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"Not just another zombie game" Sandswept Studios talks about The Dead Linger
With the huge success of the Double Fine Kickstarter project that raised over $3 million, game developers flocked to Kickstarter in hopes that their game would become the next crowd funding success story. One such developer is Sandswept Studios with their game, The Dead Lin... [read more]
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Sine Mora Review
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The RPG Fanatic: dnd (PLATO) Creators Gary Whisenhunt & Ray Wood Interview
In the mid 1970s Gary Whisenhunt and Ray Wood created one of the earliest computer roleplaying videogames, dnd, which also happened to be one of the first "fan games". Although little known today, their work pre-dates much better known series like Ultima, Wizardry and Dragon... [read more]
The RPG Fanatic: Seiken Densetsu 3 Retrospect and Review + Operation Manafall
You might know this game as Secret of Mana 2, but this video is titled by the only name it was officially released as. This was a Japan exclusive game in the Mana series that many people aren't aware existed, but let's change that starting right now!... [read more]
From the Editor's Desk: Is the Gamestop Lawsuit Good or Bad for Gamers?
Gamestop settled on a lawsuit regarding the sale of used games that are missing DLC. Is this lawsuit a win for gamers or will this cause more problems for gamers? ... [read more]
Rumor: Microsoft to offer $99 Xbox/Kinect combo that requires a 2-year Live subscription
Posted on May 02, 2012 by Eduardo

According to The Verge, Microsoft is going to launch a $99 Xbox bundle next week which includes a 4GB Xbox 360 and a Kinect sensor.  The deal works like a cellular phone plan: in exchange for the reduced up-front price for the hardware, you have to subscribe to XBox Live for 2 years at $15 a month.  In terms of cost, it comes out to $459 ($99 + $360) which is a bit more expensive than if you bought the two seperately at retail, which comes out to $417 ($299 for 4GB Xbox 360 with Kinect + $118 for 2 years of Live).

Also just like a cell phone plan, Microsoft will charge customers that cancel their subscriptions early a termination fee.  While it is unknown at this time whether there will be any extras included to sweeten the deal, or how much the termination fee will be, it will be intriguing to see if the cell-phone model works for game consoles.  The bundle will be available only at Microsoft Stores.

Source: The Verge

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