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Meet The Champion Of Fight Night Champion

There are plenty of fighters in the world, but Fight Night Champion’s Andre Bishop has one thing most others don’t: The ability to stare intensely into the camera while delivering a motivational monologue. Andre Bishop grew up in a gym. His pops was a fighter; a top ranked middleweight contender. He learned it from him.…

Music Games Will Make A Comeback, But How Is A Mystery

Rock Band and Guitar Hero aren’t the sensations they used to be. That doesn’t mean they’re bad. Not Rock Band 3. But they’re not the cultural phenomenons they once were. That’s temporary, according to a man who should know. “I think the music genre is going to recover,” John Riccitiello, CEO of Electronic Arts, the…

Has NASA Discovered Life On Saturn’s Moon?

This Thursday NASA is holding a press conference to discuss an astrobiology finding that will “impact the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life”. Have we discovered alien life within our own solar system? The opening sentence of the NASA media advisory that went out today regarding Thursday’s press conference was enough to set the internet…

3… 2… 1… FIRE!

Shooting a gun. An experience loved by some, hated by others. During development of Bulletstorm we went to a shooting range and tried out plenty of weaponry. And you know what? WORST. SPECIAL. EFFECTS. EVER. Ok, so I’m a special effects artist [on upcoming first-person-shooter Bulletstorm] and my opinion of this is highly biased. But…

These Xbox Indies Look Very Good

Did you ever look at the Xbox Live Indie Games channel and think that the games all suck? If so, you didn’t look closely enough. This week starts the Winter Games Uprising, a week of new indie games that aren’t supposed to be stinkers or cash-ins. That’s the official trailer for the games up top.…

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Shift 2 Unleashed Takes Some Gorgeous Screenshots

The first step in creating a new Need for Speed game is making sure the screenshots look amazing. Slightly Mad Studios nails it with these screens for Shift 2 Unleashed. Revealed earlier this month via a video teaser, Shift 2 Unleashed is the sequel to Need for Speed: Shift, the simulation side of the Need…

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Gets A $10 Augmentation

Why spend $60 on the plain vanilla version of Deus Ex: Human Revolution when you can get a box full of extra stuff for $70? Square Enix details the Augmented Edition and preorder bonuses for the upcoming action RPG sequel. Available early next year for $69.99 ($59.99 PC), the Deus Ex: Human Revolution Augmented Edition…

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The Official Call Of Duty: Black Ops T-Shirts Are Here

Geek culture and gaming-inspired clothing company Jinx adds another game to its lineup as Call of Duty: Black Ops joins World of Warcraft and StarCraft II as part of the company’s holiday 2010 line. I got a peek at most of Jinx’s holiday line at BlizzCon 2010, so I’m already familiar with the Horde and…

The Newest $350 Zelda Statue

For $330 next year, you could show your love for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and buy a Midna and Wolf Link statue from First 4 Figures. But why? For $350, you could get the better version. The people at First 4 Figures revealed today that their “exclusive edition” of the Midna/Wolf-Link statue is…

8-Bit DJ Hero Has A Better Soundtrack Than Real DJ Hero

Eric Ruth’s 8-Bit version of Activision’s DJ Hero is now available to download and play, complete with six chiptune mashups that put DJ Hero 2’s soundtrack to shame. Who’s up for some Dead or Alive Vs. Siouxsie and the Banshees? Eric Ruth is making a habit of creating 8-bit de-makes of popular modern games. He’s…

There’s A Playboy Party On Facebook And Everyone’s Invited

The best part of Jolt Online’s Playboy Party Facebook game isn’t unlocking images of scantily clad women, but rather telling all of your friends about unlocking images of scantily clad women. I play quite a few Facebook games, and I’m generally not too proud to beg on my wall for items for Knights of the…

How Many PlayStation Moves Has Sony Moved?

Yesterday Microsoft posted an impressive 2.5 million Kinect units sold worldwide since the device went on sale earlier this month. Today Sony comes back with even more impressive numbers for the PlayStation Move, albeit over an extended period of time. Sony’s answer to motion control went on sale on September 15 in Europe, September 16…

Talk Amongst Yourselves

Another month draws to an end. Say goodbye to November by talking here about video games. Thanks to Roth for today’s image. Tomorrow is December, so go ahead and nominate your favorite old public-domain painting for December’s installments of Talk Amongst Yourselves. Please provide the artist’s name and the name of the paining. Don’t post…

Kinect Hype Vs. Kinect Reality

In June 2009, Microsoft premiered a terrific hype trailer – “product vision,” they called it – for the device that would become this season’s Xbox 360 Kinect sensor. Vision trailers tend not to match reality. How close did Microsoft get? Here is that Kinect trailer, shown at E3 2009, back when the Kinect was still…

Guess I Shouldn’t Drink This…

To: Totilo From: Bashcraft RE: It’s Beginning To Smell A Lot Like Christmas No real Christmas trees here in Osaka. Just small fake ones. But look, booze from North Korea! A friend brought it to me from Korea a while back, and I did try it. Haven’t worked up the courage to finish it yet……

What’s The First Wii Game To Reach 4 Million Sold In Japan?

Here’s a hint: It’s one of these 408 titles. (Oh, that top pic is a hint, too!) According to Japanese publisher Enterbrain, New Super Mario Bros. Wii has crossed the 4 million sold mark in Japan, making it the first Wii title to do so in The Land of the Rising Sun. New Super Mario…

Make A Monster Profit With This PSP Game

Tomorrow in Japan, arguably this year’s most eagerly awaited game, Monster Hunter Portable 3rd, goes on sale. It’s retail price is ¥5,800 (US$69). Buy it and make a profit. At least one store is offering ¥8,000 ($95) for unused copies of the game. Other used game shops are expected to pay retail or close to…

A Ratings System Just For Islam

An industry body in the Middle East has gone and done something fascinating: they’ve launched a ratings system for games based not on a nation’s classification laws, but on the tenets of the Islamic faith. This makes it a world first, a system aimed at transcending national borders and laws and appealing directly to the…