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Okami HD Will Be One of the Most Beautiful Things You Can Do With Your TV
You know how restoration specialists can rescue a masterpiece from centuries of dust and grime, restoring it to its original glory? That’s how it feels playing Okami HD Watching the PS2 classic come alive in its remastered form made me think that I might not ever have seen a video game with such riotously vibrant…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 13, 2012 -
The Expendables 2 Video Game Feels Just Like The Over-The-Top Action Movie It’s Based On
Remember Watchmen: The End Is Nigh? A movie tie-in game that looked improbably good for a downloadable and then wound up playing like the most uninspired crap? That experience made me skeptical about the Expendables 2 video game. Granted, other movie tie-in games—like the fun Scott Pilgrim beat-em-up—have showed up on PSN and Xbox Live…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 13, 2012 -
The Tank Class in Fall of Cybertron‘s Multiplayer Is, Erm, a Tank
In the latest Transformers video game, you’ll get to control Autobots and Decepticons battling it out as their home planet dies all around them. The new multiplayer modes coming to Fall of Cybertron are pretty intense. The first mode I sampled from Fall of Cybertron‘s multiplayer was a co-op objective-based mode where I played as…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 12, 2012 -
Mortal Kombat Designer Says Jax and Cyborg Are Not the Same Guy, Okay?
All the black man-machine heroes do NOT know each other. After playing a few rounds of Injustice: Gods Among Us at Comic-Con last night, I asked Ed Boon whether I was just imagining some similarity between Mortal Kombat’s Jax and the newly unveiled Cyborg. Boon said some of the developers back at Netherrealm have said…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 12, 2012 -
The Graphic Novels and Other Stuff I Will Happily Spend Hundreds of Dollars On This Week at Comic-Con 2012
I’ve been writing about comics, games and other assorted nerditry for years. But, this week, I’ll be attending my first-ever San Diego Comic-Con. Not only that, this Thursday is my birthday. That means I’m liable to get myself a present or two. Or five. Many of the publishers, toy companies and other geek purveyors who’ll…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 10, 2012 -
Reviews
Batman: Earth One Gives The Dark Knight a New Origin He Doesn’t Need
Batman and Spider-Man operate in different fictional universes. Duh. But this summer, both heroes find themselves fighting the same enemy, the Dreaded Origin Reboot, in different mediums. Some of the critical reaction to The Amazing Spider-Man has wondered why moviegoers need re-imagining of Peter Parker’s superhero coming-of-age It’s only been ten years since Tobey Maguire…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 10, 2012 -
Sonic/Mega Man Crossover Won’t Feature Any Human/Animal Romance
When the storyline that has Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man meet shows up in comics stores next year, Archie Comics is pulling off a feat that Sega and Capcom probably wouldn’t be able to pull off. The man responsible for the ensuing hijinx is writer Ian Flynn, who already pens the adventures of both…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 10, 2012 -
Blasted by Gamma Rays, Panel Discussion Starts Now!
Are we still pretending that comics and video games don’t have anything to do with each other? Not anymore, we’re not. Welcome to Panel Discussion, where the focus will be on comic books and sequential art, whether they connect directly to video games or not. Confused? Read this
By Evan Narcisse Published July 10, 2012 -
Say Hi to Black Ops 2’s Bad Guy in This New Trailer
You already know that the antagonists in the next Call of Duty will be turning America’s robot drone army against us. And Los Angeles gets blown the hell up. But who’s got the cojones and brains to even to do such a thing? Watch the trailer and find out.
By Evan Narcisse Published July 10, 2012 -
Here’s What The Expendables 2‘s Co-Op Action Looks Like
The virtual version of Sylvester Stallone that you’ll see in this trailer for Ubisoft’s movie-based co-op shooter looks… waxy. But in a good way, as if he’s left the petty frailties of human flesh behind long ago. The Expendables 2 will hit PSN on July 31st, and Xbox Live and PC download stores on August…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 10, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Worlds are colliding! This must be discussed! Go on and talk about the games you’re playing, loving and hating. Head over to Talk Amongst Yourselves, the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential. Go to the TAY forum at this link and do what you’ve always…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 10, 2012 -
Whoa, Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor Is Doing the Theme Music for Black Ops 2
Who do you call when you want electro-tinged, industrial-inflected rock for a world gone wrong? Trent Reznor, of course. Along with groundbreaking work as a recording artist in the 1990s, Reznor’s done film for both The Social Network and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo And now, it’s been reported in USA Today that the…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 10, 2012 -
That Just Cause 2 Multiplayer Mod Looks Like Entirely Too Much Fun
The fan-made add-on that’s aiming to bring multiplayer to the PC version of Just Cause 2 came out of hiding last month. And lest you think that it might recede into the background again, here’s proof that the JC-MP devs have been hard at work. The clip above is edited together from one player’s session…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 10, 2012 -
Sonic and Mega Man Team Up for the First Time Ever in An Archie Comics Crossover
Can Mega Man jump higher than Sonic? Is Sega’s blue hedgehogedgehog faster than Flash Man? We’ll all find out next year, thanks to Archie Comics. The Capcom and Sega mascots have both had long-running series published by Archie for many years now but the upcoming 2013 crossover marks the first time that the heroes will…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 10, 2012 -
You Might Be Playing a Serial Killer in This Indie Game
Jonatan Soderstrom—better known as Cactus—makes crazy games. His latest, created with graphic artist Dennis Wedin, looks like it might have you playing as a crazy person sometime during in the 1980s Hotline Miami looks a bit like the top-down Grand Theft Auto games and their open-world descendant Vice City hooked up and had a deeply…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 9, 2012 -
This Live-Action Metroid Movie Only Cost $200 to Make
Think back to when you first played Metroid to the end for the first time. Your mind was blown when you found out Samus Aran was a woman, right? But you couldn’t do anything like, say, hit on her. The guys in the short try to do exactly that. It’s awkward. Via Twitter
By Evan Narcisse Published July 9, 2012 -
Far Cry 3’s Crazy Villain Rants About Dubstep.
Even the characters inside of video games are sick of the wub-wub. Listen to Vaas—the insane pirate at the center of open-world first-person-shooter Far Cry 3—bitch about the bass-heavy tracks that pop up in damn near every big-budget video game trailer. Yes, he’s naked some of the time but don’t let his total nudity distract…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 9, 2012 -
Pitfall Returns to Find Treasure on Your iPhone
You spent hours playing Pitfall on an Intellivision or an Atari 2600 back in the day, imprinting your impressionable brain with a fear of crocodiles that not even delicious Choco-diles snacks can’t conquer. Also you love gold. A lot. You want more Pitfall. It’s coming…to the phone you carry in your pocket everyday. Per MCVUK,…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 9, 2012 -
Nature Declares War on Man in These Gorgeous Apocalyptic Screenshots
The year 2020 doesn’t look like it’s going to be a good one for mankind. Pollen allergies become deadly eight years from now and an eco-catastrophe wipes out most of humanity, leaving behind a few stragglers to try to survive after the world’s power grids go to hell. The lush, green hell seen in screenshots…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 9, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Mondays. The time when you think about the games you’ve left behind and the ones you’re going to get. Go on and talk about the games you’re playing, loving and hating. Head over to Talk Amongst Yourselves, the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential. Go…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 9, 2012
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