February 9th, 2010 05:11am
by GameWit
Late last week, Microsoft took a step anyone who follows Xbox Live has known would come eventually. The company announced that on April 15, it will end support for online play of original Xbox titles.
While it would seem that Microsoft, a company with pretty deep pockets, should be able to afford to keep the old black box online indefinitely, the company acknowledged back in August that the original Xbox was …
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TAGS Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST | CATEGORY Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Xbox 360
February 7th, 2010 05:07pm
by GameWit
The new “Star Trek” MMO is the lone major release, but you can pick up “‘Splosion Man” on the cheap on Xbox Live. If you’re a PC gamer who hasn’t played the first “BioShock” yet, a couple of sites are giving away the original if you preorder the sequel.
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TAGS 'Splosion Man, BioShock, BioShock 2, Borderlands, Chime, Halo 3: ODST, Mass Effect 2, Rock Band 2, Star Trek Online, White Knight Chronicles | CATEGORY Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3, What to play
February 5th, 2010 05:42am
by GameWit
Joystiq ran a post Thursday about a company called Phonetic Arts that’s striving for the holy grail of sports video games: voice commentary that doesn’t endlessly repeat itself.
If you’ve ever gotten into a sports video game, you know what I’m talking about. Play-by-play announcers can only record so many lines of dialogue. And once you’ve logged a few hours, those catch-phrases really start to grate on your nerves. “Major League …
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CATEGORY Gamer culture
February 4th, 2010 02:58pm
by GameWit
Are Electronic Arts’ public relations missteps for “Dante’s Inferno” just that, or an attempt at carefully managing minor controversies to raise awareness of the game before it launches next week?
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TAGS Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Dante's Inferno, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Mass Effect 2 | CATEGORY Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PlayStation Portable, The business of gaming
February 3rd, 2010 11:32pm
by GameWit
If you like games and also like helping children, a new gaming startup that donates the bulk of its profits to charity has just released its first game, “Chime,” on the Xbox Live Arcade.
“Chime,” which retails for 400 Microsoft Points, or $5, is a music-themed puzzle game, in the same vein as Q Entertainment’s “Lumines” or “Rez.” If you’re not familiar with those, think of a more modern “Tetris,” with …
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TAGS Chime | CATEGORY Gamer culture, Microsoft Xbox 360
January 30th, 2010 04:03pm
by GameWit
At times, “Mass Effect 2″ can feel a bit too much like “This Is Your Life.”
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TAGS Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2 | CATEGORY Microsoft Xbox 360, PC
January 29th, 2010 04:46pm
by GameWit
“Mass Effect 2″ (rated M, $60 on PC or Xbox 360): For someone like me, who loves a good story, well-written characters and believable dialogue, this is the huge game this week. If you’re at all interested in sci-fi role-playing games and own a gaming PC or an Xbox 360, this is a no-brainer pickup. It works like past BioWare games. You start out alone, recruit squad members and work …
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TAGS Borderlands, Dead Rising, Halo 3: ODST, Halo Wars, Hasbro Family Game Night, Heavy Rain, Left 4 Dead 2, MAG, Mass Effect 2, No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, Portal, Sam & Max, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars | CATEGORY Microsoft Xbox 360, PC, Sony PlayStation 3, What to play
January 28th, 2010 10:59pm
by GameWit
According to a news release from Sony, the two downloadable follow-up episodes to “Grand Theft Auto IV” — previously an Xbox 360 exclusive — will be coming to the PlayStation 3 on March 30.
The highly rated episodes, called “The Lost and Damned” and “The Ballad of Gay Tony,” are expansions set in Liberty City that don’t require the original game to play, although both feature cameos from Niko Bellic, “GTA …
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TAGS Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony, Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City | CATEGORY Microsoft Xbox 360, PC, Sony PlayStation 3
January 28th, 2010 06:57pm
by GameWit
A promotion from Novato’s 2K Sports will reward a cool million to the first gamer to pitch a perfect game in “Major League Baseball 2K10″ before May 2.
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TAGS Major League Baseball 2K10, Major League Baseball 2K7 | CATEGORY Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3
January 27th, 2010 11:42pm
by GameWit
When I reviewed “Bayonetta” last week, I made sure to point out that, while the $60, M-rated game is available for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, those who’d played both versions of the game reported that the PS3 version was the less polished version. I advised gamers who owned only a PS3 but wanted to play the title to consider waiting for the inevitable patch that addressed these shortcomings.
Well, the …
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TAGS Bayonetta | CATEGORY Sony PlayStation 3
