kevin Gifford at 1UP RSS feed

Some highlighted reviews from this week's issue of Famitsu magazine in Japan, covering all the games coming out next week in that country: - New Super Mario Bros. Wii  ...

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Red Dead Redemption Due In April

 

Published 11 hours ago by Kat Bailey at 1UP RSS feed

Red Dead Redemption 'Debut' trailer HD The bulk of the holiday releases are now on the market, but it doesn't look like the releases will be letting up with the new ...

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Final Fight Characters Join Super Street Fighter IV

 

Published 11 hours ago by Kevin Gifford at 1UP RSS feed

Say hello to Cody Travers -- not the clean-cut hero of the Final Fight series, but the escaped convict of Street Fighter Alpha 3 , the dude who can attack people with ...

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Falcom Hoping To Boost Revenue By Publishing Titles Stateside

 

Published 11 hours ago by Kat Bailey at 1UP RSS feed

In these tough times, some games have been deemed too much of a risk to localize for the U.S. Falcom, however, appears to be taking the opposite approach. According to a ...

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Miyamoto on Wario Fart Attacks

 

Published 11 hours ago by Kevin Gifford at 1UP RSS feed

With New Super Mario Bros. Wii safely in stores and racking up all kinds of critical praise in Japan, Shigeru Miyamoto was more than happy to sit down with Famitsu  ...

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Huge PlayStation Store Update Includes Dino Crisis, Tekken 6 PSP, and Six New Minis

 

Published 24 hours ago by Chris Pereira at 1UP RSS feed

Not only is this week's PlayStation Store update arriving two days early this week, thanks to the Thanksgiving holiday, but it's also a massive update. There's more than ...

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Far Cry 3 in Development, "Looks Pretty Exciting," Says Ubisoft Writer

 

Published 25 hours ago by Chris Pereira at 1UP RSS feed

This isn't the very first time we're hearing about Far Cry 3 , but it's been a long time without any word from Ubisoft. While hardly a formal announcement, Ubisoft writer ...

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Alienware Pre-Loading Computers with Steam and Portal

 

Published 27 hours ago by Chris Pereira at 1UP RSS feed

Typically, a new PC doesn't come with anything noteworthy pre-loaded on the system. Annoying programs branded by the computer manufacturer's name, some crappy games, maybe ...

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Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage Review

 

Published 27 hours ago by Gary Lu at 1UP RSS feed

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past few years, you've undoubtedly heard of Shaun White. With a self-branded videogame franchise and three Olympic gold and X-Games ...

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Tekken 6 Title Update Coming This Thursday

 

Published 29 hours ago by Dustin Quillen at 1UP RSS feed

Nevermind family, food, and football -- Tekken fans truly have something to be thankful for this week: Namco Bandai has revealed plans to release a title update for Tekken ...

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New Mercenaries Game Confirmed Following Video Leak

 

Published 29 hours ago by Chris Pereira at 1UP RSS feed

Despite Mercenaries developer Pandemic being shut down just a week ago, a new Mercenaries game called Mercs Inc. has been announced today. More than likely, ...

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Just Cause 2 Confirmed for Spring Release

 

Published 30 hours ago by Dustin Quillen at 1UP RSS feed

Looks like Square Enix hopes to see a return on that Eidos investment sooner rather than later; the publisher announced this morning that Just Cause 2 will be hitting ...

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Guerrilla Games Celebrates Killzone Anniversary With DLC Discount

 

Published 30 hours ago by Chris Pereira at 1UP RSS feed

Technically, we're a few weeks passed the fifth anniversary of the release of the first Killzone -- the PS2 original was released on November 2, 2004. But with developer ...

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Phantasy Star Zero Review

 

Published 30 hours ago by Dustin Quillen at 1UP RSS feed

It'd be an understatement to say I was a fan of the original Phantasy Star Online . While my classmates in high school would often blame their poor marks on lengthy football ...

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Namco Bandai Announces Splatterhouse Shoe Tie-in

 

Published 31 hours ago by Kat Bailey at 1UP RSS feed

Namco Bandai has come up with a unique promotional tie-in for Splatterhouse , to say the least. They've just announced a partnership with Globe International Limited to ...

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Microsoft Files User-Created Game Guide Patent

 

Published 33 hours ago by Steve Watts at 1UP RSS feed

New Super Mario Bros Wii has gotten a lot of attention for its Super Guide feature, but apparently Microsoft has been planning a similar helping hand for a year. Siliconera  ...

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DSi LL Sells 103K in Japan in Two Days

 

Published 34 hours ago by Steve Watts at 1UP RSS feed

The new, fat DSi isn't having quite the splash of its slim cousin, but sales from its first two days in Japan are impressive regardless. Kotaku reports that according to ...

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Assassin's Creed 2 Sells 1.6 Million in First Week

 

Published 34 hours ago by Steve Watts at 1UP RSS feed

The original Assassin's Creed made a big debut , but its sequel is outdoing its older brother. Ubisoft sent out word today that, according to internal estimates, ...

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Sims 3 World Adventures Review

 

Published 2 days ago by Kat Bailey at 1UP RSS feed

When EA released The Sims 3 earlier this year, one of the major criticisms reviewers leveled at the game was that it lacked content found in The Sims 2 . The concern was that ...

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DSi XL Photo Gallery and Video Preview

 

Published 2 days ago by Ray Barnholt at 1UP RSS feed

On Monday, 1UP got a brand-new DSi XL (or rather, DSi LL, as it's imported from Japan) in the office, and after the shock wore off from the sheer size of it, we got to ...

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NCAA Basketball 10 Review

 

Published 2 days ago by Alan Johnson at 1UP RSS feed

College basketball has consistently played second fiddle to the NBA in videogames, with releases full of similar feature sets often a year or two behind their "professional" ...

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Game Night with Tony Hawk Ride Coming Soon

 

Published 2 days ago by Richard Li at 1UP RSS feed

Live TV by Ustream Time : Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 5 p.m. PST Location : Watch the embedded video player above. Questions : Submit your question(s) in ...

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Red Octane Considering DLC Subscription Model for Guitar Hero

 

Published 2 days ago by Steve Watts at 1UP RSS feed

We know more "Hero" games are on the way, but Activision may have another revenue stream in the works for their popular music franchise. A wide-ranging Seattle Times  ...

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Little Big Planet PSP Finally Releasing on PSN Tomorrow

 

Published 2 days ago by Chris Pereira at 1UP RSS feed

As if PSP Go owners didn't already have a raw enough deal -- having to pay a premium for that sliding screen, being unable to play UMDs, and not having access to the entire ...

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Command and Conquer 4: Tiberium Twilight Hands-On Preview

 

Published 2 days ago by Thierry Nguyen at 1UP RSS feed

The last time I watched Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight , I was filled with so many questions: will it still feel like Command & Conquer ? What's with the class system? ...

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Former Pandemic Employees Take Out a Printer Office Space-Style

 

Published 2 days ago by Chris Pereira at 1UP RSS feed

Be warned: The video above features a song with some language that I might describe as "saucy," and certainly qualifies as not safe for work. With Pandemic ...

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Mario Karts, Blobs, and Bit.Trips Round Out Nintendo Downloads

 

Published 2 days ago by Steve Watts at 1UP RSS feed

Thursday of this week is turkey day in the U.S., and Nintendo's accompanying downloads definitely bring plenty of goods for us to digest with a total of 13 new downloads. ...

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Blizzard Confirms That Diablo III Won't Be Out In 2010

 

Published 2 days ago by Kat Bailey at 1UP RSS feed

StarCraft II will finally be released in 2010, but Diablo III won't be joining it. In fact, it might not even make it out in 2011. Blizzard executive video president of ...

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North American Bayonetta Demo Due Next Week

 

Published 2 days ago by Kat Bailey at 1UP RSS feed

If you haven't had a chance to try Bayonetta for yourself, you'll soon have a good opportunity. Sega has just announced that the western demo is due on both the ...

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DeLorean Goes Back to the Future in New Crysis Mod

 

Published 2 days ago by Chris Pereira at 1UP RSS feed

If you, like so many others, find yourself with a soft spot for Back to the Future , you'll really appreciate a modder's effort in bringing a working DeLorean ...

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President's "Digital Learning Initiative" Using Little Big Planet

 

Published 2 days ago by Steve Watts at 1UP RSS feed

President Obama's new initiative to use digital media as a means of education is set to use Little Big Planet as a learning tool, reports GamePolitics. The Digital ...

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Valve Releases Left 4 Dead 2 Patch

 

Published 3 days ago by Kris Pigna at 1UP RSS feed

Valve has announced that they've issued the first patch for Left 4 Dead 2 , fixing a number of bugs ranging from matchmaking issues with getting into Advance and Expert ...

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Nintendo of America's Denise Kaigler Leaving Company

 

Published 3 days ago by Kris Pigna at 1UP RSS feed

Nintendo of America's vice president of corporate affairs, Denise Kaigler, has announced that she's leaving her role at the company to spend more time with her family. The ...

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Microsoft Responds to Possible Class Action Suit Over XBL Bans

 

Published 3 days ago by Kris Pigna at 1UP RSS feed

There's still a little fallout burbling over Microsoft's large wave of Xbox Live bans about two weeks ago, and at least one law firm smells the possibility of squeezing money out ...

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BioWare Planning Mass Effect 2 'Surprise' Next Week

 

Published 3 days ago by Kris Pigna at 1UP RSS feed

According to a cryptic message posted on their official Facebook account, BioWare is planning to announce some sort of Mass Effect 2 "surprise" next week. Which is to ...

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Sony Offers Free Comics for PSP Reader Trial

 

Published 4 days ago by Kris Pigna at 1UP RSS feed

With the release of the v6.20 firmware update for the PSP earlier this week, Sony added the new Digital Comics Reader to their handheld. Unfortunately, comics won't ...

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