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Nintendo’s E3 Presentation, Now Shorter And With Way More Jokes
Nintendo may not have given an “official” E3 press conference, but that doesn’t mean they skipped the show entirely. If you didn’t get up early enough to watch their Nintendo Direct and its accompanying announcements (or if the lousy feed crapped out), you may be wondering just what they showed. Maybe you’d like to watch…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 20, 2013 -
It’s Annoying To Explain You’re Not Making A Mobile or Social Game
Some devs like to keep it simple: no in-app purchases or microtransactions—hell, no app at all; no forcing you to rope your friends to play. Just, you know: player gives dev money, player gets entire game. That game is probably priced at more than 99 cents to boot. It’s an approach that may seem strange…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 20, 2013 -
Contra Is Coming To iOS, And It’s Changed
Konami’s classic run-and-gunner is hitting iOS next Thursday, but it’s not Contra as we know it. This is Contra Evolution, the a retooling of the original using CocoaChina’s open-source game engine, and it’s rather fetching. Contra Evolution first arrived on iOS in China back in January of this year, where it rose to the top…
By Mike Fahey Published June 20, 2013 -
Here’s Your First Real Look at Watch Dogs‘ Multiplayer [VIDEO PULLED]
Ubisoft’s teased Watch Dogs’ multiplayer during the PlayStation 4 event in February and then showed the game’s asymmetrical mobile integration during E3. But the video above is the first true glimpse of what has only been described in words. The clip shows what it’ll be like to hunt down another player who’s trying to hack…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 20, 2013 -
Non-Gamer Simplifies Xbox One Debacle For People Who Don’t Care
“Look. I’m not a gamer. Are you guys gamers?” isn’t usually how you want to start a story about video games. But that’s how FOX Business’ Lauren Simonetti started her report on the Xbox One DRM debacle. “Well it’s Microsoft vs. just think the teenage boy gamer, and the teenage boy gamer won”, Simonetti said…
By Chris Person Published June 20, 2013 -
Here Are All The New Enemies You’ll Face In The Next Borderlands 2 DLC
Gearbox, the creators of the Borderlands series, say the next campaign DLC—Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep—is the biggest piece of content for their sequel yet. More areas to wander, more guns to fire and, more importantly, more enemies to shred to pieces. What do those enemies look like? Well, here they are. All of…
By Tina Amini Published June 20, 2013 -
Shigeru Miyamoto and the Damsel In Distress
Shigeru Miyamoto made Donkey Kong, and, in the process, put a woman on top of some girders for Mario to rescue. His Super Mario and Zelda series perpetually involve saving a princess. If we’re going to talk about women in games, we should talk to him about it, right? Last week, I did. I need…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 20, 2013 -
It’s XCOM. On iOS. Isn’t That All You Need To Know?
I’ve spent the past few days zapping aliens and maneuvering troops in the iPad version of XCOM: Enemy Unknown, and I’m happy to report that it’s XCOM: Enemy Unknown on iPad, which is really all that you need to know. Also, it costs $20, which is alarming until you realize that you’re getting a $20…
By Jason Schreier Published June 20, 2013 -
The Moneysaver: Metal Gear Legacy, Free Colonial Marines, Tons Of Apps
Psycho Mantis: “You like reading Moneysaver don’t you? You must be a cautious person, I see that you save a lot.” Do you have it in you to fill out a rebate to get Colonial Marines for free? If so, today is your chance. We’ve got a great deal on a Haswell CPU/Mobo combo, The…
By Shane Roberts Published June 20, 2013 -
See Assassin’s Creed IV‘s Improved Stealth, Naval Combat in New Trailer
Maybe you’re on the fence about Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag and its whole pirate-centric motif. Well, you should let this latest clip reveal one crucial gameplay element to you: pirates were basically partying all the time. And lead character Edward Kenway can just sit down and have a drink with his fellow salty dogs…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 20, 2013 -
Show Us Your Animal Crossing: New Leaf House
They say you can tell a lot about a person based on how they decorate a room. And if you’re playing Animal Crossing: New Leaf, you’re gonna have a lot of rooms to decorate. Let’s share, shall we? Just as a quick reminder:this is how you go about easily uploading your New Leaf screenshots. So!…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 20, 2013 -
TowerFall Was The Most Fun I Had At E3
I have this problem having what humans call “fun” at E3. You see, to me E3 is work — a pressure-cooker of exhaustion, hand sanitizer and confusing PR campaigns centered in an incredibly sad and weird part of Los Angeles. At times it’s downright creepy, and if you’re not careful you’ll forget why you love…
By Chris Person Published June 20, 2013 -
A Slight Oversimplification Of The Xbox One DRM Reversal
In NMA TV’s latest video the Xbox One is a pile of shit with a logo and Sony is a ninja getting handjobs. The Taiwanese animation studio might not always be spot-on with their analysis, but they sure do know how to illustrate a point, and boy are they speedy about it. Less than 24…
By Mike Fahey Published June 20, 2013 -
Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: TruthTellah offers up one take on yesterday’s Xbox One turnaround. Battleborn examines the long, twisting life of the Pokemon franchise. And Danimalcart looks back at E3 somewhat fondly. And you can always go join the voices talking about video games and life in TAY Classic…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 20, 2013
