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Look Who Won This Laser-Etched Left 4 Dead 2 Zune
On Monday we kicked off a short contest to give away this slick lime green, laser-etched 32GB Zune HD. Today we randomly pulled one name from our newsletter subscribers list. The lucky winner of this fancy Zune is: PyreBorn Congrats man. Hit me up at my editor@ email address with your name, address and phone…
By Brian Crecente Published October 13, 2010 -
UncategorizedRob Corddry Teaches Us To Respect Our Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood Enemies
Actor and comedian Rob Corddry teaches us how to rebuild our brotherhood on a new viral website for Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood that aims to take the hurt out of murdering your friends. “It’s not me crouching up and down over your face after I kill you; it’s my character crouching up and down over your…
By Mike Fahey Published October 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
The First Round Of Crysis 2 Multiplayer Testing Is Xbox Only
The first round of invitations to the Crysis 2 closed multiplayer beta test are going out, indicating that this first session is a strictly Xbox 360 affair. Back in June EA told customers the first round of multiplayer beta tokens would be offered to folks who signed up at the game’s community site. Now those…
By Mike Fahey Published October 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Would You Like LOTS Of Pokemon Music?
Like, not some, a lot. More Pocket Monster: Black and White music than you would know what to do with. All Pokemon music, all the time. An upcoming four disc music set titled “Nintendo DS Pokemon Black White Super Music Collection” is going on sale this month. It features over 170 songs from the game.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Extraordinary PlayStation Ad Gallery, Starting With These Heads
For years, PlayStation ads have been beautiful. The proof is in a wonderful gallery, posted by a Spanish-speaking Flickr user, who hosts images of 83 spectacular ads for PlayStation games and systems. Can video game ads be considered art? [PlayStation Ad Gallery]
By Stephen Totilo Published October 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Full Dance Central Track List Will Move You
What will you be dancing to when MTV Games and Harmonix releases Dance Central for Microsoft’s Kinect? Check out the entire toe-tapping track list right here. I don’t dance, as far as any of you know, but if I were to try and hook up a Kinect to my Xbox 360 and try out Dance…
By Mike Fahey Published October 13, 2010 -
ReviewsReview: Def Jam Rapstar
Rap fans need their own Guitar Hero, their own Rock Band, their own great music game. Def Jam Rapstar steps up. Can it be that? Def Jam Rapstar is a microphone-only rap karaoke game. No turntables included. No bling. No bottle of Cristal. No Adidas included. Imagine a game that can let you (and a…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 13, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe $15,000 Space Battle [Update]
EVE Online is a massively multiplayer game that is best-known for its in-game politics. Which is a shame, when it could be best-known for its epic space battles. The attacks in this clip culminated in the destruction of ships worth 300 billion of EVE’s in-game currency, translating roughly (roughly because it’s not a fair comparison)…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Valve’s New Game Is Dota 2
From the studio that brought us Half-Life, Portal and Team Fortress, the next big thing will be Dota 2. That’s a new Defense of the Ancients game coming to PC and Mac in 2011. Valve describes the game as “a massive sequel for one of the most played games in the world.” Dota is shorthand…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Guwange Ready To Blast Up Xbox Live Arcade
On November 10, arcade shooter Guwange will be hitting Xbox Live Arcade. That’s next month! The game is set during the Muromachi period and features ghosts and demons. Guwange is pure bullet hell. According to the game’s official release, the Xbox Live Arcade version has an Arcade Mode, a more accessible Arrange Mode and a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 13, 2010 -
UncategorizedA Visual Guide To Def Jam Rapstar
Def Jam Rapstar Hype Video Nuthin But a G Thang, possibly the most famous rap song on Def Jam Rapstar’s soundtrack Commercial for Def Jam Rapstar, imagining a diverse player base Get On Da Mic, a previous attempt at a rap karaoke game. Progress has been made!
By Stephen Totilo Published October 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Amazon Lets Slip The Dead Space 2 Collector’s Edition
A swag-laden collector’s edition for EA’s Dead Space 2 briefly appeared on Amazon.com yesterday before being taken down, but not before this attractive image found its way onto the internet proper. Is that a replica Plasma Cutter I see? Along with a large and lovely box, the Dead Space 2 Collector’s Edition that briefly appeared…
By Mike Fahey Published October 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
New Red Dead Redemption Trailer Swarming With Flesh-Eatin’ Crazies
You’ll see husbands eating wives, mothers eating children, and one very pissed-off John Marston in the official trailer for Red Dead Redemption’s Undead Nightmare. Click to view Now that’s good eating! Take a moment to soak up the sheer horror of the undead invasion of Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption. Then come back tomorrow, when we’ll…
By Mike Fahey Published October 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Look at the PS3 Surround Sound System
Unveiled at E3 earlier this year, the Playstation 3 Surround Sound System hits North America next week. Let’s take a closer look at why Sony thinks you may want it. It is a $200 audio system created specifically for the console, they say. The system has both an optical audio input and an analog audio…
By Brian Crecente Published October 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Why So Blue, Tron: Evolution?
Everything’s blue in this world, except for the orange stuff. Propaganda Games shows off what it can do with a limited color palette in this latest batch of screens from Tron: Evolution. I like the color blue. It can be light and airy, cold and detached, or deep and commanding, depending on the shade. Despite…
By Mike Fahey Published October 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Amazon Answers The Call Of Duty With Savings
War never changes, but the price of war does. Amazon.com is lowering the prices on war games all day long, with a strong focus on Call of Duty. So strong a focus that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 for the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 is the Deal of the Day, dropped to…
By Mike Fahey Published October 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
We Can Live Without Fable III’s Scuttled Kinect Tomato Game
Early concepts to control portions of Fable III with Microsoft’s Kinect sensor just weren’t good enough to bring to gamers, a representative for the game told Kotaku this week. Agreed. The tomato idea doesn’t sound awesome. At a Microsoft product showcase in New York on Monday, I learned that two Kinect-oriented ideas that had been…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Gran Turismo 5 Delayed, Now Coming This “Holiday Season” UPDATE
I bet you thought that Polyphony Digital was going to stick to the release date for the Playstation 3’s Gran Turismo 5 unveiled at E3 earlier this year? Boy were you wrong. Sony confirmed this morning that the storied racing game will not be available Nov. 2. This is a global delay. Writing on the…
By Brian Crecente Published October 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Talk about video games here, please. And thank you to reader
By Stephen Totilo Published October 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Pheeeeeeewwwww!
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Still! Phew! Phew! Pheeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwww! What you missed last night Could This Actor Be Right For The Uncharted Flick? The Sakura Wars Creator, The Young Idol And The Rumored Sleepover The Whores (And Man Whores) Of Fable III Darth Vader Can Sure Take A Beating This Wii Remote Is Made By…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 13, 2010