Register your Xbox 360 and receive free XBLA games

“Microsoft is apparently bringing back their promotion in which they give you 2 free XBLA games when you register your newly purchased console. The last time they did this was in December, and they gave the games Joust and Frogger, I believe. I’d say give it a try, the worst that could happen would be [...]

$40 Wireless Headset

That’s a 33% discount from the retail price of $60. Gaming Dealz discovered that Amazon’s deal of the day today is Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Wireless Headset, and with free super saver shopping and no tax this is quite a deal. If your looking to replace a headset that is going bad and you [...]

Gears of War script actually looks good

Some people seem to think that the film script for the Gears of War movie is “actually rather good.” New Line Cinema is looking toward such directors as Len Wisemen who wrote and directed the Underworld movies but also directed Live Free or Die Hard; they have also pitched the script to 4 other [...]

Top Titles for the week of 8/6

Nothing new here. Gears is on top once again with all the usuals holding onto the top spots. Although, with Bioshock just on the horizon can we expect Gears to continue to hold onto that number one spot? Personally I don’t enjoy playing Gears of War anymore and haven’t for a while [...]

Halo 3 Scans in Famitsu

Not a lot of new stuff here that you wont find in the Halo 3 cover story in EGM, Although I think its the first time we have seen Sergent Johnson. Its good that Japanese gamers are caring about the release of Halo 3 or at least Japanese magazines. I wonder how the [...]

65mm chips aren’t coming yet

 
Anguish, hate, and suffering describe many on the internet as Joystiq uncovered the truth concerning the 65mm chips that were supposed to save the 360 consoles failure rate.  Unfortunately the boards being used on the next shipment of HDMI premiums will not have the new faster and quieter processors.  Hopefully Microsoft will officially announce something about the [...]

Bioshock has gone Gold

 
Ken Levine’s spiritual successor to System Shock 2 has gone gold and is being sent to the plants now.  With nearly all previews positive, the most anticipated game of the summer (is this summer or fall ?) is finished.  Mark your calendars for the 21st to grab the underwater shooter.
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-Matthew “Webnet” Moore-

Flamethrower and Incendiary Grenades coming to Halo 3

 

Missing Halo 1 and 2 because of time constraints and balance issues, the Flamethrower is finally making its debut for H3.  The Flamethrower will be considered a turret weapon and as such will have a limited ammo count of 9 three second bursts.  According to IGN it will have a whopping max range of 44 feet.  Bungie has [...]

Mass Effect Character Generator In Action

Wow is a good way to express the utter beauty that is Mass Effect.  From an artistic standpoint I haven’t seen a game like it.  It is more beautiful than Gears of War, and deeper than any RPG to date.  The wizards at Bioware/Pandemic gave 1UP a look at the Character Creation engine and the interactions [...]

Halo 3 Uprising Pics

 
Yes Halo fans, the Bungie weekly update of yore has been released.  This week Frankie has yielded pictures of the marvelous Halo: Uprising comic book.  Writing by Brian Micheal Bendis (Jinx, New Avengers, and Ultimate Spider-man), and art by Alex Maleev (Daredevil, and various art in NBC’s Heroes).  The images show a battered Colonel Ackerson in Brute hands.  The backdrop of the issue seems [...]

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