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Fairytale Fights Preview: The Brothers Grimm Never Looked So Gory
Not since that Matt Damon/Heath Ledger flick have I seen such an abusive interpretation of classic fairytales. And I mean that in a good way. Fairytale Fights takes the “let’s make charming children’s stories bloody” approach to Brothers Grimm characters and runs with it in a direction that’s violent, gory and totally hilarious all at…
By AJ Glasser Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Watch BlizzCon 2009 Online, Get Grunty
DIRECTV’s coverage of BlizzCon 2009 goes beyond the television this year, with non-subscribers able to purchase a streaming internet package that includes the exclusive Grunty the Murloc Space Marine pet. Last year DIRECTV broadcast BlizzCon 2008 as a pay per view event, giving those who purchased the programming a code for the show-exclusive polar bear…
By Mike Fahey Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Namco Bandai Picks Up Clash Of The Titans By Severed, Snake-Covered Head
Legends never die, and that holds true for games based on movies base on those legends, as Namco Bandai picks up publishing duties from now-defunct Brash Entertainment for Clash of the Titans: The Video Game. Clash of the Titans, based on the 2010 remake of the classic Harry Hamlin vehicle, has been in development at…
By Mike Fahey Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Namco Bandai Gamescom Liveblog
Publisher Namco Bandai is planning to drop “world exclusive announcements” on its upcoming lineup at Gamescom in Cologne. We’re covering it live, to see if Namco Bandai brought thrilling news to Gamescom or if someone in PR just got overexcited. Check out the liveblog after this to see what Namco Bandai is up to at…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
MTV: SingStar Beatles False, All-Singing Beatles: Rock Band Mode True
Kotaku has learned (again) that there isn’t a SingStar for the Beatles, but you will be able to play the next Beatles game — the one we knew about — like SingStar. Maybe with special mics, even. An MTV Games/Harmonix spokesperson e-mailed Kotaku a statement this morning denying the existence of the SingStar Fab Four…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
If Only There Was German Beer In My Fridge, If Only
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Gamescom, yes, Gamescom. YOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!! Now, if somehow someway I could get rivers of German beer in my house here in Osaka, that would be dandy. Not that I have anything against Japanese beer, it’s great. What you missed last night Konami’s Gamescom Presser Liveblog First Details About Fable III Liveblogging Microsoft’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
The PS3 Slim Has An Adorable Little Kickstand
In 2006 the PS3 was large, and mighty, and able to stand on its own two feet. In 2009, though, it has aged, and it has shrunk, to the point where it needs some help just to stay upright. These pics weren’t sent around to Western press yesterday, but they were made available to Japanese…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sony Completely Rebrands The PlayStation 3
This won’t have any real effect on you, the consumer, but it’s still interesting to note that with yesterday’s launch of the PS3 Slim, Sony were doing more than redesigning a plastic shell. They were rebranding the entire console. One of the countless press releases we received from Sony yesterday gave implicit instructions that we…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Gallery: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare On Wii
As we first broke earlier this month, Activision is bringing Call of Duty 4 to the Nintendo Wii. It looks like you might expect Modern Warfare on the Wii would look like. Developed by Infinity Ward, Call of Duty 4 was originally released on the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC back in November 2007. Treyarch…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Diablo III Impressions: Hands On With The Barbarian
We just played Diablo III. For fifteen painfully brief minutes, our lady Barbarian tore through hordes of Fallen, clicking them back to the Hell they came from. It was good. The Gamescom (and Blizzcon) demo of Diablo III playable at Blizzard’s booth features the three announced classes: Wizard, Barbarian and Witchdoctor, with male and female…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Jet-Pack Flying Clone Trooper For Reals
The first minute and some-odd seconds of this clip is dull, boring, blergh. From the 1:15 point, things get exciting, thrilling even! Don’t skip ahead. Skipping is for wussies. From the 1:50 point, though, things get boring again.
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 19, 2009