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Crackdown EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag TGS 09: Crackdown 2 images have monsters, agility orbs 27 Crackdown 2 looks like Crackdown with zombies tacked on. That’s not a slight: it has been proven -- scientifically, I might add -- that zombies and other weirdo monsters are cooler than ban... This Crackdown-branded Zune HD is badass 15 Yesterday we found out that the Zune HD would be making the inevitable jump into portable gaming, and as if that wasn't enough to tempt my gadget-whore side, this recently revealed Zune HD bearin... Crackdown 2 first details: Zombie mutants confirmed 41 The latest Game Informer is stuffed with information about the Xbox 360's upcoming superpowered crime fighter Crackdown 2, and the first details have spilled onto the Internet like so much baked ... Microsoft explains why it chose Ruffian for Crackdown 2 25 Realtime Worlds is the studio responsible for the first brilliantly empowering Crackdown, but Microsoft gave it the cold shoulder for Crackdown 2, favoring instead a rival Scottish developer in R... Crackdown developer hates used games too 61 Many of you loved Crackdown. I loved Crackdown, too. Maybe we should form a club. If we do form a club, Gamestop isn't allowed to join. Yep, once again a developer did not sell as many games as e... Ruffian: We're 'the right people' to make Crackdown 2 7 Realtime Worlds CEO David Jones revealed a few weeks ago that he was "miffed" over Microsoft's decision to hand Crackdown 2 to Scottish upstart studio Ruffian Games. It's taken Ruffian ... Realtime Worlds 'miffed' over Crackdown 2 developers 16 David Jones, CEO of original Crackdown developer Realtime Worlds, has confessed to being a "bit miffed" over Microsoft's decision to hand development over to new studio Ruffian Games, a... E3 09: Crackdown 2 has co-op for four 12 True story: After watching yesterday's Crackdown 2 reveal trailer, I punched a guy in the face per Chad's request. With so many wonderful games being presented at E3, it's difficult to rank my mo... E3 09: Crackdown 2 trailer will punch you in the face 31 At this morning’s Microsoft press conference, long-rumored Crackdown 2 was officially announced. What you see sitting right there above these words? That’s the official trailer.If you... Don't think any Crackdown 2 news is coming, folks 17 Hopeful readers may have convinced themselves that the launch of a brand new Crackdown NXE theme could herald the arrival of a sequel to one of the Xbox 360's most empowering and amusing games. U... There is a Crackdown Xbox 360 theme you can spend money on 21 If you like shelling out money for JPEGs, then you'll drop your trousers with delight with the news that a funky Crackdown theme is now available for your Xbox 360. It can be yours for the silly ... Ruffian Games' concept art doesn't exactly scream 'Crackdown' 16 Either that stout-looking monster above is concept artwork for a new IP from Ruffian Games, or the sequel to Crackdown has suddenly taken a turn for the bizarre.The creature comes to us from a Ru... Ruffian Games is working on something called Project Crackdown 1.5 20 Hmmm. I wonder what that game could be. If it is actually a new Crackdown, that has to be the worst project name ever. If the rumors are right, the Scottish developer formed of former Crackdown s... Development studio Ruffian Games goes official, now hiring 3 No, we still haven't got an update on who's developing Crackdown 2, but Ruffian Games has finally been officially announced.If you recall, this was the studio rumored to be making the much-reques... Update on the Crackdown 2 front: Realtime Worlds in discussion with Microsoft 10 It's only been a day since we heard about a possible sequel to Crackdown after members of Realtime Worlds left to form Ruffian Games, but we have already got an update on the situation for you. R... Door's not closed for Crackdown 2: BLOODY GOOD! 21 If you are one of the many people who (rightly) loved Crackdown, then you might be thrilled to know that there is still a very real possibility that we could be enjoying a sequel to the much love... The Perfect Sequel: Crackdown 2 262 Everyone has played a game and thought “You know what they should add in the sequel?” Sometimes you would get lucky and said feature would make it into numero dos, but chances are mor... 360s stop working (on purpose this time) 44 Microsoft has begun banning 360s that have been detected to be modified or "tricksy", as the late great Smeegol would say (before biting off your finger of course). Due to internet... Downloading Halo 3 Beta from Crackdown works! [Updated] 65 Look I drink...And evidentually so does the person that thought it was a great idea idea to patch Halo at around 6 A.M. It is now officially working as of a few minutes ago so go check ... Crackdown DLC; video shot the radio star with a rocket launcher [UPDATE] 25 According to your priest, masturbating while rubbing up against your Xbox 360 like a kitten in heat is a sin, but thankfully, the Internet is as hedonistic as Sodom, and Destructoid fully encou... DLC done right: Crackdown's upcoming update 29 Hey gang, remember that Crackdown downloadable content pack we referred to all mysterious-like not long ago? Turns out that Realtime Worlds' update for their infamous sandbox crime-stomper is... First shot of new Crackdown content 25 For those of us who have and love Crackdown, we've been anticipating some fresh content that was always promised to eventually come down the line. Well, for the first time, we can now get a l... Crackdown gets an update; notice a difference? 17 Because I've basically been on the road for what seems like a month now (it might literally be more than a month), I haven't really had time to check out some of the new updates for my mo... Crackdown producer hints at new download content specifics 19 Eurogamer recently talked it up with Crackdown producer Phil Wilson and believe it or not, some info about the game's upcoming download content was revealed. Vague as these details may be, ... Two views of Crackdown: Who wins? 41 On Thursday, our boys over at Epileptic Gaming had their usual show. And, as usual, they did a review of a game. That game on Thursday happened to be Crackdown (my baby) and joining Wheat wit... Destructoid interview: Talking Crackdown with developer Real Time Worlds 22 As most of you know, I've been speaking very highly of Crackdown ever since I jammed it into my Xbox 360. But I'm not the only one who thinks so highly of it, because with already great ... Crackdown 2: You know it's coming, so what would you want changed? 67 Realtime Worlds senior designer Stephen Iannetta is already talking Crackdown 2 and mentioned so in a recent interview with CVG. Take a look:"We've learnt some lessons and if we did do C... Having issues with Crackdown online? (update) 19 [Update 2: OK, everything seems to be in order. It must have been an isolated issue this morning, but as of right now, the game works fine online -- though to be honest it is laggy and sluggish a... Agents are go: New Crackdown game content available for download 22 Even though the game has barely hit the streets (at the time of this writing, no stores are open that will actually sell the game to me), there is already new, free Crackdown content available fo... Crackdown: Preparing for the real seller 21 It seems someone at a retail outlet snapped a picture of what will be the real seller of Crackdown: the Halo 3 beta. Good to know they got their priorities straight on this one. Makes you wonder... More random Crackdown goodness 28 Yeah, I'm gonna just go ahead and continue to spray my seed all over Crackdown 'cause the game is that good. Honestly, the thing reminds me of when Grand Theft Auto III came out and ho... A Crackdown feature you may have not heard of 20 Crackdown is full of surprises. Because of the randomness inherent in the game, pretty much anything and everything can happen -- as a result, something new is always popping up you weren't ... Destructoid review: Crackdown 46 Yes, if you get Crackdown, then you'll have a very good chance on getting in the Halo 3 beta. But is that the only reason to get this game? Find out what we think after the jump in the lates... Phase one: Underpants; Phase two: Get in Halo 3 beta 17 In case you were under a rock and didn't realize today was the day to register for the Halo 3 beta, then get over there now and do it. Keep in mind, this is only for the peoples who played H... Podtoid 16: The travelgate edition 59 We're a little jet lagged, so excuse us for our tardiness on the weekly Podtoid front. Tonight we record episode 16, which is sure to go down in history as the one piece of art that changed ... Your Halo 3 beta download future via Crackdown 52 Forgive me if this has been covered elsewhere, but I don't believe in my gaming travels it has. Want to know how you'll get the Halo 3 beta when you buy Crackdown? Well, that picture tell... See Billy jump, see Billy pwn you in Crackdown 24 Now that Nex and Nagiko have warmed you up to the idea of Crackdown, let me sweeten the pot with some choice video of in-game action. Hear that Scottish accent? That's Billy, and you can se... Crackdown or how I learned to forget my vagina and love blowing up cars 35 Ah, the car driving, face stomping, prostitute stabbing joy of the GTA generation. I'm not going to lie to you, reader. I didn't fully "get it." I thought to truly get it, I had... Crackdown rocks! We'll tell you why later (Nex is eaten by a swarm of NDAs) 30 This last weekend, Nagiko, Dyson Grigsby and myself were all invited to attend an event in San Francisco where we were able to play a full version of their upcoming Xbox 360 release Crackdown. Y... Crackdown demo is finally out 44 We've got less than a month until it's finally released (Feb. 20), so for now, have fun playing in this Crackdown sandbox. Here are the short and sweet details:Download the Crackdown de... Crackdown demo is for reals this time 17 No more playing around, the Crackdown demo is really going to come this time. According to Major Nelson and the official forums, the demo will hit for Xbox Live Gold members (membership has its ... Starving Halo fans boost Crackdown pre-orders 20 Who saw this coming? According to Gamesindustry.biz, UK based video game retailer GAME is claiming a 25% spike in Crackdown pre-orders since Microsoft announced the Halo 3 beta tie-in. GAME... Download the Crackdown demo today ... NOT! 24 I booted up my $400, next-generation console (with its powerful 3.2 GHz PPC Tri-Core Xenon processor) to play a quick game of Ms. Pac-Man today and was greeted with what appeared to be surpr... MS certification strikes again; Crackdown demo delayed 18 According to IGN, Microsoft has announced that the co-op demo for the Microsoft published Crackdown has been delayed until sometime before the end of January. The demo was originally scheduled to... Ze Germans ban Crackdown; is anyone surpised? 24 In yet another step toward becoming Nazi Germany ... um ... again, Germany revealed that Crackdown, the upcoming magnum opus from some of the magicians behind Grand Theft Auto is to be banned fro...		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! 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