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10 Things you need to know from X10

* The Halo Reach multiplayer beta will kick off on May 3. You will be able to access the beta via the Halo 3: ODST game disc.
* Dead Rising 2 will release in North America on Aug. 31, Japan on Sept. 2 and Europe on Sept. 3.
* Dead Rising: CASE ZERO an exclusive download only on Xbox LIVE, will launch prior to the full game and provide a playable prologue that bridges the story between the two titles.
* Alan Wake will launch May 18 in North America and May 21 in Europe. Players can pre-order the title to receive the Bright Falls Bonus Pack, which includes exclusive content like Avatar gear, an Xbox LIVE theme, and a "making of" video.
* The Xbox 360 Final Fantasy XIII Special Edition Bundle will release starting March 9 for $399, and include a 250GB Hard Drive, two Wireless Controllers, exclusive downloadable content and a Standard Edition copy of the game.
* Toy Soldiers will kick off the Xbox LIVE Arcade Block Party on March 3
* Perfect Dark, Scrap Metal and Game Room will launch this March as a part of the Xbox LIVE Arcade Block Party.
* Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction will release at retailers starting April 13 in North America, April 16 in the United Kingdom, and April 28 in Japan.
* Lost Planet 2 will launch in North America and Europe on May 18.
* Fable III will be available this holiday.

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Bluemaster775607d ago

This is some decent news but from where is it coming ? i cant find coverage

Rockox5607d ago

Head explodes.

The Dead Rising prologue sounds kinda cool, though dumb that it's an exclusive download.

Immortal Kaim5607d ago (Edited 5607d ago )

Oh no, some people are going to be p*ssed...Exclusive Downloadable content for FFXIII? Wonder if it's only if you buy the bundle or if it will be available to purchase from XBL? Also I wonder what it is?

I'm getting the PS3 version, so I hope it isn't anything too significant...

EDIT: Thanks Jackdoe for clarifying that for me...I'm relieved now. I think that bundle could have actually done quite well if it was a branded console.

jackdoe5607d ago (Edited 5607d ago )

My money is on avatar items. The PS3 version has Home items after all. And Square-Enix isn't stupid enough to give exclusive DLC to the 360 and leave behind nearly 2 million Japanese PS3 owners in the dust. Or are they?

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What do you know, it is avatar items:
http://kotaku.com/5469894/3...

blu_yu_away5607d ago

Meh this is all fine and well but get to the juicy stuff!

Megaton5607d ago (Edited 5607d ago )

Hah, exclusive FFXIII DLC for 360. So much for "no DLC". SquareEnix is trash.

Edit - LolAvatars...

...though I still stand by my original statement of "SquareEnix is trash".

Bundle being official likely means FFXIII will only be advertised for 360 as well. That seems to be the package deal they work out for certain multiplats, like Resident Evil 5 and Modern Warfare 2.

DailyAddict5607d ago

Major Nelson is really trying to confuse people with the FFXIII deal by saying "exclusive downloadable content" and I think he's doing it on purpose. According to the 'actual' press release the game will have exclusive AVATAR downloads and not game content as in DLC. Don't take this for something it's not.

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bioshock12215607d ago

That sucks Lost Planet 2 and Alan Wake being released on the same day. As for the Final Fantasy 13 exclusive download is it only if you by the special bundle or can you buy it on xbox live as well??

jackdoe5607d ago

Avatar items will probably be made available to people who want to buy it. Eventually I suppose.

Bnet3435607d ago

Nice round-up of announcements. I didn't see the Dead Rising 2 DLC coming, but I'm not sold on the game just yet. I'm not fond of Capcom letting western devs handle their games. We already seen how bad things have turned out with Dark Void and Bionic Commando.

blue7xx75607d ago

Yeah same here Capcom should make all their games in house they are some of the best developers. Why ruin their games by outsourcing them to not so great developers. Im excited for Splinter Cell conviction. Hopefully some crackdown 2 news come out of this event.

divideby05607d ago

I so much rather these companys NOT drop hints...and just surprise...since most cases the anticipation is a let down in the long run...

dtrain215607d ago

The END of PS3 in 2010. Join us droids....I promise to welcome you with open arms and then b!tch slap you to go back

peeps5607d ago

? this doesn't tell us about any new games, just when games we know about will officially be releasing

Lord_Ranos5607d ago

Bot stupidtity at its finest.

tinybigman5607d ago (Edited 5607d ago )

but the only games i have or am getting on my 360 this year is

bayonetta
darksiders
bioshock 2(since i started on 360 might as well continue it there)
splinter cell
mass effect 2
crackdown 2(hopefully it isnt ruined with the new look)
oh and i get/got them all for free and i think you know how :)

btw my ps3 purchases looks like this
god of war 3
white knight chronicles (dont care what media says i love level 5)
MAG
dante's inferno
Heavy Rain (really looking forward to this)
gran turismo 5 (the only sim racer i need)
ModNation Racers
The Last Guardian (got a feeling its dropping this yr love team Ico)
Final Fantasy 13 (was getting this version no matter what)
Star Ocean International (glad i waited)
Yakuza 3 (heard good things about this)
Batman AA2
FPS (whichever 1st or 2nd party company drops theirs)
MLB 10 the show

so please tell me why i should drop my ps3 only for a 360. make it good to nothing lame.

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wow the ninja disagreer please tell me why.

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Gamer buys 4,000 copies of Alan Wake, none of them work

Alan Wake, from Max Payne and Control creator Remedy, is a horror classic, prompting one player to buy 4,000 copies that don’t even work.

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roadkillers430d ago

Kind of a goody story...

On a serious note, that is why I try activating gift cards asap. It's happened to me where the store didnt scan it right where the card was unusuable. Happened at Wally World.

gigoran8430d ago

wait, that place is real? national lampoon wasn't kidding?

Tacoboto429d ago

I just bought two of the MonsterVerse Godzilla movies on 4K - both had digital copies expiring in 2023. Both were actually expired.

I'd be surprised but it's WB, of course they'd actually expire them

Knightofelemia430d ago

Usually most of those redemption card have an expiry date on them. If they expired all buyer did was buy recycled paper. And some of those codes are country locked to certain countries. I buy a card from the States I can't use it in Canada.

Chocoburger430d ago

Dumb and silly story. She wasted her money for no reason.

Is it really that hard to go to Steam or GOG. She spent $240, when its currently 70% off on GOG, and only costs $4.49.

Gee, I wonder, should I spend $240 on eBay, or $4.49 on GOG? 🙄

Rynxie429d ago

Most likely she wanted to resell a few or most of them. However, it was a too good to be true situation.

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Profchaos430d ago

So in short she paid $240.00 assuming usd for a bunch on unactivated game codes.

I still don't understand why I guess cause there's not a physical version and she wanted something for a collection or art project.

Rynxie429d ago

No, most likely to resell. However, she ended up getting screwed.

Asplundh429d ago

This is Alan Wake 1, it had physical copies.

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Previously On... Alan Wake

Alan Wake 2 continues the writer's story, 13 years later.

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A thermos is upending the Alan Wake community

Remedy has Alan Wake merch on sale, including a pretty blue thermos. Unfortunately, things haven’t gone according to plan, and many players who want a thermos find themselves without one, though it does appear that Remedy is attempting to fix things. Nevertheless, it has resulted in a lot of upset, illustrating just how much the thermos means to Alan Wake fans.

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