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One Paragraph Gaming News: Tuesday, November 10

Allen Wang — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:12:48 +0000

There’s already a patch fix for 360/PS3 Dragon Age players. Modern Warfare 2 won’t unlock until Friday for Steam digital download buyers. Resident Evil 5 alternate edition will be DLC. EA says Bad Company 2 will rival Modern Warfare 2. Interested in seeing Deus Ex 3 and Theif 4 at Eidos Montreal? PC owners of Borderlands will have to wait for the first DLC – console players will get it November 24. Dante’s Inferno demo it scheduled for December. NCSoft hints at Guild Wars 2 beta in 2010 and launch in 2011. EA trims it’s 2010 lineup and focuses on the larger games. Vagrant Story coming to PSN.

About One Paragraph Gaming News: Want to know about video game news but don’t have the time to look through all the news sites? Raptr has you covered. 1PGN gives all the big industry news in one bite-size paragraph.

How Did They Do? Borderlands and Brutal Legend

Allen Wang — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:55:52 +0000

Games get hyped up then disappear all the time. I always wonder, “how did they do?”. Decide for yourself with statistics from Raptr and other sources. On this episode of How Did They Do?: Borderlands and Brutal Legend for the 360.

Borderlands (360)
Metacritic: 85
Release Date: 10/20/2009
Total Units Sold: 480,000
Units Sold 1st Week: 300,000
Average time played per user: 26 Hours
Average time played per day per user: 88 Minutes a day
Current playtime relative to peak playtime: 39% of peak playtime
Average achievement completion: 50% Completed of total

Brutal Legend (360)
Metacritic: 84
Release Date: 10/13/2009
Total Units Sold: 270,000
Units Sold 1st Week: 158,000
Average time played: 10.1 hours
Average time played per day per user: 25.3 Minutes a day
Current playtime relative to peak playtime: 8% of peak playtime
Average achievement completion: 24% Completed of total

One Paragraph Gaming News: November 9, 2009

Allen Wang — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:02:46 +0000

EA aquires Playfish for $300 million. Activision gives 1 million dollars to help vets find jobs. Activision also trademarks Drum Hero. A look at this week’s releases. Valve explains why Left 4 Dead 2 mods won’t work on the 360. A look at many of the Modern Warfare 2 accessories. First EA Sports MMA trailer revealed. Nintendo not setting a 2010 release date for next Zelda. 1 vs 100 season 2 starts next week. No Starcraft 2 multiplayer beta until 2010. Japanese Final Fantasy 13 to include Final Fantasy 14 stuff (hopefully we’ll get some of that action too).

One Paragraph Gaming News: Friday, November 6

Allen Wang — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:06:30 +0000

No HD Wii for us. Valve explains why their games aren’t going to PS3. Super Street Fighter 4 bonus stages bring back memories. Star Wars: The Old Republic reveals it’s newest class. Activision will bring more Guitar Hero, Call of Duty, and movie based games in 2010. The Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks gets a trailer and release date. Rock Band 3 is supposed to help you learn how to play the real guitar. Many download sites have rejected selling Modern Warfare 2. Final Fantasy 13 could be hitting the states as early as April 2010. Warhammer Online offers timeless free trial (level cap at 10).

One Paragraph Gaming News: Thursday, November 5

Allen Wang — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:55:00 +0000

For those that didn’t get to see it, here’s your Modern Warfare 2 trailer. Here’s the full achievement/trophy list for Darksiders. Blizzard launches World of Warcraft pet store. Modern Warfare 2 avatar clothing coming to XBL. Netflix PS3 disks should be in your mail soon. PS3 owners get first crack at Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Epic offers free Unreal Engine dev kits as well as new licensing deals. Introducing the Mass Effect 2 collectors edition. Card-based Madden Ultimate Team dated for early next year. A look at the Splinter Cell: Conviction dev diary.

One Paragraph Gaming News: Wednesday, November 4

Allen Wang — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:41:16 +0000

Bayonetta trailer shows off weapons and combos. A look at how motion control is incorporated into Mario Bros Wii. Infinity Ward capping PC gamers to 9v9 games – shrugs off petition. First Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising DLC and patch coming soon. Braid is coming to PS3 next week. CBS reveals a bunch of upcoming games based on TV shows. Next Zelda will have motion-plus sword fights. New Darksiders trailer is pretty awesome. Walmart confirms 360 Arcade sale - buy one, get a $100 gift card. Blazblue is getting ported to PSP.

One Paragraph Gaming News: Tuesday, November 3

Allen Wang — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:26:59 +0000

Games on demand this time around: Battlefield 2 and Far Cry 2. Marvel financial report reveals Thor and Captain America games. A look at pre-orders again. Pre-order Little Big Planet PSP for a tank costume. Sony has some TV/movie partnerships for PSN. Modern Warfare 2 even has a premium strategy guide. Tales of Vesperia DLC clothes cost money. EVGA launches a hybrid graphics card with two different cores. Modern Warfare 2 is Gamestop’s most pre-ordered game ever. Microsoft starts Xbox Live rewards program. Wallace and Gromit episodes 2, 3, and 4 hit XBLA this week.

One Paragraph Gaming News: Monday, November 2

Allen Wang — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:17:35 +0000

Dawn of War 2: Chaos Rising trailer shows off the new playable race. The entire list of Modern Warfare 2 kill streaks and perks. A quick rundown on the new leveling system in Final Fantasy 13. A look at this week’s releases. Left 4 Dead 2 DLC leak isn’t a leak. No Assassin’s Creed 2 demo planned. Nintendo hints at free 3G internet with next generation DS. God of War Collection porting only took 15 weeks. Magic: The Gathering Tactics is coming to PC and PS3 in early 2010. Fallout MMO concept art revealed.

Raptr Community Tweets: Part 2

Allen Wang — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:30:32 +0000

It’s been a while since we last did this. Time to see the best of the best custom Raptr “is playing” messages from Twitter!

phoenix8424: wrapped bacon and cheese around Marvel vs. Capcom 2. http://raptr.com/phoenix842

Great, now I’m hungry.

idrvfast: is pretending to know what he is doing at Magic: The Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers. http://raptr.com/idrvfast

It’s okay, I do that too.

bluefox864: is doing VERY important work in Rock Band 2. http://raptr.com/bluefox864

Shhh, don’t tell anyone.

xonederx: just started playing Brutal Legend. Die with me. http://raptr.com/oneder

Very tempting proposition.

Mclovin_is_on: Come play some Marvel vs. Capcom 2 with me all the cool kids are doing it! http://raptr.com/IamMcIovin

Oh, the powers of peer pressure…

Veggievegveg: Barrel rolling on Saints Row 2. http://raptr.com/darthveggie

Leave me alone Peppy!

Kyaizen: is gonna make love to your children, using Borderlands. http://raptr.com/Kyaizen

I don’t even know how that would work…

Agent_M: is playing Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 on 360. Pizza in the morning, pizza in the evening, pizza at suppertime. http://raptr.com/agent_m

When pizza’s on a bagel, you can eat pizza anytime! Wait… what does that have to do with gaming?

We look forward to seeing more creative and interesting Raptr tweets!

RT @Raptr Raptr Community Tweets: Part 2

One Paragraph Gaming News: Friday, October 30

Allen Wang — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:51:03 +0000

Some details about the Jedi class in Star Wars: The Old Republic. Of course, that Australian group is pissed off at Modern Warfare 2. Naughty Dog teases Uncharted 2 DLC. Walmart Modern Warfare 2 ad is pretty funny. Resident Evil 5 sold almost 2 million and Dead Space 2 is due out 2010. God of War 3 Ultimate Edition details here. Gamestop and Amazon reveal their Star Trek Online pre-order bonuses. First true comparison of all the DS systems. Take a tour of the new Halo Waypoint including avatar awards. Rock Band DLC this week: Nirvana, Foo Fighters, and Joan Jett.