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Gay gamer's Gamertag banned from LIVE
TVGB: "Anyone who has spent any amount of time playing games on Xbox LIVE knows that it isn't the friendliest place for gay gamers. The word gay gets thrown around as an insult so often (even by people who don't think that they're homophobic) that I don't know how any gay gamer gets through a match of Halo without being seriously insulted. Now Microsoft has taken it to another level by banning a gay gamer who's Xbox LIVE Gamertag is 'thegayergamer'. Why? Because of general complaints from the community."
N4G.com – May 14, 2008 6:02 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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TVGB: "Anyone who has spent any amount of time playing games on Xbox LIVE knows that it isn't the friendliest place for gay gamers. The word gay gets thrown around as an insult so often (even by people who don't think that they're homophobic) that I don't know how any gay gamer gets through a match of Halo without being seriously insulted. Now Microsoft has taken it to another level by banning a gay gamer who's Xbox LIVE Gamertag is 'thegayergamer'. Why? Because of general complaints from the community."
N4G.com – May 14, 2008 6:02 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Tales of Vesperia confirmed, then denied, as PS3 game
The internet excitedly responded to Namco Bandai's recent presentation to the press, which showed Tales of Vesperia as both an Xbox 360 and PS3 game. The long-running RPG series has a strong fan following, but Microsoft secured exclusivity for the game. Since then, Namco Bandai has revised its presentation, removing mention of a PS3 version, apologizing for the confusion.
N4G.com – May 14, 2008 5:50 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The internet excitedly responded to Namco Bandai's recent presentation to the press, which showed Tales of Vesperia as both an Xbox 360 and PS3 game. The long-running RPG series has a strong fan following, but Microsoft secured exclusivity for the game. Since then, Namco Bandai has revised its presentation, removing mention of a PS3 version, apologizing for the confusion.
N4G.com – May 14, 2008 5:50 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Assault Heroes 2 Storms Xbox Live Arcade
Assault Heroes 2 (X360)The highly anticipated sequel to the award-winning arcade shooter is now available.
IGN.com – May 14, 2008 5:07 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Assault Heroes 2 (X360)The highly anticipated sequel to the award-winning arcade shooter is now available.
IGN.com – May 14, 2008 5:07 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Shane Kim Confident Xbox 360 Will Have 'Long Tail'
No, he's not referring to a cord or the system's large power brick. The head of MGS expects the 360 to last in the market at least seven years, despite certain niggling technological issues.
GameDaily.com – May 14, 2008 5:03 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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No, he's not referring to a cord or the system's large power brick. The head of MGS expects the 360 to last in the market at least seven years, despite certain niggling technological issues.
GameDaily.com – May 14, 2008 5:03 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The Wii: Great For Nintendo, Not For Game Publishers
The Wii is the bestselling video game machine of the last year, so the companies that sell video game titles must love the Wii, right? Not so much. Electronic Arts (ERTS), which released its earnings yesterday, breaks down how much of its Q4 revenue came from games for each of the major consoles: Playstation 3 (SNE): 15% Xbox 360 (MSFT): 14% Wii: 7% PlayStation 2: 5% Those numbers aren't aberrations, either: With one exception, the Wii has been the least lucrative next-gen console for EA since its debut. It's also not a surprise. Part of it is by design: Nintendo publishes almost all of the best-selling Wii games (Wii Play, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Wii Fit, Super Mario Galaxy, MarioKart Wii) itself -- its one of the things that distinguishes it from rivals Microsoft and Sony. Part of it is that third-party publishers like EA were caught off guard by the Wii's success a couple of years ago, and are still scrambling to create titles for the platform. And part of it is that many blockbuster games, like Halo 3 or GTA IV, don't have Wii versions, for varying reasons. But EA isn't giving up on the WII: Earlier this month it released BoomBlox, which was designed with the help of Steven Spielberg. But we have a feeling it won't be Spielberg's most popular release this summer.
N4G.com – May 14, 2008 4:55 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The Wii is the bestselling video game machine of the last year, so the companies that sell video game titles must love the Wii, right? Not so much. Electronic Arts (ERTS), which released its earnings yesterday, breaks down how much of its Q4 revenue came from games for each of the major consoles: Playstation 3 (SNE): 15% Xbox 360 (MSFT): 14% Wii: 7% PlayStation 2: 5% Those numbers aren't aberrations, either: With one exception, the Wii has been the least lucrative next-gen console for EA since its debut. It's also not a surprise. Part of it is by design: Nintendo publishes almost all of the best-selling Wii games (Wii Play, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Wii Fit, Super Mario Galaxy, MarioKart Wii) itself -- its one of the things that distinguishes it from rivals Microsoft and Sony. Part of it is that third-party publishers like EA were caught off guard by the Wii's success a couple of years ago, and are still scrambling to create titles for the platform. And part of it is that many blockbuster games, like Halo 3 or GTA IV, don't have Wii versions, for varying reasons. But EA isn't giving up on the WII: Earlier this month it released BoomBlox, which was designed with the help of Steven Spielberg. But we have a feeling it won't be Spielberg's most popular release this summer.
N4G.com – May 14, 2008 4:55 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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13 Year Old steals Dads' Credit Card for Hookers and Halo
Ralph Hardy, a 13 year old from Newark, Texas confessed to ordering an extra credit card from his father's existing credit card company, and took his friends on a $30,000 spending spree, culminating in playing "Halo" on an Xbox with a couple of hookers in a Texas motel.
N4G.com – May 14, 2008 4:54 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Ralph Hardy, a 13 year old from Newark, Texas confessed to ordering an extra credit card from his father's existing credit card company, and took his friends on a $30,000 spending spree, culminating in playing "Halo" on an Xbox with a couple of hookers in a Texas motel.
N4G.com – May 14, 2008 4:54 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Stubbs runs Xbox Originals Gauntlet
Wideload Games' brain-eating zombie lurches onto Microsoft's online platform alongside Midway's Seven Sorrows hack-and-slash dungeon crawler on May 19.
GameSpot.com – May 14, 2008 4:45 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Wideload Games' brain-eating zombie lurches onto Microsoft's online platform alongside Midway's Seven Sorrows hack-and-slash dungeon crawler on May 19.
GameSpot.com – May 14, 2008 4:45 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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New € 199 Xbox 360 bundle hits Europe tomorrow 15 May 2008
A new €199 Xbox360 bundle is set to hit Europe tomorrow 15 May 2008. The bundle contains a core Xbox 360 console, a 512 MB memory card, two wireless controllers, Halo 3 and Project Gotham Racing 4.
N4G.com – May 14, 2008 3:02 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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A new €199 Xbox360 bundle is set to hit Europe tomorrow 15 May 2008. The bundle contains a core Xbox 360 console, a 512 MB memory card, two wireless controllers, Halo 3 and Project Gotham Racing 4.
N4G.com – May 14, 2008 3:02 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Video Q&A: Kim measures up Microsoft Games
Xbox 360 maker's senior vice president of publishing house talks to GameSpot about how the console's exclusive offerings stack up against the competition.
GameSpot.com – May 14, 2008 2:49 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Xbox 360 maker's senior vice president of publishing house talks to GameSpot about how the console's exclusive offerings stack up against the competition.
GameSpot.com – May 14, 2008 2:49 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Famitsu Reviews - PS3 Exclusive Haze Scores Better Than The Orange Box and More
Here are the latest review scores from famitsu: Haze (PS3, Ubisoft): 9 / 8 / 9 / 8 - (34/40) The Orange Box (PS3/Xbox 360, EA): 9 / 7 / 9 / 9 - (34/40) Stranglehold (Xbox 360, Success): 8 / 7 / 7 / 7 - (29/40) Ochainu no Daibouken (NDS, Mto): 7 / 7 / 6 / 6 - (26/40) Genmu no Tou to Tsurugi no Okite (NDS, Success): 4 / 6 / 6 / 6 - (22/40) Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! (NDS, Sega): 9 / 8 / 8 / 8 - (33/40) Narnia Kuni Monogatari Dai-2-Shou: Caspian Ouji no Tsunobue (NDS, Disney): 6 / 6 / 5 / 5 - (22/40) Hercules no Eikou: Tamashii no Shoumei (NDS, Nintendo): 8 / 8 / 8 / 7 - (31/40) Doubutsu Kisoutengai! (Wii, Success): 6 / 6 / 6 / 7 - (25/40)
N4G.com – May 14, 2008 12:24 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Here are the latest review scores from famitsu: Haze (PS3, Ubisoft): 9 / 8 / 9 / 8 - (34/40) The Orange Box (PS3/Xbox 360, EA): 9 / 7 / 9 / 9 - (34/40) Stranglehold (Xbox 360, Success): 8 / 7 / 7 / 7 - (29/40) Ochainu no Daibouken (NDS, Mto): 7 / 7 / 6 / 6 - (26/40) Genmu no Tou to Tsurugi no Okite (NDS, Success): 4 / 6 / 6 / 6 - (22/40) Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! (NDS, Sega): 9 / 8 / 8 / 8 - (33/40) Narnia Kuni Monogatari Dai-2-Shou: Caspian Ouji no Tsunobue (NDS, Disney): 6 / 6 / 5 / 5 - (22/40) Hercules no Eikou: Tamashii no Shoumei (NDS, Nintendo): 8 / 8 / 8 / 7 - (31/40) Doubutsu Kisoutengai! (Wii, Success): 6 / 6 / 6 / 7 - (25/40)
N4G.com – May 14, 2008 12:24 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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