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X-Blades official Art Contest (X-Blades)

Jun 20, 2008

SouthPeak games has just launched its X-Blades official art contest. With prize money up for grabs and the chance to have your artwork appear in a publication, it's certainly worth considering if you've got a good eye and a steady hand.

X-Blades Artwork Contest Worth 10 Thousand Dollars (X-Blades)

Jun 20, 2008

Today a second artwork contest for X-Blades is being announced by SouthPeak Games, in coordination with developers Gaijin Entertainment and TopWare Interactive

X-Blades proves you can fight in a thong (X-Blades)

Apr 25, 2008

TVGB: "As I screamed "From my cold, dead hands!" at the poor booth woman my eyes caught some flashing swords, pretty graphics and a mostly naked woman. Needless to say I was distracted and intrigued and at that moment the controller was taken from me."

X-Blades official website launched (X-Blades)

Mar 25, 2008

SouthPeak Games today announced that the official website for X-Blades is now live. As a hack-and-slash masterpiece with a captivating Anime style, X-Blades will provide breathtaking combat scenes and truly fantastic worlds. Its official website will serve as an ideal source for information on both the game's features and its final stages of development. X-Blades stars Ayumi, a dynamic young relic hunter in search of a mysterious artifact. Relying solely on her fighting skill, pistol blades and mystical abilities, Ayumi must battle against armies of creatures and other fortune-seekers determined to stop her from escaping with the relic alive.

SouthPeak to freshen up hack-and-slashers with X-Blades (X-Blades)

Feb 29, 2008

SouthPeak Games is taking on the rather ambitious task of freshening up 3rd person hack-and-slash games with their newly announced X-Blades by putting you in control of a blond little anime-styled hottie named Ayumi, a heroine who is both "stunningly seductive" and "tenacious".

GamesRadar is getting even more better (Xbox 360)

Aug 21, 2008

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 ...

Europeans see shooters as "evil", says Crytek dev (Xbox 360)

Jun 24, 2008

Crytek executive Cevat Yerli has said that Europeans view first-person shooter games as "evil," according to Forbes. The developer was cited in an article addressing the differences between American and European gamer habits. According to the piece, Europeans prefer racing and 'soccer' games to blockbuster action, adventure and shooters. ...

UK developer: Game degrees 'a waste of time' (Xbox 360)

Jun 23, 2008

David Braben has slammed British gaming degrees, claiming that developers are finding it increasingly hard to find UK graduates looking to enter the industry.

"95% of video gaming degrees are simply not fit for purpose," Braben told the BBC. "Without some sort of common standard, like Skillset accreditation, these degrees are a waste of time for all concerned."

Braben's comments are highlighted in an article claiming that a ...

ESRB reins in premature game leaks (Xbox 360)

Jun 20, 2008

Finding out about upcoming unannounced games via the Entertainment Software Rating Board's online database is about to get a bit tougher, Next Gen has learned. Curious web-goers often scour the ESRB's content rating listings in order to find evidence of upcoming unannounced titles. ...

82% of consumers have no problem with in-game ads (Xbox 360)

Jun 17, 2008

The majority of people find having proper adverts in games has no impact on their enjoyment, according to new research conducted by Nielsen BASES and Neilson Games. The study, conducted on behalf of IGA Worldwide, concluded that 82 percent of its participants were not affected by advertisements. ...

Microsoft's entire E3 leaked (Xbox 360)

Jun 16, 2008

Remember that angry chief of police from Lethal Weapon? The one that's going absolutely mental over Mel Gibson and Danny Glover's various screw ups? Well that's what Microsoft's PR boss must look like this morning, as online survey site Intellisponse leaks its entire E3 line-up onto the internet. Someone's going to get sacked.

On the game front there's first word on Forza Motorsport 3 (as if it wasn't coming), which according to ...

Microsoft: "We want to be first again with Xbox 3" (Xbox 360)

Jun 16, 2008

At a "strategy level" Microsoft wants to be first to the market again with its next-generation Xbox, Entertainment & Device Devision boss Robbie Bach has said.

Speaking during an interview with Venture Beat, Bach said that if you asked him whether being first to market with Xbox 360 was the right decision, he'd say "definitely yes," and the platform holder has a desire to do it again with the next console.

"The last cycle for ...

Golden Joysticks shortlist going live (Xbox 360)

Jun 16, 2008

Yes, folks – it's that special time of year again. The 26th annual Golden Joysticks game awards are almost upon us, and the shortlist of games that will be put forward for the final vote is about to be announced. It's time to have your say - and you could win some cool prizes too ...

Microsoft's Mii-too 'Avatars' begins monumental info spillage (Xbox 360)

Jun 16, 2008

When blog site Xbox 360 Fanboy posted picture evidence of Microsoft's rumoured Mii-styled 'Avatars' system yesterday, it triggered a deluge of secret information spilling on to the net, including info on Guitar Hero 4, Forza Motorsport 3, a 360 karaoke game called Lips and plenty more besides ...

EA Sports promises new levels of quality (Xbox 360)

Jun 13, 2008

Following a review of the publisher's annual performance, Peter Moore says that EA Sports' games are set to hit higher standards of quality and innovation than ever before. "As any business does, we've been completing our annual performance reviews the past few weeks as well as setting objectives and strategic priorities for the year ahead," ...

Capcom makes port decisions through eBay (Xbox 360)

Jun 13, 2008

John Diamonon, an associate product manager at Capcom, has said that the firm looks to eBay in order to find out what old games people would like to see on today's formats."Sometimes we see games on eBay, and that's how you see what games people are willing to spend $80 on," Diamonon told MTV.

"To choose titles to revive, we see if we can give old franchises the modern touch, and we evaluate the fanbase and see if there's a market ...

Two more on Xbox Originals (Xbox 360)

Jun 12, 2008

Two more ahem, "golden oldies" have appeared on Xbox Live's Xbox Originals service this morning, the first of which is Vivendi's Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning.

As you can probably guess from the title, New Beginning was the first in the Legend trilogy of Spyro games, adding more action-based platforming gameplay and an even more annoying voice over for the purple dragon.

The second, more interesting title up for download is 2D ...

Atari creator "honored" to be played by DiCaprio (Xbox 360)

Jun 11, 2008

Original Atari founder Nolan Bushnell says he's "thrilled" to be played by Leonardo DiCaprio in the film about his life.

The news of DiCaprio's signing came earlier this week, when it was revealed that Paramount Pictures had picked up the project.

"I'm very, very thrilled and honored that would be the case," Bushnell told MTV Multiplayer.

"There's been a lot of books [about Atari]," he said. "Some correct, some ...

Take-Two exploring subscription models (Xbox 360)

Jun 11, 2008

Take-Two is planning to take greater steps into the world of networked gaming in a bid to grow its business.

Speaking at the Piper Jaffray conference in New York, chairman Strauss Zelnick told investors that the idea is to "turn packaged goods partially into a subscription business," reports Kotaku.

The company is experimenting with ways to incorporate microtransactions into its business, he said.

"If we can get a good ...

Does Upscaling Matter? (Xbox 360)

Jun 10, 2008

As GamesRadar’s “video guy” I’m constantly babbling in technojargon about codecs and frame sizes and quantizing gamma variances in chrominance channels. I love geeking out on topics like the difference between 680p and 720p, but I really don’t get all the beef about upscaling in recent popular games. ...