Archive for April, 2008

Gears of War 2 panel: ‘hot chicks,’ Cole Train, living cover

Immediately after production on the first Gears wrapped up, the team had to ask itself what it could to make the game “bigger” and “more badass.” For example, they saw how people responded to the last-minute addition of the chainsaw. What could they do to improve the chainsaw? Chainsaw duels, perhaps?read more | digg story

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What Xbox Live Is Doing To Prevent GTA IV Server Riot

“…we are preparing for a spike that could be much larger than what we saw with the launches of Halo 3 and Activision’s “Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.”read more | digg story

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GTA 4 Review Life, Liberty City And The Pursuit Of Happiness

Grand Theft Auto needs no introduction to anyone remotely familiar with video games. But for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 entry in the series, Rockstar has upped the ante, creating a startlingly realistic reinterpretation of New York City as backdrop to a violent crime epic.read more | digg story

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Which version of GTA IV is better?

They are almost evenly matched, feature for feature. Gamers will have to decide which is more important to them, a slightly more technically sound experience on the PlayStation 3 or downloadable content and Xbox Live integration on the Xbox 360.read more | digg story

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Leaked Today: Real GTA4 Gameplay Footage

This just popped up today. This is legit Grand Theft Auto IV gameplay footage on the Xbox 360.read more | digg story

Microsoft, Rare, Gyration Talk 360 Wii Remote Rumors

Microsoft may feign disinterest in the women, kiddos and seniors who’ve caught the Wii-waggle bug, Rare may be sick of Conker and prefer not to be a “casual developer,” and Gyration swears it’s not involved. But Darwin developer Motus is keeping the truth close to its chest, so it’s unlikely the rumors about the “Newton” [...]

Pirated GTA IV Leaked Early Online

At around 11:50am Greenwich Mean Time, the PAL version of Grand Theft Auto IV for the Xbox 360 was apparently ripped and leaked to various torrent sites by a group called iCON. This would of course enable burning a copy for the home console. Meanwhile, the NTSC version is expected within the next 48 hours.read [...]

GTA IV Creator Talks Inspirations, Hot Coffee, PS3 vs. Xbox

It’s not that Rockstar founder Sam Houser is a man of few words. Get him talking about Grand Theft Auto IV and the British-born executive producer of the GTA series will fill two hours of audio tape. We were granted one in early January for EGM’s GTA4 cover story. And here, for the first time, [...]

Gears of War 2 panel: ‘hot chicks,’ Cole Train, living cover

Immediately after production on the first Gears wrapped up, the team had to ask itself what it could to make the game “bigger” and “more badass.” For example, they saw how people responded to the last-minute addition of the chainsaw. What could they do to improve the chainsaw? Chainsaw duels, perhaps?read more | digg story

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Let Best Buy “Professionally Install” Your XBox Games

Are you one of the tens of customers who has trouble inserting their XBox 360 games? Do you find the whole concept of optical media frightening? Well, Best Buy has a service for you! For a low, low price, Best Buy will come to your home and professionally install those complex XBox games.read more | [...]