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More Awesome Mass Effect Cosplay Costume
2 years ago
More Awesome Mass Effect Cosplay Costume
Soon after the Krogans made an appearance at Comic-Con 2010, a freelance special effect artist by the name of Evil FX released a project he has been working on. He is building two sets of Commander Shepard armor, one male and one female. From his blog posts, More >
Bungie has Plans for Loyal Fans
2 years ago
by Benson Chen
in Video Games
Halo: Combat Evolved PC owners are getting a treat.
According to Bungie.net’s forum post, loyal supporters of the series who still have their CD-Keys for the original Halo: Combat Evolved for the PC on hand will be able to redeem some sort of visual flair on the armor in the upcoming Halo: Reach. More >
Halo Reach Achievements Revealed *spoilers*
2 years ago
It’s almost time for you to get your next addiction to Halo next month, and thanks to your friends at Bungie, it’s been revealed that there will be 49 achievements to obtain via Campaign, Multiplayer and Firefight.
The game will be available in September 14th, so I hope you have your Limited More >
Awesome Krogan Cosplay in Action at Comic-Con 2010
2 years ago
Holly Conrad and her crew have done a fantastic job on these Mass Effect 2 costumes. Along with her are Tayler Hudson, Tank, Jessica Merizan, Alex Gross and Steph Werner cosplaying as other Mass Effect 2 characters in this skit they did at Comic-Con. If you’d like to see in detail how the More >
Medal of Honor BETA Impressions: Mixing ‘Modern Warfare’ with ‘Bad Company’
2 years ago
Modern Warfare 2: good. Bad Company 2: good. Modern Warfare 2 mixed with Bad Company, surprisingly not that good. I recently got my hands on the new Medal of Honor BETA and couldn’t help but noticed that game seems like a mash-up of the two. Which is funny since the game was developed by DICE(Bad More >
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Loves Street Fighter 2! Disses Mortal Kombat & Tekken
2 years ago
You heard right folks! Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Cobra Commander and the guy that did that cool gravity fight scene in Inception) loves him some Street Fighter 2 action. Skip to the 2:00 mark and he tells Jimmy Fallon about getting a Street Fighter II arcade cabinet as a kid who just got his first More >
Lost in Shadow First Look
2 years ago
by Narvin Seegoolam
in Video Games
Lost in Shadow is the newest platform puzzle game from Japanese developer/publisher, Hudson Soft, due out next year on the Wii. The basis of the game is that you assume control of a silhouette/shadow of a boy and must travel through a series of platforms and environments by using the shadows that More >
Street Fighter High: The Musical: Interviewing the Masterminds Behind the Legend
2 years ago
From the creators of Street Fighter High, comes a new tale of love and lost, hope and betrayal, and singing and dancing? After their popular parody of Street Fighter High, Jennifer Zhang (producer) ended up deciding that a sequel needed to be made. If you haven’t heard of this parody, then you More >
Halo: Reach Trailer Brings Ass-Kicking to a New Level
2 years ago
This new trailer for Halo: Reach, called The Battle Begins, was created using the in-game engine, according to Bungie. Let’s see if it really does look this good, since the graphics for the previous Halo 3 and Halo: ODST weren’t all that hot. But if the actual game does look like this, than we More >
Linkin Park Headlines Medal of Honor Soundtrack
2 years ago
Linkin Park’s first single titled “The Catalyst” from their new album “A Thousand Suns”, will be featured on a new exclusive Medal of Honor trailer. The trailer will feature a mix of both live footage and in-game action and is directed by Linkin Park’s own Mr. Hahn. The single itself will also be More >
StarCraft II T-Shirt Giveaway!
2 years ago
To celebrate the release of the launch of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, Nerd Reactor is giving away two free t-shirts for StarCraft II. The t-shirt has a nice artwork of a Terran Marine facing certain doom.
Here’s what you do to enter:
- Become a fan of Nerd Reactor on Facebook by clicking the More >
StarCraft II Midnight Launch Event Brings Giant Crowd and Country Music in Orange County, CA
2 years ago
It was a very unique event that Blizzard threw for the StarCraft II Midnight Launch Event at Fry’s Electronics in Fountain Valley, CA. Usually when video games would have midnight releases, gamers would just go to their preferred stores and wait in line until midnight to get their game. Blizzard More >
Street Fighter X Tekken Debut
2 years ago
by Narvin Seegoolam
in Video Games
Earlier this month we reported there was a rumor that a possible Namco vs Capcom game was in the works. Well Capcom and Namco have finally done it and made it official. Street Fighter X Tekken was announced at this year’s San Diego Comic Con and is being created by Capcom. The game will feature More >
Dragon Quest IX Review: Save The World…Again!
2 years ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
System: Nintendo DS Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Square Enix, Level-5
It may seem like the Dragon Quest series has a few too many iterations now that we’re at the ninth edition, but the series started way back in 1986, which is around 24 years ago. Let’s find out if the first real More >
SDCC 10: EA Gives Fans a Taste of Dragon Age II
2 years ago
EA and BioWare setup a little area in the Hilton near San Diego Comic-Con that allowed fans and guests to test out Dragon Age II, the sequel to the first Dragon Age: Origins, before the media. When entering the hotel, we were first greeted by a Dragon statue. Since it was a private demonstration, More >
Persona 3 Portable Reivew
2 years ago
Back in 2007 America was surprised by Atlus’s new title, Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3. The game was highly rated by fans and websites. In 2008 the expansion, Persona 3 Fes, was released. It included an upgraded version of the story with a few more personas to fuse and some added characters, but More >
Indie Game Shank Brings Visual Style and Violence to XBLA & PSN
2 years ago
The little indie game by Klei Entertainment that got signed up by EA Partners is coming to the Playstation Network, Xbox LIVE Arcade, and PC near you with furious…umm…fury. This badass game stars Shank in a 2D side-scrolling action written by God of War co-creator Marianne Krawczyk. Just take a More >
New Images from Fable III Surface
2 years ago
I love Comic-Con International. With the biggest nerd convention happening right now, video game companies are pumping out their product everywhere. The same can be said for Fable III with four new images. Check them out.
Fable III will be released on October 26, 2010 for the Xbox 360 and PC.
New TERA Screenshots Show Off Customization and Action for Comic-Con
2 years ago
En Masse Entertainment has released some new screenshots for Comic-Con from their game, TERA, the action MMO. These screenshots show a cool looking customization mode, along with action from the game. Can’t wait to create my own hot elf sorceress!
And if you’re going to Comic-Con this weekend, More >
Marvel Announces 2 More Characters for Marvel vs. Capcom 3
2 years ago
Earlier today 4 new characters were announced for Marvel vs Capcom 3; Chun li, Super Skrull, Trish and Dr. Doom.
Interestingly enough, Marvel.com released screen shots of 2 new characters, Amaretsu from Capcom’s Okami series and the mighty Thor representing Marvel. Was this an accident on Marvel’s More >
New Horrific Dead Space 2 Screenshots!
2 years ago
by Narvin Seegoolam
in Video Games
After EA’s media event, which consisted of the publisher announcing their upcoming games, a slew of new Dead Space 2 screenshots surfaced. Who better to bring you the new shots, than us here at Nerd Reactor.
Does Carmine Live or Die? You Decide!
2 years ago
by Narvin Seegoolam
in Video Games
Epic and the Child’s Play charity have banded together and are asking Xbox gamers to assist in deciding the fate of Clayton Carmine. Who is Clayton Carmine you ask? Clayton is the third brother of the four Carmine brothers. If anyone remembers from the previous two Gears games, Ben Carmine got More >
Hamill & Conroy to Lead Star-Studded Cast for DC Universe Online
2 years ago
Sony Online Entertainment has just announced that Mark “Luke Skywalker” Hamill and Kevin Conroy will be reprising their roles as the iconic Joker and Batman respectively for the new DC Universe Online game. Mark Hamill is and will always be my favorite version of the Joker (sorry Heath). And Kevin More >
Will Microsoft’s Kinect Pricing be Their Downfall?
2 years ago
Yesterday, Microsoft announced the pricing and bundle options for the Kinect, Microsoft’s answer to motion controls. The Kinect sensor can read your body, enabling you to fully experience video games through body movement. The price for the sensor? $149.99. Well it does come with the Kinect More >
Four New Characters Revealed for Marvel vs. Capcom 3
2 years ago
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: The Fate of Two Worlds will be heading down to Comic-Con this week, and what better way to celebrate the occasion by revealing to us four new characters. The ballots are in, and they are Capcom’s Chun-Li (Street Fighter) and Trish (Devil May Cry) and Marvel’s Doctor Doom and More >
