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EA Dismisses Fears That Action-Packed Dead Space 2 Won’t Be Scary
The first Dead Space was quiet, too quiet. That, fans have said, is why they like it. That, fans have said, is why they worry a little about the louder, forthcoming sequel. Dead Space 2, we’ve reported before, will make players feel more heroic and powerful than they did in the original 2008 EA space…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 12, 2010 -
UncategorizedShe’s A Bad Mamma Jamma
It’s day 10 in the McGuire household, Kevin Butler is getting into the peanut butter, and not even vuvuzelas can stop the family’s matron from being one bad mamma jamma in Tiger Woods 11. Reader No Computers In Texas points us towards this latest feat of Kevin Butlery, as Sony’s VP of family showdowns adds…
By Mike Fahey Published October 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sweeping World Of Warcraft Class Changes Detailed
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm preparation patch 4.0.1 is bringing significant changes to the way many of the game’s classes function. From the end of Soul Shards to making Death Knights viable tanks, Blizzard outlines some of Cataclysm’s biggest shake-ups. Cataclysm isn’t just transforming the face of Azeroth geographically. Many of the class mechanics players have…
By Mike Fahey Published October 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Quake Arena Arcade Classified In Australia
Way back in 2007, Quake Arena was revealed for Xbox Live Arcade. Fast forward to 2010, and the game isn’t out yet. But it might be soonish After making a t-shirt and a gameplay appearance in 2009, Quake Arena Arcade has recently appeared in the Australian Classification Database, which has rated the game ages 15-and-up.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 12, 2010 -
UncategorizedThis Is a New Breed of Warrior, for a New Breed of Warfare
Want to know how it feels to be a living, breathing instrument of war? Play Medal of Honor—which is in stores now. You’ll step into the boots of a Tier 1 Operator and take the fight to the enemy. Operating under the National Command Authority, a relatively unknown entity of handpicked warriors is called on…
By Gawkercreative Published October 12, 2010 -
UncategorizedDial C For DC Universe Online Character Creation
Future Lex Luthor’s ridiculous plan to seed humanity with super powers to avert a coming apocalypse culminates in this character creation trailer for DC Universe Online. Superman and Wonder Woman would have never allowed future Lex Luthor to seed the Earth’s atmosphere with tiny robots that give normal human beings super powers. Luckily for the…
By Mike Fahey Published October 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Original Secret Pokémon Returns
Pokémon and Nintendo celebrate the 10th anniversary of Pokémon Gold and Silver by releasing the original secret Pokémon into the wild for a limited time. Here’s what you need to do to score Mew. Game Freak programmer Shigeki Morimoto secretly programmed Mew into the Red and Blue versions of Pokémon prior to the release of…
By Mike Fahey Published October 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
How Would you Like This Left 4 Dead 2 Themed Zune HD?
This slick lime green 32GB Zune HD was smuggled to us from the good folks at Valve way back in the spring. The back of the Zune even has the Left 4 Dead 2 logo laser etched into it. How would you like to win this bad boy? This time around, to save my and…
By Brian Crecente Published October 12, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe Argument For Marvel Vs. Capcom 3’s Super-Simple Controls
Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 has an optional control scheme that might horrify hardcore fighting fans. But please, the company recently pleaded, give “simple” mode a chance. For those of you (me!) who struggle to throw fireballs in fighting games and who fear they will never master the combos needed to perform the most dramatic finishing…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
When You’re 7 And Have Pocket Change…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Tonight I Review So Mini-Bash’s hobby is going to fancy car dealerships. Over the weekend, I took him to an Aston Martin dealership because he wanted to look at a Vantage and a Rapide. When he entered the dealership, he walked up to the receptionist and he asked for an…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Thousand Cars, Covered In Otaku Stickers
A recent car show in Tokyo’s Odaiba featured approximately 1,000 automobiles. These are hardly your typical cars. Picking up where yesterday’s Lancia Stratos left off, these are sticker-covered “itasha” (painmobile). The stickers are usually anime, manga or video game related. In the greater Tokyo region alone, a thousand people or so decided they wanted to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 12, 2010 -
ReviewsReview: Medal of Honor
Based on real battles fought in Afghanistan in 2002, Medal of Honor has you taking on the role of rangers and other Tier 1 operators as they fight their way through enemy territory on the hunt for Taliban encampments. This Medal of Honor is very different than anything seen in the more than ten-year-old series.…
By Brian Crecente Published October 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Ascension Of A Japanese Gaming Meme
Action game El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron might have a wordy title, but Japan is totally enamored with the game’s hero Enoch and his flowing locks. You could say Japan has a crush. Time for a meme! El Shaddai is inspired the Book of Enoch and features a pre-fall Lucifer who carries a cell…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Former US Marine: Medal Of Honor Turns War Into “Participatory Cinema”
A former US Marine has delivered a thoughtful piece on many of the creative decisions surrounding the latest game in the Medal of Honor series. “I honestly don’t like that Medal of Honor depicts the war in Afghanistan right now, because – even as fiction – it equates the war with the leisure of games”…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Mario Kart? No, Mario Celebrates A Race
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By Brian Ashcraft Published October 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sonic’s Design Has Been Changed For Nintendo Fans
This is sure to bring out either chuckles or frowns from anyone old enough to remember the console wars of the 1990s: the design of Sonic’s recent titles has been altered to appeal to Nintendo fans. Sonic Team’s Takashi Iizuka tells IGN: “From a general game design perspective, in recent years we’ve been able to…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 12, 2010
