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Six Reviewers Really Can’t Agree On Resident Evil 6

I don’t think I’ve ever seen such split opinions on a game like Resident Evil 6 Though one opinion seems to generally resonate: Resident Evil 6 is, at least, very flawed. It’s an ambitious project that offers multiple campaign paths, and even a few fun quirks, but mentions of clueless design on par with Raccoon…

Gwen Stefani and Her Band Settle Lawsuit Against Activision and Its Band Hero

The band No Doubt—basically, Gwen Stefani—put an end to its lawsuit against Activision for the means by which it was portrayed in 2009’s Band Hero, a spinoff of the Guitar Hero franchise. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed, but one can reasonably assume that money changed hands. Otherwise, Stefani and her cohort would likely…

This Video Shows Off The Best of What Indie Games Can Be

The Off-Book series of mini-documentaries, from PBS, has brought us insights on video games many times before. They’ve taken on the perennial argument of whether (and how) games are art, and they’ve delved into the 8-bit phenomenon of retro graphics and chiptunes. In this most recent installment, they delve into the indie game scene. Thanks…

Curt Schilling’s Blood is For Sale in the Aftermath of 38 Studios’ Collapse

Whether mocked, doubted or venerated, The Bloody Sock is a unique piece of sports memorabilia and it is the symbol of the Boston Red Sox’ cathartic championship of 2004, the one that ended 86 years of aching near-misses and collapses. And the reddest of socks may be put up for sale, collateral damage in the…

Not Even the Simpson‘s iPhone Game Can Escape the Treehouse of Horrors

The 23rd special Treehouse of Horrors episode of The Simpsons airs on October 7, but players of The Simpson’s: Tapped Out get a leg up on the festivities with fresh new content pulled directly from the twisted TV special. Writers, producers and artists from the show worked hand-in-hand with the developers of the app to…

Zynga chief blogs to his employees: He’s disappointed in earnings, proud of team progress, eager to do more casino.

Why Beans Are More Important than Bullets

Amateurs study tactics and professionals study logistics, goes the old saying. Or put another way, what’s the biggest difference between the U.S. Army and a ragtag militia in the Congo? Our troops get fed. For all the disparagement of Fobbits and REMFs, when the food and the paychecks disappear, the army of Be All You…

The Most Awesome Video Game Victory Poses

Think of every game you’ve ever played. Then think of every victory in those games you’ve pulled off. Which was the most satisfying? The coolest looking? We have a few selections for you here, courtesy of our own Chris Person. Personally, Amaterasu has to lead for me because she is gracious and beautiful. But take…

WoW‘s 10 Million Subscribers Are Great… Until You Look at Facebook’s Billion

Sitting down and catching up on all the news this morning, a pair of headlines jumped out at me. Both were, in a sense, subscriber numbers. Each, by itself, is mildly interesting. Together, though, the figures paint a clear picture of why game development today is moving in a particular direction. One figure has to…

Yup, the Flood Will Look Really Gross in Halo 4

We’ve already seen how the creepy cosmic symbiotes from the Halo games will come back in 343 Industries’ upcoming release. These new screenshots offer added detail as to how they engage with Spartan soldiers in Halo 4‘s multiplayer Flood mode. Previous visual interpretations of the Flood never really gave me the shivers but this new…

Man, Do I Want This Ridiculous Bouncing Borderlands 2 Grenade

I don’t put too much stock in grenades in Borderlands 2. They never seem to do enough damage, and aren’t as direct and to-the-point as a good solid bullet to the face. But I might put a bit more stock in them if I had a grenade like this one, as uploaded and demonstrated by…

Here’s the Stuff from the New Assassin’s Creed III Trailer That Ubisoft Doesn’t Want Americans to See

Ubisoft released a new trailer for Assassin’s Creed III today. In the American version that you’ll see below, it looks like Connor killed one American soldier. But in the UK version of the trailer above, it’s clear that he’s ending the lives of many American revolutionary rebels. There’s a 30-second difference in the runtime of…

New Paper Mario Trailers Never Fail To Make Me Happy

We’ve already seen some of the footage in this new trailer for Paper Mario: Sticker Star, but that doesn’t make it any less awesome. I love me some Paper Mario. Can’t wait for this one. For more on Sticker Star, go check out Patricia’s preview

Nintendo’s 3DS eShop Line-Up For The Rest of 2012 Is Spectacular

Nintendo just dumped a list of games coming to the 3DS’ eShop through the rest of the year and slightly beyond. Some of these games were expected but there are a lot of surprises. The surprises include a sequel to the well-regarded 2011 eShop game Pushmo and three of four games made by Japanese all-star…

Here’s Your First Look at Desmond in Assassin’s Creed III

You know, people focus on Altair and Ezio and Connor as the faces of Assassin’s Creed, but Ubisoft’s historical action series is really Desmond Miles’ story. So it’s a bit weird that we haven’t seen what the Assassin descendant looks like in Assassin’s Creed III’s new Anvil engine. The screens here come from Assassin’s Creed…

Skyrim: Hearthfire is now available on Steam on PC. You can download it for $4.99.

One Of Torchlight II‘s Better Easter Eggs Pays Tribute To Skyrim

Of the many great easter eggs in Torchlight II (I particularly liked the tribute to The Goonies in the first act), many were for other video games—from Borderlands to Minecraft I’m not sure how I didn’t immediately catch this humorous Skyrim tribute, but I didn’t—thanks to TorchlightGGP and the wonders of YouTube, you can too.…

Looks Like Xbox Live Is Down For Some People

For the second time in less than a month, Microsoft’s online service for the Xbox 360 appears to be experiencing problems affecting a broad swath of users. Here’s what the official Xbox Live status page says: Members will experience difficulties attempting to login to Xbox LIVE. Our engineers are hard at work to find and…

Obama Might Have Lost The First Debate, But The Xbox Did Even Worse

General consensus is that Mitt Romney won the presidential debate last night. President Barack Obama came in second. Jim Lehrer’s moderating skills were a distant third. But Microsoft’s Xbox Elections 2012, a platform that promised to let viewers watch the debate on their 360s and witness as audiences react in real time, might have performed…

The Next Paper Mario Reminds Me Why I Cherished Stickers As A Kid

Stickers, ineffable wonder, and childhood go hand in hand. And perhaps Mario has always spoken to this. Cliff Bleszinski once said that “There’s something about the hidden element to Mario where you jump and hit your head on a block and just out of nowhere secret things would appear. They made you feel like a…