By
Eli Green
March 13, 2008 - 23:59
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Xbox
Canada and Blockbuster Canada announced the return of the annual
Badges of Honour program today, a fundraising initiative that has, to
date, raised over $600,000 in support of Children's Miracle Network.
Through the program, Blockbuster locations across Canada will be
offering limited edition buttons featuring authentic Xbox 360 designs
at the cost of $2 each. These buttons will be available for
purchase between March 14th and April 7th, and
a portion of the revenue from the buttons sold will be donated to
Children's Miracle Network.
“ We’re overwhelmed by the ongoing support we’ve received from Microsoft Canada over the years.” says John Hartman, Chief Operating Officer of Children’s Miracle Network. “Thanks to this unique campaign, the funds raised by Xbox and Blockbuster are helping us make a positive impact on the lives of children treated at Children’s Miracle Network hospitals in Canada.”
There will be five newly designed buttons available for this year's program, from Gears of War 2 , Ninja Gaiden 2 and Rock Band .
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Electronic
Arts announced today that one of its wholly owned subsidiaries has
commenced a tender offer for all of the currently outstanding shares
of common stock of Take-Two Interactive Software. Under the offer, EA
would purchase these outstanding shares at $26.00 per share in cash,
which, according to EA, offers a 64% premium over the closing price
of Take-Two's stock on February 15
th
,
the last trading day before EA sent its revised proposal to Take-Two.
The offer is scheduled to expire at midnight Easter Standard Time on Friday, April 11 th , “unless the tender offer is extended”, as the press release says. EA says the offer is not conditioned upon financing, rather, among other things, whether EA will be able to acquire a majority of the outstanding shares, Take-Two entering into a merger agreement on terms satisfactory to EA and/or other merger and acquisition related issues. Overall, it sounds like EA wants Take-Two badly, and isn't afraid of doing a little bit of pushing and shoving to get it. John Riccitiello, CEO of Electronic Arts, even put out an open letter to gamers explaining why Take-Two joining Electronic Arts would be a “good” thing, and also happens to make a few points how that outcome is “inevitable”.
Take-Two did have somewhat of its own response to EA's offer. The company sent out a press release advising its stockholders to take no action with regards to the offer. Really, it's that short, aside from saying that Take-Two's board will be reviewing the offer and will re-advise its stockholders once it comes to a conclusion.
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Microsoft
announced this week that it has added
Ninja Gaiden Black
to the list of Xbox Originals available for download via the Xbox
Live Marketplace.
Ninja Gaiden Black
is available for 1,200 Microsoft Points. Please keep in mind, of
course, that the game is still rated M for Mature.
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Add-on Game Content
Toy Home Expansion Pack ($6.99 USD/$7.99 CAD)
The
Toy Home Expansion Pack adds even more racing fun to the miniature
universe. This pack includes 6 new vehicles and 2 new playrooms, each
with 3 separate configurations. Players will now be able to engage in
4-player battle both offline and online and check out their rankings
online. Also included are a new set of courses in the single player
mode and a free-run mode.
File
size: 100 KB
PAIN
Character: Nurse, Ginger ($0.99 USD/$1.49 CAD)
PAIN
can hurt, but be careful - Sometimes your medical professional is
really the one who needs help. Case in point, downloadable character
Ginger, our on-site
PAIN
Nurse.
File
size: 7.42 MB
PAIN
Character: Cheerleader, Muffy (
$0.99
USD/
$1.49
CAD)
“
Gimme
a ‘P’! Gimme an ‘A’! Gimme an ‘I’! Gimme an ‘N’! What
does it spell!?!?? Umm…Can someone tell me what that spells,
please?” Yeah, that’s Muffy, our new downloadable Cheerleader for
PAIN
.
File
size: 4.68 MB
GUITAR
HERO III
:
Dropkick Murphy’s Track Pack (free)
Famous
for Nothing
,
Flannigans
Ball
,
Johnny
,
I
Hardly Knew Ya
,
as performed by Dropkick Murphy’s. For all song credits please
visit www.redoctane.com
File
size: 41.7 MB
Rock Band
Build your Rock Band library by purchasing these song game tracks. For song credits, visit www.RockBand.com.
Shockwave
- Black Tide (
$0.99
USD/
$1.49
CAD)
Beethoven’s
C
***
- Serj Tankian (
$0.99
USD/
$1.49
CAD)
CrushCrushCrush
- Paramore (
$0.99
USD/
$1.49
CAD)
File
sizes: 20.3 MB - 23.7 MB
Demos (free)
Major
League Baseball 2K8
Demo
This
is a 3 inning demo of baseball gameplay from
Major
League Baseball 2K8
.
It features 2 teams (Boston and Colorado) and 1 stadium (Fenway
Park).
ESRB
Rated E
File
size: 952 MB
Game Videos
Hot
Shots Golf: Out of Bounds
- Characters & Courses
Slip
on the golf shoes, step out on the course and tee it up on the
Playstation 3 with
Hot
Shots Golf: Out Of Bounds
.
File
size: 41.6 MB (HD)
Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds - New Shot System
Slip
on the golf shoes, step out on the course and tee it up on the
Playstation 3 with
Hot
Shots Golf: Out Of Bounds
.
File size: 64.5 MB (HD)
Viking:
Battle for Asgard
Teaser Trailer
You
are Skarin, a rage-fueled Viking warrior hell-bent on revenge. The
goddess of death has resurrected a legion of demon warriors to
overrun mankind and begin the apocalypse. Wage all-out war to
annihilate the enemy and free the Earth from the grip of the
Underworld.
File
size: 70.3 MB (HD)
Viking
Episode 1 - Skarin’s Calling Trailer
The
invasion of Hel’s Dread Legion. Midgard is brought to its knees,
its sons and daughters murdered or imprisoned. Is there no one to
stand against her? Have the gods deserted us?
File
size: 84.7 MB (HD)
Viking
Episode 2 - Siege of Caldburg Trailer
Caldburg,
The Jewel of Galcliff, now overrun by Hel’s monsters and corrupted
by the horrors committed within its walls. Skarin knew its importance
to our people, and we marched on the city with a grim determination.
File
size: 76.5 MB (HD)
PS3 Themes
God
of War: Chains of Olympus
Theme
Customize
your PS3 system with a cool God of War: Chains of Olympus theme. This
theme allows you to change up the look of your background and XMB
icons.
File
size: 8.19 MB
PAIN
:
Ginger Theme
Customize
your PS3 system with a cool PAIN: Ginger theme. This theme allows you
to change up the look of your background and XMB icons.
File
size: 2.53 MB
PAIN
:
Muffy Theme
Customize
your PS3 system with a cool PAIN: Muffy theme. This theme allows you
to change up the look of your background and XMB icons.
File
size: 2.58 MB
Condemned
2: Bloodshot
Theme 1
Customize
your PS3 system with a cool Condemned 2: Bloodshot theme. This theme
allows you to change up the look of your background and XMB icons.
File
size: 25.5 MB
Condemned
2: Bloodshot
Theme 2
Customize
your PS3 system with a cool Condemned 2: Bloodshot theme. This theme
allows you to change up the look of your background and XMB icons.
File
size: 14.2 MB
Here is this week’s content release for the Playstation Store for PC. To download these games to your PSP, navigate to http://store.Playstation.com. There, you’ll find descriptions of the content and directions on how to get started. For more on the Playstation Store for PC, please click here.
Demos (free)
* WipEout Pulse Demo
PSP Themes (free)
* God of War: Chains of Olympus Theme
PSP Wallpaper (free)
* God of War: Chains of Olympus Wallpaper (x4)
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