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  • Nintendo 3DS

    Nintendo 3DS Arriving February in Japan

    Yesterday, as reported by IGN and Gamespot, Nintendo announced at a press conference that its new 3D handheld system, dubbed the 3DS, will be released in Japan on February 26, 2011 for 25,000 yen (approximately $300). Nintendo of America later confirmed that the 3DS will...

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  • Mass Effect 2 Patch: Mineral Scanning Finally Improved

    Mass Effect 2 Patch: Mineral Scanning Finally Improved

    Bioware announced that a patch for Mass Effect 2 went live for the Xbox 360 version of the game this morning.  According to Bioware, the patch does the following: Scanning for minerals has been optimized Fixed an issue with marking all entries as viewed in...

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  • New Mass Effect 2 DLC “Overlord” in June

    New Mass Effect 2 DLC “Overlord” in June

    BioWare has announced new downloadable content (“DLC”) for Mass Effect 2 in June.  The DLC will be entitled Overlord and consists of a one overarching story unfolding “over five new level areas.”  Shepard is sent to investigate a Cerberus research base that has not been...

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  • Nintendo Announces DS Successor: The 3DS

    Nintendo Announces DS Successor: The 3DS

    Several media outlets, including IGN and Kotaku, are reporting that Nintendo has announced a new handheld system that will be released in Japan by March 2011.   The only details that Nintendo revealed are that the system will be in 3D but not require glasses and...

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  • Mass Effect 2 Alternative Appearance Pack

    Mass Effect 2 Alternative Appearance Pack

    Bioware has announced the March 23rd release of the Alternative Appearance Pack.  This DLC provides you with alternative wardrobes for Jack, Thane, and Garrus.  Oh, and in case you are getting a little too excited, the pack costs 160 Microsoft points for the Xbox 360...

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  • Mass Effect 2 Firewalker DLC Available March 23rd

    Mass Effect 2 Firewalker DLC Available March 23rd

    Bioware has announced that the latest DLC for Mass Effect 2 — the Firewalker mission pack — will be available on Tuesday, March 23rd for free to Cerberus Network members.  The content will include five new missions and feature a heavy assault hover vehicle, the...

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  • Even More Mass Effect 2 DLC Announced for April 6th

    Even More Mass Effect 2 DLC Announced for April 6th

    Bioware has announced a new character, Kasumi Goto, to be included in new DLC for Mass Effect 2.  As with the Zaeed DLC, it appears that there will be a loyalty mission to complete with Kasumi.  Bioware’s description of her indicates that in exchange for...

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  • Scribblenauts 2 Announced

    Scribblenauts 2 Announced

    As reported by Kotaku, the latest issue of Nintendo Power indicates that developer 5th Cell has announced that Scribblenauts 2 will be released this fall.  The first title in the series was released last year and allowed you to write any word you could think...

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  • New Mass Effect 2 DLC in March

    New Mass Effect 2 DLC in March

    Bioware continues to reward those who bought Mass Effect 2 new and retained their copy of it with more free content.  Bioware has announced new downloadable content — the Firewalker pack — available for free to Cerberus Network members in late March.  Bioware indicated that...

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  • Metroid: Other M Landing June 27th

    Metroid: Other M Landing June 27th

    Color me surprised.  Despite the game only first being announced at least year’s E3, Nintendo has announced that the next installment in the Metroid franchise, Metroid: Other M, will be released on June 27th.  Although I liked the Metroid Prime trilogy, it had lost me...

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