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Super Smash Bros. ‘De-made’ For Game Boy Looks Crazy Enough To Work
This is Super Smash Land, the Game Boy release of Nintendo’s bestselling brawler that never existed until now. And, yes, that’s Kirby and Mario duking it out at Peach’s Castle in monochromatic glory. Super Smash Land is the creation of digital artist Dan Fornace, writes Piki Geek, an 8-bit de-creation that manages to squeeze good-natured…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 13, 2010 -
LEGO Black Ops Is Too Gory To Ever Be A Video Game
Will we ever get a Call of Duty game for the kids? Not if it’s as bloody and gory as LEGO Black Ops, the stop motion animated elimination bloodbath from YouTube movie maker Keshen8. You won’t find much in the way of killstreaks, perks or outrageous tomahawk kills, but LEGO Black Ops, via FourZeroTwo’s Twitter,…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 13, 2010 -
Paper Link Vs. Octorok Ink
Link is about to get inked in this killer stylized artwork by FOLKFIDDLE. Watch out for the Octopus by FOLKFIDDLE Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality and get your fix. Republished with permission.
By Michael McWhertor Published December 13, 2010 -
Forza Motorsport 4 Has Kinect Under The Hood
We’ve known that Microsoft’s racing contender, Forza, would get controller-free Kinect support in some fashion since E3. Microsoft makes it doubly official today, naming Forza Motorsport 4 as the Kinect-powered “definitive racing game of 2011.” Forza developer Turn 10 Studios already pegged Forza 4 for a fall 2011 release date at this weekend’s Spike TV…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 13, 2010 -
Mass Effect 3 Coming To 3 Platforms Simultaneously
BioWare’s next big sci-fi role-playing game, Mass Effect 3, will come to the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 “simultaneously” in 2011, putting an end to the series’ former console exclusivity once and for all. That means PlayStation 3 owners will get double the Mass Effect next year, since Mass Effect 2 is due in…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 13, 2010 -
All The News, All The Trailers From The Spike VGAs
What happened at today’s Spike TV Video Game Awards? New game announcements, first look trailers (some with actual gameplay), release dates, and Neil Patrick Harris. Catch up on the most important news and videos right here if you missed anything. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Bethesda Game Studios reveals the sequel to Oblivion, the role-playing…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 11, 2010 -
First Look At The New SSX
EA’s extreme snowboarding series SSX is back. The next entry is SSX: Deadly Descents and it looks wildly different from any other SSX. Based on what we can see in this trailer, it looks like the features match up with what we already heard, with avalanches, squirrel suits and helicopter drops playing a big role…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 11, 2010 -
Guillermo Del Toro Wants To Make You ‘Shit Your Pants’ With ‘Insane’
Hellboy and Pan’s Labyrinth director Guillermo del Toro has officially named the game he’s making with Saints Row and Red Faction developers Volition Inc. Del Toro’s horror game is Insane and it’s coming in 2013. See it teased now. THQ exec veep Danny Bilson says on his Twitter account that Guillermo del Toro and THQ…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 11, 2010 -
The First Mass Effect 3 Trailer Looks So Damn Good
BioWare and Spike just unveiled the first full look at Mass Effect 3 and holy hell does it look amazing. As previously outed by EA, the Earth is burning and terrifying machines are destroying the human race. Mass Effect 3 will be out by holiday 2011, according to this first-look tease of the shooter RPG.
By Michael McWhertor Published December 11, 2010 -
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Unveiled, Dated For 2011
Bethesda Softworks just announced the fifth game in the Elder Scrolls series and the sequel to The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion will be called Skyrim. And it’ll be out next year. Bethesda’s Todd Howard introduced the game with a brief teaser showing a stone dragon and a dramatic narration that sets up the story of…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 11, 2010 -
SSX Deadly Descents Confirmed At Spike VGAs
The logo for SSX Deadly Descents just popped up during the Spike TV VGAs broadcast, confirming the reveal of EA’s next entry in the wild snowboarding series. We’ll have to wait a bit longer for the official reveal, but here’s what we’ve heard so far.
By Michael McWhertor Published December 11, 2010 -
New Gears Of War Gameplay Spiked From Tonight’s VGAs
Microsoft’s expected but unexpected reveal of new Gears of War gameplay at tonight’s Spike TV Video Game Awards has been delayed. Major Nelson promises the eventual reveal will “definitely be worth the wait.”
By Michael McWhertor Published December 11, 2010 -
The Legend of Zelda: A Four Link Adventure
Link turns to the power of the Four Swords and restores peace to Hyrule. Ry Shiu created a amazing tribute illustration to go along with the great game. Related Rampages: Majora Must Die | City of Hyrule | Facing the Dark Self Zelda Four Swords Adventure by Ry Shiu (deviantART) (Facebook)
By Michael McWhertor Published December 10, 2010 -
Monstrous Monster Hunter Sales Helps PSP Strike Black
PSP phenom Monster Hunter Portable 3rd made a huge splash in Japan during its first week on sale, moving close to two million copies in just a few days. What did that mean for the PlayStation Portable? Another 323,000 PSPs in the hands of Japanese gamers, that’s what. Sony’s handheld gaming machine and the latest…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 10, 2010 -
Concentration Camp Game Was Meant To Be ‘Fun’
The developers of Sonderkommando Revolt, the video game set amidst a violent prisoner uprising in a Nazi concentration camp, reads like exploitative revenge fantasy. But its creator says the team behind the first-person shooter makes no political statement and has no agenda. It’s “blast the Nazis fun,” its maker says. Sonderkommando Revolt project lead Maxim…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 10, 2010 -
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
If things go horribly wrong this weekend, I’ll be playing Solitaire on my iPhone. But if things go ideally, maybe I’ll get to play (or at least see) some Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception. We shall see. Sony has some PlayStation 3 event happening in Hollywood this weekend, the day after the Spike TV VGAs, at…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 10, 2010 -
CulturePortal Gets Broken In The World’s Fastest Speed Run
This Portal player can beat the game in less than ten minutes, with many levels flying by in mere seconds. How can a Portal speed run happen so fast? Break Portal apart at the seams, of course. This sprint through Valve’s first-person puzzler is a combination of speedy backwards jumping, slipping through cracks in the…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 9, 2010 -
Nintendo’s Revised History Of Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. is 25 years old this year. To commemorate that anniversary, Nintendo is releasing the Super Mario All-Stars collection for Wii. The way Nintendo explains what Super Mario Bros. is and how one plays it has changed over the years. None of those changes are dramatic, though. What Nintendo calls Super Mushrooms in…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 9, 2010 -
The Goriest Nintendo Entertainment System
Hardcore gaming at its finest! Evan M. Lopez used this monster within a poster/postcard/flyer for Autumn Society‘s October Video Game Gore show. Video Game Gore by Evan M. Lopez Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality and get your fix. Republished with permission.
By Michael McWhertor Published December 9, 2010 -
The Concentration Camp Video Game
An Israeli modder has turned a 1992 first-person shooter into a bloody tale of revenge set in a Nazi concentration camp with Sonderkommando Revolt, putting players in the role of an Auschwitz death camp prisoner on a killing rampage. Sonderkommando Revolt is based on the real-world uprising at Auschwitz in October 1944—with some obvious Nazi…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 9, 2010
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