Friday, December 31, 2010

Gaming Headset Group Test - Plantronics, Audio-Technica, Corsair, Sennheiser, Astro, Creative, SteelSeries

We go ears-on with seven top gaming headsets to find out which offers you the best bang for your buck.

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Square Enix Files Trademark in Europe for Final Fantasy Type-0

Square Enix filed a trademark yesterday for "Final Fantasy Type-0" with the OHIM, the trademark office for the European Union. The filing included a logo, seen above. While the company has been openly discussing a number of projects bearing the Final Fantasy name in recent months, the phrase "type-0" was not mentioned in English or in Japanese.

The filing was uncovered by Silconera who noted that the Japanese company does not normally include a logo with every filing. Silconera pointed to next month's 1st Production Department Premiere as a potential unveiling for something connected to this new trademark.

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Great Scott! Back to the Future launches December 22nd on PC and Mac. Also, we really hate manure (Back to the Future: The Game Episode 1 )

This is indeed heavy. Just as we were beginning to worry that Telltale’s pre-Xmas release date for Back to the Future might slip until after the holidays, old Chris Cringle, or more likely Emmet Brown, delivers some seasonal cheer. Yup, the first of the episodic BTTF chapters will launch on PC and Mac next week…

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Court Upholds Blizzard's Anti-Bot DMCA Claim, Denies Copyright Infringement

An anonymous reader writes "The Ninth Circuit reversed a $6.5 million judgment for Blizzard against MDY Industries, saying that making bots is not copyright infringement. The bad news for MDY? The court found that they did violate DMCA Section 1201(a)(2) (PDF), which prohibits trafficking in products that circumvent technologies designed to control access to copyright-protected works."

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Seen that? - Snoopy Vs. The Red Barron

Snoopy Vs. The Red Barron PCGamers Blog Most everyone has been exposed to the Peanuts via holiday specials or the comic strips. One of my favorite Peanuts was always Snoopy, especially the "Great Pumpkin" special where he fights the Red Barron. ...


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Microsoft Website To Deliver PC Games Online

� Robert ScoblePC Games will not become more readily available through Microsoft's new website, who have recently decided to deliver game software. A new online store will enable PC games to be bought as digital copies. The selection of PC games which will be available will include old classics as well as all new PC games. According to the recent news report, there will be approximately 100 games to choose from. The number of PC games will continue to grow as the website becomes more ...


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Gaming Headset Group Test - Plantronics, Audio-Technica, Corsair, Sennheiser, Astro, Creative, SteelSeries

We go ears-on with seven top gaming headsets to find out which offers you the best bang for your buck.

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Stacking Screens

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"Stacking Screens" was posted on Thu, 23 Dec 2010 17:42:19 -0800

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GamesRadar guides: Halo: Reach, Black Ops, and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Multiplayer (Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood)

When you wake up on the 25th there’s a good chance one of the following games is gonna be under your tree; unless you’re not Christian, in which case you already bought and beat it. Either way, you’re gonna want some tips in your never-ending quest to humiliate all the scrubs online who keep getting lucky and embarrassing you. Good news, we’ve got a huge batch of multiplayer tips and strategies for Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, Halo: Reach and Black Ops right here, including a cool new Achievement video guide for Black Ops. So sit back, pour some Egg Nog (or other non-holiday related beverage) and read up, because the only thing worse than coal in your stocking is an embarrassing kill/death ratio.

Source: http://www.gamesradar.com/f/gamesradar-guides-halo-reach-black-ops-and-assassins-creed-brotherhood-multiplayer/a-20101217154458541081

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“Hey dick-tits!” This ultra sweary Bulletstorm dev diary ain’t gonna watch itself! (PC)

Contrary to what your co-workers/teachers/parents tell you, swearing your head off is both big and clever. Not convinced? Then let this kickass Bulletstorm developer diary persuade you, as it rocks your f*cking face off with a veritable shit-storm of Epic-endorsed swears…

Source: http://www.gamesradar.com/pc/pc/news/hey-dick-tits-this-ultra-sweary-bulletstorm-dev-diary-aint-gonna-watch-itself/a-20101217105025728062/g-2006032219817514003

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Win a Samsung Omnia 7 - Windows 7 phone!

Update your GamerScore on the go...
CVG has teamed up with Samsung to give away a very sexy Omnia 7 mobile - one of the firm's new Windows 7 handsets.



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N64 Kid, Wii Vomit, and Other Cringeworthy Christmas Video

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Cassandra's Journey: Legacy of Nostradamus HD Screens

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"Cassandra's Journey: Legacy of Nostradamus HD Screens" was posted on Sun, 26 Dec 2010 17:00:10 -0800

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Fallout: New Vegas' 'Dead Money' DLC trailer drops, explodes and gets our jumpsuits messy (Fallout: New Vegas)

Bethesda has released a new trailer for its first Fallout: New Vegas DLC, 'Dead Money', which can best be described as Oceans 11 with slave collars. Get a sneak peak at out out how you'll soon be getting rich (or decapitated) in the wastelands this holiday season...

Source: http://www.gamesradar.com/pc/fallout-new-vegas/news/fallout-new-vegas-dead-money-dlc-trailer-drops-explodes-and-gets-our-jumpsuits-messy/a-2010121682059265009/g-2009050816320911075

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Festive Dead Space 2 Christmas video makes with the lolZ. Also, totally hates vents (Dead Space 2)

Vents, huh, yeah. What are they good for? Absolutely nothing… except the useful circulation of oxygen. Granted, that’s definitely one in the plus column for the humble air vent. But you can also stick ‘houses flesh-eating space beasties’ right in the con column. We can see why Dead Space’s Isaac Clarke hates the glorified wall holes so much. See him give one what for (courtesy of a B. Buttercup-pleasing unicorn) in the festive Dead Space 2 video inside…

Source: http://www.gamesradar.com/pc/dead-space-2/news/festive-dead-space-2-christmas-video-makes-with-the-lolz-also-totally-hates-vents/a-2010122015554169031/g-2009120710828764096

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New Call of Duty: Black Ops 'First Strike' DLC hits Xbox 360 on Feb 1st. PS3 players? You have to wait (Call of Duty: Black Ops)

Tired of shooting men in the face in the same old Call of Duty: Black Ops maps? Then rejoice. For you shall soon be able to partake in said make believe face-shooting on new maps, when the game’s first DLC is released on February 1st. Entitled First Strike, the pack will remain a timed-exclusive on 360 for around about a month. All the details on the new maps inside…

Source: http://www.gamesradar.com/pc/call-of-duty-black-ops/news/new-call-of-duty-black-ops-first-strike-dlc-hits-xbox-360-on-feb-1st-ps3-players-you-have-to-wait/a-20101220141137533097/g-20100430155446363032

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What Is Final Fantasy Type-0?


A mysterious trademark for Final Fantasy Type-0 popped up in a European trademark database. (more…)

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Extended Uncharted 3 gameplay footage

If you’re a fan of late night television, you’ve undoubtedly already seen some of Drake and Sully’s attempt to escape a flaming French chateau, but how did our intrepid treasure hunters find themselves pistol whipping baddies in a Parisian barbecue in the first place? We still won’t have the answer to that question until November, [...]

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Win a trip to see the Nintendo 3DS, Amsterdam

Enter Nintendo's competition to join GameSpot UK at the press-only 3DS showcase in Amsterdam.

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"Win a trip to see the Nintendo 3DS, Amsterdam" was posted by Jane Douglas on Fri, 24 Dec 2010 05:28:17 -0800

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Seen that? - New Dreamfall Website Goes Live

New Dreamfall Website Goes Live PCGamers Blog Funcom have relaunched the official website for the upcoming adventure game Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, the sequel to the critically acclaimed The Longest Journey.Dreamfall: The Longest Journey', winner of multiple E3 awards as the ...

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3DS, Move, Infinity Ward turbulence: 2010 in review - March

Nintendo reveals its next portable while Activision declares modern warfare with Infinity Ward.
Now we look back at it, March was possibly the most exciting and eventful month of the year for games news, with all of the year's biggest megatons dropping in those four short weeks.

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The Top 7… Games you don’t want for Christmas 2010 (Medal of Honor)

If your family celebrates Christmas (the commercial one, not the Jesus one), there should be a stack of gaudy paper-covered boxes somewhere in your house. And if your parents love you, some of those boxes should be small, thin, and rectangular, with a little groove on one edge, and a slight rattle when shaken...

Source: http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-top-7-games-you-dont-want-for-christmas-2010/a-2010121714129238035

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Titchmarsh, Xbox and BAFTA: 2010 in review - February

Miyamoto honoured as green-fingered TV presenter irritates us all...
Ah, February. A month for Cupid to do his thing and for the mellifluous whiff of pancakes to fill the noses of all in Christendom.



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Thursday, December 30, 2010

Best of 2010 - Game of the Year

Find out who won our award for 2010's Game of the Year!

 

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"Best of 2010 - Game of the Year" was posted by Tyler on Fri, 24 Dec 2010 11:57:43 -0800

Source: http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/reddeadredemption/video/6285630

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The worst box art of 2010 (PC)

With 2010 just weeks from being a bad memory, the time has once again arrived to do what we do at the close of every year: round up the ugliest, laziest, most misguided examples of box art that stank up store shelves over the last 12 months, drag them into the light and make fun of them until we get bored.

In some ways, 2010 hasn’t been a great year for awful box art. There’ve been very few that have jumped out at us as immediately, hideously awful, and if we didn’t know better, we’d think the industry was actually paying attention. Fortunately, there are more than enough shitty-to-mediocre attempts at box art to go around this year, giving us no fewer than 40 entries to work with, up from last year’s 25. Brace yourselves – this is going to suck...

Source: http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-worst-box-art-of-2010/a-20101215143852692026

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The Platform That Plays Together Unlocks The Bad Company: Vietnam Map First


Battlefield: Bad Company 2 wanted to see a team spirit on its new Vietnam DLC package before unlocking a remastered Operation: Hastings map. PC players have answered the call first, passing the 69 million “team action” threshold required earlier today. (more…)

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Stacking Screens

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"Stacking Screens" was posted on Thu, 23 Dec 2010 17:41:55 -0800

Source: http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/puzzle/stacking/images.html?sid=6285808

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Time Machine: Cing

Cing when they're winning...
It's a familiar sound, the whine of the games critic proclaiming the demise and subsequent rebirth of the adventure game. But while the genre's death has been exaggerated, it's nonetheless been subject to some fairly rough times over the last 20 years.

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Worst dick moves ever pulled on developers by gamers (StarCraft II)

We gamers can be real dicks. We're spoiled, entitled, and seem to feel that we’re owed great games. And we want them for free. We’re called out as dicks from time to time on forums, and when we step back and look at it, we must admit  have a hard time disagreeing. Gamers have a nasty habit of biting the hands that feed us. Don't believe us? Ponder these colossally boneheaded gamer behaviors, ripped right from the pages of history...

Source: http://www.gamesradar.com/f/worst-dick-moves-ever-pulled-on-developers-by-gamers/a-20101221114856016

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Hip-hop artist honors Aerith in Final Fantasy VII rap (Final Fantasy XIV)

Aerith may have eaten sword over a decade ago, but the legend of Final Fantasy VII's most famous flower girl has lived on in countless fan tributes. Few, however, are as professionally produced or just plain fun to crack out at a party as US recording artist Random's newest hip-hop homage...

Source: http://www.gamesradar.com/pc/final-fantasy-xiv/news/hip-hop-artist-honors-aerith-in-final-fantasy-vii-rap/a-201012221033231090/g-20090602145146581065

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The best new characters of 2010 (BioShock 2)

Mario, Kirby, Samus and Donkey Kong will not appear on these pages. Neither will Ezio, Sam Fisher or Commander Shepard. While we spent plenty of time with these videogame stars in 2010, they're old. Familiar. Expected. Lovable yet predictable.

You certainly can't say that about the following 10 characters, first introduced to us over the past 12 months. They're new. Surprising. Exciting. We'd barely heard of them at the start of the year, but by the end, we couldn't stop talking about them. Or wanting to see more of them...

Source: http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-best-new-characters-of-2010/a-2010122214519924065

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