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Modern Warfare 2's training level "The Pit" has made the jump from your television screen to real life. A British television show, The Gadget Show, built a complete mock up of the level all the way down to the amount of targets, civilians, and distance it takes to get to each target area.  Why would a television show do this?  To challenge a real life  ex special ops soldier to take on the course while host Jason Bradbury plays the 360 version of "The Pit".  Who do you think won? True/Slant

Japan has found a new a way to train employees working at the fast food chain McDonald's, making learning everyday life skills through trail and error and let's not forget common sense, a thing of the past.  Two Nintendo DS's are being given to every McDonald's in Japan nationwide to help train part time employees.  Each DS is fitted with eSmart software that McDonald's is claiming will cut down the amount of time that it takes to train part time employees to 20 hours.    The eSmart software wi

Major Nelson has announced that the once bundled only 250 GB hard drive for the Xbox 360 is now available as of today as a stand alone purchase at you local stores and online at stores like Amazon.com If you are in need of making the upgrade to a bigger hard drive it will cost you $129.99. Offical Press Release via Gamerscore Blog Available in stores today, Xbox 360 introduces the 250GB Hard Drive, which offers more space to store your favorite game and entertainment content.  Available at the

BioWare has released information on an upcoming DLC pack for Mass Effect 2. The DLC pack, "The Kasumi – Stolen Memory" will contain a new master thief character, Kasumi Goto.  Kasumi can be recruited into Shepard's squad during new missions allowing Kasumi to be used throughout the entire game. "The Kasumi - Stolen Memory" is set to be available sometime in April for 560 MS points on XBL and $7 or 560 BioWare points on the PC. Official Press Release BioWare Unveils New Recruit in Massively Acc

New Modern Warfare 2 avatar fashions have landed on the XBL marketplace for you to download, that is if you want to pay the overpriced amount of points that it takes to get your avatar looking like he or she is ready for battle. For male avatars: "Your Squad Needs You!" tee - (80 MS points) Army green with Captain Price's face "Addict" tee - (80 MS points) Black with a skull emblem "Army Ranger" Uniform - (400 MS points) - Military styled Ranger uniform For female avatars: "Your Squad

It appears that BioWare has something up their sleeve. A countdown timer has appeared on BioWare's website earlier and it is counting down the days and minutes leading up to some kind of an announcement. Just what is the announcement?  You can speculate that is has something to do with Mass Effect 2 considering that Shepard and Miranda Lawson are right above the timer and that when you click on the timer it takes you to BioWare's Mass Effect 2 page.  However we all know that appearances can b

Infinity Ward's first set of DLC for Modern Warfare 2 might be called, "The Stimulus Package", but there is nothing stimulating about the price. Confirmed today on Major Nelson's podcast is the rather large price tage you will be paying for only five maps.  Are you ready for this?  1200 MS points.  That's right folks, 1200 MS points is what you will have to pay up for Overgrown, Crash, Storm, Bailout, and Salvage. Are five maps worth a 1200 MS points price tag?  I think not, but only you can dec

News Final Fantasy Fanboys Boo the 360 - For a launch party for a major title in the gaming industry, you would think that it would be filled with happy, cheerful people with a few drunk people running around making idoits of themselves.  Well well.  Enter the Final Fantasy XIII launch party..... Battlefield Bad Company 2 Rank List and Calculator - How long do you think it will take you to reach the highest rank in Battlefield Bad Company 2, General of the Army (level 50)?  Thanks to a post on t

Ladies and gentlemen, another week has come and gone and that means it is time for the Fail of the Week Award. Who proved to be more of a douchebag than the winner of last week's Fail Award, Activision?  I present to you, your Fail of the Week Award winner for the week of March 7th. Fanboys represent the lowest of the low in terms of fans of either a series or console in the gaming industry.  These trolls scan forums, news posts, and anything they can find to infect the interwebs with there i

For a launch party for a major title in the gaming industry, you would think that it would be filled with happy, cheerful people with a few drunk people running around making idoits of themselves.  Well well.  Enter the Final Fantasy XIII launch party in London Oxford Circus where the "hardcore" Final Fantasy fans booed the 360 Final Fantasy XIII Bundle when presenter Alex Zane announced it is a prize.  Keep in mind that the art director and producer of Final Fantasy XIII were present at this lo

How long do you think it will take you to reach the highest rank in Battlefield Bad Company 2, General of the Army (level 50)?  Thanks to a post on the Achieve360Points forum you can find out. One of the users came across a website that allows Battlefield Bad Company 2 players to enter their current rank and it calculates how many pins, kills, assists, insignias, and actions it will take them to reach level 50. At my current rank of Private, it will take me 50 insignias, 24,312 pins, 30,390

Infinity Ward announced earlier this week that the first of two DLC packs that they will doing for Modern Warfare 2 will be out on March 30th and EA has answered that announcement with one of their own all while taking a shot at Infinity Ward's "Mapathy" ad for "The Stimulus Package" DLC. EA announced that they are putting out DLC maps on March 30th that are free by stating on Battlefield Bad Company 2's website, " We’re dedicated to taking care of this product for a long time – helping you avo

Capcom has announced that the "Untold Stories Bundle" for Resident Evil 5 is available for download right now on XBL for 960 points.  It will be available tomorrow on PSN for $12.50. The bundle includes both Desperate Escape and Lost in Nightmares chapters and two alternative costume packs.

One of the two DLC packs being brought to you by Infinity Ward for Modern Warfare 2 will be releasing on March 30th. The "Stimulus Package" will bring back two favorites from the original Modern Warfare, Overgrown and Crash.  Besides Overgrown and Crash, the new DLC will introduce 3 new maps Complex, Compact, and Storm. According to CVG, there is a rumor going around that XBL will be getting the DLC a whole 30 days before the PC and PS3 get to see it. (Update - According to the press release fro

In the newest addition of OXM set to hit shelves on March 11, Microsoft reveals their plans to add video replays into future DLC for Crackdown 2.  The video replays can be saved and shared with other gamers.  Executive Producer Peter Connolly who spoke to OXM about the video replays and what it can do for the four player co-op. "We wanted to get that functionality into this game,  "It won't be there at release, but that doesn't mean we're not going to work on it. We want to do it properly. "That

EA has announced that Need For Speed Shift is getting seven new cars and a new racetrack in the new DLC pack, Exotic Racing Series. Fans of Need For Speed will be able to download the Exotic Racing Series DLC pack on March 18th for the price of $10.00 on the PSN and 800 MS Points on XBL. You can read the official press release below. Need for Speed SHIFT Expands the True Driver’s Experience With Exotic Racing Series Pack Get in the Race with Seven Celebrated New Cars on the New Riviera Track

Epic RPG from Studio Founded by World Series MVP Curt Schilling to be Published by EA Partners Game Developers Conference 2010 REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced an agreement with 38 Studios, LLC to publish the company’s first video game, an epic single-player role-playing game codenamed ‘Project Mercury’. 38 Studios is the creative enterprise of World Series MVP and avid gamer Curt Schilling. ‘Project Mercury’ is being developed at Big Hu

My faithful Fail Award junkies, it is that time again.  Who had the most brown stained week in the gaming industry?  This week was full of blunders and angry child like rants, (looking at you David Jaffe) but who stood out the most?  Ladies and gentlemen, I am proud to bring to you your Fail Award winner for the week of Feb. 28........ That's right Activision.  You have won this award plenty of times in the past and you might as well add one more notch to your Fail Award winning belt. What

Gamespot has posted a preview of Lara Croft's newest game that was recently announced by Crystal Dynamics.  It appears that Crystal Dynamics is changing a couple things besides the name of the series. Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light finds Lara gaining some aid in the form of a playable partner, Totec who is a Mayan Tribesman.  Each character has their own weapons and set of skills to aid them in battle.  Lara and Totec will also be able to do co-op maneuvers. Besides the addition of co-op,

There is more Portal in the works for you. Valve has confirmed that Portal 2 is in the works for the Xbox 360 and PC.  It is expected to be out in time for the holiday season. Eurogamer Update Gamestop has details regarding Portal 2.... "Coming this holiday. Portal 2 is the sequel to 2007's Game of the Year and draws from the award-winning formula of innovative game play, story, and music that earned the original over 70 industry accolades. Portal 2 introduces a cast of dynamic new characte

David Jaffe, the creator of God of War and the Twisted Metal series on Sony's Playstation took to his blog and vented some frustration towards Microsoft's Scrap Metal game and the upcoming movie called War of Gods.  According to him both the game and the movie are rips of Twisted Metal and God of War and believes that Sony should be doing something about the matter. “Sony should [sue] or if I owned the rights to TWISTED METAL and GOD OF WAR, I sure as hell would at the least send a sternly word

To watch or not to watch that is the question. The first 10 minutes of God of War III were leaked and according to  VG247 it is full of spoilers.  VG247 is also reporting that the video has been pulled from one website, but still remains up on .

It appears that Lara Croft has lost the "Tomb Raider" name.  Lara's developer, Crystal Dynamics announced  that a new Lara Croft game is on the horizon, but missing from the game is the name "Tomb Raider".  Instead the game is being called, "Lara Croft And The Guardian Of Light" based on the logo. No information on what consoles the game will appear on, but it does appears that Crystal Dynamics is looking for a 2010 release. Press The Buttons

For those who think the internet consists most of trolls and hyperactive a-holes, we're glad to report that there is still hope for the online community.  Roy Williams and his friends answered the online request of fellow gamer Jordan Verner for help in completing the Nintendo 64 classic The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time by providing a walkthrough of the game.  Why not just snag one from Gamefaqs?  Because Jordan Verner is blind.  Roy and his friends recorded every single action, no matte

EA now has the rights to publish two upcoming games that will be coming out on the XBL, PSN, and PC. Hothead Game's action role playing game, Deathspank will be releasing on XBL and PSN while Klei Entertainment's 2D side scrolling action title will be available on XBL, PSN, and PC. Shank will be releasing sometime this summer, but no date has confirmed for Deathspank. Joystiq *Update.....According to the press release from EA, Deathspank will be releasing in 2010 EA Partners and Hothead Games T