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- New MLB 2K10 Screens and Video 8 Feb 2010
More screens of the battle between pitchers and hitters in MLB 2K10. - EA Earnings Call Holds Release Dates, Announcements 8 Feb 2010
As EA struggles to return to profitability, they reveal their release plans for the next year. - Rocket Knight Character Designs Revealed 8 Feb 2010
Konami shows updates of the classic Rocket Knight designs, but fails to specify a release date.
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- EA Releasing Ferrari Pack for Need for Speed Shift 9 Feb 2010
Electronic Arts has announced a round of downloadable content for Need for Speed: Shift. Last year's racing title will be getting a pack containing new challenges and ten new cars -- all of them from Ferrari.The Xbox 360 exclusive pack's 46 new challenges are designed for the Ferrari cars, and include hot laps, eliminators, endurance races and a world tour. This will mark the first time in seven years that Ferrari has appeared in a Need for Speed title.
The pack will be out February 16 on the Xbox Live Marketplace, and will run you 800 Microsoft Points ($10.00). The complete list of cars can be found below.
- Endwar Sequel Now on Hold 8 Feb 2010
Looks like we won't be getting a sequel to EndWar after all, at least not for a while. Videogaming247 is reporting that the project is currently on hold."It's on the backburner," Ubisoft Shanghai's Michael de Plater said. He didn't go into any further detail.
The original game was released in 2008 to mediocre reviews. The main hook was its voice activation, but it was panned for its fairly shallow gameplay.
- Upcoming Fable III Announcements Will Upset People, Peter Molyneux says 8 Feb 2010
Lionhead founder Peter Molyneux has never been one to mince words. When he thinks a game is going to be great, you know it. So what do you do when he says that a game will probably piss you off?We're about to find out, apparently. Molyneux recently told Gamereactor, "We're making some announcements about Fable III and there's some... Wow, there's some very, very big things happening in Fable. Bigger than you think. And it's going to really upset people."
"I'm really scared when I go out and tell people what it is they're going to get super pissed off, they really are. But it's the right thing to do man, I'm sure it's the right thing to do."
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- The Sims 3 Simming To A Console Near You [The Sims] 9 Feb 2010
The Sims 3 is headed to consoles. And handhelds. What's surprising here isn't the fact the game is making the move, but why it's taken so long. The game is listed as part of EA's financial results...
- A Week In Comments [Hyper Multi-tap] 9 Feb 2010
Kotaku Off Topic: Straight Into Compton Comment by: legendnthemaking Nominated by: cokefan999 Today me and the wife moved into first house. It was a long wait but its finally ours. Tomorrow, we...
- Ubisoft Unveils New Ghost Recon Title [Ghost Recon] 9 Feb 2010
Ubisoft Paris announced this morning that it's working on a new entry in the Ghost Recon series, titled Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. And yes, you've heard that name before. It'll feature both...
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DROPSHOCK COMMUNITY EPISODE SIXTEEN
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September 21st, 2008DROPSHOCK COMMUNITY EPISODE FOURTEEN
September 2nd, 2008DROPSHOCK COMMUNITY EPISODE THIRTEEN
August 10th, 2008DROPSHOCK COMMUNITY EPISODE TWELVE
April 3rd, 2008DROPSHOCK COMMUNITY EPISODE ELEVEN
March 24th, 2008DROPSHOCK COMMUNITY EPISODE TEN
March 7th, 2008DROPSHOCK COMMUNITY EPISODE 9
February 29th, 2008DROPSHOCK COMMUNITY EPISODE 8
February 25th, 2008DROPSHOCK COMMUNITY EPISODE SEVEN
January 29th, 2008DROPSHOCK COMMUNITY EPISODE X
January 27th, 2008DROPSHOCK COMMUNITY EDITION FIVE
January 21st, 2008COMMUNITY EDITION EPISODE FOUR
November 15th, 2007COMMUNITY EDITION EPISODE THREE
November 2nd, 2007COMMUNITY EDITION EPISODE TWO
October 21st, 2007COMMUNITY EDITION EPISODE ONE
October 13th, 2007EPISODE FORTY: ENDGAME
September 26th, 2007EPISODE THIRTY NINE IS LISTLESS
August 27th, 2007EPISODE THIRTY EIGHT IS LIVING IN CLIP
July 23rd, 2007EPISODE THIRTY SEVEN IS ADDICTED
June 24th, 2007EPISODE THIRTY SIX IS X RATED
June 10th, 2007
EPISODE THIRTY FIVE IS SMOKING TOO MUCH
May 31st, 2007
EPISODE THIRTY FOUR KNOWS JACK
May 12th, 20071 Hour 21 minutes. 38MB.
News you can’t use, upcoming games for the 360, some discussion on what Microsft is doing right and getting wrong; Pricklist, WWDSD and some bashing of a video game internet show.
Sam rides again as cohost alongside Neurothustra, while they discusst the latest topics within the world of Xbox gaming.
EPISODE THIRTY THREE IS NAKED AT THE DOOR
April 8th, 20072 hours. 56MB.
Sam steps in to guest host with Neurothustra. News on the gaming front, including the new Clancy game and the Spring Dashboard update. An improved What Would DropShock Do? Plus an expose on the people behind all these “surveys” that assert the harmful nature of video games on the youth of today. Plus, Strats and the Pricklist.
EPISODE THIRTY TWO IS TAKING MEDS
March 26th, 2007EPISODE THIRTY ONE EATS ALL THE CHICKEN
February 19th, 20071.5 hours, 40MB
Romulocks guest co-hosts along with suicide X and Neurothustra to discuss Xbox colors, why you should never strike up a conversation with black folks about chicken, the benefits of cover fire in Gears of War and the longest ‘What Would DropShock Do’ segment in the history of the show.
EPISODE THIRTY IS IN THE BAG
January 31st, 200791 minutes, 42MB
Illness has kept us from broadcasting but we’re back! Opening with a lot of news, mostly regarding Gears of War and future DLC, plus some discussion about Bungie’s own introspective on Halo 2 - what it was and what it wasn’t. A review of “Lost Planet” and strats on the Gears Of War Torque Bow, as well as Host Advantage. Questions answered and Pricks revealed in What Would DropShock Do and the Pricklist, respectively. Plus, a little on the Zune, DRM and the Crackdown demo.
EPISODE TWENTY NINE DELIVERS COAL TO THE MUSLIMS
December 24th, 2006EPISODE TWENTY EIGHT IS OFFICIAL
December 11th, 200670 minutes 32MB
News on the 10 million 360s target, and Epic promises a pre-yuletide patch. What would DropShock Do? and the addition of a new game reviews segment. The Pricklist revelation of Pricks on Gears. So much good stuff we can’t even begin to summarize (or I just don’t fucking feel like it!)
EPISODE TWENTY SEVEN IS A SERIES OF TUBES
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November 5th, 200694 minutes, 44MB. A lot of excitement over the imminent release of Gears of War. Much more talk about the pre-order of Halo 3 in addition to new weapons, maps and vehicles. Plus, No wireless air-guitar for Guitar Hero II on the 360, Benefits of an Xbox Live Gold subscription over a Silver one (and why it’s deserved) and The Buger King wants to lodge a burger in your face. Pricklist and oodles more…
EPISODE TWENTY FIVE EATS THE VEGAN
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EPISODE TWENTY FOUR IS A YEAR IN THE MAKING
October 1st, 2006EPISODE TWENTY THREE OBSERVES THE HELMET
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