The “Break it Down” Blog

Are 1200 ($15) Microsoft Points The New 800 ($10)?

Up until August there were only 2 games on Xbox Live Arcade that cost over $10.  These were Roboblitz, which came out in December 2006 for 1200 points ($15 dollars), and Penny Arcade Adventures, which released this last May for 1600 points ($20 dollars). Since August there have been 3 more titles which all released for [...]

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Still Alive!

If your as big of a fan of Portal as we are, you all know what the “Still alive” song is. This week it was announced that the song will be available for Rock Bank. Well at the Game Developers Conference on Friday, Jonathan Coulton performed a live demo.

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Portal Gun in Half Life 2

Chris Hunkele sent in this kick-ass news. It looks like there is a way to hack Half Life 2 (and any of the HL2-based games) to include the new Portal gun from Portal. Primotechnology has the scoop, here are the steps: First off, backup up your entire Portal directory in a safe place. It’s the folder marked [...]

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