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Heisman Poise
Taking inspiration from a Stick Jockey column a few weeks ago, encouraging sports gamers to take overcome their on-field setbacks without quitting or reloading from a previous save, as the game will ultimately deliver a reward. One reader’s pursuit of comprehensive greatness fell short, but embodied the lesson. Following a superb freshman campaign in NCAA…
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You’ll Battle Bosses Bigger than a Planet in Asura’s Wrath
Asura’s Wrath, a new game (joining Dragon’s Dogma) due for a 2012 release, got a showing at the World of Capcom panel yesterday at Comic-Con. Here is a two minute video full of gameplay, showing off the game’s beat-em-up adventure cred. In story and in action, it does seem a little God of War-y but…
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Shark Week
Mr. Vaughn, what we are dealing with here is a perfect engine, an eating machine. It’s really a miracle of evolution. All this machine does is swim and eat and make little sharks, and that’s all. Now, why don’t you take a long, close look at this sign. Hardware • Nintendo 3DS (Cosmo Black, Aqua…
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William Shatner Leads 3,000 People in a Group-Khannnn
Wrapping up a panel on Star Trek: The Captains, William Shatner’s documentary about the leading men of the Star Trek universe, Capt. Kirk rose to reprise the most famous four-letter word in Trek history, the subject of “The Long Khan,”, a documentary about the meme which premiered earlier this month on EPIX. Shatner asked that…
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Halo: Anniversary Promises a New Perspective on Old Memories
Here is exactly what was shown of Halo: Anniversary‘s singleplayer campaign, today at Comic-Con 2011. The demonstration was also given to press at E3 back in June; this is its first public display. It covers the classic level “Silent Cartographer,” and showcases the ability to switch between updated high-definition graphics and the low-def visuals of…
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Uncharted Writer Originally Wanted Chloe Frazer’s Voice for Elena Fisher
Elena Fisher began as a Spanish character, the writer of the Uncharted series said. The adventure’s female protagonist was originally conceived as “Elena Vargas,” and originally, writer Amy Hennig wanted Claudia Black, the voice of Chloe Frazer in Uncharted 2 to voice her. Hennig revealed the detail of Fisher’s creation on Friday at a panel…
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The Week in Gaming Apps
With two of our number serving time covering the world’s largest gathering of all things geek and glorious, only four gaming apps made the cut this week. Don’t worry, we made up for it in quality! I’m going to stand by that too. I mean, just look at this stellar lineup! We’ve got a MapleStory…
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Mass Effect‘s Depth Will Save It From the Fate of Most Video Game Movies
Mass Effect won’t suffer the same fate as other video game movies, said the screenwriter assigned to the project, because it draws on far more than the “seductive” visuals and active sequences that all video games are known for, whether or not they are accompanied by a story with any depth. “In the early days…
By Owen Good
