Epic’s much anticipated final installment in the Gears of War franchise is scheduled to hit shelves on September 20th, but not for those who just can’t wait to leak an early build of the game. Epic claims that they have software in place that will allow them to track down anyone who spoils one of the industry’s most anticipated shooters.
According to the complaint, Xbox LIVE Gold is a prepaid
subscription based service. For the past few years, Microsoft has automatically
renewed members’ Xbox LIVE Gold subscriptions once they expire, using the
members’ credit cards, debit cards, or prepaid cards on file in their account.
If members do not maintain a valid payment method in their account, then Microsoft
cancels the subscription and suspends the members’ access to the service. If
members wish to later sign up for a new subscription, the complaint alleges,
they risk being billed twice by Microsoft—once for the new subscription
purchased and again to “automatically” renew the old canceled subscription.
Every summer New York City hosts an off-off-Broadway theater festival that produces 200 plays in two weeks. The Fringe Festival targets young and hip audiences, so it shouldn’t be surprising to find some comic book and video game themed shows like The Custodian: A Superhero Comedy written and Directed by Will Lacker.
I’d like to make a confession. I have never played Halo. To be precise, I have played it for thirty seconds, whenHalo: Combat Evolved was just released, and I have not played it since.
Sure, we’re all excited about Gears of War 3 next month, but remember that your Xbox also has an extensive library of lower profile games in the Xbox Live Arcade Indie section. Hard-working, talented people put some simple, yet great games for sale there often costing a mere dollar, and several Xbox Indie developers are launching a promotion to highlight the best of them. It’s called the Indie Games Summer Uprising, and it will showcase a different game each day for two weeks starting August 22nd.
Recently, video game hackers were allowed to test one of the most anticipated games of the year. Now you
can too. On September 16 through 18, 2011, Modern Warfare 3 will be available at the video game festival in the United Kingdom. Isn’t it exciting just reading those words?
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Xbox Live Rewards Program may have erronously sent thousands of free Microsoft
Points to customers last night. A glitch in the system generated free points. Some gamers indulged and took advantage of the mishap and ransacked through the Xbox Live Marketplace. Some customers notified Microsoft of the issue.
