Having recently viewed Max Payne and written up a review for it, where it was discussed how the film is an insult to the game and loses all of the interesting aspects of the game's intelligent and thought provoking plot, TVGB went online to see what fellow film critics had to say about it. We were confronted with one of the most insulting and ignorant statements about gaming we have ever read: "As good as a couple of its action beats are, Max still suffers from the heartlessness that makes games emotionally inferior to movies. Nobody ever shed a tear over a video-game character's death."
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16 Oct 2008

GTA: San Andreas Coming to XBOX Originals

Xbox News from N4G | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Xbox - Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - GTA: San Andreas Coming to XBOX Originals

GP Reports: "If you are still one of those people that have not played Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, you might want to pick the game up this coming Monday as Microsoft is releasing San Andreas..."
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15 Oct 2008

Halo Interactive Board Game Released in US

Xbox News from N4G | Halo 2

Xbox - Halo 2 - Halo Interactive Board Game Released in US

The battle for supremacy begins - NOW. Genius Products, LLC and B1 Games today announced that the first-ever board game based on Microsoft Game Studios and Bungie's best-selling Halo property - Halo Interactive Strategy Game - has shipped to retail outlets nationwide. Bringing the Halo universe to a broader audience through numerous family-friendly features, the game features a modular board that can be reconfigured to create a virtually limitless gameplay experience...
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8 Oct 2008

Molyneux lists Fable II imperfections, says he overhyped Fable I

Xbox News from N4G | Fable

Xbox - Fable - Molyneux lists Fable II imperfections, says he overhyped Fable I

Speaking to VG247, Lionhead boss Peter Molyneux has listed a string of minor imperfections that niggle him about Fable II, saying previous statements about elements not being perfect in the game are merely borne from honesty.
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2 Oct 2008

Holy crap! Golden Joysticks breezes past 600,000...

Xbox News | Xbox

You read that right number fans - this year's Golden Joystick Awards has now amassed 600,000 votes. Immense! ...

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26 Sep 2008

Reminder: Vote in the Golden Joystick Awards NOW!

Xbox News | Xbox

The 26th Annual Golden Joysticks are almost upon us. And, if you’ve still not voted for your favourite games, publisher and developer yet, now is the time. Like, right now ...

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25 Sep 2008

GamerBlips highlights best of video game blogs

Xbox News | Xbox

Take your eye off the Web for a split second and you may not recognize it. Gaming information blasts out in a 24/7 cycle from Websites, blogs, and a barrage of social networking apps that dominate how people converse, socialize, and gather information. ...

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5 Sep 2008

Old GTA games sold 1 million units in May-July

Xbox News from N4G | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Xbox - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - Old GTA games sold 1 million units in May-July

Speaking in an earnings call following the release of Q3 financials last night, Take-Two CEO Ben Feder said that old GTA titles have sold in seven figure units for the quarter.
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21 Aug 2008

GamesRadar is getting even more better

Xbox News | Xbox

GamesRadar is pleased to announce that in the next few weeks users will be able to get properly involved with their favourite gaming site and become an important part of the dysfunctional-but-happy GR family thanks to the introduction of a host of dazzling new community features ...

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20 Aug 2008

Rumor: Tecmo CEO To Resign?

Xbox News from N4G | Ninja Gaiden

Xbox - Ninja Gaiden - Rumor: Tecmo CEO To Resign?

A page translated by google appears to show that Yoshima Yasuda will be resigning from the position of Tecmo CEO effective August 20th. The rough translation is:

Tecmo, the company's web site, Mr. Yasuda Snake good CEO to resign as president on Wednesday. The resignation of release, "Today's (2008 year on August 20) meeting of the Board of Directors, President and CEO from Yasuda, President and CEO for personal reasons and that want to offer to resign as director of the Board of Directors We will accept it. Said the current Chairman of the Board, who is chairman of interlocking Yasuharu Kakihara. Perhaps Team Ninja has claimed one final victim…
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