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See Beyond Good & Evil HD In (Most Of) Its 1080p Glory
Sadly, this is off-screen footage of the game, not raw, delicious high-definition video, but you can still see that Beyond Good & Evil is looking quite nice at a more contemporary resolution. I went back and played the original on a PS2 last week to compare, and…yeah, as often happens, our memories of the game…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
There Will Be A New Shenmue Game (But It’s Not What You Think!)
You might want to sit down. In 1999, Sega released the first Shenmue adventure game on the Dreamcast. Seven years in production, the game was, at that time, the most expensive title ever released. A sequel to the free-roaming game was released in 2001 with a sequel planned. A third entry in the Shenmue series…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
Should The Xbox 360 Form Its Own Corporation?
Goldman Sachs’ analysts punked Microsoft’s stock rating and archly suggested that the company spin off the Xbox 360 division, saying such a sale could unlock hidden value within the unit and free it from the company’s more sluggish performance. The report, released over the weekend, downgraded Microsoft from “buy” to “neutral” (which, if a stock…
By Owen Good Published October 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
Dragon Age’s Save Imports Are World-Changing
From the Quest for Glory days right through to BioWare’s own Mass Effect, role-playing sequels have allowed you to import your old character into the new game. So, uh, how is this going to work for Dragon Age II? Well, it’ll work a little differently, what with you not taking control of the same player.…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
Battlefield On The iPhone: Bad Company?
EA today revealed that Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is making its way to the iPhone and iPod Touch. Due out next month, the game retains the first-person perspective of its console sibling, taking place across 14 missions based on those found in the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC version. It’ll also feature online multiplayer, and…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 7, 2010 -
ReviewsReview: ‘The Sacrifice’ For Left 4 Dead & Left 4 Dead 2
The original beloved Survivors from Valve’s zombie-packed shooter, Left 4 Dead, return for another dramatic, bloody and brief adventure in “The Sacrifice,” the add-on that’s playable in both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 The expansion adds three new chapters, events set immediately before “The Passing,” to the original Left 4 Dead. It…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
Get A Hat And Frying Pan Free With Your Game Purchase
Those who own Team Fortress 2 can pick up an all-important hat – and a very useful skillet – free for use in that game if they go grab Left 4 Dead 2 before 7 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday). What’s more, the game is $6.79, (roughly 6.47 times the price of freedom), so you can see,…
By Owen Good Published October 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
Demon’s Souls Celebrates Its Birthday With A Black & White Affair
Atlus USA is celebrating one year of Demon’s Souls today—the “biggest success” in the publisher’s two decade history—giving devotees of the dark, dismal role-playing game a pair of World Tendency events to enjoy and/or suffer through. Starting today, Demon’s Souls first birthday in North America, the Kingdom of Boletaria is going “pure white,” which players…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
Dead Space Ignition Arrives In One Week
The downloadable prequel to Dead Space 2 has been booked for an Oct. 13 deployment on Xbox Live. Dead Space Ignition, billed as an “interactive comic-style game,” is due for an Oct. 13 release, price of 400 Microsoft points. The title promises both three minigames riding alongside the graphic novel story: “Hardware Crack, Trace Route…
By Owen Good Published October 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
New Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II Trailer Is Full of Clones
Click to viewWith just a few weeks to go until Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II hits the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and PC, you might be wondering what’s up with Starkiller and his master, Darth Vader, these days. Lots of complicated cloning problems, is what, a sensitive area which the new trailer for…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
There’s A Hidden Meaning In Here Somewhere
Although she’s reprising Mary from the Pietà, the secret is not “Pitgirl is a virgin.” Having trouble divining the message inside this Monday Night Combat wallpaper? Think bigger picture. Seen via Uber Entertainment.
By Owen Good Published October 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
Let The Call of Duty: Black Ops Ad Blitz Begin
Brace yourself for the Black Ops invasion. Billboards for Activision and Treyarch’s next Call of Duty game are already taking over Times Square, just the beginning of the publisher’s “biggest investment” ever made in the launch of a title, according to big boss Bobby Kotick.
By Michael McWhertor Published October 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy Meets The Jersey Shore: We Got A Situation
Click to viewGrenades, GTL, The Situation, Snooki, pickles… who knew these Jersey Shore memes and mainstays could be transformed so magically into a role-playing game? College Humor, apparently, creators of The Jersey Shore RPG. Even if you’re not intimately familiar with the inner workings of MTV’s reality trainwreck, almost any fan of the Final Fantasy…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
See NBA Elite 11, Streaming Live [Update: Nope]
The guy who won an eBay auction for a bona fide retail copy of the indefinitely-postponed NBA Elite 11 will be playing the game and streaming it live in about 40 minutes. Update: The LiveStream has ended, apparently on a copyright infringement claim made by EA Sports. Original post follows. So if you want to…
By Owen Good Published October 6, 2010 -
UncategorizedLogitech Revue Google TV Box Full Details: $299 This Month With HD Video Calling
Logitech’s Revue Google TV box is now available for pre-order for $299, revealing a host of new features—HD calling, a wide array of controls, myriad apps, and—if you order today, it’ll arrive by the end of the month. How You’ll Control It Logitech worked closely with Google to make the keyboard a definitive means of…
Sam Biddle & matt buchanan Published October 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
Podcast
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Time To Get A Jump On Halloween We recorded our podcast today, no live calls, no live lines. It was strange, but I think it was an interesting conversation between myself, Totilo and a special guest… not a developer or anything. But great stuff. I’m hoping to post the podcast…
By Brian Crecente Published October 6, 2010 -
ReviewsReview: NBA 2K11
Michael Jordan returned to the NBA in 1995 with a famous two-word statement. He returns to video games with NBA 2K11, a deeply compelling narrative of both the league in present day and the feats of its greatest player ever. NBA 2K11 is this year’s edition of gaming’s premiere pro basketball simulation. It offers a…
By Owen Good Published October 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
This Weekend, Heroes Aren’t Hard To Find
Comic-Con comes to New York this weekend, and as the comic books and the video games stick together like Baron Zemo’s face and Adhesive X, we’ll be there. If you’re also in New York City, the get together will feature tons of gaming stuff, notably playable D.C. Universe Online, and Red Dead Redemption’s Undead Nightmare.…
By Owen Good Published October 6, 2010 - Uncategorized
Report: Halo Movie Might Happen With Spielberg, But In An Unexpected Way
Microsoft’s “on hold” plans for a Halo film series may be back on again, with Steven Spielberg’s DreamWorks Pictures “renewing its efforts to obtain the rights and revive the project,” according to a new report. NY Mag’s entertainment column, Vulture, cites “insiders” in a report that claims DreamWorks is “focusing on using novelizations of the…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 6, 2010