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August 26, 2008
2:16
Review: WiiWare Roundup (Wii)
» ‎ Eurogamer

Strong Bad Episode 1 and My Aquarium.

1:10
Nvidia: Raytracing is too much even for Hollywood
» ‎ N4G.com : News Feed

Not to mention the games

Fudzilla has learned at this rather interesting show called Nvision that Nvidia believes that raytracing is too much even for Hollywood guys.
1:06
Is the PSP Set For A Comeback?
» ‎ N4G.com : News Feed

Pwnamon.co.uk writes "This gaming generation has certainly been an interesting one. The PS3 and the Xbox 360 are in the middle of a Grand Showdown, and Nintendo's catapulted themselves back to the top with the massively successful Wii and DS. But there's one system by Sony that isn't doing too well right now.

I'm talking about the PSP, Sony's introduction into the Handheld Gaming world. But it wasn't a very smooth introduction..."
0:45
Burnout Paradise: Bikes Gameplay Update
» ‎ N4G.com : News Feed

Criterion gives an update on what to expect when the new bike pack is released. Apparently the update extends the game another 9-10 hours. 70 new challenges are included and also a fresh new map of the city. And to top it off it is another FREE update.
0:40
Frontlines: Fuel of War - v1.2.0 Patch Details
» ‎ N4G.com : News Feed

WorthPlaying writes: As society succumbs to a worldwide energy crisis, a new global depression takes hold. Amidst this desperate backdrop two superpower alliances emerge, join the Western Coalition or the Red Star Alliance.

Expected to release the patch in September.
0:39
1UP: Top 5 Lamest Pokémon
» ‎ N4G.com : News Feed

It's been a long time -- 10 years, to be exact -- since 151 was considered "a lot" of Pokémon. With 493 pocket monsters available for capture in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl, it's a minor miracle that Nintendo's still able to come up with so many interesting designs. Well, mostly. With yet another new(ish) edition of Pokémon on the horizon in the upcoming Pokémon Platinum, join 1UP as they step into a carnival funhouse of Pokémon gone wrong and examine the five deadly sins of Pokémon design. Just watch out for Mr. Mimes. They move when you're not
0:35
Dispelling the Myth of PS3 Exclusives
» ‎ N4G.com : News Feed

Hardware prowess aside, one of the biggest debates of this generation of consoles is who has the most exclusive games. In addition to the usual suspects, Nintendo has a large sum of mini-games and nostalgic trips through the history of interactive entertainment. Not to be out done MS broke out the big gun: Master Chief, as well as some new IPs that have rumored or have come to the PS3. Both platforms arguably have a healthy catalog of some "shovel-ware". For the most part the PlayStation 3 has been severely overlooked as a platform with a library of exclusive entertainment.
0:06
OXM rumor: Gearbox developing Halo 4 as launch title for next Xbox
» ‎ N4G.com : News Feed

Remember back in February when Gearbox Software big boss Randy Pitchford teased his studio's next project as something "big"? Well, not just "big" but something that was "even bigger" than anything Gearbox is currently working on? Well, the kids at OXM sure remembered and they sent their spies deep undercover into Gearbox territory and came back with one heck of a rumor for their October issue: Gearbox is working on Halo 4 as a launch title for the next Xbox (NextBox?).

With Bungie admittedly uninterested in creating Halo games ad nauseum, and Gearbox one of the industry's top FPS developers, we've certainly heard crazier rumors. And there are few licenses that would get a studio chieftain to inadvertently slam his own games in development. Whatever the project is, Pitchford has said he'll be directing it himself, adding, "When you find out what this is, you'll likely agree that I can't oversell this one." Nope, you probably couldn't Randy. Overselling Halo is Microsoft's job anyway; you guys just make with the shooting of the aliens ... no, the other aliens.

0:00
Burning Man
» ‎ MobuzzTV - Daily Buzz (iTunes)

Get your Flower Laptop safe and secure for live burning man coverage. New Cannon and iPod leaks from Kevin Rose. Beijing 6 are released after revealing secret pizza laser cutter.

August 25, 2008
23:44
Worldofwar.net: WoW's Lead Producer Talks Graphics
» ‎ N4G.com : News Feed

Worldofwar.net managed to get hold of J Allen Brack, World of Warcraft's lead producer, to ask him some questions about the future of the game's graphics, following his remarks about a total graphics overhaul in time for the next expansion.

Brack talks about the upcoming expansion, and the changes featured in that, as well as Blizzard's plans for the next expansion.
22:46
10 RPG's You've (Probably) Never Played
» ‎ N4G.com : News Feed

NZGamer writes: 10 Golden Oldie RPGs that may be gathering dust on your shelf.
22:46
UGO: Most Anticipated Action Games of 2008
» ‎ N4G.com : News Feed

Dust off your guns, polish your broadsword, and slap on whatever loose plot device that validates your recharging health: UGO is getting geared up for action. They're in the midst of the waning days of summer, and with these hotter months they're left out in the sun with very few games to distract them from the temperature. But that doesn't mean there aren't games to look forward to in the future! As UGO sits wasting away the hours with their skin stuck to their vinyl couches, they've comprised a list of the 11 Action games that they're most looking forward to.

22:28
Patch #2
» ‎ MF.com - Madden Discussion

Quite a hefty list there.

22:13
RPGFan:New Final Fantasy Versus XIII Details
» ‎ N4G.com : News Feed

Chris Winkler:

"Three weeks ago at its DK Sigma 3713 event, Square Enix announced a tie-up with fashion brand Roen. The unnamed protagonist of Final Fantasy Versus XIII is wearing a suit modelled after a real-life Roen-branded suit."

21:26
Patch #2
» ‎ MF.com - Madden Discussion

From Operation Sports:

QUOTE Well as I post this its officially been exactly two weeks since Madden officially launched, and wow it sure has been a busy time for us. I truly hope everyone is enjoying the game, and I wanted to drop an update on some things weve been working on for our 2nd patch. We feel that without a doubt this encapsulates the top issues were hearing from the forums and community leaders, and hope that this list truly makes Madden NFL 09 the ultimate sports game for you.

1. Kicking play disconnect: If two opponents play a game with two different camera angles, in any situation where a game winning or tying kick was to be made, a disconnect could occur. ActionCam forces the game to go into slow-motion to add drama to these late kicks, but unfortunately the Classic camera does not, thus forcing the disconnect. This has been fixedand FYI all cameras will still be able to be used after the patch.
Workaround until the patch: If possible, ensure that you and your opponent have the same camera type chosen before starting an online game.
2. Stability issues in the play call / halftime highlights / postgame highlights screens (especially in Franchise mode after training games): This was a hard one to track down as not everyone was seeing it , we did find the issue however with some Instant Replay / cache corruption, and have a fix ready for patch 2.
Workaround until the patch: Save and re-boot after any point where you have entered the game. We learned that the likelihood of this issue appearing is magnified after multiple loads into and out of the game engine. From what weve seen so far, people that have tried playing only one game at a time (or even one Franchise training session at a time), and saving/rebooting afterwards, have had zero crashes.
3. Stability issues with Madden IQ end of game popup: This has been fixed.
Workaround until the patch: Always choose No at the Madden IQ end of game popup.
4. WR direct snap exploit: Cheesers found an exploit to direct snap to a WR for easy short yardage gain. Not only are we fixing this play (i.e. we arent removing it), we are also going to be re-setting records for anyone with a winning record that has been found to be using this play.
5. Franchise Progression / Regression (or lack thereof): The lack of higher numbers was a tuning value that I think everyone agreed was just too low. This has been juiced up so you should see more realistic progression now.
6. Edited players dont progress: Players were not progressing after their jersey number (or pretty much any other attribute) was edited. This has been fixed.
7. Stability issue when exiting Madden 93 in CE version: This has been fixed.
8. Deep ball glitch: Some enterprising gamers found a way to throw a deep ball while crossing the LOS and hit a receiver wide open at a decent rate. We addressed this by making sure the DB will no longer break on the ball when the QB crosses the line while throwing.
9. CPU running out of bounds: This bug appears when the CPU tries to switch hands while running to the sidelines. This is fixed for patch 2.
10. Penalty sliders ineffective: A common complaint from the hardcore community was the lack of effect from the penalty sliders. We increased these substantially for patch 2.
11. Field degradation: Another common complaint was the lack of field degradation. Our effect was very subtle, which was also getting overshadowed by our lighting and post effects, so we increased this effect for the patch.
12. Stability issue with the Eagles and a full ring meter: We found and fixed a rare issue where the gamer could run into stability issues while using the Eagles in mini-games with a ring meter that was completely full.
13. Play call screen hitch: We found and fixed a bug that was causing a noticeable hitch when exiting the play call screen
14. Prevent Defense issue: We found and fixed an issue where defenders sharing a deep zone/prevent assignment would loosen their coverage (because they thought the other guy was covering for them), which allowed the receiver to get behind them even though they were in Prevent.
15. Brett Favre stats: With the late addition of Brett Favre, we were not able to get his Career and Season statistics into the game for the roster update. This has now been added for patch 2.
16. Defensive Preplay Mis-cue: We found and fixed an issue where defenders would leave their man wide open in a Cover 3.
17. CPU quick-snap: A very common complaint on the forums was the speed at which the CPU snapped the ball. We added a random length of time (no less than 5 seconds) for the CPU to wait and even make pre-play adjustments.
18. Online playbook switch: We fixed a small annoying little issue where playbooks were re-setting to the defaults after the playbook select popup was closed.

I hope this makes everyone quite happy. :-)

The patch is being tested as I write this and will be sent off for verification in the morning, so we are targeting less than a 3 week turnaround from today for this to hit the general public. (Woohoo!) We will also make sure to provide updates as the patch progresses through the 3rd party approval process. As a side note, as of this moment there have been no changes to database schema, so you wont have to re-start your Franchise or delete any files.

It makes us very stoked to be able to make this many changes for a patch, and do them based directly on community feedback. There are always going to be folks that are upset if what they felt was a top issue wasnt addressed, but Ill state again (as I have before) that we have to keep balancing this work against Madden NFL 2010. The longer we keep going on patches, the less we can add to the following years product. On a side note, there is also a Franchise stability issue that we have been investigating, and we are working feverishly to get this figured out. We will update on that issue as soon as we can. As for the items above, I personally feel that we have hit a very good balance of top items because many of these issues can actually detract from an enjoyable experience, which is obviously the last thing we want.

And now that this patch is nearly out the door, I figured Id drop some more good news We have officially started building the TOTALLY FREE Sim Madden Gamer DLC pack, which includes Accelerated Clock, a Classic Controller Configuration, CPU Sliders, and Community Gamerpics for 360. Ill state again that theres no promise that this goes through, but we have nearly every one of these features actually done internally, so now we have to figure out how to get Microsoft and Sony to allow us to release them.

Thanks everyone keep the feedback coming, and let's keep this train a-rollin'!

Ian Cummings
Senior Designer, Madden NFL 2010

20:39
PSN Scheduled Maintenance; Possibly Home Extended Beta?
» ‎ N4G.com : News Feed

FeedOnPS3 has just received word that on 08.26.08 (tomorrow) between 8:00-13:00 PDT the PlayStation Network will be down. FeedOnPS3 is skeptic, but believe this "Scheduled Maintenance" can be pertaining to the Home Extended Beta, or possibly even Life with PlayStation. This latest rumor would add up with the rumor FeedOnPS3 have previously reported.
20:18
Top 7 "That's a Dude!?" Game Characters
» ‎ N4G.com : News Feed

"Damn, that girl is smokin... oh... that's a guy?" Surely, gamers have all fallen victim to such a scenario. Not you, you say! You're a hardcore gamer with 20/20 vision and a keen eye for Adam's apples and moose knuckles? Fine! Many aren't as perceptive, so GamesRadar has decided to highlight those brave folks who might not have gotten their sex the first time around.

This isn't simply an excuse to point and laugh at the femmy kid, heavens no! GamesRadar is well aware there's no humor to be mined from the transgendered, and that being gay is, most certainly, serious business. Nay, this article is a semi-researched, gender-bending celebration!

20:08
360 Price drop rumors: $199 arcade, $299 60gb, $399 eli
» ‎ MF.com - General Gaming Forum

Is there some specific reason they can't stop creating all these new packages?

19:50
NHL 09 Video
» ‎ IGN Xbox 360

NHL 09 (X360)
See the different types of players.

19:42
Kombo Review: Disgaea 3
» ‎ N4G.com : News Feed

Kombo Writes: "NIS has finally brought over their flagship PS3 title with the arrival of Disgaea 3. Hardcore followers of NIS and RPG fanatics have become well accustomed to the Disgaea series over the years, and, thankfully, the latest installment doesn't venture far from the previous incarnations. Allow me to introduce Mao -- the son of the Overlord -- who is hell-bent on defeating his father and gaining the title of Hero. Why does he want to kill his father you ask? Well, to be blunt, his father stepped on his SlayStation Portable and, in doing so, caused Mao to lose his precious save data of over 4 million gameplay hours. This, of course, sends Mao into a state of rage and he swears he'll destroy his father by becoming a hero. Unfortunately, demons aren't accustomed to becoming heroes and, thus, Mao begins researching what a true hero characteristics entail, which he finds out are justice and love -- two things demons don't understand. To help quicken the hero transformation process, Mao finds a Fake Hero journeying through the Netherworld named Almaz. Quickly, Almaz is taken as Mao's slave and must help him gain the title of Hero."

19:20
Tales of Vesperia Blog: Flair
» ‎ IGN Xbox 360

Tales of Vesperia (X360)
Namco Bandai brings some panache while crafting the story and visuals in its new RPG.
19:15
FaceBreaker Blog: For The Fans
» ‎ IGN Xbox 360

FaceBreaker (X360)
EA doles out some customization and prepares itself for your questions for a live Q&A session.
19:00
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 Screens
» ‎ IGN Xbox 360

WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 (X360)
Jeff and Matt clean house.
19:00
Smackdown vs. Raw 09 Video
» ‎ IGN Xbox 360

WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 (X360)
Hit the ring with a partner.

18:58
Rumor: GTA 4 DLC Adds 15 Hours of Gameplay
» ‎ N4G.com : News Feed

The first of the two pieces of Xbox 360-exclusive downloadable content for Grand Theft Auto IV will add approximately 15 hours of gameplay to the 360 version when it hits this November, according to an unconfirmed report from web comic RPG-TV.
18:43
1up:Tales of Vesperia Review
» ‎ N4G.com : News Feed

Andrew Fitch writes "Long after we forget the details, we remember the feelings certain games of our youth evoked. Though it's difficult to put into words, Tales of Vesperia (the latest entry in Namco Bandai's long-running action-role-playing franchise) manages to recapture -- even if only for fleeting moments -- some of those elusive intangibles that led to lost RPG weekends on the Super Nintendo and PlayStation 1. It's not some complex, inscrutable formula we're talking about here, either -- just fun, fast-paced combat; a charming, likable cast; a colorful, inviting world that begs exploration; and quick, seamless pacing that's always got you on the move and tackling something fresh. Vesperia feels like what Tales of the Abyss, the previous franchise entry on PS2, was always meant to be"

18:28
Madden 09 Impressions Thread
» ‎ MF.com - Madden Discussion

lol...my biggest adjustment is a lot of the throws that work in the old-gen maddens don't really work here...the safety's react very differently...as do the CBs.

I think I've thrown like 10 picks on post routes where previously the safety would get blocked off by the WR on the route...now he jumkps the route easily...trent doesn't exactly have a cannon arm either and a lot of his throws float in

QUOTE (BillsJunkie @ Aug 25 2008, 03:27 AM) Sorry but I don't agree that the running game is broke. Follow your blockers and make your decisions quickly at what your going to do. Played three games into my franchise and Lynch has rushed for over 100 yards with a 4.5 average if not more. The other game he rushed for 60 yards but had limited carries.

I will agree that the pass rush is pretty hard when "I'm controlling" the player. But Stroud has been good for one sack a game which is pretty darn good for DTs with my DEs getting to the QB one time a piece.

Actually this is the most fun I have had with a Madden since the Marshal Faulk cover days. Some things I would like fixed. Robo QB is insane in this game. Sometimes there stats look like they should....but it's the times and how they are completing these passes that are frustrating. Especially when I'm hurrying the QB like crazy. I have only had (1) game freeze so far. After that I stopped mashing buttons to try to get the game to move faster and it hasn't happened since. It froze on my playcalling screen.

Still getting the hang of this Next Gen stuff. Getting good games with Heelfans sliders so I haven't tried Myskills yet.

Cgizzo try Heelfans sliders from OS. I posted them somewhere on here. The computer will run against you. Back to back games have had Fred Taylor and McFadden go over 100 on me.

18:14
New Socom: Confrontation Screens
» ‎ N4G.com : News Feed

For your viewing pleasure we have some Socom: Confrontation screenshots. Hey at least come October you won't have to play the game your knees. Maybe this is a bad batch of scans but these screens well, don't look very PS3 like. Regardless, the game will focus on online play and like most Socom games, should be a blast.
18:13
New Killzone 2 Screenshots
» ‎ N4G.com : News Feed

Kotaku: "Everyday I mark the calender because it is one day closer to the release of the this game. Until then we got some more Killzone 2 screenshots from Leipzig. Also if you didn't get a chance, check out the multiplayer trailer Luke posted a few days ago."
18:13
Possible Explanations for This Dumbass Sears Ad
» ‎ N4G.com : News Feed

Look closely (full size on the jump). Reader Ian S. found this back-to-college ad for Sears in his local paper.

17:29
Rock Band 2: Rated
» ‎ IGN Xbox 360

Rock Band 2 (game only) (X360)
Complete rankings of every song in Harmonix's sequel, from the easiest to the utterly impossible.

17:27
Pet Ownership and You! Eyepet Screens Surface
» ‎ N4G.com : News Feed

Kotaku writes:-

"Last week McWhertor told you about little interesting concept that Sony's been working on that they unveiled at Leipzig. The game is called Eyepet and basically it allows a person to interact with a creature using the PlayStation Eye camera. Screw guinea pigs and hamsters, why clean up after a real pet when you can have one on your TV. Eyepet promises to have all of the perks of pet ownership without any of the mess. Below you will find images of what the little critters look like."

16:28
How you can see the new Xbox Experience before anyone else
» ‎ Major Nelson

If you’re going to attend the Penny Arcade Expo this weekend in Seattle, be sure to make time to stop by the Microsoft booth (Booth #412.) where I’ll be doing demos of the new Xbox experience. I'll be bringing my dev kit and showing the latest build, and focusing on some of the previously announced features, like the guide, parties and more. Currently, I am scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at 10:30am and 3:30pm. The Gamerscoreblog has a post that shows the full schedule of activities in the booth, so there will be no shortage of things to see and do at the booth, in addition to the crazy PAX session schedule.

See you this weekend.

16:17
360 Price drop rumors: $199 arcade, $299 60gb, $399 eli
» ‎ MF.com - General Gaming Forum

QUOTE (RollingRock @ Aug 25 2008, 03:01 PM) Anyone been in contact with Gamestop to see if they are having a trade in deal for the older 360's,couldn't find anything on their site..? Even if they are,I doubt they are giving you much for them..The Elite sounds nice but is the extra $100 worth it for the HDMI cable and the extra 60gb..?

Just talked to our local Gamestop about this yesterday. They're giving $120 for the 360 and $15 for the 20GB HD (for store credit), otherwise it's $92-ish for cash. This goes until August 31st, then the trade-in value for the 360 drops by $20.

They also will price match for 2 weeks. I'm trading mine in on the 31st (unfortunately the extra $20 matters a lot to my financial advisor) and as long as the price drops before the 14th, and I keep hearing the 7th as a possibility, I should get the $50 back as well.
16:01
360 Price drop rumors: $199 arcade, $299 60gb, $399 eli
» ‎ MF.com - General Gaming Forum

Anyone been in contact with Gamestop to see if they are having a trade in deal for the older 360's,couldn't find anything on their site..? Even if they are,I doubt they are giving you much for them..The Elite sounds nice but is the extra $100 worth it for the HDMI cable and the extra 60gb..?

15:21
Infinite Undiscovery: Battle System Discovered
» ‎ IGN Xbox 360

Infinite Undiscovery (X360)
Uncover the details of tri-Ace's new combat system.
15:00
Tale of Two (German) Cities
» ‎ IGN Xbox 360

Leipzig and Cologne vie for the future of the Games Convention.

14:51
I need help.
» ‎ MF.com - Madden Discussion

Yep, an 08 version, an 07 version... whatever one you want Start writing, the best ones we are featuring on the main site so you'll get a ton of hits.
14:45
I need help.
» ‎ MF.com - Madden Discussion

Problem is, I dont have Madden 09 yet. Could I do an 08 version?

14:43
GC 2008: X Blades Video
» ‎ IGN Xbox 360

X-Blades (X360)
Fresh gameplay video for your eyes.
14:30
TNA iMPACT! Videos
» ‎ IGN Xbox 360

TNA iMPACT! (X360)
Jarrett Justice.

14:15
Manually-controlling Defense
» ‎ MF.com - Madden Discussion

I usually use a DT or DE and let the CPU pass defend.
14:09
New to Next-Gen - Offseason/Franchise Help?
» ‎ MF.com - Madden Discussion

I used to play Madden on PS2 and later PC, with the end of the PC game, I got an XBox 360. So this is my first time on a next gen console playing Madden. It's quite different from the PS2/PC version of the game, especially the way you go about your offseason.

I'm wondering if anyone who is familiar with both versions has any tips for me. I'm very much used to the following things:

A) Running rookies through drills to get scouting reports and get a hands-on feel of their abilities (not a perfect system, but a familiar one)

Taking my team through the training camp drills to increase their ratings (some of the jumps in ratings aren't super realistic, but with young players it can be).

Now I'm seeing the practice thing before games that gives points toward your weapons, it seems like it takes an entire season to make any sort of difference. The scouting for draft picks is not something I've really spent a lot of time on to be honest, but it seems dramatically different as well.

Anyone got general tips for improving your team via draft and improving existing players?

14:02
NFL Head Coach 09 Videos
» ‎ IGN Xbox 360

NFL Head Coach 09 (X360)
Call the play and make it happen.

13:50
Manually-controlling Defense
» ‎ MF.com - Madden Discussion

QUOTE (MDOTTS @ Aug 25 2008, 12:30 PM) I think they mean they take control once the ball is in the air.

Yep.

Also, you can manually control a player from the start. I usually do this with a MLB. Most people use one of the safeties. If I'm too slow with either, I'll switch over to the closest player and make a play on the ball.
13:30
Manually-controlling Defense
» ‎ MF.com - Madden Discussion

I think they mean they take control once the ball is in the air. Its possible to control the DB throughout the play but I haven't seen many people do it. The cpu is already wayyy too accurate, so controlling a Db for a whole play will probably get you picked apart.

13:08
TNA-Listers: Jeff Jarrett
» ‎ IGN Xbox 360

TNA iMPACT! (X360)
J-E-double F.

13:06
Our portal
» ‎ MF.com - Madden Discussion

Not sure if you guys noticed but our portal page is a pretty cool spot to get an overview of some of the top stuff happening on the forums... check it out > [www.madden04.com]

12:37
GC 2008: Games Con breaks 200K attendees
» ‎ Gamespot Recent Updates [News]

Leipziger Messe logs record turnout to largest-of-its-kind European gaming convention, announces 2009 conference to run August 19-23.

12:35
Manually-controlling Defense
» ‎ MF.com - Madden Discussion

When people say that they "manually control" a cornerback, do they mean that they actually control the CB's direction throughout the play? Or do they mean that they switch to that player and - not giving any left-stick direction input - hit the appropriate button (intercept, strip ball, etc.) at the appropriate time?

I ask because I've heard this term multiple times as a suggestion, but unless you know it's going to be a streak, I don't see how you could effectively cover a WR without knowing his route, particularly if the defense is on man coverage.

12:03
TNA iMPACT! Screens
» ‎ IGN Xbox 360

TNA iMPACT! (X360)
The Stroke!

12:00
This week on Arcade: Castle Crashers
» ‎ Major Nelson

The Summer of Arcade wraps up this week with the release of Castle Crashers for 1200 points.

11:57
UK gaming degrees under fire
» ‎ Gamespot Recent Updates [News]

Industry figures say game-centric courses at some schools are a waste of time, according to British paper.
11:03
Xbox 360 fall update arriving in November?
» ‎ Gamespot Recent Updates [News]

UK gaming blog claims Microsoft firms up launch window of XBL dashboard revamp that includes avatars, Netflix integration.

10:36
Diary of a Surface Dev Team
» ‎ Channel 10

While many of us dream of having a single Surface Computer to play with, Vectorform has 8 of them to play with. Fortunately they're documenting much of it on their blog. Follow along with the unboxing, their first entertainment app, explanation of a "muster", and videos of them playing around with new ideas.

With 8 Surfaces and a team of over 20 people, we can't wait to see what they come up with next.

10:29
Shippin' Out August 25-29: Infinite Undiscovery, Disgaea 3
» ‎ Gamespot Recent Updates [News]

Square Enix Xbox 360 role-playing game leads busy slate of releases including Mario Super Sluggers, Tiger Woods, Tales of Vesperia, and more.

10:15
Microsoft Research: A look at tomorrow's health solutions today - part II
» ‎ Channel 10

In this special two-part video edition of House Calls for Healthcare Professionals, Bill Crounse, MD, visits with researchers at Microsoft Research. Each program reviews three promising areas of research that may one day lead to solutions with a direct or indirect application to health and healthcare. Viewers will gain insight to advanced ideas and technologies now in the labs at Microsoft Research long before they find their way into future products, solutions, or applications.

HIV Research, Visualization

One of the enduring challenges in HIV vaccine design is the remarkable rate of viral mutation and adaptation, which limits the immune system’s ability to mount a lasting, effective response. The HIV group at Microsoft Research is developing models of evolution that allow researchers to identify and visualize the complex, yet encouragingly consistent, patterns of adaptation that suggest novel vaccine strategies.

[research.microsoft.com]

•David Heckerman, M.D. Ph.D.

Senior Directior, eScience Research Group

•Jonathan Carlson

Researcher

DynaVis Data Visualization

DynaVis is an information visualization toolkit that provides several extensions to business (or perhaps even clinical) charting, including animated transitions between data and between different views of data. The animated transitions help users stay in context when complex changes occur, making it easier for them to perform their tasks.

[csdl2.computer.org]

[research.microsoft.com]

•George Robertson, Ph.D.

Principal Researcher

Muscle-Computer Interface

Microsoft researcher Desney Tan and his team are working to create interfaces called muscle-computer interfaces, or MuCIs. that sense gestural input directly from muscle activity. This research may one day lead to new modalities for computer screen navigation and data input.

[research.microsoft.com].

[research.microsoft.com]
[research.microsoft.com]

•Scott Saponas

Intern

8:22
130K rearm Bionic Commando
» ‎ Gamespot Recent Updates [News]

Capcom's remake of classic NES action game tops milestone across 360, PS3, and PC in first seven days.
7:43
Heroes Over Europe in holding pattern until 2009
» ‎ Gamespot Recent Updates [News]

Atari picks up Red Mile World War II flight sim, promptly pushes Xbox 360 and PS3 versions back to next year.

7:32
dBTechno: Too Human Review
» ‎ N4G.com : News Feed

dBTechno Writes:

"The way the story of Too Human is presented of very high-quality, as you will experience many flashbacks, among other things that allow you to experience the entire thing, without ever feeling like you are just watching the movie."

"Too Human is a very enjoyable experience, and one which action-RPG fans should surely check out on the Xbox 360. It is not perfect, as there are clear issues with the difficulty of the game, the camera, and a few other things. Overall though, this is an enjoyable game which is worth checking out, especially if you love to loot!"
7:25
GRID : new patch coming soon to Xbox 360 and PS3
» ‎ N4G.com : News Feed

According the French site UltimatePS3, Codemasters will release a new patch of Race Driver GRID to Xbox 360 and PS3. Complete changelog in the link below...
7:25
September: Month of the Wii?
» ‎ N4G.com : News Feed

It has been a difficult summer for new releases on the Wii. Its premium titles were a physics tech demo that simulated falling blocks and a retro-roguelike staring a flightless bird. Add this to the fact that this is the first Christmas that Nintendo isn't delivering a new entry in one of its revered, long-established franchises--No Twilight Princess or Mario Galaxy--and it may seem like Wii gamers will have to postpone their dreams of software salvation until the debut of promising third party titles, particularly MadWorld and The Conduit, in the early months of next year.

But there's a potential period of relief between a summer that has been more dry than hot and a holiday season of uncertain gifts. What's more, this period is days, not months, away. September, also known as "next month," may very well be the Wii's most promising month yet with no fewer than eight titles that have a very real chance of earning both critical praise and commercial success. And not one of them is a mini-game collection.

Included is a list of these titles, along with an analysis of why they have the potential to be great, how they could fall short of that potential, and a (probably unreliable) prediction of whether they are fated for success or failure.
7:25
Hideo Kojima: Future Metal Gear Involvement, Expresses Slight Cutscene Regret
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Kotaku writes; "Metal Gear Solid, Hideo Kojima just can't quit you. After the jump, Kojima talks about his "strong urges" to create a non-MGS title as well as express his "regret" over putting all the story telling elements in the cutscenes and his ideas about how he can change storytelling in video games."

More after the jump.

6:44
Left 4 Dead buried until November 20
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New launch date for Valve and Turtle Rock Studios' PC, 360 zombie horror shooter commemorates 10th anniversary of Half-Life.

5:50
Sex Sells - Booth Babes to attract attention
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The slogan "Sex sells" is fully applicable to the target group of the gaming industry. The Games Convention is an almost perfect platform to advertise new games and the companies hire Booth Babes to draw the visitors' attention. PCGH assembled a gallery with pictures of the GC 2008 Babes.
5:50
Top 5 Games That Must Have Sequels
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GotGame's Kit Blanke writes: "I guess The Dark Knight has affected me more than I realized. All I can think about is how badass that movie is, and how it shows that not all sequels are crappy. Growing up I remember so many games that I played for hours without stopping for days and days on end. But whatever happened to those IP's?! Why did they disappear? So I've decided that I have a top 5 list of games that have to have sequels made because their first versions were so badass."
5:50
Nintendo Working on New Handheld
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Gameplayer is reporting that they've been given the inside word that Nintendo are hard at work on a new handheld and that an announcement may be imminent.

"But, we can reveal, Nintendo is working on a new handheld and has been doing so since the DS Lite was launched. Rob Saunders, Nintendo's PR man, told us: "our hardware development team is always at work on the next product after we launch one piece of hardware. It is usual that a new model will be brought to the market when we cannot offer new ideas with the current model.""
5:49
Europe experiments with Linger in Shadows next week
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Siliconera reports: "Defined as an "interactive experience", Linger in Shadows isn't exactly a game. It sure is pretty to look at though. The looping video clip can be controlled and players get to alter time by tilting the Sixaxis controller. Once you find five sigils the story continues. A price for the project has not been announced, but now we know Linger in Shadows is scheduled to come out on August 28 in Europe. That's the same day the Last Guy makes a worldwide debut for $10 in North America and 2,000 yen ($18) in Japan."
5:49
Music exec wants bigger cut on video games
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Many music industry executives who are trying to offset falling CD sales love the sound of "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band."

The video games have millions of followers who memorize the notes of songs so they can jam along, and they often buy the original version of their favorites. In addition to publicity, the record labels get licensing fees from game publishers. But not all music industry executives are singing "hallelujah."

Edgar Bronfman Jr., the chairman and chief executive of Warner Music Group Corp., recently grumbled that the record labels deserved a bigger piece of the spoils from the games' success.
5:49
Intel is happy about Nvidia´s raytracing
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Fudzilla had a chance to sit down and have a nice little chat with Intel's Daniel Pohl who is currently working as a research scientist for Intel's ray tracing research department. As you may already know Nvidia decided to show some ray tracing at this years Siggraph show, and Intel is apparently quite happy about it.
5:49
Warhammer EU Pricing - Fustercluck
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RockPaperShotgun reports:

"There really does seem to be a lot of confusion regarding the pricing of Warhammer Online. You'll remember that a couple of weeks back the EU prices were announced, and we called them into question, noticing they were simply conversions of Euro into Pound, not only very odd numbers, but numbers well above the competition. We nagged at the UK PR, Indigo Pearl, and they eventually came back to us with new prices in line with what we'd expect. Well, madly, it doesn't end there."
5:49
A Wii Bit Of Luck For Nintendo
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Forbes.com writes "The Iphone-esque hype that Nintendo has managed to generate over the Wii is helping propel it to the very top of the videogame world.

A day after PlayStation 3 maker Sony reported a 50.0% plunge in profits, sales of the Wii gaming platform spurred Nintendo to a 34.0% rise in net profits.

5:37
I need help.
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[www.madden04.com]

I'm sure once you start pluggin away at it people will read. I know I always enjoyed reading peoples franchises/dynasties on here. There is also a section in the NCAA forum for that game as well. Hope this helps.

5:36
GC 2008: Dark Void Off-Screen Videos
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Dark Void (X360)
Capcom takes us into the void.

5:29
Victory Smells Like Pine
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From N-Europe.com, reporting on a recent Stars Catalogue update: "Whilst we never could smell what the Rock was cooking, we believe our opponents will begin to know and fear the piney fresh fragrance of our Mario Kart Wii Air Freshener. You can fix this baby on to your TV and revel in the glorious scent of victory today for only 400 Stars."
4:46
Meristation previews Resistance 2 at GC, 2008
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The editor writes:-

"One of the most anticipated scooters this year continues to reveal surprises in the months prior to its launch. Resistance aims to keep a 2 multiplayer battles with massive, and makes calibrating the two factions, the Chimera and humans, thanks to the berserks. In addition, the GC 2008 is unveils a new weapon."
4:29
Reeves: "Sometimes it's an advantage to be last in Europe"
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Speaking to VG247 at Games Convention last week, SCEE president David Reeves said that Sony's announcement-heavy presentation at the show on Wednesday was thanks to only moving on service and product confirmations in Europe when "everything's ironed out" on a global level.

4:27
Madden 09 Impressions Thread
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Sorry but I don't agree that the running game is broke. Follow your blockers and make your decisions quickly at what your going to do. Played three games into my franchise and Lynch has rushed for over 100 yards with a 4.5 average if not more. The other game he rushed for 60 yards but had limited carries.

I will agree that the pass rush is pretty hard when "I'm controlling" the player. But Stroud has been good for one sack a game which is pretty darn good for DTs with my DEs getting to the QB one time a piece.

Actually this is the most fun I have had with a Madden since the Marshal Faulk cover days. Some things I would like fixed. Robo QB is insane in this game. Sometimes there stats look like they should....but it's the times and how they are completing these passes that are frustrating. Especially when I'm hurrying the QB like crazy. I have only had (1) game freeze so far. After that I stopped mashing buttons to try to get the game to move faster and it hasn't happened since. It froze on my playcalling screen.

Still getting the hang of this Next Gen stuff. Getting good games with Heelfans sliders so I haven't tried Myskills yet.

Cgizzo try Heelfans sliders from OS. I posted them somewhere on here. The computer will run against you. Back to back games have had Fred Taylor and McFadden go over 100 on me.

4:09
CVG: Dennis Dyack Interview (P2)
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CVG writes: "As the 360 launch of Too Human draws ever closer, we present the second part of our lengthy chat with Silicon Knights boss Dennis Dyack. If you missed the first part, catch up with that here. Otherwise, on with the show."
4:08
Best of GC 2008 awards handed out
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the 6th consecutive "Best of GC" awards were handed out for the best showings at this year's conference. Below you'll find the complete list of winners, let the drooling begin.

* Best PS3 game - LittleBigPlanet (Sony)
* Best Xbox 360 game - Mirror's Edge (EA)
* Best Wii game - Skate It (EA)
* Best PC game - Spore (EA)
* Best PSP game - Resistance: Retribution (Sony)
* Best DS game - Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood (SEGA)
* Best Mobile game - PES 2009 (Konami)
* Best Online game - Warhammer Online: Day of Reckoning (Mythic)
3:58
Far Cry 2 Dated for PAL/Australia
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Gameplayer are reporting that Ubisoft just issued them with a release schedule that gives a firm window of release for the highly anticipated Far Cry sequel.

3:00
U.S. Release Date Revision (08.25.08)
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See what's coming for Microsoft's monster machine.

2:10
Guitar Hero World Tour: "Beat It"
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Micheal Jackson "Beat It" game play.

1:19
Recycle Your Old Gadgets & Get Paid
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Let me guess, somewhere you have a box of gadgets you consider worthless enough to sit in a box but valuable enough that you can't bare to throw away. eBay is an option but really, do you want to go to the trouble of selling each thing individually and then sending out to different places?

One option is Gazelle.com. Gazelle will make you an offer on your gadgets, depending on condition and what packaging/accessories you have left, and then send you a box to put it all in. Wrap it up and collect your check. They promise to remove personal information from devices, but that's never a job you should put on someone else in my opinion.

They have options to contribute to charities or put a link on your blog, email sig, site, that allows you to get a kickback on the gear your friends recycle. I was surprised to see Gazelle's offer to be within 10-15% of eBay. They say they sell the electronics through "a variety of retail and wholesale outlets." If you know of a retail store that sells used satellite radios or GPS', let me know in the comments, I can't say I've seen that.

I will say I'm a little disappointed Gazelle doesn't just sell the gadgets they collect. Since they silo them into model they should even be able to offer a warranty for a replacement if you get a bad gadget. Either way, better someone benefit from the hardware while they can rather than it sit in a box.
1:11
Mesh Your Bookmarks!
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One of the most useful things you can do with Live Mesh, beyond just syncing files and folders, is syncing your bookmarks. This is as simple as right-clicking on your Favorites folder and adding it to the Mesh. (Doug has more detailed instructions on this here). When you do this on all your machines, you’ll end up with a merged directory of all your Favorites so you can manage your bookmarks from in one location, no matter how many machines you have. How handy is that? You can even access them from any other computer that has internet access just by logging into your Live Desktop. And don’t forget that Live Mesh lets you invite others to share a folder, so, if you wanted to share your bookmarks, for example, with a team at work so everyone could contribute, you could that, too.
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