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    Since being released this past May, ModNation Racers has been plague by two glaring issues — ridiculous load times and crushing AI on any level of the game you play on. Who doesn’t love when they’re 50ft from the finish-line, in 1st place, only to get blasted by your rival and fall all the way to 7th?! Have no fear though, United Front Games has been working day and night on to improve MNR and you’ll only have to wait a few more days until the improvements arrive. Ladies and gentlemen..get ready to start…your..engines! ...
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    The recently released PS3 firmware 3.41 seemed to just be a minor update that added a new "You May Like" section to the PlayStation Store, but it looks like it's been causing nothing but headaches for anyone trying to upgrade the hard drive in their console. As a 30-page strong thread on the official PlayStation forums reveals, folks upgrading their hard drive have been getting a "no applicable data" error after trying to install the update, which has left them with a non-working PS3 and, in some cases, a corrupted original drive ...
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    It's taken quite a bit of chasing (and Kmart stalking) this week to score Augen's $150 Gentouch Android tablet, but lo' and behold, the gadget is now in its rightful home... our home! We don't need to tell you that we ferociously ripped open the box to finally see how the Android 2.1 tablet performs, test out its touchscreen and see if it actually has access to app stores (unlike Augen's smartbook which we toyed with earlier this week). We're assuming you're just as eager to find out the answers to those questions, so hit that read more ...
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    EA’s prized football series FIFA 11 has been eagerly anticipated by fans of the sport for quite some time now. Although screenshots have been released, many have been dying to see the game in action. Thankfully, the eager fans will be glad to know that videos are not only on the way, but only days from being shown. According to the FIFA UK Community Manager over on the Official EA Forum, several gameplay videos are being prepared for release. EA_PWride from the EA team posted the following: ...
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    After releasing Madd Moxxi’s Underdome riot, Gearbox sort of went off the grid. Combined with the rapid-fire pacing of the rapidly firing shooter’s first three DLC releases, that caused some to worry that perhaps the promise of more Borderlands content was simply too good to be true. To doubters in the audience, however, Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford tweeted the following: “I get a LOT of questions about more DLC for Borderlands. Yes, more is coming! T2 already said so! Let’s talk soon. ”So no, Borderlands isn’t a done deal just yet ...
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    EA’s announced a Limited Edition of Medal of Honor which will come with an invitation to the Battlefield 3 Beta. Battlefield 3, ya say? Well, damn the smart-bombs and full speed ahead, then. According to the press release, those who own the Limited Edition of MOH will receive an invitation to the Battlefield 3 Beta within 12-months following the release of Medal of Honor. The Beta offer is contingent on Beta availability, and will be available for a limited time only and the offer expires upon close of Beta events and those participating ...
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    Summer Challenge - Athletics Tournament offers fun for all sports enthusiasts and the entire family. Immerse yourself in the most popular summer sports, alone or with friends. The realistic graphics and the fantastic sound backdrop will transform your living room into a virtual track-and-field stadium. Summer Challenge offers a variety of interesting sports with competitions for up to four players, a complex single player career mode, and leaderboards that allow you to compete against athletes from all over the world ...

    Activision’s just confirmed that Dutch DJ Tiesto will be appearing in DJ Hero 2. He will lend his likeness to the game, as well as two exclusive mixes. We hope Traffic’s involved in one of them. “DJ Hero 2 is all about bringing people of different backgrounds, ages and music tastes together to have some fun DJ’ing their favorite music,” said Tiesto.“The way the music comes together is fresh and unique and as a DJ, I couldn’t ask for more than that. “I am excited to be involved with this medium and to be contributing ...
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    “The next time you see someone using theirs, take comfort from the fact they are probably not a nice person” In a report that has very much caught the attention of UK Twitter users this morning, a remarkable story on The Daily Mail’s website has stated that “the typical person who has bought Apple’s latest gadget is unkind and has little empathy for others”. Citing a survey conducted by personality assessment specialists MyType, the paper goes on to quote MyType’s Tim Koelkebeck as claiming: “iPad owners are six times ...
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    Sony’s console bettered Microsoft’s machine by around 4m units in year ending June 30th 2010; Xbox 360 lead narrowed to 3.6m. Global sales of the PS3 in the 12 months ending June 30th 2010 were about 4m units ahead of the sales enjoyed by Xbox 360.
    The number-crunching over on VG247 shows that Microsoft’s machine shifted 10.3m consoles in the last financial year. This compares to 14.3m unit sales of Sony’s machine in the same period. ...
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    It seems like a no-brainer, but at this point Microsoft has yet to confirm a separate 250GB HDD for its new Xbox 360 consoles -- and really, if you're picking up the 4GB model next month, that might come in handy. Newer press shots show a different side of the packaging, however, and if you get a high-res snapshot, you can see that it's touting the various accessories you can buy to enhance your new Xbox 360 4GB experience: wireless controllers, Kinect, and... a 250GB HDD. Now, it could very well be misleading advertising ...

    Realtime Worlds, the developers behind the recently released APB and Crackdown, are setting their sites on a new social experiment that will recreate the entire world into a full-on game space. The project, dubbed Project: MyWorld, will combine 3D gaming with social media to create a new type of experience. “Project: MyWorld turns the real world into a fun 3D social gaming experience," the site explains. "Project: MyWorld is a virtual recreation of the real world combined with 3D gaming and social media." ...
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    Released yesterday for Europe, Earthworm Jim HD didn’t make it into this week’s PlayStation Store update, and developer Gameflot hasn’t said much about a North American PS3 release since it hit the Xbox Live Arcade back in June. Fortunately for us, it will finally be moved from Rumored to Confirmed Content. It’s time to go save Princess What’s-Her-Name! Just announced over at the official PlayStation Blog. Earthworm Jim HD will be launching for the PlayStation Network during next week’s update.. ...
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    If you are a Trials HD fan, then you’ll want to check out the Big Thrills Contest. It’s pretty simple…design a track and if you get chosen you’ll win cash and your track will be included in the Big Thrills expansion pack coming later this year. Create a custom Trials HD track for the chance to win $5,000 and more! Check out the steps below to learn how to enter or click on the Trials HD links to learn more. You must be one of the first 10,000 people to enter by August 18, 2010, to be eligible to win. ...
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    Exclusive downloadable content and early access to beta trials are one thing, but it seems Capcom are intent to push the boat out when it comes to pre-order bonuses. With Play.com’s> new ‘Zombify Yourself’ incentive, you too can see the effects of forgoing your half-daily supplement of Zombrex, without all the messy zombie-cannibalism. Here’s how it works: pre-ordering the game from Play.com will grant you exclusive access to MyDeadRising2.com (which currently only includes ...
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    Analyst firm Forecasting & Analyzing Digital Entertainment, which specializes in the digital download market, has issued a financial report on Xbox Live Arcade, showing the Microsoft division earning $46M so far in 2010. This leads FADE to suggest XBLA is on track for a record year, despite the slow start in January and February, when sales were down year-over-year for both months.

    Spring was very good to Microsoft ...
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    Nintendo UK marketing boss James Honeywell has hinted to Electricpig that 3DS will be sold for under £200 in the UK. “Price, we haven’t made any kind of announcement at the moment, but for everyone who already knows, you know, the Nintendo DSi is available for around £129.99,” said Honeywell at a Nintendo event in London earlier this week. He went on to add: “The Nintendo DSi XL, with the larger screens, is around £159.99. So obviously, it’s going to fit, kind of, somewhere within that kind of architecture. ”Nintendo hasn’t confirmed ...
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    Is Bungie’s farewell to Halo with Reach going with a bang? No. It’s going out with a nuclear bang.Microsoft’s released a new Campaign trailer of the game this afternoon. It comes on the back of a slew of Reach announcements last week at Comic-Con, including a £250 hardware bundle and the addition of Forge 2.0. The clip shows how the war between the UNSC and the Covenant began, and reveals some of the game’s massive moments. Anyone not excited for this can be considered “mental”. This looks like a proper ...
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    Sony’s announced the UK pricing of PlayStation Move, further detailing the Starter Pack that will release alongside it. The Motion Controller itself will be £34.99, while the Sub Controller will be £24.99. The PlayStation Eye will cost £24.99. There will also be a £49.99 bundle featuring the Motion Controller, the Eye and a starter disc. Starter Pack. The disc will contain, as well as an instructional video, the following demos on the disc: ...
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    Earlier this summer, Sony closed another fiscal year of being in the red, but it's starting the 2010/11 ledger with its quill dipped firmly in the black inkwell. For the quarter ending June 30, the Japanese megacorp clocked up ¥25.7 billion ($293 million) in pure, unadulterated profit off the back of a ¥67 billion operating income. When you compare that to the performance this time last year, a ¥37 billion loss, you have to agree that the Stringer purse-tightening program seems to have delivered the desired effect ...