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Major Nelson confirmed today that Splinter Cell: Conviction will be getting a 360 bundle. The bundle includes a standard copy of the game, two wireless controllers, and a 250 GB hard drive. The bundle which will cost you $399 will be out in early April in North America, Europe, New Zealand, and Australia. Click here to view the article

The bell has been sounded and the gloves are off. Activision and Infinity Ward's increasing tensions have finally come to a head and it appears there is not an end in sight with senior employees of Infinity Ward being let go (whether or not they were fired has yet to be confirmed) and Infinity Ward's Community Manager Robert Bowling firing back at Activision with a few choice words of his own. Last night, Activision sent "bouncer types" over to Infinity Ward's office and held a meeting between Activision and Infinity Ward's lead developers Jason West and Vince Zampella that ended with both employees no longer being employeed at Infinity Ward. Again, nothing has been co…

The walking undead, horrifying creatures, rabid savage dogs, deadly black crows, sprawling dark cornered locations, and insane puzzles all gave Resident Evil the edge when it came to knowing what fans wanted and expected from a survival/horror game. However with fans branding the once coveted zombie survival franchise as turning into a “disappointment” and claiming that Resident Evil is losing the survival/horror element that once had everyone shaking with terror on their couches, one has to wonder. What happened to a series that quickly became the teacher for survival horror games? "I really liked the older games (1, 2, 3) because it seemed a lot more realistic to me…

News Civilization V PC Trailer Just How Many Gigs is FFXIII? - Fans of the Final Fantasy series that do not own a PS3 rejoiced when it was announced that the RPG was coming to the 360. Well hopefully those of you that needed your pants changed after that announcement do not own a 20 GB hard drive and have plans to install to it your hard drive. Battlefield Bad Company 2 Launch Day DLC - EA has announced that on March 2nd when Battlefield Bad Company 2 releases in North America, that there will be 2 multiplayer maps that will be availble for download for free. MLB 2K10 Demo Available - Baseball fans gather round the couch with your boxes of Crackjacks. The MLB 2K10 demo ha…

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Fans of the Final Fantasy series that do not own a PS3 rejoiced when it was announced that the RPG was coming to the 360. Well hopefully those of you that needed your pants changed after that announcement do not own a 20 GB hard drive and have plans to install to it your hard drive, because if so you might want to upgrade that hard drive right about now. FFXIII altogether is going to take up 18.3 GB of space on your 360's hard drive. Broken down it comes out to 5.9 GB on Disc One, 5.8 GB on Disc 2, and 6.6 GB on Disc 3. Meanwhile on the PS3 it will take up 38 GB. If you need a bigger hard drive after that announcement you still have some time. FFXIII releases on March…

EA has announced that on March 2nd when Battlefield Bad Company 2 releases in North America, that there will be 2 multiplayer maps that will be availble for download for free. However, this offer is only extended to those of you that buy the game new. The multiplayer maps will be available to download in the in game store that will be available to all gamers, but free to gamers who buy the game new via a "VIP Code". The in game store which is similar to Mass Effect 2's Cerberus Network was announced last week along with a $15 price tag for gamers will have to pay to download the in game store if they purchase the game used. EA has also announced that later in March, a …

Baseball fans gather round the couch with your boxes of Crackjacks. The MLB 2K10 demo has been released on Xbox Live. PSN users will have to wait until March 4th to get the demo. MLB 2K10 slams onto game store shelves on the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, and PSP on March 2nd. In the latest addition of the baseball franchise, the "My Player" mode will have gamers building up their player from the minors to the majors. Gamers will also have a chance to win one million dollars if they can pitch a no hitter game on the 360 or PS3 from March 2 until May 2. Joystiq Click here to view the article

MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EA Montreal, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS), today announced an all-new campaign map pack called ‘Chapters of Deceit’ for the third-person co-op shooter ARMY OF TWO™: THE 40th DAY. Available for download on Xbox LIVE™ and the PlayStation®Network on April 1, 2010 for $9.99 or 800 Xbox LIVE points, players will return to war-torn Shanghai where they will encounter more destruction, more devastation and enemies determined to bring the city to the brink of ruin. ARMY OF TWO: THE 40th DAY – Chapters of Deceit features two all-new co-op campaign maps. In the new chapters, players stumble upon information that could lead to ending the i…

Chances are there is something you missed if you purchased the special edition of BioShock 2. A community member over at the 2K Forums discovered that if you look at the posters that came with the special edition of BioShock 2 under a blacklight, there are hidden messages. Another 2K forum community member was nice enough to make videos and upload the pictures of the posters under a blacklight to Photobucket. Click here to view the article

Major Nelson has released the details regarding Microsoft's Xbox Live Block Party that was announced during the X10 event. The Xbox Live Block Party is set to kick off on March 3rd with the release of Toy Soliders on the XBLA for 1200 MS points. The next downloadable XBLA game, Scrap Metal will be available on March 10 for 1200 MS points. Perfect Dark will release on the XBLA on March 17 for 800 MS points and finally the Game Room will be available for free to download on March 24. The cost to download classic arcades titles for the Game Room ranges from 240 - 400 MS points. Keep in mind that even if you own some of those classic titles on the XBLA, you will have to p…

2K has released details regarding the upcoming DLC "Sinclair Solutions Test Pack" for BioShock 2. The "Sinclair Solutions Test Pack" which is set to release in March will add new additions to BioShock's 2 multiplayer. Among the new additions include an increase in level rank to level 50 with rank rewards, two new playable characters, 20 new trials, a third weapon upgrade for every weapon, and five new masks. Some of these items will not be usuable until your multiplayer character reaches a level 41 and above. The "Sinclair Solutions Test Pack" will cost you 400 MS Points or $5. Besides the announcement of this DLC, 2K stated that more DLC will be on the way including …

Gather around my Fail Award junkies. The Fail Awards are back and ready to bring you the most embarassing, facepalm story of the week within the gaming industry. For those of you who might be wondering what exactly a Fail Award is, let me break it down. There are two types of Fail Awards, the Weekly Fail Award and the Monthly Fail Award. The Weekly Fail Award is determined by which little piece of news is the ultimate facepalm of all facepalms in the gaming industry for that current week. With each passing week, the Weekly Fail Awards pile up and at the end of the month, there is a Monthly Fail Award that is given out to whomever the members of Gamercide feel ha…

Here is what we reported for the week of February 14, 2010 - February 20, 2010. News EA Announces Battlefield Bracket Challenge Presented By Gamestop - Read the press release "Extra" Content Cut From 360 Version of Lost Planet 2 -It appears that gamers are getting screwed over again when it comes to being forced to buy DLC if they want to add hours to gameplay. Leona Lewis Plays FFXIII - Incase you didn’t know she sings the lame theme song for FFXIII. EA Continues to Push the Sale of New Games with Battlefield: BC2 - Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is coming with an in game store just like Mass Effect 2’s Cerberus Network. Resident Evil 5: Lost in Nightmares DLC out Tomorrow …

To Launch Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Gamers Join Celebrity Teams to Win Prizes, Donate $25,000 to Charitable Cause . NFL Superstars Marshall Faulk, Chad OchoCinco, and 14 other Stars Participate in Bracket-style Competition. LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio (NASDAQ:ERTS), today announced the ‘Battlefield Bracket Challenge Presented by GameStop’. To kick off the GameStop sponsored tournament, DICE is hosting a star-studded red carpet event today in conjunction with GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) in Los Angeles featuring 16 celebrity guests and superstar athletes including Cincinnati Bengal Chad OchoCinco, NFL legend Marshall Faulk, Heroes’ Gr…

It appears that gamers are getting screwed over again when it comes to being forced to buy DLC if they want to add hours to gameplay. Jun Takeuchi, the producer for Lost Planet 2 has stated that there was "no trouble", but the content was too much for them to deal with. “There wasn’t especially any big trouble. More than those kind of difficulties, the edited content was way too much and dealing with that was more difficult than anything.... This time, truly, the content that was cut was significant." He added that the cut content will probably end up as DLC, but are we really surprised? VG247 Click here to view the article

Incase you didn't know she sings the lame theme song for FFXIII. Video via That Girl's Site Click here to view the article

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is coming with an in game store just like Mass Effect 2's Cerberus Network. Buying a new copy of Battlefield: BC2 will give you access to a "VIP" code that will allow you to download the store where the DLC will be available, including free launch DLC and paid DLC. However if you buy a used copy of the game, you have to pay to download the store just like with Mass Effect 2's Cerberus Network. No price has been confirmed for how much used gamers will have to pay to have access to the in game store. MTV Multiplayer Click here to view the article

Just a friendly reminder for those of you who have been waiting to get your hands on the Lost in Nightmares DLC for Resident Evil 5. The DLC releases tomorrow on the Xbox 360 and on February 18th for the PSN. In the meantime you can download the Extra Figures pack for free on XBL. The pack includes Rebecca Chambers and Barry Burton figures. Click here to view the article

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Square Enix keeps giving console fanboys reasons to argue over whether the PS3 or 360 will produce the mind blowing graphics that are expected from Final Fantasy XIII. Yesterday Square released comparison screenshots claiming that each photo showed what FFXIII will look like on both consoles. One of the screenshots in particular, gamers took notice that it appeared to be altered, because the screenshots were identical except that the buttons were altered to match the console that the screenshot was suppose to be representing. “Unfortunately we did mistakenly include screenshots taken for pre-production (non-promotional use only) in our latest release of assets. Screens…

Another week has come and gone meaning it is time for another recap. Before we begin, special thanks go out to Syc for the banner! News What Exactly is Fable III? - Peter Molyneux has said that Fable III is moving on from the RPG category. How Many Zombies Have You Killed? - Valve released a statement today about how many zombies have been killed since Left 4 Dead 2 graced the PC and 360. Are you ready for this? A little over 28 billion. Wesker Added to Lost Planet 2 - Are you lost as to why the beefed up Marcus and Dom from Gears of War are appearing in Lost Planet 2? Well be prepared to be even more confused. Pay to Play Call of Duty - That is the question after a rece…

Peter Molyneux has said that Fable III is moving on from the RPG category. In fact Fable III is more of an action/adventure title now. "I'm not sure I even call Fable an RPG anymore, certainly not a 1990s RPG, for sure. "In a way, you could look at it and say it's like an action adventure. There's a lot of drama, there a lot of story, there's a lot of emotion in there - but with levelling up. I love that levelling up....." (VG247) This statement was made during Microsoft's X10 event where new details emerged about the upcoming RPG-less game. Fable III will not be sporting a health bar this time around. Instead when your character gets hurt, the screen will begin chang…

Valve released a statement today about how many zombies have been killed since Left 4 Dead 2 graced the PC and 360. Are you ready for this? A little over 28 billion. "In the first two months of Left 4 Dead 2's release, 28,981,249,043 zombies have been shot, bludgeoned, chainsawed and killed...." stated the L4D Blog How many kills have you contributed to that massive pile up of zombie bodies? Click here to view the article

Are you lost as to why the beefed up Marcus and Dom from Gears of War are appearing in Lost Planet 2? Well be prepared to be even more confused. Capcom has announced that Resident Evil's enemy number one, Albert Wesker will also be appearing in Lost Planet 2 complete with his pretty boy blonde locks. All three of these characters will be available to use in the campaign and in versus mode. Click here to view the article