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January 6th, 2009, 5:06 am by James Fudge (No Comments)
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Microsoft’s Major Nelson released Xbox Live statistics for 2008, revealing that Halo 3 and Call of Duty 4 were the most played games online, and that Castle Crashers was the top seller on Xbox Live Marketplace. In the top five, Gears of War 2 and GTA IV were the only games published in 2008 that made the list. Full lists after the jump.
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Tags: Bionic Commando Rearmed, Braid, Call of Duty 4, Castle Crashers, Gears of War, Gears of War 2, Halo 3, Mega Man 9
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December 31st, 2008, 8:00 pm by James Fudge (1 Comment)
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(Contributors: Adam Oldakowski - Managing Director GOG.com, Hal Halpin - ECA President, Tom Ohle - CD Projekt RED, Rich Carlson - Digital Eel, Eric Holmes - Radical Entertainment, and Game Trust members Evan Narcisse, Gus Mastrapa, David Chapman and James Fudge)
Crispy Gamer wraps up its Top 21 News Stories of 2008 with our top 7 news stories. See what stories were the most interesting and had the most impact on the game industry and gamers in 2008. We start with #7 right now. Also be sure to check out #8 - 14 and #15 - 21, if you haven’t already.
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Tags: 2008, Activision, Ads, Atari, Barack Obama, Blizzard, Brandon Crisp, Brash, Digital Eel, DRM, EA, ECA, Economy, Election 2008, Game Trust, Grand Theft Auto IV, Jack Thompson, Merger, PC Games, Radical Entertainment, Retail Sales, Spore, Swordfish, Take Two, Top 21 News Stories of 2008
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December 30th, 2008, 11:48 am by Crispy Gamer News (1 Comment)
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(Contributors: Tom Ohle - CD Projekt RED, Rich Carlson - Digital Eel, Eric Holmes - Radical Entertainment, and Game Trust members Evan Narcisse, Gus Mastrapa, David Chapman and James Fudge)
We continue our countdown of the Top 21 News Stories of 2008, with #14 - #7, starting now. If you missed the first part of our countdown featuring David Chapman, James Fudge and ECA President Hal Halpin, you can check it out right here.
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Tags: 2008, Age of Empires, Capcom, Dungeons & Dragons, Ensemble Studios, Fox News, GameFly, GameStop, Gary Gygax, Halo Wars, Home, Limbo of the Lost, Mass Effect, News, NXE, Page Wilson, PlayStation Network, Racism, Rentals, Resident Evil 5, Sex, Sexism, Top 21 News Stories of 2008, Townhall.com, Used Games, Wii, WiiWare, Xbox Live
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December 29th, 2008, 2:06 pm by James Fudge (No Comments)
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All is calm, all is bright. I hope you’re enjoying your vacation time, assuming you are one of those lucky folks that gets it during this time of year. For the rest of us, onward and upward as we slither into 2009…
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Tags: DLC, Driving Kids, Indie, MMO, PlayStation Network, Pool Revolution: Cue Sports, Secret of Mana, Space War Commander, Wii Shop Channel, WiiWare, WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009, Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II
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December 28th, 2008, 3:00 pm by James Fudge (No Comments)
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Missed our 2008 Game of the Year Awards? Check out our celebration of the best and worst that 2008 had to offer below:
2008 Game of the Year, Day 3: The CG Awards
Gather up your pitchforks and torches, and build a bonfire to the gaming gods. In the final day of our Game of the Year coverage, the Game Trust discusses its favorite games of 2008 and bestows awards on the top three. Also of note is a discussion of all the runner ups that recieved two or more votes.
2008 Game of the Year, Day 2: The CG Unawards
For every major accomplishment in gaming this year, there were about two and a half unaccomplishments. Welcome to Day 2 of our Game of the Year coverage — in which we present our Unawards.
2008 Game of the Year, Day 1: The Year In…
To kick things off right, we invited members of the Game Trust to weigh in on all the genres, trends and hardware of 2008.
And for some additional fun, check out 2007’s Game of the Year winners.
Tags: 2008 Game of the Year Awards, Best Game of 2008, CG Awards, CG Un-Awards, Crispy Gamer, The Game Trust, The Year In
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December 24th, 2008, 11:09 am by James Fudge (No Comments)
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Ho! Ho! Ho! Here is the latest news off the wires and from around the world. Happy Holidays!
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Tags: DX Studio, Indie, Majesty 2, MLB, MLB 09 The Show, Paradox Interactive, SCEA, Sports
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December 17th, 2008, 6:56 pm by James Fudge (No Comments)
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MMO’s and iPod games seem to be the soup of the day, though there is some great news for owners of Sacred 2 and word that Nintendo has settled a lawsuit with Nyko. Take off those shoes off and jump into the news stream.
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Tags: AMD Fusion, City of Heroes, DanceDanceRevolution S Lite, Darkeden, Dreamlords: The Reawakening, EA Mobile, Evasive Space, Frogger, Grand Chase, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, GridCast TV, iPod, iPod Phone, iTouch, Lawsuit, Lode Runner, Metal Gear Solid Touch, Nintendo, Nyko, Perfect World International, Rohan: Blood Feud, Runes of Magic, Sacred 2: Fallen Angel, Silent Hill: The Escape, Slacker Personal Radio, The Rundown, Turf Battles, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
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