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  March 16 Shall Now Officially Be Known As “Sony Online Entertainment Day”

  There are plenty of commemorative days across the globe. Some honour great men/women, some honour great events, some even get you the day off work. But granting a day to a games developer? That’s exactly what San Diego City Council are doing. Next Tuesday (the 10th), city council member Carl DeMaio will formally proclaim March…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2009
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  PS3 Title Derby Time Online Now Offline

  Sony Computer Entertainment developed horse-racing PS3 title Derby Time Online went on sale November 13, 2008. This summer, the game’s online service will cease this June. No online service is not a good thing for an online game. According to the game’s official site: “Be warned that from June 3, 2009, it will not be…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 4, 2009
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  The New Xbox Experience Will Soon Be Mandatory

  Most people are more than happy with the improvements the New Xbox Experience brought to the Xbox 360‘s user interface. Those unhappy, well, tough: it’s about to become compulsory. Up til now, those who didn’t like the looks of the NXE could, in theory, keep their consoles off Xbox Live and keep rockin’ the blades…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2009
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  Why Did Only Xbox 360 Resident Evil 5 Go On Sale First?

  The above picture was taken at major Japanese retailer Bic Camera on March 4. Resident Evil 5 does not go on sale on March 4 in Japan, but on March 5. While street dates are commonly broken in North America or places like Dubai, it much less common in Japan. What is bothering some Japanese…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 4, 2009
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  A Boy And His Blob Looks Swell In Motion Too

  Scans and screen shots may not get the job done, especially when it comes to hand-animated games like the newly announced A Boy And His Blob. Thank goodness new video of the Wii game exists. IGN also has the first interview with the developers of A Boy And His Blob, a quintet of reps from…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 4, 2009
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  Fallout 3 Patch Makes Radroaches Shinier

  The latest patch for the Xbox 360 version of Fallout 3 fixes specular lighting problems, giving the game a significant graphics boost. Don’t feel bad – I had to Google “specular reflection” too. The new fix makes things appear shinier and highlights textures on environments so you can actually make out ridges on radroaches or…

  By AJ Glasser Published March 4, 2009
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  Unreal Tournament 3 “Titan Pack” Won’t Be Hitting PS3 Tomorrow

  Epic Games has some bad news for Unreal Tournament 3 fans looking forward to new content on their PlayStation 3s. That “Titan Pack” expansion planned to hit the PC and PS3 tomorrow… won’t. Originally timed for tomorrow’s PlayStation Store update, adding new maps, units, vehicles, characters and more, Epic cites unforeseen certification problems. Instead, it…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 4, 2009
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  Velvet Assassin Gets Away With Morphine In Australia

  THQ and SouthPeak convinced Australia that the ubiquitous use of morphine in a World War II game is historically accurate — scoring an MA 15+ rating. Drugs in video games don’t often fly in Australia. For a while there, THQ — the Aussie distributor — had serious worries that Velvet Assassin would be banned, since…

  By AJ Glasser Published March 4, 2009
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  Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits Lands In June With 48 Songs

  While Activision has already made Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits public knowledge, we didn’t know what the publisher considers a “greatest hit.” Turns out its four dozen tracks from Guitar Hero I, II and III. That includes, but is not limited to, (deep breath) “Them Bones” by Alice in Chains, “Killer Queen” by Queen, “Nothin’ But…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 4, 2009
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  Would You Buy A Subsidised DS Or PSP From AT&T?

  AT&T offer subsidised phones. Like, you pay $99, then get a phone to keep so long as you sign up to an AT&T contract. But would you do the same for a handheld? Don’t laugh, we’re serious. Because AT&T are serious. Glenn Lurie, AT&T’s president of emerging devices, has told Investor.com of the company’s plans…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2009
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  Crytek Putting On A Warface?

  Crytek, developer of Crysis and Far Cry, has registered trademarks for an upcoming project dubbed Warface. Whether that’s a poorly named sequel to Crysis: Warhead, we don’t really know at this point. All we do know is that Crytek has protected the mark against the typical stuff: computer games software and electronic games, movies, instructional…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 4, 2009
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  Nintendo’s DSi Commercial Explains Why White People Should Want One

  With the Nintendo DSi edging closer to release in North America and Europe, good-looking potential customers who wear nothing but white in a hyper-clean utopia must ask themselves "Do I want one?" Nintendo of Europe has done its best to help answer this question, harvesting a crowd of attractive people who wear nothing but pure…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 4, 2009
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  Critique

  To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Ever Have Problems With The PS3 Playing DVDs? I got up early this morning to try and polish off the day’s news so I could get to work on a critique. I spent the day transcribing and researching for the story. Man, critiques are buggers to write. Granted this is…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 4, 2009
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  Blizzard Still Working On Diablo II, Wants Your Input

  Before Blizzard puts the final touches on Diablo III, which we expect within the next decade or so, it’s patching up Diablo II. And Blizzard wants to know what you want to see addressed. The official Blizzard forums are accepting your brilliant suggestions about what will make Diablo II ver. 1.13 a better experience than…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 4, 2009
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  Xbox Live Gold Membership Price Dropped (Temporarily)

  Price conscious tipsters have been asking us “Did Microsoft just drop the annual fee for Xbox Live Gold membership?” Despite cheaper subscription rates showing on Xbox.com, Microsoft says the drop is “for a limited time.” “We are currently running a promotion in-dash that gives Silver members a special opportunity to upgrade to the full benefits…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 4, 2009
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  A First Look At RE5’s Unlockable Mercs Mode

  Here’s our first look, I believe, at the Mercenaries Mode unlocked in Resident Evil 5 when you finish the game.

  By Brian Crecente Published March 4, 2009
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  The PlayStation 2 Enters Its Tenth Year Today

  Sony’s PlayStation 2 launched in Japan nine years ago today, ultimately going on to sell over 140 million consoles and, now, entering its tenth year on the market. Japan’s launch of the PlayStation 2 brought with it a half-dozen generation changing games, even if most were largely forgettable. The launch line up on March 4,…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 4, 2009
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  A First Look At Lord Of The Rings Online: Book 7

  Turbine does amazing things to the elven realm Lothlórien, in the first free content update of The Lord of the Rings Online since the Mines of Moria expansion. These new screens are the first peek at the expanded forest of Lothlórien coming in Lord of the Rings Online Volume II: Book 7: Leaves of Lόrien,…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 4, 2009
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  Helghast Invade San Fran Armed With… Cupcakes?

  Last week Sony celebrated the launch of killer-app Killzone 2 by having a Helghast deliver cupcakes to local San Francisco journalists. Yummy Helghast cupcakes are great, but what’s even better are the scares they gave a few journalists by pulling the old Helghast statue trick on them. Keep an eye out for the guy who…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 4, 2009
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  Kotaku Contest – Name your favorite Matt Hazard Game.

  D3’s gone way out of their way to create a backstory for their fictional video game hero Matt Hazard. Now it’s your turn. Tell us the name of your favorite Matt Hazard game from years past and enter for a chance to win a copy of Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard Everyone has…

  By Chrissie Lamond Published March 4, 2009