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UncategorizedA Champion In The Making
Fight Night Champion will offer players the story of fictitious boxer Andre Bishop, whose career arc will involve – as the HBO guide used to say – adult situations, adult language, profanity (maybe nudity?) in EA Sports’ first M-rated game. Here’s the game’s second video, released Tuesday. To see more of Bishop’s story, go to…
By Owen Good Published December 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Isaac Clarke Vs. the Necromorphs of the Mushroom Kingdom
Artist Sheridan Johns puts Donkey Kong, Yoshi and a flock of Goombas through a warp pipe and onto the USG Ishimura for an unexpected and awesome video game mash-up entry in this deviantArt contest. Even scarier than Dead Space? Maybe. DEAD SPACE BROS [deviantArt via RampagedReality]
By Michael McWhertor Published December 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
All Sweaters Now Unlocked In NHL 11
It’s a curious tradition in video game sports, but the NHL doesn’t allow games to use all the third and alternate sweaters until they’ve been used in real life. Now they have, and EA Sports released the code unlocking them. The code is: bcxkg8fkx3h4m3p5. Select “My NHL 11” from the main menu, then “NHL 11…
By Owen Good Published December 1, 2010 -
UncategorizedA Look At Darkspore’s Cooperative Multiplayer
Electronic Arts is giving us an advanced look at how cooperative play is going to work in upcoming action role-playing game Darkspore. The four-player coop mode felt a lot like cooping through the old Diablo games, but with that distinct spacey, Spore feel to it. Have a look.
By Brian Crecente Published December 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
FarmVille Takes Root In Japan, Vegetable Hats Worn
Social gaming smash hit FarmVille officially goes to Japan, signing on with the country’s biggest social network, mixi, and resulting in the best Zynga photo op possible. Over there, they call it FarmVillage and telecom powerhouse SoftBank is helping to spread the cow-clicking obsession. [GameWatch]
By Michael McWhertor Published December 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
You’ll Get Gameplay In Resistance 3’s VGA Video
The Video Game Awards means the silly season of teasers, trailers, and teaser trailers is upon us. Though Resistance 3’s been featured in much longer cinematics, this one promises you’ll see actual real honest gameplay on Dec. 11.
By Owen Good Published December 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Why Is Video Game Sleep So Boring?
To: Brian From: Stephen Re: The Child Seems Tired Yeah, your kid looked tired in that picture this morning. But I bet he had a delightful nap after that. Why is sleep never delightful in games? I hate sleeping in games. I always feel like I’m missing stuff, except in Bully, which enforced healthy sleep…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Protect Your Skull In Total Tron Luxury
The diehard Tron fan who prefers its 1982 aesthetic, rides a motorcycle (or scooter) and has heaps of disposable income should put in their pre-orders for Les Ateliers Ruby’s newest helmet now, lest Tron Guy snap them all up. True, they’re not cheap. Les Atelier Ruby‘s designer helmets run between $1200 and $1800 USD, for…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
EA Sports MMA Sequel A Matter Of When, Not If, Says Producer
EA Sports MMA’s initial sales were low enough to get a fatalistic poor-mouthing from industry analysts, but the company is committed to a sequel. A producer has confirmed an EA Sports MMA 2 is coming. “There is definitely going to be an EA Sports MMA 2,” EA Sports’ Jeff Ecker said in a podcast with…
By Owen Good Published December 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Tiger Woods Needs To Step Up His Game, Says EA Boss
Even during a withering sex scandal, EA Sports stuck by Tiger Woods as the face of its golf franchise. Now, however, the company’s CEO says Woods must perform like the world’s No. 1 golfer, or risk the company looking elsewhere. Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello, speaking Monday at a business leader summit, said EA has…
By Owen Good Published December 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Gran Turismo 5 Laps The Competition In Japan
PlayStation 3 real driving simulator Gran Turismo 5 is off to a great start in Japan, with first week sales topping 430,000 copies, knocking former champ Call of Duty: Black Ops down to sixth place. But it wasn’t just Gran Turismo 5 making big moves this week in Japan. The latest Super Robot Taisen title…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 1, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe Only Way To Travel In Post-Cataclysm World Of Warcraft
You can have your fancy flying mounts and your flashy teleportation spells; the Goblin Rocketway is the only way to travel in the new World of Warcraft. It’s like a love roller coaster, only with less love and more fire. No one used to go to Azshara. It was a relatively useless zone, unless you…
By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Put A Pricey Pyramid Head From Silent Hill On Your Shelf
Iconic whatever-the-hell-he-is Pyramid Head from Konami’s horrific Silent Hill series is being immortalized in solid resin—along with a friend—for your video game statuette collection needs. But high quality Pyramid Heads don’t come cheap. Konami Style has released a 12.5″ version of the grisly Pyramid Head for 25,200 yen (about $300 USD) and will soon release…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 1, 2010 -
UncategorizedKane and Lynch and Kain and Raziel and the Guardian of Light
Are career criminals Kane and Lynch finally going to appear in a great game? It would appear so, as the PC version of Tomb Raider spin-off Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is getting some unexpected playable characters. The stars of IO Interactive’s gritty but flawed Kane & Lynch series of action games will…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 1, 2010 -
UncategorizedCrimeCraft’s Bleedout Draws Top-Notch Art Talent
Vogster’s free-to-play online shooter CrimeCraft launches its episodic Bleedout campaign this weekend, with some of comics’ greatest artists lending their vision to each chapter. Who’s in? Check out the trailer. Some of the biggest names in comic and dark fantasy art are giving CrimeCraft a go, with Tim Bradstreet, Ben Templesmith, Nathan Fox, Zach Howard,…
By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Uncharted Movie Doesn’t Sound Like Uncharted At All
Set aside your concerns about Mark Wahlberg portraying PlayStation 3 action hero Nathan Drake in the big screen adaptation of Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, because it doesn’t sound like this movie is based on the video game at all. Uncharted director David O. Russell tells the LA Times that he sees Nathan Drake and his extended…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 1, 2010 - Uncategorized
Multiplayer Space Combat Is An Excellent Reason To Return To PlayStation Home
It takes something pretty special to drag me into PlayStation Home these days. A free-to-play multiplayer space combat game complete with customizable ships and zero-G avatar exploration might just do the trick. Every day that passes without a new entry in the Wing Commander series is another day I desperately seek out any game involving…
By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2010 -
UncategorizedWhen Spartans Die, They Go Here
College Humor’s latest animated short makes me feel a little less bad about all the times I get killed in Halo. I’m just letting my Spartan see the Spartan afterlife. It’s intentional. Halo Spartan Heaven [YouTube’s CollegeHumor.com channel]
By Stephen Totilo Published December 1, 2010