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360Sync.com Finally Making Achievements Worth Something

360Sync.com is giving you the chance to quit your bellyaching about Achievements not being worth anything by giving you the opportunity to find some real ones in return for all manner of gaming goodness.

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-EvoAnubis-6588d ago

...but has nothing to do with the actual Achievements on the 360 itself.

chaosatom3336588d ago

I was like wtf. I thought "oh they did one better than sony" and then read the article, and said "oh they are just trying to scam people", the usual business.

Erasmus6588d ago

not sure if I have enough achievements to get anything good

xkarxfreddy6588d ago

45000 gamerscore trade that 4 an elite!! :P

mcgrawgamer6588d ago

that's it for charity. Lame that its not real achievments. I don't know why 360 gamers are complaining. 360voice.com does contest all the time for achievment challenges. real prizes ranging from ms points to zunes....

FLOPbox 3606587d ago

Just wait for the PS3 achievements. Sony has made it clear they will mean something more than just a fake little number... everyone is already bored with and you are FORCED to pay for even if you don't want it.

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15 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat (2011) Saved Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise

A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.

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italiangamer10d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde8d ago

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.

Soy8d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand1258d ago (Edited 8d ago )

15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.

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Pixels in the Blood: The Journey of Rob Hewson

The name "Hewson" carries a special weight for anyone who grew up during the golden age of British computing. As the son of Andrew Hewson—the man behind legendary publisher Hewson Consultants—Rob Hewson didn't just grow up playing video games; he learned to spell his name from their title screens. However, Rob didn't just rest on his family's 8-bit laurels. From leading major LEGO franchises at TT Games to tackling the high-stakes world of technical porting at Huey Games, Rob has carved out a unique path in an ever-evolving industry. In this candid interview Rob to discussed the burden and beauty of a family legacy, the technical "scar tissue" left by the ambitious Hydrophobia, and why porting a masterpiece like Inscryption to consoles is far more than a simple copy-paste job.

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Early Tomb Raider: Legend gameplay footage shows unseen areas and different visuals

To celebrate Tomb Raider: Legend's 20th anniversary, the official channels have shared an early in-development gameplay demo.

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