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Diablo III Server Maintenance to Last Another Hour, Says Blizzard
Diablo III‘s servers in the Americas are still undergoing emergency maintenance, meaning some players are unable to connect. Blizzard has twice moved its time for restoring the servers. Now they say it’ll be 6:30 p.m. EDT. Don’t hold your breath.
By Owen Good Published May 15, 2012 - Uncategorized
Like Game of Thrones? Here’s What You Need To Know About The Official Video Game
As of today, George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire saga has a new chapter. It’s not a chapter in a book, however, nor is it bonus footage from HBO’s wildly popular adaptation, Game of Thrones. Nope, it’s a video game. Game of Thrones the game is something unusual in the video game…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 15, 2012 - Uncategorized
And So It Was That My Ancient Max Payne Mousepad Came Full Circle
Today, Rockstar was kind enough to send me a copy of Max Payne 3, along with some violent (but cool) promotional swag. A bullet keychain, a t-shirt with some bullets on it, another bullet in a box, and… a pill container. Also, a nifty ashtray that I could probably melt down and make into bullets.…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 15, 2012 -
UncategorizedHere is Eli Manning’s Saturday Night Live Skit—as Seen in Madden NFL 13
Hosting Saturday Night Live a couple weeks ago the New York Giants’ Eli Manning implied his “ideal” celebration in Madden NFL 13 would be throwing a touchdown, making a sandwich, accidentally dropping the sandwich on the floor, making sure no one is looking, and then eating it anyway. It was part of a motion-capture skit…
By Owen Good Published May 15, 2012 - Uncategorized
Five Comics That Will Make You Recall Lost Glories This Week
If you’re here in the Panel Discussion programming block, you might be a lapsed comics reader, trying to find a way back to the JLA Satellite. Or you might someone killing time until you pick up your weekly Wednesday pull list. Or maybe you’ve said goodbye to dozens of longboxes to embrace the promise of…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 15, 2012 - Reviews
This Graphic Novel Shows The Horrific Costs of Modern Warfare
Shooters protagonist Terry Glass isn’t that different from the kind of character you’d play in a Medal of Honor, Battlefield or Call of Duty game. He’s a fictional American soldier fighting in the geopolitical hotspots where America’s armed forces face off against disparate, tough-to-pin-down threats. Young, handsome and affable, Glass fights for all the right…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 15, 2012 - Uncategorized
Wah-Hoo, Howling Commandos! Panel Discussion Starts Now!
Are we still pretending that comics and video games don’t have anything to do with each other? Not anymore, we’re not. Welcome to Panel Discussion, where the focus will be on comic books and sequential art, whether they connect directly to video games or not. Confused? Read this
By Evan Narcisse Published May 15, 2012 - Uncategorized
Guild Wars 2 Retail Ad Shows June 28 Release Date [UPDATE]
Kotaku has obtained this photo of an advertisement for Guild Wars 2, seen at a Fry’s retailer in Texas. As you can see, the ad says ArenaNet’s massively multi-player online game, which is currently in beta, will be out on June 28. So is it legit? On one hand, retailers tend to use placeholder release…
By Jason Schreier Published May 15, 2012 - Uncategorized
Last Night’s Diablo III Debacle Demonstrates The Problem With ‘Always-Online’ Games
We were all excited last night. After a 12-year wait, Diablo III, Blizzard’s much-anticipated action-fantasy loot-fest, had finally arrived. It was sitting there installed on our hard drives, waiting for midnight to come, for Blizzard to unlock the game so we could play it. The midnight hour arrived, and Blizzard’s servers were overwhelmed. Too many…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 15, 2012 - Uncategorized
A Night of Speed-Dating With Kingdom Hearts, Theatrhythm and Heroes of Ruin
I’m in California this week for the purpose of checking out a bunch of video games that will be shown at E3 next month. I’m a pre-E3 Judge*, you see, bouncing from one showcase with a game publisher to another, signing lots of paperwork in which I swear not to tell people about these games…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 15, 2012 - Uncategorized
Smell Your Video Games While You Play Them
Given what some games could smell like (blood, dirt, hellspawn hordes), this is far better than you’d think. Over on Etsy, a haven for geeky goods, seller Bubble and Geek has created a lovely line of fan-favorite home goods. These scented candles draw inspiration from fan-favorites like Doctor Who, Star Wars, and, yes, video games.…
By Kate Cox Published May 15, 2012 -
UncategorizedThe Incredible Portal 2 Machine
A single button push takes a Portal 2 cube on an incredible journey through Ben Perry’s astounding Rube Goldberg-inspired custom level. Portal 2‘s brain-twisting puzzles prepared players perfectly for creating their own convoluted level creations. The recently-released level editor has been getting a strenuous workout by some incredibly brilliant minds. Ben Perry took a couple…
By Mike Fahey Published May 15, 2012 -
UncategorizedFive-Year-Old Girl Is Already A Master Thief
I can’t decide which adjective fits this video more: adorable or terrifying. This little girl can already break into all sorts of doors and lockers and safes. And she doesn’t even have to play through a crappy mini-game first. 5 Year Old Girl Picks A Master Lock in Under A Minute [YouTube via Reddit]
By Jason Schreier Published May 15, 2012 - Uncategorized
Tuesday Watch This, Play This
Watch! This Portal 2 level is a complicated machine. Watch! Don’t leave your valuables around this five-year-old. Play! Luke plays the flash original New Star Soccer, now on iOS. Watch! Girlfriends everywhere are being neglected now that Diablo III is out.
By Tina Amini Published May 15, 2012 -
UncategorizedNew Star Soccer Turns you Into a Mobile Superstar
New Star Soccer is a flash game that’s been available on PC for years now. It’s fun, and it’s free. Well, it’s also now out on Android, iPhone and iPad, and while it’s no longer free, it’s still great fun. Paring back a lot of the more interactive features present in the desktop version, the…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2012 - Uncategorized
Snow and Lightning Star in Final Final Fantasy XIII-2 DLC
Final Fantasy XIII-2 has debuted quite a few bits of DLC since its early-year release. They’ve added Sazh, Lightning, N7 armor, an octopus homage, and more, to say nothing of the various alternate costumes. Now, though, Square Enix has announced that they will finally finish with Final Fantasy XIII-2 after one last burst of content.…
By Kate Cox Published May 15, 2012 - Uncategorized
Halo 4 Action Figure Package Reveals New Enemy Types
Now that it’s being made by 343 Industries, we’ve been told to expect a lot of new stuff. And we’ve seen new multiplayer models and new looks for Cortana and Master Chief. So, Halo 4‘s not going to be the same old sci-fi first-person-shooter. Info about the new enemies has been tightly guarded but two…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 15, 2012
