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New Super Mario Bros 2 DLC Announced
In their October 25th Nintendo Direct stream, Nintendo has announced the release of 2 new packs for New Super Mario Bros 2 The first is the Gold Mushroom Harvesting Pack (Difficulty 2 out of 5), the second is the Record Challenge B Pack (Difficulty 3 out of 5). Both packs will be available after the…
By Toshi Nakamura Published October 25, 2012 -
New Castlevania Web Series Looks Pretty Good For Something “Fan Made”
A new Castlevania web series debuted yesterday on Start, IGN’s video channel. It’s had a bit of money put behind it, and while I don’t really dig Castlevania, thought that for what it was, it was OK. You can check it out above. Castlevania: Hymn of Blood [Live-Action Fan Series] – Episode 1 [YouTube]
By Luke Plunkett Published October 25, 2012 -
Finally, a Hobbit Gets Set on Fire
Following on from the terrific “pissed off Cave Troll” video, Brotherhood Workshop have released a second LEGO / Lord of the Rings clip which is just as good. This time Halloween descends on the Shire, and while the Hobbits are right into the spirit of things, Aragorn could do with lightening up a little. LEGO…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 25, 2012 -
If Sega Made a Smash Bros. Game, I Would Die a Happy Man
A criticism levelled at Sony’s upcoming PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (aside from the name) is the fact that the brand is lacking in the star power of Nintendo’s Smash Bros. series. Which it is, no question. Nobody can match Nintendo for the number of famous mascots it has under its wing. But if one company…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 25, 2012 -
Hey Internet, Let’s Help Zach Braff Find Out What Minecraft Is
Comedian and actor Zach Braff, perhaps in a moment of confusion, took to Twitter like it was Google yesterday to ask the ethereal masses what Minecraft was. His responses were about what you’d expect.
By Luke Plunkett Published October 25, 2012 -
You Literally Need a Beer to Play This Game
There are plenty of games that are better after a few drinks, but I can’t think of any other that literally require you to have one in your hand while playing in order for the thing to work. Corona Beach Volleyball does. The advergame from the beer label will only launch if it detects a…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 25, 2012 -
Doom 3 Disappears From Steam in Shady Move
You used to be able to get Doom 3 for cheap on Steam, on account of the game being pretty damn old. But ever since the release of its updated sibling, Doom 3 BFG edition, the original is nowhere to be found. You can’t buy it. Well, you can, technically, but only as part of…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 24, 2012 -
Hope you weren’t thinking of getting a Wii U from GameStop this year; their waiting list is over 250,000 strong
By Luke Plunkett Published October 24, 2012 -
Mass Effect Movie Goes Back to the Drawing Board
The Mass Effect movie has been in pre-production limbo for years now, and looks set to stay that way for a while yet, with Variety reporting that the script handed in by Thor writer Mark Protosevich has been binned, with TV writer Morgan Davis Foehl taking over. Foehl’s an interesting choice; he doesn’t have a…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 24, 2012 -
This Dog’s Halloween Costume Gets Funnier The More Excited He Gets
Oh, you adorable puppy, you. (I call all dogs puppies, shush.) Spotted in Tompkins Square Park, NYC at the Halloween Dog Parade, this cutie wagged his tail (or nose?) with increasing ferventness. He looks a little violated, though, when he turns around and notices these random people, including nycpackrat, staring at his butt. It’s cause…
By Tina Amini Published October 24, 2012 -
ESRB Opens No-Cost Ratings Service for Digitally Distributed Games
Downloadable games sold through the three console makers’ online services will be rated by what the Entertainment Software Ratings Board is calling a “streamlined, no-cost service,” in a statement released today by the ESRB. The new “Digital Rating Service” gives developers and publishers access to a “brief but detailed online questionnaire” to define a product’s…
By Owen Good Published October 24, 2012 -
This Weird, Bad Xbox Dating Game Is Brilliant To Play With Friends
I would never have enjoyed playing Don’t Die Dateless, Dummy! if I had played it alone. And yet on Saturday, I stopped by the Revision3 offices in San Francisco to help keep them going on their 24-hour Extra Life charity drive. We played the game. And I enjoyed myself quite a bit. The weirdly-written dating…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 24, 2012 -
Join the Jalopnik-Kotaku Club in Forza Horizon and Get These Six Cars For Free, Sort Of [Updated]
Forza Horizon, which released yesterday, introduces a “car club” concept to the game, and it isn’t just a leaderboard of your friends. You may share your best rides with anyone else who joins up, and they may take those cars out on the open road of Forza Horizon‘s Colorado. Update Car clubs are capped at…
By Owen Good Published October 24, 2012 -
Team Fortress 2 is Celebrating Halloween (Again)
Like clockwork, the coming of Halloween also signals the coming of some special Team Fortress 2 stuff, heralded today by the release of a new comic and teases for a showdown between the mercs and Merasmus. Doommates [TF2]
By Luke Plunkett Published October 24, 2012
