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Rockband 2 will not have player created content

PolyTicks22@gmail.com — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:00:00 +0100

According to Harmonix's CEO and co-founder, Alex Rigopulus, Rockband 2 will not have user created songs like Guitar Hero 4. When speaking to CNN Rigopulus said that they "wanted to do [song creation] right." and that they are "taking a radically different approac [...]

Rumor: More Rockband 2 songs leaked

PolyTicks22@gmail.com — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:00:00 +0100

Supposedly leaked from a Rockband 2 play test is a short list of songs posted by someone over at the ScoreHero Forum. Although the list was removed by a moderator, we've got the list below for your viewing enjoyment.

Instead of randomly inviting people from all over the World of Warcraft community, Blizzard has seen it fit for WoW players to sign up for the beta and then be randomly drawn to participate. So if you want to get in on the Wrath of The Lich King beta goodness get on over to Blizzard's official World of Warcraft site!

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Rumor: Halo 4 currently in development

PolyTicks22@gmail.com — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:00:00 +0100

Image courtesy of Sarcastic Gamer.

Sarcastic gamer reports that they have a "very good anonymous source" telling them that Halo 4 is already in "full" development by Bungie. According to Sarcastic Gamer, this source has never been "wrong for us (Sarcastic Gamer) befor [...]

Judge issues World of Warcraft inspired ruling

PolyTicks22@gmail.com — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:00:00 +0100

We'll leave he description of the case up to GamePolitics, they're into that sorta thing. "An attempt to block Activision's merger with Vivendi has ended with a ruling issued by William B. Chandler III (left [...]

Rumor: Ninja Gaiden 2 getting mission mode on July 25

PolyTicks22@gmail.com — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:00:00 +0100

Forum posters over at NeoGAF have spotted the above screen on the XBOX Live Marketplace which shows that Ninja Gaiden II will be receiving a downloadable "Mission Mode" on July 25. At this time the Ninja Gaiden II &qu [...]

Spyborgs will "max out" the Wii, No E3 showing

PolyTicks22@gmail.com — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:00:00 +0100

Christian Svensson, Capcom's Vice President of Strategic Planning and Business development, has said that Capcom's recently announced title, Spyborgs, will not be featured at E3 because "low for a bit until we're ready for a bigger reveal (similar to what we did with the Dark Void announcement last [...]

Blizzard confirms new next-gen MMO

PolyTicks22@gmail.com — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:00:00 +0100

In an interview with Blizzard's Executive VP, Rob Pardo, Online Welten got this nice tidbit of news:

"'There is still one unknown project,' Blizzard executive VP Rob Pardo revealed to OnlineWelte [...]

Firmware update 2.4 bricking PS3s?

PolyTicks22@gmail.com — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:00:00 +0100

A few posters on the official PlayStation Forums have reported that after updating their PS3s to firmware update 2.4, their consoles have been freezing or they have trouble rebooting. Next-gen.biz has contacted Sony for comment, but as of [...]

Chrono Trigger coming to DS; UPDATE

PolyTicks22@gmail.com — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:00:00 +0100

Word comes from GoNintnedo that a Chrono Trigger DS teaser site is up, meaning that the game is inevitably coming to North American DSs. There are many Chrono Trigger fans that have been waiting for this for a [...]

Resistance 2 Details in August issue of GamePro

PolyTicks22@gmail.com — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:00:00 +0100

If you've been ben craving some new Resistance: Fall of Man information, you might want to mosey on over to the nearest newsstand to pick up the August issue of GamePro. The issue promises a special "10-page preview of Resistance 2. GamePro senio [...]

Thieves steal disabled teen's PS3, Thieves now loathed by gaming community

PolyTicks22@gmail.com — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:00:00 +0100

Zak, who is confined by a wheelchair due to duchenne muscular dystrophy, had been given a PS3 recently from the Make a Wish Foundation only to have it stolen by thieves. This truly is a sad story, but I'm sure the community will come together to get Zak a new PS3 with even more games than he had before. As for the theives, they [...]

XBOX 360 price cut is official (in Australia and New Zealand)

PolyTicks22@gmail.com — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:00:00 +0100

The Australian XBOX 360 Arcade bundle is now available for $349 after a quick $50 price slash. This must bode well for a US price cut right? Well...sort of...

"One of the big changes Microsoft has made is that with price drops, you'd see the U [...]

PS3 Firmware 2.4 now available; UPDATE

PolyTicks22@gmail.com — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:00:00 +0100

After much waiting, firmware 2.4 is here with XMB (in-game messaging) and trophy support! Go and download it while it still has that new firmware smell! Firmware get!

UPDATE: Sony has pulled firmware update 2.4 from their servers and is no longer available for down [...]

RUMOR: Portion of Rockband 2 setlist leaked

PolyTicks22@gmail.com — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:00:00 +0100

The picture above was taken by an X3F reader.

In a segment of G4's X-Play, a short video of Rockband 2 was shown which included a quick peak of the setlist.

The songs seen in the picture:

"Panic Attack" - Dream Theater (or Fing [...]

Ohio Library starts loaning videogames

PolyTicks22@gmail.com — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:00:00 +0100

If you are a gamer living in Centerville Ohio, you are one lucky person. Why might you be one lucky gamer? Well, beacuase of your library of course! The Centerville library has begun offering videogames for checkout. According to the Dayton Daily News, the reasons for the library's decision to carry videogames were reque [...]

Rumor: Soul Calibur IV to require partial download on PS3 and possibly 360

PolyTicks22@gmail.com — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:00:00 +0100

If importer YesAsia is right, PlayStation 3 onwers who are looking forward to playing Soul Claibur IV will have to download apporximately 6.5 GB of information before playing. We know what you'r ethinking XBOX 360 owners. "Har dive? We don't need no stinking hard drives!" Well, you do. Th [...]

RUMOR: 360 Dashboard to be redisgned in 3D

PolyTicks22@gmail.com — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:00:00 +0100

With many new features rumored in the next XBOX 360 update, it wouldn't be hard to imagine that the 360's dashboard would be redisgned. If the rumblings Kotaku is hearing are correct, we may see a BIG dashboard redisign sometime soon. In fact, the update is so big that it evens gain an [...]

The full scoop PS3 firmware update 2.4

PolyTicks22@gmail.com — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:00:00 +0100

If your itching to get your hands on PS3 firmware update 2.4 and you're interested in a full Q &A about it, The PlayStation Blog has got you covered.

When you get a trophy, does it make a noise?

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Wired previews Too Human, finishes it in 10 hours

PolyTicks22@gmail.com — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:00:00 +0100

Wired's Chris Kohler got a chance to preview Silicon Knight's Too Human this weekend and completed the game in 10 hours.
The following two sentences exemplify the feel of Wired's Too Human preview:
"But just as I came to grips with the gameplay, and just as the story seemed as if it was starting to ramp [...]