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 12.07.08: Hey, Did You Hear…
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…2008 was the year of pirated game software? Among other things, the controversy around DRM this year caused the number of torrent downloads to skyrocket. A list of the top 10 pirated games in 2008 can be found at Torrent Freak
…All those hours playing Rock Band could pay off? Just ask hardcore gamer, Calin Scoggins who took his love of drumming on Rock Band all the way to hanging out backstage with Motley Crüe. Full story: UTD Mercury
…Based on the sales figures Valve released for Half-Life, PC gaming is here to stay? The first Half-Life title has sold an average of one million copies every single year for the last ten years. Full story: bit-tech
…You can get the voice over dude from Mortal Kombat to say some hilarious things? Maxim released a soundboard with legendary voice talent Hernan Sanchez saying phrases such as, “Epic fail!” and “Tickle Him!” Check it out at Maxim.com
…footage from the Japanese demo of Resident Evil 5 has hit the web? We still have to wait until March to play it for ourselves, but you can check out the up close and personal look at RE5 at Games Radar
Tags: DRM, Games Radar, Half Life, Hey Did You Hear..., Maxim, Mortal Kombat, Motley Crüe, News, PC, Resident Evil 5, Rock Band, torrent, Torrent Freak, Valve
