Gamer News 01.16.09: Hey, Did You Hear…
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…the new DLC for Fable II is now available on Xbox Live? It will cost you 800 MS points ($10) but it’s totally worth it for what you get. Not only does it unlock a new area of the map called Knothole Island, but the island itself offers some great upgrades including a resurrection shrine, new weapons, potions to repair mistakes you made earlier in the game like gorging on too much pie and a lot more. Check out the details at: Lionhead Studios
…the Steve Miller Band is finally coming to Rock Band 2? A new list of upcoming tracks for next week’s Rock Band DLC includes SMB classics, “The Joker,” “Take the Money and Run” and “Space Cowboy.” Also in the DLC will be one track each from: Godsmack, Belly, Mute Math, Rob Zombie and Ghost Hounds. Full story: 1Up
…Princess Peach and Cortana are the SAME woman? At least, they are voiced by the same woman, Jen Taylor, who was also the voice of Zoey in Left 4 Dead, and a few more that may surprise you. Games Radar has unveiled a really entertaining and sometimes mind blowing list of video game voices, that kept me hooked for the whole read. It’s worth checking out at: Games Radar
…Gears of War 2 is losing the sales war to Call of Duty: World at War? According to the latest US sales numbers, Gears 2 has sold about 2.8M units to date, but COD:WaW snuck past them last week with about 3M units. Let’s not forget that Gears had a one week head start, and yet they still fell behind. Check out the numbers at: VG Chartz
…Nirvana bassist, Krist Novoselic, can’t seem to master Nirvana on Rock Band 2? In a pretty funny little antidote he shared on Seattle Weekly’s blog, Novoselic described stumbling upon a RB2 demo at a big box store, and attempting to play “In Bloom” with disastrous results. Give it a read at: Seattle Weekly
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Gamer News 01.12.09: Hey, Did You Hear…
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…Those crafty geniuses over at Google hacked the Wii balance board and used it to surf Google Earth at their booth at Macworld. Check of the super cool video and full story at: Venturebeat
…the team that brought us Bioshock may be making a number of sequels (5 to be exact)? 2K Games President, Christoph Hartmann, claims that they are not looking to “cash in” on the franchise, but then went on to compare it to Star Wars saying, “…look at Star Wars. It’s a fight between good and evil, just like Bioshock. If we spin it the right way and get the right twist of innovation, we can make six parts of it, as Star Wars did.” I don’t know. FIVE sequals seems a little opportunistic to me. After all, SIX films didn’t exactly work out for Star Wars now did it (cough Jar Jar cough) Full story: MCV
……relief is (finally) here for those folks plagued with Fable II bugs? A much anticipated patch was released that should clear up problems gamers were having with bugs in quests. This patch was also in preparation for tomorrow’s Knothole Island DLC. Check out the details of what bugs were addressed and more on Knothole Island in the Fable Dev blog
…Guitar Hero III has officially become the highest grossing single video game of all time? According to Activision President Mike Griffith during his CES keynote, GHIII has become the first game in history to surpass $1 billion in sales. Yes, BILLION (with a B!) That’s a whole lot of people rocking out with their c***s out. Full story: Kotaku
…your current gaming chair is crap? At least, it surely is compared to this gaming THRONE that is now available for the price of a small island. Called the “Emperor Workstation” the bad ass pod-like gaming chair features 3 synchronized 19″ LCD monitors, a 7″ LCD touch screen, leather reclining seat and a HEPA air purification system. Start saving your pennies because this bad boy will set you back 40 grand. Ouch. Check it out and wish you were a billionaire at Novel Quest
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Gamer News 12.13.08: Hey, Did You Hear…
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…new, downloadable content for Fable II will be available on Dec 26th and it includes an additional 100 possible achievement points? The expansion, called “Knothole Island” will include new areas, items and quests and will cost 800 MS points (about $10.) Full story: Xbox 360 Fanboy
…issues are already popping up in the open beta of Sony’s virtual environment, Home? Sony posted on their official Playstation blog yesterday, acknowledging that some users were experiencing problems accessing Home, and asking for patience while they resolve issues. Full story: Venture Beat
…according to John Geleynse, Dir of Technolohu Evangalism at Apple, the iPhone is for all intents and purposes a “gaming console?” He went on to say that when it’s not being used as a phone, the iPhone provides a, “console experience.” We expect to see more and more titles available for the iPhone soon, based on the company’s clear indications that they see the iPhone as a threat to the DS and PSP. Full story: engadget mobile
…there is a quick and easy way to convert Microsoft Xbox Live points to currency? Check out the handy conversion tool on Gangster Panda that takes MS points, and converts them to currency, including US dollar, Euro, Canadian dollars and more. Nifty!
…you can pick up Team Fortress 2 this weekend for a song and a dance? For this weekend only, Steam is offering the classic FPS for only $10. If you don’t own this one already, it’s a great deal on a hell of a great game. Full story: Joystiq
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