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So here's "my" Costume Quest review that Assassin asked me to do for WouldYouKindly. I put "my" in sarcastic quotation marks, because there were quite a few edits I was unaware of when it was suddenly published after I couldn't find Assassin last night to help me reupload the images and finish it. Someone who I won't name for certain reasons from WYK (not Assassin, he has problems with the guy too) made some serious edits to the review and suddenly released it (i.e. hijacked), but for the most part my review is in there if anyone wants to check it out. I think Siren's review here was pretty good, Assassin just wanted me to help him with one for WYK. http://www.wouldyouk.…

Developed by: Mercury Steam / Kojima Productions Published by: Konami Platforms: Xbox 360, Playstation 3 Players: 1 Rated M (Mature) by the ESRB There aren’t many games these days that can boast a history spanning 26 years and more than 30 seperate releases across multiple platforms. The Castlevania series is one of them. Konami has continually reinvented the gameplay of the Castlevania series over the years from the simple two buttons mechanics of the brutally difficult original side scrolling 1986 title. Some highlights include RPG-Lite entries such as Simons Quest and Symphony of the Night, slick touchscreen mechanics from the Nintendo DS titles like Portrait of…

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier just does not want to see the light of the day. According to Ubisoft both Driver: San Fransico and for the second time the highly anticipated Ghost Recon: Future Soldier are being delayed. Ubisoft says that both Driver: San Fransico and Ghost Recon: Future Soldier will be releasing now sometime in their 2011-2012 lineup. There have been comments as to why both games have been delayed and why Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is now on it’s second delay. G4tv.com View the full article

I'll delete this later. I know we have a Game Deals thread but sometimes I know I forget to check it and this is a HUGE deal! TODAY ONLY!!! DEUS EX: GOTY edition is only NINETY NINE CENTS!!! You can download it here: http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/games/Deus-Ex--GotY/

If you thought last week’s Deal of the Week was spectacular with Portal Still Alive being dropped to 400 MS points, wait until you see what goodies are awaiting your discount loving mitts. Worms 2: Armageddon is 400 MS pointsBand of Bugs is 400 pointsEarthworm Jim HD is 400 pointsCentipede & Millipede is 400 pointsYou have until Monday, December 6 to purchase these XBLA games at their discounted price. via Major Nelson View the full article

Just wanted to let you know. I'll be sending you a message on XBL also, but I've been getting crazy amounts of email from your @Hotmail address and it's laden with hacked links and virii. If someone else knows Syc, or will be speaking with him, please let him know.

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY PACKER aka MajorWhiteBoy Hoe you had an awesome day yesterday, man. Sorry I missed making you a thread.

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Developed by: Klei Entertainment Published by: Electronic Arts Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3, PC Players: 1, with 2 player local co-op Rated M (Mature) by the ESRB We gamers love violence. It’s a well known fact. So a game about a dude running around shanking fools and cutting them up with a chainsaw already has enough to appeal to the average hardcore gamer. But is it just an overindulgent cash in, or is it a finely crafted outlet for your murderous rage? As it turns out, it’s both. It’s a delightfully overindulgent outlet for your murderous rage. And it has a fairly good story as well. Sure it was published by EA and released for the usual $15, but the design behi…

I found this article and found it a very interesting read. To summarize, 200 students in a Strategic management class at the University of Central Florida were accused of cheating by their professor since they used online materials (a test bank) provided by the publisher to study and/or cheat on the exam. It is unknown to me if this was publicly available on the website (article seems to claim it was), but reguardless of that, would you consider this a form of cheating? Is the professor right in the action that he is taking? If you have time, be sure and take a look at the article, it explains it much better along with the videos than I do. http://www.techdirt.com/arti…

Read an article over at CVG this morning. If you got a couple minutes, read it and maybe some of the comments. I was pretty surprised not only at the article, but also the comments. Not sure if they moderated out any comments, but it looks like a well behaved discussion about console exclusives. Nary a fanboy in sight. Take a gander and discuss what you feel, here. http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=276561

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/430430_super19.html Discuss. What do you think about this?

I have TWO guest codes for Starcraft 2. These will allow you to download the game and trial it for SEVEN HOURS. These SEVEN (7) hours must be played within FOURTEEN (14) days of activation of the codes. Please PM me directly if you would like to try Starcraft 2. (This means you Nomadik Kitty. LoL) Sorry, I had a bit too much to drink and just got this at Kmart (plus a $20 gaming gift card for buying there)

Have yet to purchase Shank, the beat ‘em up 2D side scrolling game from Klei Entertainment? Now is your chance to get your hands on Shank for the discounted price of 800 MS points. This offer is good until Monday, November 22. Also announced today via Major Nelson’s blog is the addition of a holiday promotion from Microsoft. From November 16 until November 22, if you spend 1600 MS points on select Microsoft Game Studios Games on the XBLA, you will receive 400 MS points back in return. For a complete list of XBLA games that qualify and details on how to register for the promotion, head on over to Xbox.com. View the full article

I wanted to get a bug thread started for the portal pages. The portal is in a working state now, and I would love to see people participating. However, I do know it has its issues. Dyyno is working very closely with us to resolve these issues as they arise. So, I will start with a list of bugs they know about and are working on. Then, if everyone would post issues as they come across them that would be great. This will help us develop an increasingly more enjoyable portal for us to use. Regarding the Hotmail ads, we were not able to reproduce this issue in the office. Our QA Manager mentioned that he has seen Hotmail ads before but once the ad is completed, the br…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TIGHTY!!!

Faery: Legends of Avalon Developed By: Spiders Studios Price: 1200 MS points “Magic, battles against fearsome monsters, original creatures, colorful characters, a great story to support the main quest and many side quests, for 10-15 hours of gameplay…” ~ Faerythegame.com Guwange Developed By: Cave Price: 800 MS points “The story of Guwange is set during the Muromachi period of Japan. During this time, increasing numbers of people suffer possession by shikigami. Although the shikigami grant great spiritual powers, the strain inflicted on the host causes them to die exactly one year after possession. However, a legend has sprung up regarding Guwange, the malevolent god …

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Two major British retailers are threatening to ban the selling of games tied to Steam and are demanding that publishers remove Steam from their game or suffer the consequences. According to MCV, the two retailers who are unknown at this point are claiming that Steam is ruining the PC market and that Valve has created a monster. One of the bosses even had the following to say. “If we have a digital service, then I don’t want to start selling a rival in-store… “Publishers are creating a monster ­– we are telling suppliers to stop using Steam in their games.” What do you think? Has Valve created a monster and in doing so, have they begun destroying the market of PC games? …

The numbers are in and Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops has sold a combined 5.6 million copies on it’s opening day in the US and UK, making Activision not only $360 million, but also very happy. As reported on Eurogamer, Bobby Kotick, Activision’s CEO was extremely pleased with Black Ops first day numbers. “The game’s success underscores the pop culture appeal of the brand. Call of Duty: Black Ops is the finest game that Treyarch has ever made and raises the bar for online gameplay by delivering the deepest and most intense Call of Duty experience yet.” Black Ops has already outsold Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare 2 who managed to make $4.7 million on day one. View the …

I know most, if not everyone, likes the Reaper design and would like to keep it as it. I don't, however, have a good version of the file that I can use for some of the ideas and projects that I want to do. With that said, I have lined up a graphics artist that works in the industry and is willing to do a redesign/update for us. They guys at Hyperduck recommended him and he worked with X10 Studios on A.R.E.S. I think he will do a great job for us. Now I need your assistance. I'd like a few ideas and maybe a few donations to cover some of the cost for the redesign. I'd like to get something done that all of us like and that we can use for special gifts/prizes. I thi…

This week, get your hands on the 2010 nominated top downloadable game title of E3 2010 for 50% off. <br> <br> Scott Pilgrim vs. The World has been discounted to an incredible 400 MS points. Based on the comic book series, Scott Pilgrim, you can control one of four playable characters or play cooperatively with 3 other players. If you choose to play the game cooperatively you can revive your fallen teammates, share coins, and use co-op attacks. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World originally released on the XBLA on August 25, 2010 at the price of 800 MS points. Major Nelson View the full article

Anyone else get an email about this? Was an official MS thing, supposedly a Beta they want to try out. Answered the email about it this morning. Will see what happens. I like helping out noobs. LoL