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New figures from the NPD group are showing that the Xbox 360 is leaving the competition behind as it pulls away in terms of online game sales and game point cards that sold in stores. The graphs that were released by the NPD group today showcase that the Xbox 360 has had a steady and continuious rise in the number of online games and point cards that are being sold since 2006. Sony’s PS3 appears to be staying steady with their numbers, while the Nintendo Wii looks to be hitting rock bottom during the four year period which the study was made. via Gamasutra Tweet This Post Post to Facebook View the full article

Who says that you need to spend time outside in the muggy and somewhat buggy summer. With Xbox Live Arcade you can perfect your pasty white winter glow and munch on those bags of chips while enjoying the Summer of Arcade new releases all from the comfort of your favorite piece of furniture to game on! Bastion: July 20 ~ 1200 MS PointsFrom Dust: July 27 ~ 1200 MS PointsInsanely Twisted Shadow Planet: August 3 ~ 1200 MS PointsFruit Ninja Kinect: August 10 ~ 800 MS PointsToy Soldiers Cold War: August 17 ~ 1200 MS Pointsvia Major Nelson Tweet This Post Post to Facebook View the full article

The Witcher 2 Assassins of Kings Developed by: CD Projekt RED Published by: CD Projekt RED Platforms: PC (Coming Soon to XBOX 360 ) Players: 1 I’m currently in the process of playing The Witcher 2 with full intentions of writing a full review when I finish. However, the game is long, and I feel the need to write a few of my impressions now, instead of waiting to do it all at once. Let me start by saying the game is absolutely beautiful. I am nearing the end of Act I, and I still find myself just gazing at the landscape, characters, and creatures in awe. Everything is superbly crafted, and I cannot wait to see more. Word’s can’t do the game as much justice visuall…

Any die hard Halo fan took notice to quite a few things during the E3 debut trailer of Halo 4. Sure there were explosions and mass confusion, but one good look at certain things and you could tell that things with Halo 4 are going to be a bit different this time around. 343′s Frank O Conner explained why Halo’s green armored hero is a bit different to OXM without giving away too many juicy tidbits. “There’s some story behind his new look. There are specific reasons why he looks the way he does and why some of his behaviours have changed. We’ll see in good time.” ~ Frank O Conner, 343 Industries “A lot of things have changed in that intervening period.” We will have to …

What happens when your current girlfriend who might be pregnant finds out about the piggy-tailed blonde, big boobed girl you possibly cheated on her with the night before? For Catherine’s Vincent, he is about to find out in this new trailer for the upcoming very sexual and twisted puzzle game from Atlus that is set to release next month in the US on the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. via Tweet This Post Post to Facebook View the full article

Episode 1 FREE (for now); Episodes 2-5 Available for Purchase Tomorrow!!! Telltale Games’ award-winning Monkey Island Tales HD series is back on iPad with more swashbucklin’ adventure than you can shake a wooden leg at! And Telltale Games is offering iPad owners some serious booty! As of today the first episode of Monkey Island Tales HD is available for free on iPad until July 22nd! It’s available and ready to plunder as you read this – so get to plundering! And here be another bit of news…starting tomorrow (June 23rd) Monkey Island Tales HD Episodes 2-5 are available for $6.99 per episode on the AppStore. That’s right mateys, the remainder of the entire Monkey Island…

Developed by: Cold Beam Games Published by: Cold Beam Games Platforms: PC, PS3 Players: 1-2, online and offline Rated E for Everyone by the ESRB Beat Hazard in itself was an extremely fun music visualizer slash space shooter often compared to Geometry Wars. Rightly so, as the basic gameplay is much the same, with the onslaughts of enemies coming at your omnidirectionally firing ship, equipped with devastating, screen clearing bombs. The twist is that the gameplay is powered by your music. Your firepower is immediately influenced by the intensity of a song, while enemy and boss spawn patterns are determined by various factors throughout the entire song. Every song g…

Something that countless numbers of gamers have been saying for years has finally been spoken from the lips of Sega. “We’ve probably been guilty of bringing too many Sonic games to market too quickly.” Alan Pritchard, Sega’s US Sales and Marketing Vice President The famous blue, chili-dog eating hedgehog spawned a comic book series, television show, and numerous toys and clothing for kids of all ages is getting ready to celebrate his 20th year in the gaming industry. Fans have been complaining year after year that Sonic related video games have gone downhill, but even after admitting that they shoved sub-par Sonic games down the throats of gamers each year, will they a…

<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://gamercide.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/no-fun.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5216" title="no-fun" src="http://gamercide.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/no-fun-300x300.jpg" alt="" width="253" height="253" /> <br> <br> </a></p><p>Where did the fun go? Over the past few years games have become more and more dependent on real world situations, social commentary, and political correctness to drive their narratives along. The days of the simplistic story and overall fun gaming seem to be slowly coming to an end, with little resistance from us, the gamers. The se…

Speaking with Edge, Paul Cuisset creator of the upcoming Playstation Network and Xbox Live Arcade downloadable survival/horror title Amy, explains why they took a creative and bold turn by making the character Amy autistic. “It’s difficult to go very far into this because it’s tied to the story, and we want to keep some information confidential for now. As a player, you will learn and understand why Amy has this condition,” responded Cuisset when Edge asked why they decided to make Amy autistic. In Amy, you play as Lana, a woman who is protecting a young child with autism and also has powers that cannot be explained. As Lana, you have to help the 8 year old Amy escape a …

It was recently announced that if you pre-order Batman: Arkham City from Best Buy, you will get to play as Robin in a challenge room. Many laughed at thought as playing as the whiny and feminine version of Robin that some of use tend to associate Robin with. Laugh no more fans of Batman! Robin is looking beefier and more manish for his debut in Batman: Arkham City. Announced today by Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment is the Tim Drake version of Batman’s sidekick for the Best Buy exclusive, “Robin Pack” and he is sporting some serious badassness. Included in the Robin Pack besides Robin himself are two challenge maps and bonus red costume if you wish to change the b…

June 22nd, 2011 – Austin, TX – Embattled socialite Ms. Splosion Man has been roundly condemned by authorities for her destruction of property and abundant manslaughter charges, but nevertheless remains hugely popular in the hearts of the people. They call her a free-spirit and the meat-bringer but Big Science insists she is a dangerous element getting special treatment only because of her abundant celebrity. Everything will come to a head on July 13th, when the highly anticipated followup from 2009’s Summer of Arcade hit title Splosion Man splodes her way onto the Xbox LIVE® Arcade marketplace. Boasting improvements to nearly every aspect of its gameplay, Ms. Sp…

Off with your head! Sometimes wizards don’t get along -PvP Mode, Map Pack, and New Robes Now Available for Download New York, June 21, 2011 – The mages of Paradox Interactive are proud to announce that the PvP mode is live, free, and available online. If you are the unfortunate owner of a conscience that prevents you from retaliating against your friends when they “accidentally” explode your head, your chance to seek sweet revenge in one of Magicka’s sanctioned arenas is finally here!Nothing feels better than taking matters into your own hands, right? Plus, we’ll be on the sidelines cheering! Cheering for hysterical demises, that is. Players will be able to wrea…

If you are in the market for a new Xbox 360 and have money to burn then today is your lucky day! Amazon’s “Gold Box Deal of the Day” which just so happens to include a 4GB Xbox 360. Now what’s the deal you ask? If you purchase a 4GB 360 today you will receive $100 in promotional credit that will be added into your Amazon account to be used on future purchases. Other deals include Super Monkey Ball 3D discounted from $39.95 to $21.99 and two more unannounced deals that have a countdown clock and hints for you puzzle guru’s to figure out. via Amazon Tweet This Post Post to Facebook View the full article

Does Max Payne 3 have an official release date? Even though Rockstar has been keeping mum on details involving the game, both Amazon and GameStop are claiming that the release date for Max Payne 3 has been set by Rockstar despite Max Payne 3 not showing up as calendar release for the 2011-2012 game release year. The release date that is noted on both of the online selling behometh’s show a date of December 1, 2011. Rockstar Vancouver who is at the helm of Max’s driver seat have not confirmed or denied the release dates. via VG247 Tweet This Post Post to Facebook View the full article

Depends on what you consider exclusive, but RPG Site is reporting that Microsoft bought the exclusive rights to the JRPG, Tales of Vesperia that released on the Xbox 360 in August of 2008. The game also released on the Playstation 3, however Japan was the only country to receive it on Sony’s console. This news was made recent after a public Facebook posting made by Namco Bandai’s Community Manager, Charlotte Toci which happened to be directed towards a fan asking a question regarding a PS3 version was never seen outside of Japan. “Microsoft paid for the exclusivity the same way Sony paid for having Heavy Rain only on PS3. It’s just one way the business works, sadly.” …

It appears that developers and publishers cannot get enough of body motion gaming. The latest company to pledge their support to Microsoft’s Kinect is Sega. “On Kinect we’ve definitely bought into that with what Microsoft has been saying, they’ve done a great job on Kinect, so we’ve got Rise Of Nightmares exclusively on it, and we’re using Kinect functionality in our games going forward. So it’s ticked a lot of boxes,” ~ Mike Hayes, Sega West CEO in an interview with Games Industry Hayes further went on to say that Sega is also backing Wii U and Sony’s Vita which were both announced and shown at this year’s E3. via VG247 Tweet This Post Post to Facebook View the f…

This looks too amazing to pass up. Check Out Ebil’s Frightmas in July. Sure to incite some scares. http://justin.tv/ebi...nny/b/288287909 Tweet This Post Post to Facebook View the full article

Duke Nukem Forever may have taken years to come out, but it did not take the poor reviews of the game long to come in. Critics have been outspoken with their disappointment of the game and many reviewers have been giving Duke an embarassing 5 or below. Firing back at those critics are Gearbox’s outspoken CEO Randy Pitchford and Duke himself. Well at least his voice actor anyway. “I have no comments regarding bad reviews by clueless critics. They seem to want to compare Duke Nukem Forever to Call Of Duty and other FPSs and they are missing the point. My thoughts about Duke Nukem Forever: It freakin ROCKS! Lots of action, lots of fun, sexy, funny, irreverent… It’s eve…

“…from the perspective of once again, Nintendo is putting a different spin on things, showing that it’s not all about graphic fidelity and processing power. In the world of sports, our minds are racing as to how we can bring a sports game to life in a unique way.” ~ EA’s Peter Moore in an interview with Gamasutra Recently, EA’s Sports Division head honcho Peter Moore sat down with Gamastura and discussed the techonology of the Wii U and why offline gaming is a thing of the past. “My dev teams — their heads are exploding, in a good way and a bad way,” Moore responded when asked about Nintendo’s new entry into the console war. “How do we look at this new technology? We do…

Jumping on the service pass bandwagon this week is Warner Bros and NetherRealm Studios. Both companies have announced the “Mortal Kombat Season Pass” which is exclusive for Mortal Kombat fatality loving players on the Xbox 360. Included in the pass are the downloadedable characters Skarlet, Kenshi, Rain, and a yet to be named character. As each character becomes available on Xbox Live you will have to download a free compatibility pack that allows you to use each character in your online multiplayer fights. The “Mortal Kombat Season Pass” will put you back 1200 points. If you do not want to purchase the pass, do not worry. These characters along with the klassic skins…

Want to roll the dice and see where it lands when it comes to buying a new Xbox 360? GameStop has announced that as an online special only, gamers can purchase Xbox 360′s for a low price of $99. Before you pull that credit card out there is a catch. The Xbox 360′s that are on sale are refurbished and are the 20 GB Pro models. Keep in mind that you would have no way of knowing if the refurbished console that you may be thinking of buying during this sale suffered from the enormous three red lights or better known as the ”RROD” outage that plagued Microsoft for the first couple of years that Xbox 360 released. Each refurbished console comes with the usual console standar…

When claims were made that Nintendo’s upcoming new console was going to be more powerful than the current heavy hitters of the console world, PS3 and 360, gamers took notice. However with a recent statement being made by Nintendo that the Wii U will not be have a DVD or Blu-Ray functionality, the Wii U is shaping up to be another child’s toy or retirement home reject. “Wii U does not have DVD or Blu-ray playback capabilitie. The reason for that is that we feel that enough people already have devices that are capable of playing DVDs and Blu-ray, such that it didn’t warrant the cost involved to build that functionality into the Wii U console because of the patents relate…

Don’t know what to get the geek loving dad on your list this year for Father’s Day? Instead of buying the same old boring white socks or “Number One Dad” shirt, let us help you decide what other gifts are out there instead of the cookie cutter retail store items. Star Trek Pizza Cutter – $29.99 This adorable pizza cutter in the shape of Star Trek’s Enterprise will be a pleaser for the pizza loving dad in your life. It’s made of stainless steel and is an officially licensed Star Trek item. The Enterprise pizza cutter is available at thinkgeek.com. Darth Vader Imprinting Toaster – $49.99 That’s right, you can now take your toast to the dark side. This nifty little toast…

<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://gamercide.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Hyperduck.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5191" title="Hyperduck" src="http://gamercide.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Hyperduck-300x266.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="266" /></a> <br> <br> </p><p>Our good friends at Hyperduck Soundworks are working with Extend Interactive again on their next game <em>So Many Me. </em>The pre-alpha trailer below has some rough sound work that The Ducks would like you to ignore and just enjoy the game play. Take a look and let us know what you think. <br> <br> &l…