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UncategorizedWatch an Imperial Assault Team Storm the Old Republic Equivalent of the Death Star
Would-be Jedi and bounty hunters will finally be getting the chance to jump into the beta of the long-brewing Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO. The clip above highlights the kinds of massive conflicts that you’ll find your TOR avatar embroiled in. Force powers, blasters, giant robots and jetpacks… good ingredients for a tasty action…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
Are These the Best Modern Warfare 3 Players in the World?
There appear to be at least two Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 players in the world who have essentially leveled up 800 times each. Eight hundred times. The Call of Duty games have something called Prestige Mode. It allows a player who has reached the higher online level in the game’s multiplayer to give…
By Brian Crecente Published November 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
Gary Garcia, Wrote and Performed 80s Pop Hit ‘Pac-Man Fever,’ Dies at 63
Gary Garcia, who teamed with Jerry Buckner to perform the 1982 hit “Pac-Man Fever,” a song synonymous with 1980s pop culture and America’s early love affair with arcade gaming, died yesterday at his home in Englewood, Fla. He was 63. “Pac-Man Fever” capitalized on the new national obsession with video games, especially the Pac-Man phenomenon.…
By Owen Good Published November 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
Yesterday, When I was Young
Yesterday, When I was Young | The Nintendo GameCube display at the Toys ‘R Us in Times Square on Nov. 19, 2001. The console celebrated the 10th anniversary of its North American release today. (Getty Images) Here’s Your First Look at Minecraft on the Xbox 360 It’s Minecon Weekend and that means we’re getting the…
By Owen Good Published November 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Doesn’t Want to Sell Frivolous DLC to Complete an Incomplete Game
In a recent interview with AOL, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said that digital transactions on the 3DS will be meaningful, and third party game companies can create anything in their imagination. We’ve heard mention of the 3DS’ upcoming “add-on content” before, but here Reggie gives us the (rather vague) rundown. “In terms of…
By Matthew Buzzi Published November 18, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis is the Star Wars: The Old Republic Bounty Hunter You Were Looking For
Yesterday I asked you folks to vote on what sort of character you’d like me to create for my brief weekend visit with the Star Wars: The Old Republic beta. Now let’s see what your voting has wrought. The non-disclosure agreement for The Old Republic has lifted, and the internet shall soon be swamped with…
By Mike Fahey Published November 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
Minecraft on Xbox 360 Promises ‘Innovative New Crafting Interface’
You’ve seen Minecraft‘s Xbox 360 trailer, now see a dozen of its screenshots. Two of them showcase what will be “an innovative new crafting interface,” according to a fact sheet from Microsoft. “A streamlined interface opens at the press of a button, and players can choose from several categories of items to create,” says the…
By Owen Good Published November 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
True Tales of Skyrim Adventure: The Triumphant Freedom of Madness
As our week-long exploration of the stories spun in the hearts of Skyrim players comes to a close, we bring you a tale of the end result of too much time spent in this virtual fantasy world, as told by reader BlamefulZulu I sunk to my knees on the side of the river. Holding my…
By Mike Fahey Published November 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
Minecraft is Out! Go Get It Dammit!!
Minecraft is out. Yes, finished and out and on sale. So get to it. Go buy yourself a copy right this damn minute. It’s $26.95. In the picture above you see Markus “Notch” Persson literally throwing the switch to make his game live during MineCon in Vegas just moments ago. The convention also saw the…
By Brian Crecente Published November 18, 2011 -
UncategorizedHere’s Your First Look at Minecraft on the Xbox 360
It’s Minecon Weekend and that means we’re getting the first look at Mojang’s hit game on Microsoft’s game console. Feast your eyes on the blocky wonderment up above and get ready for more news as we get it. You can contact Evan Narcisse, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
These Trine 2 Screens Will Tickle Your Need to Pre-Order
Frozenbyte’s Trine 2 looks like it’s shaping up to be one of the prettiest games in recent memory. These new grabs from the puzzle/platormer sequel offer up a wild spectrum of color that shows off Trine’s 2 co-op gameplay. It’s available for pre-order now, just ahead of its December release date. European consumers will have…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
EA Being Taken to Court Over Broken Battlefield Promise
EA promised PS3 owners a free copy of Battlefield 1943 when they picked up Battlefield 3. When they didn’t come through, they upset a lot of gamers, both for the bait-and-yank and for the shoddy manner with which it was announced And they might have got away with it, too, if it wasn’t for those…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
Nintendo GameCube Turns 10, Still Slightly Older than Nintendo’s Newest Good Character
Happy 10th birthday, Nintendo GameCube. No one threw you a party. The GameCube is, I believe, the most wrongly disrespected console in gaming history. People laughed at it because it was a purple box that played a Luigi game in an era when more people wanted to play Grand Theft Auto III on a black…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 18, 2011 -
UncategorizedBattlefield 3 Strikes Karkand In New Action-Packed Trailer
Battlefield 3 is already a terrific game, but the Back To Karkand expansion adds more explosive content. Here is the new “Strike At Karkand” trailer, showing us our first extended look at gameplay footage. The first trailer displayed a general overview of the expansion, including the locales in which we would be fighting. Back to…
By Matthew Buzzi Published November 18, 2011 -
UncategorizedWhen The Secret World‘s Templars Roar, Everyone Listens
I’ve been trying to succinctly summarize the Templars of Funcom’s upcoming paranormal MMO all week long, and then this young girl comes along and puts it in simple, easy-to-understand terms: They are the lions of The Secret World A Dragon may turn on another Dragon if it furthers the cause of chaos. A member of…
By Mike Fahey Published November 18, 2011 - Reviews
Saints Row: The Third: The Kotaku Review
Kanye West’s “Power” plays a central, recurring role in Volition’s new open-world crime game Saints Row: The Third. The tune has been featured in the game’s exhaustive promotional materials, plays regularly on its in-game radio stations, and makes bookending appearances in the single-player campaign. Considering the song’s lyrics and the man who wrote them, Volition…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Women Playing Games Online Have Happier, Sexier Relationships
There’s the stereotype of the online gamer as an angry shut-in, using the anonymity of the internet to grief anyone in earshot. Especially, it seems, the women who dare enter an FPS lobby But one study’s shown that those women may be getting more action offline than any stereotype can account for. The Games Blog…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 18, 2011 -
UncategorizedAll I Need Are Waves of Hexagonal Enemies and Some Electronica to Shoot Them By
I don’t know if it’s the bite-sized gameplay, the escalating challenge, the flashing lights, or the pulsing soundtrack from electronica artist Smiletron, but Waves is the most addictive little twin-stick shooter I’ve played since Geometry Wars Created by Robert Hale of Squid in a Box Ltd. and now available on Steam for a mere $8.49,…
By Mike Fahey Published November 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
Should You Buy Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: Defiance? No.
This week, all the attention’s going the big-boy versions of Modern Warfare 3. But there’s a DS game, too. This version exists only as part of Activision’s strategy to carpet-bomb their games onto every platform possible. The hook to get folks to buy it is that it bridges the story gap between Modern Warfare 2…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 18, 2011