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DayZ Creator: ‘I Am Angry About The War Z‘
DayZ creator Dean Hall says he’s pissed about The War Z, the controversial zombie game that seems have cloned a ton of DayZ‘s elements, including theme, genre, and title. Writing on Reddit yesterday, Hall said the accused clone “hasn’t made [his] life very pleasant”: I am angry about the WarZ. I’m very angry. I’m quite…
By Jason Schreier Published January 17, 2013 -
You Get To Ask The People Making Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Two Questions, They Said. Good Luck.
Yesterday, I attended a press junket for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, the latest in the megaseries and our first chance to see the game in action. The game, from what little we saw, could be cool. The press junket, on the other hand, wasn’t great. We got very little new info that isn’t already…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 17, 2013 -
Diablo III Director Jay Wilson Steps Down, Staying At Blizzard
Jay Wilson, longtime Blizzard employee and the director of Diablo III, has stepped down after seven years on the game. Wilson will move to another project at Blizzard. Diablo III, a game that triggered a great deal controversy upon release thanks to several technical errors, has been criticized by many fans for its online-only gameplay…
By Jason Schreier Published January 17, 2013 -
I Might Not Have What it Takes to Be a Disney City Girl
Maybe moving to the big city to be a Disney City Girl wasn’t such a good idea. My apartment is a hovel compared to the palace Jenna has, and even that’s stretching my budget to the limit. My boss will give me extra money for washing dishes if I dress in active wear, but he…
By Mike Fahey Published January 17, 2013 -
Looking to brush up on Ratchet & Clank‘s backstory? Check out the latest “Lore in a Minute.”
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 17, 2013 -
There’s a Domo Game Coming to the iOS. Rejoice!
As a mildly enthusiastic fan of the ever-present mascot for Japan’s NHK television station, new that Domo: The Journey is coming to iOS next month from Playlithium has me squealing like a large man imitating a little girl. What’s the game about? Why, it’s about Domo. I don’t see why you’d need to know anything…
By Mike Fahey Published January 17, 2013 -
Manti Te’o Gets the Tecmo Bowl Treatment
As expected, Dave Murray of the always topical Tecmo Bowl gang just chimed in on the Manti Te’o fiasco There’s usually a fast turnaround from breaking football news to some kind of Tecmo Bowl riff on the situation. And fake college football players are nothing new to a sports video game, of course. Fake girlfriends?…
By Owen Good Published January 17, 2013 -
This Legend Of Zelda Love Song Will Melt Your Triforce
Girl, ukelele, and The Legend of Zelda: a winning formula if I ever saw one. Here is a video of YouTuber HelloIamDanica, singing about why she should be Link’s ‘princess of destiny.’ It’s cute and charming—or, at least I chuckled when she says things like “even Ganon can’t keep me away.” Full lyrics are in…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 17, 2013 -
FarmVille 2 Art Deco Crafting Recipes: Everything You Need to Know
We’ve already brought you a complete guide to the Art Deco items in the FarmVille 2 marketplace, but there’s more to this theme than just items in the store. In fact, there are three new crafting recipes available for creation inside the Crafting Kitchen, and we’re here with a complete guide to making these fancy,…
by Brandy Shaul | Games.com Published January 17, 2013 -
A 500GB White PS3 Slim, with a year of PlayStation Plus bundled, goes on sale in North America Jan. 27
By Owen Good Published January 17, 2013 -
From Halo To Hot Sauce: What 25 Years Of Violent Video Game Research Looks Like
Early last year, seventy French university students sat down in a room. A group of scientists told the students they would be participating in a study to measure the effects of video game brightness on visual perception, and that they would each be paid 10 euros a day for their efforts. The students split up…
By Jason Schreier Published January 17, 2013 -
25 Video Game Violence Studies, Summarized
With video games so consistently a topic in the mass media’s examinations of the recent Sandy Hook shooting, we decided to take a look at the studies that try to determine what effect—if any—video games have on violent or aggressive behavior. President Obama made a call for more studies, providing the CDC with $10 million…
By Tina Amini Published January 17, 2013 -
Wii U’s Need For Speed: Most Wanted Will Have Co-Op Driving
Here’s a feature for the March 19 Wii U version of last fall’s acclaimed racing game Need for Speed Most Wanted that wasn’t in the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC versions. From an EA press release: …an all new local co-op mode, Co-Driver, one player drives using the Wii Remote controller or Wii U Pro…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 17, 2013 -
Valve Considers Resubmitting Left 4 Dead 2 for Australian Classification
You may remember that, nearly four years ago, Australia’s classification board refused to classify Left 4 Dead 2, effectively banning it from sale in the country. At the time, Australia’s ratings system for video games topped out at MA15+, which basically means suitable for teenagers. Valve released a highly sanitized version of the game just…
By Owen Good Published January 17, 2013 -
Halo 2‘s PC Multiplayer Shuts Off Feb. 15
With the population peaking “consistently at approximately 20 players or less,” Halo 2‘s PC multiplayer has been given one month to live. 343 Industries yesterday said the servers will be turned off on Feb. 15. If you remember the last time something like this happened, in 2010, as Microsoft was retiring support for the original…
By Owen Good Published January 17, 2013 -
This Easter Egg From The Latest Borderlands 2 DLC Might Give You An STD
Beware: spoilers for hidden secrets in Borderlands 2‘s latest DLC—Sir Hammerlock’s Big Game Hunt—follow. Also STDs might follow, so, you know, beware that, too. Now that we got that out of the way, prepare yourself for The Clap, as presented to you by GameFront, the finders of all things hidden. I need one of these…
By Tina Amini Published January 17, 2013 -
PlayStation Germany Lists Seemingly Next-Gen Star Wars 1313 For PS3 [UPDATE: Not anymore!]
For some reason, the official Facebook page for PlayStation in Germany listed Star Wars 1313 as an upcoming game for PS3 today. We’re asking them and LucasArts why, because this is a bit of a surprise and may very well be what we in America call a typo. Star Wars 1313 and its out-of-this-world graphics…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 17, 2013 -
This Week’s Windows Phone Charts: In With the Old, Out With the New
It’s not that the Windows Phone platform isn’t getting new games—it’s just that the older ones are just that good. We’ll run with that as the weekly Windows Phone charts return sleeker, sexier and more 5-hittier than ever before. Getting rid of the extraneous images and wonky formatting that previously made the weekly charts such…
By Mike Fahey Published January 17, 2013 -
Wii U Launch Line-Up Dries Up As Several Big Games Slip
As with just about every other major console that has ever launched, promises and plans for the Wii U’s first few months are thinning into the reality of a system plagued with a lack of early releases. Today, Nintendo announced looming Wii U release dates for a couple of major games for their new console,…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 17, 2013
