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Mass Effect 2 Achievement List Revealed

With Mass Effect 2 releasing next month, it was only a matter of time before the achievement list for the title was leaked, and Xbox360Achievements has come through on that front yet again. 50 achievements – 1000 points, and all of them seem pretty familiar when compared to the achievements from ...

Final MAG Beta Announced – Open to All

The people at Zipper Interactive sure do love their beta periods, as they have announced yet another beta run for MAG, their 256 person PS3 shooter that is set to launch in North America on January 26. This “final and 100% open PSN beta” goes live on January 4, but will only be ...

Free DLC With Heavy Rain Pre-Order

Over on the Official PlayStation Blog, Sony has announced a pre-order bonus for Heavy Rain concerning the game’s series of downloadable episodes called the Heavy Rain Chronicles. For those in both the States and Canada, anyone who pre-orders a copy of the game will receive “Heavy Rain: Chronicle One – The ...

Shippin’ Out – Week of December 20, 2009

As 2009 rapidly comes to a close, and that most people are catching up on games they might have missed during this hectic year, there are still a couple of new games coming out before we turn out the light and call it a day... or year. Here’s what’s shippin’ out ...

BioWare Talks Mass Effect Save Importing

In my mind, one of the most interesting things about Mass Effect 2’s continuation of the franchise’s storyline is the fact that players will have a chance to import a save file of the original game, that will then alter the way they experience the sequel according to the decisions ...

Steve Papoutsis Talks Dead Space 2

Visceral Games’ Steve Papoutsis, executive producer behind Dead Space 2, posted a video on Facebook this week in which he responded to fan questions and observations regarding what they’d like to see in the recently announced sequel. There were no major plot spoilers in the video, but Papoutsis did acknowledge one ...

Machinarium + Samorost 2 for $10

The holiday season is always filled with lots of great deals. One of them landed in my inbox this morning and it's too good to pass up. The Amanita Design Christmas Pack includes two great games, Machinarium and Samorost 2, along with soundtracks and high-res pictures for both games all ...

BioShock 2 Achievement List Revealed

Not to be outdone by the recently leaked list of Final Fantasy XIII PS3 trophies, Xbox360Achievements has gotten their hands on the list of BioShock 2 achievements. For those that played the first game, this list might look a bit familiar, but rest assured this is new content. Whether or not ...

Final Fantasy XIII Trophy List Leaked

Japan will be getting their hands on Final Fantasy XIII this week, and with the excitement over the title's launch comes a leaked list of trophies up for grabs in the PS3 version of the game. In addition to the list below, there are 16 apparently story-related trophies, that you'll have ...

Pirates Invade LittleBigPlanet in Time for Christmas

Media Molecule has revealed all of the details concerning the newest LittleBigPlanet DLC pack, entitled Pirates of the Caribbean. The pack will only set you back $5.99, which is a very reasonable price when you take a look at all that’s included: New items for create: Global Water Object, Scuba Gear, Bubble ...

Games on Demand Launches on PC, Pricing Revealed

Remember when I told you that Games on Demand was launching on PC? Well, it is now live and below is the launch pricing information: Viva Pinata - $9.99 Kane and Lynch Dead Men - $19.99 Colin McRae's Dirt 2 - $39.99 Shadowrun - $9.99 Red Faction Guerilla - $39.99 Fallout 3 - $49.99 Street Fighter IV ...

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat Coming in February

Today, Viva Media and bitcomposer games announced that S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat, the third entry in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. franchise, will be releasing in North American on February 2. Here’s a rundown of what we can look forward to, via a company press release: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat takes PC gamers once again ...

Grab Some Konami iPhone Titles on the Cheap

Attention iPhone / iPod Touch gamers – Konami has discounted their line of titles in the App store to just 99 cents, from now until January 4. Ten bucks for ten games – that kind of price excuses the questionable quality you might find therein, at least in my book. Here’s ...

Shippin’ Out – Week of December 13, 2009

Finished up most of 2009's major releases yet? No? Well, now's your chance. Here’s what’s shippin’ out on all major platforms in North America: Xbox 360 Konami Classics Vol. 1 - December 15 Konami Classics Vol. 2 - December 15 Wii Blaster Master - December 14 Diatomic - December 14 Playmobil Circus - December 18 PC Brukkon - December 14 Manga ...

Nintendo Reveals Early 2010 Lineup

Nintendo has released the list of Wii, Wiiware, DS, and DSiWare games that we can expect to release in the first quarter of 2010. The list looks to have a few worthwhile titles, like the Pokemon remakes, Mo More Heroes 2, and Red Steel 2, but otherwise, it's all fairly bland. ...

Microsoft Details This Month’s Xbox Live Content

Microsoft is definitely in the holiday spirit. Not only have they released appropriately themed avatar merchandise, but they have also announced a few promotions running the rest of the year (whether or not you decide to take advantage of any of these for gift-giving purposes is up to you). Starting on ...

New Dead Space 2 Details Revealed

Premature scans taken from January’s Game Informer have come to fruition as the issue has started landing in mailboxes. Contained therein, as promised, is an absolute treasure-trove of details concerning Dead Space 2. For those who don’t subscribe (or are simply too impatient to wait for their own copy to ...

Holiday Items Hit Avatar Marketplace

In keeping with the holiday support seen at Halloween, Microsoft has gotten into the winter holiday spirit by releasing a bunch of new avatar items that celebrate Christmas, Kwanzaa, the New Year celebration, and Hanukah. Kaftan and Dashiki outfits are available in support of Kwanzaa for 160 points ($2) each, or ...

New RE5 Costumes Revealed in Two Trailers

Here are the two trailers unveiling the two new costumes that will be available on Xbox 360 and PS3 in early 2010. The costumes are called "Warrior" and "Fairytale" respectably. Here are the trailers:

Details For Next Bit Of Borderlands DLC Leaked

Well, it looks like details regarding the next bit of Borderlands might have been leaked a bit early. Gaming site Fragland apparently broke the embargo for the content, revealing a few key things about what we should expect. The DLC will be called "Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot", and will feature three ...