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The Nintendo Download: Phantasy Monkey Battle League
The solo player reigns supreme in this week’s Nintendo Download, with four games perfect for loners of all shapes, sizes, and dispositions. Telltale’s Tales of Monkey Island continues this week in WiiWare, with Guybrush Threepwood searching for a cure to the mysterious Pox of LeChuck, which he caught in the last episode due to his…
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Chinatown Wars And Beaterator Coming To iPhone
Rockstar makes a move onto the iPhone in a big way, announcing both music-maker Beaterator and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for Apple’s handheld this fall. While we were expecting Beaterator thanks to model Jacquetta Wheeler, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the iPhone comes as a complete surprise. Rockstar’s Sam Houser explains why these…
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Shattered Horizon: Now With Players
Futuremark Game Studio finally gives us a glimpse of what its zero-gravity first-person shooter Shattered Horizon looks like with people actually playing it. So far our coverage of Shattered Horizon has consisted of a couple of teaser images to commemorate man landing on the moon, which is completely destroyed before the game starts. Set in…
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Oh Good, More Doritos Games For Xbox Live Arcade
Cheesy indie advergaming returns to the 360, as Doritos announces the return of the “Unlock Xbox” video game design competition, calling creators to capture the essence of the snack chip in video game form. Last year’s “Unlock Xbox” winner, Doritos Dash of Destruction, was downloaded nearly a million times, so while we endlessly poke fun…
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Disney Buys Marvel For $4 Billion
The worldwide leader in family entertainment is about to get a great deal more entertaining, as the Walt Disney Company agrees to acquire iconic comic book company Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion. More than 5,000 iconic comic book characters will soon be in the hands of Disney, raising serious questions about the future of Marvel…
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More Monkey Island Hits WiiWare Monday
After a relatively successful launch on the PC, Telltale Games is ready to release Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 2: The Siege of Spinner Cay with Monday’s Nintendo Download. Sure, Nintendo Wii players have had to wait a couple of weeks longer than PC gamers to take the next step on Guybrush Threepwood’s journey to…
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Exploring Strange New Worlds With Ratchet & Clank
Insomniac creative director Brian Allgeier walks us through the space exploration that our favorite Lombax will be doing as he searches for his robot buddy in Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time. Exploration and discovery have always been a large part of the Ratchet & Clank experience, but space travel has generally been…
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Star Wars: The Old Republic – Enter The Sith Warrior
Fear, anger, and hatred fuel the latest character class revealed by BioWare for Star Wars: The Old Republic, the Sith Warrior; the death knights of the Star Wars universe. The Sith Warriors are front line fighters who inspire fear and loyalty in their comrades, which certainly sounds like your standard MMO definition of a death…
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New Demon Souls Screens Arrive Just In Time
I actually stopped by Atlus this Sunday to take a look at the upcoming PlayStation 3-exclusive dungeon crawler Demon Souls, so these new screenshots couldn’t be timelier. My visit, on the other hand, could have been. I stayed up far too late on Saturday night, so come Sunday morning I was a bit sleepy. I…
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Forming A Supergroup In Champions Online
Some superheroes largely work alone, but even the most jaded vigilante has to bring in a little backup now and then. Here’s how that works in Champions Online. I’ve been a bit worried about how group roles would work in a game with such flexibility to its character creation, but Cryptic’s Bill Roper seems to…
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NCsoft Already Preparing Guild Wars 2 Art Book
The art section of the relatively bare Guild Wars 2 website now features a listing for The Art of Guild Wars 2, a 128 page art book for a game we’ve only really seen a trailer of. Well, a trailer and some concept art. Still, the game seems to be at a really early stage…
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Dawn Of War II DLC Brings New Co-op Mode
Free downloadable content for Relic’s Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II next month will introduce The Last Stand, a new cooperative multiplayer survival mode in which players work together to overcome impossible odds. Things get a bit more personal in The Last Stand, as you and two other squad mates team up to battle waves…
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Get Your Free Invincible Tiger Soundtrack
Any fan of cheesy 1970’s Hong Kong action cinema would be remiss if they didn’t snag a free copy of the soundtrack to Blitz Games Studios‘ Invincible Tiger. Invincible Tiger is a downloadable Kung Fu action game that’s just been released for Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network, and while the full game will…
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Arkham Asylum Sets World Record For Being Good
Further establishing the Guinness World Records as an excellent marketing tool, Guinness has bestowed upon Batman: Arkham Asylum the record of the ‘Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever’. Back when I was a kid, you couldn’t get into the Guinness Book of World Records without having disgustingly long fingernails, but it’s the future now, and…
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Next Week In Rock Band: Same As It Ever Was
Next week’s additions to the various Rock Band Music Stores are riding on a new wave, with five tracks from Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Talking Heads. Cue excitement on my part as some of the Talking Heads songs I would actually like to play join the previously released “Psycho Killer” on the Rock…
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BioShock 2 Artist Series Continues At PAX 09
The BioShock 2 Artist Series that began with Jhonen Vasquez at the San Diego Comic-Con continues next week at PAX 09, with this creation from Penny Arcade’s Mike Krahulik titled, “Mr. Bubbles.” “Mr. Bubbles”, like Jhonen’s “The Sisters,” is a fine example of art that’s slightly more creepy because we know the story behind it.…
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Avatar PSP Boosts Avatar PS3
According to the latest issue of PlayStation the Official Magazine, owners of the PlayStation 3 version of James Cameron’s Avatar game will be able to augment their characters using the PSP version. The PSP installment of James Cameron’s Avatar places the player in the role of one of the giant, blue-skinned Na’vi warriors after the…
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Is EA Holding Back PS3 Cross-Game Voice Chat?
A post on the N4G forums has rumors swirling that PlayStation 3 cross-game voice chat was held back due to threats made by EA. Kotaku spoke to EA and Sony regarding this rumor. The post, written by N4G forum-goer Super_Secret who claims to be a Sony employee, explains that Cross-Game voice chat ran into a…
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Here’s What Bethesda Is Bringing To PAX 09
Bethesda is gearing up for PAX 09 next week, packing up playable demos of upcoming titles and a healthy dose of Brink for the long cross-country trek to Seattle. Brink will be a highlight at Bethesda’s PAX booth this year, with live demonstrations of Splash Damage’s first-person action adventure title being held on an hourly…
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