Daily entertainment news covering Gears of War en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/19/week_in_video_game_news_spore_is_ready_t Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:12:36 EST Entertainment News 96014@http://www.starpulse.com/news Real news from the virtual world: —AT LONG LAST, 'SPORE': When "The Sims" creator Will Wright announced "Spore" back in 2005, every gamer in the world had the same reaction: "I can't wait to get my hands on that."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/08/video_game_reviews_condemned_2_dark_sect Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:29:32 EST Entertainment News 83629@http://www.starpulse.com/news How will you survive the inevitable zombie apocalypse? After 40 years of zombie movies, from ''Night of the Living Dead'' to ''28 Days Later,'' your first line of defense should be clear: Don't get infected. Then run.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/28/video_game_news_gears_of_war_2_announced Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:12:04 EST Entertainment News 79492@http://www.starpulse.com/news News from the virtual world: -SECOND GEAR: The one big announcement at this year's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco came as a surprise to absolutely no one: Epic Games is working on ''Gears of War 2,'' the sequel to its 2006 smash. Lead designer Cliff Bleszinski promised it will be ''bigger, better and more bad-ass'' when it comes to the Xbox 360 in November.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/28/review_uncharted_drake_s_fortune_ Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:10:41 EST Entertainment News 75969@http://www.starpulse.com/news Did you know the original protagonist in Tomb Raider was supposed to be a guy? Much to many a pubescent gamer's delight, Lara Croft ended up taking over and a franchise was born. Flash forward a decade or so and meet Nate Drake, a pistol wielding treasure hunter and star of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune for the Playstation 3.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/15/video_game_news_xbox_live_is_5_years_old Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:53:14 EST Entertainment News 68031@http://www.starpulse.com/news News from the virtual world: -LIVE WITHOUT A NET: Since its launch, Microsoft's Xbox Live has redefined console gaming. Whether I'm playing ''Halo 3,'' ''Madden NFL'' or ''Catan,'' or downloading pictures, game demos or ''Looney Tunes'' shorts, I spend far more time on Xbox Live than on the competing online services from Nintendo and Sony.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/02/video_game_reviews_fly_the_unfriendly_sk Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:36:30 EST Entertainment News 62182@http://www.starpulse.com/news As a grizzled virtual combat veteran, I've fought through most of history's greatest conflicts, from the Punic Wars between Rome and Carthage to the battle against the Locust Horde on the planet Sera. And as I've slogged my way across miles of ravaged landscapes, slaughtering thousands of Nazis, orcs and aliens, I've dreamed of one thing: flight.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/30/video_games_ds_games_designed_for_player Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:49:14 EST Entertainment News 58039@http://www.starpulse.com/news Nintendo's impressive comeback over the last couple of years has been driven largely by ''casual'' software - the sort of games anyone of any age can quickly learn to play.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/27/my_sweet_board_the_old_fashioned_board_g Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:25:51 EST Entertainment News 49167@http://www.starpulse.com/news People have been playing board games for thousands of years, while video games have only been around for a few decades. So it makes sense that designers of video games would copy their ancestors. Just about any board game you can name - from chess to Trivial Pursuit - has probably been translated into an electronic version.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/18/collective_soul_pokemon_arrives_on_the_d Fri, 18 May 2007 14:23:44 EST Entertainment News 43240@http://www.starpulse.com/news A healthy gaming diet requires balance. After a few hours of chain-sawing aliens in "Gears of War," it's good to kick back and play with your Nintendogs for a while. Once you've released your aggressions, why not get in touch with your nurturing side?

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/17/vid_game_news_batch_of_projects_from_pre Thu, 17 May 2007 09:46:46 EST Entertainment News 42946@http://www.starpulse.com/news News from the virtual world: -LEAP INTO THE VOID: In May, video gamers usually turn their attention toward Los Angeles, site of the industry's biggest annual trade show. But this year, the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) has been downsized and moved to July - and those of us who have gotten used to a pre-Memorial Day trip to California are left twiddling our thumbs.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/31/starpulse_com_s_top_20_video_games_of_2006 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 10:00:01 EST Entertainment News 24711@http://www.starpulse.com/news 2006 was a great year for video games. While years that see new home consoles are successes, this year in particular proved that video games are becoming mainstream faster than you may realize. While a lot of it has to do with the Wii, a system vying for the position of console anyone can play, the fact that a huge entertainment company like Sony is showcasing their new format of media on PlayStation 3 says something. Now that officially every mainstream game has been released in 2006, here are the 20 best games of the year:

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/12/the_elder_scrolls_iv_oblivion_stuns_gear_2006 Tue, 12 Dec 2006 11:26:26 EST Entertainment News 23705@http://www.starpulse.com/news In a result that will surely send fanboys into a rage, action-RPG The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion beat out favorite Gears of War for Game of the Year at Spike TV Video Game Awards 2006. You can watch the star-studded event on Spike TV this Wednesday, December 13, at 10 p.m. ET/PT. List of nominees below, winners in bold:

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/11/07/gears_of_war_ships_to_select_retailers_t Tue, 07 Nov 2006 12:00:31 EST Entertainment News 20763@http://www.starpulse.com/news Hailed as the most-anticipated video game launch of 2006 and punctuated by incredible demand from gamers, Gears of War begins appearing in the first retail outlets today, with continued rollout to retailers worldwide. Microsoft Corp. forecasts that Gears of War, an exclusive title for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system, is expected to sell more than 1 million copies worldwide this holiday season, setting a new mark for the fastest-selling original game for Xbox.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/08/03/gears_of_war_emergence_day_announced Thu, 03 Aug 2006 12:51:11 EST Entertainment News 11982@http://www.starpulse.com/news Since the first frightening images appeared a little over a year ago, gamers worldwide have felt the ominous rumblings of something approaching that defies all convention. Sightings as recent as at the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo have confirmed its existence, leaving gamers breathless. Microsoft today announced what anxious players have been eagerly awaiting: Emergence Day 2006. Available exclusively for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the highly anticipated title Gears of War will be available in North America on November 12, 2006.

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