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New XBOX Experience tagged for November or not?

New XBOX Experience tagged for November or not?

A Rock Band 2 ad has seemingly dated New Xbox Experience for a November release. The marketing in question was pretty straightforward about it: “Check out the New Xbox Experience coming in November,” it said. More on  Gamespot, including an image.

The Punisher: Follow-up on game rumors

Since it’s no longer a rumor, I decided to go ahead and post some information about the up and coming Playstation 3 exclusive, Punisher: No Mercy, game apparently being developed by ZEN Studios.

Spore. Yes, it is that good.

Spore. Yes, it is that good.

I like the Sims, but it becomes incredibly boring to me after a couple of days. I do not think it is a flaw with the game, I think that my brain works differently than the group the game is aimed at. I play games for fun and to get away from reality for a [...]

Android, T-Mobile Dream, Google and You

Android, T-Mobile Dream, Google and You

So okay another day, another f’n phone hits the market and no one really cares.  What in the blazes am I referring to?  Well if you managed to avoid being as lazy as I am, then you actually read the title of this article and would have surmised that I’m talking about the T-Mobile Dream [...]

Rumors Emerging on Punisher video game

Rumors Emerging on Punisher video game

It’s been more than three years since our favorite comic book antihero last waged a one-man war against video game criminals, but the above artwork, allegedly leaked to 4 Color Rebellion by Marvel editor Ryan Penagos, suggests that Frank Castle, a.k.a. The Punisher, may soon be making a suitably bloody return. Nothing beyond what you [...]

BluRay For XBOX 360 Fact Or Fiction?

BluRay For XBOX 360 Fact Or Fiction?

So for months now there have been articles upon articles written on the existence of either a complete BluRay 360 console or an external BluRay drive.  I remember reading this article back in May which was featured on Engadget.com saying that : Pegatron Technology, an OEM subsidiary of Asustek Computer, has secured orders from Microsoft [...]

World of Warcraft, WOTLK Phased Zones

World of Warcraft, WOTLK Phased Zones

Ok, so I was thinking about the up and coming expansion release for WoW and so yes, we’ll have another 10 levels to grind out (boo!), new spells, new talents, new content and a new class to play.   But that’s a shitload to write about and so I just want to mention a little [...]

Gutair Hero World Tour Official set list.

As Dreary was talking about a couple weeks ago, Guitar Hero World Tour comes out    10/27/08  Activision / Blizzard has now released the Official Set list.  Here it is. Click “read more” below to see the complete list. 311 – “Beautiful Disaster” 30 Seconds To Mars – “The Kill” Airbourne – “Too Much Too [...]

Need a Job? Microsoft Gaming Wants You!

According to  this Microsoft job ad, the future may be a little closer than you think. The ad is asking for a program manager to get working on the “next generation of gaming platforms,” and to “ensure that we are building the best possible platform for content creators.” Unless it’s just working on DirectX 12. [...]

Warhammer Release, Why it took so long, First Impressions

Warhammer Release, Why it took so long, First Impressions

MTV recently posted an interview with  Mark Jacobs, the  current GM/VP/CEO of  Mythic Entertainment, Inc. In this interview Jacobs admitted that the late release of Warhammer Online was due to the release of World of Warcraft expansion Burning Crusades. Jacobs said: “We obviously had a major bump when ‘Burning Crusade’ came out,” he said. “When [...]

SingStar Country In October for PS2

SingStar Country In October for PS2

When we see country singers Gretchen Wilson, Alan Jackson or Brad Paisley on the packaging of something, we typically assume that it’s a batter-dipped snack of some sort, like chicken fries or “Gretchen Wilson’s Fried Crunch-sicles.” But this fall, it might just be the new karaoke offering  SingStar Country, coming to PS2s on October 28. [...]

Girls in Gaming, Myths

This is an older video (aged a fine 5 months or so) and I was initially going to list out the “myths” in the vid but then decided, nah, you’ll just have to watch it for yourself. There is a member from the PMS clan and she says something to the effect that “some of [...]

Warhammer Online: Open Beta Today!

Warhammer Online: Open Beta Today!

Been waiting to get in the Warhammer Online beta?   Wait no longer! The open beta starts today. Click here and off you go.   Here is the Press Release: WAAAGH!!! The Reckoning is at hand as hundreds of thousands can now embark on their epic adventures in Open Beta! This is a monumental step [...]

Plasma Burn Podcast: Lessons Learned

Well here it is our first feeble attempt at a podcast. We recorded it live from the Hard Core Lan Center Tournament at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City.   It’s kind of unfinished as we were so hungry we decided to call it quits.   But we decided to post what we had [...]

Microsoft Confirms Price Drop.

Today, Microsoft announced that it would be dropping the price of all three versions of the Xbox 360 console. The Arcade unit now clocks in at a svelte $199 in the US, cheaper than the rival Wii. The Elite, however, stands at $399. While having a console cheaper than the Wii is certainly attractive to [...]