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A New Challenger Approaches
Mario Kart 7 | Totilo and I both had our 3DS in the office today, look what I picked up through Street Pass. Jokes Fly Faster Than Arrows in the Goofy-Yet-Epic Bard’s Tale The Bard’s Tale, the highly enjoyable action role-playing game that launches today at the App Store, has a long, storied history-far longer…
By Brian Crecente Published December 1, 2011 -
UncategorizedOcarina of Time‘s Forest Temple and Zora’s River Remade in Minecraft
We’ve seen so many things remade in Minecraft over the past year or so, but this one is still worth sharing. YouTube user RedAshMason had gone ahead and made Zora’s River, The Forest Temple, and even a fair bit of Hyrule Field as originally seen in the famous Legend of Zelda game Ocarina of Time…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
Pink Chocobos and the Phoenix Down Woman of My Dreams in the Latest Final Fantasy XIII-2 Screens
Oh Chocolina, with your modest demeanor and your adorable Phoenix Down outfit; who cares what the other 27 new screenshots have on them, as long as you’re here with me. I don’t know wehy Square Enix decided that a Vegas showgirl was the appropriate choice for a shopkeeper in Final Fantasy XIII-2; I’ve stopped asking…
By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
World of Warcraft‘s Deck Building Game Delivers the Joy of Cards Without the Pain of Collecting
Coming this spring from Cryptozoic Entertainment, World of Warcraft: Clash of Champions is 423 cards worth of tabletop raiding fun for two to four players in one sexy $45 box. The deck building game has saved my wallet. See, I love card games, and I love the colorful artwork and unique rules of trading card…
By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2011 -
UncategorizedSay Goodbye to Skyrim’s Majestic Backwards Flying Dragons
They were… bizarre… while they lasted: Dragons in full flight, breathing fire, swooping, all backwards. The glitch that put some of the creatures in reverse is being fixed next week, so if you want to witness the beauty of a backwards mythical creature in the wilds of The Elder Scroll V: Skyrim, you might want…
By Brian Crecente Published December 1, 2011 -
UncategorizedYoostar in MTV is Worth One Drunken Night of Playing
It’s not everyday that three men dressed like Zach Ryder walk into your apartment at two in the morning. Drunk and looking to play some Xbox, I turned them to my awesome new copy of Yoostar in MTV. This is what came out of that night.
By Chris Carolan Published December 1, 2011 -
UncategorizedMan Mods Etch-A-Sketch to Work With Nintendo Controller
Have you ever wanted to control an Etch-A-Sketch with a Nintendo controller? Probably not, but it’s pretty awesome. Watching this video, I tried to imagine all the uses this device had, but most of them were drawing boxes. I’m sure somebody will come up with something better then that.
By Chris Carolan Published December 1, 2011 -
UncategorizedNMA Turns Urinal Video Games Into a Pissing Contest Between the UK and Japan
For once, you have to admire the restraint of the creative folks at Next Media Animation. Never ones to pass up low-hanging jokefruit, they don’t make a Wii joke in the report that covers the westward march of urinal games. NMA does offer their visions of permutations of pee-based games for women and kids, though,…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Most Popular Game on iTunes Keeps Crashing on iPads, But a Fix is En Route
Infinity Blade II, a very good game that just launched on iTunes today, is getting rave reviews from people who can get the game to run and is being pilloried for a bug that keeps crashing the game on some iPads. A solution is coming. “We’ve discovered an issue with some users who are running…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
Starting Next Month You Will Get the Tools To Reinvent Skyrim on PC
Starting next month computer Skyrim gamers will have access to the same development tools used by Bethesda Games Studio to make The Elder Scroll title. “We want to thank everyone reading this for playing our game and supporting all it tries to do,” according to the post on the official Bethesda Blog. “We wouldn’t have…
By Brian Crecente Published December 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
Konami’s NeverDead Will Start Its Eternal Life on January 31, 2012
Being immortal’s what you make of it. Sure, watching all your friends die and learning how to work new TV remotes every decade or so aren’t happy endeavors. But, Bryce Boltzmann’s decided to use his unkillability for fun and profit. He’s the hero of NeverDead, the third-person action title created by Shinta Nojiri who’s best…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 1, 2011 -
UncategorizedAssassin’s Creed Recollection Brings Deep Card-Based Strategy Assassination to the iPad
As promised, Ubisoft has unleashed Assassin’s Creed Recollection on the iPad just in time for the holidays, giving more strategy-minded assassins plenty of numbers and bits of artwork to screw around with. I’m just as puzzled as Stephen was when he first revealed the coming of Recollection back in October. I have absolutely no idea…
By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
DmC Looks Different, But Appears to Play Just Like a Devil May Cry
The new Devil May Cry is being made halfway around the world from the studio that birthed all the others. You may have played one of the Japanese-developed DMCs. In this exclusive IGN video, watch how the new one, coming out next year from English Heavenly Sword development studio Ninja Theory plays. It sure looks…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
This GameStop Trolling Brought to You By Best Buy
There are certain disadvantages to locating your game-centric retail store next to a big box electronics outfit, as this lovely Best Buy sign so aptly demonstrates. It’s enough to make a guy trade in all his games for a refrigerator. It’s also a bad idea to have your corporate logo rendered in an easily accessible…
By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2011 -
UncategorizedIf the New Syndicate Has to Be a First-Person Shooter, It Better Have Awesome Weapons
The shooting might be less tactical, but that doesn’t mean it has to be less entertaining. Let’s take a look at the arsenal Starbreeze Studios has cooked up for next year’s Syndicate reboot. Sure, I’ll miss the sublime combination of shooting and real-time tactics from the Bullfrog original, but I have faith in Starbreeze Studios,…
By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Next Batman Video Game Won’t Look Like Arkham City. Here’s Why That’s A Good Thing
When I first heard about Gotham City Impostors, this lifelong Batman fan got very nervous. Part of it comes from the way the game’s premise rubs up uncomfortably against Caped Crusader canon. “Batman doesn’t use guns!” my inner fanboy cried. (Except that he did in his earliest appearances.) “And there’s no way that he’d allow…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 1, 2011 -
UncategorizedMass Effect 3‘s Combat Looks Better, Especially the Punching
Skip past the blah-blah-pre-order-our-game stuff in the first 110 seconds of the newest official Mass Effect developer video. You’ll find a surprisingly encouraging glimpse at Mass Effect 3‘s combat. Smarter enemies? Class-specific methods for countering those smarter enemies? Both are good improvements from the older games, but I’m partial to the display of class-specific melee…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
Steam is Making Your Wishlist Dreams Come True This Holiday Season
Steam has just launched the Daily Wishlist Giveaway, with ten lucky winners each day receiving the top ten games in their wishlist. Make sure your list is current, and click on the daily featured deal to be entered! [Steam]
By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2011 - Uncategorized
This Week’s Nintendo Download is So…Awww, Kitty!
Another week, another handful of games you may or may not give a damn about coming to Nintendo’s download ready devices, including Xmas Puzzle, a WiiWare game about…oh my god it’s so fluffy! Awww, look at him, all curled up in the holly. Are you dreaming of sugarplums, my little tiger-striped friend? I just want…
By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2011
