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Red Dead Redemption: Liars and Cheats Pack

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:05:40 +0000

Finally a release date has been announced for much anticipated Liars and Cheats pack. Yes, September 21st is the date it will be available for download. Now, to get down to the ultimately exciting details that came with this announcement. Rockstar has announced that the DLC pack known as the “Free Roam Pack,” that was scheduled to be an additional free pack, will come with the Liars and Cheats DLC. Price is still set at $9.99. Here is a full list of features to come with the Liars and Cheats pack, quoted from the Rockstar Games News Wire : Multiplayer Poker and Liar’s Dice Games One of the most fan-requested features comes to multiplayer. Multiplayer Horse Races Ride out against your friends and foes online – with mounted combat guns blazing. The Explosive Rifle A devastatingly destructive new weapon with its own new single-player and multiplayer challenges. 7 New Gang Hideouts Posse up and take on the new Hideouts together to level up quickly. 4 New Hunting Grounds New Hunting Grounds are now visible on the map for all to see, with some of the most action-packed wildlife hunting yet. Stronghold Competitive Multiplayer Mode Teams take turns in attack and defense in multi-tiered Competitive games. Posse Scoring and Leaderboards Compare stats with other posses and compete to see who are the kings of the Free Roam frontier. Plus, 15 additional multiplayer characters from the Red Dead Redemption storyline are being made available as multiplayer characters, and more all-new Achievements and Trophies. But wait…there’s more. Rockstar also offered up some new info on the “Undead Nightmare Pack.” Quoted below: Then, later this fall, we will be presenting our original mostly Single-Player DLC release: the Undead Nightmare Pack. Unleashed upon the world of Red Dead Redemption, the Undead Nightmare Pack will feature an entirely new single-player campaign that follows John Marston as he tries to find a cure for the highly infectious zombie plague that has spread across the frontier. In addition to the lengthy single-player adventure, The Undead Nightmare Pack features brand new gameplay mechanics, weapons, zombie animals, mythical creatures and even a brand new secret location. Rockstar added that more info and screens from the Liars and Cheats pack are coming in the next few weeks, so we will keep you updated.

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Video: Security Guard Falls on Face

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:20:52 +0000

It’s been a tough month for security guards. First a security guard took down a deaf shopper and created a firestorm of controversy. Now, a security guard has once again gained YouTube fame — and not for a good reason. As you can see in the video below, the security guard falls on his face while trying to chase after suspected shoplifters. Shortly after the video begins, you can see the security guard rushing into the picture. He’s closing in on the suspected criminals when it happens — he’s submarined by some Do Not Enter bars and almost does a 360-degree spin. After landing on his face, he gets to his feet and quickly looks for his possessions that came spilling out during the tumble (actually, it looks like he lost his gun in the fall). The funniest part of this security guard fail video is when he tries to play it off and continues to run after the shoplifters. Honestly, if you fall flat on your face and you lose your gun (or is that a flashlight?), that’s reason enough to stop the chase. And probably go look for another job. Here’s the video of the security guard falling on his face: Post from: EveryJoe

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Busted: Foreclosure Bank Inspection Co.

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:01:21 +0000

Foreclosure Bank Inspection Co. was busted by the feds on Thursday for using an employment scam to con approximately 20,000 job seekers. The United States Attorney’s office indicted Jay Vincent and Anthony Portee on charges of mail fraud. Vincent, who actually played in the NBA from 1981 until 1990, also faces a charge of income tax evasion. In all, the feds say that Foreclosure Bank Inspection Co. scammed job seekers for a total of around $2 million. The con involved making job seekers pay for an $89 background check and another $149 for insurance in order to gain a job inspecting bank foreclosed homes. Foreclosure Bank Inspection Co. advertised in newspapers across the nation and on the internet. If you Google this company, you can see many, many people who fell for the scam. Attempts to get refunds were denied and Vincent claimed all along that the business was legit. The charges he and Portee face are from January 1st, 2006 to August 25th, 2009. Vincent played for the Dallas Mavericks, Washington Bullets, Denver Nuggets, San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Lakers. His brother, Sam Vincent, also played in the NBA and is currently coaching in the NBA D-League. Make yourself at home, Jay Vincent (Image: Flickr) Post from: EveryJoe

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Movie News: Star Wars coming to Blu-Ray

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:28:07 +0000

That’s right boys and girls STAR WARS is finally coming to the Blu-ray player in your Galaxy. Over the past 6 years since Blu-ray has entered the market one of the most commonly asked questions has been, “When will Star Wars be released on Blu-ray?” Well the answer was finally given at Star Wars Celebration V taking place in Orlando Florida this week. We will be able to view the saga in all it’s HD glory in the Fall of 2011 most likely around November. Expect a 6 movie box set that will include the Special Edition version of the films and what is sure to be hours and hours of extra features. There is no mention of 3D but I’d expect not as the 3DTV install market will still be quite small at the time of the movies Blu-ray release. Install base is one of the things that has held back the Blu-Ray release for so long. LucasFilm got burned in the past by releasing the films too early in the life cycle of VHS and DVD, later releases preformed very well but the choice was made that it would be better to wait for HDTV and a HD disk format could stand on it’s own feet. Buy the time the Star Wars Saga hits the shelves (once again) it is projected that there will be nearly 100 million Blu-ray devices in homes world wide. Source NYT

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Hey Canadians! Netflix Headed Your Way!

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:37:30 +0000

Coming this Fall, Canadians will get to enjoy the streaming services provided by Netflix. That’s thousands of movies at your fingertips (including Starz Play, which has a handful of newer movies). Personally, I love the service and feel it’s worth the subscription price. Currently, there are no plans for a disc-based service, though, but the streaming capabilities could be included for consoles as well as PC/Mac and other Netflix-enabled devices. Source

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Dead Space 2 Prequel Arcade Game Announced

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:16:45 +0000

Not sure what’s going over there at EA but they just announced another title. The game is titled Dead Space: Ignition and it’s the first in many extensions that will be on the PSN as downloadable content this Fall. Players will be placed in the hot seat as they try to help Isaac Clarke the engineer survive a Necromorph outbreak hours before Dead Space 2 hit shelves on the 25th of January in 2011. “Dead Space Ignition is the first of many exciting game extensions we have planned for the launch of Dead Space 2,” said Steve Papoutsis, Executive Producer on the Dead Space franchise. “The interactive comic-style game will give Dead Space fans a unique perspective on the events leading up to Dead Space 2, and will also introduce the storyline to a brand-new audience of gamers.” More information can be found on EA’s Page

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Comic-Con 2010 Thursday Program Schedule to Include SW:ForceUnleashed 2 and AC:Brotherhood

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:15:10 +0000

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Hulu Plus Coming to PS3

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:24:37 +0000

Hulu Plus, a new subscription service by Hulu, will be making its way over to the PS3 starting next month. This is the result of the news I posted last week . Hulu Plus will be an ad-supported addition the widely popular Hulu service. What differentiates itself from the standard Hulu service is that, instead of a few ‘trailing episodes’ in a season, you can watch the entire season of a show. Not sure of any other features, but with it coming to PS3 (officially), being able to use Hulu to begin with might be a big deal to some of you. Some more details: The service will cost $9.99 a month, and will be compatible with the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Apple iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, Samsung Blu-ray players, PCs, and other television sets. The service will hit PS3 next month, TVs this fall, and the 360 early next year (and with that, will probably require a Gold account, too). Source

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Tekken 6 Fighter Gets Cel-Shaded For Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:20:24 +0000

Lars from Tekken 6 joins the cast of Namco Bandai’s and CyberConnect2’s Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 this fall as a guest character . You may remember that Naruto artist Masashi Kishimoto designed a special outfit for Lars Alexanderson in Namco’s Tekken 6. See Lars duke it out with Naruto in the following trailer.

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3D: Sony vs. Microsoft

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 23:35:17 +0000

Microsoft’s Xbox marketing boss Albert Penello made several comments on 3D , and is wrong on two points: “We have 3D games – obviously the Avatar game came out last year – and the console fully supports 3D” He is part right and part wrong on this. 3D games like Avatar require HDMI (see here , here , and here ), so it does work on newer 360 units, but it will not work on older models without an HDMI connection, and those units can not be upgraded to be 3D ready. The 360 launched in November 2005 without HDMI, and it wasn’t until the high end elite model launched on April 29, 2007, that HDMI was an option, and it wasn’t until the Fall of 2007, when HDMI was available on the lower end 360 SKUs. When you consider this for a moment, 360 can only support 3D on part of their user base, while PS3 can support 3D effects on every PS3, you can imagine why Sony is touting this so loudly, and why Microsoft is downplaying it and dragging their feet. Of course, Sony has the additional incentive of being in the consumer electronics business and selling more HDTVs and home theater gear. This also explains why so many tech pundits and journalists are so negative on 3D. It would be reasonable to expect this stereo 3D technology to divide consumers and pundits just like surround sound audio systems do: the enthusiasts and gadget types love it, and many lower end consumers don’t have the patience for it. In contrast to these expectations, the Internet gadget types and journalists have been almost universally negative towards 3D HDTVs. Why? Because they are mostly Microsoft centric and are mimicking the Microsoft cues. The second place Microsoft is wrong, is that Penello implies that consumers are undecided and haven’t voted whether they care about 3D or not: “I think that when we decide we want to jump into 3D it’ll be because the consumer’s voted. But from a technical side, there’s nothing about it we can’t do.” This is clearly not true. As an anonymous studio chief said : “You can make so much more money with 3-D that it essentially puts a tax on 2-D dramas, romantic comedies and other projects, since they just won’t project the same kind of box-office potential.” Movie ticket sales data is quite clear and the guys in charge of the theaters and the movie business are fully convinced. The movie going masses from around the globe have voted with their wallets in large numbers that they want 3D and are willing to pay premiums and drive to a different movie theater to get it. Admittedly, movie theater demand doesn’t translate perfectly to the home theater market, but it’s safe to say that there is a lot more consumer demonstrated demand for 3D than for motion control. The Wii was a huge success, but that involved many factors beyond the controller, as can be seen with the similar success of the DS.

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