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ReviewsMetroid: Other M Review: Our Unexpected Future
This game was made by brave people. Bravery in game design is when someone makes a tennis video game and doesn’t let you control where the tennis players run. Bravery in game design is when you turn a series about a Bear that can jump into an ambitious game of LEGOs Bravery is when, in…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
The PAX Nerd Orgy Needs Women
What could be more exciting than a Friday night nerd orgy at PAX next weekend in Seattle? How about a Friday night nerd orgy with actual females attending? A Seattle-area Craigslist ad is calling for “like-minded adults” to attend “a friendly adult party” in a hotel room at the Penny Arcade Expo next weekend. “A…
By Mike Fahey Published August 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
Tampa Sheriff Calls Out Columbine Video Game
The arrest earlier this week of a teen accused of plotting a massacre at his school in Tampa has put computer game Super Columbine Massacre RPG back in the spotlight. Deputies investigating the case tell the Tampa Tribune they found a copy of a video game about the Columbine High School mass shooting in the…
By Brian Crecente Published August 27, 2010 -
UncategorizedBecoming A Templar In The Secret World
Funcom has released a new trailer and screens showing players what it’s like to become a Templar, one of the three factions in the upcoming real-world supernatural massively multiplayer online role-playing game The Secret World. New York has the mysterious Illuminati, Seoul has the manipulative Dragons, and London gets the Templar, the most militaristic of…
By Mike Fahey Published August 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
Red Dead Redemption’s Liars And Cheats Pack Is Two Packs In One
Because platform networks have issues with giving things away, Rockstar rolls its planned free Free Roam pack into its Liars and Cheats Pack, releasing one massive chunk of new content for Red Dead Redemption on September 21. What’s inside? Rockstar originally planned four downloadable content packs for Red Dead Redemption: Legends and Killers, which has…
By Mike Fahey Published August 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Closer Look At The Kinect Beta’s Avatars and Dashboards
With the official Kinect Beta flooding out to those select few whom Microsoft invited to test out their upcoming motion gaming add-on, the images are already starting to stream in. Here for your perusal is a closer look at both Kinect’s new dashboard and menu systems and the revamped avatars hitting the Xbox 360 when…
By Brian Crecente Published August 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
Did You Know It’s Friday?
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Spying on Dogs Did you? I didn’t! Like I just found out. Like now. Like wow! What you missed last night Xbox 360 Voice Chat Being Upgraded Modern Warfare 3: The Book Of Corinthians Super Columbine Massacre Pops Up in School Shooting Scare? U. of Florida Adds Starcraft Studies
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
There Will Be Orc Blood In Lord of the Rings: War in the North
Finally, you can amputate and decapitate an Orc, thanks to Snowblind Studios’ The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, the hack, slash and loot adventure with the Tolkien stamp of approval. While the original Fellowship of the J.R.R. Tolkien books (and films) fight their way to Mordor to dispose of that ring, you’ll…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
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By Brian Crecente Published August 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
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By Brian Crecente Published August 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sony Gets Federal Court to Temporarily Block Sale Of PS3 Modchips [Update]
Yesterday, Sony Computer Entertainment Australia was granted a temporary injunction by the nation’s Federal Court to block the importation and sale of the new PS3 modchips The injunction means that until August 31, none of the modchip’s Australian distributors will be able to import, sell or otherwise offload the devices. What’s more, they have to…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
Ash, Something Is Different
The next Pokemon series, Pokemon: Black & White, is all new Pocket Monsters right up until the end. As previously posted, the anime has two old friends. But the anime Ash (who is called “Satoshi” in Japan) looks slightly different. Commenters have pointed out that Ash’s eyes look different from the way they have looked…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
But Does The Yakuza Spin-Off Manga Look Any Better?
“Yakuza: New Chapter Black Panther”, the upcoming Yakuza spin-off for the PSP, is getting a television program. That’s not all. Starting on September 18, a manga version from Yukai Asada will appear in Shukan Young Magazine. The manga will be based off the game, but feature an original story.
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
Portal 2 Once Had Competitive Multiplayer
Portal was a singleplayer game. Portal 2 adds co-op, but did you know it was at one stage also going to add competitive multiplayer? “Along with co-op, [we had] the idea of sort of a competitive Portal multiplayer,” Valve’s Erik “Old Man Murray” Wolpaw told 1UP. “We went down that path, actually, for a little…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 27, 2010 -
UncategorizedFinal Fantasy XIV Gets Fancy Trailer, Open Beta Date
Surcease? You used the word surcease? Square Enix, we know you’ve a penchant for flowery words, but this is 2010, not 1710. Aside from that, everything else in this epic Final Fantasy XIV trailer looks good, as there’s plenty of gorgeous cinematic stuff to go with some actual gameplay footage. Meanwhile, Square Enix has also…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
Just In Time For Fall, The $400 Mario Sweater
And it’s not just any only $400 Mario sweater, but an officially licensed $400 sweater sold to you via the guy who created role-playing game Earthbound. The online store at Shigesato Itoi’s website is offering a 100 percent wool sweaters for ¥36,000 (US$435). They’re hand-knitted. Not by Shigesato Itoi, though. He’s busy, doing other stuff…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 27, 2010 - Uncategorized
Every Day Is Brewfest With This World Of Warcraft Tankard
Sideshow Collectibles want to make sure it’s Brewfest all year-long at your place, with this replica of World of Warcraft’s Tankard O’ Terror. The tankard, modelled on the in-game item used in WoW’s once-a-year Brewfest spectacular, weighs three pounds and stands just shy of ten inches high. It’s also made of stoneware, and holds around…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 27, 2010 -
UncategorizedYou Thought You’d Never See Pokemon’s Ash And Pikachu Again?
Ha! Ha Ha! You were wrong! The duo will be appearing in the upcoming anime, Pokemon: Best Wishes! The upcoming anime series is for the fifth generation game, Pocket Monsters: Black and White. Previously it was revealed that the new Pokemon series, Black and White, will be all new Pocket Monsters right up to the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 27, 2010