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Forget Spider-Man, I want to be Stan Lee! – Preorder bonuses revealed for The Amazing Spider-Man Game
1 week ago
Marvel and Activision have just released their preorder exclusives for The Amazing Spider-Man game and they both look, well…AMAZING! The game itself places our favorite web-slinger in Manhattan and follows the story after the events of the upcoming film. The story itself was crafted by Hollywood More >
Diablo 3 animated short
1 week ago
With Diablo’s hordes set to be released in less than a week, Blizzard has released an animated short. The animated short is made by Titmouse Inc., the company who brought us the Afro Samurai opening, Metalocalypse, GI Joe: Resolution, Black Panther, and soon the Grimm Fairy Tales animated series. More >
Xenoblade Chronicles review – one of the best, period
1 week ago
To say that the Japanese RPG is struggling in North America would be an understatement. It’s hard to imagine now, but at one point, the Final Fantasy series’ latest installments were almost the Call of Duty of their day, selling millions upon release. Fans (myself included) would eagerly await More >
Tribes: Ascend update goes all natural
1 week ago
by Michael Revis
in Video Games
Tribes: Ascend will be seeing a bit of a change in local for the next update. Hi-Rez is adding two new maps, both taking on a more natural looking theme compared to the other maps available.
The first map to be implemented is CTF Tartarus. Tartarus itself is a large swampy area, about the size More >
XBLA Review: The Walking Dead: Episode 1 – A New Day
1 week ago
To say the stakes are pretty high for a Walking Dead video game is an understatement. The comic book series continues to be a month-to-month Top Ten Bestseller, and AMC just wrapped up their second season of the critically acclaimed television series with record-breaking ratings. Enter, LEGO Star More >
New Killzone to be revealed at E3 2012?
1 week ago
According to Siliconera, Sony is getting set to conceive a new teaser trailer for the upcoming Killzone game. The game will likely be revealed at E3 next month. The game will pick up after the events of Killzone 3. There is already confirmation of a PS Vita Killzone coming.
Guerilla Games made the More >
Don’t have an Xbox 360? Well get your Kinect Bundle now for $99* with a catch
2 weeks ago
It’s been rumored for a couple of weeks now about an Xbox 360/Kinect sale, and it’s finally confirmed. It’s been called an amazing deal; an Xbox 360 Kinect bundle for $99 plus tax, but the catch is you are locked to Xbox Live for 2 Years at $15 a month, so basically you are locked in a 2-year More >
Is Ubisoft possibly working on an Avengers game?
2 weeks ago
Well, I figured that it would be inevitable as most Marvel movies have had a tie-in game to go along with their release. The day before the movie was released to U.S. audiences, the domain name “avengersbattleforearth.com” was registered by Ubisoft. I’m pretty sure it’s a game title, because I More >
Ubisoft wants us to unite to unlock the Assassin’s Creed III gameplay trailer
2 weeks ago
Ubisoft has an Assassin’s Creed III sneak peek of the gameplay footage, which is locked away inside their vault. In order for us to open that vault, the company wants us to unite worldwide to give them 1,776,000 posts, tweets and shares by enlisting our friends and family. To begin uniting, visit More >
The Binding of Issac expansion comes to Steam May 28
2 weeks ago
by Michael Revis
in Video Games
Hit indie game The Binding of Issac finally has a specific date set for its expansion, Wrath of the Lamb. Eager players can gobble up the offering when it drops on Steam May 28, for a paltry sum of $3.
Wrath of the Lamb is planned to be to only expansion for the game, and will have new rooms, a More >
The Elder Scrolls Online teaser trailer and pictures appear
2 weeks ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
The trailer appears, and then it disappears just as quickly. It was only just yesterday that it was announced that the teaser trailer for The Elder Scrolls Online would be hitting the net, and well, it did. It’s extremely short, and there isn’t a whole lot to it except to know that one hero isn’t More >
The Elder Scrolls Online announced for a 2013 PC, Mac release
2 weeks ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
Todd Howard seemed to shy away from the question of introducing an online multi-player element into the Elder Scrolls franchise because it would dilute the single-player experience. That might be why they’ve apparently gone and created a new spin-off IP: The Elder Scrolls Online. I don’t know how More >
Sega Genesis Classic Collection Series 5 out now
2 weeks ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
Sega has just announced that a new bundle of nostalgia-packed greatness has been released for PC download. They’re now up to their fifth in the Classic Collection series, and this latest one shouldn’t disappoint. Possibly even better news than that, I did a little bit more investigation and More >
Draw Something users, where’d you guys go?
2 weeks ago
Draw Something was a phenomenon when it came out. In 50 days of its launch, it was able to reach 50 million downloads. With all the hype surrounding it, I had to download the app on my Android. During that time, I played Draw Something a lot with my friends. It was a lot of fun More >
Spike TV to air Microsoft’s E3 Media Briefing
2 weeks ago
For those of you too lazy to watch the Microsoft E3 Media Briefing on the internetz, you can now watch it live on Spike TV. The 90-minute event, XBOX: ENTERTAINMENT EVOLVED, is going to air without commercials on Monday, June 4 at 12:30 PM ET / 9:30 AM PT.
So what does Microsoft have in store for More >
Diablo 3 TV spots and launch events
2 weeks ago
There’s less than two weeks left before the hordes of Burning Hells are unleashed upon the Earth. They have already started to make their presence known. They have started a campaign on the television screen, letting the world know of their ascension to Earth. Just look at the vileness that they More >
Nintendo: The Mario Party is over with $538 million in losses
2 weeks ago
by Steve Ahmad
in Video Games
For the first time in the company’s public history, Nintendo has reported an annual loss. Price-cutting on all of their consoles and the soaring yen are thought to be the main causes. Nintendo sales dropped 36.2%, but Nintendo contends that it will pick up sales and cut the losses by half with More >
Pokémon Conquest, a strategic Summer release
2 weeks ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
For all of you out there with nothing to do this Summer, well, this could be what fills that huge gap between school years. When I heard that Nintendo was teaming up with Tecmo Koei Games, I couldn’t help but wonder what kind of new Pokémon game they would make; especially considering that Koei More >
Are you man enough to own a Midnight Purple 3DS?
2 weeks ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
Did you know that the color purple has often historically been attached to royalty? Of course you did. Did you know that there are people who fear the color purple? The phobia is called “porphyrophobia“. So, if you happen to be walking around with your shiny new Midnight Purple 3DS, and someone More >
Skullgirls coming to PC later this year
2 weeks ago
by Michael Revis
in Video Games
So, yeah, Skullgirls is pretty damn awesome. We even said so ourselves, and you’d be hard-pressed to find someone that disagrees. And now, it seems that PC gamers will be able to join in on the fun as well in the near future.
Autumn Games and Reverge Labs revealed today that the 2D animated More >
Grand Knights History currently in limbo after being canceled by XSEED
2 weeks ago
Not too long ago, Atlus announced they were going to publish Dragon’s Crown instead of Ignition Entertainment and were going to have in house developers assist in working on the title from Vanillaware. Because of this, the game would take longer to release, pushing it back to 2013. Hopefully with More >
Persona 4 Golden coming to your Vita, Fall 2012
2 weeks ago
Since Persona 4 Golden was announced for Japan, it was only a matter of time before we got the announcement for the States, and Atlus isn’t one to disappoint their fans. Today Atlus USA announced that Persona 4 Golden will be coming stateside for US fans.
The Persona series has been getting the More >
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 trailer arrives to underwhelm the masses
2 weeks ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Video Games
For weeks now, new info has been surfacing on the internet that a new Call of Duty game was to be announced today. A majority of the rumors pointed at the new title would be the sequel to Treyarch’s blockbuster Call of Duty: Black Ops. We reported earlier today that fans would be able to see the More >
The Pong Indie Developer Challenge rallies up some semi-finalists
2 weeks ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
A few months ago we told you about Atari’s Indie Developer Challenge. Maybe you have fond memories of Pong, or maybe you’re in the large camp of people who make fun of Pong for being so archaic. It is because of the latter group that I think it would simply be awesome to see Pong re-envisioned to More >
Mario Tennis Open, smashing online play onto the 3DS court
2 weeks ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
Nintendo has just announced today that Mario Tennis Open for 3DS will allow for competitive matches online. We can only hope that it’s as good as Mario Kart Wii’s online play. Not content with only offering a bare online mode, Nintendo also announced that players can look forward to trouncing More >
