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Uncharted 2 Experiments with Plunder, Crushing Multiplayer this Weekend
In response to overwhelming community feedback, Naughty Dog is experimenting with crushing-level difficulty in its Uncharted 2 multiplayer, and also offering a “plunder only” multiplayer playlist. Both experiments run for this weekend only. For starters, ND says player health “in ALL game types” will be lowered to to 65 percent, the same as the Crushing…
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UncategorizedCrazy Girlfriend vs. PS3: Fake or Not Fake?
This is now the second When Pissed Off Girlfriends Attack Consoles video that’s crossed my inbox in the past week. The first one was obviously staged. This, however, looks good. Is it legit? YOU MAKE THE CALL! Reasons pro: • Gameplay on screen while PS3 assault committed. • F-bombs galore, so, probably not marketing but…
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Tales of Monkey Island: Rise of the Pirate God Raises Questions
In the fifth and final episode of Tales of Monkey Island, developer Telltale Games raises some uncomfortable questions about pirates, zombies, religion and life after death. Also potentially necrophilia. The story starts off with Guybrush klepto-ing his way out of his own grave (“What’s all this dirt doing here? Maybe I’ll just hang on to…
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Star in Your Own N64 Freakout Kid Video
GameStop’s holiday promo puts you in the feeted jammies of the infamous Nintendo 64 Freakout Kid. Or puts your face over his. Anyway, the point is they expect you to react this way to any gift bought from their store. Come on, say it with me now, kids: “Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories? Used?…
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How Do You Eulogize A Video Game Character?
Those of you following along with Telltales Games’ episodic adventure, Tales of Monkey Island, knew this was coming. The rest of you may want to sit down. Guybrush Threepwood, that lovable swashbuckler with an addiction to item-hoarding, has gone to the big pirate ship in the sky. Or Davey Jones’ Locker — or whatever nautical…
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Debit Your Way to that Next EA Sports Purchase
EA Sports and VISA have teamed up to put out a reloadable debit card whose purchases rack up “rewards points” redeemable toward video game purchases. Wait, what if you use it to buy an EA Sports game? The prepaid card, announced Wednesday, “is a perfect marriage of encouraging responsible spending while providing a unique reward…
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UncategorizedMega Man Done Deathmatch Style
A modder has put “Doom and Mega Man into a blender” to “spew out a fun new way to blast your buddies online.” Mega Man: 8-Bit Deathmatch seeks to recreate the original game’s levels and weapons in a 3D environment. The mod’s levels employ 8-bit textures and sprites. “Mega Man will jump high and take…
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Frankenreview: Tony Hawk Ride
It’s a bit late for a Frankenreview of Tony Hawk Ride, but it’s interesting to see a ratings chart that starts so low and ends so high. Tony Hawk Ride is the latest installment of the storied Tony Hawk skateboarding video game franchise, given new life by developer Robomodo with the inclusion of a plastic…
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The Saboteur is “Feckin’ Hard”
The Saboteur might be in France, but its maximum-strength difficulty is all Irish, reflecting the nationality of its protagonist. Although – help me out here, United Kingdomians, I thought “fookin'” would be the onomatopoeic for the Emerald Isle’s f-word adjectival. Anyway, you can see that the bastard-ass difficulty is “feckin’ hard” according to that screenshot.…
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