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Gears of War 2 is the highly anticipated sequel to Gears; the title that gathered quite a following with its impressive visuals, intuitive run-and-cover gameplay, and engaging characters. The game doesn't mess with its own formula of success but rather, it focuses on what it does best -- delivering an intense, visceral, adrenaline-pumping experience. The sinister violence and gore is a trademark of this game that has been well received by fans and one that Epic doesn't shy away from. Although it fails to revolutionize the genre, Gears 2 delivers on all fronts and surpasses the original with more weapons, deadlier monsters, larger campaigns, more multiplayer maps and an incredibly addictive Horde mode. Gears of War 2 is this year's game to own on the Xbox 360.



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Gears of War was quite the blockbuster when it first arrived on Xbox 360. The game offered solid controls, great visuals, intuitive third person camera and chainsaws. Though the plot wasn't the main focus, Gears effectively brought us the memorable, wisecracking Delta squad members: Marcus, Dom, Cole and Baird. Fast forward to Gears 2 -- the game takes everything that made the original Gears a solid shooter and takes it a step further on the epic scale. To quote Epic Lead Designer, Cliff Bleszinski, Gears of War 2 is definitely "bigger, better and more badass."

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Criterion Games and Electronic Arts announced today Burnout Paradise The Ultimate Box. This "box" will include the Burnout Paradise game plus the previously-released Burnou™ Paradise Cagney and Burnout Paradise Bikes content updates, and the brand new Burnout Paradise Party content.

Burnout Paradise Party will be on display and available for free play at EA’s booth during the London Games Festival in Trafalgar Square from Oct 31 – Nov 1, 2008.

Now for the players that already own Burnout Paradise, Burnout Paradise Party will be sold separately as downloadable content.

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Gametrailers.com has recently uploaded the Tokyo Games Show trailer for Square Enix's The Last Remnant.  The video makes the game look rather intriguing.  So far, the overall story, graphics, and art direction all look pretty solid.  Personally, I'm still waiting to see how the gameplay works out before purchasing this title, but it definately has my attention.

You can find the Japanese blog for the game here.  Even if you're incapable of reading Japanese, you can look at pretty pictures or download the backgrounds available on the site. 

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In a move that's unlikely to surprise anyone acquainted with the works and words of Peter Molyneux, Fable 2 will ship without online co-op play. 

People with real life friends or no friends at all will be unaffected due to the fact that the split screen and single player modes will be entirely functional in the disc release.

Those of you who happen to yearn for interaction with distant friends still have the silver lining that the online co-op mode will be functional via a patch that will be made available within the first week of release--probably. 

Let's hope that Molyneux delivers, as it would be horrible to see such a promising game marred by the temporary occlusion of such a heavily touted feature.

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We all know that the New Xbox Experience is a fancy way of re-skinning the Xbox's current "blade" interface and adding Mii Avatar support.  While a new look is nice, many of us paid hard earned Imperial Credits for our current themes and they suit us quite well, thank you very much.  Not to fear!  The fine folks at Gamerscore Blog have descended from their perch upon high to allay your doubts and worries. 

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For those of you who have been waiting for the PC specs on Grand Theft Auto IV--well, they are now in!

• Windows XP SP2
• Dual core processor (Intel Pentium D or above)
• 2GB of RAM
• 18GB of hard drive space
• 512MB Direct 3D 10 compatible video card or Direct3D 9 card
• DVD dual-layer drive

It appears the staff who handle the Games for Windows website jumped the gun today because they posted the PC specifications, but were removed soon after. No word from Rockstar Games regarding as to why it was taken down.

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[NikopolGame.com]

Rumor: Silver DS Lite To Hit US In SeptemberPosted 2:08pm Sun Aug 10, 2008 by Zach Lott Tags: Nintendo DS, GameStop
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Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty Out SoonPosted 8:15am Fri Aug 01, 2008 by Tim Grube Tags: Ratchet and Clank Quest for Booty, PlayStation 3, Insomniac Games
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