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UncategorizedHow A Team Of Two People Is Bringing Us 2014’s Largest JRPG
There are a lot of big, highly-anticipated games coming out next year: Watch Dogs, Titanfall, Dragon Age Inquisition. But in certain circles, there’s only one game worth counting down the days for: The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC. That oddly-titled game is the second of a trilogy and the sequel to the…
By Jason Schreier Published December 19, 2013 - Uncategorized
Now You Can Play Knights Of The Old Republic On The iPhone
In May of this year, one of the greatest Star Wars stories ever told made the jump from PC and old consoles to the iPad. Today Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic finally went universal, with a host of new features to welcome iPhone and iPod Touch players into the fold. Along with support…
By Mike Fahey Published December 19, 2013 -
EsportsSports Experts on HBO Laugh at eSports
Some people just can’t accept that a competitive video game and its world championship finals can fill up a huge sports arena. In a recent episode of HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, where the show’s panelists discussed the events of this year, League of Legends got it in the neck. Is it a sport?…
By Gergo Vas Published December 19, 2013 -
ReviewsCut The Rope 2 Is A Great Reason To Give Its Creators More Money
For three years the creators of Cut the Rope have been adding new free level packs to the original game. Both the prequel, Cut the Rope: Time Travel and the spin-off, Cut the Rope: Experiments, have gotten free new content this month. These guys really deserve another dollar. Cut the Rope 2 is our chance.…
By Mike Fahey Published December 19, 2013 -
UncategorizedA Game That Showed Me My Own Black History
The newest chapter of the Assassin’s Creed series gives me some of the things I’ve always wanted in a video game: a heroic fantasy that lets me control a warrior fighting against slavery. Part of it happens in Haiti, where my parents were born. Characters talk in Antillean Kreyol, the mosaic tongue made of French…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 19, 2013 - Uncategorized
You might not want to preorder the Diablo III expansion pack just yet—especially if you’re in the beta. Some players who preordered Reaper of Souls are reporting restriction issues connected to their current Diablo III accounts, and Blizzard is taking down the beta for some “urgent maintenance.”
By Jason Schreier Published December 19, 2013 -
UncategorizedHow Not To Woo A Gamer On OKCupid
There’s a good way to use OKCupid, and there’s a not-so-good way. This is one of those second ways. The above video comes to us from the YouTube series OKCupid is the best!, which revolves around host solikebasically having her computer read aloud messages from her OKCupid dating profile. In this episode, a guy gamer…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 19, 2013 - Uncategorized
Tina’s Top 10 Games of 2013
What a year it’s been, this, the Year of Luigi. As our list of Game of the Year nominations may have shown you, there were a lot of great games this year. And a lot of great games that can easily compete for the title of Official Best Game Of 2013. And while only one…
By Tina Amini Published December 19, 2013 - Uncategorized
Least Necessary Arrow In Video Game History
Look, some of us out there aren’t super-awesome at Super Mario Bros., but this blinking arrow in Nintendo’s new NES Remix game for Wii U is a bit much. The game chops and/or mods classic 8-bit games to give players short challenges. This one is, basically, to run through the first level of Super Mario…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 19, 2013 -
UncategorizedOnslaught. Devastation. Invasion. Nemesis. + Extinction x4 The four DLC packs coming to Call of Duty Ghosts through 2014 will also include a four-part episodic adventure in the game’s co-op players vs. aliens Extinction mode, as explained today in the new Season Pass trailer for Ghosts.
By Stephen Totilo Published December 19, 2013 - Uncategorized
Amazon Game Download Blowout, Steam Sale, Humble Weekly Sale [Deals]
Amazon has kicked off their holiday game sale with a massive flood of digital game deals. You’ll find a huge list of all the best deals in the PC and Mac sections below, but here are a few highlights. If you don’t see what you’re looking for, they have 111 pages of digital deals you’re…
By Shep McAllister Published December 19, 2013 - Uncategorized
The Steam Holiday Sale Starts Now
That sound you just heard was millions of credit cards simultaneously maxing out: Steam’s annual winter sale has just begun, and you can see all the deals right here Today’s Daily Deal highlights include Dishonored for $11.24 and BioShock Infinite for $9. You can also get Metal Gear Rising for $20 and Arkham Origins for…
By Jason Schreier Published December 19, 2013 - Uncategorized
There’s a Ratchet & Clank Endless Runner for Mobile. Huh.
It’s called Before the Nexus, and is sort of a prequel to the Ratchet & Clank game released last month for PS3. BtN popped up on iTunes and Google Play recently, with very little fanfare (I guess the game descriptions are fairly enthusiastic). You jump between grindrails, dodging obstacles and ruining enemies’ day along the…
By András Neltz Published December 19, 2013 - Uncategorized
Jason’s Top 10 Games Of 2013
The year is almost over, and the time of List-Making has begun. Read on for my ten favorite games of 2013, presented in no particular order. These might not be the best, or the most definitive, or the most impressive games of the year, but they’re the ones that stuck with me. In a strong…
By Jason Schreier Published December 19, 2013 - Uncategorized
Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Is Out March 25, 2014
Diablo III‘s first (only?) expansion pack will be out on March 25, Blizzard just announced. It’ll be $40. The expansion pack itself gives you a new hero—the Paladin-y Crusader—a new act, and new features: an NPC artisan called the Mystic; a new mode in which you can ignore the story and start new games with…
By Jason Schreier Published December 19, 2013 -
ReviewsSneaky République Tricked Me Into Enjoying A Stealth Game
I do not enjoy stealth-action games. Kickstarter success story République is a game with deep roots in the Metal Gear Solid franchise — the pinnacle of the stealth-action genre. Why am I enjoying it so much? It’s a matter of perspective. You see, I am not sneaking in “Exordium”, the first episode of République. Hope,…
By Mike Fahey Published December 19, 2013 - Uncategorized
Here’s what’s going on Talk Amongst Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Zarnyx reflects on Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and how it made her think about her relationship with her sister and nephew. Stormborn keeps drawing cat-styled Pokémon; this time, it’s Persian. And Marsh Naylor looks at six memes that Street Fighter definitely might have…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 19, 2013 - Uncategorized
‘Xbox, Have Interesting Original Documentaries’
Well, this is neat. Microsoft is starting a documentary series that will run on Xbox 360 and Xbox One next year and it’s got a pretty good name behind it and a good topic for the first installment. The series will be produced by Jonathan Chinn and Simon Chinn. I don’t know Jonathan’s work—30 Days,…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 19, 2013 -
UncategorizedNinja Theory Makes Lovely Console Games. They Also Made This.
Taking a break from creating big-budget console games starring striking characters with large, moist eyes like Enslaved and DMC, Ninja Theory releases a mobile brawler featuring a character with a thing for striking. The game is called Fightback, and it’s definitely different from anything else Ninja Theory has done. Quick hits of swipe and tap-based…
By Mike Fahey Published December 19, 2013