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Phantom Lapboard Update
A few recent updates to the Phantom
Entertainment Blog describe drama at this company that at one time
was promising a game-changing console system (thanks Mike Martinez). Apparently trading
of their stock has been temporarily suspended by the SEC due to delinquent
filings, and for a while t...
Midway/Warner Sale Moves Forward
The sale of most of the assets of bankrupt Midway Games to Warner Bros. has been
approved by a Delaware judge, according to a report on
chicagotribune.com. Other legal actions stood in the way of
this deal, including a recent lawsuit over the Mortal
Kombat rights, but the story indicates th...
Play Splinter Cell: Conviction in 12 Hours
Splinter Cell: Conviction
can be completed in 12 hours on the Official Xbox 360 Magazine predicts the
amount of gameplay to expect in the coming stealth/shooter sequel (thanks
1UP). Ubisoft's Maxime
Beland explains this is in the context of "normal" difficulty: "And then we're ...
Empire: Total War & More Steam Patches
Three new automatic updates are available when you start Steam. There's a new
Steam client update that
adds D3D9Ex support for the in-game overlay for ArmA II and addresses
some bugs. There's also a new
Source SDK Update that fixes three bugs with the Hammer editor. Finally a
new Empire: To...
Fallout 3 Steam Sale
Steam News announces a
weekend sale on Fallout 3,
the action/RPG sequel from Bethesda Softworks. The game is now offered for
$24.99, a 50% discount off its usual $49.99 price tag.
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GOG.com Deals
The good old gamers at GOG.com
announce the addition of some new old games to their DRM-free marketplace. They
have added Crystals of Arborea and Ishar 3 to their
Ishar Compilation, which
remains at $5.99, and yes, those who bought this when it was a two-game
collection can get the other tw...
L4D DLC & L4D2 Demo Plans
Computer
and Video Games has word from Valve to expect the announcement of another
DLC pack for Left 4 Dead for both Windows and Xbox 360 before the summer
is over. "We plan to keep supporting Left 4 Dead 1. There will be some
announcements coming before summer's out about what's coming...
Dawn of War II Patch Beta Live
Dawn Of War II Website
announces the planned beta testing of the "There is Only War" patch for Dawn
of War II is now underway on Steam. They outline the process for
installing the beta, and word is: "The Beta period will run until Tuesday, July
14th, 2009 to account for the de...
Acer Aspire One AO751 Review
Looks like Acer was the first one to let out a 12-inch netbook in the market with the 11.6″ Acer Aspire AO751. After using one for a couple of weeks, I got to the bottom of things. Check out our full review after the jump.
The large 11.6″ screen is a big plus for the AO751 with a ...
Impulse Sales
Impulse announces they have already kicked off their weekend sale. Here's
the deal on their deals:· Titan Quest - $3.99
· Red Faction Guerilla Pre-Order Bundle (RF1, RF2 and RFG) - $39.99 USD | $49.99
EUR | 34.99 GBP
· Sins of a Solar Empire + Entrenchment Bundle - $29.99
· Call of Duty 4...




