Microsoft have unveiled the new design for the 360 pad which should solve the D-pad problem. Despite taking them around five years, the new feature allows users to twist the D-pad to turn it from a disc shape to a plus shape. The pad might be chunky still, but at least now you can actually select the right [...]
Archive | August, 2010
Nintendo Cutting Prices on DSi and DSi XL
If you were planning on going out to pick up a DSi or DSi XL for back to school, WAIT! Nintendo announced that they will be cutting the price of the DSi to $129 (currently $149) and the DSi XL to $169 (currently $189). This is likely being done to anticipate the release of the [...]
Red Dead Redemption ‘Liars & Cheats’ Dated, More Details of the Undead DLC
Rockstar Games have revealed more about the up-and-coming ’Liars & Cheats’ and ‘Undead Nightmare’ packs for Red Dead Redemption today. The Liars & Cheats pack is set for a September 21 release date and is to incorporate new free roam and competitive multiplayer elements. First off, there is multiplayer gambling in the form of poker and liars’ [...]
Steam for Mac beta stats full of half-empty/half-full facts
Game developer Valve today released an updated set of usage statistics, including those for its Steam for Mac digital distribution platform. There’s diamonds and lead depending on your point of view. Bad news first, of course. Mac usage of the gaming service has dropped off since the big debut a few months ago. Originally around [...]
Dragon Age DLC Ends With a Witch Hunt
The downloadable content for Dragon Age has been constant, addressing various loose ends and now Bioware are wrapping it all up with one of the biggest loose ends of the first game: what happened to Morrigan? Entitled ‘Witch Hunt’, the DLC will be available on September 7 for 560 MSP, 560 BioWare points or $6.99 on PSN . At the end of Dragon [...]
Worms Reloaded + Team Fortress 2 = Thrice the Fun
It’s promotion time again for Team Fortress so that means only one thing – more hats and shinies for your pretties. Anyone who buys a copy of Worms Reloaded before September 2 will get the limited edition Holy Hand Grenades to wear with pride on the soldier’s chest as well as the worms hat [...]
Charity Selling Snake For a Solid Price
GamesAid are auctioning a full-sized Solid Snake statue this Friday, finally answering the question of what is missing from your life. The UK based charity for children and young people will begin the auction on Friday 27 August on their eBay store, which can be found here. The statue, as seen on the right, is modelled on Snake from Metal [...]
Mass Effect 2 Shadow Broker DLC on the Way
Bioware has announced the next piece of DLC for Mass Effect 2, called ‘Lair of the Shadow Broker’, will arrive on September 7 for 800 MSP for Xbox 360 and 800 BioWare points for PC. The add-on will give players the chance to recruit Liara T’Soni as a party member on her hunt for the Shadow Broker and the man [...]
Gamescom 2010: Will push Force Unleashed 2 demo forth soon
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 will have a demo released prior to launch very similar to what’s currently available to gamers at Gamescom, a Lucasarts representative said. The demo will supposedly be available prior to the games release, rather than released day-and-date with the game, as is the current demo trend. According to attendees, the [...]
The Next Batch of Left 4 Dead DLC
Valve have announced The Sacrifice as the new DLC for Left 4 Dead, which will be compatible with both the first and second game. The DLC, which was teased about earlier this year, follows the events leading up to The Passing from the eyes of the original characters, ultimately leading up to a choice on who will sacrifice themselves to [...]
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