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Our First Look At Batman: Arkham City In Motion Is A Stunner
2009’s Batman: Arkham Asylum set a new bar for super hero video games, a game unexpectedly great. Based on what we’ve seen of the sequel today, the developer of greater than expected Batman games is ready to shatter our expectations again. Rocksteady Studios and Microsoft offered our first gameplay glimpse of Batman: Arkham City in…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
German Pols Have a LAN Party in the Reichstag
Germany’s government has a rather sensitive relationship with video games. Reports of official censorship often involve the country, either for violent content or the fact that Nazis are useful game antagonists – and you know how they feel about that. Sensational crimes with ties to “Killerspiele,” have stirred calls for outright bans of violent games.…
By Owen Good Published February 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
There’s Still a Market for NBA Elite 11
In sports collectibles, one company’s mistake is another man’s fortune. (Ask Billy Ripken.) Five months after NBA Elite 11’s embarrassing cancellation, copies of the game are still circulating over eBay – as well as box art, download cards, and other mementoes of the game that never was. NBA Elite 11 was cancelled a week before…
By Owen Good Published February 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedWii Swinger Parties, John Adams is a Triceratops, and the Cat’s Outta the Bag
Hey, gang. I’m taking over today’s roundup of the top news, but first – a cat, a backpack, a video camera. What could possibly go wrong? Your Neighbors Are About To Invite You To Wii Sex Parties You’ve bowled. You’ve gotten fit. And now you can use your Nintendo Wii console to throw a swinger’s…
By Owen Good Published February 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedCleaning Von Kaiser’s Clock — With Kinect
Kinect Sports Boxing, everyone asked if that was like Punch-Out!! on Kinect. Fighters Uncaged, same thing. How about we just go ahead and play Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! with a Kinect? This guy does. Here is RetroKinect by modder Dan Dockery. Simple controls, punch up, punch low, dodge left and right. The programmer disposes of Von…
By Owen Good Published February 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis Powerful Pokémon Is Only Available For A Limited Time
The countdown begins when Pokémon Black and Pokémon White launch on March 6, giving trainers a little over a month to catch mythical Pokémon Victini before it disappears. Fire and psychic powers come together for the first time in Victini, the Pokémon so mythical it’s Pokédex number is 000. Players purchasing Pokémon Black and Pokémon…
By Mike Fahey Published February 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedSuper Monkey Ball Uses One Of The 3DS’ Odder Features
The new Super Monkey Ball game for the Nintendo 3DS will let you unlock a character in the game if you walk around a lot with the 3DS. The price is 20 3DS Play Coins, the currency Nintendo said would be earned by any 3DS owner for the steps they take each day. The 3DS…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Fable III Journeys To Traitor’s Keep Next Week
Only the best-dressed adventurer will survive the three new levels for Fable III in Traitor’s Keep, the new downloadable content pack coming to the Xbox 360 on March 1. Ravenscar Keep, Clockwork Island, and the Godwin Estate will open to Fable III players for the price of 560 Microsoft points ($8.00) on the first of…
By Mike Fahey Published February 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedYour Neighbors Are About To Invite You To Wii Sex Parties
You’ve bowled. You’ve gotten fit. And now you can use your Nintendo Wii console to throw a swinger’s party. Nintendo’s amazing machine is getting a new game called We Dare, a game for those in need of more action. We Dare enlists a group of merely good friends to become a group of friends who…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Halo: Reach Players Get Defiant On March 15
Microsoft has nailed down a March 15 release date for the Halo: Reach Defiant Map pack, punctuating the announcement with a set of fresh screens showing off the three maps you’ll be paying $10 for. Let’s take a visual tour of Condemned, Highlands and Unearthed, the three new maps that make up the Defiant Map…
By Mike Fahey Published February 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Gears of War 3: Just The Maps
Gears of War 3 – Checkout Gears of War 3 – Checkout Gears of War 3 – Checkout Gears of War 3 – Mercy Gears of War 3 – Mercy Gears of War 3 – Mercy Gears of War 3 – Old Town Gears of War 3 – Old Town Gears of War 3 –…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Here’s Why You Need To Play The Gears of War 3 Multiplayer Beta
I played the Gears of War 3 multiplayer beta. I executed other players by swinging the butt end of a bulky rifle at their Locust skull. I even chainsawed Anya. Xbox 360 owners, you’ll be able to do the same soon. Epic Games will release the Gears of War 3 multiplayer beta in mid-April, with…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedBizarre Mega Man Glitches That Help No One
There are glitches that make games easier. There are glitches that look cool. And then there are these two Mega Man glitches that look as annoying to pull off as they are unhelpful in enabling Mega Man to save the world. Both glitches, from Mega Man 1 and Mega Man 2 are new to me…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Hands-on With The New Deus Ex And The Next Stage In Human Revolution
When we last left Adam Jensen, the star of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, during our earlier preview of Eidos Montreal’s game, he was beaten, bloody and on the verge of no longer being just a human. That’s how the first 30 minutes of Deus Ex: Human Revolution wraps up, with a gorgeously animated opening credits…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
She Played Online Games With The Nervous, Horny Guys At GameCrush
We’ve written about GameCrush, the online gaming site that lets people pay to play simple video games with some stranger they might fancy. But we felt neither bold nor beautiful enough to be that attractive stranger. GamingAngels’ Tiffany Nevin did. She decided to become a “PlayDate,” a person who makes 36 cents an hour a…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Rift Might Not Be Ready For Rift
Due to overwhelming response, hundreds of hopeful players of Trion Worlds’ Rift have just had their afternoon totally screwed. Trion is opening new servers on the fly, so if yours is full, try another! This message brought to you by the guy waiting three hours to play.
By Mike Fahey Published February 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedCreate Your Own Online Co-Op Campaign In SOCOM 4
SOCOM is a series that’s all about cooperation, and in SOCOM 4 Zipper Interactive hands control of cooperative online multiplayer missions to the players, giving them free reign to create custom co-op campaigns. SOCOM 4 players will be able to choose from a selection of missions designed specifically for online co-op, tweaking enemy density and…
By Mike Fahey Published February 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Are You Ready For Rift?
The head start program for Trion Worlds’ fantasy MMO Rifts launches today, and with more than one million registered accounts to date, things are bound to get a little crowded. As of this writing there’s only a half-hour before the land of Telara is officially opened up to early start customers, with countless players staring…
By Mike Fahey Published February 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedFrom 2nd U.S. President To Major Video Game Villain, An American Journey
I wasn’t sure I heard David Pellas correctly. We were standing in a noisy room. He was playing a video game called The Conduit 2 that he helped make. He was fulfilling my request by showing me what he considered to be one of the most impressive things in the game. And he said: “I…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 24, 2011