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Raise a Glass of Pabst Blue Ribbon to the Savior of the Twinkie
The rain has subsided, the clouds slowly dissipate and the forecast for this summer is golden-yellow sponge cake with creme filling, as private equity firms Apollo Global Management and Metropoulos & Co confirm a $410 million winning bid for the Hostess brand. After failing to pull clear of bankruptcy in November of last year following…
By Mike Fahey Published March 13, 2013 - Uncategorized
Federal Jury Rules Nintendo Infringed On Inventor’s Glasses-Free 3D Patent, Awards $30.2 Million [UPDATE]
A New York federal jury has ruled that Nintendo infringed on inventor Seijiro Tomita’s 3D technology with their handheld 3DS, Reuters reports. The jury awarded Mr. Tomita $30.2 million in compensatory damages. Yow. From Reuters: In opening arguments last month, Tomita’s attorney, Joe Diamante, told the jury in U.S. District Court in Manhattan that Nintendo…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 13, 2013 - Uncategorized
Why SimCity Needs Subways
I live in New York City. Everyday I ride the subway to work; most people here do. I haven’t owned a car in 10 years. I live in the densest large city in America, one full of massive skyscrapers, immense culture and people of every race, culture and creed. Which is why SimCity is so…
By Chris Person Published March 13, 2013 - Uncategorized
We’ve updated our Tomb Raider review with a verdict on the game’s multiplayer portion.
By Evan Narcisse Published March 13, 2013 -
UncategorizedSurely, This DayZ Squad! Trailer is Joking (It Is. And Don’t Call Me Shirley)
Police Squad! lasted one, glorious, six-episode season 31 years ago. (It’s still famous enough to have this memorable introduction sequence, which swapped gags each week.) The show was the forerunner to The Naked Gun, and this DayZ is a perfect tribute to the ZAZ (that’s the filmmakers Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker) brand of slapstick, absurdist,…
By Owen Good Published March 13, 2013 -
UncategorizedThe Opening Cinematic For Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Is Pretty Damn Gorgeous
Capcom just released the introductory cinematic to Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, which comes out March 19 for Wii U and 3DS. Gorgeous, don’t you think? Too bad the real game doesn’t look like this.
By Jason Schreier Published March 13, 2013 -
UncategorizedIf You Miss The Old-School Fallout Games, This Might Be For You
Underrail might be in development in 2013, but its roots are decidedly old-school. We’re talking influences like Fallout, Arcanum, Neverwinter Nights and System Shock 2. The Fallout influence is visible at a glance—I’d say, this is probably what a modern isometric Fallout might’ve looked like. But that’s only because Underrail doesn’t feature a huge aesthetic…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 13, 2013 -
UncategorizedTwitter Trends Turn Deadly in This Insane Experimental Shooter
In the screenshot you see here I am being killed by zombies, but they aren’t normal zombies. They are #ReplaceMovieTitlesWithPope zombies, and they are legion. Created by Hamsteria! creator Sean McCracken (with game design support by his five-year-old son, Geoffrey), TweetsOfTheDead is a simple zombie shooter for iOS and Android that spawns enemies based on…
By Mike Fahey Published March 13, 2013 -
UncategorizedGame of Thrones As A Super Cheesy 1995 Cable Fantasy Series
Earlier this week, we saw Game of Thrones reimagined as a high school comedy. I mentioned that the high school in School of Thrones seemed 90s, and several of you disagreed. It only seemed 90s, but it was really much more modern. I think we can all agree that this latest spoof, posted by Hunter…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 13, 2013 - Uncategorized
Islamic Extremists Made This Video Game
You sometimes hear American-developed video games set in real-world geopolitical hotspots—like entries in the Call of Duty, Battlefield and Medal of Honor series—get decried as jingoistic, flag-waving propaganda. And Pakistan has issued a ban on Call of Duty and Medal of Honorfor how it’s portrayed in those titles. And, yeah, while the claim can be…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 13, 2013 - Uncategorized
Leaked Footage Of Star Wars‘ Newest Take On Battlefield And Call of Duty [UPDATE]
Over the past few days, I’ve been talking to multiple sources about Star Wars: First Assault, the troubled multiplayer shooter that could be LucasArts’s downloadable take on Battlefield and Call of Duty Today Kotaku can reveal gameplay footage from the Star Wars shooter, which has not been announced and may never actually make it out…
By Jason Schreier Published March 13, 2013 -
UncategorizedWith Simple AI Like This, Why Does SimCity Need Cloud Computing?
With more and more players able to connect to and consistently play SimCity now, they’re seeing what GlassBox, the game’s simulation engine, has to offer. GlassBox has been pitched as an enormously sophisticated engine that supposedly requires the game’s servers to supply some computing power, necessitating the game’s notorious always-online connection. But a lot of…
By Owen Good Published March 13, 2013 -
UncategorizedTry These Two Techniques To Earn a 1000-Hit Combo in God of War: Ascension (The Not-Fun Way)
There’s a Trophy in the new PS3 game God of War: Ascension that rewards you for scoring a thousand-hit combo. Imagine the bloody combat artistry required to win this accolade! Imagine using the game’s wonderfully-varied arsenal of combat maneuvers. Or imagine the (possible) glitches players can find to earn this Trophy through just one tedious…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 13, 2013 - Uncategorized
The Veronica Mars Movie Is Actually Happening… If They Can Raise $2 Million
Holy crap. HOLY CRAP. Five years after its unceremonious demise, Veronica Mars could be coming back in movie form, if creator Rob Thomas and star Kristen Bell can raise $2 million on Kickstarter to make it happen If you’ve never watched Veronica Mars, or if you’ve scoffed at it because it sounds like a shitty…
By Jason Schreier Published March 13, 2013
