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Killzone: Mercenary Keeps Dreams Of A Decent Vita FPS Alive

Given that the promise of delivering a console-quality first-person shooter on the PlayStation Vita has been broken by every studio that’s released one so far, you’d think developers might be more careful about potentially painting themselves into that same corner. Not Guerrilla Games Cambridge, the team charged with shrinking the big-budget Killzone series into a…

The kickass Time Surfer soundtrack is now available on Bandcamp

Looks Like Sony Will Reveal The Next PlayStation On February 20 [Update]

Sony just posted this video on the PlayStation blog. Looks like a teaser for the next PlayStation (code-named Orbis), don’t you think? It ends with a date: February 20, 2013. Will Sony announce their next console then? We’ve heard bits and pieces about the next PlayStation for quite some time now, and rumors have been…

At Last, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 Brings Sudden Death to Life

For the longest time, a tie was as good as a win in the final round of a Tiger Woods PGA Tour event. The game’s career mode did not simulate playoff holes if your golfer finished in a deadlock with one or more others. The tournament simply ended and you still got credit for a…

Oh Lord, I Must Own All of Peanuts’ Sunday Strips

Thing you probably don’t know about me: I can’t look at Peanuts without tears welling up in my eyes, especially the older stuff. Sure, everybody knows Snoopy now. But, it’s really the entire mix of characters—Charlie Brown, Lucy, Peppermint Patty et al—and their mix of adult prickliness and childlike naiveté that made Charles Schulz’s iconic…

You Can Play Minecraft With Heavy Metal Lords Lich King Tonight

Sure, it’s fun to play Minecraft with your friends. But what if you could play with your favorite metal band? Even better. Tonight, the metal band Lich King will be playing Minecraft along with their fans, according to a post on their Facebook wall. Want to get in on the fun? They’ll be sharing server…

Gameloft Gears Up for Gaming on Blackberry 10

Now that everybody’s buzzing about the sexy new BlackBerry Z10, mobile gaming giant Gameloft steps up to the plate to ensure gamers considering a switch that they’ll be at least 11 games for them to play on their shiny new handset, including The Amazing Spider-Man, The Dark Knight Rises and Modern Combat 4. Does this…

Pissed-Off Jonathan Coulton Fans Review-Bomb Glee‘s ‘Baby Got Back’

If you head on over to iTunes and check out Glee’s version of Baby Got Back, you’ll find a swarm of unhappy reviews from Jonathan Coulton fans. That’s what happens when you rip a song off, I guess. To quickly recap, for those of you not in the loop: earlier this month we wrote about…

Resident Evil May Get a Reboot or Something

After 16 years and nine full entries in the saga, Resident Evil may be at the point where it needs more than a fresh coat of paint. The series’ producer hinted to Eurogamer that it may be due for “a slight reboot,” to try to make it compelling again after Resident Evil 6 sank under…

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare Gets A Beefy Free Update

Torn Banner’s enjoyable first-person slashing game Chivalry: Medieval Warfare has gotten its first (entirely free!) content update, and it’s a doozy. New maps and arenas, new weapons, a control update, and lots of polish and graphical improvements. Heck yeah. This is how you do a content update. You can see info on the update in…

The Weapon Selection in Redneck Revenge is Simply Exquisite

I’d like to think that if I found myself surrounded on all sides by zombies I’d have the presence of mind to stuff a stick of dynamite up a chicken’s ass. Okay, technically it’s a rooster. That’s what separates me from the animated backwoods stereotype. That and my lack of control over large aquatic mammals.…

The Tomb Raider Prequel Comic Puts Lara Croft on a TV Show

The upcoming Tomb Raider reboot is an origin story, one that has Lara Croft wind up shipwrecked on a mysterious island. What was she doing on that ship, anyway? A new comic series from Dark Horse Comics answers that question. Tomb Raider: The Beginning is being written by Rhianna Pratchett, who’s also the main writer…

Go read this fascinating Simon Parkin piece about the relationships between shooting games and gun manufacturers.

Why There Won’t Be a Wii U Price Cut Anytime Soon

Three hundred bucks, at least. That’s hefty for some gamers, who are waiting (and hoping) that Nintendo will slash the Wii U’s price. The console, released last fall in North America, isn’t quite flying off the shelves like the Wii did. A price cut might be just what the doctor ordered. Don’t hold your breath,…

Necromorphs Are But One Of Isaac Clarke’s Headaches In Dead Space 3

Isaac Clark, as you might imagine, wants nothing to do with necromorphs—the horrific reanimated corpses of the dead and much of what you shoot in the Dead Space franchise. So why does he find himself fighting them yet again in Dead Space 3? In a word, Ellie—but let this new story trailer for the game…

Mistreated Mother Fans Swarm Miiverse To Beg For Earthbound

There is perhaps no group of gamers more mistreated than American Mother fans. While Japanese gamers have gotten all three games in the surreal RPG series, all we’ve gotten is Earthbound, a Super Nintendo localization of Mother 2. Americans didn’t get Mother on NES, Mother 3 on Game Boy Advance, or any of the subsequent…

Just-hired director Duncan Jones might have figured out how to do a Warcraft movie two years ago.

FarmVille 2 Sweetheart Tree: Everything You Need to Know

A dreamy new character has appeared on our farms in FarmVille 2. Say hello to Gus, a character created by Zynga that is a “hunky mix of Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, and Brad Pitt.” Gus’s arrival brings more Valentine’s Day content to the game, as we have a chance to plant and grow a Sweetheart…

Oh, It’s Just Gabe Newell Wearing a Horse Mask

Gabe Newell, the beloved chief of Valve, has proven many times that he is really kind to fans. So it did not take a long for him to agree to pose for a very special photo this week after giving a talk at the University of Texas at Austin’s LBJ School of Public Affairs. This…

Square Enix Just Turned Hideo Kojima into a Raiden Toy

Besides making video games, Square Enix also has a line of collectible “Play Arts” figurines. Upcoming Metal Gear Rising is getting a Play Arts version of protagonist Raiden in his black armour. And to mark the game’s release, Square Enix sent Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima a custom version. With his face on it. After…