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The internet strikes back: N-Controller has fired Ocean Marketing

Following one of the most epically bad customer service responses in history, N-Controller has fired Paul Christoforo and Ocean Marketing.
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How to ruin your reputation in one email thread: The Ocean Marketing story

When a customer emailed Ocean Marketing to ask for a status update on a product, it began what is arguably the worst example of customer service ever.
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Best Games 2011

In a bumper crop of games that already puts previous years to shame, these are the titles that had what it takes to rise to the very top of their respective categories and earn the title of Best Games 2011.
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Turtle Beach PX3 Review

For gamers on a budget, the Turtle Beach PX3 programmable wireless gaming headset offers one of the best values you will find.

Enter now for a shot at a Starhawk beta code!

The first 25 people that post a comment below will receive a code for the PS3 exclusive, Starhawk!
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Digital Trends 2011 Gaming Awards Nominees

It has been an incredible year in gaming in every genre. Below are our choices for the best of the best.

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows review

Guy Ritchie, Robert Downey Jr., and Jude Law return for Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, a sequel that is light on the detective work, but heavy on action.

Infinity Ward hates cheaters too, imposes 13 year ban on undesirables

If Infinity Ward catches you cheating, boosting, or doing anything against the rules in Modern Warfare 3, you could face a 5,000 day ban.

Before Platinum Games picked it up, Metal Gear Rising was canceled

Following technical difficulties, Kojima Productions decided to cancel development on what was then known as Metal Gear Solid Rising. Then Platinum Games approached Kojima and took over.

Attention U.S. Military Personnel: Win a copy of Modern Warfare 3!

We have four copies of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3--two for the PS3 and two for the Xbox 360--that we are giving away to U.S. servicemen and women. Read on for your chance to win.

The best of the VGAs: trailer roundup

This Saturday at the SpikeTV’s Video Game Awards, developers took advantage of having the eyes of the gaming world on them and released several trailers for some of the biggest games due out soon. Here are the recent debuts and announcements.

The next big first-person shooter of the year: Google Maps?

A new viral ad campaign out of the Netherlands turns Google Maps into a first-person shooter of sorts.

Modern Warfare 3 tops $1 billion in sales in 16 days

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has eclipsed Avatar’s record and become the fastest selling entertainment title in history to reach the $1 billion mark.

Win a copy of the Resistance dual pack for the PS3!

Read on for details on how you can be entered for your shot at winning the Resistance dual pack, featuring the first two Resistance games!

Win a copy of Driver: San Francisco for the PS3!

Comment below to be automatically entered for a chance to win Ubisoft’s Driver: San Francisco.

Anonymous turns its attention to the U.S. Senate over controversial bill

A controversial bill that recently cleared the Senate has enraged many—including the hacktivist group Anonymous.

Epic Games to reveal new game at VGAs

In an interview with us discussing the upcoming VGAs, show host Zachary Levi let slip that Epic Games will be there to unveil a new game.

F1 2011 for the 3DS review

Review: Codemasters’ F1 racing series goes portable thanks to Sumo Digital, but sometimes smaller is not always better.

Win the Forza 4 December DLC Pack!

We have ten codes to giveaway for the Forza 4 December pack. Read on for your chance to win.

PayPal freezes Regretsy’s donations for needy children

To prevent what it decided was possibly fraud, PayPal decided to freeze the account of Regretsy.com who was seeking donations to buy gifts for needy children, and forced the owner to return the money--but not before it took its cut.

The Darkness II unveils a co-op mode separate from the main story, titled “Vendettas”

Digital Extremes and 2K Games have announced that the upcoming FPS sequel, The Darkness 2, will feature a separate co-op game mode called “Vendettas.”

New Xbox 360 dashboard “slightly delayed” (Updated)

The new Xbox 360 dashboard due out today has been delayed, no details have been given.

Microsoft Flight is still alive and accepting applications for beta testers

Despite very little information on the newest game in the series, the next version of Microsoft Flight is still on track, and is currently seeking beta testers.

Halo 4 story details leaked

Details regarding the plot, the setting, and the fate of the characters from the first non-Bungie Halo game have surfaced.

Bungie’s pre-cursor to Halo, The Marathon Trilogy, is now available for free

The company that created the Halo series has released its earlier games, the Marathon trilogy, as a free download for PC and Mac.

Battlefield 3’s Back to Karkand DLC coming next week

The first expansion pack for Battlefield 3 has received a released date of December 6 for PS3 and December 13 for Xbox 360 and PC.

UFC on Xbox Live pushed back to December 20

The new UFC app for Xbox Live was originally scheduled for a release on December 1 in time for the upcoming UFC 140, but has been pushed back.

Mobile Call of Duty zombies attack iOS platforms today

A modified version of the uber-popular Call of Duty zombies game makes its way to iOS devices today.

Jon Stewart uses Twitter to prank presidential nominee Jon Huntsman

Jon Stewart and The Daily Show staff heard about GOP Presidential nominee hopeful Jon Huntsman's Twitter Town Hall meeting. So they decided to help generate some comments…

New Forza Motorsports 4 DLC due in December

The third DLC offering for Forza 4 is on the way, with the “December IGN pack,” featuring 10 new cars of various makes and years.

Gearbox wants you, for Borderlands 2!

Gearbox Software, the makers of Borderland, are holding open auditions to cast the person that will serve as the model for the character of Lilith, in Borderlands 2.

EA planning to massively expand the Dead Space universe

EA wants Visceral Games to create several new games set in the Dead Space universe, including a FPS, a flight game, and an adventure title to name a few.

The rivalry continues: Activision’s CEO claims Lucas, not EA will benefit from Star Wars: The Old Republic

Analysts are expecting that EA's upcoming MMORPG, Star Wars: The Old Republic, will cut into Activision Blizzard's World of Warcraft profits. But Activision CEO Bobby Kotick claims it will be Lucas, not EA that reaps the rewards

Xbox 360 shatters its own sales records

The Xbox 360 sold more units last week than any other week in its six year history.