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ReviewsReview: SingStar Dance
What the hell, Sony must have thought. If people are happy to sing along to a video game at parties, they’ll be happy to dance along too, right? SingStar Dance is Sony’s attempt at reinvigorating its once-flagship casual gaming series by introducing the PlayStation Move to the game, which allows up to two people to…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 3, 2010 -
UncategorizedLittleBigPlanet 2’s Creatinator Spews Everything
The Creatinator is a magical hat in LittleBigPlanet 2 that fires sharks, missiles, cupcake icing, cows, and just about anything else your twisted imagination can come up with. The Creatinator is one of the new tools Media Molecule introduces in LittleBigPlanet 2 to give level designers easier ways to be creative. This unassuming looking mining…
By Mike Fahey Published November 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Marky Mark And Microsoft Bring Kinect To All The Good Boys & Girls Clubs
Actor Mark Wahlberg teams up with Microsoft today to help deliver a funky bunch of Xbox 360 and Kinect gaming hardware to thousands of Boys & girls Clubs across the nation. The Boys & Girls Clubs of America have been helping underprivileged children become productive, caring, and responsible adults for more than 100 years. Today…
By Mike Fahey Published November 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Now Movies Are Advertising In FarmVille
Tomorrow all 17 million plus players of Zynga’s Facebook game FarmVille will be getting a new neighbor: The villainous star of DreamWorks Animation’s Megamind, opening in theaters this Friday. DreamWorks Animation and Zynga team up for the first-ever feature film integration in the ridiculously popular Facebook game FarmVille. The self-described “incredibly handsome master of all…
By Mike Fahey Published November 3, 2010 -
UncategorizedHulk Hogan Plays Def Jam Rapstar, Flashes His Junk
Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan, daughter Brooke, and Jimmy Hart are having a wonderful time paying tribute to The Notorious B.I.G in Def Jam Rapstar, until the Hulkster decides the cameraman wants to see his penis. Thank goodness for censor bars. Not even during the height of Hulkamania was flashing Hulk Hogan’s privates a winning marketing…
By Mike Fahey Published November 3, 2010 -
UncategorizedA Visual Guide To Kinectimals
A gameplay preview of Kinectimals from Xbox. Expect your kid to demand that you buy him or her a copy of Kinectimals this holiday, based on these official ads for the Kinect game. This is how a young girl plays Kinectimals. Cutely. This is how a much older man plays Kinectimals. Creepily? Lions, tigers, cheetahs…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Dragon Age II Gets A Facebook Tie-In
Before you enter the Free Marches in BioWare’s Dragon Age II in March, enter them in EA 2D’s Facebook strategy role-playing game Dragon Age Legends and unlock phat loot for the main game. EA 2D augmented the original Dragon Age with Dragon Age Journeys, a browser-based prequel to the award-winning RPG. The studio returns to…
By Mike Fahey Published November 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Kick-Ass Game Is New And Improved
Remember that Kick-Ass video game that came out with the movie back in April? There’s a “new and improved” version coming out next week that makes that one look like a beta version. Isn’t the digital age grand? It’s a sign of these digital times. Nearly seven months since WHA Entertainment introduced the Kick-Ass video…
By Mike Fahey Published November 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
These Are Some Sexy Call of Duty Headphones
The Limited Edition Call of Duty: Black Ops ProGaming Headset comes in a slick travel case and includes spare ear pads and oodles of cables. We’re going to be reviewing the 5.1 surround sound headphone and mic next week, but I thought you might want a peek at the latest lush gaming product Mad Catz…
By Brian Crecente Published November 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
James Bond: Blood Stone DS Sure Has a Lot of Running
What’s with all of the running, Bond? The fluid aiming, the ability to take cover and shoot your environment is all neat in James Bond: Blood Stone DS, but that crazy-arms running is the most captivating thing in this video for me. I’m never going to be able to take Daniel Craig seriously again. James…
By Brian Crecente Published November 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
Call of Duty Black Ops Limited Edition Gaming Headset
By Brian Crecente Published November 3, 2010 -
UncategorizedA Glimpse of Live Action Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
Directed by David Slade, of 30 Days of Night and X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2 fame, this live-action teaser for Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood is kinda cool. I’m hoping we get to see more of this down the line as the game’s Nov. 16 release date approaches.
By Brian Crecente Published November 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Visual Guide to Kinect Adventures
By Brian Crecente Published November 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
You Want A War I’m The Front Line
To: Brian From: Luke I’ll keep this brief, because it’s late, and manning the night shift by yourself gets you beat But I found out today that, if the baby gets upset while we’re driving (admittedly a rare occurence), she is INSTANTLY silenced, then quickly put to sleep, by one song and one song only:…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
First Trailer For New Resident Evil Cartoon
Resident Evil: Degeneration, Capcom’s 2008 animated zombie flick, has a follow-up film called Resident Evil: Damnation. Confusing! Sure, serious fans won’t have any issues, but that’s a lot of “D” and “-ation” for two separate movies that are both about people being torn apart by zombies. Damnation won’t be out until 2012, so to keep…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
There’s ANOTHER Battlefield Game In Development
Let’s see, recently we’ve had Battlefield Bad Company, Battlefield Bad Company 2, Battlefield 1943 and Battlefield Heroes. We’ll soon have Battlefield 3. But did you know there’s another game in the franchise on the way? EA’s Ben Cousins hit Twitter yesterday and wrote this: Don’t forget, DICE – the Battlefield series’ main developers – have…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 3, 2010 - Uncategorized
PS3 Bluetooth Headset Going Slim
A reader sent us this promo sleeve for the PlayStation 3 Bluetooth headset earlier this week, which now appears to be sporting a slimmer, sleeker design than the original model Not only has the ear clasp been made thinner, but the front buttons and indicators have been cleaned up too. The material also clearly states…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 3, 2010