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Spec Ops: The Line Demo Impressions

Recently, rookie developer Yager Development released the Spec Ops: The Line demo for Xbox 360 and PS3, and although the game might not have the hype surrounding other big budget titles, it appears to be approaching the third-person cover shooter … Continue reading

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Far Cry 3 Closed Multiplayer Beta Coming This Summer

Ubisoft recently announced that the popular Far Cry franchise’s latest addition will be getting a closed multiplayer beta over the summer. Although the notion of a “closed” beta usually implies a limited amount of players and keys, Ubisoft has noted … Continue reading

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Are XBLA Games Overshadowing Exclusive Triple-A Releases for the Xbox 360?

The quality to expense ratio, otherwise known as getting the most bang for your buck, is perhaps the biggest influencing factor mulled over by individuals in the market for a new game. Up until fairly recently, these gamers were presented … Continue reading

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Minecraft Owners Denied Refunds for Lack of Split-Screen

The recently released Xbox 360 edition of the ever popular world-building game, Minecraft has had a somewhat rocky launch, as the game’s split-screen ability was not properly elaborated on to early purchasers. Unbeknownst to many of those who bought the … Continue reading

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Internet Explorer to Bring Kinect-Controlled Browsing to Xbox 360

According to recent news from The Verge, Microsoft is allegedly doing internal testing on an upcoming Internet Explorer app for the Xbox 360, which is controllable using Kinect voice commands. The browser is said to be a modified version of … Continue reading

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Has Microsoft Exhausted its Supply of Xbox 360 Exclusives?

It’s a common insult thrown by those who are less than fond of Microsoft’s console: “The Xbox 360 doesn’t have any games!” While I would have vehemently disagreed with this sentiment after the release of Gears of War back in … Continue reading

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Rumor: Microsoft to Unveil Kinect Play Fit

According to sources from The Verge it appears that Microsoft is going to launch an exercise tracking system for the Kinect entitled Play Fit. The software will collect data across multiple Kinect-based exercise games and store them in the cloud. In … Continue reading

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FortressCraft: Legitimate Clone or Shameless Minecraft Knockoff?

With Minecraft finally set to hit XBLA next week, we’re left to ponder the fate of the other sandbox-building games. Responsible for drawing much needed attention to the otherwise neglected Indie Channel, games like CastleMiner, Total Miner and a few … Continue reading

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Sorry Fans, Diablo III Isn’t Going to Work on the 360

Before you try to burn me at the proverbial stake, let me make it emphatically clear that I would be absolutely ecstatic if Blizzard somehow managed to pull off a worthy rendition of Diablo III for the Xbox 360. And while … Continue reading

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3 Things the Next Xbox Must Have

With rumors of a new Xbox already being manufactured, speculation has begun to run rampant through the industry as hypothesized technical specifications and other hardware-specific gossip circulates amongst gamers curious to see what Microsoft has in store for the future. … Continue reading

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