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Developed by: Arrowhead Game Studios Published by: Paradox Interactive Platforms: PC Players: 1-4 Rated T (Teen) by the ESRB What happens when you combine the style and humor of Castle Crashers with gameplay reminiscent of Diablo? Magic happens. Or rather Magicka happens, to be more precise. That’s not to say that Magicka is very much like either of those games, rather it has a very distinct style of its own. But like Castle Crashers it is a stylish, humorous, and fun experience that can be played and enjoyed with friends, and like Diablo the game has very smooth, isometric gameplay where you can run around slaughtering hordes of monsters and fiends to your hearts …

The Annual Gamercide.org Giveaway What: The Annual Gamercide.org Giveaway When: January 29, 2010 (subject to change) Time: Beginning at 12p.m. eastern until ? Location: Gamercide.org Host: Siren Assassin Who’s Invited: You! BYOB Rules for Contestants ~I catch you complaining at all about any of the prizes that you win, you lose that prize and your name is out of the entire contest including the grand prize drawing. There will be no exceptions!!!! ~If you win a prize and a.) have the item or b.) do not want it, keep it to yourself or discuss a trade with somebody in private. ~You must submit your name, gamertag, and mailing…

I'm not going to be getting my prizes out very soon. I'm having money constraints right now, and I have no idea how much it is going to cost me to ship the stuff. Also, if anyone wants to trade their game because they've already got it, I'm also thinking of getting rid of MW2 and Borderlands (sorry pk!), I'm not thinking of playing either of those games ever again, so if someone wants to trade with one of those games, go ahead.

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 View the full article

http://www.thedutycalls.com/download.html Yes, Bulletstorm is officially taking on Activision with their release of "The Duty Calls". How long before Activision requests/forces them to remove it? By the way, the above is a FREE DOWNLOADABLE PC GAME!!! More than 700MB large, it's a full fledged PC shooter supposedly featuring: 1. Duty Vision™ slows down the action so you can unload a storm of bullets 2. Immersive dialogue from the front lines 3. Cold, calculated realism 4. Killing animations motion captured from real actors 5. True-life reloading system allows for mistakes in putting the cartridge in the gun 6. Iconic sound effects 7. Thwart an enemy threat that could to…

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…

Happy Birthday DA!

Our annual giveaway was held on Saturday, January 29 with some heavy hitting prizes that included prize packs, a Kinect, Netbook, and more that were all donated by our members. In case you missed it, here is the recap courtesy of our member, Kira Onime. For the more colorful version of the recap, visit our forum. 1st – Game of Choice from Sky Winner is : Cody 2nd – 2 1600 MS Point Cards from Elite Effect The winners are……LG and AudaciousKevin! 3rd – Invicta Watch from LG The winner is…..mbkerr! 4th – 12 copies of Osmos via a Steam Gift from Dat. The winners are…. -Sayterra (Captain Concussion’s woman) -MadManMike -PipMagnet -LG -Jarlan -UnderxOath -Elite Effect -Akoura…

That was amazing, Siren. Thank you so much for putting together the best Giveaway we've ever had. I was completely blown away. I think everyone was. Big thank yous to all the contributors as well. We really showed what one community can do, all by itself. For the new members who found us by way of the Giveaway, we hope to get to know you better, and to also see you at next years Giveaway. Maybe even sooner, just hanging around and chatting. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo ((((((((( Siren ))))))))) xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

*all gona be 1 post and ima on it.. dun care if ya think its useless xD* Rank - Prize Winner 1st - Game of Choice from Sky Winner is : Cody 2nd - 2 1600 MS Point Cards from Elite Effect The winners are......LG and AudaciousKevin! 3rd - Invicta Watch from LG The winner is.....mbkerr! 4th - 12 copies of Osmos via a Steam Gift from Dat. The winners are.... -Sayterra (Captain Concussion's woman) -MadManMike -PipMagnet -LG -Jarlan -UnderxOath -Elite Effect -Akourah -PK -GG -Bacon (gets a Mac copy) -CoyandChris 5th - CoyAndChris Stupdendously Spectacular Steam Superprize ($100 to spend on Steam Games of your choice) The winner is....vectordream! 6th - Art Spieglman's "Mau…

) are the names of all you and the categories that you have been entered in depending on what consoles you own. I will first pick a prize from the prize hat and then a winner from the matching console or PC hat or shoe boxes. Once you win a prize your name goes into the trash for that giveaway unless you are in the PC games category. Those of you in that category have numerous chances to win, because we have more prizes in that category. Keep in mind that during this giveaway the big prizes can be pulled at any time! How exciting! Today is the today! It's the Annual Gamercide.org Giveaway! This year it's being done a little bit differently. I have one hat that has…

http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-xbox-labels-autistic-child-01252011,0,5767271.story FUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hate sensationalist stories like this. The kid cheated. Even Stepto had to get involved and confirm that there were illegally obtained achievements, but the above news story makes it seem like Microsoft is TEH DEVIL!

http://www.vcstar.co...g-homicides-at/ Mr. Barnes had his life taken from him apparently trying to come to the aid of someone during an argument between a man and a woman on the evening of January. A game artist, he has been active in the industry since 1996 and has worked with Activision, EA, Tiburon Studios and on properties such as Transformers and Kung Fu Panda. He is survived by a 17 year old daughter and 8 year old son. My thoughts are with his family and friends at this time.

Developer: Bit Barons Players: Single Player Genre: Puzzle Platforms: PC and Mac Release Date: January 27, 2011 Price: $13.99 on the Official Website for Astroslugs Easy to Navigate Menus New developer Bit Barons is making their PC and Mac debut game with Astroslugs. This cute, vivid, and vibrant puzzle game has what it takes to make Bit Barons a household name, but the question is, can Bit Barons deliver? In Astroslugs, you play as a small purple slug who is traveling the universe activating slugballs in the form of ancient glyphs in order to fuel the slugs space ship. Easy Does It.... The slugballs are found by traveling the universe and putting them together by …

Dyyno didn't work out for us, so I've put together something a little different. It's all JTV based. It can be accessed from the main http://www.gamercide.org page or directly http://www.gamercide.org/live Not really a spoiler, just the old post info:

http://forums.xbox.com/35629778/ShowPost.aspx I'm sorry, but this is so much WIN that it's not even funny. MANY more games should be like this in my honest opinion.

And NOOOOO one has a thread wishing Siren Happy Birthday, so here it is, HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIREN. Have a great day.

Friend did it today, what a way to end it. I've been with this kid almost day in and day out for two years, until the pass few months. Sadly, the most recent time I saw him was a gamestop and all we did was glare at each other, no words spoken. The last thing I said to him was "Are you still interested in buying my Nintendo Wii?" I got a response later on saying "I can't afford it thanks for the offer though." He jumped 48feet from a 4 or 5 story parking garage at the college we go too. Broke both ankles, both legs, and pelvic bone. Died from internal bleeding. Only 19 years old, less than a month older than me. RIP - Matt.

<br> <br> Following up rumors a few weeks ago that Square Enix registered a domain name for FFXIII-2, Square announced today that Final Fantasy XIII-2 will be a direct sequel to FFXIII and the RPG will find it’s way to a PS3 and Xbox 360 near you in late 2011. No other details have been made available at this time. <br> <br> via Eurogamer <br> View the full article

If you entered the giveaway and have Kinect please post here letting me know. Kinect is a prize this year and I want to make sure that those that don't have it have a chance of winning it. Thanks!

First I want to say a big thank you to all of you that dug deep into your pockets and video game collections for this year's giveaway. Without your donations none of this would have been possible and again I believe I speak for everybody here when I say thank you If you donated something and it is not on the list, please send me a PM or email...siren@gamercide.org. Good luck to everybody who entered!!!!! 4 Black Ops Bandanas - LGWyant Invicta Watch - LGWyant 48 Hour Trial - Super Kev One Month Trial - Super Kev 1600 MS Points Card - Elite Effect 1600 MS Points Card - Elite Effect Pac-Man Championship DX Code (PS3) - Frustrated Fury 1600 MS Points Card - Pogre Art Spieg…

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. Be sure to view the main article for box art and screenshots.

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 View the full 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 spok…

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. via Playstation.Blog via Playstation Blog View the full article