Microsoft seem to think they know what we want without the need for market research, sort of like Electronic Arts in that respect as they also think they can tell us what we want instead of taking the time to ask.
Read MoreWe all know what happens when PR people get it wrong and take things a little too seriously, clients drop like flies, but let’s not get too drastic here, this isn’t quite as bad as the DNF PR incident, this one is more… personal.
Read MoreI suppose it’s whether you’re male of female, but males will probably be in favour of Amber Beasley and her attempt to get a beta code for Gears of War 3 which are quite possibly the most sought after thing on Twitter at the moment. You know the phrase where people will do certain things or go so far to do or get something for free? That kind of applies to such an event that happened today where the good old ‘bare all for free stuff’ gave many people reason…
Read MoreCodemasters have released a packshot for the PlayStation 3, PC and Xbox 360 versions of Operation Flashpoint: Red River, but since they’re all the same except for obvious platform branding, just the PS3 pack is shown here. Follow the progress of the game on Facebook: www.facebook.com/flashpointredriver and Twitter:Â www.twitter.com/flashpointgame.
Read MoreEarlier today (7:15am GMT), the @SuperMeatBoy guys on Twitter (or at least, one of them) did a little contest to give away some Steam codes, one of the questions was, “What is Edmunds favorite indie game of all time?” and the answer, Spelunky. A quick look on the website shows that it’s one of those classic platformers that you can’t go wrong with, full of gameplay and nice, simple graphics. The PC version is mainly like an old 16 bit, 2D affair, but it’s being polished up for the Xbox…
Read MoreLucasarts posted around 6 links on Twitter that all led to a .txt page of codes which, when redeemed on Xbox Live, gave the gamer Starkiller’s Dual Lightsabers for their avatar. Although there must have been about 100 codes per link/page, they went like poop off a shovel, ol’ MGaceman here was lucky enough to enter a valid code and obtain the goodies!
Read MoreWhilst checking Twitter today, I noticed a little conflab between Notch and SuperMeatBoy which basically ended in a possible crossover of games.
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