Sega Celebrating 32Xs 15th Anniversary With
Soundtrack

post from Gamer Grenade News Blog on 19 March 2010 04:57:27 PM. © Gamer Grenade News Blog

A Dreamcast retrospective is well and good, but 32X is hardly worth it Sega.

Sega apparently forgot just how awful its 32X add-on for the Sega Genesis was. The company announced today that it will produce a soundtrack to celebrate the flop.

The Super 32X 15th Anniversary Album will be released on March 31 and contain a [...]

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"Are Games Art" Debate Comes To L Magazine

post from The BBPS on 19 March 2010 04:44:04 PM. © The BBPS

It?s been called ?The Hipster Bible,? and ?The Pitchfork of Print,? but NYC?s own L Magazine has quite an interesting cover story in their current issue. As a supplement to questioning whether or not art is dead in New York, and placed between the reviews of obscure bands and movies that are never good enough, and blunt sex advice, they also take a look at video games as art.

The articles are just short sidebars, but they make a case in favor of some of the current orchestra performed game soundtracks and how they should be held in the same regard as things going on at Carnegie Hall. There?s also an interesting point made that while current cellphone rings are annoying as all be, old school 8-bit game themes could loop endlessly while we smile. There?s even a few indie game creators praised for their out of the box thinking and more artsy approach to gaming. Makers of Punishment: The Punishing, World of Pong, Das Cube, and Canabalt are all profiled on their quirky and interesting contributions to the medium.

It?s quite an interesting read, so if you?re in NYC pick up the pocket sized mag for free out of one of its many kiosks, or check out their online site here.

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BioWare: 17 More Dragon Age Games Coming

post from The Escapist : Latest News on 19 March 2010 04:34:00 PM. © The Escapist : Latest News

When asked whether Dragon Age was a trilogy, Dr. Ray Muzyka from BioWare joked that there were seventeen more DA games coming.

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Gamestop CEO Dismisses EA's Free DLC Plan

post from The Escapist : Latest News on 19 March 2010 04:33:56 PM. © The Escapist : Latest News

Gamestop CEO Dan DeMatteo doesn't think EA's "Project Ten Dollar" policy of giving free DLC to buyers of new games will matter much to the people who prefer to buy pre-owned copies.

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New Video Game Releases For The Week Of 3/22/2010

post from Gamer Grenade News Blog on 19 March 2010 04:20:41 PM. © Gamer Grenade News Blog

Here are these upcoming week?s new releases for the week of 3/22/2010 on the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii and DS.

This week’s highlight includes the highly anticipated Sequel: Red Steel 2 (Game Only/Bundle)

Moto GP ‘09 / ‘10Just Cause 2How to Train Your Dragon

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ZOMG Another Star Wars: The Old Republic
interview with new video!

post from Gaming Nexus on 19 March 2010 04:14:00 PM. © Gaming Nexus

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NEWS - So, I found another big piece of news on The Old Republic today. This one is a brand new interview with Daniel Ericson by the folks over at ZAM. It's about 10 minutes long, and the words "I can't talk about that" are repeated a lot, but there is some good banter, some good information, and most importantly some nice video segments that go towards combat instead of the story line. I found the lightsaber combat to be particularly good. Instead of seeing "block" float by in text; an opponent blocking a lightsaber strike shows animation of the sabers crossing, and no damag occuring.

This game is going to kick ass.

Here's the link for now, and I'll embed the video later.

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3bot Preview

post from Gamezebo: Casual Game Reviews, Previews, Cheats, Tips, Forums, Free Games, and More on 19 March 2010 04:12:33 PM. © Gamezebo: Casual Game Reviews, Previews, Cheats, Tips, Forums, Free Games, and More

3bot is an upcoming arcade puzzle game for iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad that looks neat for a few reasons. First there's the retro 60s sci-fi graphics and outerspace setting, then there's the fact that the game, as the title implies, revolves around the number "3."

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Eufloria Review: Take 1

Not since I first discovered Civ2 has a game made me late for so many things.Eufloria offers two of the same addictive qualities as the Civilization series, both the empire-spreading and the need to play just a few more minutes until the next[...]

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No More Heroes Creator Making Serial Killer Game

No More Heroes creator Goichi Suda is looking to team up with Suicide Club director Sion Sono for a movie adaptation.

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Steam has Aliens vs. Predator for 33% off this
weekend

Steam has Aliens vs. Predator for 33% off this weekend screenshot

Anyone who passed on Aliens vs. Predator -- there were a number of good reasons to do so, in my opinion -- might want to take a second look at Rebellion's latest. Throughout this weekend, Steam is offering the first-person shooter for $33.49 (regularly $49.99 for the PC version).

At that price, it should be significantly easier to justify. That said, I can easily picture future sales that will drop Aliens vs. Predator to far lower prices. Likewise, it might be better to wait it out, hoping that some of the more broken aspects of the game get patched.

Then again, it's not very often we get a game about Xenomorphs, Predators, or in this case, both. To quote my old psych professor, "suck it up, cupcake!"

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