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It’s Dynasty Warriors With Added Horse-Kicking
Hack-and-slash series Dynasty Warriors is getting a new game. It also features a horse getting drop-kicked in the face! The game features several new characters, including Sima Shi, Sima Zhao and Bao Sanniang. Check out these game screens In the West, the Shin Sangoku Musou (Dynasty Warriors) are numbered ahead of their Japanese counterparts, because…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 1, 2010 -
These Disks Are Not Toys (OK, Maybe They Are)
The whole “urban vinyl” craze has been on the slide for years now, but we can still spare a tip of the hat for misshapen plastic figures when they represent classic video game storage mediums. This is Squid Kids Ink’s “So Analog” line, featuring a NES cartridge (called “10-Doh!”), a 3.5 inch floppy disk (“A-Drive”)…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2010 -
This Model Kicks Daigo’s Butt
Kayo Satou is one of Japan’s top Street Fighter players. Watch out, she’ll school you proper. In an online webcast, Satou plays a Super Street Fighter IV ranked match against “gameinn”, the gamertag fighting game champ Daigo Umehara uses. Umehara rocketed to internet stardom with this clip. The model is her customary Street Fighter character…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 1, 2010 -
2010’s Global Console Sales At A Glance
Some supplementary information provided as part of Nintendo’s latest financial results has got something interesting tucked away amidst all the chest-beating: global home console sales data for 2010. That’s data for all three home console platform holders across the United States, Europe and Japan from January 2010 until around September. What’s interesting is that, considering…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2010 -
Zombie Pikachu Probably Looked Better On Paper
As seen on That Girl’s Site via Ugliest Tattoos
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 1, 2010 -
A Little Bit of Kennedy Goes a Long Way in The Latest Call of Duty: Black Ops Trailer
Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what part Kennedy will be playing in the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops. It’s great to see that Treyarch is getting plenty of mileage out of JFK. Looks like Treyarch also didn’t spare the expense on settings, this is one diverse looking shooter. If…
By Brian Crecente Published October 31, 2010 -
We’ve Got Your Signed Copy of Call of Duty: Black Ops Prestige Edition Right Here
We’ve got two copies of the Xbox 360 version of Call of Duty: Black Ops Prestige Edition signed by Treyarch and we’d like to give them away to you. We’ll be drawing the two lucky winners on Monday, November 1. To enter you just need to sign up for our newsletter. Sure, you can unsign…
By Brian Crecente Published October 31, 2010 -
Watch Persona 2 Remake’s Slick Anime Opening
Eleven years after its released on the PlayStation 1, Persona 2: Innocent Sin is being remade for the PSP. Besides gameplay and visual tweaks, the game gets a new opening. This is it. Watch it. Anime studio Satelight created the new opening. The original will also be included in the game as well. Persona 2…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 31, 2010 -
Hands On With A Mario Halloween Jumpsuit
It’s a-me, Brian Ashcraft. And I’m checking out the “Deluxe Super Mario” Halloween costume. This isn’t the regular one Super Mario costume. Oh no, it’s the deluxe one. The costume even has the Nintendo Seal of Approval. Nintendo approves!
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 31, 2010 -
Is This Marvel vs. Capcom 3’s Newest Challenger?
No sadly, not the monkey man. A photo from Capcom’s office Halloween hijinks (above) shows Mike Haggar on a monitor. The Final Fight character looks like he’s in a stage from the forthcoming Marvel vs. Capcom 3. . Marvel vs. Capcom 3 features an array of character from the Marvel universe and Capcom’s games. Haggar,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 31, 2010 -
Want a Pro Elite Wireless Controller for your PS3?
Here it is, the last contest of the month. We’re giving away a Pro Elite Wireless PS3 Controller from Power A to three readers. The controllers have reverse analogs, motion control, dual rumble, glowing buttons, custom L2 and R2 triggers and are rechargeable. We’ll be drawing the three names on Monday, November 1. To enter…
By Brian Crecente Published October 31, 2010 -
This One’s For You, Battlestar Galactica Fans
Remember that Battlestar Galactica mod, Diaspora, we showed you a few months back? It’s got a new trailer, and I am weak at the knees. Not only because it’s looking like the Battlestar games of my dreams, but because it’s looking decidedly real, fantastical “trailer money shots” replaced with in-engine and even in-game footage. Diaspora…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 31, 2010 -
The Right Hand Of Mushroom
By Mister Hipp
By Luke Plunkett Published October 31, 2010 -
You Won’t Believe Who Is Killing Zombies in Call of Duty: Black Ops
This is a SPOILER. Note that it is in all caps. That means I’m really serious about just how spoiler the following information and images are. Don’t want to know? Move along and don’t read this post. DON’T click on the link. Now that that’s done. We knew that a zombie mode was coming to…
By Brian Crecente Published October 31, 2010 -
Gamings’ Greatest Halloween Costumes
Yesterday we walked you through some truly amazing pumpkins crafted to look like the people behind and in some of our favorite games. Today we’re posting a collection of video game-inspired Halloween costumes sent to and found by us. Please drop your own costume pictures in comments. We’d love to see what you’re wearing.
By Brian Crecente Published October 31, 2010 -
Game Dev Helps Test Super Suit for Space Flight
A new space flight suit being developed at MIT to help reduce bone mass loss on long stays in space got a helping hand from Ultima game creator and space aficionado Richard Garriott. The new suit in development at MIT’s Man-Vehicle Laboratory is meant to simulate the effects of gravity on the human body, according…
By Brian Crecente Published October 31, 2010 -
Kane & Lynch, Hitman Dev Going Through Its Own Dog Days
The holiday hits keep coming. IO Interactive, the Danish studio behind Hitman and Kane & Lynch, let go about 30 employees this week, according to sources close to the studio. That’s the second cut to hit the studio this year, the source says, with firings hitting the studio previously in March. The developer shipped Kane…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 31, 2010 -
The Most Amazing Minecraft Costumes You’ll Ever See
On Friday Electronic Arts had a Halloween costume contest. The winners? This trio of Minecraft fans. Congrats to Minecraft guy Emmy Toyonaga, Minecraft pig in minecart Charles Murakami and creeper Jack Greaves. Thanks Emmy!
By Brian Crecente Published October 31, 2010