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Is the New XCOM a Shooter? Judge for Yourself
2K Games has just now gotten around to posting its 20-minute E3 demonstration of XCOM; the voice-over script is the same that I heard in 2K’s booth, so you may judge for yourself what this game really is, what it isn’t, and what it really stands for. I stand by my original impressions, and I’m…
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NBA 2K12 Still Adding Players to Its Classic Teams
Interesting tweet out of 2K Sports’ digital marketing manager, Ronnie Singh, this afternoon: “We have just secured the NBA 2K12 rights to ’93 Denver Nuggets LaPhonso Ellis and added him to roster.” LaPhonso Ellis wasn’t a household name that year, but he did average 15.1 points per game as a starting forward on a Nuggets’…
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On the Outside of Halo Fest, Looking In
Stephen Totilo wanders the street outside Halo Fest 2011, which gets underway across the street from PAX 2011 and will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the venerable shooter series. He’ll get in later tonight, and have more details tomorrow. Expect to hear plenty about Halo 4 coming out of this weekend.
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Dark Souls Opens with Another Prologue in the Fog
The Demon’s Souls story returns in Dark Souls, and so does the game’s narrator, and so does her creepy pronunciation of “fog,” which sounds like “fug,” which Jezebel would tell us is an altogether different thing. Here is the prologue to the game, establishing how the land has once again become a hellhole and why…
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Bonus NBA 2K12 Teams Don’t Require Preorder, Will Be In All Retail Copies
Correcting an earlier misconception we reported: NBA 2K12 will offer codes for two classic teams, the 1990-91 Golden State Warriors and the 2001-2002 Sacramento Kings. These codes will be printed and inserted into all retail copies of the game, and will be available through all retail outlets, but there will be a limited supply of…
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“Season Ticket” Holders Can Get Madden NFL 12 as Early as 10 a.m. Tomorrow
The idea behind EA Sports’ premium “Season Ticket” was to give people 72 hours with their favorite sports video game before it hit retail shelves. Turns out they will get a few more, with Xbox 360 and west coast users benefitting the most. The full version of Madden NFL 12 will be available for download…
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Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension Captures the Best of the TV Show
Ah, Phineas and Ferb, the TV show made for kids that’s charming the pants off of everyone. We’ve seen Doofenshmertz’s suggestions for how to play Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension. Now it’s Major Monogram’s turn to assist O.W.C.A Agents who find themselves in “various alternate dimensions in which the entire tri-state area has…
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John Madden Would Blitz You Every Down in His Own Video Game
John Madden has a low tolerance for cheesy play in the video game bearing his name. “I don’t like to see stuff that isn’t real, or isn’t practical,” he says, “like going for it long on fourth down.” He would, however, blitz you every single down, if you gave him back one of his old…
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The Ten Minute Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Gamescom Demo is Better With Commentary
It’s also better when it’s not removed from YouTube due to copyright claims, as was the leaked demo footage we posted last week. This one is much more clear, much more permanent, and much more narrated. Enjoy! You can contact Michael Fahey, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on…
By Mike Fahey
