Let's see, this is where I am supposed to tell you about myself so...Let me tell you a little bit about where my last name comes from... Long ago, before mankind truly ruled this planet that we call home, there was, forged deep within the forgotten and shadowed crevices of our world, a sword made from the steel bones of a shark eating water dragon...who was made of STEEL! The bones of this mystical beast were gathered and hammered out by a dark and lonely wondering hunter named Wolfbane Rehcnaf, the mighty fish hunter. Whilst traveling the desolate roads that burned their way through the trenches of the earth Wolfbane stumbled upon the steal remains of the deceased beast and melted its bones in the fire that slept below the Bridge of Fangorf. With this steel the man created a sword with a reflective surface so powerful, that the flames of the earth would reflect off of it and burn the air around it!...Well to make a long story short that guy hated his last name and sold it to a guy who could only read things backwards...that man was my ancestor... Tom, who would forever be known as Tom Fancher. That's where my last name comes from.
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PS3 Gets Discount in UK
By Aaron_Fancher
Posted in Industry, PlayStation 3 on August 17, 2009
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We told you last week about the rumored PS3 price drops as well as the possibility of a PS3 Slim to be unveiled at GamesCom. It looks like these rumors aren’t completely off base with the price drops already starting in the UK.

Microsoft ‘Wont Worry’ Over Rumored PS3 Price Cuts
By Aaron_Fancher
Posted in PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 on August 14, 2009
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Rumor has it that the PS3 is expecting a price drop at GamesCom next week along with their brand new PS3 Slim. According to Chris Lewis, an Xbox exec, this will not affect any plans for the Xbox 360 (now expected to include a price drop of its own).

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2
By Aaron_Fancher
Posted in PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 on August 14, 2009
Stats: 136 views and Comments

The largest army of heroes and villains are back in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2. This highly anticipated sequel incorporates elements of the acclaimed Marvel Civil War storyline. Players must choose their side and team up to battle or interact with returning favorites and all-new characters, including, Wolverine, Hulk, Iron Man, Deadpool, Venom, Green Goblin, Iron Fist, Captain America and Stan Lee’s Spider-Man.

Lost Planet 2 Co-Op Demo Coming August 19
By Aaron_Fancher
Posted in Downloadable, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 on August 14, 2009
Stats: 22 views and Comments

While GamesCom is starting August 19 in Germany, Xbox Live users in the US will still have something new to look forward to with the demo for Lost Planet 2. This is the same demo that Capcom has been showing at events like E3 and Comic-Con and that people have been waiting to try out for themselves.

Wolfenstein Free if it Beats Madden
By Aaron_Fancher
Posted in Industry, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 on August 12, 2009
Stats: 10 views and Comments

Next in the “what are these developers thinking?!” line of news, Raven Software designer Manveer Heir today said on his Twitter that he will personally pay for your copy of Wolfenstein, should it outsell Madden NFL 10 this month. The original tweet went as follows:

Here’s the deal folks: if Wolfenstein outsells Madden 10 in August I will personally pay for your copy (keep your receipt) – SPREAD THE WORD

Buy Guitar Hero 5, Get GH: Van Halen at Release
By Aaron_Fancher
Posted in PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 on August 11, 2009
Stats: 34 views and Comments

Continuing their relentless assault on prospective The Beatles: Rock Band purchasers, Activision today announced that consumers buying specially marked copies of Guitar Hero 5 during the month of September will receive an advance copy of Guitar Hero: Van Halen (which is currently due in December). This deal also applies to reserve customers. Considering the two games’ setlists, the total amount of songs amount to over 130.

FIFA Soccer 10 Cover to Sport Blanco and Kljestan
By Aaron_Fancher
Posted in PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 on August 10, 2009
Stats: 72 views and Comments

After releasing the box art for the UK iteration of FIFA 10, EA has unveiled the US’ FIFA Soccer 10 cover. Featured on the cover will be Major League Soccer
stars Cuauhtémoc Blanco of Chicago Fire and Sacha Kljestan of Chivas USA. They will join Frank Lampard, the Chelsea athlete found on all regional covers of FIFA 10. To accompany this announcement EA has released the box art and a video with Blanco’s signature ‘Blanco Bounce’ move, which will also be in the game.

Skate Celebrates 1.6 Million Skate Reel Uploads
By Aaron_Fancher
Posted in Industry on August 7, 2009
Stats: 6 views and Comments

EA is celebrating the talent and dedication of the Skate community by celebrating the over 1.6 million skate.Reel uploads along with 170K custom graphic uploads.

Be sure to check out the compilation video which includes highlights from the most popular user created Skate.

StarCraft II Delayed to 2010
By Aaron_Fancher
Posted in Industry on August 5, 2009
Stats: 11 views and Comments

Guess what? You will not be playing StarCraft II this winter as Blizzard has pushed the game back to 2010. What is the reason you ask? Blizzard entertainment has moved the release date of StarCraft II to “coincide with the relaunch of its upgraded Battle.net online-gaming service”.

FIFA 10 UK Box Art
By Aaron_Fancher
Posted in PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 on August 5, 2009
Stats: 17 views and Comments

EA Sports has finally unveiled the box art for FIFA 10, their “biggest marketing campaign to date in the UK” and the first thing we noticed about it are the new cover athletes.