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UncategorizedGet A Load Of Catwoman Clawing It Up In Injustice: Gods Among Us
Here now, the new Gamescom trailer for Injustice: Gods Among Us, featuring a ton of but-whipping (geddit?) by the one and only Catwoman. Dang, girl! Those are some serious claws you’ve got there. (Via Ed Boon)
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 13, 2012 -
UncategorizedHey Look, It’s The First Level Of System Shock 2 In Valve’s Source Engine
Before you get all super excited about “OMG System Shock 2 remake,” well… this isn’t one. What it is is a fun way to imagine what one of the greatest games of all time would look like with a more current engine. Inspired by those images depicting what BioShock would look like in Crytek’s CryEngine…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
Fewer People Finished Mass Effect 3 Than Mass Effect 2
I don’t know about you, but I couldn’t wait to finish Mass Effect 3. Sure, I wanted to close out the battle against the Reapers, but I played to complete the campaign in BioWare’s threequel to see where all the characters I’d grown to know wound up. Oddly, many other people who bought Mass Effect…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 13, 2012 -
UncategorizedIt’s Okay To Steal That Old Lady’s Seat If You’re Using It To Play Video Games
There’s a YouTube series called Subway Thoughts that I, as a veteran subway user, love. In the most recent Subway Thoughts, Kurttoons considers swiping a seat from an old lady to play Angry Birds or, you know, the thousands of other games we all click to buy and then forget about.
By Tina Amini Published August 13, 2012 - Reviews
Snacktaku Flavor Battle Royale: Wheat Thins
Wheat claims more farmland than any other crop cultivated by mankind. It’s the most traded grain on the planet, with upwards of 700 million tons harvested on a yearly basis to meet the needs of the Earth’s ever-growing population. It’s the “amber waves of grain” in the “America the Beautiful”. It’s not particularly tasty. In…
By Mike Fahey Published August 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Dorkly Weekly: Vote President Evil for Devouring Your Brain
So the president is dead. That doesn’t make him any more or less effective than any other leader of the free world since James K. Polk. Have you seen James K. Polk? No, not lately, I mean the older photos. Even when he had skin he looked like the kind of guy that wouldn’t mind…
By Mike Fahey Published August 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
Fake Gamer Of The Week: My Supah Glahsses Make Me Supah Fantastich At Video Games
Ya, hello little boys and girls. How aah you today. Are you good? I am good. Are you? Ich heisse Hans, and I am very, very good-looking and also a male model and also very good at PC gaming, ya! You puny little dogs don’t even rate for me, I am so good at killing…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 13, 2012 -
UncategorizedNew Professor Layton Trailer Is A Wonderful Tease
Today Nintendo announced that Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask will be out on 3DS October 28. We also get this wonderful trailer. It makes me mad that I’m not playing Professor Layton right now.
By Jason Schreier Published August 13, 2012 -
UncategorizedBorderlands 2‘s Villain Is Mighty Handsome. Game Looks Good, Too.
Meet “Handsome Jack,” the evil mastermind you’ll be taking on in the upcoming Borderlands 2 See! His army of robots! Hear! His swagger and confidence! Know! That you’re totally going to stuff it all down his pie-hole. Pride goeth, and all that. See you soon, Handsome Jack.
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
Sadly, Rock Band Blitz Does Not Feature Call Me Maybe
No matter how many times I ask the fine people at Harmonix to put Carly Rae Jepsen’s masterpiece “Call Me Maybe” into Rock Band, they just don’t listen. But hey, the actual setlist for Rock Band Blitz—which Harmonix will release on August 28 for Xbox Live and PlayStation Network—is looking pretty groovy. Here’s the full…
By Jason Schreier Published August 13, 2012 -
UncategorizedEveryone On The Internet Plays Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ At The Same Time
There have been approximately one billion tribute, cover, and parody versions of Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used To Know.’ One of my favorites was this amazing Star Wars parody, but this shredding solo acoustic guitar version by Mike Dawes is another contender. There are so many different versions, actually, that Gotye himself has mashed up…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
Steam Will Expand ‘Community,’ Add Individual Game Hubs For Screenshots, News, Mods
Steam is changing. Soon, every game on Valve’s massive network will have its own “Game Hub” that features user-submitted screenshots, videos, and mods. It will also feature news articles and updates. You can see a preview of the new player-curated content on Steam, where Valve promises to reveal more information in the next few days.…
By Jason Schreier Published August 13, 2012 -
UncategorizedThis Video Game Turns The Los Angeles City Skyline Into A Music Video
We’re only getting a taste of the onslaught of great user-generated levels for the PS3 and Vita’s splendid (SPLENDID) Sound Shapes. This one, created by Alejandro Quan-Madrid, for Bitmob, cleverly builds the skyline of L.A., then lines it up with actual footage of the city. Evan’s perusing all of the user-generated content for more great…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Better Name for ‘Girlfriend Mode’ Is Probably ‘Co-Star Mode’
One of this morning’s Internet dramas involved Randy Pitchford, head of Borderlands development studio Gearbox Software, complaining about the website MCV‘s condemnation of a reference to a “girlfriend mode” for Borderlands 2. The “girlfriend mode” is not an official mode in the game, nor does it appear to be an official name, but it was…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 13, 2012 -
UncategorizedPeople Twitch-Fly Into Helicopters and Other Hilarious Just Cause 2 Multiplayer Glitches
The Just Cause 2 multiplayer mod that’s currently in development for PC is pretty expansive. But that doesn’t mean it escapes the ever-present clutches of funny physics glitches. Take a look at players being sliced up by helicopter blades, and jetting off into the sky as a result of said funny glitches.
By Tina Amini Published August 13, 2012 -
UncategorizedSuper Mario Bros. As a Hole in a Miniature Golf Course
From afar, I thought I was seeing a Minecraft-inspired hole of miniature golf. Closer, I thought the inspiration may have been 3D Dot Game Heroes. No, the mini-golf hole made by a gentleman named Aaron Williamson was based on Super Mario Bros. The hole is part of an arcade-themed mini-golf course on New York City’s…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
Something They’re Proud Of: The Women in the New XCOM Look Like Real Women
Last week, during a visit to Firaxis to have a look at XCOM: Enemy Unknown, I had some time to talk with the game’s art director, Greg Foertsch. Foertsch discussed the challenges of creating both recognizably human art and architecture, as well as alien shapes, and the process of blending the two together as the…
By Kate Cox Published August 13, 2012 -
UncategorizedFive Hong Kong Crime Movies You Should Watch Before Playing Sleeping Dogs
The best gangster movies I’ve ever seen didn’t come from Hollywood. They’ve emerged from the Hong Kong film system and make the relationships between police and lawbreakers feel more seductive and complex than most of the similarly themed films in the West. I’ve written before about how Sleeping Dogs might be the game to finally…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 13, 2012