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Rock Band DLC for 3/15 – OK Go, The Police, and War

by Robert Chesley under PLAY on Mar 10th

Seems like a light week for the Rock Band store this week. This week includes a track from War and OK Go as well as a two-for from The Police.

DLC, GAMING, harmonix, Microsoft, MUSIC, NEWS, Nintendo, ok go, PS3, rock band, Sony, the police, War, Wii, Xbox

RANT – 3 little things I wish they’d add to games

by Scott Mason under FEATURED on Mar 9th

I’ve been thinking lately about the things that make a video game experience a nice one. Yes, all the amazing graphics, cinematics, gripping story, and characters we connect to are very important. So much so that sometimes they put so much focus on those things that they forget a few little things here and there.

fail, GAMING, Microsoft, Nintendo, PlayStation 3, PS3, RANT, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox Live

PSN Down for 11 Hours Today Due to Maintenance

by Jason Rogers under PLAY on Mar 9th

Well, I hope you didn’t wake up this morning with grand plans to download tons of games and play online with your PS3.

GAMING, maintenance, PS3, PSN, Sony

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Alice: Madness Returns – Gameplay Trailer

by Xopher Reed under PLAY on Mar 8th

Spicy Horse and EA have what looks to be the sleeper hit of 2011 on their hands with Alice: Madness Returns.

Alice: Madness Returns, American McGee, EA, GAMING, Microsoft, PC, PlayStation 3, PS3, Sony, Spicy Horse, Xbox 360

Take a look at Resistance 3′s multiplayer in this new video

by Jason Rogers under PLAY on Mar 7th

There’s not much to say about it, but there is a pretty good amount of it to watch.

GAMING, Insomniac Games, mulitplayer, PS3, resistance 3, Sony

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Atlus’s Catherine is so Hard, it Needs a Patch

by Xopher Reed under PLAY on Mar 7th

The director of the game, Katsura Hashino has written on the game’s blog that there is a patch coming soon to help the more sheepish players get further in the game.

atlus, Catherine, GAMING, Microsoft, patchy, PlayStation 3, PS3, Sony, Xbox 360

Game Designers, We Can Help Get Your Foot In the Door

by Ryan Thomason under READ on Mar 3rd

A cool independent game developer in the Boston area, Demiurge Studios, is getting ready to launch its newest downloadable game, Shoot Many Robots, but not without seeing a few of your ideas first.

April 4, april 4th, Boston, contest, Demiurge Studios, Design Many Robots, downloadable content, downloadable game, foot in the door, game developer, intro, job, PlayStation 3, PS3, robots, Shoot Many Robots, sketches, Xbox, Xbox 360

Semi-New Review: Mafia II

by Scott Mason under PLAY on Mar 2nd

The only thing better than popping a guy after a cool catchphrase is doing so in a really expensive suit.

2K, DLC, GAMING, mafia, mafia 2, Microsoft, PlayStation 3, PS3, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox Live

Ico and Shadow of the Colossus being digitally remastered

by Scott Mason under PLAY on Mar 2nd

If you didn’t get enough of murdering innocent giants and a horny kid the first time, here’s your chance.

GAMING, ico, NEWS, PlayStation 3, PS3, shadow of the colossus, team ico

Infamous 2 will allow you to create your own missions

by Jason Rogers under PLAY on Mar 2nd

Sucker Punch announced the new feature at GDC and we get our first glimpse of the creation tools in this video.

GAMING, GDC 2011, inFamous 2, PS3, Sony, Sucker Punch, user-generated content

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Alice: Madness Returns Coming in June

by Ryan Wilson under PLAY on Mar 2nd

EA revealed today at the Game Developers Conference today that the sequel to American McGee’s Alice will be released on June 14th.

Alice, Alice: Madness Returns, American McGee, EA, GAMING, GDC 2011, PC, PlayStation 3, PS3, release date, Spicy Horse, Xbox 360

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Battlefield 3 – Gameplay Video

by Xopher Reed under PLAY on Mar 2nd

I personally think that EA’s DICE is going to give Actiblizz’s Modern Warfare series a run for its money.

Battlefield 3, DICE, EA, GAMING, PC, PS3, Small Medium at Large, Xbox 360

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Playstation Home v1.5 aiming to bring users ‘high quality’ games

by Jason Rogers under PLAY on Mar 1st

In some GDC news, Sony has announced some new features that will be introduced in the next Playstation Home update.

creepy, GAMING, GDC, Home v1.5, Playstation Home, PS3, Sony

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Ninja Gaiden 3 – GDC Trailer

by Xopher Reed under PLAY on Mar 1st

Fans of the Ninja Gaiden series should be excited, Tecmo Koei used the first day of GDC to drop their first trailer for the continuing adventure of Ryu Hayabusa in Ninja Gaiden 3.

GDC 2011, Microsoft, ninja gaiden 3, PlayStation 3, PS3, ryu hayabusa, Sony, teaser trailer, tecmo koei, Xbox 360

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Catherine Confirmed for Western Release

by Xopher Reed under PLAY on Mar 1st

Altus you teasing sons of bitches, you really shouldn’t tug at Weeaboo heartstrings like you have the past few days.

atlus, Catherine, GAMING, Japan, Microsoft, Persona, PlayStation 3, PS3, Sony, Xbox 360

PS Move Sharpshooter peripheral for Killzone 3 and SOCOM 4

by Scott Mason under PLAY on Feb 28th

Sony makes a play for motion controller domination with the Socom 4 bundle pack.

GAMING, killzone 2, killzone 3, light gun, move, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, ps move, PS3, sharpshooter, socom 4, Sony

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Gamestop Lists Catherine For July Release: The Emotional Rollercoaster Continues

by Jill Seale under PLAY on Feb 28th

F*cking Gamestop...

atlus, Catherine, Gamestop, GAMING, PS3, SIKE!, Xbox 360

Rock Band DLC For 3/1 – Nine Inch Nails

by Robert Chesley under PLAY on Feb 25th

According to the official Rock Band forum, next Tuesday’s DLC will be a 4-pack of Nine Inch Nails songs.

90s, alternative, GAMING, harmonix, Microsoft, MUSIC, nine inch nails, Nintendo, PS3, rock band, Sony, Trent Reznor, Wii, Xbox 360

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Why Australia Sucks at Mortal Kombat

by Xopher Reed under PLAY on Feb 25th

Most of us already know about the ‘land down under’ and their retarded government ratings board who keep AAA titled games out of their country because the figure they’re too violent, but what we didn’t know is that they don’t give a shit about spoiling games for the rest of us!

Fighting Games, kabal, lol australia, mature content, Microsoft, midway, Mortal Kombat, PlayStation 3, PS3, quan chi, Sony, violent games, Warner Bros, Xbox 360

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Chell looks much better in Portal 2

by Scott Mason under PLAY on Feb 24th

Much to the avail of our Jamie Gibson for his Portal 2 experiment, I’m not very good at not keeping an ear to the ground about new games. Portal 2′s protagonist, Chell, has gotten a revamp of her image.

Chell, GAMING, Microsoft, PC, PlayStation 3, Portal, Portal 2, PS3, Valve, Xbox, Xbox 360