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Major Nelson has announced the Deal of the Week for the week of November 1. XBLA Risk Factions – 400 MS points (regular price: 800 MS points) Blade Kitten – 600 MS points (regular price: 1200 MS points) Snoopy Flying Ace – 400 MS points (regular price: 800 MS points) Avatar Props Pug Dog prop – 160 MS points (regular price: 240 MS points) Black Cat prop - 160 MS points (regular price: 240 MS points) View the full article

But happy birthday anyways!

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Bit Barons is celebrating the release of their easy going puzzle game for gamers of all ages and experience, Astroslugs on the Mac App Store by offering the game for free on the Mac App Store from now until Sunday March 13. If you download Astroslugs during this time make sure to send in proof of your receipt to info@bitbarons.com and Bit Barons will give you a free copy of Astroslugs for Windows and a free copy of the Astroslugs soundtrack as a thank you. Talk about free gaming goodness overload! For more information on Astroslugs please check out our review or the official Astroslugs website. Tweet This Post View the full article

During Namco Bandai’s “Level up Dubai 2011″ press conference, Namco announced that Soul Calibur V will be releasing in 2012 for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. The new story will take place 17 years after the events in Soul Calibur IV and the main character will be Patroclus who happens to be Sophitia’s son. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHmLtgY3S6c&feature=player_embedded via VG247 Tweet This Post View the full article

Screenshots have been revealed by EA and Visceral Games for the upcoming DLC, “Severed” for Dead Space 2. The DLC will be available for the PS3 and 360. No news on if PC users will get it. via GamesRadar View the full article

LG Electronics wants the U.S. International Trade Commission to bar the import of the PlayStation 3 into the United States, according to a complaint. The complaint, filed Friday with the ITC and first reported by Bloomberg yesterday, claims that the Blu-ray player in the PlayStation 3 violates several of LG's patents. The company cited Sony, Sony Corporation of America, Sony Electronics, Sony Computer Entertainment, and Sony Computer Entertainment America in the complaint, according to the docket page on the ITC's Web site. Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20030963-17.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

It appears that Twisted Pixel Games who brought ‘Splosion Man, Comic Jumper: The Adventures of Captain Smiley, and The Maw to an Xbox Live Arcade near you might be adding a Kinect Xbox Live Arcade to that list. If what appeared on Xbox.com earlier (it has since been removed) is true then The Gunstringer, the newest game on Twisted Pixel’s lineup is headed for the Arcade. The Gunstringer which is a western style Kinect friendly game will have gamers controlling a puppet as he seeks revenge on the western frontier. No news on an official release date, however Twisted Pixel stated that they expect it be completed in 2011. via Joystiq Tweet This Post View the full …

No you did not read that headline wrong. In case you missed it at the end of April, there is free (YES FREE) DLC for WWE All Stars for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. The “Compatibility Pack 1″ includes the Honkey Tonk Man. via Marketplace Tweet This Post View the full article

It seems like every new game I've played recently has had several game breaking bugs that happen to enough people that they should clearly have been caught during testing. These games for me include Super Meat Boy (can sometimes get duplicate bandages, resulting in the game no longer saving until you reload, which could make you lose entire chapters. Not that bad of a bug if you know to make sure the autosave logo is still popping up, though), Fallout New Vegas (I haven't even tried it yet from all of the horrible bugs I've heard of) and Fable 3 (Jasper the butler no longer talks, which takes away about 40% of the humor and prevents me from hearing any important informa…

The actors that led their talents and likeliness to the recent Call of Duty: Black Ops Escalation zombies mode map Call of the Dead, speak out about their experience with Call of Duty and some look down right awkward doing it. <br> <br> via Joystiq and Tweet This Post View the full article

To all who are interested, the new Beta Xbox.com Forums are now public, up and ready. http://forums-preview.xbox.com/ Come give us some feedback. All the things you didn't like about Xbox.com, maybe this is a good time to make your voice heard and change things!

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

In January 2011, Activision announced that they are shutting the doors at the studio that has brought you hits like Project Gotham Racing, Geometry Wars, and Boom Boom Rocket. Today is the final day for Bizarre Creations and they have put together a video to say goodbye. We here at Gamercide wish the faces behind Bizarre Creations nothing but the best in their future endeavors. video via Vimeo (via Joystiq) Tweet This Post View the full article

They usually say that imitation is one of the best forms of flattery, but in this vomit loving case, I highly doubt it. On a side note, remember that if you preorder Bulletstorm Epic Edition, you will gain access to the Gears of War 3 beta. <br> <br> <br> <br> View the full article Comments Here: http://www.gamercide.org/forum/index.php?/topic/2462-bulletstorm-last-call-trailer

Slant Six, the developer behind SOCOM: Confrontation is working on a new game in the survival horror series Resident Evil that is being titled Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City for the 360, PS3, and PC. While no date has been set other than Winter 2011, Slant Six has released a teaser trailer that showcases actual zombies like in early Resident Evil titles and what appears to be the return of a fan favorite. via Playstation Lifestyle Tweet This Post View the full article

Thank you to those who have served and are serving today. We would not our freedom (or this day off) if it were not for you! Hope everyone is having a safe and Happy Memorial Day.

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

A small group of members from the now defunct developer Bizarre Creations have joined together to form a new studio, Hogrocket. Peter Collier, Ben Ward, and Stephen Cakebread along with two BAFTA award winning animators formed the studio and are focusing their efforts for the time being to the iPhone/iPad, Mac, and PC. Ben Ward from Hogrocket has announced that their first game is currently under development. Tweet This Post View the full article

I am thinking of getting the family gold pack to split between 2 accounts so 2 years for each. Can you do that or does it only allow the 1 code per GT?

Yes you did indeed read that correctly. This Dumbass of the Day hails from Sony’s camp and is the fictional PR man that Sony made up for commercials and gave “Kevin Butler” his own Twitter account. Unfortunately for whoever is running the Twitter account, they might be at the unemployment line today. Tweeted back as a reply to what was assumed to be a Battleship joke was the hack code for the now fixed “jailbreak hack”. Sony has been trying to keep the details of this hack a secret for an ongoing court battle as they attempt to locate all of the hackers that have used this code. The tweet has since been deleted and it looks like Sony will need to create a new face for …

Have you been trying to train Fido to go bring you a can of beer from the refrigerator so you do not have to leave your couch during an intense session of gaming? Or has your wife become your personal beer grabbing waitress over the years allowing you to beat that level you were stuck on for weeks? Fido and your wife can now relax thanks to the Octane 120 Driving Pro Beer Arcade. Designed by Dream Arcades, this frothy gaming brew beast can hold two five gallon beer kegs and contains a cup holder that is perfectly placed with a tap above for an easy refill. The at home arcade is mainly designed for gamers who love racing games and the 1080p HD projector arcade itself com…

Things just keep worse for the electronic’s company who admitted to a security breach one week after it actually happened, leaving millions of user’s credit card information among other personal information out in the open. Sony was slapped with the Class Action Lawsuit by the Rothken Law Firm in California. “We brought this lawsuit on behalf of consumers to learn the full extent of Sony PlayStation Network data security practices and the data loss and to seek a remedy for consumers. We are hopeful that Sony will take this opportunity to learn from the network vulnerabilities, provide a remedy to consumers who entrusted their sensitive data to Sony, and lead the way in …

If you have yet to pick up Mortal Kombat for the Xbox 360 or PS3, you might want to head over to Amazon to check out their amazing deal that will save you $20.00. As of yesterday, Amazon discounted both versions of Mortal Kombat from $59.99 to $39.99. No news on if this game deal is temporary or a permanent price slash. via Amazon Tweet This Post View the full article

This is interesting. Only thing is, why the limitation? Nintendo recently said that the 3DS is going to use flash carts capable of holding up to EIGHT GIGS. LoL Sure, most games on the 3DS wont use the full 8, but why the limit? It's strange. On a side note, it's said that the cards will be writable so instead of internal storage your saved games and patches will write directly to the game cart. Pretty cool.