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Gears of War 2 Co-op Footage: Ride the Brumak

By Chris Faylor, Jul 14, 2008 10:41pm PDT

In advance of our impressions from Gears of War 2's new Horde multiplayer mode--which allows five online players to face off against an ever-increasing horde of locusts--check out this campaign co-op footage from today's Microsoft press event.

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"This looks much more entertaining than Gears 1, but we still can't jump over an obstacle without ..."

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E3 Day One Preview & Guesstimation: Sony, Nintendo, Ubisoft, Activision Blizzard, Capcom

By Shack Staff, Jul 14, 2008 10:01pm PDT

As E3 proper kicks off tomorrow, we'll have hands-on time with Bethesda's Fallout 3, Valve's Left 4 Dead, and offerings from massive publishers...

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"Hobo Commando? Is there a Tom Clancy novel where they shove an M-4 in the hands of a homeless ..."

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E3 2008 Day Zero in Review: Our Thoughts

By Shack Staff, Jul 14, 2008 9:30pm PDT

Now that the dust has settled and today's press conferences have come to a close, the Shacknews staff has had a few moments to collect our thoughts...

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"No reporting on bungie? Look at their site at bungie.net, they are hyping a big reveal. I'm ..."

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E3 2008 Day Zero Recap: Nintendo, Microsoft, EA; Trailers, Screenshots, Surprises and More

By Chris Faylor, Jul 14, 2008 8:15pm PDT

While E3 doesn't officially start until tomorrow, the unofficial "day zero" has come to a close with a number of surprises from Nintendo, EA and...

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"I just want to say that I'm extremely excited to see a large volume of upcoming titles ..."

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First Sims 3 In-game Footage Revealed

By Aaron Linde, Jul 14, 2008 8:00pm PDT

Electronic Arts today debuted the first footage from EA Maxis' domestic life simulator The Sims 3 (PC) at the company's E3 press conference. The...

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"and the fact that time spent out in the town didn't corelate to time spent inside the house ..."

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Fresh Left 4 Dead Footage Shows Updated Character Designs, Zombie Action

By Nick Breckon, Jul 14, 2008 7:26pm PDT

During a presentation at the Electronic Arts E3 press conference, Valve co-founder Gabe Newell revealed a redesign of the characters in his...

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"i didn't think the characters were too bad before, but they look great even now. for once there ..."

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Evening Reading

By Steve Gibson, Jul 14, 2008 6:33pm PDT

E3! We're pretty bonkers here of course and the real show hasnt even started yet. Keep an eye on Shackvideo as videos will show up there...

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"Will watch the videos someday. The text has some interesting perspectives, but I think is a bit ..."

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Mirror's Edge Live Gameplay Footage

By Maarten Goldstein, Jul 14, 2008 6:23pm PDT

In addition to the direct-feed trailer, we also have a Mirror's Edge walkthrough video captured during EA's press conference. The video offers...

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"I bet there's simply a fade to black, as it appears you're not allowed to touch the ground at ..."

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Geometry Wars 2 Coming August 6, to Feature 4P Co-op and Versus Game Modes

By Aaron Linde, Jul 14, 2008 6:07pm PDT

Following the unveiling of Geometry Wars Retro Evolved 2 (360) at Microsoft's E3 2008 press conference today, developer Bizarre Creations has...

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"if multiplayer over live isn't an option i'll be disappointed"

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Rage E3 2008 Trailer

By Maarten Goldstein, Jul 14, 2008 5:32pm PDT

Here is the new Rage trailer that id Software showed off during EA's E3 2008 press conference. As we noted, EA Partners will publish the game, in development for PC, PS3 and X360.

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"Yeah I took a look and it was really good. The subtleties of the character movement was really ..."

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Next Xbox 360 Dashboard Update Supports Hard Drive Installs for All Xbox 360 Titles

By Aaron Linde, Jul 14, 2008 5:12pm PDT

Microsoft has confirmed to Shacknews that the so-called play from hard drive feature available in the recently unveiled fall dashboard overhaul...

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"No, the PS3 menu is the ugliest piece of shit design ever. Seriously, fuck that jumbled mess of ..."

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Mirror's Edge Trailer Leaps, Kicks

By Maarten Goldstein, Jul 14, 2008 5:08pm PDT

Here is the Mirror's Edge trailer that Electronic Arts just showed up at their E3 2008 press conference. In development at EA DICE for PC, PS3 and X360, Mirror's Edge is expected late this year.

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"Saw a SWAT trooper with what looked like a Barrett .50 sniper rifle in one of the screenshots. ..."

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EA to Publish id's RAGE

By Chris Faylor, Jul 14, 2008 4:22pm PDT

id Software today revealed that Electronic Arts will publish RAGE (PC, PS3, 360). id's John Carmack appeared on stage to show id's support of...

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"Eeeeeek! Why not Activision? What about Steam? This is just disappointing."

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Left 4 Dead Has 2P Split Screen Multiplayer, New Character Designs

By Chris Faylor, Jul 14, 2008 4:21pm PDT

Valve's multiplayer-focused zombie survival shooter Left 4 Dead (PC, 360) will include two-person split-screen play in addition to four-person...

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"haha anyone ever play the game "hunter hunted" or something like that? it was split screen, ..."

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EA Announces Nucleus, Cross-platform Community Management Network

By Chris Faylor, Jul 14, 2008 4:08pm PDT

Electronic Arts today announced a new cross-platform community gaming system titled Nucleus. Nucleus will be build into all of the EA Sports...

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"I'm sure they could set it up so PS3 users could play against PC, but considering all 360 ..."

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