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Namco Registers Site For “Antiques Roadshow: The Game”
I love PBS, and not in a snobby way – History Detectives does an amazing job proving or disproving family myths, always in a very respectful manner. But an Antiques Roadshow video game? That’s like watching old people fuck. Namco has registered a domain for just such a game and while it is proof of…
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Past Meets Present In NBA 2K11’s Latest Hype Vid
Snoop Dogg provides the theme, custom-fit to NBA 2K11, in a montage 2K Sports gave exclusively to IGN earlier today. Jordan on Kobe, the Bad Boys bringing it up, LeBron in Miami, Ewing with the up-and-under. It’ll fire you up. This is pure publicity, not gameplay. But it does show this year’s game, thematically, will…
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A Life In 8-Bit
A man is born, lives, loves, loses, dies, and restarts in Consoul, an 8-bit movie by Lasse Gjertsen. Consoul looks at the very different paths a person’s life can take, using a retro 2D side-scroller game as a backdrop. As the main character ages his heart meter fills. Working adds to his money score, while…
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The S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Saga Continues In 2012
After fooling around with a prequel and a lesser sequel, Ukrainian developer GSC Game World gets down to brass tacks with a true sequel to popular first=person shooter S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, due out in 2012. 2007’s S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl received a prequel in 2008, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky. This year’s S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat…
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Build Your Empire In DJ Hero 2
Freestyle Games creative director Jamie Jackson walks us through DJ Hero 2’s Empire Mode, the replacement for the original game’s underwhelming career mode. In the original DJ Hero, you unlocked new venues as you progressed through the game, which was pretty damn boring. Empire Mode in DJ Hero 2 looks to make up for it,…
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A Limited Edition Fable III Controller Fit For A King
If you’re planning to rule over Albion as king or queen in Fable III comes in, you’re going to need a controller befitting your lofty station. The official Fable III Limited Edition Wireless Controller should do the trick. It may look a bit gaudy, but such are the trappings of royalty. Artists from Fable III…
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Castle Crashers Crashing PAX With A Special Surprise
The Behemoth may be busy pushing Castle Crashers through Sony’s approval process and working on BattleBlock Theater, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have time to work on a very special Castle Crashers treat for fans attending PAX this year. I feel a bit sorry for PlayStation 3 owners eagerly awaiting their chance to purchase…
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It’s Tropico 4 Time Already?
Fresh from the success of last year’s Tropico 3, Kalypso Media and developer Haemimont Games bring El Presidente into the 21st century, adding in Facebook and Twitter functionality into next year’s Tropico 4. With six years between Tropico 2: Pirate Cove and last year’s Tropico 3, you can forgive me for being surprised by the…
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Adama Goes Digital In Battlestar Galactica Online
Can the world have too much virtual Edward James Olmos? Bigpoint shows off slightly-creepy character models for the browser-based online game of SyFy hit Battlestar Galactica. You didn’t think they’d make a Battlestar Galactica game without the stars, did you? Bigpoint today reveals that several popular members of the BSG cast have provided their likenesses…
By Mike Fahey
