Top 5 Games Under $20: XBOX 360

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Andrew Minott

At least once a week, I get someone at work or a friend or relative coming to me with “hey, I just got a 360, what games should I get?” Generally, that’s a tough question to answer because everyone’s taste is different, especially for people who aren’t heavily involved in the gaming culture already. Some people like this, some people like that, some people can’t stand either of them. For that reason, I usually shy away from suggesting a brand new release, as $60 is a lot to plunk down on something that isn’t a sure bet (or very near

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New Persona 4: Arena Arcade Mode Screenshots

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Atlus’ Persona 4: Arena media assault continues with a new batch of colorful screenshots showcasing the games arcade mode. I’m not really sure what more can be said about the game, as it seems like were writing about it almost daily. Check out the screenshots for yourself after the jump in our handy dandy gallery. We’ll have more on Persona 4: Arena when it becomes available on August 7 in North America.

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[Prototype] Developer No More

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Radical Entertainment, the Vancouver-based developers behind [Prototype], [Prototype 2] as well as last generation’s Hulk Ultimate Destruction and The Simpsons: Hit and Run have close their doors Activision confirmed today. News of the closure spread around social media rather quickly with former members of the studio breaking the news over twitter. Oddly, updates to the companies’ Facebook and Twitter accounts happened mere hours before the closure was announced, suggesting that this closure came about rather quickly. Activision, the parent company of radical entertainment, issued a statement regarding the closure.

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Guild Wars 2 Launches August 28th

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Kirk Williford

After spending over 5 years in development, ArenaNet announced today what fans have been waiting for: Guild Wars 2 will be on shelves August 28th, 2012. The MMORPG takes place 250 years after the original Guild Wars and integrates traditional pay-to-play elements with unique combat systems and world events, all for the low monthly price of $0. Those who preorder the game will have full access to the world starting Saturday, August 25th. Check out the new teaser, and Get Ready: [youtube id=”t-CB0hheQRg” width=”600″ height=”350″]

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Metal Gear Solid Rising & Lords of Shadow 2 Playable At GamesCom

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Two of Konami’s biggest games for 2012 and 2013 will be playable by the public for the first time at Germany’s GamesCom in August. Fans of Hideo Kojima’s Metal Gear Solid franchise will get their first taste of Raiden’s blade with a playable demo of next spring’s Metal Gear Solid Risisng: Revengeance. For those in attendance looking for something a little less blood-soaked and a little more macabre there’s always Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Mirror of Fate for the Nintendo 3DS. Gamescom 12 will run in Colonge Germany from August 15th through the 18th. While we won’t be at the

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Blizzard Fixes ‘Act I’ Glitch For New Diablo Players

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Last week we reported that Blizzard had implemented several restrictions on new purchasers of Diablo III. Some of these restrictions were intentional, such as the inability to create private games or use the real money auction house, and some of them were the result of a glitch found after the restrictions were put into place. Players who buy Diablo III digitally will no longer be subject to the level 13 or be restricted to the first act of the game. They would will however not be able to access public games, the auction house or trader received items for up

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SEGA Closes Multiple European and Australian Offices

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

The house that Sonic built certainly seen better days. The embattled publisher had already closed some operations in North America, and now they’re following suit with closures in Australia and Europe, which will affect an unknown number of employees. Just like the previous closures SEGA has stated that they will be shifting focus in Europe and Australia towards profitable franchises in digitally delivered content. SEGA has partnered  Koch Media to assist with the publishing of physical goods (ie. packaged retail games) in Switzerland Austria and France, they will however continue to publish physical games in Australia. We wish everyone affected

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At Long Last, Meet Team Fortress 2’s Pyro

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Kirk Williford

After Team Fortress 2 was released back in 2007, Valve has steadily released “Meet The” videos for all of the games classes. There was a huge gap since the last video was released, leaving fans wondering when we’d finally get to “Meet the Pyro”. Today, that wait came to an end, as Valve finally released the video — and it’s quite possibly the best one yet. In addition to the video, you’re able to purchase an inflatable Balloonicorn, the Mayor of Valve’s “Pyroland,” for $29.99 on ThinkGeek. Oh, and no, we still don’t know if the Pyro is male, female,

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Kaz Hirai Steps Down as Chairman of the Board

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Jason Bassett

UPDATE: It has come to our attention that Kaz Hirai has just stepped down as a member of the board. He is still a member of the board part-time, but will now be focused on his CEO and Presidential duties. News broke today that former head of Games at Sony, Kazuo Hirai will now be taking on the role as President and CEO of Sony as of today. Kaz, as we all know, used to be in charge of the video games division at Sony where he worked on the development and release of Sony’s Playstation 3. Today, during a shareholding

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Haunt Free On XBLA For The Next Few Days

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Microsoft has released a brand-new section on the US dashboard called ‘Kinect Central’. To celebrate they’ve released Kinect Xbox live arcade title “Haunt” for free until now until July 2nd. If you live in the US and want a free game click here. We’re not sure if this offer is also available in Canada, which is where broken joysticks is based. Major Nelson posted on his blog: As part of a new dashboard feature that launched today in the US called ‘Kinect Central’ –  the Xbox LIVE Arcade title ‘Haunt’ will be FREE for a limited time!  This promotion runs

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Persona 4 Arena Bio: Chie Satonaka

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Today’s Persona 4: Arena character profile, courtesy of Atlus, focuses on the familiar face that you’ve probably seen in the games artwork and on the various news stories we posted about Persona 4: Arena and Persona 4: Golden in the past few weeks. Chie Satonaka’s green athletic jacket and skirt combination is certainly memorable, as with many of the Persona characters she has a very distinct style. Being a tomboy she’s not afraid to get involved in some rough and tumble behavior, and her signature temper sure doesn’t help that.

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Celebrate Draft Day With NHL 13 Screens

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

There may not be an NHL season this year due to the collective bargaining agreement expiring that doesn’t mean we can’t live out our on ice fantasies with NHL 13. To celebrate the recent NHL draft electronic arts released several screenshots showcasing Indian action. NHL 13 is not a mere upgrade includes new AI rules in the form of EA sports hockey IQ – a new AI system where computer-controlled teammates and players replicate the real clays used by the pros. Newton this year’s game is also a brand-new presentation style dubbed “team first presentation”. Team first looks to promote

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KSWatch, Issue #3

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Andrew Minott

Welcome to KSWatch, a weekly preview of interesting games, apps, or other cool things currently pining for your cash on Kickstarter. 

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Video Game Music – Volume 1

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Jason Bassett

There is a number of different elements that make up a video game. One is obviously the gameplay. Two would be the pretty images that you see on your screen. But there is one area where many people are finally getting to notice: the music. Video game music has, for a long time, but one of my most favorite parts of a video game. Of course, this applies to movies as well, but video games have been truly unique in the way music has been presented over the years. So much, that a music genre spawned from the type of

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Ghost Recon Future Soldier Enlists On Windows PC

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier has been available for home consoles since last month but now the game has deployed onto a whole new platform, Windows PC. Bringing with it a whole new array of PC exclusive features such as volume metric lighting, soft shadows and most importantly DirectX 11 support. If you’re ready to suit up and join the fight the game has some impressive multiplayer modes created by Red Storm Entertainment, the original developers of the Rainbow Six Franchise.  The game’s multiplayer modes include classic six on six death match, objective and more. Perhaps the coolest mode,

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