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Action RPG Zenonia 4 is HD and Free in the iTunes App Store
My favorite little mobile phone action role-playing game is back and better than ever today, as Gamevil unleashes the first fully HD installment of the Zenonia series for iOS devices. Did I mention it’s free? I’ve loved Zenonia since the first moment I set eyes on it, but it’s never looked quite as good as…
By Mike Fahey Published December 21, 2011 -
What’s a Better Video Game Goal than a High Score? Your Approval.
I’ll try any video game, because any video game might have the year’s best idea in it. I’ve played a game called PixelJunk 4AM, and one idea in it is among the most marvelous I’ve encountered in 2011. It’s an idea that can spread to more games, an idea that feels right for the way…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 21, 2011 -
Tekken 3D Prime Edition Comes to the Nintendo 3DS in February
Think for a moment about fighting games and portable gaming systems. Compared to genres like first-person shooter or action/adventure, fighting games make a great fit for handheld play because they don’t need a second analog stick. D-pad input and face buttons let you pull off most of the moves you need to compete and have…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 21, 2011 -
Celebrate 15 Years of Wild Arms with Four Hours of Free Music
A decade and a half ago a sublime blend of Eastern role-playing and Wild Western adventure was released in Japan. Today the talented folks at OC Remix celebrate that release with a free album featuring more than four hours of expertly twisted tunes from the soundtrack of the original Wild Arms While I wouldn’t call…
By Mike Fahey Published December 21, 2011 -
A Very Cthulhu Christmas
If you haven’t picked up the Lovecraftian Advent calendar app for iOS and Android devices, don’t worry, you still have time and now there’s a free option. Free is good, right? Red Wasp Design just released a free, light, version of their Cthulhu Christmas Calendar. Both the free and light versions let you see the…
By Brian Crecente Published December 21, 2011 -
Brilliant Video Game Thieves Butt-Dial 911 and Brag
On December 13 a pair of shoplifters made off with a load of DVDs and video games from a Wisconsin Target store. Then they spent an hour boasting about how easy it was, making fun of other criminals for getting caught. I’m sure the 911 operator listening in on the conversation found it highly amusing.…
By Mike Fahey Published December 21, 2011 -
First Modern Warfare 3 DLC Coming in January
On a video show that’s part of Call of Duty Elite’s premium servive, Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling announced that the “content season” for Modern Warfare 3 will start on January 24th. That’s presumably when the first DLC will go live. It’s not clear if that date is when Elite premium members will be getting the…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 21, 2011 -
U.S. Senator Mad that Your Tax Dollars Saved Video Games
Video game preservation, educational robot dragons and Department of Homeland Security Sno Cones are just some of the “outlandish” federally funded projects called out in U.S. Senator Tom Coburn’s annual big book of wasteful government spending this week. “Video games, robot dragons, Christmas trees, and magic museums. This is not a Christmas wish list, these…
By Brian Crecente Published December 21, 2011 -
Take a Look Inside Batman’s HQ with Arkham City‘s DLC Batcave
The latest update to Rocksteady’s hit Bat-game came yesterday, bringing with it a new Batsuit and new Challenge maps for players to perfect their stalking and combat skills in. One of those arenas is the Dark Knight’s santcum santorum, the Batcave itself. YouTuber Drake3691 captures a session inside the giant crevices underneath Wayne Manor and…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 21, 2011 -
I Never Considered Running For Office Until Tera Came Along
While players can still climb to the top of the pack through battle in upcoming fantasy MMO Tera the game’s political system makes for a much more impressive rise to power. In most fantasy MMOP games you create a guild, raise your levels, and then raid dangerous dungeons. In En Masse Entertainment’s upcoming game Tera,…
By Mike Fahey Published December 21, 2011 -
Star Wars Stormtroopers Went to Best Buy, and This Happened.
It’s a mild, late-fall night, the holiday season is in full effect, and you want to go get some soup at Au Bon Pain. Life is good, but for how much longer? Maybe you’re done with that soup and you wanted to go buy some DVDs. Well guess what, Miss Mary Mac, you picked the…
By Chris Carolan Published December 21, 2011 -
Only Xbox 360 Owners Will Be Able to Use This Exclusive Final Fantasy XIII-2 DLC Weapon
Remember when Final Fantasy games were a hot-damn, big-deal reason to get a PlayStation console? That era ended a little while back, and the very fact that Final Fantasy XIII showed up on the Xbox 360 meant that things would never be the same. Now that game’s sequel will be offering an exclusive weapon that…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 21, 2011 -
Who Says Star Wars: The Old Republic Will Inevitably Go Free-to-Play?
With the assumption that BioWare’s new subscription-based massively multiplayer online Star Wars role-playing game will one day succumb to the dark side of free-to-play running rampant, commenter Odin believes The Old Republic could flourish under the archaic monthly model in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. I honestly don’t know where people have inherited this bizarre…
By Mike Fahey Published December 21, 2011 -
Fenix Rising DLC Adding Prestige Style Rewards to Gear of War 3 in January
New skins? Yup. Fresh maps to battle it out on? Check. But, on January 17th, the third update to Epic Games’ best-selling shooter will brings a new multiplayer mechanic that’ll seem very, um, familiar to players of the Call of Duty games. The Re-Up system lets players who hit the level cap of 100 gain…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 21, 2011 -
Hearings on Controversial Internet-Regulating SOPA Delayed to 2012
The fate of the Stop Online Piracy Act, which is not yet the law of the land in the United States, won’t be decided until next year. The House Judiciary Committee has postponed further debate until Congress returns from its winter break, according to the Washington Post The act, commonly referred to as SOPA, will…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 21, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Guile was the one character I could never beat Street Fighter 2 with. I don’t know what it is, but even to this day I am still unable to use Guile. I guess everybody has that one Street Fighter character that they just don’t understand. Who are you horrible with? Take this time to Talk…
By Chris Carolan Published December 21, 2011 -
Christmas Comes To One of My Favorite Imaginary Worlds
There are plenty of inventive places to visit as a gamer, plenty of places to get lost and create your own fiction. But once you ask to be able to fashion the world around you, that list diminishes. Fortunately, what’s left is pretty great. Take for instance Junk Jack, a hard-to-put down digging, crafting and…
By Brian Crecente Published December 21, 2011 -
Wall Street Journal: Star Wars Game Is Actually An Attack on World of Warcraft
It’s hard to untangle whether it’s a media creation or born of the competitive natures of gaming and business, but according to at least one newspaper the war between Activision and Electronic Arts continues to simmer. “With Star Wars EA is taking aim at Activision’s World of Warcraft game,” the Wall Street Journal reports. It…
By Brian Crecente Published December 21, 2011 -
How the Makers of Mass Effect Use Tolstoy to Prove Video Games Are Art
A while back, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts started up their Guru lecture series where greats from the world of film- and television-making would speak on their inspirations and insights from each medium. Now, BAFTA’s a clever outfit, one that’s given out awards to video games for the last eight years. Impressive,…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 21, 2011