Author: Chris Pereira

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Madden NFL 08 Side-By-Side PS3 And Xbox 360 Comparison

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Categories: Electronic Arts, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

GameVideos compiled some footage of Madden NFL 08, which you all know by now has one distinct difference between the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions – the PS3 version will run at 30 frames per second, while the 360 version will run at 60. The above allows you a pretty good look at seeing what the difference is.

Personally, I really notice the difference at 100%. That could be because I …

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Brain Age 2 Nintendo DS Bundle Announced

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Categories: Hardware, Nintendo, Nintendo DS

If you don’t have a DS yet, this Brain Age bundle might be just what you’re looking for – included is a copy of Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day and a DS sports an all-new color for $149.99. As Nintendo describes the new color: “The top half of the new Nintendo DS sports a smooth, glossy Crimson, reminiscent of …

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New Wii Firmware Streamlines Shop Interface

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Categories: Nintendo, Wii

Earlier today, the Wii received a firmware update that closed the Wii Shop for several hours. Now that’s it’s back up, it’s readily apparent that the Shop was the main beneficiary. It now sports a search feature and lists the most popular games, among other things. There was a variety of other, smaller changes that have been documented on NeoGAF.

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Tied the Leader Charity Raises Money For War Vets

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Categories: Internet, Video Games

Tied the Leader is a gaming community that’s existed for nearly two years, and is founded on the premise of honorable conduct and fair play. The group also has a charity branch, known as the Tied the Leader Foundation.  Just recently, they announced their first donation to Azalea Charities, which supports wounded war veterans. The Tied the Leader Foundation raised $500 in seven months of …

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New Xbox Live Update Adds Wireless Guitar Support

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Categories: Accessories, Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live

A new Xbox Live dashboard update was released very early this morning. Before you get excited, all the update does is add support for the wireless guitars we’ll be seeing released later this year – that’s all. Nothing particularly exciting, but then again, that’s what the spring and fall dashboard updates are for. Hopefully the update we …

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Xbox 360 Price Drop Now Official; Pricing On Halo 3 Xbox 360 Announced

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Categories: Corporate News, Hardware, Microsoft, Special Editions, Xbox 360

As we reported last week the Xbox 360 will be seeing a price drop for each of its three SKUs. The Core model will drop $20 from $299.99 to $279.99, the Premium will drop $50 from $399.99 to $349.99, and the Elite will drop $30 from $479.99 to $449.99. I stand by my statement that this price drop makes little …

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Virtual Console 8/6: Wave Race 64, Galaga ’90, And Adventures of Lolo

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Categories: Action, Driving, Nintendo, Puzzle, Retro, Virtual Console, Wii

Okay, this week’s crop of games on the Virtual Console is pretty simple: one game you might care about, and two you shouldn’t. Galaga ’90 (TurboGrafx16, 1 player, 600 points) is an updated version of the arcade Galaga, so unless you’re infatuated with Galaga, chances are it isn’t worth your Wii Points. Adventures of Lolo (NES, 1 player, 500 points) is a strange …

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Track & Field Hits Xbox Live Arcade This Week

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Categories: Microsoft, Release Dates, Retro, Screenshots, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade

This week the Arcade goes retro with the 24-year-old Track & Field. For 400 Microsoft Points you’ll get the classic button-masher, complete with 4-player split-screen and Xbox Live support. Along with this announcement, Microsoft has revealed some of the XBLA games we’ll be seeing in August and by summer’s end.

Headlining releases this month is Hexic 2, sequel to the …

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Warhawk’s PlayStation Network Price: $40

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Categories: Action, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Network, Sony

It was just a few days ago that Electronic Gaming Monthly reviewers found themselves in the predicament of not knowing exactly how to score Warhawk, due to the fact that we didn’t know how much the game would cost. Sure, there is the $60 retail version which comes with a Bluetooth headset, but Sony has long touted Warhawk as a premiere downloadable game from the …

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id Games Now Available On Steam; Super Pack Is A Super Deal

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Categories: Action, First Person Shooters, Hot Deals, PC, Retro

It’s great enough to see the rumors come true of id’s games getting up on Steam – after all, id is the company that was behind Doom, Quake, Wolfenstein and Commander Keen(!), among others. Many of these classic games (from Doom and Wolfenstein on up to Doom 3 and Quake III) are now available for purchase on Steam. Or, if you’re into super-awesome-sweet deals, you …

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