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A Look At Combat In Dead To Rights: Retribution
Combat designer Lee Roberts walks us through combat in the dog-eat-guy world of Dead To Rights: Retribution. It seems a bit complicated to me, but I can easily see how rewarding some of the more advanced tactics Roberts describes here can be if you pull them off correctly. It also seems a bit more loose…
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Frankenreview: Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time
The last Lombax and his robot buddy return to tie together plot points for once and for all in Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time. We’ve been following the star-spanning adventures of Ratchet and Clank since 2002. In this 9th game in the series, developer Insomniac brings everything to a head, answering questions players…
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This Week In XBLA: Inferno Pool And Rainbow Islands
Climb up some rainbows or shoot a few balls in this week’s two new Xbox Live Arcade games, Rainbow Islands: Towering Adventure! and Inferno Pool. Two new titles hit the Xbox Live Arcade this week, both setting you back 800 Microsoft points should you choose to partake. Inferno Pool is a whole new sort of…
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CES 2010 Gets Even Gamier
The annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is increasing its gaming focus this year, adding more than 50% more floor to the Gaming Showcase for 2010. Every year, CES sets aside a little bit of its show floor for the Gaming Showcase, where game publishers and peripheral manufacturers can show off their latest wares,…
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You’re A Moustache Away From A Red Dead Redemption Cameo
Grow a moustache for Movember, the annual month-long celebration of the moustache aimed at raising awareness of men’s health issues, and you and your ‘stache could earn an appearance in Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption. Taking place the entire month of November, Movember uses the moustache as a symbol to highlight important health issues affecting men,…
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BioWare Hosts 24 Hour International Dragon Age Competition
BioWare has gathered 10 teams from across the globe to compete in the Dragon Age: Origins Warden’s Quest, a 24 hour competition to determine which players are worthy of $12,500. The Dragon Age: Origins Warden’s Quest is taking place on October 28th at 10:00 AM GMT, with 10 teams of 4 players each representing 9…
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Analyst Slashes DJ Hero Sales Projections
Activision’s DJ Hero hits store shelves tomorrow, and it might linger there a bit longer than expected, as Cowen and Company analyst Doug Creutz drops sales projections for the rhythm game by more than 50%. Will hype, demo booths, and the Hero brand be enough to make DJ Hero a smash hit? Perhaps not, if…
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LittleBigPlanet: The Return Of Pumpkinhead
At the risk of repeating themselves, Media Molecule is bringing back the free pumpkin head costume piece to LittleBigPlanet for those of you who might have missed it last year. It’s a year old, but it’s still terrifyingly adorable. The pumpkin head costume piece returns to LBP on Thursday, when it will be available for…
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The Nintendo Download: Zombies Ate My Monkeys
Zombies eating neighbors, giant manatees eating pirates, and ghostly mini-games in this week’s spooktacular Nintendo Download update. WiiWare gets the bulk of the spooky in this week’s additions to WiiWare, DSiWare, and the Virtual console. Each of the three gets two new games each, but with Gameloft’s Ghost Mansion Party (1,000 Wii points) and the…
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A Million Facebook Users Like Guitar Hero
Facebook users have been clicking on the “Become a Fan” button on Activision’s Guitar Hero page like crazy, making it the first video game franchise to gather more than a million Facebook fans. If you had any doubts about the ever-growing importance of Facebook to the game industry, look no further than today’s Activision announcement,…
By Mike Fahey
