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Halo CE Anniversary demoed for Comic Con
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Jul 22, 2011 7:00PM PDT
Microsoft released a new video walkthrough of the E3 demo for Comic Con attendees. Thankfully, you won't have to trek to San Diego. You can watch it right here, from the comfort of your home. Read more
XBLA games rising in cost, quality, says Microsoft
by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Jul 22, 2011 6:00PM PDT
Xbox Live Arcade portfolio director Chris Charla has acknowledged that the average price of XBLA games is rising, but says the quality (judged by average Metacritic score) is rising too. Read more
Irem removing games from the PlayStation Store
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Jul 22, 2011 5:15PM PDT
Irem, publisher of the R-Type games, is mysteriously removing games from the PlayStation Store. On August 11th, a number of games, including R-Type Command for PSP and the PSone classic R-Types, will be removed from PSN. Read more
Games coming to Google+
by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Jul 22, 2011 4:30PM PDT
A Google+ help page shows a reference to a "Games stream," the latest in a long line of hints that the company is planning to step foot into the social gaming market. Read more
Sideway: New York for PS3 gets trailer, turns heads
by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Jul 22, 2011 3:45PM PDT
Playbrain has released the first trailer of its puzzle-platformer Sideway: New York, and announced that the game is playable this year at Comic Con.. Read more
Gears of War 3 'Crescendo' trailer
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Jul 22, 2011 3:00PM PDT
Gears of War 2 was "bigger, better, and more badass." But what is Gears of War 3? "With Gears of War 3, we wanted to take the scale of the story down, make it personal," executive producer Rod Fergusson explains in a new "behind the scenes" video for the Read more
Impulse Technology sues for Kinect patent infringement
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Jul 22, 2011 2:15PM PDT
Ohio-based Impulse Technology Ltd. has sued Microsoft, and a number of third party publishers, for alleged patent infringement. According to the court filing, Impulse holds a number of patents that cover a "wide variety of games where the movement of a pl Read more
Hello Kitty crosses with Street Fighter
by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Jul 22, 2011 1:30PM PDT
Capcom and Sanrio announced a new line of merchandise that will hit stores in 2012, showing Hello Kitty sporting Street Fighter duds. For some reason. Read more
Mega Man Legends 3 cancellation sparks fan controversy
by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Jul 22, 2011 12:45PM PDT
Capcom's cancellation of Mega Man Legends 3 was bound to cue some complaints from the fan base, but a mixed PR response has left some fans angry and the future of the character in doubt. Read more
PlayStation gamers give over $1 million for Japan relief
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Jul 22, 2011 12:00PM PDT
Back in March, Sony asked gamers to contribute some money from their PlayStation Network wallets to help the ongoing relief efforts in Japan. Today, Sony has revealed that gamers have contributed more than 129.7 million yen to relief efforts--about $1.6 m Read more
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