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With the GamePro Halo Wars cover story on shelves for a while now, the magazine has seen fit to post a (less robust) preview on their website. It’s a good read for anyone who can’t get their hands on the magazine (or those who don’t care to do so).

While a good portion of the article is spent rehashing the genesis of the game and how hard Ensemble is working to make it true to the Halo universe — seriously, we get it now — there are a few choice nuggets to be found. Units have both primary and secondary fire modes for one. As an example the article notes that marines typically use assault rifles but can also toss grenades — on command — if the situation calls for it. Also, the article notes that micromanagement of the in-game economy — a common practice in most RTS games — is basically non-existent thanks to the all-consuming unit of currency, which is simply dubbed ’supplies.’ Finally, another nod to streamlining the genre for consoles, Ensemble notes that it took 10 minutes to create a sizable force in early builds of Halo Wars, whereas now it takes “about 10 seconds.”

We’re fairly sure we’re not alone when we say that we really hope there’s a playable build of Halo Wars at E3 next month.

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Try as we might, we can’t seem to keep it in our heads that there’s a new Red vs Blue: Reconstruction episode every Monday. So, again, we bring you a belated episode. In case you happen to be counting, this would be episode 4. This episode continues agent Washington’s search for members of the old Blue team. Once again, expect another old-school RvB character to make his debut performance. Enjoy (warning: the video is technically NSFW thanks to some salty language).

How do you think the new series is measuring up so far?

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In an effort to quell widespread rumors surrounding the business practices of the company, Tecmo has filed an injunction against former Team Ninja lead Tomonobu Itagaki. Filed in a Tokyo District Court, the injunction places a four-point gag order on Itagaki, effectively removing his opinion from the public forum beyond his existing comments on the matter against Tecmo.

The provisional disposition prohibits:

• Disclosing or leaking information regarding Tecmo’s game software, sales, development or any other company secrets
• Using newspapers, magazines and the internet to criticize company software and company employees
• Obstructing the company’s business through slanderous remarks to third parties
• Interviews regarding Tecmo or discuss the company and its practices to the press

In a statement made today, Tecmo has vehemently denied recent reports that dozens of Team Ninja employees have resigned in the wake of Itagaki’s announcement and a lawsuit has been filed against the company on behalf of its 300 employees. Calling the reports “groundless” and “inaccurate,” Tecmo has asked the media to approach the situation with a fair and balanced view. We’ll update the story as details emerge, however, as proven by the injunction against Itagaki it looks like Tecmo would like to silence anyone who could shed light on the situation.

[via Talking About Games & Joystiq]

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In an effort to appeal to the manly sports-minded crowd, Activision and Target have teamed up to sponsor Dario Franchitti’s NASCAR Dodge and plaster it with Guitar Hero: Aerosmith prettiness. Just look at it above, isn’t she pretty? Dario will drive the Guitar Hero themed racecar during the NASCAR Sprint Cup’s New Hampshire Motor Speedway race on Sunday, June 29th. Hopefully Franchitti doesn’t wreck his prettified automobile on Sunday, because we know Steven Tyler would NOT approve of damage done to anything sporting the Aerosmith name.

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This week’s PSN update delivers the MGS4 Database, a repository of information that should explain the MGS saga in great — and hopefully simple-to-understand — detail. Oh yeah, ideal part, it’s free! Also being added this week is the racer Fatal Inertia EX and new Guitar Hero III tracks by Coldplay. Of course, the Rock Band DLC is there as per usual. The full PSN update can be found after the break.

The European PSN update is over at PS3 Fanboy. We recommend caution, they’re really upset about not getting the MGS4 Database.

Continue reading PSN Thursday: The MGS4 Database, Fatal Inertia EX

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The Interplay titles keep returning to GameTap as Descent II and MDK rejoin the service. We know that everyone’s waiting for Fallout, but MDK is a pretty sweet game. Of course, the whole reason for playing it is to see the bizarre music video at the end of the game, which even today is still fantastically jarring.

• Cosmic Osmo (Windows) - There’s some vague memory of having played this on a Mac way back in the day.
• Descent II (Windows) - Shoot everything in 360 degrees of blasting awesomeness.
• MDK (Windows) - If you can cope with the weirdness, there’s a fun third-person shooter in there.

This week GameTap’s list of free games welcomes Dracula Twins (never invite a vampire in!) and Five Card Deluxe. We also received an image from GameTap with the release schedule for the company’s upcoming original game Grimm. We’ve placed the free games list and the Grimm release image after the break.

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Easy. Simple. Enjoy. Slayer: Options, General Settings, Base Player Traits, Shields and Health, Damage resistance 10%

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http://euro2008highlightsandgoals.blogspot.com/2008/06/portugal-germany-2-3-klose-euro-2008 .html Goals of the Portugal - Germany game of Euro 2008 Football Soccer Cup. Goal by Klose.

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Blizzard has released the patch notes for World of Warcraft’s upcoming patch 2.4.3. Our friends at WoW Insider are sifting through the notes right now, which you can find here, and pulling out the highlights. Key changes include mounts at level 30 (as opposed to 40), nerfing the Magister’s Terrace instance and various changes to to non-combat pets and Hunter pets.

Patch 2.4.3 should be available soon on a public test realm (PTR), likely this day or tomorrow. No word on when the patch will be pushed to the live servers.

Additionally, for those who like their WoW on and off the grid, Upper Deck has announced the three new loot items for their trading card game expansion The Hunt for Illidan, including in-game disco lights, glowing foot prints, and an Etheral Soul-Trader pet. The associated cards will contain a code you can input for the virtual equivalent. The TCG expansion launches July 1.

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Here’s another product that falls under the “It’s so easy, why didn’t I think of it?” category. Manufactured by LapWorks, the Gamers Desk is essentially three connectable pieces of plastic that provide a surface for a mouse and keyboard or a mouse and laptop to rest comfortably on your lap. This product is being specifically marketed towards gamers that keep PCs hooked up to the big HDTVs in their living rooms, though I could see PS3 Unreal Tournament III players getting a lot of mileage out of it too.

Curious as to how it might feel, I took a board about the size of the Gamers Desk, put it on my lap, and sat my keyboard and mouse on it. While it seemed (and probably looked) a little weird at first, it did feel surprisingly comfortable. I couldn’t test how it might feel with a laptop on it (because I don’t have one), but I do worry that depending on the model and time used, it could really heat the thin plastic up — not to mention feeling uncomfortably heavy after a while.

My only real problem with the Gamers Desk is the price: $39.95 for three pieces of plastic seems rather steep. Still, if you’re one of the aforementioned gamers that keeps their Personal computer hooked up to a massive TV and is looking for something a bit more comfortable than a coffee table, this might be it.

Via Destructoid

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