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X-Play Series Finale

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Yes, it’s true, the long running X-Play is coming to an end, but not without a final show. The series finale will be an hour long show that goes over the best moments of the past along with some surprise guests.

X-Play has undergone many changes since it first hit the airwaves as GameSpot TV then Extended Play, but it has always brought us great reviews along with a little comedy. Let us not forget  some of the talent that made this show possible, including Adam Sessler, Morgan Webb, Kristin Adams (Holt) , Blair Herter, Kate Botello,  and Jessica Chobot. I have been a big fan of the series since the earlier days (ZDTV/Tech TV) along with many other great shows including the Screen Savers and Call for Help. It’s sad to see it go, this show was one of my favorite shows, but the times are changing and the network is on the way out.

The series finale will air Wednesday, January 23rd at 6/5c.

If You Plan on Upgrading to Windows 8, You Should Do it Soon

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f you’re planning on making the upgrade to Windows 8 or if you have been on-the-fence about it, you should consider making your move soon. Windows 8 Pro (upgrade) is currently priced at $40 and that’s not going to last forever. After January 31st Windows 8 Pro will set you back $200, pretty big price jump huh? I thought the $40 upgrade was a brilliant idea and hoped it would last much longer. Windows users are already having a tough time in making the decision to upgrade, but with such a low price in place, it makes that decision a little easier.

So if you want to jump in and go with Windows 8, you should probably just go with the Pro version for $40. You can upgrade by heading to Microsoft’s upgrade site.

Too Human No Longer Available On Xbox Live

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Yes, the game that has taken forever to make is disappearing from existence and now to make sure it’s all gone, the Xbox Marketplace has removed the game from it’s database. Silicon Knights, the company behind Too Human, has been court ordered to destroy all remaining copies of the game. The game development company was using components from the Unreal game Engine without permission from Epic.

Silicon Knights was also ordered to pay almost $10 million to Epic and this shut down everything surrounding the game. What’s pretty crazy is that it wasn’t like they took a few things from the Unreal Engine either, they took thousands of lines of code and then attempted to cover it all up. If you really want to dig deep into the details you get read the court details here.

Thanks to Eurogamer for the update.

 

God of War: Ascension

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God of War: Ascension

I have recently started getting back into God of War and I basically fell in love with the game all over again. I really enjoyed the earlier versions and even had fun playing GOW on the PSP. Now, we have a whole new story to follow as God of War: Ascension gets closer to it’s release date.

God of War: Ascension is a prequel to the the original God of War and it dives deeper into the earlier life of Kratos. Ascension is packed with new features including the ability to take weapons from enemies, enhanced graphics, time shifting mechanics and a new online multiplayer mode which will offer up four (4) different game modes. God of War: Ascension will launch March 12, 2013 and it is available for pre-order now for $59.99 for the standard edition or $79.99 for the collector’s edition.

Here’s what the collector’s edition is offering up:

  • Exclusive 8″ Kratos statue
  • Premium steelbook case
  • Official game soundtrack (digital version)
  • PS3 dynamic theme
  • PSN avatar pack
  • Multiplayer double XP unlock
  • Pass for future DLC content

PSN Maintenance Update

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[UPDATE]

Many of us were expecting the PSN to be up sometime yesterday but it looks like things are taking a bit longer. As of this post, Sony has changed their maintenance window several times and it now looks like the Playstation Network will be down until tomorrow (January, 19th) until about 2:00am PDT (5:00am Eastern). PSNLogo

Here is what Sony posted earlier today:

“We are currently performing maintenance to upgrade the software for the PlayStation Network from January 17-19th. This maintenance is scheduled to end around 2:00am PDT (5:00am Eastern) Saturday January 19th.”

“During this maintenance period, you may receive a message that states “Sony  Entertainment Network is undergoing maintenance” when attempting to access the PlayStation Network, PlayStation Store, or PlayStation Home.”

“If you have signed in to PSN within 5 days prior to the start of maintenance (meaning: any time since January 12), you maybe able to play games online and enjoy apps such as Netflix, HULU Plus and Music Unlimited during this maintenance period.”

“Note: During our current maintenance some authenticated users may have lost access. We apologize for this inconvenience and are working hard to restore access as soon as possible.”

Here’s the link to the original post.