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Ryan Southard
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‘Battlefield Play 4 Free’ Beta Now Open to Public
2 years ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
If the trailer is any indication of the quality of “Battlefield Play 4 Free”, then it certainly looks to be worth playing. You can choose from the classes of medic, engineer, soldier, and recon. The game basically looks like it has most of the functionality of Battlefield: Bad Company 2, but the More >
Free Streets of Rage Fan Remake Has Tons of New Features
2 years ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
Whether you’ve played the series before or not, I think we can all get behind the idea of a free Streets of Rage fan remake that brings in a lot of new content. After all, the group who made it, “Bomber Games“, has been hard at work for eight years.
The remake has content from Streets of Rage 1, More >
Final Fight, Street Fighter 2, and Others Only 99¢ On iPhone Til’ April 7th
2 years ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
Capcom released their “Capcom Arcade” on iPhone and iPod Touch last November, and right now there’s a sale for every game on it. Capcom will give you three tokens a day to play the games for free, but if you’d rather just have the full game and hassle-free, 99¢ is a really great deal. The games More >
Free Steam Update for Super Meat Boy Adds 140+ Levels – Also, 50% Off
2 years ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
Super Meat Boy just got a helping of awesome in the form of “Super Meat World”, the free update that has tons of new levels with which to torture your Meat Boy. As if that weren’t enough, soon Steam users will be able to create their own Super Meat Boy levels when the level editor beta opens up to More >
Borderlands Game of the Year Version $20 on Amazon
2 years ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
For that super low price of $20, you get Borderlands (PS3, or Xbox 360), and the four DLC packs that have been released. This really is an amazing price, as game of the year editions typically start at $60, and the lowest I’ve ever seen one at is around $40. I personally didn’t like what I played More >
Resident Evil The Mercenaries for 3DS Teased as Summer Release
2 years ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
There are a decent amount of 3DS games to play, but Resident Evil Mercenaries certainly stands out in the crowd. With a 2-player mode that challenges gamers to go for the highest score possible, and several characters to play as including Chris Redfield, Albert Wesker, Hunk, Claire Redfield, Jack More >
Max Payne 3 Details From EDGE Magazine
2 years ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
It’s been a long time since Max and I got together and shot bad guys in slow motion. Will the magic still be there after Rockstar’s London, Toronto, Vancouver, and New England studios are done with Max Payne 3? Yes, there are four studios working on the game simultaneously. Rob Nelson, the art More >
Heavy Rain’s David Cage Jabs at L.A. Noire
2 years ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
Well, folks, it’s probably been a few days since we last had some trash-talking in the video-game world, which is much too long. Thankfully Heavy Rain’s David Cage is here to help us out. He recently did an interview with Computer and Videogames, referring to L.A. Noire’s facial animation he said: More >
Exclusive Info on God’s New 3DS Fighting Game, ‘Deceased Fighter 2′
2 years ago
Jose Salazar of Jalisco, Mexico was sitting in church playing Street Fighter IV on his brand new 3DS when something really strange happened. A picture of the Virgin Mary appeared on his screen. Apparently upset that Jose was paying more attention to Capcom’s new hit game than the sermon, God spoke More >
Talented Indie Developer, Konjak, Needs Your Help – Play His New Game, ‘Iconoclasts’
2 years ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
An indie game developer out there named Joakim Sandberg (aka Konjak) needs our help! Yes, he’s apparently in a not-so-great financial situation. He has several short finished games that he allows people to download for free, and one full-length game that he’s charging $10 for called Noitu Love 2. More >
Mega Man Universe Gets Mega Canned
2 years ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
Mega Man was to have his own little virtual universe in which users could create and share self-created levels with each other, but alas, fate is a cruel mega mistress. Whether due to Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune leaving Capcom, or “various [mega] circumstances”, as they’ve stated, Mega Man More >
FEAR 3 Trailer – John Carpenter and Steve Niles Try to Horrify You
2 years ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
With John Carpenter (Halloween) directing the cut-scenes, and Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) co-writing FEAR 3, horror fans just might have a new video game to look forward to after having beaten Dead Space 2 several times. This new trailer gives us just a peek at the game and its story. The More >
Team Fortress 2′s Charity Hats Bring in $300,000 For Japan
2 years ago
Just one week ago developer Valve offered up three different virtual hats for Team Fortress 2 with every bit of money going to aid Japan. The three hats were the: “Humanitarian’s Hachimaki” ($7.99), “Benefactor’s Kanmuri” ($19.99), and the “Magnanimous Monarch” ($99.99).
All I have to say is that More >
DiRT 3 Trailer is Odd Yet Compelling – Slo-mo Big Air
2 years ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
The DiRT series is back, this time featuring the so-called Group B of rally cars that were banned in 1986 for having excessive amounts of fatal accidents because of their speed. I didn’t think the racing genre needed an injection of excitement, but knowing that people have died doing what you’re More >
New Hawken Mech FPS Gameplay – This Indie Game Will Blow Your Mind
2 years ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
If there were ever a good time to jump into the giant robot genre, now would be it. Hawken is probably the coolest looking mech game I’ve ever seen. The last video was mostly 3rd-person footage, but this one puts us in the cockpit for the entire series of battles. Being there in first-person lets More >
Battlefield 3 – Bomb Defusing, and Melee Combat? Fault Line Episode 3 Trailer
2 years ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
This new Battlefield 3 trailer, “Fault Line: Episode 3″, finds our protagonist tasked with defusing a bomb. Just a little later in the video, there’s a melee combat sequence that looks like something you’d see in Uncharted 2. Although I’m very doubtful that this part is played, it would be really More >
Death Rally on iPad, iPhone on March 31st, Free on PC
2 years ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
You iPhone and iPad users should feel lucky, because you’re currently receiving the attention of Remedy, developers of Max Payne and Alan Wake. Death Rally is actually an old game from 1996 that’s been remade for iOS. It’s a top-down race game with cars straight out of an A-Team episode, outfitted More >
Rumor: God of War 4 in Development, and It’s Online?
2 years ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
Note: not an official image
A freelance animator who worked under Motion Logic Studio did a “Game Cinematic Test” for God of War 4 according to his Linkedin resume. The animating was done between May and July of 2010, which is just after God of War 3′s March 16th, 2010 release date. Also, according More >
Preordering Red Faction: Armageddon Nets You ‘Battlegrounds’, a Twisted Metal-Like Game
2 years ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
THQ sure seems like the giving type. They’ve been giving away some of their older games with the purchase of new ones, and now they’re even giving away a brand new down-loadable game called “Red Faction: Battlegrounds” when you pre-order Red Faction: Armageddon at either Gamestop or Amazon. Red More >
Moon Diver Brings Strider-Like 2D Action to PSN March 29th, Xbox Live in April – UPDATE
2 years ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
I think the time is right for some Moon Diver ninjas to invade PSN and Xbox 360. Once you check out the trailer, I’m sure you’ll concur. The reason this game is Strider-like is because the creator of Strider, Kouichi Yotsui, has been working with developer FeelPlus and Square-Enix on this More >
Portal 2′s Robots Are Trustworthy – Funniest Trailer Yet?
2 years ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
The original Portal had new mind-warping gameplay, and some enjoyable humor to go along with it. Who can forget GLaDOS, the cake-promising computer system, who tries to kill you at every turn? I haven’t really laughed at any of the trailers for Portal 2, until now. Watch as the Portal robots are More >
Free Rock Climbing Game GIRP Twists Your Fingers in a Fun Way
2 years ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
GIRP is a free browser game just released by creator Bennet Foddy. He previously made the iPhone game “QWOP“, the one in which you control the different body parts of a runner to attempt to make him run. I say attempt, because I’m assuming that at least half of the users of that game only got him More >
The Reapers Are Upon Us – Mass Effect 2: Arrival Trailer
2 years ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
The of Arrival of Arrival is your cue to get excited for Mass Effect 3. The DLC comes out tomorrow, March 29th, and will bridge the gap between the ending of Mass Effect 2, and the beginning of Mass Effect 3. The Reapers’ invasion of Earth is near, and Dr Amanda Kenson must be rescued to help More >
Metroid: Confrontation is an Awesome, Free Metroid Mod
2 years ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
Metroid: Confrontation is a completely free mod of the Metroid series that has the great controls of the GBA games, Kraid, Ridley and Crocomire as newly altered bosses, and an all-new world to explore and perfect. The game is the product of a fan from Argentina who calls himself DoctorM64. He is More >
Star Wars: The Old Republic – a Jedi’s Gotta’ Start Somewhere
2 years ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
So, you think you’re just gonna’ mosey on into Star Wars: The Old Republic and impress everyone with your saber swingin’ skills? I don’t think so. You’ll start with one light saber, and only be able to do simple swings. My guess is you’ll have to kill a few dozen womp rats before you even get to a More >
