Dark Of The Moon Shows How Bumblebee Stings

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Video Games In The Smithsonian

by Matt Waitt [ Monday, 9th of May 2011 - 06:31 PM ]

The Smithsonian Museum has recently released a list of the games that will be featured in their upcoming exhibition titled "The Art of Video Games" which will be running from March 16th 2012 to September 30th 2012. Some of the games featured are: Super Mario Bros. 3, Star Fox, BioShock, Fallout, and Diablo II. The exhibition will showcase the "evolution of video games as an artistic medium, from the Atari VSC to the PlayStation 3. It will also show the development of visual effects and aesthetics since the 1970's, the emergence of video games as a means for storytelling, the influence of world events and popular culture on game development and the impact games have on society. Read More...

Tags: Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony, Atari, Smithsonian, Museum, Art,

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Zombie King Don't Give A Damn In Call Of The Dead

by David 'Hades' Becker [ Wednesday, 4th of May 2011 - 08:31 PM ]

I'll start by throwing a SPOILER alert here for all those Call Of Duty: Black Ops fans who are picking up the Escalation DLC today on the 360. Also for all those fans who are picking it up on the PS3 or PC later on. The below videos show off some of the DLC that you might want to experience firsthand and not through the internet. You've been warned, don't get pissy. If you are continuing on, then you undoubtedly wish to see what else is included in the DLC besides a few maps for multiplayer. Read More...

Tags: Call Of The Dead, Call Of Duty, Escalation, Black Ops, DLC, Treyarch, Activision, Zombies, PS3, XBox, PC,

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Shadows Of The Damned Now Showing Clone-like Symptoms

by David 'Hades' Becker [ Wednesday, 4th of May 2011 - 04:51 PM ]

What I thought was a game that could have been another fun survival horror game seems to be turning into just another clone. Shadows Of The Damned doesn't sound like just a clone in the way of "it has elements" of other games but straight up game play clone. Like for instance a functionality that uses light and darkness to weaken enemies. So Silent Hill and most recently Alan Wake. Specifically AW when you listen to the developers explains how you will have to use light to help weaken the demons. Read More...

Tags: Shadows Of The Damned, EA, Grasshopper, PS3, XBox,

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The Damned Of Shadows Of The Damned

by David 'Hades' Becker [ Tuesday, 26th of April 2011 - 08:14 PM ]

Damn, that almost worked out to be a palindrome. So close. Unlike the release date of Shadows of the Damned, which recently got pushed back a bit. A date that is now two weeks further away than before, but hey it could have been a lot worse. The game could have been canned altogether. Then where would we be? I'd have no crazy women jokes to run nor "damned" articles to throw out there. Madness right? Read More...

Tags: Shadows Of The Damned, EA, Grasshopper, PS3, XBox,

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Gears Of War 3 Beta Death Montage

by Matt Waitt [ Monday, 25th of April 2011 - 09:34 PM ]

YouTube user "Doominated" was kind enough to capture all the executions found in the Gears of War 3 Multiplayer Beta. The below highlight reel showcases some brutal, visceral and outright over the top executions ranging from brutal beat downs with bare hands to decapitations via a shield. As I watched this video, I cringed a lot. Not to mention some "OH, THAT'S MEAN!" and other screams of torment mixed in. Read More...

Tags: Gears Of War 3, Epic Games, Microsoft, Multiplayer, YouTube, XBox 360,

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Call Of Duty To Become The Next Guitar Hero?

by Matt Waitt [ Monday, 25th of April 2011 - 04:20 PM ]

A leaked memo from Activision's CEO Eric Hirshberg is sure to have Call of Duty fans shaking in their boots and at the same time jumping for joy. The memo, from back in February, shows that Eric and the rest of the company are weary that Call of Duty might end up just like Guitar Hero. Let's see why this is a good thing for Call of Duty fans. Eric believes that the key to continuing Call of Duty's success is its Quality, saying "We need to focus: on making games that constantly raise the quality bar; on staying ahead of the innovation curve; on surrounding the brand with a suite of services and an online community that makes our fans never want to leave. Entertainment franchises with staying power are rare. Read More...

Tags: Call Of Duty, Activision, Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk, Pro Skater,

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Review: Portal 2

by David 'Hades' Becker [ Tuesday, 19th of April 2011 - 10:02 PM ]

So here we are again, apparently only a few months after the events of Portal (assumed from in-game interactions). Still trapped in Aperture Science. Still being tested. But importantly, Still Alive. Alive and needing a final escape from the insane AI running the facility that is now hell-bent on enacting revenge for what Chell did in the first game. Along the way making a few surprising friends to help your escape and mastery of all the Science that was going on. There is really no way to simplify the story without giving spoilers here. Read More...

Tags: Portal 2, VALVe Software, Steam, Games, Review, PS3, XBox, PC, Mac,

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Ah, The Dedication To Gears Of War 3

by David 'Hades' Becker [ Thursday, 14th of April 2011 - 03:27 PM ]

You've dedicated your gaming life to Gears Of War, isn't it time to see how much dedication Epic Games is giving to Gears Of War 3? It would be nice to see that they are giving at least a small portion of the same dedication and love. Some of you out there have permanently altered your flesh for the game and franchise, something that I have yet to publicly see from any of their staff. Well below you will see the dedication that the team is giving you. Not to mention a good deal more of the game play and details abound for the multiplayer. Read More...

Tags: Gears Of War 3, Epic Games, Microsoft, FPS, Multiplayer, XBox 360,

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Green Lantern: Rise Of The Manhunters, Potentially Good Or Flop?

by David 'Hades' Becker [ Friday, 8th of April 2011 - 06:27 PM ]

Recently I had a conversation with a few people on movie tie-in games and if they could ever be any good. As was to be expected, the conclusion was generally not likely. There have been so many crappy movie tie-in games put out there, most of which to suck more money out of the consumer. But every now and then there are a few that are not just utter crap. For me, they are usually the games that are not rushed to meet a film's release date and TRULY expand on the overall story of the film. To put it short so I can move onto the Green Lantern stuff, I've only really enjoyed the games for the Saw franchise. Read More...

Tags: Green Lantern, Warner Bros, Games, DC, Comics, Rise Of The Manhunters, PS3, XBox,

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Here's What WonderCon Goers Got To See Of Spider-Man Edge Of Time

by David 'Hades' Becker [ Monday, 4th of April 2011 - 10:56 PM ]

If you missed the announcement of Spider-Man: Edge Of Time and/or couldn't catch all the goodness shown and spoken of at WonderCon, then are you in for a treat. Those of you who heard the announcement are also in for a treat as we have the first trailer and screens below. It really does have that Shattered Dimensions feel to it doesn't it? I guess it would be easy to just reuse a bunch of the stuff Beenox has already made and just change the story. No reason to remake everything that already worked right? Read More...

Tags: SpiderMan, Marvel, Activision, Beenox, WonderCon, Edge Of Time, PS3, XBox,

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Duke Nukem Delayed Again: Much Shorter This Time

by Brian Bentley [ Thursday, 24th of March 2011 - 09:51 PM ]

Duke Nukem Forever being delayed again is like a nerd with a pocket protector - you know the joke, everyone knows the joke and the best you can muster is a half-hearted smile in one corner of your mouth in recognition the joke even existed. So, the fact 2K and Gearbox went with a more tongue-in-cheek approach to the announcement shows a true effort in good faith to the game and the franchise as a whole. June 14th is not that much longer to wait and I'm certain the extra time will be used wisely. Duke Nukem Forever will be released on XBox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. Read More...

Tags: Duke Nukem Forever, 2K Games, Delay, GearBox Software, XBox 360, PS3, PC,

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Time To See How Kratos Will Handle The Mortal Kombat Universe

by David 'Hades' Becker [ Thursday, 24th of March 2011 - 07:28 PM ]

PS3 Mortal Kombat fans have been teased too long with the fact that Kratos will be a console exclusive character. Teased with the knowledge, but nothing as far as substantial in-game footage. That is until now as there is a new trailer out showing some of his moves and animations. Color me impressed with this new view of the character. From the looks of trailer, it is fully upgraded Kratos from God of War III that is know fighting against mortals for the pleasure of Shao Kahn and himself. At least that would be the only reason I can see him fighting in the tournament as Kratos really doesn't seem to care what happens to his world. Read More...

Tags: Mortal Kombat, Warner Bros, God Of War, Fighting, Tournament, PS3, XBox,

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Prey 2 Live Action Trailer

by Corey Dockendorf [ Saturday, 19th of March 2011 - 07:57 PM ]

Bethesda Softworks announced this week Prey 2, and the teaser will make you think twice about putting your cell phone on airplane mode. Prey, which was released back in July of 2006, was originally developed by Human Head Studios. Prey followed the sci-fi adventures of Cherokee Domasi "Tommy" Tawodi. The general story was that he, along with Girlfriend and Grandfather, were beamed up to an alien ship known only as The Sphere. The Sphere has this whole Galactacus complex, as it devours all materials, living or inanimate from our tiny blue planet. Read More...

Tags: Prey 2, Prey, Bethesda, iD Software, Human Head Games, PS3, XBox, PC,

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Kingdoms Of Amlur At GDC

by Corey Dockendorf [ Friday, 11th of March 2011 - 04:57 PM ]

At GDC last week Curt Schilling took the stage and showed off one of the most buzzed about games from 38 Studios and EA, Kingdom of Amlur: Reckoning. The last time we heard about any production with this game was in July of last year when they announced it and we didn't get much then. Well today we got some goodies for you guys in the form of in game screen shots. Although not much was spoken of at GDC, these images will make any gamers sweat with anticipation. Schilling leads the project with Todd McFarlane, R. Read More...

Tags: Kingdoms Of Amlur, Reckoning, GDC, PAX, 38 studios, EA, PS3, XBox, PC,