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By GamerNode Staff, September 11, 2007 0 GN

There’s yet another HD format disk coming our way. Dubbed HD VMD, Medium Enterprises will be launching their relatively cheap, $150 player for their new format next month. According to Yahoo News, that is: About half the cost of the… Read More »

By GamerNode Staff, September 11, 2007 0 GN

In what can only be described as very questionable judgment, Vicarious Visions, developers of Guitar Hero DS, have opted against use of the touchscreen for the game. According to Wii News: Unlike in Ubisoft’s guitar simulator Jam Sessions, which has… Read More »

By GamerNode Staff, September 11, 2007 0 GN

More often than not, new consoles pack a lot more hardware power than video game developers can initially handle. In a recent interview with freep.com, the associate producer of the recently released Lair, Ryan Hmlyn, claims his game is the… Read More »

By GamerNode Staff, September 11, 2007 0 GN

User created content is nothing new to the gaming industry. For years it has been exclusive to the PC gaming market, with well known mods catapulting into their own fame, like Counter-Strike. But now, with broadband technology on the Xbox… Read More »

By GamerNode Staff, September 11, 2007 0 GN

For the past few weeks, a poster has been making rather disconcerting messages and posts on City of Heroes’ official message board. Under the username "Trafalgar", the poster makes remarks on several incidents about abusing prisoners and using unnecessary force… Read More »

By GamerNode Staff, September 11, 2007 0 GN

If you’re someone who has to absolutely know this information, then I tip my hat to you. So here it is, The Orange Box for the Xbox 360 will feature 99 achievements worth 1000 points. As of this writing, only… Read More »

By GamerNode Staff, September 11, 2007 0 GN

Back in June, we reported that the next Katamari game, Beautiful Katamari, was going to be an Xbox 360 exclusive title. Shedding its PS3 and Wii clothes, we ended up receiving a Beautiful Katamari demo on Xbox Live just last… Read More »

By Eddie Inzauto, September 11, 2007 0 Features

In a study whose results can only be described as "shocking!" it has been asserted that games receiving higher-than-average review scores make higher-than-average bank. According to Electronic Entertainment Design and Research (EEDAR), a videogame research company geared towards aiding designers,… Read More »

By Eddie Inzauto, September 11, 2007 0 Features

Attorney Mark Methenitis isn’t very satisfied with the process by which games are judged and rated by the ESRB. On the Law of the Game blog, he criticizes the fact that those responsible for rating games never actually play the… Read More »

By Eddie Inzauto, September 11, 2007 0 GN

Xfire, the PC gaming community and statistical tool, has now attracted more than 8 million subscribers. About 60 percent of those are European users, with the other 40 percent hailing from north America. All told, Xfire has logged over 120… Read More »