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Back Off R2!
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Tomorrow, I Turn 32 You know that short robot, the white and blue one? I think his name is R2D2, he’s a real ass. I was walking through the Lucas Arts meeting area today and he rolled up on me, getting in my face bleeping away in his stupid language.…
By Brian Crecente Published August 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
THQ Raises Price Of Online Multiplayer Pass To $10
In May, THQ put UFC Undisputed 2010’s online access behind a one-use code, included free in retail copies, or $5 sold online. The same now goes for WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011, and the code’s price raises to $10. Though EA Sports was the first to announce its Online Pass, THQ was the first sports…
By Owen Good Published August 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Snoop Blows Up Van, Then Blunders
Snoop, part-time rapper and full-time celebrity pitch-man who seems to say no to nothing, agreed to blow up a van in Las Vegas to promote Mafia Wars. That’s Mafia Wars Vegas, the free game on Facebook. A couple of problems: (Warning, profanity.) Click to viewLive Videos by Ustream Snoop almost ruins the camera angle, blows…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Why Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood’s Multiplayer May Seem Familiar
Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood doesn’t come out until mid November, but you may have already played the multiplayer, or a form of it. The first time I tried my hand at the fun, addictive, very unusual multiplayer for Assassin’s Creed, it reminded me of another game: the free iPhone game, Assassin’s Creed II Multiplayer. That’s because,…
By Brian Crecente Published August 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Ace Combat Joint Assault Pushes Into the Real World
The Ace Combat franchise generally has seen its jet combat supremacy unchallenged. Ubisoft changed this with its May 2009 release of Tom Clancy H.A.W.X. So it was time for change. Ace Combat: Joint Assault for the Playstation Portable is the second game in the franchise that Namco has developed for the system. It is the…
By Aulistar Mark Published August 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Killing My Boss With Cyrax & Kitana In Mortal Kombat
At this year’s E3, I played each and every available Mortal Kombat contestant. At Gamescom, I played the two newly added classic killers Cyrax and Kitana, a chance to slice the head off my boss. Cyrax was familiar and fun to play. He shoots an ensnaring net at his opponent, deploys ticking time bombs and…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Crappiest Friend Ever Crowned
Your votes have been tallied in the Kane & Lynch 2 Friend Betrayal Contest, and it’s time to reveal our winner. It’s a dubious honor, but our crappiest friend wins a copy of the game that exemplifies friend backstabbery, Kane & Lynch 2 The Winning Entry, from Daniel M.: Three years ago I pressured my…
By Gawkercreative Published August 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Ratchet & Clank’s New Co-op Game Is Good (For Griefing)
Insomniac Games’ newest Ratchet & Clank title originally began life as a two-player game, but eventually grew into something bigger. Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One is a PlayStation 3 action-adventure that rewards cooperation, but also encourages griefing your teammates. That team is a motley crew of friends and enemies. In All 4 One, series…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 20, 2010 -
UncategorizedNintendo May Be Getting Better At Live-Action Metroid Commercials
This is the Metrod Other M commercial, showing us a live-action version of heroine Samus. We showed it to you earlier, but it begs to be compared to other live-action Metroid spots. Can we agree this is an improvement from the live-action Samus from this old Game Boy Advance commercial? But let’s take it back…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sims Medieval Doesn’t Stray Far From Its Roots
Let me start by dashing your hopes, crushing your expectations: Despite the setting, the heroes, and the town building, Sims Medieval is still very much a standard Sims game. That’s how my meeting with Rachel Bernstein, senior producer for Sims Studio, ended, right after I asked her if the game had action elements, or Sim…
By Brian Crecente Published August 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
There’s one thing that I’ll be working very hard to play this weekend, even if only for 10 minutes. That would be Diablo III, a game I last played about one year ago at Gamescom 2009. Blizzard has a demo version of the game playable on the Gamescom show floor, but, from what I hear,…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 20, 2010 -
UncategorizedLive Action Tekken Vs. Street Fighter Starts Weird, Gets Weirder
Namco gave Tekken and Street Fighter fans in Germany an unforgettable presentation at Gamescom this week in the form of a live action match between fighting game characters Ryu and Kazuya Mishima… and a cross-dressing Chun-li. That Chun-li turned out to be Street Fighter IV producer Yoshinori Ono, on hand to challenge his Namco Bandai-based…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 20, 2010 -
ReviewsLara Croft And The Guardian Of Light Review: Gotta Wear Shades
In 1996, Lara Croft burst onto the scene with the first Tomb Raider. Time hasn’t been so kind, and over the years, her popularity has dipped. But with spin-off title Guardian of Light, is she back with a vengeance? Unlike previous Tomb Raider titles, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light uses an isometric third-person…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Art of Blending Tekken With Street Fighter
One is a fighting game of joystick precision, the other of rhythmic button tapping: Finding a way to meld those two styles is perhaps Capcom’s greatest challenge with Street Fighter X Tekken. “Ultimately what we are heading for is a Street Fighter game, so everyone will have Street Fighter-esque moves,” said Capcom producer Yoshinori Ono.…
By Brian Crecente Published August 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
What If Marcus And Dom Actually Helped Each Other, And Were Fantasy Heroes?
It’s hard to not think of Gears of War while playing Hunted: The Demon’s Forge. It’s hard not to assume the Epic’s blockbuster shooter would be superior to the Hunted’s upcoming fantasy riff. But Hunted adds a good spice: co-operation. Sure, Gears of War is technically a co-op shooter. In the first two Gears games,…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
What’s Inside The Best Press Kit At Gamescom?
Behold The Witcher 2: Papercraft of Kings, the world’s first-ever non-linear papercraft and a paper cut above the other press kits found at Gamescom this week. Want to see what’s inside? This is the press kit for CD Projekt Red’s The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, and it’s in high demand this week for obvious…
By Mike Fahey Published August 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Blizzard Continues to Carefully Tinker With Diablo III
The devil is in the Diablo details. While there is plenty of work being done on the look and feel of Blizzard’s upcoming Diablo III, often when the creators talk about the game its to discuss the little things. There’s a reason for that, Blizzard doesn’t just want to win over a entirely new generation…
By Brian Crecente Published August 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Enslaved’s Story Is Touching … A Penis
Today at GamesCom I witnessed a monkey touching a pig’s penis. Perhaps I should explain. Most of what we’ve seen of Enslaved so far has taken place in the ruins of New York. Today the nice folks at Ninja Theory should me a new level, the Titan Graveyard, and introduced me to a third member…
By Mike Fahey Published August 20, 2010
