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  Sega’s Wacky World of Sports Brings Extreme Ironing To Wii

  Wii owners are about to enter a sports mini-game famine, following the release of Sega’s Wacky World of Sports, a waggle-ridden compilation that finally cleans the bones of the multiplayer sports party game carcass. We’ll give Sega credit for adding “extreme ironing” to Wacky World of Sports, something I never thought I’d see on the…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 29, 2009
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  MotorStorm: Arctic Edge Hands-On: From The Land Of The Ice And Snow

  Sony’s MotorStorm series is making the move to the PSP (and PlayStation 2) later this year, trading in sun, sea, and sand for snow, with MotorStorm: Arctic Edge, Bigbig Studios frenzied frosty sequel. Sony showed off the latest version at its most recent PlayStation Gamers Day, giving us hands-on time with the PlayStation Portable entry,…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 29, 2009
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  If the Shoe Fits

  To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Of Pigs & Men You may recall that I received a pair of a very limited set of Nike shoes from Sony in celebration of the Playstation. I donated them to the Jennifer Ann’s Group, a non-profit that helps educate about teen dating violence, and they auctioned them off last…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 29, 2009
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  EA Shows Off Madden 10 For Wii’s “Genre-Defining Art Style”

  EA Sports is making the best of the Wii’s graphical prowess by going with a stylized look for the Nintendo console-bound version of Madden NFL 10, which EA says is a “genre-defining art style.” Those visual changes include a “new stylized broadcast presentation” and new, exaggerated player models that range from the spindly wide receiver…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 29, 2009
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  First MAG Gameplay Trailer Shows 256 Player Action

  .html Zipper Interactive’s ambitious Massive Action Game may not be as visually impressive as, say Killzone 2 or Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, but give ’em a break. They’re dealing with 256 players at a time. While the PlayStation 3 game’s first gameplay trailer may not show all 256 combatants on-screen at once, cumulatively we’d wager…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 29, 2009
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  Captivate 09: Day Two

  Yesterday’s Captivate 09 stories saw early impressions of Dead Rising 2, Dark Void, Spyborgs and Lost Planet 2, to name a few. Today was mostly about hands-on time with the games. Here’s the breakdown: Spyborgs In Action Dark Void Preview: Break Neck Speed Ace Attorney Investigations Trailer Resident Evil Archives Preview: Survival Frustration Spyborgs Preview:…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 29, 2009
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  Ubisoft Announces Ghost Recon 4 For 2010

  Tom Clancy‘s royalty check will expand by an undisclosed sum next year, as Ubisoft has reconnoitered the first quarter of 2010, announcing that Ghost Recon 4 will likely arrive before March 31st. Ubisoft’s quarterly report didn’t shine any light on further Ghost Recon 4 details, sadly, merely ruling out a release this calendar year. The…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 29, 2009
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  The Story Behind The Conduit

  "How can mankind fight a war that the enemy has already won?" asks the latest trailer for Sega’s first-person shooter The Conduit. The new trailer explores the story behind The Conduit in timeline form, giving us a quick synopsis as to what happened over the course of six months that ended with our protagonist running…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 29, 2009
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  Killing Floor Now Available For Pre-Purchase

  Killing Floor, the co-op survival game by Georgia’s own Tripwire Interactive is now available for pre-purchase through Steam, with a discount in store for those who order early. Killing Floor is the evolution of an Unreal Tournament 2004 conversion that sees players teaming up to battle hordes of infected creatures rampaging through London. Players can…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 29, 2009
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  Ubisoft Firmly Believes Splinter Cell: Conviction Will Hit By The Holidays

  The 100% more grizzled adventures of super spy/hobo Sam Fisher will continue this calendar year, according to Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot, as the publisher has dated Splinter Cell: Conviction for a pre-Christmas release. Ubisoft confirmed that the Xbox 360-exclusive “active stealth” game will give gamers another taste of tactical action, Tom Clancy style, before the…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 29, 2009
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  BlazBlue Limited Edition Is Very Blue Indeed

  Behold the ultimate blueness of Aksys Games’ newly revealed limited collector’s edition of BlazBlue. Both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of Arc System Works’ latest 2D fighter are getting the big box treatment by Aksys. The set not only contains a very pretty box and the game itself, but a 2-disc, 42-song soundtrack…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 29, 2009
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  The Three Filters of Street Fighter IV PC

  It is unusual for the best compliment for a video game to be that the PC version is identical to its console predecessors. But that’s the case with Street Fighter IV with one… well, three exceptions. Playing Street Fighter IV last week using a Street Fighter Fight Pad plugged into a laptop made it easy…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 29, 2009
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  Celebrate Grand Theft Auto IV’s 1-Year Anniversary With Bundles

  Happy birthday, Grand Theft Auto IV. You’re one year old today. Microsoft got you an Xbox 360 Elite “Limited Anniversary Edition” bundle to promote the occasion. But brace for pack-in disappointment… While the latest Xbox 360 Elite package packs in a copy of Grand Theft Auto IV, it doesn’t appear to offer a complimentary copy…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 29, 2009
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  inFamous Engineer Talks Trophies And Stunts

  Sucker Punch software engineer Chris Heidorn stopped by the PlayStation Blog today to discuss the trophies to unlock and stunts to perform in their upcoming superhero game inFamous. Chris goes into great detail about the stunts included in the game, which are sequences of events and combinations of powers used to kill the enemy creatively.…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 29, 2009
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  Lost Planet 2 Lets You Spank Your Own Custom Ass

  In Lost Planet 2 there is no main character, instead you are the main character, one that can be customized and made to spank him or herself in a square studded helmet and chain-framed bikini. “We prepared a very detailed customization system that will allow you to create your own character,” said Capcom’s Jun Takeuchi.…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 29, 2009
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  A Not So Massive Amount Of MAG Media

  Zipper Interactive is taking its shooter know-how to a more massive scale with MAG, the developer’s “massive action game” for the PlayStation 3. The epic shooter will host battles of up to 256 players online. That’s obviously far more than Zipper’s SOCOM series, for which it is likely best known, operating on a design scale…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 29, 2009
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  Fate: Unlimited Codes Preview: Fight

  Fate: Unlimited Codes, a 2D fighter based on an erotic Japanese "visual novel", seems to be packing some pretty solid fighting elements. And it should be: The team behind Tatsunoku Vs. Capcom made it. What Is It? Japanese eroge visual novel game Fate/stay night, turned anime television show, turned 2D fighter for the Playstation portable.…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 29, 2009
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  Zeno Clash Review: Not One For Your Father (Or Mother)

  Indie platformers, we’ve seen. Indie adventure games too. But indie first-person shooters that moonlight as first-person brawlers? That’s fresh. That’s Zeno Clash. You couldn’t login to Steam or go near a PC forum over the past month or so without running into talk about Zeno Clash, a game from tiny Chilean studio ACE Team that’s…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 29, 2009
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  SOE Delivers More DC Universe Doomsday

  Announcing the appearance of Superman killer Doomsday once apparently wasn’t enough for Sony Online Entertainment, who today deliver new screenshots and renders of everyone’s favorite Kryptonian mutant in DC Universe Online. I’m not sure why they didn’t just release this artwork along with the video they passed along back in February, which got the comic…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 29, 2009
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  Widescreen Games Halts Work On Console Witcher

  While not exactly confirmation of yesterday’s cancellation rumor, French developer Widescreen Games has announced the suspension of development on The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf due to “financial problems”. With CD Projekt Red mum on the rumors of the game’s cancellation, French development partner Widescreen games have issued a press release addressing the fate…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 29, 2009