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Rumor: $99 Xbox 360 (with 2-year contract) launching next week

Posted on May 2, 2012 by John Scalzo

The Xbox 360 might be getting a lot cheaper next week. The Verge claims that Microsoft will slash the price of the Xbox 360 4GB + Kinect bundle to $99 next week. Sweet deal, right? Wait, there’s a catch…

It’s true, purchasers would be able to walk out of the store with an Xbox 360 + Kinect for $99, but first they’d have to sign up for a two-year contract. The package, which requires a $15 a month fee, is also rumored to include two years of Xbox Live Gold and streaming video content access. Also, the subscription bundle would only be available at the Microsoft Store, of which there are only 20 in the entire US.

It’s not exactly a super-amazing deal, but it does measure up pretty well with purchasing the separate components outright. A 4GB Xbox 360 + Kinect bundle and two years of Xbox Live Gold is regularly priced at $420 and the cost of the entire subscription would be $460. So the cost of a subscription system would only amount to an extra $40, provided you don’t incur an early termination fee.

Charge a subscription fee and give the console away for practically nothing, I kind of love it.

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Daily Scoop: May 2, 2012 – Nero Day

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Nicole Kline

It’s humpday, and it’s raining! But that’s OK, because I’m listening to Nero, which is brightening the day up considerably. It’s a tea and blanket kind of day, but instead, I’ve got Vitamin Water and a hoody. I guess I’ll just have to make do…

Not too much in the way of deals today! Amazon’s digital deals are: $7.99 for Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Augmented Edition, $6.99 for Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Standard Edition, and $4.99 for Dungeon Siege 3.

Other than that, GameStop’s got some new deals, including $50 off of the Xbox 360 Limited Edition Kinect Star Wars Bundle, bringing it to a more reasonable $399.99. Scoop it up!

Just one shirt today, but it’s one of Megan Lara’s finest! (more…)

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XBLA Today: Fable Heroes, Awesomenauts

Posted on May 2, 2012 by John Scalzo

Microsoft’s Arcade Next promotion continues with the release of Fable Heroes.

Priced at 800 Microsoft Points ($10), the cartoony action RPG seems like a natural extension of the series and players who collect a massive amount of loot in the game will be able to use it to purchase upgrades in Fable: The Journey, this Fall’s next Fable spinoff:

Fable Heroes is a fresh spin on the beloved Fable franchise in which up to four players play both cooperatively and competitively in this hack-and-slash adventure. Work together as heroes of Albion to defeat familiar foes and new enemies while collecting as many gold coins as possible to unlock upgrades, characters, and items in both this game and Fable: The Journey for Xbox 360.

Also available today is Romino’s Awesomenauts, an online arena fighter that can be downloaded for 800 Microsoft Points ($10):

It’s the year 3587; conflict spans the stars. Huge robot armies are locked in an enduring stalemate. In their bid for galactic conquest they call upon the most powerful group of mercenaries in the universe: the Awesomenauts! Play as one of several Awesomenauts and storm the online arenas alone or with friends. Each Awesomenaut can be upgraded with their own unique items to suit different strategies.

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The Call of Duty: Black Ops II reveal trailer is here

Posted on May 1, 2012 by John Scalzo

Activision has officially released the Call of Duty: Black Ops II reveal trailer and it’s everything we hoped it would be. Los Angeles is burning and Sergeant Frank Woods is back in this “near future black operations” campaign against an enemy that “stole the keys” of some of the future’s greatest weapons including walking tanks, high tech helicopters and those quadrotor drones teased last week.

Those sound like fun and all, but Black Ops II will also feature horseback riding in a first person view. Hoo-yeah!

As expected, Call of Duty: Black Ops II is being developed by Treyarch and will be released on November 13, 2012. Start preparing now.

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Details on the first Skyrim expansion, Dawnguard, coming at E3

Posted on May 1, 2012 by John Scalzo

Bethesda has announced that the first downloadable expansion to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will be titled “Dawnguard.” Per an agreement with Microsoft, the expansion will be exclusively available on the Xbox Live Marketplace at first, before coming to the PS3 and PC.

Want to know more? Well, not today. Bethesda says we’ll have to wait until the E3 Expo in June for more details on “Dawnguard.”

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Rockstar announces multiplayer DLC plans for Max Payne 3

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Melissa Niedringhaus

Today, Rockstar announced a bunch of multiplayer DLC for Max Payne 3 that will be made available in the coming months, and a “Rockstar Pass” that can be preordered now through Xbox Live or the PlayStation Network.

The first available DLC will be the The Local Justice Map Pack, which is coming in June, and will include the Police Precinct map for Gang Wars, Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Payne Killer modes. It will also have two additional maps for Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Payne Killer, new avatar items, multiplayer challenges, and more.

Packs that will be available this summer, but whose dates have yet to be announced, are the Disorganized Crime Map Pack, Deathmatch Made In Heaven Mode Pack, Hostage Negotiation Map Pack, and the New York Minute Co-Op Pack.

The Painful Memories Map Pack and Trickle Down Economics Map Pack will be available in the Fall.

The Rockstar Pass will set you back 2400 Microsoft Points or $29.99 on the PlayStation Network or PC, and will get you access to all available content at a 35% discount compared to buying the packs separately.

For more information on all the DLC options, check out Rockstar’s DLC page on the Max Payne 3 official site.

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Daily Scoop: May 1, 2012 – May Day!

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Happy May Day, everyone! I know it’s supposed to be a festive day, but it’s more like a day that’s about to be full of rain. What better way to kick off the spring after the weather we’ve been having???

Toys R Us has an awesome deal going on right now. Buy any two of the following games for $60:

  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360)
  • Gears of War 3
  • Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360)
  • Batman Arkham City (PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360)
  • Battlefield 3 (PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360)
  • Final Fantasy XIII-2 (PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360)
  • Soul Calibur V (PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360)

Considering those games are all $49.99-$59.99, this is a great deal!

Three great gaming t-shirts today… (more…)

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Activision confirms Call of Duty: Black Ops II a bit early

Posted on May 1, 2012 by John Scalzo

Activision’s UK arm flipped the switch on the official Call of Duty: Black Ops II site a might early, confirming the game’s existence a few hours ahead of its “NBA Playoffs on TNT” reveal. Of course, the site has reverted back to the countdown page for now.

The site also confirmed that the announcement will come with a huge “reveal trailer,” and sets that rumored November 13, 2012 release date in stone. Finally, some teaser text laid out the specific world-in-peril scenario for Black Ops II:

Pushing the boundaries of what fans have come to expect from the record-setting entertainment franchise, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 propels players into a near future, 21st Century Cold War, where technology and weapons have converged to create a new generation of warfare.

[Source: Joystiq]

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