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Microsoft announced at CES that Project Natal will be released this holiday season. No definite date was nailed down, nor was a price mentioned, or even a real name for the technology. I'm guessing closer to release we'll get more info. Stay tuned to Gamercide for updates as we get them.

Reportedly during their keynote address at CES, Microsoft will announce an "Xbox Game Room" to give gamers a retro gaming experience. Robbie Bach, president of the entertainment devices division, announced in a video interview earlier today that Microsoft plans to offer something akin to the compilations of older games that have been hitting the market lately. See Bach's quote after the break. It will be interesting to see what games are offered in this new "Game Room". Hopefully it won't ju

At CES Kaz Hirai, Sony Computer Entertainment Chief, somewhat detailed Sony's plan to unify all their products and offer premium media across the PS3, Vaio, Blu-ray, Bravia TVs, etc. A new studio called "Sony Network Entertainment" will be formed and Kaz will head this new studio. All this will use one username/password to access and purchase the content across all Sony devices. This could be big news for all those hardcore Sony fans that refuse to buy anything not branded with their logo. I'

Guildford, UK – January 5, 2009 – Leading video game developer BioWare, a division of Electronic Arts Inc, announced today Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening, the first official expansion pack to Dragon Age: Origins, the recent recipient of Spike TV’s Best RPG and PC Game of 2009, IGN’s Best RPG of 2009 and CNN.com’s Best RPG of 2009. Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening will be available for the Xbox 360 videogame and entertainment system, the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and PC on March

San Diego, January 05, 2010—Mad Catz® Interactive, Inc. (AMEX/TSX: MCZ), a leading worldwide third-party interactive entertainment accessory provider, today announced a new range of Licensed Nintendo accessories for use with Wii™, Nintendo DSi™ and Nintendo DS™ Lite video game systems. The new range of accessories marks the first Nintendo licensed products to be released by Mad Catz on Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DS Lite video game systems. Check out the full list after the break. The new range o

The list is a little light on releases this week. Bayonetta has been getting great buzz though, so all may not be lost. Take a look and let us know what you are looking forward to in upcoming weeks or if I may have missed something for this week that you are looking forward to. Divinity II - Ego Draconis Darksiders Bayonetta My Fitness Coach 2: Workout and Nutrition Fast Food Panic

With EA shutting down servers for older games in early February, the guys over at Xbox360Achievements.org are trying to organize 1,000 users online at once yet again on 1/31. If anyone is interested, check out the info below for the scheduled time for your time zone: 7PM: Central Europe (GMT +1) 6PM: UK (GMT) 1PM: US Eastern (GMT -5) Noon: US Central (GMT -6) 11AM : US Mountain (GMT -7) 10AM : US Western (GMT -8) Via Xbox360Achievements.org

Jan 04, 2010 – A Connecticut man has become the first person in video gaming history to top the fictional "Costanza Score" made famous in a classic episode of Seinfeld. According to Twin Galaxies International, the official organization for scorekeeping on all eras of video gaming since 1981, the fictional 860,630 points held by Seinfeld character George Costanza (played by Jason Alexander) has been broken on an original Frogger machine for the first time in history by Pat Laffaye of Westport, C

Word out of EA’s camp today is that on February 2, 2010 several sports titles released from 2007 until 2009 will have their servers shut down because the games are being considered old. Apparently gamers missed the memo where some of the following sports titles that were bought in 09 were going to be outdated by the time 2010 rolled in. February 2, 2010 Online Service Shutdown UEFA Champions League 07 PC and x360 Facebreaker x360 and PS3 Fantasy Football 09 x360 and PS3 FIFA 07 PSP, PS2, PC Fig

This is a story that is every parent’s worst nightmare come true. Imagine seeing your 9 year old child’s face light up on Christmas Day when he receives a PS3 that he wanted and then in a matter a few days he is violently murdered by a 25 year old man over a video game on that very PS3. 9 year old Anthony Maldanado was spending the weekend at his uncle’s house playing Tony Hawk: Ride on his PS3 when around 3 am some relatives took a break to get snacks and during this time 25 year old Alejandro

Did you buy Activision’s latest video game music love child, DJ Hero? Regardless of if you did or didn’t, would you care if I told there is going to be a sequel? In an interview with Kelowna, DJ Guetta who is the European Ambassador for DJ Hero has announced that he will be working on DJ Hero 2. “I think it's amazing, this game, and I'm going to work on the No. 2 version, “It's a really crazy game. After 10 minutes, you get the rush that a DJ gets after 10 years of practising. I have fun with i

MIDLOTHIAN, VA - December 29, 2009 – Leading videogame publisher, SouthPeak Games, today announced Blood Bowl® for Windows PC, the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system coming in 2010. The hard-hitting fantasy football title previously available exclusively as a Windows PC downloadable game is lobbing a ‘Hail Mary’ pass straight onto retail shelves in 2010. Just in time for the human football season’s end, SouthPeak is here to offer a

NBA 2K10, NBA Live, and Dead Space can add their name to the growing list of avatar fashions on the the Xbox Live Marketplace. The prices for these avatar clothes range between 80 and 320 MS Points. Marketplace

Hello….my name is Siren and I am a recovering achievement addict. Screw it, I am a full blown achievement loving addict. You hear me, you! How dare you sit there and judge me with your eyes as you read this. Well eat my words, I Siren am an achievement addict. An achievement whore if you would like to go that far. Hey, when you know something to be the truth, why deny it? I am sitting here typing this up as my punishment. That’s right. They decided to punish for me for my latest antics.

New downloadable content for Bioware’s Dragon Age Origins is on the way. Fans of the RPG will be able to download Return to Ostagar to their Xbox 360 or PC on January 5, 2010 while according to CVG, the PS3 will get the DLC sometime in later January. The download will cost 360 users 400 MS Points, PC users will have to use 400 Bioware Points, and eventually the PS3 users will be shelling out $4.99. What can gamers expect from Ostagar? Revenge, fighting, and the fate of a King will be discover

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec 22, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- Fans of one of the most-popular online multiplayer games ever can now get the entire collection of Call of Duty: World at War downloadable maps in one shot with the Call of Duty: World at WarMap Pack Bundle. Available starting today in North America on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft for 2000 Microsoft Points and on the PlayStation®Store for the PlayStation® 3 com

A new Wii game is coming from Zoink Games, where you jam the Wii-mote down a stuffed animals throat and move the stuffed animal around to play the game.  Interesting idea for kids if it works well.  Take a look at the promo video below and see what you think.

The director of analyst services for Electronic Entertainment Design and Research, Jesse Divnich seems to think that gamers will get a glimpse of Grand Theft Auto 5 at 2010's E3. Speaking to Game Informer, Divnich says, "....I think there won't be any playable stuff. I think they'll give you some type of teaser, because we do think that a year from then in 2011 we're going to see another Grand Theft Auto." Sounds like if Grand Theft Auto 5 makes an appearance at E3 2010 it will be a battle of ga

After much downtime, a few behind-the-scenes changes, and much heartache for some of the staff, Gamercide is on its way back. Things may look a little different than you're used to, but this will be the same place as before, except we'll have a proper site to visit and soon a forum to post in. Keep coming back to see the progress!!