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You’re A Video Game Retailer In 2010…What Will You Do?
Whether you’re a hard-working entrepreneur running your own store or a corporate executive overseeing a worldwide chain, what will you do as a video game retailer to make 2010 a better year for the game industry than 2009? We’ve already explored the world of game publishing in 2010 from our reader’s point of view, and…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle Preview: Fear And Loathing At Ubisoft
Two weeks before my appointment with Ubisoft, I managed to inflict a stress fracture on my ankle. So my opinions of the game are colored by the painkillers I took two hours before heading off to meet Goichi Suda. Given the nature of No More Heroes, I’m not sure whether my altered perspective detracted from…
By AJ Glasser - Uncategorized
Patrice Explains The Assassin’s Creed II DLC
Our favorite member of Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed II team, creative director Patrice Desilets with his wondrous beard, explains what exactly is going on in the Battle of Forli and Bonfire of the Vanities DLC. We already technically know what’s coming in the double dose of DLC slated to arrive over the next two months, but…
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Play Drums With Animal On Your iPhone
There is now an iPhone game that allows you to play drums against Animal from The Muppet Show. Truly we live in an age of wonders. Walt Disney has released The Muppets Animal Drummer on the iTunes App Store, allowing players to rock out with the world’s greatest practitioner of the drumming art. You can…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Assassin’s Creed II’s Gap-Filling DLC Priced And Detailed
Ubisoft has delivered details and pricing info for January and February’s Assassin’s Creed II downloadable content, which fill the gaps in Ezio’s DNA sequence. How much will it cost to complete the game? Yes, as Totilo theorized, the Battle of Forli and Bonfire of the Vanities DLC, dropping in January and February respectively, comprise the…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Why Andy Richter Didn’t Win A VGA Award
On last night’s episode of Late Night with Conan O’Brien, sidekick Andy Richter expresses disappointment that he didn’t win a Spike VGA award for his work as the voice of Ezio in Assassin’s Creed II. The only reason I can imagine for such a grievous oversight is the fact that he didn’t actually voice Ezio…
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The PSP Comic Store Opens Today
What better day than a Wednesday to launch Sony’s new digital comic book service on the PSP? I’m not sure how it works in other countries, but here in the U.S., comic book fans have received Pavlovian conditioning that starts them drooling once the clock rolls over from Tuesday to Wednesday. Wednesday is when the…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Battlefield Heroes Population Swells To 3 Million
Despite strong opposition to some of the more recent changes to the game, EA’s free-to-play online shooter Battlefield Heroes continues to draw new players in droves, with a new map released today to celebrate surpassing three million registered players. Battlefield Heroes passed the two million player mark in September, prompting EA to celebrate with the…
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