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EA Confirms Launch Copies of Star Wars: The Old Republic Will Be Limited
In an effort to manage capacity on the day the MMO launches, Electronic Arts has capped the number of physical and digital copies of Star Wars: The Old Republic. The actual figure is unknown, but once it’s reached, no more will be sold until EA can add server capacity to accommodate more players. Gamasutra yesterday…
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Wait ‘Til You See This Hawaiian Wrestler’s Shoryuken
Gymnasium/ballroom/armory pro wrestling is a beautiful thing. A beautifully cheesy thing. This combatant from Hawaii, “Kenryu Takadoki”, has shed all pretense of trying to become noticed and promoted to a bigger circuit because, hey, they’re way out in Hawaii. So why not go with a repertoire based on Street Fighter moves? E. Honda’s hundred-hand slap…
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How to Check Your 3DS Ambassadorship Status
I’ve never been named an ambassador. I was once, like the Philadelphia Eagles’ Hugh Douglas, a badassador, but that is altogether a different thing. Anyway, this free-games 3DS Ambassador program, rewarding suckers early adopters like yours truly, required North American customers to log into the Nintendo eShop before Aug. 11. I was curious whether in…
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Let Off Some Steam, Bennett
Listen, loyalty is very touching. But it is not the most important thing in your life right now! But what is important is gravity! I have to remind you Sully, this is my weak arm! Remember, Sully, when I promised to kill you last? I lied. Ah, Commando. Somehow I managed to watch this when…
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New GoldenEye: Reloaded Screens Classified For All Eyes Only
How many times can we remind you that GoldenEye: Reloaded is not just GoldenEye 007 for the Wii? It’s GoldenEye 007 for the Wii with better graphics, as this fresh batch of 16 screengrabs from nearly all of the game’s stages illustrates. The real difference in the two games is the “MI6 Operations” mode, more…
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The Curious Case of Charles Barkley, and NBA 2K12
Put up to a vote, the fans of NBA 2K spoke. Asked to name their wish list of all-time basketball legends to appear in a special “NBA’s Greatest” mode for this year’s game, they put Philadelphia 76ers and Phoenix Suns’ Hall of Famer Charles Barkley at No. 7 in a poll that tallied more than…
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The Winnipeg Jets’ Sweaters Won’t be on the Disc When NHL 12 Ships [Update]
The sale and transfer of Atlanta’s NHL franchise to Winnipeg means ‘Peggers beloved Jets are returning to the ice this year. But if you’re expecting a sneak preview at what their new sweaters will look like, you won’t find it in NHL 12 Zack Cooper of Canada’s Sportsnet Radio reported from Microsoft’s X11 Canada Showcase…
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Pistol Pete, Chocolate Thunder and Sid the Squid Crack NBA 2K12‘s Legendary Lineup, Too
NBA 2K12 yesterday revealed its roster of 15 all-time greats appearing in the game, a constellation of the top performers spanning the professional game’s history. But as these players will appear with their teammates and face rivals from that era, there is an even longer list of great names, some making a rare appearance in…
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Nine Out of 10 Will Not Finish the Game They are Playing
Just 10 percent of gamers actually finish a game, an industry veteran told CNN in a recent feature, and his colleagues and other figures back him up. “Ninety percent of players who start your game will never see the end of it unless they watch a clip on YouTube,” says Keith Fuller. Raptr, the gaming…
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NHL 12 Sends Hockey’s Greatest Shift on the Ice
Sports fans have heaped lots of love on NBA 2K12 following its reveal of a roster of 15 all-time greats, and their supporting cast; let’s not forget the same thing is taking place in hockey’s premier video game sim, NHL 12, which will deliver a dozen greats who also span that sport’s most telegenic era.…
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Uneasy Lies the Head that Wears the Helm in Might & Magic Heroes VI
We now have the culmination of last week’s tease-of-a-teaser. Here is the Gamescom 2011 trailer for Might and Magic Heroes VI, establishing the game’s appropriately epic struggle. We’ve got brother against sister, glowing undead and giant insectoid witches, even the Wilhelm scream. Can you tell I’m the sports guy? I have no idea what the…
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Go It Alone or Bring a Friend—Online—When Trine 2 Arrives This Fall
Trine 2‘s cooperative mode will extend online as well as local, publisher Atlus vows in this latest video showcasing the game’s collaborative platforming gameplay. Due out on PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade, and via digital distribution for PC, Trine 2 will release this fall.
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From Dust‘s PC Release is a Man-Made Disaster
Ubisoft’s release of From Dust on the PC has been, in every sense of the word, a disaster. Just the fact that the game requires an always-on Internet connection—putting the lie to earlier claims that it wouldn’t—is a throat-slash to its credibility. The additional fact it’s a glitch-strewn port of a console game is the…
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NBA 2K12 Delivers Much More than 15 Legends in an Ensemble Cast of Greatness
2K Sports today revealed to ESPN the full roster of 15 NBA all-time superstars gracing its “NBA’s Greatest” mode but, like the supporting cast in last year’s “Jordan Challenge,” diehard basketball fans will find just as many memories in the cast of teammates and opposing teams. First, the list of legends. Magic Johnson, Larry Bird,…
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Madden Ultimate Team Unavailable During “Season Ticket” Preview
Madden Ultimate Team, the card-collecting/player-management/online multiplayer mishmash that’s become an obsession for many, will not be active during the three-day exclusive full preview of Madden NFL 12 offered by EA Sports’ “Season Ticket” premium subscription, according to EA Sports. It’s a blow to the value of “Season Ticket” as hardcore fans of Ultimate Team would…
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NBA 2K12‘s All-Time Team Takes Shape
By the end of the week we should know who’s joining Larry, Magic, Michael—and Kareem and Dr. J.—in NBA 2K12’s “NBA’s Greatest Mode. If fan voting over Facebook is any guide, it’ll be a lot of familiar faces. 2K Sports let the dialogue simmer for a month after announcing NBA’s Greatest, and asked the community…
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Rise of Nightmares Promises Only the Story is On Rails
Having enlightened us on the control scheme for Rise of Nightmares, the zombie-genre M-rated Kinect game, Sega seems to understand that for this genre on this device, people aren’t so much interested in story, just wielding virtual chainsaws to rip apart the undead. Hence the peppy elevator music and ironic tone in the game’s latest…
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Madden‘s Coveted “100” Rating Put Up to a Vote in Five Categories
The 100. A rarity that symbolizes perfection and nearly automatic success in sports video games, the difference between it and a 99 rating in a single attribute is in fact cosmetic. But the difference between a 100 and a 92—or an 88—is rather substantial. Fans of Madden NFL 12 have the chance to make a…
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Watch Jeremy Roenick Make Jeremy Roenick’s Head Bleed in NHL ’94
Here’s a re-creation of the classic scene from Swingers, in which digital Jeremy Roenick makes digital Wayne Gretzky’s head bleed, this time starring Real Jeremy Roenick. Playing as Gretzky in NHL ’94. In 2011. Now I think my head’s gonna bleed. The video is a collaboration of Roenick, FoxSports.com and FuelTV. But earlier today, Roenick…
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