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Mass Effect 3’s Collector’s Edition Wants to Save Your Galaxy
Those wanting to buy Mass Effect 3 and pay more than everyone else, you are to be rewarded for your initiative with retail packaging of a higher order. Novel! In this case, the Mass Effect 3 N7 Edition includes not just the game (which comes in a rather nice box), but a hardcover art book,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 7, 2011 -
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Looks Familiar, but Who Cares?
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon isn’t your typical Ace Combat game. “For us, this is a rebirth of the Ace Combat series, and a chance for us to take the series in a completely new direction,” said Kazutoki Kono, Producer at Project Aces, said last year That direction is populated with games like Battlefield and Modern…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 7, 2011 -
Ridge Racer Coming to PS Vita
Cue the Riiiiiidge Raaaaacer jokes! Namco’s racing series is bound for the upcoming PS Vita. Details are scant, but Namco did release a single image in an official statement The Ridge Racer title is being developed jointly by Cellius, the start-up created by Ken Kutaragi, the Father of the PlayStation. Cellius is owned by Sony…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 7, 2011 -
Inversion‘s E3 Trailer Is Mostly Right-Side-Up
Inversion might look like other cover-based shooter, but it’s attempting to turn the subgenre on its ear. Literally. The game is Gears of War meets gravity. Check out Kotaku‘s Inversion impressions from this April.
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 7, 2011 -
How to Create a Game Boy…Virtually!
The Nintendo eShop launched in the latest 3DS update, bringing with it the handheld’s Virtual Console. Players can buy Game Boy titles like Super Marioland But there’s more than that! The Virtual Console games can be played in black and white or Game Boy green. It’s even possible to boot up the game with a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 7, 2011 -
Ruin Is an Impactful RPG
Ruin is built on the notion that other players are your rivals: you can help or hinder them. Heading to the PS Vita, Ruin is a real time game and compatible with the PS3. It appears to be an interesting take on the well worn role-playing game genre.
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 7, 2011 -
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Will Strike This Summer
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition is coming to the Xbox 360 this summer with enhanced graphics and YouTube sharing. The game was revealed back in 2010 and served up as proof that Capcom wasn’t forgetting about Street Fighter III
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 7, 2011 -
LIttleBigPlanet on the PlayStation Vita Looks Like This
LittleBigPlanet is bringing Play, Create, Share to the PS Vita. So add Touch, Tilt, and Rear-Touch to the mix. Sounds…sexy. The game will have new modes as well as online. The game will have all the tools from LBP2, and players can even share costumes with the PS3.
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 7, 2011 -
A White Trash Hero on the Quest for Happiness
That’s right, it’s Postal III! The third entry in the Postal series features cameos from Ron Jeremy, Uwe Boll, Playmate Jennifer Walcott, and the cowboy from the Village People. It also features face-humping monkeys.
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 7, 2011 -
The Reinvention of Lara Croft
No Tomb Raider reboot has been as substantial, none could be as meaningful. In delivering to gamers a young, inexperienced Lara Croft, Crystal Dynamics doesn’t seek to just reboot the series, but to make it’s heroine into something we as gamers connect with emotionally. It is a gamble, but when that looks like it will…
By Brian Crecente Published June 7, 2011 -
Pixeljunk: Sidescroller Looks Like a Neon Delight
The Pixeljunk series is back for another trip around the PlayStation Network, this time with the snappily-named PixelJunk: SideScroller, a…side-scrolling shooter that’s as much about messing with liquids as it is shooting stuff. It’s due later this year on the PS3 (as a PSN title), and here are some screens to tide you over.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 7, 2011 -
PlayStation TV Gallery
By Matt buchanan Published June 7, 2011 -
WipEout 2048 Ready to Wipeout the PS Vita
Think WipEOut 2048 looks nice on the PlayStation 3? Check out how it looks on the PS Vita. The game is compatible with the PS3 and uses the portable’s back touchpad for acceleration. The front touch pad can be sued to fire weapons, while it also takes advantage of the Vita’s optional gyro controls.
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 7, 2011 -
You Must Clean Up for the Dancing Girls
Thumping music? Check. Dancing girls in skimpy outfits? Check. Men wiping the floor…? Check. Sony’s E3 press event didn’t only feature video games, it also featured dudes in black making sure the floor was clean, so no dancer took a nasty spill. Be sure to keep your eye out for the guy with the broom…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 7, 2011
