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- Halo Reach Special Extended Cut of Deliver Hope 8 Sep 2010
Special Extended Cut of Deliver Hope Debuts Today as the Countdown Continues for the Launch of Halo Reach on September 14. - New Downloadable Content from BioWare 8 Sep 2010
Dragon Age Origins Witch Hunt and Mass Effect 2s Lair of the Shadow Broker Available Today. - Jimmys Vendetta Next Game AddOn for Mafia II 8 Sep 2010
New downloadable pack offers over 30 city quests for players to deliver retribution.
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- PAX Prime Attendance Reaches Record High of 67,600 8 Sep 2010
As he just recently said himself, Penny Arcade's Jerry Holkins often refers to the Penny Arcade Expo as a "nation," and it looks like they're slowly reaching toward attendance numbers to justify it. With PAX Prime having come and gone in Seattle over the weekend, Big Download reports the attendance reached 67,600, making this the biggest PAX yet.
It's a big increase over the attendance of PAX East (held in Boston) earlier this year, which was tallied at 52,290. However, there are already plans to move PAX East into a larger venue, so attendance for the east coast expo could soon balloon as well.
And what's more, it looks like there could possibly be a third event added down the line -- and it may be international. Gamasutra reports that while speaking to the Penny Arcade team -- Hokins and artist Mike Krahulik -- they hinted that a third event may be held in another country.
- Second Madden Title Update Brings Madden Moments Live 8 Sep 2010
The second title update for Madden NFL 11 has been released on both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. PS3 gamers will be prompted to download the update next time they start the game, as will 360 owners, though 360 owners will have to manually download the patch's biggest addition -- Madden Moments Live -- from the Xbox Live Marketplace.Madden Moments Live is a new, free game mode that drops you into specific situations and asks you to recreate moments that will take place throughout the upcoming NFL season. For the time being, there are a number of moments to currently play through from last year's New Orleans Saints team. Two to four moments will be added each week throughout the season. In return for Madden coins, you'll be able to buy future moments either individually, or you'll be able to buy the entire season's worth at once.
Other additions in the title update include altered pre-play functionality that will let you alter hot routes, make line shifts, and so on with the same buttons used in Madden NFL 10. Either by selecting it from the Play Now menu or during October (the in-game month) in franchise mode, a Breast Cancer Awareness Month mode will alter the game's theme to help support the cause. Additionally, you can now scout opponents in Online Franchise games, your opponent's lineup can now be seen in Ultimate Team mode, and various balancing issues have been fixed.
- Microsoft Suspends Gamer from Fort Gay, Apologizes 8 Sep 2010
Microsoft is wiping some egg from its face today, after mistakenly suspending a player account from Xbox Live for stating he lived in "Fort Gay." The Associated Press reports that Josh Moore, a 26-year-old from the small town of Fort Gay, West Virginia, was suspended last week. Moore had to convince Xbox Live enforcement that it was a real location -- a problem which could have been solved by simply Googling it.Stephen Toulouse, chief enforcement manager for Xbox Live, apologized for the agent's mistake and said that training has been updated. To err is human, but this latest issue stands in stark contrast to Microsoft's recent policy update. The new Xbox Live policy allows racial and sexual identifiers in profiles, after the company was criticized for taking action against gay and lesbian players. The policy was and still is intended to prevent harassment. Apparently the word "gay" is still a red flag, and the agent may have thought Moore was mocking homosexuals. Hopefully the new training involves using an atlas before banning gamers.
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Kotaku
- Here's A Guy Sealed In A Vacuum Bag Playing Mario Kart [Clips] 8 Sep 2010Every time I think I would really enjoy spending some quality time in Japan, I see something like this, and then I just don't know. More »
- Earth Defense Force Returns To Stave Off Insect Armageddon [Sandlot] 8 Sep 2010Sandlot's lovable Earth Defense Force series will live to see another massive invasion. Publisher D3 has cryptically and modestly revealed the next entry in the giant bug and 'bot shooter, Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon. More »
- Power Up The Tiny Little Tractor Beams [Science] 8 Sep 2010Researchers from the Australian National University have built a working tractor beam of sorts, ensuring that those wily rebels won't get far, as long as their spaceship is the size of tiny glass particles. More »
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