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Watch Dogs’ Multiplayer Lets You Screw With Other Players’ Good Times
So far, there’ve only been the tiniest of glimpses at the multiplayer component for Ubisoft’s upcoming techno/open-world game. Sure, you can hack into other people’s games but how deep does that go? In an official Ubisoft blog post, it’s revealed that players will look like NPCs when they hack into another person’s game but will…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 12, 2013 - Uncategorized
What The Heck Is Angry Birds Go!?
No, it’s not what you say every time you see a new Angry Birds post — it’s a new game being teased by Rovio over at Go.AngryBirds.Com. Looks like it could be a fowled-up endless runner, or maybe a racer? Either way, it’s coming. Grab some paper towels.
By Mike Fahey Published June 12, 2013 - Uncategorized
EA ‘Didn’t Make It Easy’ to Understand Its Wii U Intentions, Says Exec
The boss of Electronic Arts’ games labels admits the company has sent vague, if not conflicting messages about its intentions on the Wii U, but with the BBC he wasn’t going to be more specific about what games, if any, they’d be making for the console in the future. “We didn’t make it easy for…
By Owen Good Published June 12, 2013 -
UncategorizedThe Division‘s Most Interesting Idea Is Happening On An iPad
The neatest thing about Ubisoft’s just-revealed The Division wasn’t the graphics (they’re fine) or the guns (they shoot stuff) or even the intelligent grenades (they roll around and blow up). It was the way the game works with an iPad. (Or really, any tablet. But let’s go with iPad.) At a hands-off demo at Ubisoft’s…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 12, 2013 - Uncategorized
The Moneysaver: Dragon’s Crown, Far Cry 3 $20, PSN E3 Sale, James Bond
There are no restrictions on lending the Moneysaver to a friend, just hit up those social links or copy and paste the URL. E3 goes on and so do the deals. Regardless of your platform, today is the day to get yourself a copy of Far Cry 3 Sony gamers can also pre-order Dragon’s Crown…
By Shane Roberts Published June 12, 2013 - Uncategorized
Sounds Like Final Fantasy XV Might Get a Sequel
The newly announced Final Fantasy XV looks like a big game. It could even be big even for a successive title—something like a Final Fantasy XV-2, if you like. Perhaps! In various forms, the game has been in development for a long time. And when speaking with Famitsu.com, Final Fantasy XV game designer Tetsuya Nomura…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 12, 2013 -
UncategorizedLeviathan: Warships Takes a Level In… Smooth Jazz
Hey, remember Leviathan: Warships‘ smooth jazzy pre-order trailer? Well, the makers of this snazzy little wargame put out a free update that introduces that smooth jazziness to the game itself—by making the trailer’s narrator one of the announcers. How’d they reveal the update? With a smooth jazzy trailer, of course!
By András Neltz Published June 12, 2013 -
Uncategorized“The Definitive Mario Kart” Runs At 60 Frames-Per-Second
I’ve poked fun at Nintendo about their “It’s all about the games” mantra from this year’s E3, but it rings true, especially when you’ve got what producer Hideki Konno is calling “the definitive Mario Kart” on your hands. It’s lovable, playable and now immensely share-able, and it runs at a blazing 60 frames-per-second — potentially…
By Mike Fahey Published June 12, 2013 -
UncategorizedShigeru Miyamoto Says ‘Don’t Attack My Eyes!’
Fear not, the legendary Nintendo game-maker isn’t in any actual danger. He—along with director of product marketing Bill Trinen—are just having a laugh while talking about the new stuff in Pikmin 3 It’s clips like this that make you understand just why Miyamoto is so beloved by people everywhere. While cranky views on Nintendo’s offerings…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 12, 2013 -
UncategorizedSony’s Entire E3 Press Conference In 4.5 Excellent Minutes
Sony’s E3 press conference was a heck of a lot of fun. It was also very long. Maybe you wish it was a little shorter, but no less fun? Well then, I’ve got just the thing for you. The elastic-voiced Matt Lees of Videogamer has followed up on his Microsoft recap with this outstanding one…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 12, 2013 - Uncategorized
Show Us What You Love and Hate About These New Pokemon
A new Pokemon game means new Pokemon monsters. Last night, Game Freak unveiled three new critters: Clauncher, the blue lobster-like Pokemon, Talonflame, the fire bird Pokemon and Skrelp, the…uh, actually, I don’t know what the hell that Pokemon resembles. You decide. You’ll be able to use them all come the launch of Pokemon X &…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 12, 2013 - Uncategorized
Ubisoft Boss Says New Rayman Is One of Ubisoft’s Five Best Games Ever
You can take or leave most hype, because it is, just that, hype. We’ve heard it all before, or so I thought, until I talked to Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot this week. He dialed his enthusiasm up. Way up. “Rayman Legends should be one of the best games we’ve ever done,” he told me, praising…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 12, 2013 - Uncategorized
Command and Conquer‘s New Militant Faction Underlines an Old Problem
No longer will Command and Conquer‘s militant “Global Liberation Army” feature generals of obvious Middle Eastern descent, once the game goes free-to-play. Polygon reports that Victory Games made the decision because some folks didn’t like the implication that Middle Easterners were a bunch of militant terrorists. “Anyone who knows this series will know the Global…
By Owen Good Published June 12, 2013 - Uncategorized
Ubisoft to Nintendo: Sell More Systems and We’ll Make More Exclusives
Ubisoft won’t release more games exclusive to the Wii U until Nintendo sells more Wii U systems, the president of the French gaming giant told Kotaku here at E3 this week. “We need more sold,” Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot said during a brief interview. “They are coming with five of their biggest brands ever. And…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 12, 2013 - Uncategorized
Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: BattleBorn runs down his 1o favorite moments from this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo. PyramidHeadCrab asks about what should’ve been announced at E3 but wasn’t. And GiantBoyDetective offers some purchase planning with a buying schedule for the rest of 2013 And you can always go join…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 12, 2013 - Uncategorized
Let’s See How Superman’s Shield Changed Over 75 Years
When it comes to Superman, most people have one static image in their heads for the Last Son of Krypton’s look. And, yeah, the big costume changes over the decades tend to stick out—the mullet and all-black bodysuit after he died and came back—but the smaller changes that happen over time tend to be more…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 12, 2013