Rumor: GTA IV DLC coming in Q1 of 2009

August 28th, 2008

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VG247 seems to have the inside scoop that Rockstar will release DLC for GTA IV sometime in January or February. There are mixed signals as to when the content will arrive since MS claims the “first episodes” will be out in “autumn” while T2 says it will arrive in their Q1, which is November to [...]

Android: More info on the G1

August 26th, 2008

The fun doesn’t stop, folks. The same chaps who brought us "official" images of the G1 this morning have revealed a mighty fine list of specs for the T-Mo Android handset. I think I’m most excited for the built-in compass in Google Streetview. Rock. On.
First off, that “chin” that’s got everyone talking is allegedly called [...]

CrunchGear Live Podcast

August 22nd, 2008

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Duh: Grand Theft Auto IV for the PC looks really good

August 22nd, 2008

Grand Theft Auto IV comes out for the PC this fall, but Rockstar’s in Leipzig showing it off at the Games Convention. It’s the same game you’ve already played to death, but running at a much higher resolution. Like, 2560×1600. Gaming in 1080p on a plasma isn’t so impressive when you’re a PC gamer. (But [...]

CrunchGear Live Podcast

August 15th, 2008

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Sweater Friends Episode 12: Mad Libs Game Plots

August 15th, 2008

Listen to the entire episode:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/CrunchGear/2008/08/08/CrunchGear-and-Friends.mp3
New show today, live at 1:00 PM Eastern.

WWE Superstar Randy Orton wants to see *more* violence in video games

August 11th, 2008

WWE Superstar Randy Orton wants to see more violence in video games, arguing that movie violence is far more detrimental to young kids than something like Grand Theft Auto.
Yup, the pro wrestler recently defended our favorite pastime in an interview with Eurogamer, saying:

Violence sells. I want to see more violence in games - the [...]

CrunchGear Live Podcast

August 8th, 2008

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Midnight Club Los Angeles now live: Look, screenshots and video!

August 8th, 2008

Gamers! Rockstar has just launched the Web site for Midnight Club Los Angeles, which is scheduled to be released for the Xbox 360 and PS3 on October 7. The game is built upon the GTA IV (RAGE) engine, so you can almost pretend you’re in a next gen (well, current gen) version Los Santos (of [...]

60GB Xbox 360 takes steps to eliminate red ring of death

August 7th, 2008

The honorable Benheck has graciously torn apart one of the new 60GB Xbox 360s for us, and its innards are sorta blah, but there’s at least one important change going on.
Microsoft appears to have removed the bottom memory chips so as to prevent the overheating that leads to the red ring of death. We can [...]

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