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Mobile MMO Arcane Legends Stars Warriors, Sorcerers, Rogues and Puppies
How am I supposed to care about the main characters in Spacetime Studios’ latest mobile and browser MMO when there’s an adorable little puppy following me around? Hopefully they’ll take the cuteness down a touch once Arcane Legends gets out of the cinematic trailer phase. Spacetime Studios has been kicking out legendary MMO jams on…
By Mike Fahey Published October 9, 2012 -
Green Arrow Is The Latest Addition To Injustice: Gods Among Us
The superheroes that make up the battling members of Injustice: Gods Among Us was today revealed by Entertainment Weekly to grow by one new hero. In the gameplay trailer over at EW, you can see Green Arrow use his arrows and bow to shoot and slap around his opponents. Oliver Queen’s trademark trash-talk is in…
By Tina Amini Published October 9, 2012 -
One Creeper, Several Aquamen and, Well, Just About Everybody Shows Up in This DC Comics Cosplay Video
I should know better than to ever be surprised by any cosplay creativity. The people dedicated to dressing up as their favorite fictional characters keep on raising the bar for ingenuity. Still: there are people dressed as MiniMates. MiniMates! Spotted on the Distractotron YouTube Channel, this video parades hundreds of DC Comics characters in front…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 9, 2012 -
I Would Watch An Entire Movie Of The Avenger Pugs
Without their masks, these pugs seem like normal, adorable squishy-faced pups. But with their mighty armor and weapons strapped to their paws, they make up The Avenger Pugs. I’d put my life in their hands. They seem reliable. Earth’s Mightiest Heroes Are… Avenger Pugs! [YouTube via BuzzFeed]
By Tina Amini Published October 9, 2012 -
No More Crossovers: Five Thoughts on the End of Marvel’s Avengers vs. X-Men
This is the way things work in superhero comics: trauma explodes and its aftermath is only good for shuffling the status quo. Grief gets its 15 minutes, sure, but cataclysmic happenings are really just about getting readers interested in coming back for new chunks of story. That’s not always a bad thing, but it’s annoying…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 9, 2012 -
FarmVille 2 Worked Out Okay, So Zynga’s Working on CityVille 2
Currently the fastest-growing game on Facebook, FarmVille 2 is a bright spot for the financially troubled social gaming masters at Zynga. Its 3D graphics and crafting system have drawn in new players and kept them in the game (that’s me testifying). So it’s no surprise that the newly-revealed CityVille 2 features the same friend-driven gameplay…
By Mike Fahey Published October 9, 2012 -
Square Enix Defends The Surprisingly High Pricing of Their iOS/Android Games
Over the past few years, Square Enix has become something of a force in mobile gaming. The big Japanese publisher, best known for making console role-playing games like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, has also found success making solid games for tablets and phones. Some of them are ports of old classics; others are new,…
By Jason Schreier Published October 9, 2012 -
The Redesigned Games.com Makes It Easier to Play New Games on Any Platform
AOL’s destination for competitive casual gaming features more than 5,000 games to play. Today a sleek new multi-platform redesign for Games.com makes it much easier for players to find and play them. The problem with having several thousand web-based games in one spot is giving users a way to sort through and discover them without…
By Mike Fahey Published October 9, 2012 -
Watch The Makers of SimCity Play Their New Game Live… Right About Now
Starting at 1pm ET, 10am PT folks from the Maxis studio behind The Sims 3 and next year’s very promising SimCity revival are going going to be showing off the newest stuff in their games. This is a two hour event and at some point, the Maxis folks have promised, they’re going to be playing…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 9, 2012 -
Some Players Say New Borderlands 2 DLC is Erasing Their Badass Stats [UPDATE]
Players on both the 360 and PC platforms (PS3 seems to also now be available appears to not be available for download yet) are reporting bug issues with the latest patch and download necessary to play as Borderlands 2‘s latest character, Gaige According to threads on both the official Gearbox forums and Giant Bomb’s, some…
By Tina Amini Published October 9, 2012 -
Let’s Keep Talking About Bravely Default Until Square Enix Brings It To America
We still haven’t heard a peep from Square Enix’s North American offices about Bravely Default: Flying Fairy, a lovely-looking 3DS RPG that’s out in Japan this week. Which is a real shame. I really want to play it. Yesterday, RPGLand posted an interesting interview with Bravely Default producer Tomoya Asano. It’s got a lot of…
By Jason Schreier Published October 9, 2012 -
You Can Now Download Borderlands 2‘s Mechromancer DLC
Gearbox surprised fans with an early release of the Mechromancer DLC that was originally planed for an October 16th release. But instead we get it a week early. And get it you should, because the Mechromancer is a powerful, versatile, spunky character with an amazing robotic bodyguard at her disposal But a specific time when…
By Tina Amini Published October 9, 2012 -
My Favorite Rhythm Game Series Makes Its Stunning (and Stumbly) iPhone Debut
With DJMax Technika Tune bringing a different take on Korea’s premiere rhythm game to the PlayStation Vita later this month, fans of the original can score a heavy dose of track-based tapping with DJMax Ray on the iPhone, if they don’t mind dealing with a bit of bugginess. DJMax Ray is essentially an evolution of…
By Mike Fahey Published October 9, 2012 -
Dishonored‘s Writer Thinks That Gordon Freeman Is Creepy As Hell
Lots of reviews have compared Dishonored to Valve’s classic Half-Life 2. Both titles enjoy richly-drawn gameworlds with play mechanics that let you get creative. And they’ve both got lead characters who don’t talk. So, you’d figure that Gordon Freeman served as a model for Dishonored‘s Corvo, right? Not exactly. “I hate what Valve does with…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 9, 2012 -
So Which Games Are You Getting Today?
There are lots of games out today. Lots and lots of games. Stealthy assassins, anti-alien defense squads. Kinect wizards. Lots of games! So tell us: what are you planning on getting this week? Free free to pick multiple options if you plan to get more than one game. What game are you getting today? (Ridiculous…
By Jason Schreier Published October 9, 2012 -
I am a Dirty Diamond Dash Cheater
After noticing that a cool three million people were playing Wooga’s gem clicker Diamond Dash on Facebook, reader Juan Aponte sent along a little program he created to ‘assist’ players in achieving ridiculously high scores. I’m not going to give it out, but I’ll show you what it does. Cheating at Diamond Dash is nothing…
By Mike Fahey Published October 9, 2012 -
Hey, Crysis 3’s Multiplayer Lets You Hijack Another Player’s Mech
There’s been glimpses of Crysis 3‘s competitive online modes out there already, but this latest video gives a bit more detail on what’s in store for the sc-fi threequel. The invisible predator aspect of Hunter Mode looks fun but it looks like the mech-jacking in the Crash Site Mode might be one of the more…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 9, 2012 -
Major Retailers Rally Behind the MOGA Android Controller Solution
Due out October 21, PowerA’s MOGA Android game controller system has caught the eye of plenty of mobile developers, but it’s also got the attention of retailers, with more that 7,000 stores prepared to carry the $49.99 device come launch day. Who’d have thought it’d be showing up at Toys ‘R’ Us? Amazon.com, BestBuy.com and…
By Mike Fahey Published October 9, 2012 -
This Animated Street Fighter Movie Isn’t Being Made in Japan
Brazilian artist Victor Hugo has quite the thing for Street Fighter, and I’ve quite the thing for his take on the fighting series, falling as it does somewhere between “next-gen fighting game” and “Hollywood animated movie”. So it’s great to see him putting that to some serious work, teaming up with an animator friend for…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 9, 2012 -
But, Can You Tell Who Kevin Butler Is? Take This Quiz and Find Out!
Above is the real deal. That’s faux Sony exec and PlayStation spokesman Kevin Butler. Actor Jerry Lambert portrays the character in the long running series of PlayStation commercials. Rather portrayed as Sony is suing him over a commercial that featured the Wii. Part of the defense in the lawsuit, it seems, is that the Kevin…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 9, 2012