Although Activision was one of the founding publishers that formed the PC Gaming Alliance, it has been revealed that they have left. Over the past couple days people have noticed that Activision’s logo was no longer being displayed on the PCGA’s website. These people contacted the PCGA for confirmation and they replied, “a few members have decided they cannot justify the budget (membership and staff) required to maintain an active role in the PC Gaming Alliance at this time.”Apparently, Activision was one of the members that wanted out. Read more… »

Managing one’s own theme park is a dream job for many an entrepreneur. The reality is that most of us will never have the opportunity to do such a thing. Thrillville: Off The Rails gives you a chance to not only manage a park, but ride all of the rides. Is it a park-goers dream game, or will you want to get off of the ride just halfway through?

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Earlier today Alex Armour from the US Playstation Blog has reported that although Spike TV broke the news about the new downloadable content, no date or price was given. One of the details Mr. Armour wanted to confirm with the community is that the date of the DLC release is on April 30th, but that the pricing is not yet determined. Read more… »

I’ve noticed something a little upsetting. Here’s a quick survey. Read the following name. What’s the first thing you think of?

“Cammie”

Naturally, to many, this name means little. But I wonder, how many of you would immediately think of the Super Street Fighter II (and beyond) character of the same name, and how many would go back to that dreaded Nintendo E308 presentation, hosted by Cammie Dunaway? Until now, I considered myself to be in the former category, but apparently, I am in the latter.

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Victims of the E74 error have been without hope. Although there problem seems to be almost the same as the dreaded Red Ring of Death, Microsoft had not seen it as such. Your hopes were dashed, your repair coffin did not come.

In an effort to keep themselves out of trouble, Microsoft has ammended the RRoD warranty to cover the E74 error. Microsoft decided “that the E74 error message can indicate the general hardware failure that is associated with three flashing red lights error on the console,” and will “refund to customers the amount paid for an out of warranty repair due to a general hardware failure associated with the e74 error message.”

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Going to a sunny resort for vacation in the summer is the dream ideal of many a person. For those who cannot afford the vacation there is a new alternative. Wii Sports Resort wll be shipping to retailers on July 29th, 2009 at a suggested retail price of $49.99.

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Those eager to live out their dream of joining The Beatles - without the bar room brawls in Berlin or the pleasure/pain of being chased by thousands of screaming girls – will be delighted at the information released regarding The Beatles: Rock Band bundle.

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The world of Sega has changed drastically in the past ten years. Without a doubt the change from making consoles, to becoming a third-party developer and publisher was a difficult thing to do. Luckily they brought with them a plethora of games and franchises to feed into the consoles of today. Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection is a conglomeration of over forty titles that, without a doubt, are some of Sega’s best from back in the day. Read more… »

The ominous fog, check. The hiss of your radio, check. The creepy nurses who you remain probably more attracted to than you should mention in polite conversation, check. These Silent Hill staples remain ever present, but how does Silent Hill: Homecoming compare to the rest of the series famed for its take on nightmarish survival horror?
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Outrun Online Arcade, the visually overhauled version of the classic Sega arcade game, will be hitting the Xbox Live Arcade service this week at 800 Microsoft points ($10.00). Read more… »

A recent Microsoft job posting has offered a few hints at the direction in which they plan to take the next Halo title (not ODST).  After a round of rhetorical questions concerning the applicant’s assumed love of the franchise and the like, the ad goes on to announce the ‘ambitious task ahead, taking the current Halo community and online gaming support system and bringing it to the next level.’

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Netflix has recently posted job listings which indicate interest in spreading instant streaming to more consoles.  Since the New Xbox Experience launched in November streamed Netflix media has increased 49%, so expansion comes at little surprise.  Click continue for the job description.

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