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The Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Beta Is Good–Mostly
As I noted this morning, Call of Duty is one of those rare things I like. I like the campaigns because the stories are usually decently told and efficiently delivered—I can play through each new one in a couple sessions, and playing them again never feels like a daunting proposition. And I like the multiplayer…
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Skylanders Is Getting Online Multiplayer
Activision revealed today that they’re adding online multiplayer to Skylanders: Superchargers. The game’s getting online land, sea and air races for up to four players, along with an online co-op story mode. Skylanders never had any sort of online multiplayer and fans have been really clamoring for it for a while now. So it’s good…
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The Prototype Bundle For PS4 And Xbox One Is Pretty Shoddy
Don’t call it an HD remaster, ‘cause Prototype and Prototype 2 have been playing like this for years, sometimes better. It’s a sad state of affairs when a game runs better on the PlayStation 3 than it does on Xbox One. Released this past week with absolutely no fanfare whatsoever, the Prototype Biohazard Bundle for…
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Tony Hawk 5 Is Looking Kinda Rough
The first gameplay trailer for Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5 has arrived, and it’s a good thing fun and pretty aren’t mutually exclusive. I’m looking forward to a new Tony Hawk title that doesn’t require a horrid plastic skateboard to play and returns to the classic level-based goals of the earlier Pro Skater games. Give…
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Am I crazy, or does Activision’s The Peanuts Movie tie-in game look pretty good? Snoopy’s Grand Adventure, due out this fall on Xbox One, 360, PS4, Wii U and 3DS, sees Charlie Brown’s pup platforming through the worlds of his imagination and taking flight against the Red Baron. It’s even got Woodstock co-op!
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SuperChargers Dark Editions Complicate Skylander And Amiibo Collecting
Dark Edition Skylanders starter packs and their exclusive toy variants have always vexed collectors, but the upcoming SuperChargers Dark Editions add a deeper level of frustration in the form of two different Nintendo sets, each with their own exclusive Skylander/Amiibo toys. The standard Skylanders SuperChargers Dark Edition for PlayStations and Xboxes come with four toys…
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David Cross Says He Wrote Jokes For Destiny That Bungie Didn’t Use
Destiny has been accused of many things, but “having personality” is probably not one of them. It came out of the womb last September totally deadpan and remarkably serious, but apparently it wasn’t always going to be that way. Indeed, noted joke person David Cross told IGN this week that Bungie flew him and fellow…
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Meet Fiesta, The Undead Skylander With His Own Mariachi Band
With attacks that spawn adorable skeletal bandmates and a ride that was once his coffin-shaped kids bed, Skylanders: Superchargers Fiesta is an unliving, unbreathing example of why I love this stupid series. The creativity of the toy designs is one of the key reasons I keep coming back to Skylanders year after year, and second-greatest…
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Platinum Shows Off Its Fancy New Transformers Game
Leaked this weekend via website and retail listing, Platinum Games’ Transformers: Devastation is officially a real thing, and it looks just prime. A single-player beat-em up featuring five first generation Autobots versus some 30-plus Decepticon enemies, including the game’s massive namesake, Devastation will be coming to Xboxes, PlayStations and PCs later this year. It’s no…
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E3 Leak Or Not, These Are Some Cool Transformers Screens [Update]
Over at Pure Xbox they’ve secured what they say are leaked screenshots for a soon-to-be-announced Transformers brawler from Activision. Maybe, maybe not—all I know for certain is the shots depict a game I’d love to play. Update: A Best Buy Canada listing for the game for PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One has surfaced,…
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Vehicles Make A Massive Difference In Skylanders: Superchargers
Adding land, sea and air vehicles to the mix gives this fall’s Skylanders game an exciting new twist. More importantly, it gives children toys they can actually play with. This is Hot Streak. It’s one of the 20 vehicles being introduced in Skylanders: Superchargers this September. Like previous Skylanders figures, Hot Streak will be placed…
By Mike Fahey
