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Archive for May 9th, 2008
May
09
2008
Friday Night Fights: What would Destructoid be without FNF editionPosted by: admin in PC Game NewsPower-glove might have beaten me to the punch, but I’ve been running out of themes for these Friday Night Fights posts, so I ran with it anyway. If you haven’t got the slightest idea what I’m referring to, then you obviously don’t hit up the community blogs as often as you should. In any case, FNF will be starting up at around 10:00 p.m. EST unless otherwise noted. I hope you guys are ready for more Grand Theft Auto IV insanity, cause we’ll be dishing it out by the spoonful. Are you still ready to Friday? [Thanks, CaffeinePowered, power-glove, wardrox, and Y0j1mbo!] Via Destructoid
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Milestone: Gran Turismo series ships over 50 million unitsPosted by: admin in PS3 Game NewsIt has been ten years in the making, but that doesn’t make the milestone any less spectacular to Sony and prized developer Polyphony Digital, as both proudly announced that the Gran Turismo games as a whole have shipped more than 50 million units worldwide. It has to be mentioned that this number includes GT 5 Prologue, which accounted for a respectable 2 million or so units shipped/downloaded on its own. Speaking of Prologue, I’m curious as to how many of our readers decided to bite the bullet and pick up the Also, I can’t help but wonder: Did some guy named Niko (and his cousin Roman) momentarily displace Gran Turismo’s comfortable spot in your PS3’s slot? Inquiring minds want to know. Anyway, congratulations go out to Sony and PD for reaching this milestone. The games have been nothing short of masterpieces, and both companies certainly deserve any accolades for their part in it. Full press release, after the jump: Filed under: News, Xbox Live Marketplace There’s no better way to end the week than with a hefty helping of confirmed Rock Band downloadable content for next week. It’s one of those small things that makes life all the more enjoyable and brighter. Anyway, let’s get to it. Next Tuesday, Might 13th Harmonix will be adding “Hanging on the Telephone” by Blondie, “Train in Vain” by The Clash and “Kool Thing” by Sonic Youth to the Rock Band DLC library. Each track will be 160 Microsoft points and only available individually, which means no money saving three pack for you. So … yippy for Blondie? Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Via Xbox360fanboy Filed under: News, Video Marketplace
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May
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Greenberg attacks Sony on failure to live up to their promisesPosted by: admin in Xbox360 NewsFiled under: News, Console wars
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Rockstar’s 100% Club contest, where anyone who beats GTAIV 100% earns membership into the 100% Club AND is sent a real key to Liberty City, has been extended! That’s right, the contest was initially scheduled to have already ended, but Rockstar wants to make sure “everyone has a chance to get in on the action” and extended the contest until Monday, May 19th. So, get your GTAIV gaming on, complete the game 100% and earn your key to Liberty City! [Thanks, Bryan T] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Via Xbox360fanboy Filed under: News
The new (and weekend limited) Halo 3 Team Snipers double EXP matchmaking playlist is live right now, will end sometime during the early morning hours this Monday and requires both the Heroic and Legendary Map packs. Secondary requirements for enjoying Team Snipers is a steady hand, a talent for shooting people’s heads and we’re sure a previous preference for the sniper rifle would help too. Have fun, rack up the EXP and earn that General Grade 3 already. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Via Xbox360fanboy
May
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New setting for Call of Duty 5, Bond game powered by Call of Duty 4 enginePosted by: admin in Xbox360 NewsFiled under: News
Griffith also revealed that Call of Duty 5 will see the franchise move into a new “military theater.” Long-standing suspicion has been that Call of Duty 3 developer Treyarch would return the franchise to its World War II roots but Griffith’s comments seem to debunk that setting rumor. Griffith did not mention whether Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare developer Infinity Ward or rumored Treyarch would take the reins as the Call of Duty 5 developer. On the subject of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Griffith revealed the James Bond licensed title that’s currently in development by Treyarch will be powered by the CoD4 engine and release around the time of the latest Bond film, Quantum of Solace, this fall. The only question to answer now is which war could Call of Duty 5 be based on. The answer? Civil. Muskets = Win. Permalink | Email this | Comments Via Xbox360fanboy |
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We’re going to be honest with you, because that’s what we expect you expect from us. This week’s list of new U.S. Video Marketplace releases is huge which results in this edition of 
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