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Suprisingly Competent Blackwater Kinect Title Could Be Its Own Greatest Victim

This week was the first time we heard of publisher 505 Games’ Blackwater, an FPS that would cast you in the role of Blackwater Worldwide mercenaries. The topic seemed thorny—the mercenary company, now renamed Xe Services LLC., has been at the center of a multiple of controversies and the subject of highly critical Congressional hearings.…

X-Men Destiny Makes You Pretend to be The X-Men Without Actually Playing as Them

X-Men: Destiny, Activision’s newest attempt to channel the franchise into beat-em up form, really wants indulge your fantasy of becoming a part of the expansive lore of the comic series. Rather than choosing their favorite heroes and villains from the series, players choose one of three new mutants whose powers you can cultivate and strengthen…

Dead Island Stands Out By Being Both Splattery and Solemn

Dead Island had been sending mixed signals—I wasn’t able to tell whether this title was meant to be a goofy splatterfest or emotionally devastating. Having now had the chance to experience the game first hand, I think it’s trying to be a little of both. Surprisingly, the combination works. When the announcement trailer for the…

Here’s Mad Catz’s Official Xbox 360 Wireless Headphones

Mad Catz’s official Xbox 360 headsets has one thing nobody else has: They’re totally wireless. There are three models, but the two you care about are the Warhead and Devastator. The former’s Dolby 7.1, the latter’s stereo. I didn’t get to wear them, much less listen to them, so I can’t tell you the two…

Fable: The Journey Is Part On-Rail Shooter, Part Black & White, Part Fable

Fable: The Journey is an odd amalgam: a mix of on-the-rails shooter, of hand-waving magic, of Fable storytelling. It is, Peter Molyneux tells me, a departure from the numbered Fable games. “One, two, three was all about the bloodline and you played a hero and you had the destiny of a bloodline,” Molyneux said. “In…

Inversion

Inversion Will Turn Your Mind Upside-Down

A lot of non-gamers I’ve talked to say that one of the reasons they don’t play is because the rapidly moving camera makes them feel sick. After playing Inversion, a third-person cover-based shooter from Timeshift developer Saber Interactive, I think I understand how they feel. Set in a post-apocalyptic future, aliens have invaded earth, defeating…

Welcome to Sunny Los Angeles

Awesome shots courtesy of Isaac Viel.

Nyko Zoom for Kinect Lets You Play in the Tiniest Apartments

A pair of lenses that clip onto your Kinect, Nyko’s Zoom reduces the distance you need to play Kinect by up to 40 percent. If it works, it sounds terribly useful, especially in New York City (trust me).… [Gizmodo]

Get a Look at the Halo Remake’s Shiny New Graphics

Sure, the Flood levels are a bit janky, but the first Halo still has some of the best campaign and multiplayer levels of the entire series. They now look a lot nicer. Halo: Combat Evolved’s 10th Anniversary Edition will be out this November. It sure will be nice playing Blood Gulch over Xbox Live.

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Minecraft Coming to Xbox with Kinect

This fall, says Microsoft, indie favorite Minecraft will be coming to Xbox, complete with Kinect motion controls.

These are the New Xbox Live Television Features

Let’s face it: the television remote is so yesterday. As anticipated, Xbox Live’s Marc Whitten has taken the stage at Microsoft’s keynote address to describe and promote some of the features we can expect from the company’s new Xbox Live TV functionality. Voice-Controlled No more buttons, no more joysticks. Users will be able to access…

Check Out a Little Slice of Ninja Gaiden 3

As fast and as bloody as ever, here’s the trailer of Ninja Gaiden 3. Click to view

Spider Man: Edge of Time Swings By With New E3 Screens

Activision has delivered a new batch of screens for their upcoming super hero actioner Spider Man: Edge of Time The title is due to launch this Fall for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. For more information, check out the HeroHQ community on Facebook.

Spyro’s Back in This Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure Trailer

Bringing toys and games together, Skylanders uses a platform to sync action figures to your game.

You May Not Want to Watch This Footage of Kinect Star Wars

Not if you care about video games. Or Star Wars Don’t just take note of the lag present when Kinect evangelist Kudo Tsunoda swings his lightsaber. Take a look at when he “jumps”, and his on-screen jedi doesn’t begin to somersault until Kudo has already landed. Oh dear. You can check out a slicker, less…

Xbox 360 Still Selling Strong, Says Press Release That Guarantees No Xbox 3 at E3

From a Microsoft press release: Microsoft has now sold 55 million Xbox 360 consoles across 38 countries and sales are accelerating. Xbox 360 maintains its lead in the U.S. as the top selling console in 2011, and ten of the past eleven months. In the first four months of 2011, Xbox 360 has seen a…

These Ninja Gaiden 3 Screenshots Aren’t For the Squeamish

This week’s Famitsu features some new screens from Ninja Gaiden 3. According to Andriasang, the upcoming article says that the game is “30% complete” and will be ready for release in 2012. [Famitsu]

When a Great Demo Hides a Bad Game

In today’s Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Dracosummoner talks about a game that sold him with its demo and then let him down in full release. Has that ever happened to you? Have you ever played a demo that you absolutely loved, one that instantly convinced you to go out and play the real game…