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The New Mortal Kombat Adds Two More Classic Characters
NetherRealm Studios adds two more to the roster of kombatants appearing in the all-new Mortal Kombat, with cybernetic ninja Cyrax and queen of fans Kitana officially committed to beat the shit out of each other next year. The new Mortal Kombat also has a few new old stages that fans may recognize, the Desert and…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 18, 2010 -
Sony: Motorstorm Apocalypse Will Prove 3D Gaming’s Worth
It took more than 100 years for the notion of 3D film-making to prove itself with the 2009 release of smash hit Avatar, and Sony believes that games like the Playstation 3’s Motorstorm Apocalypse and Killzone 3 will do the same for gaming. Mick Hocking, senior director for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Studio Liverpool, heads…
By Brian Crecente Published August 18, 2010 -
Kicking It With Kinect Sports Soccer
I finally got my first chance to go hands-on with Kinect today, and I wasn’t allowed to use my hands. Microsoft was showing off the soccer potion of Kinect Sports at their gameplay event today in Cologne, Germany, and seeing as I spent at least a portion of one whole high school semester playing something…
By Mike Fahey Published August 18, 2010 -
Microsoft GamesCom Press Event Lunch Unboxing
The most important question at Microsoft’s Gamescom play session on Tuesday? What are they serving for lunch? That question answered here. Perhaps my fascination with the food served at press gatherings stems from the fact that 90% of my Gamescom diet comes from exactly these sorts of boxes. Well, not exactly these sorts of boxes.…
By Mike Fahey Published August 18, 2010 -
Podcast Time: Ask Us About Gamescom, QuakeCon And Anything Else
We are podcasting live right now. And by “we” I mean me and intern Aulistar Mark. What happens when an intern gets a live mic? In this by-the-seat-of-our-pants edition I will regale you with stories of outer space (true ones) but we will mostly talk about all the big game news from the big shows…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 18, 2010 -
Playing R.U.S.E. With Playstation Move
I’ve played Ubisoft’s real-time strategy game R.U.S.E. plenty of times with gamepads and keyboards, But this week was my first chance to check it out using the Playstation MOVE: And I loved it. I’m already a fan of the streamlined war game that blends the typical strategy elements of resource gathering and unit production with…
By Brian Crecente Published August 18, 2010 -
I Survived ‘I Will Survive’ In Singstar Dance
When I mentioned I had never played a PlayStation Move game at Sony’s GamesCom preview event, someone suggested I try out Singstar Dance. It’s a good thing alcohol was being served. There are two things I never do in public unless intoxicated, at least lightly: Dancing, and singing. We’ve seen how the singing works out…
By Mike Fahey Published August 18, 2010 -
What If The Xbox Kinect Virtual Child Simulator Is Great?
One of gaming’s big dreamers, game designer Peter Molyneux, showed us Project Milo — a controller-less game about a virtual boy — two Junes ago. There was potential. There were hitches. A year later, Milo’s made a lot of progress. In a just-released stage demo of Milo, Molyneux shows how the Milo project — which…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 18, 2010 -
This Is The Full Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock Setlist
This is the complete setlist of Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. Ninety-three songs total will come on disc this Fall. •A Perfect Circle – “The Outsider” •Aerosmith – “Cryin'” •AFI – “Dancing Through Sunday” •Alice Cooper – “No More Mr. Nice Guy” •Alter Bridge – “Ties That Bind” •Anberlin – “The Feel Good Drag” •Anthrax…
By Aulistar Mark Published August 18, 2010 -
K.I.N.E.C.T. Dance
What starts out with what appears to be a guy recreating a scene from Bruno, ends with some fantastic two-man avant-garde dance moves. Here for your viewing pleasure is a video of a bunch of people playing different Kinect games… set to music. Can you guess which games they’re playing?
By Brian Crecente Published August 18, 2010 -
This Is How You Play Kinectimals
Many people played Kinectimals at Microsoft’s gameplay day in Germany yesterday, but no one played it with as much skill or heart as our own Michael McWhertor. Look at how much fun he is having petting that dangerous animal. Don’t you wish that was you? It was all I could do to stop myself from…
By Mike Fahey Published August 18, 2010 -
Unusual Call of Duty: Black Ops Solo Campaign Hides Secrets
The line one of the makers of the next Call of Duty uses about the series is that these games are movies we can play. This one will be a war thriller that hides a mystery. A few weeks ago in New York, Josh Olin, community manager fort team creating November’s Call of Duty Black…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 18, 2010 -
Red Dead Redemption Song Gets A Little Fancy
“Deadman’s Gun” is played during one of Red Dead Redemption’s more touching sequences, a lonely moment made lonelier by the gravelly vocals and sparse guitar. It’s a little different, though, when played live with a string section and piano. Ashtar Command have posted this clip of a special live performance of their song, which not…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 18, 2010 -
Portal 2 Out In February
Portal 2, delayed from a 2010 release, won’t be out that far into 2011. The game will be out on February 9, according to a Tweet from the always-informed Geoff Keighley. He teases more on the game on Game Trailers TV this Friday. According to a Computer and Video Games report from Gamescom in Germany,…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 18, 2010 -
Slicing My Finger
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Blogger Needs Food Yikes! Speaking of food…. While making a sammich for lunch today — and slicing chicken with a slicer doohickey — I caught the tip of my ring finger in the contraption. Lots of blood and bandaids later, I was ready to star work. And my finger wasn’t,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 18, 2010