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One Year of Xbox Gold For $36
It’s the bane of every Xbox360 owner’s existence: keeping that pesky Xbox LIVE Gold subscrition from expiring, without spending a lot of cash... Read More»
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Posted: Jan 26, 2012 at 1:41am
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Modern Warfare 3 Content Season Schedule Revealed
Find out what to expect each month. Whether you love it, or hate it, the Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Content Season has begun, and today Activision revealed what you can expect to see, and when to see it, over the next 9 months. The content that will be released could be new map, ... Read More»
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Street Fighter X Tekken getting post-launch tournament support patch
At some point after the release of Street Fighter X Tekken this March, Capcom says it will release a post-launch “tournament support” patch... Read More»
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More Xbox 720 rumors
According to a new development, the successor to the Xbox 360 will play Blu-ray discs and prohibit the use of used games, as well as come packaged with the next iteration in Kinect technology... Read More»
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RoboCast 2012 : Episode 1 – Incomplete Edition
Due to technical difficulties, only the first half of the podcast is actually available right now. I’ll update the post as soon as possible with the second half, where we talk about GAME and the death of highstreet retailers. Yet Fear not! You can still listen to the dulcet tones of Myself, Oliver and Lucy ... Read More»
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Console Domination : Retro Review Atari 2600
Console Domination’s Tim takes a look back in time at one of the greatest consoles released, the Atari ... Read More»
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Letter From Former THQ Staff Highlight Incompetence Through Letter To Board And Press
A month after THQ’s stock dropped below the $1 mark, and the announcement of another “strategic realignment” (read: rethinking all their options); one (or more) disgruntled ex-employees of the company have released a public letter to the board, citing why the company has been in so much trouble. You can read the letter after the ... Read More»
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Notch wants to see users’ Minecraft data, asks permission
Marcus “Notch” Persson, creator of Minecraft and star developer at Mojang, has asked players of the hit title’s permission for the studio to track what they do once inside the game&#... Read More»
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Blizzard Confirms No Blizzcon in 2012.
Blizzard’s annual convention, Blizzcon, looks to be annual no more as the MMO giant confirms that, due to a busy schedule, there will be no Blizzcon in 2012. Find out how many more times I can say Blizzcon in a news post after the cut. In a joint press issue, Blizzard confirmed that in place ... Read More»
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Resident Evil 6 development team numbered over 600
Hiroyuki Kobayashi, executive producer for Resident Evil 6, has said the team working on the latest iteration is the largest ever for a Capcom title. According to Kobayashi, over 600 people were involved with its development, including 150 members of Capcon HQ in Japan. Previously, Dragon’s Dogma held the title of having a team consisting ... Read More»
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The Pit: Is the Videogame Industry Stagnating?
We here at Robotgeek are students of popular culture and history. One trend we have noticed in our studies is that if you build it, they will fight. From gladiators at the Coliseum, to modern day Muay Thai and UFC fights, the masses love to watch people rip each other apart. Everyone loves to watch the ... Read More»
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Mario Party 9 video shows some of the mini-game, boss fights
Nintendo has released a video for Mario Party 9, showing off some of the boss fights, and a sampling of the 80 mini-games included in the Wii title. Mario Party 9 will release in Europe on March 2 and in the US on March 11. Read More... Read More»
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Quick Quotes: Ohlen on the F2P vs Subscription business model for MMOs
“There is a place for subscription-based games and if you’re going to build a subscription-based game it’s got to be huge in scope. People have to feel that it’s worth paying a subscription fee every month, so the scope of the game has to be much bigger than the free-to-play games. The quality, the polish ... Read More»
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ArenaNet reveals the Jotun race of Guild Wars 2
ArenaNet has unveiled the latest race to grace Guild Wars 2, and those familiar with the first game, should recognize there giants. According to the latest blog post from Ree Soesbee, since Guild Wars, the Jotun “fallen far from their state of grace, losing command of technology and magic they once utilized, and remembering their ... Read More»
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RIFT Trying To Set New World Record
It seems like only a few days ago we at RobotGeek shared news that Star Wars: The Old Republic broke the world record for being the largest voice over entertainment project ever. Apparently taking inspiration from this, the guys and girls at Trion already want to go one better. Or worse, depending on your outlook ... Read More»