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47 Billion Shots Were Fired In the Battlefield 3 Beta
Time for some fun with numbers! With the open beta for Battlefield 3 now over, developers DICE and publishers EA have shared some stats from the slaughterthon. It’s the really big ones that grab you first, like 47 billion shots being fired, 1.5 billion kills being recorded or over 8 million players taking part. But…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 18, 2011 -
Should You Buy Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure? Yes.
Mixing together video games and collectible toys, Activision? How very Captain Power of you. As many will no doubt remember, the good captain and his soldiers of the future wound up defending clearance aisles from evil until fading into obscurity. Should a simillar fate befall Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure? It’s time for a Gut Check. Evan…
By Mike Fahey Published October 17, 2011 -
How to Play With Your Skylanders Toys on Console, 3DS, and the Web
Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure hit game and toy store shelves, resulting in thousands of children and adults learning a new way to play together. There are many different ways to squeeze fun out of these shiny lumps of plastic; let’s take a look at three of them. There’s the game console version of Skylanders, in which…
By Mike Fahey Published October 17, 2011 -
It’s Modern Sonic’s Turn in the Sonic Generations Demo Spotlight
Classic Sonic got his chance to sell folks on Sonic Generations with his demo back in June. Tomorrow it’s modern Sonic’s time to shine, and he’s a lean, mean, generally screwing things up in 3D machine! Oh, and classic Sonic is coming along for the ride too. Back in June Sega treated fans to a…
By Mike Fahey Published October 17, 2011 -
There is a Devil May Cry HD Collection in the Works, and This is What It Looks Like
Having long been the subject of rumors, speculation, and ESRB ratings, the Devil May Cry HD Collection is now a real snow-haired, demon-slaying boy, and we’ve got the comparison shots to prove it. The collection brings together remastered versions of the first three titles in the Devil May Cry series, from Dante’s big debut to…
By Mike Fahey Published October 17, 2011 -
There Are Battlefield 3 Screenshots, and There Are Battlefield 3 “Screenshots”
Here’s a batch of new images from EA’s upcoming shooter Battlefield 3. Half of them are useful, beautiful shots of the game’s multiplayer maps The other half? Well, it’s nice they look like the cover art and all, but yeah. Not as useful. As hard as it is to believe, Battlefield 3 will be out…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 17, 2011 -
Arkham City’s Launch Trailer Shows Batman Has a lot on his Plate
This is the launch trailer for Batman: Arkham City, out this week on 360 and PS3. It shows most of the people you fight with, and against, in the game. I actually finished the game yesterday. The reason I bring this up is that I didn’t see some of the content in this trailer, meaning…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 17, 2011 -
Should You Buy X-Men: Destiny? No.
X-Men: Destiny has been out on store shelves for a couple of weeks now, so for many of you this comes too late, but in case the New York Comic-Con gets you craving a little mutant-on-mutant violence, Multiple Fahey and his sidekick, Owen, are here to save the day with an untimely Gut Check. Michael…
By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2011 -
Batman Fails to Instill Fear in the Hearts of Arkham City Reviewers
Did you know Batman: Arkham Asylum holds the Guinness World Record for ‘Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever’? Judging from the initial reviews for Batman: Arkham City, that’s probably no longer the case. Arkham Asylum raised the bar not only for comic book-based video games, but action adventure games in general, so when Warner Bros.…
By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2011 -
This is What Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure Has in Stores for You This Sunday
Video game stores everywhere are forced to carry action figures this Sunday, when Activision releases the toy-powered Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure. In the meantime, check out what Activision unleashed all over my computer desk today. What you see here is a dozen carded Skylanders action figures, starter packs for the Wii and Xbox 360 (to test…
By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2011 -
Ghost Rider Turns His Penance Stare on Pinball FX 2
Johnny Blaze, the subject of the upcoming live-action sequel starring Nicholas Cage’s hair, is the next Marvel superhero to get the Pinball FX 2 treatment, but what virtuous secret is he hiding? Ghost Rider will join the ranks of Spider-Man, Blade, Iron Man, Wolverine, The Fantastic Four, and Captain America as Marvel characters given the…
By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2011 -
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Goes 3D Three Ways
A first for the franchise, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations will be playable in full 3D across all three platforms: PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360, with the console versions supporting both stereoscopic 3D and TriOviz’s Inficolor 3D glasses
By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2011 -
The Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Teaser Knows Exactly What I Want
I don’t need to see Optimus Prime or Megatron. They can save the large scale battles for future trailers. Hell, I don’t even need color. Just give me Grimlock and I’m good. All I really know about the next Transformers game from the developers of War for Cybertron is that combiners might make an appearance,…
By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2011 -
Don’t Fret Used Gamers, GameStop Gives Used Buyers Free Catwoman Codes
The Batman: Arkham City new copy-only Catwoman content issue won’t be affecting used sales at GameStop, as an internal memo reveals that customers purchasing the game preowned will score a Catwoman code as well. Sent to us by an anonymous tipster and since verified with GameStop retail locations, used copies of Batman: Arkham City will…
By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2011 -
Hey Moron, Just Because you Like Arkham City Doesn’t Mean You can be Batman
Stick with this Batman: Arkham City trailer past its awkward first moments. It builds momentum, very slowly, until it there’s so much awkwardness you can’t help but crack a smile. Funny Batman Arkham City advertisement [Super Punch]
By Luke Plunkett Published October 14, 2011 -
Painwheel, Painwheel, Spinning Around, Skullgirls‘ Latest Fighter is a Spinning Tortured Soul
A scared schoolgirl trapped in a body fuelled by pain and fury, Painwheel dominates the air and pierces her foes with sharp spikes as the latest character introduced for Reverge Labs’ all-girl fighter Skullgirls. You can call her Carol. Carol was just a regular schoolgirl before she was kidnapped and injected with experimental Skullgirls blood,…
By Mike Fahey Published October 13, 2011 -
You’ll Have to Work Together to Survive These Big Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One Co-Op Moments
With only a few days left before Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One hits stores shelves, the folks at Insomniac put together a little video to help four-player gamer gangs prepare themselves for the challenges ahead. I guess I’m just going to have to wait until my boys are a little older before experiencing the…
By Mike Fahey Published October 13, 2011 -
Phoenix Wright and Nova Join the Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Battle at the New York Comic-Com
Capcom’s Phoenix Wright and Marvel’s Richard Rider get a massive Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 asset dump, just in time for the New York Comic-Con. Is there a Mega Man surprise in store for fans? RuruniQ over at Padinga believes he’s found hint at upcoming downloadable content for Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 in the…
By Mike Fahey Published October 13, 2011 -
Culture
How Long Did It Take For Bethesda’s Marathon Men To Finish Skyrim?
You’d be amazed at how fast a game developer and a quality assurance tester can burn through The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim when there’s pie on the line. It’s a Bethesda tradition: When the company gets close to wrapping up development on a big title, one QA tester and one developer face-off to see who…
By Mike Fahey Published October 13, 2011