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Are You Ready For Ar Tonelico III?
I certainly hope so, because it’s coming to the PlayStation 3 this January — and it may well make its way West at some point in the future. I’m glad the series is graduating to the PS3. It’s not that I think Japanese role-playing game developer can’t do good things with the PS2; I just…
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N’Gai Croal Breaks the News to Miyamoto that Mario is Dead
N’Gai Croal, the former games writer for Newsweek (and friend of this site) floored Mario’s creator with news that one of the famed video-game character’s live-action, uh, actors had died recently. During a roundtable discussion earlier Thursday, Croal asked Miyamoto, straight up: “Where were you when you heard that Captain Lou Albano passed away, and…
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Joe the Condor Ties Up Chun-Li, Busts a Cap in Her
Here’s more than two minutes of Joe the Condor – announced recently as Tatsunoko’s last combatant in Tatsunoko vs. Capcom – beating ass galore with teammate Jun the Swan, versus Chun-Li and Morrigan. Capcom’s nothing if not a gracious host. Condor and Swan Gameplay [Gametrailers]
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Why Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Co-Op was Scrubbed
Modern Warfare 2 was due to have a full co-operative mode in its main campaign, but the Infinity Ward community manager Robert Bowling told VG247 that it “ruined the experience” of the game. “We did it early on; that’s what Spec Ops started out as, as co-op through story,” Bowling told VG247. “But it really…
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Turbine: Free Model Boosted D&D Online Subs 40 Percent
Since moving to a free-to-play model, Dungeons & Dragons online has seen a 40 percent increase in subscribers, the developer Turbine said in an interview with Ars Technica The game’s free account mode limits players in classes, races and quests, which can be bought via microtransaction or though a full-boat $15 monthly subscription. “We have…
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First Borderlands DLC Involves, Yep, Zombies
2K Games today announced the first DLC package for Borderlands, Gearbox’s open-world “role-playing shooter” due to hit the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on Tuesday. “The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned” is the DLC’s title. A 2K release describes the pack’s story thusly: Tasked with keeping the workers of Jakobs Cove alive, Dr. Ned (who…
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Buy Your Cheap Halloween Costume on Xbox Live Marketplace
It’s mid-October, which in my childhood was the time Dad would take me down to the TG&Y to buy a cheap, vinyl Spider-Man costume with flammable plastic mask. If the smell of polypropylene, and dyes that run off when you sweat on ’em make you nostalgic, Xbox Live Marketplace is selling avatar costumes. There are…
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Which DJ Hero Commercial Convinces You To Buy The Game?
I’d argue game trailers for the Internet and TV commercials are two different beasts. In game trialers, we expect to see actual gameplay, shiny cinematics and a clear statement of both the release date and the platforms. But in TV commercials, there’s also the expectation of amusement and brevity because we want to get back…
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Video Games and Balloons: Because Everyone’s Talking About this Right Now
The saga of Colorado’s Balloon Boy had me and Crecente nostalgic for our days of four-alarm all-hands coverage at the Rocky (which only happened every week). So I’ve localized today’s report to include the video game angle to balloons. So here we go: All the games I could think of involving balloons, their age relative…
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Here’s Why LEGO Indiana Jones 2 Needs Your Attention
Sounds like people (e.g. my boss) weren’t excited about a second LEGO Indy game, despite the awesome driving mode they added. Here’s why you should be. 1) Two-Player Split Screen of Awesome You can see the new split screen in action during the vid we posted earlier. But in case you can’t quite tell what’s…
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