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The Week in Gaming Apps
With E3 right around the corner, let’s take a moment to talk about the games that are on everyone’s mind: Our Gaming Apps of the Day! What good is a game you can’t play on your phone? Why is everyone excited to learn more about the next Nintendo console, when right now we’ve got devices…
By Mike Fahey Published June 3, 2011 -
Call of Duty: Black Ops Escalates on the PlayStation 3 June 10
Now that the PlayStation Network is up, Activision is ready to make with the map pack. Escalation‘s four new maps and the star-studded Call of the Dead hit PSN on June 10, the first day of a double XP weekend.
By Mike Fahey Published June 3, 2011 -
Why I Am Not Going to E3 2011
Last weekend I spent nearly $100 on new clothing for E3 2011. Now my flight is cancelled, I’m not going, and the only question I have is how are two unborn babies going to come up with the cash to pay me back? Money doesn’t grow on trees, and it certainly doesn’t grow inside a…
By Mike Fahey Published June 3, 2011 -
Of Course Mac is Back in the New SSX
Having appeared in every other SSX game released to-date, the franchises’ generic male character, Mac, is definitely making a reappearance in the 2012 reboot. I suppose not every character in SSX needs to either be a hot female or a guy with an over-the-top personality. Mac here represents the baggy-pantsed everyman, or at least every…
By Mike Fahey Published June 3, 2011 -
Your Free PlayStation Network Welcome Back Games Are Now Available
PlayStation 3 and PSP owners in Europe and the U.S. can now download the freebies Sony promised last month during the PSN outage. Keep in mind everyone trying to download inFamous at once is bound to cause some network congestion.
By Mike Fahey Published June 3, 2011 -
Sega’s Got Thirteen Titles Lined Up for E3
The house that Sonic built and later remodeled is bringing their A games to E3 this year with Aliens: Colonial Marines and Anarchy Reigns. Binary Domain is their B game, followed by Captain America: Super Soldier and Crush3D. After that the whole alphabet thing falls apart. Even if they don’t have at least one game…
By Mike Fahey Published June 3, 2011 -
Well This is One Hell of a Rage Gameplay Trailer
The post-apocalyptic town of Wellspring gets its name from the intricate underground systems pumping water up to the surface, so when a group of bandits threatens to poison it, heads are going to roll, and possibly explode. It’s been a long time since I’ve been truly excited about a first-person shooter. Mildly interested or somewhat…
By Mike Fahey Published June 3, 2011 -
Check Out Square Enix’s Sleek and Sexy Master Chief Makeover
Square Enix Products has produced some lovely action figures in its Halo: Reach Play Arts Kai series. Now the company commemorates the tenth anniversary of the Halo franchise with a re-envisioned version of Master Chief and a stunning Spartan Mark V. Part of the new Halo: Combat Evolved Play Arts Kai series, the new Master…
By Mike Fahey Published June 3, 2011 -
Geralt Gets a Haircut in The Witcher 2 Update 1.2
CD Projekt has released update 1.2 for The Witcher 2 on the PC, featuring more than 30 significant changes and fixes to the game, including the ability for Geralt to swap between six different looks via in-game barber shops.
By Mike Fahey Published June 3, 2011 -
Why You Should Be Excited About Duke Nukem Forever
Are you excited about the impeding release of Duke Nukem Forever? No? Well commenter Williagr thinks you should be, and he’s going to tell you why in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. Why I’m excited for Duke Nukem Forever, and why you should be too… On a different forum someone has posed the question, “Do…
By Mike Fahey Published June 3, 2011 -
The New Star Trek Game Boldly Goes Where No Star Trek Game Has Gone Before
Just as J.J. Abrams brought us a fresh new look at the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise in the 2009 theatrical revamp, Paramount Digital Entertainment’s 2012 Star Trek takes the series’ games in an exciting new direction, casting players in the role of Kirk and Spock in an epic co-op action adventure. Over the years…
By Mike Fahey Published June 3, 2011 -
Mage War Erupts on the Streets of Your Town in Shadow Cities
The magic that disappeared from our world centuries ago is back. It’s all around us, but we can’t see it. The only way to bring this magic into focus — the only way to fight for this power — is through Shadow Cities for the iPhone. Shadow Cities allows players around the country to join…
By Mike Fahey Published June 3, 2011 -
The First Mad Catz-Published Flight Sim is Pretty Much What You’d Expect
They said they were getting into the flight sim business, and here we are. Controller and random accessory creator Mad Catz proudly presents War Wings: Hell Catz, the first in a series of flight combat titles exploring important points in the history of aviation. While Mad Catz’s own ThunderHawk Studios gets ready to start pumping…
By Mike Fahey Published June 2, 2011 -
The Witcher 2 Fighting Its Way to the Xbox 360 By Year’s End
Speaking via live broadcast from the CDP Summer Days event, CD Projekt has confirmed the appearance of The Witcher 2 on the Xbox 360 this year, with “no quality compromise” made for Geralt’s first journey to console land. We knew it was coming. The ESRB told us it was coming. Now the developers confirm that…
By Mike Fahey Published June 2, 2011 -
Do Not Adjust Your Brains, It’s Just The Alice: Madness Returns Launch Trailer
Like countless crayon drawings from a crazed mind coming together to form a giant disturbing picture, American McGee’s vision coalesces in the launch trailer for Alice: Madness Returns
By Mike Fahey Published June 2, 2011 -
From Hairless Hitmen to Heiress Heroines, This is Square Enix’s E3 2011 Lineup
Square Enix’s booth at E3 is going to be a total sequel fest this year, with new franchise entries for Final Fantasy, Tomb Raider, Dungeon Siege and Deus Ex. Are they bringing any games that aren’t sequels, prequels, or reboots? Squeenix sure picked a fine time to grab Eidos, didn’t they? Of the major games…
By Mike Fahey Published June 2, 2011 -
A Hero Returns to His 2D Roots in the Gorgeous Rayman Origins
After countless attempts to bring limbless platforming wonder into the 3D world, creator Michel Ancel returns to knock Rayman down a plane and craft one stunner of a 2D platformer in Rayman Origins The Glade of Dreams is being overrun by “nefurrious” Darktoons, and only one man can save the day: Rayman. Well, Rayman his…
By Mike Fahey Published June 2, 2011 -
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By Mike Fahey Published June 2, 2011 -
This New Warhammer 40,000 Arcade Shooter Doesn’t Seem Very Warhammer-y
When I think Warhammer 40,000 I’m thinking deep strategic battles and hours spent hovering over a table covered with painstakingly painted metal figures; epic wars fought on a grand scale. I definitely don’t think fast-paced cooperative arcade shooter. Someone evidently did, however, and that’s why there’s Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team, coming next month to Xbox…
By Mike Fahey Published June 2, 2011
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