
Just thought you readers would like to know, Best Buy is selling a 13 month Xbox Live Card for $29.99 this week. You can order it online or have it picked up in-store by ordering it on the site. Enjoy!

Just thought you readers would like to know, Best Buy is selling a 13 month Xbox Live Card for $29.99 this week. You can order it online or have it picked up in-store by ordering it on the site. Enjoy!

Released today via Associated Content is the complete list of Street Fighter IV achievements, some look easy, some look down right thumb breakingly hard.

Well another week is over and yet again it’s time to touch base with our sister site Casualty Gamer, check out the latest hot stories below.

Neversoft recently announced that a stand alone drum kit will be available mid-February. This means that anyone who has plastic guitars from earlier Guitar Hero games laying around and are looking to experience the full band via “World Tour” is in luck. The drum kit features 3 drum pads and 2 cymbals, offering a more “realistic” drumming feel than the Rock Band drums.
Developed by SideQuest Studios, this tough-to-pronounce shoot ‘em up (shmup) is the latest in the rebirth of the genre. Shoot ‘em ups have been around since before Galaga, and many of them use similar formulas.
Due to the similarly of the genre, this results many comparable games that tend not to evolve much in terms of gameplay. Read on to find out if Söldner-X breaks the mold. Read more… »

Just in case you never played Oblivion, here’s a little backstory. Bethesda announced that they were releasing content that could be used in the Xbox 360 version of Oblivion, and gamers were immediately excited over the prospect of their favorite game getting new areas. However, while Bethesda did release a few new areas, they also sold another add-on: Horse Armor. What does horse armor do? Nothing. It makes your horse look cool. Many gamers bought the armor thinking that it would actually do something, then were thwarted by Xbox Live’s “no refund policy”. Read more to see Bethesda’s top 10 download list and an analysis. Read more… »

Penny Arcade recently surveyed 38,350 gamers, asking various questions from “what type of internet do you use” to “how much do you game a week.” 38,350 people is a very large sample size for a private party to gather, and the data yields some very interesting results. Read more to see the data and some thoughts. Read more… »

Nintendo has finally seen it fit to put out their schedule of release dates for this year. Nintendo has also stated that the DSi will be released worldwide by Summer 2009.
Anyone who’s been itching for more Kingdom Hearts since number two was released nearly three years ago has had little to hope for since the announcement of the sequels/prequels for the DS, the PSP and mobile platforms. Tidbits of information have slowly leaked from Japan, none though that have revealed much other than whats been seen in official trailers.

Nintendo recently announced that they reduced their sales’ estimates for 2009, attributing this mostly to the strength of Yen and the overall economic troubles. This bit of news has some industry analysts concerned.

Soul Calibur III left a foul taste in the mouths of many of the faithful. It was glitchy, unbalanced and because it went straight to consoles, seemed like a hastily cobbled product at times. Soul Calibur IV seeks to redeem the franchise in the eyes of so many lost fans, but does it have what it takes? Read on to find out. Read more… »

Puzzle Quest has been ported to every system and platform imaginable. From the Wii to the I-phone, chances are you can buy it right now from the comfort of your couch. Puzzle Quest is one of those games that you think you’ve seen before: The puzzle gem mechanic and the “Old Kingdom” story are both familiar items. However, under its Bejweled guise, Puzzle Quest is filled with a myriad of gameplay options. Read more… »