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Pitfall Returns to Find Treasure on Your iPhone

You spent hours playing Pitfall on an Intellivision or an Atari 2600 back in the day, imprinting your impressionable brain with a fear of crocodiles that not even delicious Choco-diles snacks can’t conquer. Also you love gold. A lot. You want more Pitfall. It’s coming…to the phone you carry in your pocket everyday. Per MCVUK,…

By Evan Narcisse Published July 9, 2012

It’s Talking Ted, But It’s Not a Game

Since I live outside the U.S., many Hollywood movies often take their sweet time getting a release here in Japan. Ted is from Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane and follows the adventures of a grown-man who deals with his boyhood teddy bear that’s come to life. I didn’t know much about the flick, but after…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 9, 2012

Nature Declares War on Man in These Gorgeous Apocalyptic Screenshots

The year 2020 doesn’t look like it’s going to be a good one for mankind. Pollen allergies become deadly eight years from now and an eco-catastrophe wipes out most of humanity, leaving behind a few stragglers to try to survive after the world’s power grids go to hell. The lush, green hell seen in screenshots…

By Evan Narcisse Published July 9, 2012

Reality Check: First-Person Shooters Are Not Really Ruining Gaming

Last Friday, I heard that Activision and Terminal Reality would be making a first-person shooter out of the Walking Dead. Shortly afterward, I witnessed people (read: co-workers, folks I follow on Twitter, etc) freaking out. Why does everything have to be a first-person shooter?, people howled. This is not what The Walking Dead needs, others…

By Stephen Totilo Published July 9, 2012

Talk Amongst Yourselves

Mondays. The time when you think about the games you’ve left behind and the ones you’re going to get. Go on and talk about the games you’re playing, loving and hating. Head over to Talk Amongst Yourselves, the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential. Go…

By Evan Narcisse Published July 9, 2012

The Guy Who Played Magneto from X-Men: First Class Will Be Wearing The Assassin’s Creed Hood

Magneto will be killing evil Templars in the upcoming Assassin’s Creed movie. Michael Fassbender—the actor who played the Master of Magnetism in last year’s X-Men prequel movie—has signed up to be the lead star in the film adaptation of Ubisoft’s historical action games. The Variety article where news of Fassbender’s casting broke describes the move…

By Evan Narcisse Published July 9, 2012

There’s A Little Bit Of Persona In This New Japanese Adventure Game

There are a couple of new trailers out for Time Travelers, an upcoming role-playing adventure game by Dragon Quest IX developer Level-5 that will be out in Japan this summer for 3DS, PSP, and Vita. Looks a little Persona-ish, no? School uniforms, guns, ticking clocks… The second trailer (below) is particularly bizarre. This is a…

By Jason Schreier Published July 9, 2012

The Difference Between A Good Video Game and a Bad One

During my first 25 years playing video games I had no theory about what makes a video game good. I knew the good ones when I played them. I just felt it. Last year, however, I was forced to come up with a theory—a theory about what makes a video game good. I’ve been testing…

By Stephen Totilo Published July 9, 2012

The Walking Dead First-Person Shooter Begets a Most Gruesome Comic-Con Exclusive

There was no doubt in my mind that the first-person shooter based on AMC’s The Walking Dead television series would generate some truly horrific swag. I just didn’t think it would show up so soon. Activision gives fans four earfuls at San Diego Comic-Con this week. A necklace of ears was not on my Comic-Con…

By Mike Fahey Published July 9, 2012

Phantasy Star Online 2 Bravely Ventures Westward in 2013

The latest chapter in the epic online space fantasy action role-playing series is marching its Humans, Newmen and robotic CAST slowing across the ocean, as Sega announces a Western release for Phantasy Star Online 2 in 2013. Launched just last week in Japan, Phantasy Star Online 2 is a free-to-play PC game that sees teams…

By Mike Fahey Published July 9, 2012

Russia’s Billion-Dollar Rubber Curtain Saves Lives, Video Game Fighter Jets

This fake news report (an intentional fake, not a proper one) is notable for two things: use of farm animals in a naval situation, and maybe the best impersonation of a BBC newsreader I’ve heard in my life It was made using military sim ArmA 2, which explains both the janky visuals and the fact…