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UncategorizedThe 2011 VGAs: All the Videos, All the Games, All the Awards
The Spike Video Game Awards are an event that says more about the coming year than it does about the current one. Last night gave us more than a dozen trailers, half of which concerned games about which we knew nothing, or next to nothing, before Zachary Levi started handing out the hardware. As to…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
The Winners and Nominees of the 2011 Spike Video Game Awards
GAME OF THE YEAR The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Nominees: Batman: Arkham City; The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword; Portal 2; Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception STUDIO OF THE YEAR Bethesda Game Studios Nominees:Naughty Dog; Rocksteady Studios; Valve BEST XBOX 360 GAME Batman: Arkham City Nominees:Forza Motorsport 4; Gears of War 3; Portal 2 BEST PS3…
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Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome back to listener-supported public radio WTAY, bringing you the best in smooth jazz each Sunday. We’re counting on you to come through this pledge drive, so won’t you please pick up that phone, give me a call, and order me a pizza? I’ll send you a Metal Gear Revengeance Tote Bag and The New…
By Owen Good - Culture
Sunday Comics: Oddman Out
Welcome to your Sunday read of the week’s best in web comics. Make sure to click on the expand button in the bottom right to enlarge each comic. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich published Dec. 5.—Read more of Awkward Zombie Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira published Dec. 9.—Read more of Nerf NOW!! Penny Arcade by…
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UncategorizedThis is How the End Begins in Diablo III
The opening cinematic for Diablo III debuted tonight at the Spike VGA awards, featuring the falling of more than one star and the passing of a torch from uncle to niece. If you’ve been fortunate enough to play through the Diablo III beta, then you already know about the falling star. You’ve already met Deckard…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Can NFL Blitz Have a Cover Curse if the Game Actually Has No Cover?
Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice was voted the “cover star” for January’s reboot of NFL Blitz at the Video Game Awards tonight. Of course, Blitz is a downloadable title, so this game actually has no physical cover. So that means Rice won’t actually tear his ACL in the playoffs after the game releases on…
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UncategorizedThe Amazing Spider-Man Battles Berzerk Robots, Because Non-Beserk Robots Would Be Boring
After two games that weren’t exactly dripping with hot web-slinging action, developer Beenox takes things open world in the Amazing Spider-Man. How focused are they on swinging this time around? So focused that they haven’t noticed they’ve stolen the plot from a Robocop move. Come on folks, haven’t we learned by now that when you…
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UncategorizedRainbow Six: Patriots Straps a Bomb to the One Percent in 2013
Told from the terrorists’ perspective, this is the debut trailer for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Patriots, shown moments ago at the Spike Video Game Awards. Even given its fuck-the-man tone, it was little weird hearing the crowd cheer that suicide bombing with such verve. The game’s coming in 2013, says Ubisoft.
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UncategorizedHoly Shit! It’s a New Mass Effect 3 Trailer
The VGA Awards Mass Effect 3 trailer has hit, demonstrating one way to handle a gigantic intelligent robot creature hell-bent on the extinction of everything: Giant bug sex. I’m not sure what sort of twisted ancient intelligence built a temple for the sole purpose of unleashing an enormous amorous insect on any Reapers that might…
By Mike Fahey
