August 2010 - Posts

• Game Feast, XBLA's New Fall Program Announced

  Just like "Block Party" last spring and the regular "Summer of Arcade" promotions Microsoft runs for a month's worth of spectacular XBLA Games, "Game Feast" will be this fall's campaign. Gamers have grown accustomed to the incredible offerings of "Summer Read More... Posted Tuesday, August 31, 2010 11:22 AM by Carlos Macias | 0 Comments Filed under: xbla, dlc, block party, game feast, summer of arcade, campaign, promotions

• Transforming D-Pad is the New Xbox 360 Controller's Biggest Feature

  Microsoft has finally heard the cries of fighting and platforming game fans and has decided to do something about its console's "d-pad" abomination. Rumors were going around the interwebs yesterday about the new, redesigned Xbox 360 controller and today Read More... Posted Tuesday, August 31, 2010 10:37 AM by Carlos Macias | 0 Comments Filed under: xbox 360, controller, d-pad, transforming, peripheral

• Microsoft Readies New, Improved Xbox 360 Controller for Holiday 2010?

  Joystiq is reporting on a rumor that might mean the end of the digital blob Microsoft has been calling a "d-pad" since the console's launch. It has been mostly problematic specifically for fighters but even platformers are a chore on the system. The new Read More... Posted Monday, August 30, 2010 11:17 PM by Carlos Macias | 0 Comments Filed under: xbox 360, perpipherals, controller, d-pad

• Xbox Live Goes Up $10, Microsoft Laughs All the Way to the Bank

  Yes. The day has come when Microsoft realizes that it will take advantage of its superior online interface by charging its customers even more for Gold access on Xbox 360. As of November 1, Xbox Live goes up $10 for a yearly subscription that used to Read More... Posted Monday, August 30, 2010 5:33 PM by Carlos Macias | 0 Comments Filed under: psn, xbox 360, xbox live, online access, price hikes

• Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days - A Paragraph Review

  Kane & Lynch 2 's equivalent of the load screen is a "buffering" icon that we've become so accustomed to seeing in this post-YouTube world. Oh, yeah, it's a different kind of game. Clean, crisp, HD graphics are traded in for a muddy screen lathered in Read More... Posted Saturday, August 28, 2010 2:57 AM by Carlos Macias | 0 Comments Filed under: Reviews, ps3, xbox 360, paragraph review, pc, kane & lynch 2, dog days

• Sex and Rockstar; How the Publisher Successfully Portrays Sex in Games

  Violence, mayhem, drugs, and a strong narrative focus are all things most gamers associate Rockstar Games as being good at. One thing purveyors of the medium seem to be missing though -- among the quick jabs towards the GTA s' "sophomoric humor" -- is Read More... Posted Tuesday, August 17, 2010 9:59 AM by Carlos Macias | 0 Comments Filed under: gta iv, heavy rain, red dead redemption, rockstar games, sex in games, sex portrayal, viva pinata, the ballad of gay tony

• iPhone Civilization Revolution Free Today

  As is per usual with GamerDeals, we let you know about great gaming deals as soon as we hear about them. And, what's a better deal than free? Not sure how long it will last but you will want to run (by which I mean: run!) to your nearest iOS device to Read More... Posted Friday, August 06, 2010 8:18 PM by Carlos Macias | 0 Comments Filed under: ipad, iphone, ipod touch, app store, deals, civilization revolution

• Red Dead Redemption's First Paid DLC Lands Next Week

  Rockstar's first of four proposed for-pay DLC packs, Legends and Killers, will be releasing next week August 10 on Xbox 360 and PS3. Red Dead players got a taste of wild westin' DLC with free co-op missions in June and now they can pony up 800 MS points/$10 Read More... Posted Tuesday, August 03, 2010 12:33 PM by Carlos Macias | 0 Comments Filed under: ps3, xbox 360, red dead redemption, rockstar games, paid dlc, legends and killers