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Online passes have stirred quite the pot lately.  Those publishers who utilize them get thrown between the crosshairs of many gamers.  EA is no doubt leading the pack with online passes.  I thought it strange though that EA opted not to utilize an online pass for its upcoming Syndicate reboot.  Even stranger was the reason [...]

As you can see the Safe House party has just begun!  Not only are we dishing out 1600 Microsoft Points for your investigations in the Safe House game, but now we’re adding some official Safe House swag!  This one will be easy to score too.  One lucky person will win and you should make sure [...]

Position comprised … target acquired … engaging hostile! If you’ve seen the trailer, then you know the movie looks bad ass.  On February 10th, you better be there!  Denzel plays Tobin Frost, the most dangerous man in the world, and he has a mysterious history that I’m sure will play out on the big screen giving fans [...]

Capcom sent word today that their latest action RPG, Dragon’s Dogma, is set to be released on May 22.  But that’s not the only word they shared.  Along with the game, you’ll receive access to the Resident Evil 6 demo.  I’m sure this goes for only new copies of the game.  If you buy it [...]

I’m sure you’ve all heard about this rumor but I thought I’d pose the question for all to debate.  What if the next Xbox console had the technology to prevent you from using used games on it?  Would you even consider such a console and would Microsoft really be so crazy as to do this? Reports [...]

I can’t say that I”m totally against the online pass idea.  I understand the concept behind believe me I do.  EA, THQ and various other publishers are trying to curb the whole used games fiasco.  Did I mention that the uproar from publishers about used games is a total cop out?  I don’t recall seeing [...]

This has to be one of the more unique titles to hit the Xbox Live Arcade in a while.  You literally control a puddle throughout the game.  That should be weird yet fun especially with the cool design and style. In Puddle, players must guide a puddle of fluid to its target destination, not by [...]

Ready to impersonate or rather become the best Gotham impostor around?  Warner Bros. is finally bringing the beta for the highly anticipated Gotham City Impostors to consoles.  I’ve been looking forward to this game for a while now and I’ll be happy when I’m playing it tonight.  It began for PS3 users a few days [...]

Say what McFly?  In a bid to secure even more money from Call of Duty fans, Activision has apparently locked the Call of Duty Elite content to one console and one user.  That means that even if you have multiple profiles on your console, only the one who actually purchased the Elite content will be [...]