It was recently announced that the Xbox 360 has topped all consoles in worldwide sales last year for the first time since 2006. This would have been huge news just a few years ago. What happened to the console war?

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"Ask yourself, if you will; what is a game?

I suppose you could see the question from any number of angles, any number of interpretations. You could view it mechanically – a typical game involves an actor, maybe several, multiple mechanics, parameters. You could take each individual aspect of a game and put a magnifying glass to it. Or you could take it at its most literal definition; something to be played."

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2K Games has announced a MLB 2K12/NBA 2K12 Combo Pack that will launch in conjunction with the release of Major League Baseball 2K12 which will include full retail versions of each game.

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The game that was announced "dead" 15 years ago has been resurrected! Some eccentric, magical game enthusiast some how got his hands on two copies of the original "Resident Evil" game for the Gameboy color. After receiving over $2,000, this man has liberated the unfinished game to the general public as a ROM file.
I personally am wondering what the legality of unfinished/unreleased game ROMS being released is...but hey! it's a Resident Evil game you've never played before!

Paper Mario Dude via gameinformer.com »

In this age of online gaming, local multiplayer games have become mostly a thing of the past. Even so, Matt Beaudette of Gaming Irresponsibly counts down his favorite local multiplayer games of the past and present.

Il_Exile_lI via gamingirresponsibly.com »

"When it comes to the marketing side of things, box art has played almost as big a part of game sales as the design and programming of the titles themselves. In the early days of the industry, it wasn't uncommon for games to have imagery that conveyed completely unrealistic ideas of what the gameplay was actually like."

vgcosplay via vgcosplay.com »

Here are this week's deals on Xbox 360 stuff from around the internet including over half off on a MW3-themed Wireless with Bluetooth mic and some extremely good prices on used games.

Xander756 via examiner.com »

Activision has released details on the third Content Drop in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3's Content Season. Call of Duty Elite Drop 3: Overwatch takes place in a construction site in New York City.

CPUSmith via gametestlab.com »

It has been a while since there was a Spiderman game of note to talk about, maybe the fact that it has been an annual franchise hasn't helped. What was popularised by the movie adaptable of Spiderman 2, a return the the open world sandbox is here with 'The Amzing Spiderman'

NathanW36 via gamergaia.com »

"An amazing thing happened recently. I bought Rayman: Origins, put it in my PlayStation 3 and was playing the game in mere moments. It wasn’t until later that I realised something incredible had occurred; I didn’t have to wait to play the game. I thought back to my actions: I put the disc in the console, started the game and then played it. Nothing barged between me and my entertainment. No online passes fell out the case to force me into redeeming fiddly little codes to access features I alre..."

MrChrisNo1 via defaultprime.com »

Have you listened to our new podcast yet? It’s almost a month old! Start now, and you can claim to be a part of the O.G. fanbase someday. And then you can reminisce on how we used to talk about games we were looking forward to in 2012, THQ layoffs and rebranding, as well as more Resident Evil talk among other things. Just like on this week’s show. Take a listen, you’ll be glad you did.

MrChrisNo1 via defaultprime.com »

The annual Madden Super Bowl Simulation chose the New York Giants as the winners of Super Bowl XLVI over the New England Patriots and that's exactly what happened. The simulation even guessed Eli Manning correctly as the Super Bowl MVP.

kingjfs via warpzoned.com »

An online retailer is currently offering Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc for free when you pre-order the digital release of the upcoming platforming title, Rayman Origins on PC.

GameInspector via examiner.com »

"GamingUnion: "In honour of Final Fantasy XIII-2's release this past week, we've decided to compile a list of our ten favourite Japanese role-playing games for the current home console / handheld generation. While things have been tough in general for Japan as of late, there have been a numerous titles to truly capture the spirit of a JRPG and pushed the genre in new directions."

fozzness via gamingunion.net »

""Front man Gene Simmons takes the roles of lead vocals and bassist on stage, but is the face of the band, turning it into a marketing monster. Their style, face-paint and lyrics are slapped across hundred of pieces of memorabilia""

NathanW36 via gamergaia.com »

"The game ends when either all players have been turned into infected or the game timer ends. A Survivor's goal is to stay alive until the game ends, however, if you're turned Infected, your goal is to turn all other survivors into infected by killing them.

You will receive 100 points per kill (whether you're a survivor or infected)
Survivors receive an additional 100 points each time an infected kills another survivor."

ditto via community.callofduty.com »

Pokémon is one of the biggest franchises of all time and it is no surprise to see that it will get a dedicated section on the Nintendo Zone. The section will include screens, game videos and the coveted television series.

NathanW36 via gamergaia.com »

Daav from NoobFeed.com toys around with Mario Party 9 and the toying is good. It doesn't change the board game concept completely, but it couldn't alter anything any more if it tried. A ton of variety and content that all equal into fun; no game can expect any more than that. Mario Party 9 looks like the next big player for good, clean fun.

daavpuke via noobfeed.com »

The Star Wars license has been attached to several different genres of video games over the years. Some of the didn't work as well, but there were a few that were golden. Sadly, there are a few great games that LucasArts never revisited, so Push Start Select is highlighting the 5 games fans want to see again.

darklordzor via pushstartselect.com »

Daav from NoobFeed.com takes on the next in localization awesomeness with RPG, The Last Story. This Wii exclusive looks like it will offer a ton of deep strategy options to go with fluid and intuitive combat and none of it sounds like a bad thing. More so, The Last Story already looks like a Wii best; especially when adding online components to the whole. Color us interested!

daavpuke via noobfeed.com »

Ryan Johnson | GoozerNation

This article is a follow up to two separate articles: Can I Really Be a Social Gamer? and Help! My Wife Stole My Xbox! As the family meets in the middle of their hobbies over the medium of video games, Ryan Johnson of GoozerNation starts to see not only how his family is evolving, but how society sees gaming as a whole.

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Collector's Editions have become the norm this gaming generation. Everything from RPGS to FPS games, everything has a CE these days. The question is do gamers really want collector's editions? If they truly do then what needs to be in the CE to make it sell and worth the $80-$100 gamers are forced to shell out.

kube00 via goozernation.com »

"set on the coast of Italy. Described as a “very vertical, chaiotic, route map” and designed for those who love to run around and gun people down at close quarters. A great map for tactical gameplay types in which you have to be fast and ready for anything. Being a very vertical map makes a change from what you usually see which is generally pretty flat so it’ll make for some interesting and new combat experiences."

websod via blog4modernwarfare3.com »

Ever since the early console games, bosses have been a staple of video gaming. However, there's always at least one that really makes you scratch your head and wonder what's wrong with the sucker.

ddrfr33k via treasurebin.blogspot.com »

An updated European box art has been revealed for the PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the upcoming tactical third-person shooter, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier.

GameInspector via examiner.com »