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Our friends at Sarcastic Gamer are putting together a very special gaming marathon to benefit the Texas Children's Cancer Center. Set to begin October 18, 2008, Extra Life asks gamers to help raise money during a mass 24 hour gaming marathon. The concept is simple, sign up on the Extra Life website, find four sponsors willing to pay one dollar per every hour played, and start playing on October 18. All of the money earned during the marathon will go to the Texas Children's Cancer Center at Texas Children's Hospital. To find out how you can become part of Extra Life, head over to the official website.

 

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IGN reports a veritable cornucopia of news regarding Battlefield: Bad Company. The leaderboards have been expanded to include 500,000 players (up from 50,000), which should give more gamers a chance to see their names up in lights. Also, two of the campaign levels -- Acta Non Verba and Par For The Course -- are being retooled for multiplayer and will be available in an upcoming map pack (no word on when it will release or how much it will cost). Along with the map pack, an update is being prepared that should fix server and Dog Tag lag. Finally, and perhaps most interesting, codes are being given out to unlock three of the five (somewhat controversial) weapons that were only available to those who took part in the game's launch promotions. To unlock the different weapons, simply enter the codes below in the unlock section in Bad Company.

• Recon Kit - QBU88 - your3mynextt4rget
• Special Ops Kit - UZI - cov3r1ngthecorn3r
• Support Kit - M60 - try4ndrunf0rcov3r

The remaining weapons can still be unlocked by checking your stats on the Bad Company website and joining the EA Veteran's Program.

[Thanks, Patrick]

 

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Rock Band aficionados are in for a treat next week and you know why? Because not only is Megadeth’s 1986 album Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying?, save for the title song which is featured on the Rock Band 2 disc, set for release next week Tuesday, but another set of four tracks is also going [...]

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Currently, Woolworths is in a heated retail battle to gain gaming marketshare, so for the time being we're attributing these cheaper console prices to a Woolworth driven price cut rather than an official European price cut from Microsoft. That said, North America just saw a price reduction and it seems to be paying off. Maybe MS should think about a 360 price adjustment for our friends in Europe this holiday season.

 

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Following weeks and weeks of giving away Guitar Hero World Tour song list bit by bit, Activision has now finally blown the lid off the entire 86-track set list that will be featured in the game come this October. Sure it’s not as extensive as the fake set list we reported on in July, but [...]

With the Tokyo Games Show between 9th and 12th October, various companies have started to reveal what they will be showcasing at the major event over in Japan. One such company is Square Enix, which most will be looking at for more information on the Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts front. (comment on [...]

Metallica today released their newest album titled Death Magnetic, so if you happen to own Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and are a fan of the American heavy metal band, you’ll be happy to know that the entire new album is now available for download on the Xbox Live Marketplace for 1440 Microsoft Points. [...]

As Americans saw the price of all Xbox 360 SKUs drop last week, it was surely only a matter of time before the 120GB Hard Drive was dropped to fall in line with everything else. Sure enough, Microsoft has confirmed the new price of $149, reduced from $179. (4 comments…)

Following the worldwide success of Capcom’s Ace Attorney series, featuring Phoenix Wright in the first three, and Apollo Justice in the most recent fourth edition on the Nintendo DS, it has been revealed that the series is about to take a turn into the world of online. (2 comments…)

Far too much punctuation in the headline, but the excitement is overwhelming since more than two games will be hitting the Xbox Originals store this month, thanks to Intellivision Lives! boasting to hold well over sixty games in one package. Add to that Destroy All Humans!, and this month is a real winner for fans [...]

Kaos Studios and THQ are pleased to announce the release of a bonus game mode for the exciting multiplayer shooter Frontlines: Fuel of War. The added mode, named Conquer, allows you to capture objectives in any order, anywhere on the map.

Bid on this rare Halo 3 Xbox 360 console, one of only two in the world, with 100% of the proceeds going to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Bid on this rare Halo 3 Xbox 360 console, one of only two in the world, with 100% of the proceeds going to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

The Preferred Player storms the castle with the game Castle Crashers, now available on Xbox LIVE Arcade.

When Microsoft lifted the curtain on its new direction with the Xbox 360 Dashboard and its centerpiece, the Avatars, back at E3 2008, instantaneous comparisons with Nintendo’s Miis were inevitable. And for a good reason – they look almost exactly the same – which then led everyone to believe that the big M had borrowed [...]

No doubt to counterattack today’s release of EA Sports’ FIFA 09 demo, Konami has brought to light several new additions to the up-and-coming Pro Evolution Soccer 09, including an exclusive UEFA Champions League mode. (11 comments…)

Here’s something that should keep Call of Duty 4 perched atop the Xbox 360 Top Live Titles list for a few more weeks – starting tomorrow, players will be able to download the Variety Map Pack for half the regular price which is curently 800 Microsoft Points. (12 comments…)

The new football season has already kicked off and before footie fans run off to retail stores to pick up the latest installment in EA Sports’ FIFA series in early October, the publisher has decided to give them a little entrée by offering up a FIFA 09 demo on the Xbox Live Marketplace. (16 [...]

The development team behind the popular Xbox game Too Human will play the game with Xbox LIVE members September 19, 2008.

Don't miss your chance to play with (and against) the developers of Call of Duty 4 from Infinity Ward on Saturday, September 13.

Guess what? We just spied more demo news! Also planning to give gamers a taste of its new intellectual property, that is the third-person shooter Fracture, is Lucas Arts and unlike Valve, it’s provided us with a release date, so pull out those pens to mark your calendars. (7 comments…)

Videogamer.com has confirmed with Gabe Newell, managing director and co-founder of Valve, that a demo is in the works for the upcoming multiplayer-focused zombie shooter Left 4 Dead. (11 comments…)

After the Australian classification board, the OFLC, forced Fallout 3 developer Bethesda to alter certain aspects of the game in order to gain a rating, it seems Bethesda has seen fit to make the cosmetic changes a global thing. Therefore every region is on course to getting the censored version. (32 comments…)

Sad news reached our inboxes today informing us that Ensemble Studios, currently in the process of developing Halo Wars, will be shut down once the aforementioned game is completed. (8 comments…)

It’s Wednesday and the promised trio of new game releases has arrived on the Xbox Live Arcade. But something is not right – while Rocket Bowl and Shotest Shogi go for the expected 800 Microsoft Points, Samurai Shodown 2’s price tag reads 800 MSP and not 400 MSP as first thought. Whatever the reason is [...]

A Prima Guide sample for the game Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise is now available for download from Xbox.com.

TriXie chats with Vegas gamer and high school teacher TheSeventhJedi.

Games Editor Denny Atkin brings you all the latest in what's going on this week on Xbox.com.

Previously expected to be released in November this year, the movie-to-game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is now slated to hit retail in Summer 2009 alongside its silver screen brother. (8 comments…)

Warner Bros. has announced that it has acquired the F.E.A.R. name and license back from Sierra, whose parent company has since merged with Activision to become Activison Blizzard, and consequently renamed the game to F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin. Additionally, the publisher has also announced when the game is to ship to retail stores next year. [...]

Last month, Microsoft gave gamers a good reason to pre-order the long-coming third iteration in the Banjo-Kazooie series, Nuts & Bolts, by announcing that placing a pre-order for the game at select retail stores will grant you a free access code for the Xbox Live Arcade version of Banjo-Kazooie. Now, Microsoft has confirmed that the [...]

In case you haven’t leaped on the Rock Band bandwagon yet, you might want to consider doing so now that Electronic Arts has officially announced that the Rock Band Instrument Edition has gone down in price, now retailing for 139.99 EUR or 109.99 GBP. On a related note, the promised three-pack from All That Remains [...]

Well, well… here’s something we didn’t expect to happen so quickly. Microsoft has announced that this coming Wednesday the Xbox Live Arcade service will once again be host to three new game releases – Rocket Bowl and Shotest Shogi for 800 Microsoft Points each, and Samurai Shodown 2 for 400 MSP. (12 comments…)

Music rhythm fans who avoided getting sucked into the Guitar Hero Aerosmith hype machine back in June might want to check out the just released demo for the game on the Xbox Live Marketplace. See what’s included in the demo after the jump. (4 comments…)

The GamerchiX are playing Karaoke Revolution Presents American Idol Encore on September 20, and you're invited to play along.

Members of the Latin music group Allison will play Guitar Hero III with Xbox LIVE members September 16, 2008.

In the latest Bungie Weekly Update, the developer took some time to not only touch upon the rumoured new Halo 3 Achievements, but also to fully expose a whole third of them. Make the jump to learn what it will take to earn an additional 250 Gamerscore in Halo 3. (7 comments…)

Ubisoft has officially announced that its latest iteration in the critically acclaimed Far Cry series is to ship to European retail stores on October 24th (the 20th in North America). Also revealed was a Game exclusive Collector’s Edition of the title which is now available for pre-order. (4 comments…)

The tireless folks at Harmonix have unveiled the next batch of downloadable content for the music rhythm game Rock Band – a three-pack from the American metalcore band All That Remains. Head inside to see what tracks will be on offer on the Marketplace starting this Tuesday. (11 comments…)

Intent on further cementing the Xbox 360 as the best home digital entertainment hub, Microsoft has launched the Xbox Live Film Club in the UK which allows a selection of lucky Xbox 360 players to attend exclusive previews of the upcoming movies, as well as offers the chance to win other exclusive prizes. (8 [...]

Microsoft has kicked off an Extended Play Download Days promotion on the Xbox Live Marketplace which has slashed the prices of certain pieces of downloadable content with up to 60% off. Check out the discounted DLC after the jump. (3 comments…)

Xbox.com honors Latin Artist of the Month Toby Love, coming out with his new album Love Is Back September 2.

Members of Championship Gaming Series team Carolina Core played Xbox LIVE members in SoulCalibur IV on September 5, 2008. Everyone had a great time and shared their thoughts on the event.

Xbox.com honors Urban Artist of the Month Young Jeezy, coming out with his new album The Recession September 2.

Members of Championship Gaming Series teams San Francisco Optx and New York 3D will play RockBand with Xbox LIVE members September 12, 2008.

Starting today, an option to transfer 55 tracks from the original Rock Band to the forthcoming sequel is possible by going to the newly introduced “Export Disc” tab in the Rock Band menu. As reported back in July, the new feature will cost you Microsoft Points, 400 MSP to be precise. (11 comments…)

Quality fast-paced action games are few and far between these days and with Ninja Gaiden II available at retail since June, one has to wonder what is coming up next in this genre to get excited about. Yeah, there’s Bayonetta, but that is still a ways off. Taking notice of the potential offered by this [...]

Great news for anyone anticipating the next step in the Call of Duty series, as Activision has today announced that World at War will be releasing on the 11th November in the US. There will also be a Beta for the multiplayer side of things as there was for Call of Duty 4. (11 [...]

As expected, Disney Interactive Studios has today released a playable demo for the upcoming off-road racing game Pure. Joining it is a taster for the new installment in EA Sports’ basketball franchise, NBA Live 09. (4 comments…)

Eurogamer has some sources close to Rockstar North who are spreading the word that the highly anticipated downloadable content for Grand Theft Auto IV is heading to gamers in late November, bringing with it an extra ten hours of gameplay. (24 comments…)

An anonymous tipster has sent along what is claimed to be a list of all the perks and weapons to be found in the multiplayer part of Call of Duty: World at War. Take a look for yourself to see if there’s even a sprinkling of truth with them. Update: Activision Blizzard have written back with [...]

TriXie chats with Underoath bass player SWEETxCOBRA.

Xbox gamers take on PC gamers for the win in our cross-platform clash featuring select games.

A fresh new demo will be arriving on the Xbox Live Marketplace tomorrow, with ATV racer Pure set to make its debut, as promised. Never heard of Pure? Hit the jump to find out more. (6 comments…)

Rumours are floating around that Halo 3 could be getting a new boost of life, after photo-evidence has surfaced of some thirty new Achievements. This falls inline with previous rumours about a mysterious “Mythic” screenshot taken days before PAX kicked off. (13 comments…)

Anyone still playing The Incredible Hulk video game will be delighted to know that a free multiplayer expansion pack has been released onto the Xbox Live Marketplace today. The game was released back in June, but for the few who still play it (anyone?), this is the download of the season. (1 comment…)

At long last, the USA have got what they’ve been so desperately waiting for, a price cut across all three Xbox 360 SKUs. Having seen Japan getting a price drop only this week, it almost seemed inevitable that Microsoft would leave out its home country. Hit the jump to see what’s been slashed. (10 [...]

Not wanting to be left out, Ubisoft has announced that the upcoming new chapter in the popular action adventure series, Prince of Persia, will not only be available in the bare-bones standard edition, but also Limited Edition. (6 comments…)

Having been exclusive to the Playstation Store for the past two weeks, a demo for the upcoming new iteration in EA Sports’ hockey series, NHL 09, can now also be downloaded from the Xbox Live Marketplace. (6 comments…)

Hot on the heels of yesterday’s XBLA announcement, the arcade space shooter Shred Nebula, the quirky Pirates vs Ninjas Dodgeball, and the latest card game Gin Rummy are now all available for download on the Xbox Live Arcade. In addition, EA has released EA SPORTS Fantasy Football Live Score Tracker for 80 Microsoft Points. [...]