Yep you read the title right. It seems that Nintendo isn't upset at all over the Mii looking Avatars that Microsft released at E3. Instead Nintendo is actually flattered..weird right?  In this month's issue of Club Nintendo (Latin America equivalent of Nintendo Power) they talk to company president Reggie Fils-Aime about his thoughts on the Xbox Avatars, "Copying is a way of flattering, so we're very flattered," said Fils-Aime curtosy of a transltor. Since Nintendo's ever growing success with the Wii and its little Mii's everyone could assume when Microsft unveiled their Xbox Avatars at this years E3 in July that it was an obvious ploy to try and garner the same attention from a group of gamers that Nintendo has gotten the most attention from- The Casual Gamer. But has Microsoft forgotten about their core gamers who stood by their company despite the constant defects that their product had? Read More...

Luke Smith, the Bungie Weekly Updater, has revealed some of the new achievements that will be added to Halo 3 when Title Update 2 hits later this month. The achievements are related to the campaign, ranked/social play, and the Legendary map pack. Note that these are not all the achievements, there will be more added.    Vidmaster Challenge: Lightswitch (0 points) – Get to the rank of Lieutenant in any playlist in the new EXP progression system. Vidmaster Challenge: 7 on 7 (0 points) – Enter into any ranked or social playlist with 7 EXP on the 7th of the month. Read More...

So today is the day. If you pre-ordered from Gamestop, you should of received a little voucher card to get yourself into the public beta. In case you haven't, fret not. I have 1 extra to give away. Leave a comment below and I will randomly pick someone to receive the code. The giveaway will end Sunday, August 7th at 3PM PST. On a side note. The beta download is approx. Read More...

Get A Private Game Tutor File this under some crazy-ass-bull-shit. At least I think so. Pretty much, it takes all the fun out of actually playing the game or games just to be a master of them. What is this madness I speak of? Game Trainer has just started up that offers in-game tutoring sessions online for a bunch of the today's most popular games. All for the small amount of $30 an hour. WHAT!? Read More...

South Peak Interactive was on hand promoting the upcoming hack & slash game, entitled X-Blades.  It’s developed by Gaijin Entertainment & TopWare Interactive, and features a scantily clad main character, named Ayumi.  The basic premise of the game is a button masher with an attractive female protagonist.  I had been looking forward to this game for a long time, so I will share my impressions of the game with you.   It was a very easy game to pick up and just jumping in and having fun killing the monsters. Read More...

PS3 owners may just get a chance to beta test the upcoming game LittleBigPlanet early this month. One of the devolopers on the Playstation Message Board, Sam_Protagonist, let everyone in on the details.     In terms of LittleBigPlanet, the game itself is all but complete however we're looking to run a test of the sharing, uploading, downloading and multiplayer server side of the game before it launches to ensure that under a large number of users it does everything it is supposed to. This kind of testing is often referred to as a Stress Test, however we're looking a little more deeply into the game experience than simply throwing thousands of players at the online side of the game at the same time. So, here's all the information you need regarding LBP's test. Read More...

Many great new games are coming out this upcoming holiday season and fortunately for me, I had a chance to play some at this year's Penny Arcade Expo (PAX). One of the must talked about games, Left 4 Dead (L4D), was available to play at Valve's booth. Throughout the whole convention, the L4D booth was packed to the gills with people eager to kill some zombies. You may hate me after I say this, but I got to play it 2 hours in advance of the general public. But don't hate me too much as I wouldn't have been able to play it otherwise. Read More...

All The Details On LBP Pre-order So they finally released all of the data on the cool little bonuses on the LBP pre-order special items and such. I reported before on the first two, Kratos and a Strategy Guide. Game Stop and Amazon respectfully. But here are the other three to help you choose where you are gunna shell out the 5 buck pre-order fee. GameCrazy: If you are interested in the cool little LBP burlap sack with the Sackboy printed on it, then go there for that. The sack is big enough to store the BD case in so it isn't too large, but it is a cool little extra. Read More...

After going to the various conventions and expos, we at Pwned.com realized that we have a lot of schwag we picked up.  The items include posters, toys, buttons, stickers, demos and more.  Instead of hording all of this for ourselves, we are giving back to you, the members of the site.  We had quite a few ideas of how to give this stuff away, some ridiculous, some too much of a pain in the arse to do.  We finally came up with the idea of combining the contest with our Pwned.com Gaming Nights. Read More...

It seems that on September 7th customers will see a new addition to the DS color lineup in the form of Metallic Silver. The other color choices available for the DS are: Polar White, Onyx, Coral Pink, Crimson/Black, Cobalt/Black, and Metallic Rose. According to Nintendo there are over 600 DS games to choose from..that is a lot of games! "Millions of people around the world, from core gamers to new players, have discovered Nintendo DS," Nintendo said in a statement. Read More...

The highly anticipated sequel to Gears of War, Gears of War 2 is just months away from debuting in America. The game will feature an innovative new way earn achievements, as previously discussed here. The completed list of achievements has been released. The game comes out on November 7. Via XboxFocus.com. Green as Grass Train the rook (any difficulty) 10 It's a Trap! Read More...

1-60 in 20 minutes Ok, so at first when I read about the new WoW level a friend thing, I kind of thought that the day of traditional PLing had gone away. This is true and false after further reading, like 8 or 9 times to get what they were trying to get at. Which is cool, but not all that cool. Pretty much, any new player you refer to the game, they can grant a free level for every two they gain themselves. That is, new player is level 2, can give 1 level to a character of the person that recruited them, as long as the person gaining is lower level. So pretty much, the old player can take the new player out to level up to 60. Read More...

After playing the first Saints Row for more hours than I can possibly count, I’ve been extremely excited since the announcement of Saints Row 2 coming in 2008.  After one delay, which has pushed the game back to October 14 2008, I about lost my mind.  But I would not have to wait that long to at least get a test run, and this is where PAX 2008 comes into play.    After a short five minute play through during the media time on Friday, I knew I had to get back and play the full first mission of Saints Row. Sunday, I got to finally get a full session in and take in the experience of Saints Row 2. Read More...

Aug 24th - Strong Bad interview on from COIN-OP TVStrong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People a serialized game coming for the Nintendo Wii and PC.  This game marks the first outting of the popular Internet hit sensation. Hailey Bright interviews Dave Grossman, Telltale Games Design Director from the San Diego Comic-Con 2008.http://coin-op.tv/? Read More...

PAX 2008, how I love thee, let me count the pictures. Read More...