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Demons, High Schools, And Sex: Just Another Day At Atlus Games
Sex sells. Except when it doesn’t. Two years ago, when the people at Atlus tried to convince big-box stores to distribute their newest game, Catherine, they found that companies like Walmart and Target weren’t interested in selling sex. Store reps were turned off by the game’s box art, which features a shirtless man trapped inside…
By Jason Schreier Published February 7, 2013 - Uncategorized
FarmVille 2 Gothic Revival Workshop Recipes: Everything You Need to Know
Our look at the new Gothic Revival theme in FarmVille 2 continues with a complete guide to the Crafting Workshop recipes that have also been released in this theme. There are three new recipes in all, some of which will be required if you’d like to finish the game’s Florist Table feature. You do want…
by Brandy Shaul | Games.com Published February 7, 2013 - Uncategorized
The Next Assassin’s Creed Will Get A Total Overhaul: New Character, New Time Period, Coming Next Fiscal Year
Ubisoft announced that a new Assassin’s Creed game featuring a new hero and time period will be coming in fiscal year 2014, which could be anywhere from this October to next September April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014. Ubisoft president Yves Guillemot promised a major leap forward for the Assassin’s Creed franchise and indicated…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 7, 2013 -
UncategorizedZombies Look Really Ugly In The Trailer For The Walking Dead‘s Shooter
This is the first official trailer for The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct, aka that Walking Dead shooter that has absolutely nothing to do with the Walking Dead games that everyone loves. Survival Instinct is out March 19 for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. March 26 for Wii U. What do you think? Any interest?
By Jason Schreier Published February 7, 2013 -
UncategorizedWatch Gabe Newell’s DICE Keynote Live Right Here [UPDATE: It’s Over]
Valve boss Gabe Newell is speaking at the D.I.C.E. show in Las Vegas today, and you can watch the livestream right here. The respected developer almost always has smart and interesting things to say, so expect an entertaining speech. Will he talk about Steam boxes? Movie plans? Ricochet 2? Let’s see. The speech starts at…
By Jason Schreier Published February 7, 2013 - Uncategorized
Rayman Legends No Longer a Wii U Exclusive; PS3 and Xbox 360 Versions Also Coming in September
There’s good news and bad news, Rayman fans. First, the bad news: Rayman Legends—the follow-up to the fun, much-praised Rayman Origins—has been delayed until this September, about six months after its original February 26th release date. The good news is that PS3 and Xbox 360 owners will also be getting their own versions of the…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 7, 2013 -
ReviewsThe Best Thing About This Dragon Breeding Game is Definitely the Vomit
It’s not the hand-animated visuals, crafted by artists whose resumes include My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and Atomic Betty. It’s not the challenge of matching each dragon with their favorite treasures, collecting and combining items to create more potent pieces. No, it’s definitely the vomiting, followed closely by the rainbow pooping. East Side Games’…
By Mike Fahey Published February 7, 2013 - Uncategorized
The Wikipad Gaming Tablet Is Finally Coming Out. And It’ll Be Cheaper.
Originally, the Wikipad—an Android tablet with a custom controller dock—was supposed to come out last Halloween. But October 31st came and went with no Wikipads in any store anywhere. But the hybrid portable is alive and will be showing up in a smaller, less expensive form this spring. The Wikipad coming in a few months…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 7, 2013 - Uncategorized
Don’t Call BioWare’s Next Sci-Fi Game Mass Effect 4
Mass Effect 3 is well behind us and fans already know that that an upcoming game set in Bioware’s far-future universe is in development at BioWare Montreal’s studio. That game doesn’t have a name yet. But, the dev studio’s representatives really don’t want you to refer to it as Mass Effect 4 [If you haven’t…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 7, 2013 - Uncategorized
I Wish I Were Good At Video Games So I Could Be Cool Like People In 90s Movies
Having Mad Skills is a huge part of the video game culture mythos. Do you remember the future promised to us in the 1990s, where every TV show had a kid just like you “going in the game,” crowned with a giant jutting VR helmet? Remember all the kids in action kneepads, waving power-gloved fingers,…
By Leigh Alexander Published February 7, 2013 - Uncategorized
This Week’s Windows Phone Charts: I Need Your Skulls
What does it take to unseat Angry Birds from the top of the Windows Phone game charts? How about something smart, sexy and exclusive? Skulls of the Shogun‘s stylish real-time strategy cuts a wide swath through this week’s top ten list. An exclusive iOS game is just another iOS game. An exclusive Android game is…
By Mike Fahey Published February 7, 2013 -
UncategorizedBorderlands Legends is Better (and Cheaper) Than Ever Before
When making a mobile spin-off of a major console/PC game, one neat thing to include would be some equivalent of the most popular features of the franchise proper. There were no gun loot drops in Borderlands Legends for the iPhone and iPad. Now there are. Part strategy, part shooter and part action RPG, Borderlands Legends‘…
By Mike Fahey Published February 7, 2013 - Uncategorized
Here Are The Top 30 Games Japanese Gamers Are Looking Forward To In 2013
2013 is only 1/12th over. With 11 months left and new console news on the horizon, Weekly Famitsu asked its readers what games they were looking forward to for this year. Here’s a list of the top 30 anticipated upcoming games for 2013 (note: All publishers and release dates are for Japanese release versions): 30…
By Toshi Nakamura Published February 7, 2013 - Kotaku East
Nothing Says Valentine’s Day Like a Circuit Board. Made of Chocolate.
How romantic! Japanese computer peripheral maker I-O Data is teaming up with a confectionery maker named Maple House for a special campaign in which three lucky individuals will get chocolate that’s shaped like a memory circuit board. Because additional memory looks delicious. The boards are incredibly detailed and realistic—so much so that I-O Data is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 7, 2013 - Uncategorized
Sweeping landscapes. Floating ruins, trees and lava falls. February 12. Sega’s teasing something, but what? Any ideas?
András Neltz Published February 7, 2013 - Kotaku East
I Hope This New PS Vita Game Has Enough Originality To Stand On Its Own
Toukiden is the new PS Vita game from Tecmo Koei. Originally announced as an entirely new title from the Omega-Force development team (of Dynasty Warriors fame), the game trailer showed a female warrior hacking up and killing a giant creature in a very medieval Japan sort of setting. Well, according to information released to Weekly…
By Toshi Nakamura Published February 7, 2013