Archive for October, 2009

Infinity Ward Confirms Modern Warfare 2 Third Person Gameplay: G4TV Off The Hook

Tweet We reported a rumor regarding the possibility of third person gameplay in Infinity Ward’s upcoming shooter Modern Warfare 2 less than an hour ago. The main supporting elements at that time consisted of supposed leaked in game video and a screen capture of what appeared to be a game mode selection screen. In addition [...]

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Modern Warfare 2 Packs First and Third Person Shooter Gameplay?

Tweet A game changing reveal was first teased by Infinity Ward Community Manager, Robert Bowling, during an interview which took place at a Los Angeles held Modern Warfare 2 event in September. Bowling stated that there was an aspect to the game that had yet to be discussed, and went on to say that the [...]

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Sony Announces Netflix Partnership: PS3 Movie Streaming Service Starts Next Month

Tweet The “anything you can do I can do better” competition between the Sony PlayStation 3 and the Microsoft Xbox 360 for the title of ”Master Swiss Army Knife Console King Toaster Oven” continues as Sony announced their partnership with Netflix on Monday. Remember when video game consoles didn’t cost 500 dollars and just played video [...]

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MCM London Expo 2009: In which our hero plays some games and then writes about them

Tweet Last time I went to the the London Expo, I was quite disappointed with the lack of proper gaming content. This year, however, I was pleasantly surprised. Tekken 6, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and even Left 4 Dead 2 were all playable at the show- which of course meant that I played them as much as [...]

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DRM Prevents “Accidental” Borderlands PC Sales from Activating Before Official Release

Tweet Yes, you may be one of the few people posting pictures and video of yourself holding a PC version of Borderlands on the web, but the laugh’s on you if you actually try to play it. It seems that a few retailers out there jumped the gun and “accidentally” sold the title to PC [...]

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Sega Genesis & Saturn Zippo Lighters

Tweet Banpresto has created a Sega Mega Drive and Sega Saturn zippo lighter case available by pre-order between now and November 6th via Net-You. Each lighter will run you approximately $115 US (¥10,500). That might seem like a steep price to pay for a video game themed lighter, but as you can see in the [...]

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“Leaked” FFXIII Box Art Actually Fan-Made Replica Based on TGS 09 PS3 Lightning Reveal

Tweet “Leaked” Final Fantasy XIII Japanese box art has been making its way around the web today with a few people debating its authenticity. The main argument against its validity is based on the fact it was submitted to VGboxart.com, a website dedicated to hosting video game box art, on 9.30.09 by a user named [...]

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Futuristic Cable Announced as Playable Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 Character

Tweet Oh Cable … the memories your armor wearing super-hero self brings back. I can still remember preordering 10 copies of X-Force #1 as a kid back in the early 90′s. Well rounded nerds (in their late twenties/early thirties) will not only feel my pain (those issues aren’t worth the paper they are printed on) but know that [...]

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Gears of War Snuggie

Tweet If you are anything like me and my girlfriend, you have likely seen the Snuggie commercial on TV half a million times (not to be confused with the WTF Blanket). Well, Epic Games rep Dana Crowley recently told Kotaku on her Twitter feed that the Gears of War themed Snuggie featured above “really does exist…” Unfortunately, Dana  goes [...]

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New Final Fantasy XIII Screens: Oerba Resurfaces

Tweet I wouldn’t go as far as to say it’s so close I can taste it, but with a Spring 2010 release date announced, I can certainly start day dreaming about playing it soon. The new FFXIII screens available after the jump showcase English text and reintroduce Oerba Yun Fang, first seen at Tokyo Game Show.

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Modern Warfare 2 Minimum PC Specs Announced

Tweet Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is coming to the PC in just over 2 weeks, so WASD finger clicking buttons back in shape and check the minimum specs released by Activision after the jump.

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Killing Floor free Weekend has begun

Tweet In celebration of a new batch of DLC for the game, Killing Floor is free to play for all Steam users for this weekend. If you decide to buy the game, it’s also 25% off. In case you don’t know what the game is about, I suggest you mentally combine Left 4 Dead, Horde [...]

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“Leaked” Left 4 Dead 2 Trailer Genuinely Brilliant

Tweet This may be the best trailer for a videogame I’ve ever seen. Hell, it might be the best trailer I’ve ever seen. Valve are getting great at making these short films; the characters shine through even with two minutes of screen time, and it makes me want the game even more. If this isn’t [...]

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GTA IV Gay Tony Sprunk: Extreme Base Jumping

Tweet Have you ever witnessed a whacked-out base jumper from the street level and thought to yourself “if only I had a rocket launcher!” Well, the team at Rockstar knows exactly how you feel. Hit the jump for a video preview of the Liberty City exclusive Free Mode multiplayer base jumping challenges found in Grand [...]

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2K Games RP FPS Borderlands Hits Stores Today

Tweet 2K games hit my inbox this morning with a press release officially announcing the release of their latest title “Borderlands”, and the company’s President, Christoph Hartmann, had the following to say: “We are excited by the overwhelmingly positive media response to Borderlands and can’t wait for consumers to see for themselves how it takes [...]

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