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Should You Buy Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: Defiance? No.
This week, all the attention’s going the big-boy versions of Modern Warfare 3. But there’s a DS game, too. This version exists only as part of Activision’s strategy to carpet-bomb their games onto every platform possible. The hook to get folks to buy it is that it bridges the story gap between Modern Warfare 2…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 18, 2011 -
Street Fighter x Tekken To Feature Inter-Franchise Cross-Dressing. Seriously.
The characters of Street Fighter x Tekken are going to be trading more than blows. Capcom and Namco’s characters are going to be swapping outfits when the martial arts mash-up hits next year. The shots over at Capcom Unity show Tekken‘s obese ass-kicker Bob in a Ryu-style gi and Street Fighter mainstay Chun Li in…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 18, 2011 -
Rockstar’s Dan Houser Teases Bully Sequel, Max Payne 3 DLC
Lots of people loved Jimmy Hopkins, the squinty-eyed protagonist of Rockstar’s Bully. The academic open-world title didn’t set the kinds of records that a Grand Theft Auto game does but it’s remained a favorite in the hearts of many gamers. In an interview with Gamasutra‘s Chris Morris, Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser teases that a Bully…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 18, 2011 -
This Woman Does a Pretty Convincing Batman-Style Beatdown
When it comes to bringing action found in popular comics, anime and video games to life, the Thousand Pounds Action Company sets a pretty high standard. They’ve done videos based off of DC Comics, Naruto Shippuden and Street Fighter and now they’re adding the Dark Knight’s latest video game to their portfolio. The young lady…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 18, 2011 -
Snake? Snaaaake?!: Is Hideo Kojima Helming Metal Gear Solid 5?
Hideo Kojima said that he might want to do something other than Metal Gear. He even enlisted the help of Kotaku readers to get him out of Solid Snake’s shadow. But, instead, he’s doing more talking about Tactical Espionage Action. The famed Japanese developer is on the cover of Official PlayStation Magazine UK, and the…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 17, 2011 -
If Skyrim and The Sims Had a Dovahkiin Baby, It Might Look Like This
You play through Skyrim as a mere mortal. Sure, you get to be really powerful but you’re still bound by gravity for the most of the experience. The deity’s-eye-view in this tilt-shift video—from YouTuber ElrosTt, the same guy who made yesterday’s gorgeous reel—makes the world of Tamriel seem less dangerous and more quaint. The clip…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 17, 2011 -
Alternate Costumes Start Rolling Out Next Week for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Fine, so you feel nickel-and dimed by being “forced” to buy Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. You probably want to plan out your fighting game budget carefully from here on out. Maybe Capcom, for once, realizes this. That’s the best possible explanation as to why they’ve unveiled the entire DLC roster for Ultimate Marvel vs.…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 17, 2011 -
Let Pong Explain the Occupy Wall Street Movement to you
Maybe you don’t quite know what all the Occupy Wall Street fuss is about. May you don’t care. The MK12 creative collective does, though, and they’ve used the Atari classic Pong to illustrate the basic philosophy of the social protest movement. The changes happen slowly at first in the video. Things seem evenly matched, even…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 17, 2011 -
This New SSX Trailer Remixes Run DMC to Showcase (What Else?) Tricks
Some players got sick of hearing “It’s Tricky” Run-DMC’s classic rap song every time you powered up and busted moves in 2001’s SSX Tricky. Some didn’t. EA’s bringing back the snowboarding franchise’s unofficial theme song, this time witha club-ready remix by producer Pretty Lights. The video highlights the Uber and Super Uber moves that you’ll…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 17, 2011 -
Capcom’s Bringing Darkstalkers to PSN Later This Month
With the resurgence of Street Fighter and the Marvel vs. Capcom series well under way, there’s one franchise in Capcom’s stable of fighting games that enthusiasts have been clamoring for the last few years. Ported to the PlayStation in 1996, Darkstalkers sported gorgeous 16-bit art and several innovations that won it a core of dedicated…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 17, 2011 -
Download the Fallout: New Vegas Graphic Novel to Your Pip-Boy, er, iPad Today
Originally, the graphic novel tied into Fallout: New Vegas was only available by buying the collector’s edition of last year’s post-nuke RPG. But Bethesda’s announced that you can now download All Roads to iDevices. Written by Chris Avellone—creative director for New Vegas—with interior art by Jean Diaz (Boom’s Incorruptible) and Wellinton Alves (Marvel’s Shadowland: Blood…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 17, 2011 -
GameStop’s Ultraviolet Anti-Incentive: Buy a Great Batman Game, Stream a Crappy Batman Movie For Free
So, Batman: Arkham City is a leading contender for Game of the Year and, as would follow, its reviews have been very positive. Anyone who hasn’t bought it yet is probably just scrimping and saving, waiting for just the right sale to finally get them to commit to saving Gotham City. The one that GameStop’s…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 16, 2011 -
Sims Creator Will Wright Reveals Hivemind, His Next Big Game Powered by Your Life
It looks like Will Wright might be going from manipulating tiny fake people to manipulating normal-sized real ones. VentureBeat’s got news of Hivemind, Wright’s experimental foray into what he’s calling personal gaming. As he describes it, the engines and/or algorithms that power Hivemind will learn and track events in your life and morph the game…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 16, 2011 -
Minecraft Pocket Edition Looks to Hit iPhone, iPad Tomorrow
Multiple sources are reporting that an iOS version of Mojang’s hit sandbox/constriction hybrid will finally launch in the next 24 hours or so. The game’s been popping up in iTunes stores in other territories like New Zealand, and it’ll probably go live around the world over the next day or two. Minecraft Pocket Edition made…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 16, 2011 -
Nintendo’s Iconic Plumber Goes Apeshit in This Super Mario vs. PETA Video
That bizarre Mario vs. PETA kerfuffle‘s fading into the rear view but that’s not stopping Taiwanese media outfit Next Media Animation from giving us their askew take on the dust-up. Looking at their oddly-shaped version of Mario is enough to give a person nightmares. Those long legs—brrrr!—-and giant feet are bad enough but the crazy…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 16, 2011 -
Reading The DOTA Webcomic Could Get You Into the DOTA 2 Beta
Most gamers know him as the guy who helped create the soulful vibe of Gordon Freeman’s world in the Half-Life games. However, way before he came to Valve, Marc Laidlaw was an author with a number of published works to his name. He’s kept on writing outside of video games, too, but his most recent…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 16, 2011 -
Should You Buy Kinect Disneyland Adventures? Yes.
Despite the fact that they released high-profile games like Pure, Split/Second and Epic Mickey, The House of Mouse’s console output’s dwindled significantly. That makes their partnership with Microsoft an important one, because Xbox 360s sit in millions of living rooms across the world. To make the joint venture that is Kinect Disneyland Adventures work, they’ve…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 15, 2011 -
Watch Me Demolish Those Who Dare Challenge Galactus in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
In the great fight-game tradition of being able to play as final boss characters, you’ll be able to throw down as Galactus in the freshly released Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. I wrote a bit about how to access it before and now, here’s a few minutes of Marvel’s giant cosmic entity being controlled by…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 15, 2011 -
This Assassin’s Creed Revelations Parody Video Takes You “Higher”
How excited are you about the new Assassin’s Creed? Does the hookblade make you want to break out into song? The parody tune spoofs Creed’s “Higher,” an appropriate if cringeworthy choice. Maybe just celebrate with any musical tributes, mkay? Assassin’s “Creed” Revelations Music Video Parody [YouTube] You can contact Evan Narcisse, the author of this…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 15, 2011 -
Multiplayer DLC Coming for Assassin’s Creed Revelations, PC Version Coming Nov. 29th
Just as Ezio’s last adventure sneaks its way into Constantinople (and the real world) today, Ubisoft’s announced that the first piece of DLC will be coming on December 13th. The Ancestors Character Pack will bundle four new multiplayer personas for players to take online. The Privateer, Corsair, Gladiator and Brigand will all come with unique…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 15, 2011
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