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This Dumbass of the Day is an unnamed teenager from Maryland pretending to be a student from Berkeley Heights High School in New Jersey. This dumbass thought it would okay to play a prank on the other teen and threaten to shoot students at Berkeley Heights High School after gaining the other teen's login details. During a Madden NFL online third party transaction from a website not associated with Microsoft or EA, the not so funny prankster was able to gain the Berkeley teen's XBL account information. The dumbass logged into the account and sent almost 100 messages out to students at Berkeley Heights threatening to bring a gun to school the following day and would be s…

Steam announced that PC Gamers who preorder Homefront through them will receive a free copy of Metro2033. Gamers will also get a day one unlock for the Air Assault Drone for use in multiplayer. Homefront is set to release March 15th, 2011. via Steam Community Click here to view the article

Five studios are now responsible for Activision's Call of Duty franchise. Newly added Beachhead joins Treyarch, Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer, and Raven. Beachhead will be concentrating on digital content for the long running successful series. Looks like Activision wants total and complete domination in the world of Call of Duty. via IGN Click here to view the article

[caption id=" align="alignright" width="391" caption="via Eurogamer][/caption] Eurogamer is reporting that the Channel 4 News Team recently caught a glimpse of what appears to be an unannounced Halo 5 game along with an icon for Project Gotham Racing during a recent demonstration by Microsoft's Jonathon Cluts of hidden Kinect technology. During the demo, Cluts is showing how he can change walls in a futuristic house. He passes by icons and chooses Grandma's Room. Clearly on either side are icons for "Project Gotham Racing" and "Inside Halo 5". This all could have been a marketing scheme cooked up by Microsoft or maybe there actually is a Halo Kinect title in the works. …

A video has been uploaded by Youtube user kick755 that shows him playing Dead Space 2 with Kinect and a Wii remote in his right hand. In the video, Isaac Clarke responds what seems to be perfectly to kick755's movements, mirroring him exactly. If this video is legit, it does help to prove that games that are not sports or recreation types can respond well to Kinect. via KinectHacks Click here to view the article

Yes you did indeed read that correctly. This Dumbass of the Day hails from Sony's camp and is the fictional PR man that Sony made up for commercials and gave "Kevin Butler" his own Twitter account. Unfortunately for whoever is running the Twitter account, they might be at the unemployment line today. Tweeted back as a reply to what was assumed to be a Battleship joke was the hack code for the now fixed "jailbreak hack". Sony has been trying to keep the details of this hack a secret for an ongoing court battle as they attempt to locate all of the hackers that have used this code. The tweet has since been deleted and it looks like Sony will need to create a new face for …

[caption id=" align="alignleft" width="194" caption="Image via The Source][/caption] Batman fans who are eagerly waiting to get their hands on Batman: Arkham City will be able to read about the events that transpired between the video games, Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City. The six part miniseries picks up one year after Batman: Arkham Asylum ended. Readers will find the Warden turned Mayer, Quincy Sharp shutting down the deranged Asylum and building a city to house the lunatics of Gotham. The issues will be on a comic book stand near you beginning May with issues 1 and 2 being released during in the same month. via The Source Click here to view the article

During the Conan O 'Brien fiasco, Microsoft made an attempt to get the late night comedian to do shows for Xbox Live, however Executive Producer Jeff Ross revealed that Microsoft really did not show any plans for what they planned to do with Conan and instead signed with TBS. "A lot of the conversations were 'well, it's a show, but it's not a show and there are no breaks, but maybe there are breaks and it's not 60 minutes, it's this' and nobody really knew what it was," Ross told Morris. "So it was really going to be a leap of faith to jump in with these guys and figure something out which we didn't know. Plus there were 100 people of jobs and that didn't bode well …

KyozoKicks who makes video game themed shoes, is holding an auction over at ebay where 100% of the proceeds will go to one of the greatest charity's known to man, Child's Play Charity. The colorful shoes feature custom designed LittleBigPlanet images and are all hand painted. The size 9.5 men's shoes are currently sitting pretty at $305 with five days left to bid. via MediaMolecule Click here to view the article

Xbox Live Arcade is throwing a party and you are invited! The Xbox Live Arcade House Party begins on February 16th with the release of the prequel to Contra: Hard Corps, Hard Corps: Uprising and ends on March 16th with Full House Poker that is replacing fan favorite, 1 vs. 100. Other games being released during this XBLA shindig are: February 16 Hard Corps: Uprising, 1200 Microsoft Points February 23 Bejeweled Blitz, 800 Microsoft Points March 2, Beyond Good & Evil HD, 800 Microsoft Points March 9 Torchlight, 1200 Microsoft Points March 16 Full House Poker, 800 Microsoft Points via Major Nelson Click here to view the article

We here at Gamercide love Magicka. So much so that we want you to have a chance to play it, too. This Friday and Saturday, from 10PM Pacific onwards, we will be streaming the game and giving away codes for it. All you have to do is watch our stream, courtesy of JustinTV (thanks to Dateranoth for the excellent design for our streaming page), and answer some trivia based on the game as we play it. 4 codes will be up for grabs at 10PM PST on Friday, 2/11 as Dateranoth plays, and another 5 will be available the next day, 10PM PST on Saturday, 2/12 as AudaciousKevin (yours truly) takes over. So if you miss out on day one, there will be more codes for you to win the next da…

Screenshots have been revealed by EA and Visceral Games for the upcoming DLC, "Severed" for Dead Space 2. The DLC will be available for the PS3 and 360. No news on if PC users will get it. via GamesRadar Click here to view the article

In some unexciting news today, an official announcement was made by MTV that stated that MTV Games is done making video games after Harmonix was bought by Harmonix in December of 2010. A rep stated to GameSpot stated that "MTV Games has ceased its publishing operations but has not been completely dissolved," and only a small crew remains in New York for the time being. With that earth shattering announcement, we can now all get back to work. via GameSpot Click here to view the article

Gareth Gath who suffers from cerebral palsy made a request to Visceral Games to add customizable controls to the PC version of Dead Space 2. Gath who has to play Dead Space 2 using a mouse with his chin is upset that he cannot assign the "walk forward" command to a mouse button. After his story made it through the internet, Dead Space 2 players started a petition to get his request heard and Visceral Games has indeed heard the request and are actively working on a patch to add customizable controls to the game. According to Joystiq, Executive Producer Steve Papoutsis said that the team is "passionate about getting this fixed and are hard at work on it." "Dead Space 2 P…

Hailing from the UK, we have Dawn Matthews and her 11 year old son Brendan Jordan. Brendan Jordan recently went on a spending spree and spent a total of $1,743.49 on XBL all while using his mother's credit card. His mother, 37 year old Dawn Matthews is blaming Microsoft despite the little fact that she provided information to her son's account. Matthews, who's son claimed he did not know that the charges were going to his mother's bank account had the following to say regarding her son's expenses. "When I put my card details in 18 months ago I thought it was just for his membership to play online with his friends. I work two jobs just to look after my family and pay t…

Fans of Master Chief prepare to get your pants wet with sheer excitement. A remake of the game that put Halo on the path to taking over the world is officially being remade for the Xbox 360 and will be releasing on November 15, 2011 which happens to be exactly ten years since the release of the original. Saber Interactive who is responsible for Time Shift, is taking over the reigns of the remake. Halo CE will be getting a full visual overhaul supporting 1080p and 3D televisions as well as new art assets will be added. It has also been announced that Halo CE will not be a product of the Reach engine. No other major details have been released since the announcement. vi…

If you are looking to continue Isaac's adventure in the Dead Space series with Dead Space 2 then you might want to check out Amazon today. Amazon is running a deal for only today where you can purchase a copy of Dead Space 2 (regular edition) for $39.99, that's $20.00 off for those cannot do simple math. Released on January 25, 2011, Dead Space 2 continues the story of engineer Isaac Clarke who has lost his memory of the past 3 years and is also battling dementia in a hospital located on Sprawl. Dead Space 2 caused a minor outrage with dedicated fans not appreciating Visceral and EA adding Isaac's voice to the game, because in the original Dead Space Isaac never spoke w…

The following retro shooter titles have been discounted for this week's Deal of the Week for all gold members. Duke Nukem Manhattan Project - 400 MS points, regularly 800 MS points Space Invaders Infinity Gene - 400 MS points, regularly 800 MS points Geometry Wars 2 - 400 MS points, regularly 400 MS points Serious Sam HD: TFE - 400 MS points, regularly 1200 MS points Serious Sam HD: TSE - 400 MS points, regularly 1200 MS points Galaga Legions - 400 MS points, regularly 800 MS points The deals are good until Monday February 14. via Major Nelson Click here to view the article

Calling all Michael Phelps fans. Blitz Games and 505 Games are bringing the 16 time olympic medal swimming champ exclusively to Kinect this June. UK based Blitz Games who released the statement regarding the upcoming motion based swimming based game has said that the game will be "exhilarating, but physically demanding" did not disclose how they intend to make sure that gamers receive the best physical swimming workout via Kinect that they can deliver. However they did mention that gamers will have to "accurately master the different swimming strokes and techniques needed to become a pro". The game sports Career Mode which will train the player and lead you into tournam…

Confirmed from by a tweet from Treyarch's Community Manager, Josh Olin is news that this upcoming weekend will be a double XP event for fans of their latest entry into the Call of Duty series, Black Ops. The double XP event will be the first for Black Ops and will be for all platforms. via USA Today and Josh Olin's Tweet Click here to view the article

While many websites who reported about this little gem of a quote from Treyarch's Community Manager, Josh Olin, raved and agreed with him, there will be no brown stained lip action here. In fact I find the following quote down right sad. In an interview with NowGamer, Olin talks about Black Ops and the new map pack that released on February 1, First Strike. At the end of interview that was going rather well, NowGamer asks, "What, in your mind, is the biggest problem facing the games industry today, and if you had the power, how would you fix it?" Olin's response, "Personally, as a community manager who lives in the media or social media world every day, I think the so…

On January 25, Xbox 360 Gold members will get to experience the beta version of the Crysis 2 mulitplayer. Team Instant Action and Crash Site will be the gameplay modes available. In Team Instant Action, two teams battle it out to see who can come out on top with kills and in Crash Site, gamers will find themselves fighting against enemies in order to save alien pods. Skyline will be the only map available for the beta. Crysis 2 is coming to an Xbox 360, PS3, and PC on March 22. via Gamasutra Click here to view the article

The drama continues to unfold between Activision and former Infinity Ward employees Jason West and Vince Zampella. EA has now entered into this legal equation after an email surfaced that showcases a possible private deal made between EA, West, and Zampella on delaying "The Stimulus Package" map pack for Modern Warfare 2 when Battlefield Bad Company released. The email from EA's Lincoln Hershberger that was sent internally throughout EA read, "A couple months ago, I asked Vince to hold back their map pack until after we launched (he owes me one). Given that they've already made a billion, he was cool with that, obviously Kotick took it as being belligerent." EA's spo…

Duke Nukem Forever releases on May 3rd in the US and May 9th Internationally. The trailer below is pretty much all you need to see, so now get out there and pre-order! There is box art and a few screens below in the slideshow. No word yet on if there will be a collector's edition or any pre-order goodies. Stay tuned for more as new comes out. Official Press Release: Duke Nukem Forever® Set to Kick Ass and Chew Bubblegum Starting May 3, 2011 Bodacious, EGO-dosed action game brings over-the-top FUN and non-PC humor back to games New York, NY - January 21, 2011 - 2K Games and Gearbox Software announced today what will be a landmark date in gaming history - lege…

SOCOM fans that are eager to get their hands on SOCOM 4 now have a chance. Specially marked copies of Killzone 3 which releases on February 22, will contain a PSN redeemable code that will allow you access into the SOCOM 4 mulitplayer beta. These redeemable beta codes can be found in the Helghast Edition and standalone copies of the game. The specially marked copies have "Early Access SOCOM 4 Beta" on the box. [caption id=" align="aligncenter" width="396" caption="via Playstation.Blog][/caption] via Playstation Blog Click here to view the article