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Today’s Dumbass of the Day or the Dumbass Move of the Day is courtesy of Games on Demand, Xbox Live’s digital download service. Announced today were the latest additions to the Games on Demand service and it is an example of sheer stupidity and outrageous prices. If you have yet to get your hands on Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare 2, you can purchase it on Games on Demand for a whopping $59.99. Keep in mind that this game released November 10, 2009 and can be purchased on Amazon for $35.00 and a used copy can be purchased at video game retail king GameStop for $23.00. Also available for purchase are Aliens vs. Predator for $30.00 and Rapala Tournament Fishing for $20.00.…

This is incredibly sad. Be warned, if you don't like stories about violence you may not want to read any further. http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/116241209.html?c=r Confession: Boy bludgeoned sleeping mom over PlayStation By Joseph A. Slobodzian INQUIRER STAFF WRITER When her 16-year-old son got into trouble last November, Rashida Anderson responded with punishment - she took away Kendall's PlayStation. That proved fatal. Following a 90-minute argument the day after Thanksgiving, police allege, Kendall went into his sleeping mother's bedroom, hit her 20 times with a claw hammer and ultimately killed her. The story of Rashida Anderson's bloody end - as t…

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The Mortal Kombat reboot is marking the return of Noob Saibot. Saibot was first introduced to fans of the brutal fighting game in Mortal Kombat II. It was later revealed in Mortal Kombat: Deception that Noob Siabot is actually the original Sub-Zero. <br> <center><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/FJJGbFrfWAY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center> via <br> View the full article

Today’s Dumbass of the Day is brought to you by an unnamed male out of Spain. This dumbass thought he could blackmail Nintendo and get away with it. He is now sitting pretty in jail. On February 6th, the male approached Nintendo and said that he was going to post over 4,000 Nintendo users information online after hacking into the system and obtaining the personal information of the users who made purchases in the Wii and DSi stores. He attempted to blackmail Nintendo and when they didn’t pay him no mind, he posted close to 1,000 users information online on forums and websites. He threatened Nintendo again by claiming that he was going to post more of the individuals in…

In a rather odd announcement, Double Fine which has brought such games as Brutal Legend and the recently released title Stacking to a living room near you, has announced that they are working on a new title. A family friendly title if you will. Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster is being developed by Double Fine for the Kinect and is aimed at getting the children and family gaming together in a fun, friendly, and educational environment. According to The Escapist, the game will feature all of the children’s beloved Sesame Street characters including Elmo and will teach children about their emotions and making friends. This family friendly Kinect title will be releasing …

It should come as no surprise that the 2 million dollar seller on the Wii, Super Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary Edition is doing so well. After all, Mario is not only a fan favorite of every age, but he is also one of Nintendo’s flag ship characters. However it might come as a surprise to some fans that despite selling well since it’s release in December of last year, Nintendo is going to stop shipping the game to North American retailers on March 13. Costing $30, fans of the series can get their hands on all of the Mario classics including Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels, Super Mario Bros. 3, as well as a book that explains …

We know that Duke Nukem has Balls of Steels, but what about a Big Package? Video game retailing giant, GameStop is offering the “Duke’s Big Package” pre-order special which includes an in game EGO boost, Big Head mode, and t-shirt pack. Also getting in the pre-order bonuses is Wal-Mart. If you pre-order the game through Wal-Mart you will receive a Duke Nukem Forever trucker hat for your pretty little head. The long awaited and extremely overdue Duke Nukem Forever hits a gaming shelf near you on May 3rd, 2011. via Duke Nukem Forever View the full article

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…

Ignition Entertainment and Zombie Studio’s XBLA downloadable title, Black Light: Tango Down is this week’s, Deal of the Week. Released on July 7, 2010, Black Light: Tango Down focuses on online multiplayer where you can find yourself playing the standard mulitplayer shooter staples, Team Deathmatch, Deathmatch, and Control Point. Ignition and Zombie tried to add a co-op element into the game, but unfortunately the co-op mode “Black Ops” received mixed and mostly negative reviews. Black Light: Tango Down released for 120o MS points and is being discounted to 600 MS points until Monday, February 21. via Major Nelson View the full article

<br> <br> Analyst Michael Pachter says that, “I’m certain to my core,” when it comes to whether or not Activision will start charging gamers to play Call of Duty online when it comes to the newly announced project that is being taken on Beachhead. <br> <br> According to G4TV, Pachter said that Project Beachhead will be charging for the mulitplayer and that there might also be charges for weapons or $1.00 each or a monthly subscription to access all of them. <br> <br> If this turns out to be true, it will interesting to see which console’s sales will go up and if fans will revolt or will fall in line and pay to play. <br> <br&gt…

Halo: Reach’s new map pack will be delivered to you sometime this March for 800 Microsoft points. The “Defiant Map Pack” will feature 3 new maps and an added 150 gamerscore points. Condemned can hold 6-12 players and is in a space station above Reach. Unearthed is firefight map on a mine and refinery on Reach. Highlands takes place on a wooded training preserve on Reach. 8-16 players can take on Highlands. via Major Nelson View the full article

Can you imagine a world where video games series like Grand Theft Auto, BioShock, Call of Duty, and World of Warcraft are all owned by the same juggernaut publisher? If the recent rumors about Activision's plans to acquire Take-Two are true, then this could happen. "There are very strong rumors amongst people at a very senior level within the global business," an anonymous senior executive told MCV regarding the supposed deal. "But they're not much more than that at the moment – they are just rumors," the executive continued. "And, of course, given Activision's news this week, everyone is now looking to see what their next move is. But you can definitely put two and two t…

<br> <br> Developed by: Uglysoft <br> Platforms: PC <br> Rated: Not rated by the ESRB (but would probably be rated M for its messed up and disturbing content in general) <br> <br> How many games let you slaughter kittens? Not many. Not that it’s a good thing, but they are good for easy experience points. Kitten slaughter aside, Mark Leung: Revenge of the ***** contains all manner of hilarious and disturbing content. From getting farted on by b*tchmonkeys, to using jellyfish penises to revive your fallen comrades, this is one very… different RPG. <br> <br> View the full article

Like a phoenix, the Fail of the Week Award is rising out of the ashes to bring to you another fail-rific recap of all things fail in the gaming industry. This week’s contenders are the “countless sequels, prequels, special editions, we want your money” Activision and the “we love to do reports on things we know absolutely nothing about like video games” Fox News. Let’s stand the competition side by side and get the full details in this week’s Fail of the Week showdown. Activision Fail After announcing that the Guitar Hero franchise is done along with True Crime, Activision was slapped in the face by analysts who said they did it all themselves. You can’t blame analysts…

I'd really like it if everyone made the effort to show up and support Gamercide in this. I'm pretty sure Paradox will be stopping in to see how the giveaway is going, and I don't want to be embarrassed by a low turnout. Even if you go to bed early, you can still park your bums in the chat, and go to bed. Each person that shows up, adds to the viewer count. The higher that viewer count, the higher up on the main page our stream will be. The higher up on that main page, the more random people will come and join us. Please try and show up. I'd like to do more things in the future with Paradox Interactive. It's both tonight and tomorrow night at 10PM PST. If you don't know w…

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/02/08/bulletstorm-worst-game-kids/?test=faces “If a younger kid experiences Bulletstorm's explicit language and violence, the damage could be significant,” Dr. Jerry Weichman, a clinical psychologist at the Hoag Neurosciences Institute in Southern California, told FoxNews.com.“Violent video games like Bulletstorm have the potential to send the message that violence and insults with sexual innuendos are the way to handle disputes and problems,” Weichman said. Carol Lieberman, a psychologist and book author, told FoxNews.com that sexual situations and acts in video games -- highlighted so well in Bulletstorm -- have led to real-world sexu…

What's worse? Having your face jibjabbed or realizing that YOU'RE ALMOST A QUARTER CENTURY OLD!?!?!? Happy birthday girl. Go have fun today.

Come Get Some! 2K Games Announces Duke Nukem Forever® Balls of Steel Edition! New York, NY February 11, 2011 – Duke’s got them – and now you can too. 2K Games and Gearbox Software are proud to announce the Duke Nukem Forever® Balls of Steel edition! Arriving alongside the standard editions on May 3, 2011, the Duke Nukem Forever Balls of Steel edition for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC is a must-have for those who have been awaiting the return of the King. View the full article for more details.

Activision sure doesn’t waste time. They may have nailed the coffin shut for Guitar Hero and True Crime, however Activision confirmed that Family Guy and Spiderman will both be getting games sometime this year. Comfirmed today by Activision’s Eric Hirshberg was this little piece of news and that they will also be adding another Cabela’s hunting game to the mix as well as games for the final Transformers movie, Transformers 3 and X-Men: First Class. According to Hirshberg, “These are all strong franchises with passionate niche audiences that can achieve repeatable and profitable success.” Tell that to Guitar Hero Mr. Hirshberg. via Games Radar View the full article

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 View the full article

Prepare for a Magicka “Surprise”, Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword, Pirates of Black Cove, Defenders of Ardania and Supreme Ruler: Cold War Playable at Event! NEW YORK – February 11th, 2011 – Paradox Interactive has today announced a strong line-up of playable titles for this year’s Game Developers Conference taking place in San Francisco between February 28th and March 4th. The renowned developer and publisher will be showing off a variety of upcoming games including the newest addition to their acclaimed Mount & Blade series entitled Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword and a new tower defense game set in the Majesty universe titled Defenders of Arda…

Lionhead Studios is reaching out to Fable fans for their input to help decide the fate of Albion with a survey. The quick survey asks which features like british humor, customizing your character, being a hero, co-op, and more you prefer over the others. You rank each of them from 13 being the highest to 1 being the lowest. Hopefully Lionhead will take the time to read the surveys, because with how Fable III turned out, they will need all the help they can get for the next one. via Games Radar View the full article

Ever since Activision’s announcement of giving Guitar Hero the boot, analysts have not been afraid to let some harsh words fly towards Activision. Speaking to Gamasutra, M2 Research senior analyst Billy Pidgeon said that Activision, “pretty much driven the franchise into the ground with title after title after title.” There is no denying that statement. Countless numbers of Guitar Hero games have been released quicker than two rabbits can go at it during a single night session since the first Guitar Hero released in 2005. According to Eric Handler of MKM Partners, the market for these games just isn’t there anymore. “It had a great run, but it also had a steep fall and…

via Eurogamer 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. via Eurogamer View the full article