Gamer News 01.28.09: Hey, Did You Hear…
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…a new trailer for Final Fantasy XIII is out? The trailer, launched this week, includes new game play footage. Check it out at: Square Enix
…Team Fortress 2 will be launching a new Scout pack in the near future? According to the TF2 blog, the pack will include new weapons and achievements, and should be out following a few bug patches on the way. Full story: teamfortress
…looks like the wait for a touch-screen PSP will be a little longer than people hoped? Sony officially dispelled rumors that a PSP2 with a touch screen is in the works, despite the recent reports from IGN to the contrary. Full story: Techradar
…video game writers gave a collective middle finger to the Writer’s Guild Awards this year? A number of the top selling games of 2008 were not submitted into the WGA’s video game writing category this year including GTA IV, Call of Duty: WaW and many more. In addition, some games like Left 4 Dead were not even eligible due to a lack of “official writing credits”. So why did some game developers decline to enter? Many feel that the award is more of a drive for Writers Guild memberships, and not a true awarad based on merit. So what games DID get nominated? The nominations for best video game writing in 2008 are: Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3, Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble, Fallout 3, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and Tomb Raider: Underworld all of which had meh, but not award winning stories. Full story: Variety
…video has been released from the Jan 17th Halo wedding? In case you haven’t heard about it, a hardcore gamer couple wanted to extend their love of Halo all the way to their nuptuals, so they had the first ever Halo wedding. Their ceremony was officiated by Master Chief. The bride wore her Halo avatar on her dress and walked down the isle to the Halo score. When the ceremony was over, they were pronounced “teammates for life.” Guests were given candles that resembled plasma granades as favors. I couldn’t make this up if I tried. Take that you lame medieval-renaissance-fair-themed weddings! Get the inside scoop on the wedding and check out the video at: MTV
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