A sequel to Saint's Row, the gangland actioner that hit Xbox 360 last year, has been announced for both 360 and PlayStation 3 today by publisher THQ, set to launch in 2008. But the 360-to-PS3 port of the original game has been cancelled, with all of developer Volition's efforts being ploughed into the sequel. The GTA-inspired crime romp set in Chicago will mostly be remembered in these parts for the utterly hilarious Insurance Scam missions, where you earned cash for hurling your character ...
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The funny thing about inventing a genre of videogames is that, until it becomes completely played out, every game that emulates your formula is going to be attached to your name. Games that feature a wide-open, freely explorable world, for example, will have a hard time avoiding the label of "Grand Theft Auto clone," especially if their worlds are littered with vehicles to steal and drive. In the six years since Grand Theft Auto III, a slew of games have tried to become "the next GTA," but so ...
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Major Nelson just released on his blog the top Xbox Live games of 2006

Here are the top games for 2006, based on Xbox Live connectivity.
The following rankings are based on data collected from 1/1/06 ¿ 12/29/06:

2006 Top Xbox 360 Titles (UU's)
1 Gears of War
2 Hexic HD
3 Call of Duty 2
4 Ghost Recon 3
5 Oblivion
6 PGR3
7 Perfect Dark Zero
8 Call Of Duty 3
9 UNO
10 EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 3
11 Saints Row
12 Geometry Wars Evolved
13 DEAD OR ALIVE 4
14 Texas Hold 'em
15 Madden NFL 07
16 DEAD RISING
17 Need for Speed Most Wanted
18 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas
19 BFMC
20 Splinter Cell Double Agent

Arcade titles and Xbox 1 rankings after the jump
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Volition today released a new multiplayer map for Saints Row. For only 80 Microsoft Points, about $1, you'll get a new map called Industrial Mappack. The map can only be used with (Team)Gangster Brawl and (Team) Big Ass Chains. Hopefully there will be some more content available in sometime, not just one map.
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THQ and Volition have released a new auto-update for Saints Row - fixes some multiplayer issues and adds 4xAA and V-Sync.

The new update will download and install when you next load up the game, and according to Volition should fix up all the lag problems players have been experiencing. There are also fixes for several known exploits, including clothes stealing.

If you're someone who has been making use of some of the fixed exploits then you'll be sad to hear that you won't be able to play online again until the update is installed, so you better say goodbye to your days of clothes stealing.

Also with the update comes some new in-game visual enhancements and tweaks. For 480i and 480p modes, the game has been patched to run with 4xAA instead of the usual 2xAA, so you should notice less jagged edges. There's also a new option to enable v-sync in both cutscenes and gameplay. This should eliminate screen tearing, but will have a detrimental affect on the frame rate - it's your choice.
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The longawaited Saints Row patch is finaly coming online tommorow. Volition announced a patch soon after it's release in late August. Now, one month later, the patch is finaly finished and it containts numorous fixes and improvements. Check the list of features for the patch via the link below.
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XBL Radio Podcast Ver 29.0

COOL Interview with "Xbox Dad"!
CONSOLE CRIMES and our XBL Radio POLL FEEDBACK.
Carpal reviews The Godfather: Will this be another Saints Row situation? Or does a PLOT make all the difference in a game. KID PIX: Cameron is locked and loaded as he gets ready for OPEN SEASON. I can assure you this one is truly for the kids
plus tech and gaming news
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There is no official ETA as of yet. However, rumor is that the patch may be sent to Microsoft for testing as early as this weekend! That could mean the patch will be out within a week!
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This weeks top ten lists have just been released and yet again Call of Duty 2 blows the competition away and reclaims its spot at number 1. Madden drops two places to third with the ever laggy Saints Row climbing to second.
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Available now, you can get 69 new downloadable goodies for Saints Row for a low amount of 100 points. Unfortunately, no update has been announced to fix the multiplayer lag issues so far.
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