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Lost Planet 2: Introducing Akrid X
Episode 2 of Lost Planet 2 pits you against the massive Akrid X, who may or may not secretly be the brother of Speed Akrid. Okay, he’s probably not related to Speed Akrid, if such an akrid even exists, but he does throw fireballs, breathes fire, and hurls train cars at you, all of which…
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Cyber Monday GameStop Robbery
Of all the shopping-heavy days in the year, two robbers in Maplewood, Missouri picked Cyber Monday as the likeliest day to do their “shopping” at GameStop in person. With a weapon. St. Louis news service KMOX News reports that two mean armed with a handgun held up the Maplewood GameStop in Maplewood Commons at about…
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Brutal Afterthoughts With Jack Black
A bit late to the party, this latest installment of Brutal Legends’ Brutal Thoughts with Jack Black videos suggests you will excel at multiplayer by being the first to buy the game. Oh, and your mother is not a whore. Strange that this video should be released after the game has already been out for…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter Dated… Sort Of
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter comes out sometime in early 2010, Croteam and Devolver Digital announced today. I was going to make a pun, but the title of the game sort of precludes puns. The First Encounter hit Steam in the last week or so and is due on Xbox Live Arcade very, very…
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Tony Hawk: Ride Review: Time To Bail
The latest edition of the venerable Tony Hawk skateboarding video game franchise slides across your carpet on a plastic skateboard in Tony Hawk: Ride. Losing ground to EA’s Skate franchise, Activision tapped developer Robomodo to help take the Tony Hawk franchise in a whole new direction, eschewing standard controllers for a new plastic skateboard peripheral,…
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Survey Points to Potential New Features in NCAA 11
An EA Sports survey asks respondents which feature, from a list of 13, would most likely drive their purchase of NCAA 11. Possibilities include an “athletics director” mode, and broadcast presentation similar to what was done in NCAA Basketball 10. Pasta Padre got his hands on a screenshot of the survey from a tipster, which…
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Arcade Impressionism
Not to set the ghost of Claude Monet after me, but I’ve always thought of Impressionism painting as lazy. It’s like you want me to do all the work trying to figure out that this is Donkey Kong. But I have to admit that there’s a moment of “Ah-ha!” when you finally figure out an…
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Battle Orphan Diseases With Your Used Games
Why buy and sell your used games to the benefit of some retailer when you can donate and buy used games from DonateGames.Org, where all proceeds go towards helping children and their families fight rare and neglected disorders. Donate Games is a charity that works a bit differently than most. While other charities have had…
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Ubisoft’s Big Franchises Win, Wii Games Lose – Update
Reporting its full first-half 2009-10 financial results today, Ubisoft stresses its confidence in franchise titles like Assassin’s Creed II, while some of its Wii titles continue to under-perform. Much like the company’s sales results call earlier this month, today’s Ubisoft earnings call was all about the big-name franchises in the company’s lineup. Along with mentions…
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Two Worlds Lets You “Play” An Advent Calendar For Prizes
Again, I have to use my Jewish status to explain why I have no idea what an advent calendar is. Sounds pretty silly, though — a calendar that only covers 80% of a single month out of the year? Meshugge! But I’m to understand you get things when you use an advent calendar. Little things…
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Ubisoft Turns Back Time With Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
Ubisoft uses the Dagger of Time to roll back the Prince of Persia franchise with Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, a new game in the Sands of Time storyline to coincide with the release of Disney’s feature film. With the major motion picture purely focused on the Sands of Time storyline, Ubisoft puts it’s…
By Mike Fahey