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Entries for July 2nd, 2010

We’ve got two more New Xbox 360s to give away on Twitter and Facebook UPDATED

Since you guys were so awesome during our Facebook giveaway last week and because Microsoft sent us a few more new Xbox 360 units, we gave away two more consoles. Read on to find out who won.
UPDATE: The winners have been chosen. Jerry Bonner has won an Xbox 360 via Twitter, while Charlie Cho scored [...]

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Fourth of July sales you oughta see

Not everyone owns a beach house to visit on Fourth of July weekend. In fact, not everyone celebrates the Fourth of July. Don’t let that stop you from cashing in on video game sales, though — check out our quick roundup of all the cheap stuff you can score this weekend:
Note: Most deals are going [...]

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Here’s the May 2010 NPD rankings — Red Dead defeats the UFC UPDATED

The slightly-delayed May 2010 sales figures have finally landed, and as expected, Red Dead Redemption took the top sales slot, with the debuts of Mario Galaxy 2 and the second yearly iteration of THQs UFC franchise landing slightly below.

It was a strong month for game debuts, as seven of the top 10 titles were new [...]

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Culture Club Podcast — Lego Lust

Legos and video games are a match most often made in heaven. Even if you don’t agree with GamePro boss man John Davison that Lego Universe deserved an E3 Critics’ Award, chances are you’ve enjoyed Lego Batman, Lego Indiana Jones, or Lego Star Wars in some capacity. If you haven’t, you’re missing out in the [...]

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Crackdown 2 demo gets harder, makes Perfect Dark bigger

The already-innovative Crackdown 2 demo has been updated by Ruffian Games with the hardest difficulty in the franchise yet, while Rare has revealed an unlockable crossover character that will be playable in Perfect Dark upon purchase of the retail version of the superhero sandbox game.

If the ability to pre-earn achievements in the Crackdown 2 demo [...]

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Over 200 music game tracks on sale next week on Xbox Live

While we’d love to have the sale start in time for fourth of July parties, its tough to get angry at Microsoft for slashing the prices on hundreds of music game tracks, as 50 Guitar Hero tracks, 123 Rock Band tracks, and 38 Lips songs. From July 6-12 Xbox 360-owning game musicians will be able [...]

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Daily (Stale) Bread: The news we didn’t post July 1, 2010

The NPDs gave us the long-overdue sales results for May, while Square Enix revealed their next hopeful hit in the form of a multiplayer PSP RPG. A few other stories chose to live in the present, and our gift to them is induction into today’s daily stale bread.
7/1–JUNE! WHY ARE YOU CLOSED?!!
Iran Debuts First Online [...]

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Disney Interactive Media Group acquires Tap Tap developers

Disney has made a major move in the world of Apple portable platform gaming, purchasing iPhone game developer Tapuluous — the company behind the successful rhythm series Tap Tap Revenge.
While the the higher ups at the company have been interested in tapping into the iPhone and iPad gaming market for quite some time, enthusing about [...]

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8-bit Twilight game hits YouTube UPDATE

Just when you thought Twilight-mania hit its peak, YouTube comes along to dump more hormones into the mix — this time with an 8-bit flavor. Don’t blame us if it causes Twihard.
Words fail us.
UPDATE: As of July 1, the video is gone from YouTube over copyright infringement concerns from Twilight rights-holder Summit Entertainment LLC.
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Square Enix continues PSP support with new multiplayer RPG

Square Enix has announced Lord of Arcana, an action-role playing game in which players can team up with three of their friends wirelessly to defeat giant creatures and seek out a legendary treasure.

Square Enix’s official announcement promises customization for characters and weapons, ad-hoc multiplayer, a large spectrum of mission choices, and DLC add-ons. While the [...]

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