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Battlefield X360 Beta Reveals Pay-to-Play Weaponry

By Aaron Linde, Mar 21, 2008 2:56pm PDT

A glance at the unlockable arsenal in the newly released beta for EA DICE's Battlefield: Bad Company (PS3, X360) reveals weapons will be up for...

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"Battlefield 2 let you pick up the expansion weapons even if you hadn't purchased the expansion. ..."

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Battlefield: Bad Company Hits PS3, X360 in June; Multiplayer Beta Begins March 25

By Chris Faylor, Mar 20, 2008 10:15am PDT

EA DICE's first-person shooter Battlefield: Bad Company and its destructible environments will arrive on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in June,...

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"It's only partially the developers fault. You could also blame the graphics card companies for ..."

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Street Fighter 2 HD Remix Gets XBL Beta, New Art; XBLA File Size Limit Not a Concern

By Aaron Linde, Mar 12, 2008 1:58pm PDT

Capcom announced its intentions to release a beta for Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (PS3, X360) alongside an upcoming Xbox Live Arcade...

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"Looking at my post history, I'm failing to see how it is "one long running troll". I have a ..."

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C&C3: Kane's Wrath PC Goes Gold, Hits March 26; Packs Red Alert 3 Beta Key

By Chris Faylor, Mar 07, 2008 10:26am PST

The first expansion pack for the PC edition of Command & Conquer 3 is in manufacturing and will arrive at retailers on March 26, publisher...

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"I agree with ya 100% when it comes to stuff like Crackdown featuring the beta for Halo 3. I ..."

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InstantAction.com Beta Open to the Public

By Chris Faylor, Mar 06, 2008 3:15pm PST

Indie developer GarageGames has opened the floodgates on its web-gaming application InstantAction.com. While an official announcement is not...

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"YES. We will definitely have a MAC version soon - it is a very high priority. Other OSs will ..."

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Metal Gear Online Beta Begins April 21

By Chris Faylor, Feb 29, 2008 7:34am PST

Publisher Konami has revealed that the beta for Metal Gear Online, the 16-person multiplayer component of Kojima Productions' Metal Gear Solid 4...

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"seems odd we're going to be mastering how to play snake before we play mgs4"

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Metal Gear Solid 4 Slated for Late Q2 2008 Release; Preorder Guarantees MGS Online Beta Key

By Nick Breckon, Feb 26, 2008 3:57pm PST

Kojima Productions' anticipated PS3 tactical sequel Metal Gear Solid 4 is set for a late Q2 release this year. The news comes from Sony's...

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"It's kind of strange... I expected to be very jealous when this game came out becuase I don't ..."

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Quake Live Beta Signups Open

By Nick Breckon, Feb 20, 2008 7:53am PST

Those hoping to relive the glory days of Q3Test are in luck: id Software's web-based Quake 3 throwback Quake Live is now open for beta signups on...

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"i was under the impression that they had competitive gaming in mind with this project so im ..."

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LittleBigPlanet Confirmed for Fall, Game Not Yet Alpha, Possible Late Spring Beta (Updated)

By Chris Remo, Jan 08, 2008 1:44pm PST

Update: Media Molecule has discussed the possibility of a beta in the late spring, SCEA tells Shacknews, though nothing is set in stone at this...

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"It'll be massively delayed like almost every other interesting PS3 game as well, I expect, heh. ..."

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Killzone 2 Beta Coming in 2008

By Chris Faylor, Nov 29, 2007 12:13pm PST

The planned public beta for Guerilla Games' oft-trumpeted PS3-exclusive FPS Killzone 2 won't be arriving this year, Sony Computer Entertainment has...

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"I don't know about the PS3's savior but it is a highly anticipated title for the PS3 regardless ..."

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Mark Rein: Unreal Tournament 3 PC Beta Demo Release Within Two Weeks

By Nick Breckon, Oct 08, 2007 8:58pm PDT

Epic VP Mark Rein issued a short statement late tonight, confirming that a PC beta demo for his company's upcoming shooter Unreal Tournament 3...

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"Yeah, I love instagib... I hope they have it built in as a mode."

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GameStop Offers Team Fortress 2 Beta, 10% Off For Orange Box Retail Pre-Order

By Chris Faylor, Sep 24, 2007 1:01pm PDT

GameStop and Valve today announced that gamers who pre-order the retail PC edition of Valve's upcoming Orange Box mega compilation will receive the...

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"I feel so betrayed for paying 39 euros (after tax, PC games in Finland sell at 50 euros) for ..."

- Izanaki see all 39 comments

General Home Beta Opening by December

By Chris Faylor, Sep 21, 2007 10:42am PDT

Despite the delay of the PlayStation 3 social networking service PlayStation Home to spring 2008, gamers will still get their chance to create...

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Sins of a Solar Empire Beta Gains Multi Thursday

By Chris Faylor, Sep 18, 2007 12:33pm PDT

In a move that's starting to seem rather familiar, those who pre-order Ironclad's 4x space strategy game Sins of a Solar Empire through...

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"Well, for the most part, the game is played along a single coordinate plane (X/Z or X/Y axes). ..."

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Team Fortress 2 Beta Finally Launches, Lovingly Embraced by Shack Community

By Chris Faylor, Sep 18, 2007 8:39am PDT

Those who pre-purchase The Orange Box via Steam can now experience Valve's colorful class-based multiplayer shooter. Hooray!

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- newbombturk see all 710 comments