Archive for November, 2009

Nine Video Game Characters That Are Actually Bruce Lee

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

When Bruce Lee said to be formless and shapeless… I don’t think he knew he was going to take the shape of so many different video game characters.

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2009 Elder-Geek.com Beard Off Entry Page

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

The beards are making their final turn around the bend and they’re heading towards the finish line!

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Tony Hawk: Ride Review

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

The 10th title in the series tries a new trick–does it land it or does it bail?

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Assassin’s Creed II Sells 32% More than the Original

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Ubisoft recently announced the first weeks sales of Assassin’s Creed II at 1.6 million units sold across all territories. The new entry in the franchise is outselling it’s predecessor by 32%, a lofty achievement considering the original Assassin’s Creed still remains the fastest selling new IP in the United States. The game’s favor with critics [...]

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Tekken 6 Gets New Online Features

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Namco Bandai Games released specific details on a free downloadable upgrade for its recently released fighter Tekken 6. Both Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 owners will be able to get the revisions to the game’s online functionality when it releases this Thursday, November 26th. Players should note that the updated content does not extend to [...]

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Just Cause 2 Coming Spring 2010

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Square Enix announced today Just Cause 2 will release in the U.S. on March 23, 2010 and will be developed by Avalanche Studios. Just Cause 2 will feature over 400 square miles of tropical terrain, desert, snowy mountains, beaches, and jungles for some open world gameplay.

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Subscription Model Plausible for Guitar Hero Series

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

In an interview with the Seattle Times, Kai Huang (co-founder and CEO of RedOctane) has stated that there might be a subscription-service for downloadable Guitar Hero content at some point in the future. When asked whether such a subscription model to the Guitar Hero catalog would be an option in the future, Huang stated that “that’s [...]

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Microsoft Patents Online Help Feature

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

It was reported earlier today, that Andre Vrignaud (Director Games Platform Strategy at Microsoft) has filed a patent detailing a feature for the Xbox 360 that would allow users to seek out guides or hints from an online database from within the game. While specifics are unclear at this time, the player would be able [...]

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New Mercenaries Title Planned

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Though Pandemic Studios was closed last week, EA has announced that a new instalment in Pandemic’s well-known Mercenaries series is in early stages of development at EA LA. The game is currently only identified by its working title Mercs Inc. and is the only project from Pandemic that is known to be continued after EA [...]

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Wii Holiday Gamer Gift Guide

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Looking for gift ideas for that special geek in your life? Look no further than Elder-Geek.com’s Wii Holiday Buyer’s Guide!

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God of War Collection

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

It’s obvious from the beginning that we are here for the pretty colors.

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2011 to be the Year of Profitability/3-D for PS3

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Even with its recent price drop and several hardware revisions, Sony’s Playstation 3 is set to post its second billion dollar loss in a row come the end of the fiscal year in March. The Chief Executive at the company, Howard Stringer, was reported to have spoken about the plans for the system’s – and [...]

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Universities Get CryENGINE 3 Free

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Having released its most recent Unreal development kit free to the public, and already having been downloading over 50,000 times, Epic Games has been working with over 100 select campuses to get the material integrated into the academic realm. Not to be out-philanthropized, the minds at Crytek have now made available the entirety of their [...]

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Zombie Survival MMO in the Works

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Seattle, WA, USA – Jeff Strain, former lead programmer of Blizzard’s World of Warcraft who also worked on games like Diablo, StarCraft, Warcraft III, and Guild Wars, has formed a new company called Undead Labs.  Their first title?  A console MMO about surviving a zombie apocalypse.  (The intended console has not been specified.) “Every time [...]

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Black Friday Video Game Deals

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

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