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Rumor: Skate 3 in the works
  Apparently EA is working on a sequel to Skate 2, if the Epicly Trife twitter is to be believed. Epicly Trife (NSFW) is a site dedicated to skating, and its twitter account said the following: "I just got told 'tonight we gotta celebrate,' one of the bro's got offered to be in SKATE 3." By no means a confirmation, we're still excited, as Skate 2 was not only a great sequel, but pretty ...read more
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Rumor: UFC to ban fighters that sign on for EA's MMA
  There's been a pretty crazy rumor floating around. originating from the mixedmartialarts.com forums. The rumor states that UFC will blacklist any fighter that chooses to be a part of EA's upcoming game, MMA. That means should any fighter sign up to be represented in EA's game, they won't ever be endorsed by the UFC or asked to join. Crazy, right? It makes sense, though, considering ...read more
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Grandmaster Flash is a DJ Hero, plays DJ Hero
  If anyone belongs in a game called DJ Hero, it's Grandmaster Flash. The legendary musician has been at the forefront of hip-hop for basically forever, and is credited with inventing the art of messing with records to create noise, upon which the entire game is based. In addition to appearing in-game, Flash contributed his own mixes to the soundtrack. In the video above, you ...read more
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No unlockable characters in Tekken 6
That is to say: All forty characters in the game will be available from the first moment Tekken 6 graces your disc drive. Speaking to VideoGamer, Tekken series director Katsuhiro Harada stated -- through a translator -- that unlockables in games are "outdated." Harada says that unlockables were originally implemented in order to extend the life of arcade games. As characters are ...read more
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Fight Night Round 4 trailer struts all over the ring
  Like any good sports star, the launch trailer for Fight Night Round 4 that just landed on us does a good bit of strutting around and letting us know who's the best. And who, you ask, is the best? Why clearly Fight Night Round 4 which dropped earlier this week -- albeit with some technical issues -- a full week earlier than we had originally expected. If you're looking for ...read more
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Custom Twitter, Last.fm, Facebook X360s (for MS 'partners' only!)
Microsoft's Major Nelson showed off several consoles that the company will be giving to its new partners, now being integrated into Xbox Live. The Major even noted that he may even "liberate" one and asked if anyone was with him. Um, yeah! Also, theft is likely the only way to get your hands on one of these custom consoles (unless you've got a high-level insider at one of the involved ...read more
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DJ Hero 'more mainstream' than Guitar Hero, Activision CEO says
DJ Hero might be the cliquish kid sister in Activision's branching "Hero" family, but it belongs to a really big clique, according to CEO Mike Griffith. "It's certainly hitting a more mainstream and expanded audience from Guitar Hero," Griffith said of the spin-off in an interview with GI.biz. As expansive as the Guitar Hero catalog has grown over the years (enough to ...read more
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Gearbox confirms 'War Hero,' says it's 'down the road'
Gearbox Software President Randy Pitchford has confirmed that the company's new "War Hero" trademarks are for "something down the road." In a statement sent to outlets, including ShackNews, Pitchford states the War Hero series isn't signed to a publishing partner yet, nor has the developer even talked to any potential partners. We couldn't help but ask the company if the title ...read more
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Georgia men arrested for returning 'games'
Like all crime, the meticulous effort three Georgia men put into buying, opening and selling games -- only to return the seemingly unopened boxes for a refund -- didn't pay. Atlanta's Fox 5 News reports that 29-year-old Levar Thornton, 19-year-old Michael Cunningham and 18-year-old Tyrell Myers managed to swap game discs for blank CD-R media using games purchased from 11 area ...read more
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Xbox 360 hits the big screen at Cowboys Stadium
A tipster at Engadget snapped this shot from Gears of War 2's title screen, while waiting for a controller to be reconnected, on the enormendous 72 x 160-foot 'LED wall' at Dallas Cowboys Stadium late last week. It's reported that the stadium was being set up for the Jonas Brothers' June 20 concert, and the one piloting the system was none other than Steve 'SoneAF1015' Fatone, the group's ...read more
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