Archive for April, 2009

New Bayonetta website and trailer

Tweet Alongside the above trailer comes the official Bayonetta website. It’s in Japanese and requires Flash 10, so if you’re in the minority that can deal with both of those, have fun! Let us know in the comments if you find anything worthwhile there (Sean!). Either way the trailer is available to all, and contains [...]

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First Bioshock 2 footage

Tweet Above is the first footage of Bioshock 2 to hit the airwaves. The footage shows the player as a Big Daddy, with both the rivet gun and the drill, as well as plasmids. Big Sister is shown, as well as the ability to walk around underwater (you are in a diving suit, after all), [...]

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New Assassin’s Creed 2 info

Tweet ScrewAttck’s Hard News has gotten its hands on the newest issue of Game Informer, and has spilled all of the beans for everyone. The huge list of stuff is after the jump. Highlights include that there are loads of new weapons, Da Vinci is in the game, and there are sixteen unique mission types. [...]

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Review: The Godfather II

Tweet Perhaps the best way to begin this review would be to say that games based on a film license, in my mind, can be treated in two ways. The first is to compare the game to the movie — does the plot and overall quality translate into the game well? An example (perhaps the [...]

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Launch Trailer for Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor

Tweet Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor I’m not exactly a fan of the Company of Heroes series, so I can’t say that I’m excited for THQ’s latest RTS, but I can say that the trailer does make the game look fun. If you’re into RTSes, or at least the Company of Heroes series, you [...]

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Resident Evil 5 meets the Muppets

Tweet Oh yes, you didn’t think you’d see this before the Easter weekend. Jim Henson’s Muppets are back and they’re satirizing Resident Evil 5. Original voice overs are used to go over the game’s synopsis and will make you wish for a Muppet’s shooter. Credit goes to Jim Henson, Black 20 and IGN. Enjoy!

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Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack Now Available on XBL

Tweet If you didn’t buy the collector’s edition of Halo Wars, you’ll be happy to know that the Mythic Map Pack for Halo 3 is now available on the Xbox Live Marketplace for 800 Microsoft Points ($10USD). The map pack includes three new maps: Sandbox, Assembly and Orbital. I personally haven’t played the new maps [...]

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Preview: Diner Dash

Tweet Diner Dash must be really popular to warrant three new ports five years after its original release, since Hudson has announced that it’s coming to WiiWare, PSN, and XBLA. They’re even throwing in some multiplayer.

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Dragon Age: Origins Video Impressions and Screenshots

Tweet Hey, my ugly mug is back and ready to tell you about why Dragon Age: Origins is looking better than ever. All the videos are (almost) under two minutes and I brought a basket full of screenshots this time! Yowza!

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Preview: Water Warfare

Tweet After announcing Onslaught earlier this year, Hudson unveiled a second WiiWare FPS during their GDC meetings: Water Warfare. It’s about as family friendly as you can get, with players running around a playground (beach, Venetian city, and or dessert) as a kid with a squirt gun and a wetter and wetter t-shirt representing their [...]

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Stalin Vs. Martians releases April 20

Tweet Mezmer games have announced today that their epic-looking RTS Stalin vs Martians will release to “all major digital games retailers” on April 20, 2009. Executive Producer Tom Söderlund describes the game in one of the best quotes to ever come off of a press release: “One contributing factor to the success could be the [...]

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Will Wright has left EA

Tweet MTV Multiplayer reports that Will Wright, possibly the most famous game developer of all time, has left EA as of today. Wright, creator of Sim City, The Sims, and more recently Spore, will be focusing instead on his project the ‘Stupid Fun Club’, a company that is owned by himself, EA, and another mystery [...]

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Prototype release date announced

Tweet Shacknews reports that Prototype, the fantastic looking superhero-’em-up from Radical Entertainment, has finally been given a release date. The game will arrive in North America on June 9 and, in a shock turn of events, June 5 in Europe. It might only be four days earlier, but it’s coming out in Europe earlier nonetheless. [...]

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Harmonix releases kick pedal with double bass adaptor

Tweet Harmonix and PDP have announced that they will be shipping a kick pedal and double bass pedal adaptor pack for $24.99. The pedal is compatible with all iterations of Rock Band (every console), as well as Guitar Hero: Metallica and Guitar Hero: World Tour. This is great for those who are either really good [...]

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Queen’s Blade PSP Brings Sexy Back to Fighting

Tweet To coincide with the newly released anime for Queen’s Blade, a slightly erotic fantasy manga, the company is releasing a fighter RPG game to give fans what they want – more service!

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