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Harmonix Confirms Entire Rock Band 3 Setlist
Earlier today, RockBandAide.com picked apart a Gamescom video interview with Harmonix and posted a list of 38 more songs believed to be in Rock Band 3. Asked for confirmation, Harmonix provided it. Hilariously. Oh, so you guys want to read over our shoulder and decipher a scrolling screen from a blurry video? Fine, that’s how…
By Owen Good Published August 20, 2010 -
The 3rd Birthday In Motion, Wrecking New York
We haven’t seen much lately of The 3rd Birthday, the next game in the Parasite Eve series. Released on phones in Japan in 2007, it’s coming to PSPs. As Ashcraft wrote, this game’s all about Aya Brea and her guns.
By Stephen Totilo Published August 20, 2010 -
EA Says Crysis 2 Will Rack Up A High Score
David DeMartini – Metacritic score predictor extraordinaire – is at it again, confidently telling Eurogamer Crysis 2 is going return 90 ratings, upland territory that all publishers crave for big games but few acknowledge so boldly before release. “It’s going to be another 90 rated game from Crytek,” vowed DeMartini, the chief of Electronic Arts…
By Owen Good Published August 20, 2010 -
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Street Fighter, Tekken Creators Duel And Hunt Each Other, Ridiculously
The creators of Street Fighter and Tekken have been squabbling in Germany. They’ve been battling (playfully, with pranks) over Twitter all week. Who won? Take a look. It starts innocently on Tuesday of this past week. Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada shows up at his hotel. He Tweets a photo: Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono is…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 20, 2010 -
The Most Detailed Video Game New York City We’ve Ever Seen
A gamer known as Asterion built this unreleased replica of New York City in PC game CitiesXL. Those familiar with the city beyond Times Square should note landmarks such as the Lower East Side Projects, Columbus Circle, and Ground Zero. This map was first revealed in early July. It’s still a work in progress even…
By Aulistar Mark Published August 20, 2010 -
Addicted Gamer Sues Lineage, Wants 20,000 Hours Of His Life Back
A Hawaii man is suing the makers of Lineage II, a product he says is so dangerously addictive that he played it for 20,000 hours over five years, forgetting to get dressed, bathe or call mom during that span. Better yet, a federal judge is letting the lawsuit, a negligence claim, to proceed against NCsoft.…
By Owen Good Published August 20, 2010 -
Back Off R2!
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Tomorrow, I Turn 32 You know that short robot, the white and blue one? I think his name is R2D2, he’s a real ass. I was walking through the Lucas Arts meeting area today and he rolled up on me, getting in my face bleeping away in his stupid language.…
By Brian Crecente Published August 20, 2010 -
THQ Raises Price Of Online Multiplayer Pass To $10
In May, THQ put UFC Undisputed 2010’s online access behind a one-use code, included free in retail copies, or $5 sold online. The same now goes for WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011, and the code’s price raises to $10. Though EA Sports was the first to announce its Online Pass, THQ was the first sports…
By Owen Good Published August 20, 2010 -
Snoop Blows Up Van, Then Blunders
Snoop, part-time rapper and full-time celebrity pitch-man who seems to say no to nothing, agreed to blow up a van in Las Vegas to promote Mafia Wars. That’s Mafia Wars Vegas, the free game on Facebook. A couple of problems: (Warning, profanity.) Click to viewLive Videos by Ustream Snoop almost ruins the camera angle, blows…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 20, 2010 -
Why Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood’s Multiplayer May Seem Familiar
Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood doesn’t come out until mid November, but you may have already played the multiplayer, or a form of it. The first time I tried my hand at the fun, addictive, very unusual multiplayer for Assassin’s Creed, it reminded me of another game: the free iPhone game, Assassin’s Creed II Multiplayer. That’s because,…
By Brian Crecente Published August 20, 2010 -
Ace Combat Joint Assault Pushes Into the Real World
The Ace Combat franchise generally has seen its jet combat supremacy unchallenged. Ubisoft changed this with its May 2009 release of Tom Clancy H.A.W.X. So it was time for change. Ace Combat: Joint Assault for the Playstation Portable is the second game in the franchise that Namco has developed for the system. It is the…
By Aulistar Mark Published August 20, 2010 -
Killing My Boss With Cyrax & Kitana In Mortal Kombat
At this year’s E3, I played each and every available Mortal Kombat contestant. At Gamescom, I played the two newly added classic killers Cyrax and Kitana, a chance to slice the head off my boss. Cyrax was familiar and fun to play. He shoots an ensnaring net at his opponent, deploys ticking time bombs and…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 20, 2010 -
Crappiest Friend Ever Crowned
Your votes have been tallied in the Kane & Lynch 2 Friend Betrayal Contest, and it’s time to reveal our winner. It’s a dubious honor, but our crappiest friend wins a copy of the game that exemplifies friend backstabbery, Kane & Lynch 2 The Winning Entry, from Daniel M.: Three years ago I pressured my…
By Gawkercreative Published August 20, 2010 -
Ratchet & Clank’s New Co-op Game Is Good (For Griefing)
Insomniac Games’ newest Ratchet & Clank title originally began life as a two-player game, but eventually grew into something bigger. Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One is a PlayStation 3 action-adventure that rewards cooperation, but also encourages griefing your teammates. That team is a motley crew of friends and enemies. In All 4 One, series…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 20, 2010 -
Nintendo May Be Getting Better At Live-Action Metroid Commercials
This is the Metrod Other M commercial, showing us a live-action version of heroine Samus. We showed it to you earlier, but it begs to be compared to other live-action Metroid spots. Can we agree this is an improvement from the live-action Samus from this old Game Boy Advance commercial? But let’s take it back…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 20, 2010 -
Sims Medieval Doesn’t Stray Far From Its Roots
Let me start by dashing your hopes, crushing your expectations: Despite the setting, the heroes, and the town building, Sims Medieval is still very much a standard Sims game. That’s how my meeting with Rachel Bernstein, senior producer for Sims Studio, ended, right after I asked her if the game had action elements, or Sim…
By Brian Crecente Published August 20, 2010 -
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
There’s one thing that I’ll be working very hard to play this weekend, even if only for 10 minutes. That would be Diablo III, a game I last played about one year ago at Gamescom 2009. Blizzard has a demo version of the game playable on the Gamescom show floor, but, from what I hear,…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 20, 2010 -
Live Action Tekken Vs. Street Fighter Starts Weird, Gets Weirder
Namco gave Tekken and Street Fighter fans in Germany an unforgettable presentation at Gamescom this week in the form of a live action match between fighting game characters Ryu and Kazuya Mishima… and a cross-dressing Chun-li. That Chun-li turned out to be Street Fighter IV producer Yoshinori Ono, on hand to challenge his Namco Bandai-based…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 20, 2010
