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X-COM Creator Rips Reboot Efforts
As intrigued as I am by what 2K’s doing with X-COM—and I freely admit I’m in the minority there—the publisher’s recent move to delay that game another year, and release a more traditional turn-based strategy reboot meantime, reek of please-everyone panic. Fans of the original can read between the lines and see an expression of…
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UncategorizedPlay Counter-Strike on Your Android Device
The gang at XDA-Developers are hard at work on a full port of Counter-Strike to Android devices, but they’ve already released two playable versions Android owners can run go get free right now. The video above shows Counter-Strike being played on a smartphone (using the game’s Matrix mod) and a tablet and it appears to…
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Here’s the Voice of Mass Effect 3‘s Newest Character
Mass Effect 3 will introduce James Vega, a new character whose journey through the story is included to help newcomers understand the trilogy. The voice actor for Vega is this man, Fred from Scooby Doo. Zoinks! OK, OK, he also has sci-fi/video game acting chops, as Lt. Blair in 1999’s Wing Commander (a flop that…
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Alan Wake Arrives for PC in February, and Won’t Use Games For Windows Live
The makers of Alan Wake said yesterday that the PC versionof the Xbox 360 exclusive will arrive in February. As it is self-published by Remedy, you don’t have to worry about it using the execrable Games For Windows Live: “Games for Windows Live will not be used; we will be fully supporting the Steam platform,”…
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Get Ready for Zynga Sports, Apparently
The Facebook games giant Zynga seems to have its eyes on a suite of sports titles now, registering several web sites that point to both a football game in the works and an umbrella brand called “Zynga Sports,” reports domain registry watchdog Fusible. Happily, “SportsVille” was not among the raft of domain registrations, which are…
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Something Old, Something New
GameStop’s running another used-games blowout, giving you three for the price of two this weekend. New games at the retailer also can take advantage of coupon codes if you’re buying two at full price. Sonic also found his discount savings not at Progressive Insurance, but on Steam. These and more than 50 deals are inside…
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Twisted Metal Will Require an Online Pass After All
The creator of venerable car-combat series Twisted Metal had hoped that the game’s upcoming PlayStation 3 reawakening would not be subjected to an “Online Pass,” that single-use code unlocking online multiplayer access to the game. David Jaffe admitted it wasn’t his decision though, and Sony proved him right. Twisted Metal will indeed know the code.…
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PS Vita Now Selling Less than PSP in Japan, Says Report
The PlayStation Vita debuted to strong sales in mid-December. New devices usually do, and a falloff after that is likewise to be expected. But for the week ending Jan. 15—a month after its Japan release—the PS Vita had fallen to 18,361 units sold. Not only is that far less than the 325,000 sold in its…
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MLB 2K12 Reaches Down Deep for What Might Be Its Final Pitch
Major League Baseball 2K12 is widely expected to be in its walk year, the final season of a fat contract going back to 2005. Unlike a superstar in the big leagues, this is not a cause for optimism that fans will see an above-average performance. Not when the performer is the one paying the contract,…
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What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Last week when I was on vacation I picked up an original Xbox from a friend (some of you may have seen me Tweeting about that.) Considering the new-release doldrums we’re in, this has been as good a time as any to reacquaint myself with some games I loved on that console but haven’t seen…
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It’s a Pixel Zombie Motorcycle Empire Invasion This Week in Gaming Apps
It’s not always easy to work in all five of our Gaming App of the Day game titles into the weekly gaming app round-up, but I’d like to think this week I was particularly inspired. Notice how I just strung a bunch of words together? So good. From large and colorful blocks to semi-realistic (looking)…
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3DS Box Art Hints at ‘Nintendo Network’ [Update]
“Found something on the right,” said this Twitter user from Japan, and indeed he has: A logo for the “Nintendo Network,” on the box art for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, due to release on February 12. If it’s a new online service from Nintendo, or at least a rebranding of the old Wi-Fi Connection, color us…
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There’s a Little Bit of Infinity Blade In Dynasty Warriors Next
Tecmo Koei PS Vita launch title Dynasty Warriors Next plays like a standard Dynasty Warriors title for the most part, but when certain officers clash it’s time for a little Infinity Blade style touch screen dueling. Using the touch screen to slash, block, and otherwise decimate powerful opponents is nothing new, at least for iPhone…
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