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UncategorizedGhost Rider Vs. Firebrand Vs. Hawkeye Vs. Strider
Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 introduces twelve new characters to the MVC3 roster. Capcom has only (technically) revealed four, and here they are kicking each other’s asses. We’ll kick things off with a little Firebrand Vs. Hawkeye, solely because I love the purple avenger’s opening line. “Avengers, Defenders, Thunderbolts; I make any team better,” Clint…
By Mike Fahey Published July 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
NFL Lockout Ends, but Madden Must React Quickly
The National Football League’s players approved a deal with the league owners this afternoon, ending a four-month lockout that had threatened the regular season and cast a shadow over development of one of the NFL’s signature licensed products, EA Sports’ Madden NFL. The game is on shelves Aug. 30. EA Sports has yet to issue…
By Owen Good Published July 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
Tekken: Blood Vengeance 3D in Select Theaters for One Night Only
Catch the 3D animated movie Tekken: Blood Vengeance in theaters before it hits the PlayStation 3 as part of Tekken Hybrid, as long as you’ve got tomorrow night free and it’s playing at a theater near you (thanks, Ed!).
By Mike Fahey Published July 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
Increasingly Cool Russian President Suggests Warcraft Ripoff To Teach Russian History
First Russian President Dimitri Medvedev joined Twitter. Next he visited Twitter and Apple HQs. Now he’s suggesting that someone make a World of Warcraft knock-off to teach about his country’s history. I’m starting to like this guy. “I’ve checked what’s our youth are playing with, and most games are pseudo-historical and fantasy-based,” The Moscow Times…
By Brian Crecente Published July 25, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Next Hope for Fun Four-Player Gaming is Ratchet & Clank
Are you, like me, still waiting for a great, modern four-player action game? I’m not talking about four-player shooters but more of a platformer. A colorful game that anyone can play? There have been experiments: Some people loved four-player riff on Super Mario Bros. that Nintendo introduced in 2009’s New Super Mario Bros. Wii. I…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
Here Are Three New Ways to Spend Your Hard-Earned Club Nintendo Coins
You’ve bought Nintendo product, registered it online, and collected Club Nintendo coins for your effort. Nintendo repays you with a Metroid screensaver, Donkey Kong posters, and a giant AR card you could have printed out yourself! Reader Zonic505 pointed us towards these three new Club Nintendo rewards, sure to be a big hit with people…
By Mike Fahey Published July 25, 2011 -
UncategorizedEzio Struggles with Old Age in Assassin’s Creed Embers
There’s no such thing as aging gracefully when you’re Ezio Auditore. UbiWorkshop’s animated tale, Assassin’s Creed Embers, tells the tale of what happens when old age and old enemies start catching up with the master assassin. It’s rare that we get to see our video game heroes grow old. Aside from the odd fighting game…
By Mike Fahey Published July 25, 2011 -
UncategorizedDoes This Video Make You Want to Play Star Wars: The Old Republic?
Now that we’ve got preorder information and details on the $150 collector’s edition, all that’s left for BioWare is getting people excited about playing Star Wars: The Old Republic. Does this do it for you?
By Mike Fahey Published July 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
Violent Video Game Legal Battle Could Cost California Another $1.1 Million
Now that the smoke has cleared and the video game industry stands triumphant over the state of California in the Supreme Court battle over making it a crime to sell violent games to minors, the Entertainment Software Association needs to pay its lawyers. Why hello there, California taxpayers. For six years the state of California…
By Mike Fahey Published July 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
For Some, “Gamer” Still Means “Social Outcast”
Anders Behring Breivik was a likable loner, a seemingly harmless Norwegian who masked his sudden disappearance from society to prepare for the biggest single-handed massacre in recent history with a modern affliction: Video game addiction. Breivik, 32, the confessed terrorist behind a bombing and shooting spree that left nearly 80 dead, many children, said he…
By Brian Crecente Published July 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
Dead Island‘s Infestation Spreads to PlayStation Home
The zombie strain that strikes the vacationers on Dead Island is so virulent that even advertising the game results in a full-on undead plague, as European PlayStation Home users will discover shortly before the game launches in September. PlayStation 3 owners will start feeling the effects of the Dead Island infection shortly before the game…
By Mike Fahey Published July 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
In Search of New and Exciting Collectible Card-Based Video Games
Appropriately named commenter Tengen Toppa Duck Face has a craving for video games based on collectible card games, but his experience is limited to Yu-Gi-Oh! and Pokémon. Somebody help a brother deal a fresh hand in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. Are there any collectible card video games that come highly recommended, new or old?…
By Mike Fahey Published July 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
Original Chuck E. Cheese Added to Registry of Historic Gaming Locations
The most terrifying all animal band in history is finally getting the recognition it deserves. The Registry of Historic Gaming locations is adding the site of the original Chuck E. Cheese’s to it’s list of historic sites. First built in San Jose, California in 1977, Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza Time Theatre was the first family…
By Sam Winstrom Published July 25, 2011 -
UncategorizedThere’s a Hard-Hitting Story Behind Anarchy Reigns‘ Battle Royale
What, you thought Platinum Games’ online multiplayer brawler was just a bunch of super-powered beings battling each other for no reason? No sir, there is some sort of story going on in Anarchy Reigns; it just happens to involve a lot of punching, kicking, and stabbing. Shit’s going down in Altambra, yo, which I’m imagining…
By Mike Fahey Published July 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
Need for Talk Amongst Yourselves
Stop what you’re doing. Start talking about video games. Right here. In the comments. Thanks. And thanks to reader Halfbeast for today’s image. You too can create a featured Talk Amongst Yourselves image. The instructions to get on that path to glory are in our #TAYpics thread right here
By Stephen Totilo Published July 25, 2011 -
UncategorizedIt’s 2011 and Someone is Putting a Lot of Effort into a Wii Game
Nintendo’s still making a Zelda and a Kirby for the Wii. Ubisoft is still seeping Just Dances the way a man produces sweat on a hot summer day. But it seems these days that most companies making games just don’t care about making Wii games anymore. What a shock it was last week to find…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
Reckless Endangerment Makes for a Sloppy Getaway
When video games call for criminal behavior, I try to portray the bandit with a heart of gold. Running innocents off the road delivers neither a thrill nor a punchline in something like Grand Theft Auto. In fact, I take it as a sign of my own terrible driving. All of that is on display…
By Owen Good Published July 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
Every Dostoevsky Has His Day
A Petersburg Poem – Pixel artist Dave Wilson’s tribute to Dostoyevsky and other giants of Russian literature. (@ megapont) More Amazing Guild Wars 2 Art to Kickstart Your Working Week As we’ve seen previously, with Levi Hopkins’ art, there’s some outstanding work being done at ArenaNet on Guild Wars 2. An impression that’s only reinforced…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 25, 2011 -
UncategorizedYou’ll Never Master This Shooter
Really Big Sky is an indie shmup with a twist: it’s procedurally-generated. Meaning you’ll never play the same game twice. The game’s difficulty, levels and enemies are generated on the fly based on how you’re playing, how well you’re playing and how many of you are playing it at once (it support 4-player multiplayer). So…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 25, 2011 -
UncategorizedMortal Kombat Web Series Winds Up
Mortal Kombat: Legacy, the live-action web series based on the hit fighting game franchise, finished up over the weekend with its ninth and final episode. The project, which began as a sensational concept piece first shown last year, never really hit the same highs again during its actual run. Ah well! It was still a…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 25, 2011