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"Some people just want to seem like rebels. Whether it’s a supposed boycott of a company, or merely hating a company for the sake of hating it (of course the excuse is usually because that said company is “evil”), some people just need to hate something to love… well, something else."

From baseball bat killing sprees in Team Fortress 2 to railgun domination in Quake III: Arena, WeGame counts down the top ten best frag filled videos from some of the most skilled gamers around the world. I wouldn't hit the respawn button while these guys are about!

"Next time you're on a multiplayer server, you might want to ask everyone who's a Canadian, and then ask who among them are dudes. Because according to a Microsoft survey, every fifth one of them (in the long run) has gamed in the nude, and might be doing so now.

Microsoft commissioned a pretty serious poll up in the Great White North, asking Canadians all sorts of questions that sound like a Cosmo bedside astrologer survey, if "game" is used as a euphemism for "sex." Do you game at work? (..."

"Valve marketing boss Doug Lombardi said that the next installment in the Half-Life franchise would not be showing up at E3 2008, shooting down rumors that began circulating the Internet yesterday.

But, he said that a "playable Left 4 Dead will be on display in a Valve-hosted suite."

Half-Life 2: Episode 2 launched relatively recently (October 2007), but the franchise's loyal fanbase is already ready for more.

In the absence of Episode 3, Left 4 Dead will be Valve's focus at E3. The g..."

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As most of you probably know a petition for the PS3 version of The Oranage Box has been doing its rounds, asking for EA to release a patch fixing the large amount of bugs and glitches in the bundle. However a EA employee John D has said that EA will never release a patch since they did not engineer the game and its Valve's responsibility to fix the problems. So it appears the whole petition has been for nothing.

"In his former life as a tracker of dangerous game in the unforgiving Australian outback, the Sniper would spend months by himself. Prolonged isolation taught him a valuable lesson: You don't have to rely on other people if you never miss."

"Details given to us last night about Valve's rumored casting of the sequel (or prequel) to its Orange Box hit Portal hinted at a big role for Aperture Science's founder Cave Johnson. The potentially spoiler-iffic painted portrait and brief bio of the possible Portal 2 antagonist led us to believe that the sequel may take place prior to the original. Maybe not, based on some rumored dialogue that a source passed on.

Warning: It's all spoiler territory from here on...

The script samples w..."

"The PS3 got off to a pretty bad start, but these days developers are pumping out better games, whether they're exclusive or multi-platform. In the hope that we're nearing the end sloppy PS3 ports of Xbox 360 games we've put together our Top 10: Worst PS3 Ports. Which games hit the PlayStation 3 in far worse shape than they were in on the Xbox 360? Which ports really shouldn't have made it out of the QA department? Read on to find out.

10. F.E.A.R.

F.E.A.R. was ported from the PC to the ..."

"Please note this is translated from a German site and as such may be prone to mistakes

Current evaluations of the Famitsu

14.05.08 - here new evaluations of the Japanese Famitsu are. Four editors forgive ever up to 10 points.

Haze (PS3, Ubisoft) : 9 / 8 / 9 / 8 - (34/40)
The orange box (PS3/Xbox 360, I / O) : 9 / 7 / 9 / 9 - (34/40) Stranglehold (Xbox 360, Success) : 8 / 7 / 7 / 7 - (29/40)
Ochainu no Daibouken (NDS, Mto) : 7 / 7 / 6 / 6 - (26/40)
Genmu no Tou to Tsurugi no ..."

"Portal was a breakthrough title that prompted a lot of people to pick up the deal of the century disguising as The Orange Box. There’s something oddly satisfying about hurling yourself through one end of a portal and leaping out the other while avoiding wise cracking sentry guns. Be that as it may, while we know Portal 2 is coming, Valve is planning to take their time with the follow-up.

“I think that when you hit something like that, you have two choices: you can quickly replicate it and ..."

"Enough.
Enough with the unacceptable behavior of yours towards your customers.

It is time we speak up.
We are angry customers who keep asking for support.
We are angry customers waiting for support.
Actually, we are angry customers who have waited more than enough.

We want actions to the faulty product you have released.

You do not seem to care at all, but let me tell you personal here.
Money doesn't fall like rain.
I work day and night to earn that money.
Occasionally, I spen..."

Whith TF2 still as popular as ever and to continue with features to keep players coming back for more, Valve has released details on the first class to get their set of extended abilities; The Medic.

The Blutsaugher
Players who earn one third out of the 36 new medic achievements will be given a new syringe gun. The new gun is named 'The Blutsaugher'. This new weapon does not give out crit hits but instead will suck health from enemies when hit. This will be useful when low on health or wh...

"As previously reported, Portal’s theme song, “Still Alive” (performed by the villain in the game, GLaDOS) is coming to Rock Band for both the PS3 and 360, but it wasn’t until today that we receive solid release dates. Tomorrow, April 1st, “Still Alive” will be hitting the 360 via the Marketplace and Rock Band’s own in-game music store. PS3 owners will sadly have to wait, however, until April 17th. Why the delay? Because the Playstation Store is receiving a redesign, and new content will have ..."

"As part of the Love is in the Air event in World of Warcraft, Weighted Companion Cubes from Portal (if you didn’t already know that I will incinerate you) have been seen in such locations as Stormwind and Undercity."

"During yesterday's Electronic Arts' Q3 2008 fiscal year earnings call, which produced confirmation of Rock Band on Wii and revealed delays of Mercenaries 2: World in Flames and Battlefield: Bad Company, the company also mentioned that the new titles included in Valve's The Orange Box will soon be sold as separate releases.

"We are unbundling Orange Box and releasing separate PC SKUs, Half Life 2: Episode Two, Portal and Team Fortress [2]," said Warren Jenson, chief financial officer and ex..."

"The following is a sample of the game deals in the store:

* Red Orchestra: 50% off, $9.95 total
* BioShock: 25% off, $37.45 total
* Call of Duty 4: 10% off, $44.95 total
* The Orange Box: 25% off, $37.45 total"

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"Before getting into Maxim’s top-ten selection, it is worth bearing in mind that its expertise and coverage in the world of gaming is marginal when compared to the print space it reserves for scantily clad female celebrities. Indeed, while you probably wouldn’t rely on FHM for movie reviews over the likes of Empire or Premiere, you shouldn’t place too much stock in Maxim when it comes to gaming – especially if it’s sitting next to Edge Magazine on the shelf."

"Now, far be it from me to disagree with Time...I have to call shenanigans on a few things here. First: Halo 3, while a great game, is not as good as BioShock. Halo 3 is still plagued by problems seen in previous games where both level design and gameplay are concerned. BioShock, on the other hand, was a superb gaming experience and should have easily been the top of the bunch on the list."

"Finally, PlayStation 3 gamers will be able to join the PC and 360 ranks and experience the joy and wonder that is The Orange Box.

The Orange Box for PS3 comes out on December 11th, and we feel confident in predicitng that its release will end the bickering over which console is superior once and for all. Portal is just good enough to herald a new age of cross-console generosity and brotherhood. Hallelujah!"

"A recent preview on the PlayStation 3 version of Valve's The Orange Box was less than kind. Sure, the PS3 edition of Portal seems fine, but the adventures of Gordon Freeman were given a lashing. Terms "downright unplayable", "slideshow" and "substandard" were peppered throughout the preview of the Half-Life 2 portions of the collection. Many days late and frames per second short, PS3 owners were finally getting a stinker of a port from EA UK. Recent previews from IGN and Gamespy, however, pai..."

"In an interview earlier this year, Valve Software founder Gabe Newell referred to PlayStation 3 as "a waste of everybody's time." This attitude shows in the development structure of The Orange Box. While the PC and Xbox 360 versions were handled by Valve, the PS3 port was handed off to an internal team at EA. Originally scheduled to be released day and date with the PC and 360 versions, the PS3 Orange Box has been delayed until December. PS3 owners, forced to watch from the sidelines as their..."

"Many thanks to the NPD group and some commentary from their Anita Frazier, NPD analyst.

Absolutely insane results. YTD industry sales up 73%, 45% for SW. And Wii GH3 edges out the PS2 version, and Half-Life 2 has a very, very good first month, given the competition.

And, what was that Sony???? You sold 75k in the last week of this reported month? And you sold 46k for the 3 weeks before that??

HW Results

Wii 519K
Nintendo DS 458K
Xbox 360 366K
PSP 286K
PlayStation 2 184K
PlayS..."

There is no comparison to the hype between the Orange Box and Halo 3. Everyone knew that Halo 3 was upon us. We all saw the Halo 3 commercials on TV, all the news reports, blog posts. But on the back burner with not as much advertising was Valve's Orange Box.

Next Gen have come up with some sales positions for sales in the US. You might have expected Halo 3 to be at the top at that list but with Valve giving a 20% price cut to the Orange Box sales have sprung it ahead to take the #1 spot f...

"You might imagine they fancy a night off after ten years making it, but the boys and girls at Valve are actually quite happy playing Team Fortress 2 - and now they want to take you on."

"Valve's reputation as a top tier developer began when Half-Life released in 1998 and was cemented in 2004 when they released the spectacular sequel. Now, they're bringing that magic back with The Orange Box. As we've said in countless previews, this is one of the best deals we've ever seen in gaming, especially for those people that have yet to play Half-Life 2 at all. With Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2 Episode One, and Half-Life 2 Episode Two, players can take the entire Half-Life 2 journey up to..."

"Xbox 360:

The Orange Box

FIFA Soccer 08

Sega Rally Revo

Looney Tunes ACME Arsenal

Thrillville: Off the Rails

Xbox Live Arcade:

Puzzle Quest

PS3:

Folklore

FIFA Soccer 08

Sega Rally Revo

Warhawk (Game Only)

NBA 08

PSN:

?????

Wii:

Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast

Balls of Fury

FIFA Soccer 08

Bleach: The Shattered Blade

Thrillville: Off the Rails

Looney Tunes: ACME Arsenal

Mercury Meltdown: Revolution

Rock and Roll Adventures

Virtual Console:

Fatal Fury

World Heroes
...

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"When I first started writing on this site about six months ago, one of the first articles I wrote had to deal with Episodic content and how it was working. Here we are six months later and I felt it was about time to follow up on the original article to see how the the three titles I mentioned in that article are coming along. And in summary up front, I can tell you that overall, episodic content does not live up to the hype except in the pocketbooks of the corporations."

"Earlier this year we longingly gazed ahead into the year of gaming lying ahead of us. There was so much to look forward to. At this point, some of it has been release while some of it has been pushed out of 2007 and into 2008 (hopefully not beyond). With that in mind, and having just visited Santa Monica for this year's E3, we decided to take an updated look at the rest of this year's future because there's oh so much to be excited about.

The following are lists of your IGN PC Editors' mo..."

"GamerSquad’s closing salvo of chosen trailers from the E3 madness, featuring the likes of Eye of Judgement (PS3), Mercenaries 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PC), Lair (PS3), WarHawk (PS3), Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction (PS3), Destroy all Humans: Path of the Furon (Xbox 360, PS3), Half-Life 2: Orange Box (Xbox 360, PS3), Soul Calibur: Legends (Wii), and more…"

"Boogie, the first all singing, all dancing karaoke title for the Wii, will be released on August 7. The game will ship with a microphone attachment and will feature new versions of music made famous by The Jackson 5, Kool & The Gang, M.C. Hammer, The Village People, Cyndi Lauper and Britney Spears.

Valve previously promised Half-Life 2 would receive "frequent" episodic updates, but this release date ensures that over 15 months will pass between the release of Episode One and Two."