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Natal for $50?

Natal for $50?

Feb. 22 | Making the rounds on the internet today is Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter’s reaffirmation that Natal will cost Microsoft $50 to manufacture, and he believes they will sell it at cost (an assertion he first made last...

New Releases: Week of 2/22/10

New Releases: Week of 2/22/10

Feb. 22 | Slow week for new games, as DLC dominates gamers’ attention. On the up side, you can pick up Duke Nukem 3D now through Saturday for just five bucks. Releasing tomorrow at retail: * Risen ($49.99) * Sonic & All-Star SEGA Racing...

2K Games Announces DLC for BioShock® 2

2K Games Announces DLC for BioShock® 2

Feb. 22 | One thing is for sure – despite the delectable awesomeness that was the first Bioshock, there never existed much available in the way of DLC for the grand romp through Rapture. A few extra plasmids that were redundant by their release...

Can you bank making games for XBL?

Can you bank making games for XBL?

Feb. 21 | Ever wonder how much you could earn by quitting your job and making sweet indie games for XBL? Using Major Nelson’s 2009 ranking, the guys in the XNA forums did a little digging and posted the results (cleaned up in this handy chart...

Avatar Boogie hits XBL

Avatar Boogie hits XBL

Feb. 21 | Of course YOU know your avatar has moves – it’s a mini you, right? Well now you can show off your fancy footwork in Avatar Boogie, new to XBL for 80 MSP. The psuedo-game features a number of dance arenas, tons of hip-shaking moves,...

Ubisoft defends GR:FS’s “Harry Potter Cloak”

Ubisoft defends GR:FS’s “Harry Potter Cloak”

Feb. 21 | When Ubisoft debuted the Ghost Recon: Future Soldier trailer, we’re pretty sure they had high hopes. Instead, one of the trailer’s key pieces of near-future technology, the optical camo, was almost immediately dubbed the “Harry...

Curling on XBL Game Marketplace

Curling on XBL Game Marketplace

Feb. 20 | Denmark may have knocked the U.S. out of curling contention this Olympics, but the battle’s not over yet. Dadoo’s new indie game, Curling 2010, allows you to compete in the shuffleboard-cum-billiards ice event against snarky northlanders...

Music Game DLC for the Week of 2/22/10

Music Game DLC for the Week of 2/22/10

Feb. 19 | Did you feel like something was missing last week? You’re not alone, as the Black Sabbath DLC pack was, for some unspecified reason, unable to be released this week. Want to see what’s schedules for next week? Read on, and cross your fingers...

Review: Bioshock 2

Review: Bioshock 2

Feb. 19 | The Digest: 2K Marin dives back into the depths of Rapture to experience life like never before, as a Big Daddy. As a giant walking through the depths of the unknown, 2K Marin and Digital Extremes deliver all of the excitement from the original...

Content cuts in final version of Lost Planet 2

Content cuts in final version of Lost Planet 2

Feb. 18 | Those wishing to experience Lost Planet 2 when it is set for release on May 18th, 2010 may not be getting the entire experience… or at least, not yet. Producer Jun Takeuchi says that the game had to be cut down because of its size and the...
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