Archive for November, 2009

Video Game Winners and Losers of the Week: Black Friday Edition

Tweet Every week, I research all the best new video game releases to find the one game that you need to play and the one game that you need to stay away from: my Video Game Winners and Losers of the Week. And man, after a bunch of great weeks, this week yields some of [...]

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Dementium II Preview: Hands Coming Out of Your Face!

Tweet Zungre:  Chad, I think a hand is about to come out of my mouth! Chad:  What the hell are you talking about Zungre? Zungre:  No seriously, it feels like..blahhhahhlk *garble garble* Chad: Whoa!  Zungre, can I get a picture of this and send it to the guys who make Dementium II? Zungre: …Mmmhmm. Dementium [...]

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Latest Mystery VGA Teaser Trailer Believed To Be Activision’s Black Lotus Game

Tweet The latest Video Game Awards mystery game teaser video features what one can only assume is a police officer tossing his badge off the top of a building in a Hong Kong setting. The badge itself reads “Hong Kong Police” and the video narrative paints a picture of a cop sacrificing his life as [...]

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Ubisoft Announces New Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands Game, May 2010 Release

Tweet Ubisoft has just confirmed a new Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands video game. The next installment of the popular action-adventure franchise will be available on both consoles and handhelds in May of 2010 — just in time for the Disney movie adaptation release starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Gemma Arterton. You can catch a glimpse [...]

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Bad Company 2 PC Beta Delayed, But Here’s What This Version Has To Offer

Tweet The PC Beta for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has been delayed until early next year, because the PS3 beta is doing so well. Seems like a silly statement, but it’s thanks to the fact that the Bad Company 2 developers are actually thinking ahead instead of just rushing into things. Producer Gordon Van Dyke [...]

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Video Games Added To Public Library Shelves

Tweet “Going Rogue” by Sarah Palin or “LittleBigPlanet” by Media Molecule? A future visit to your public library may leave you pondering a similar check out dilemma.

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New PS3 Best Buy Commercial Drops The Boom

Tweet If you are anything like me, you’re a fan of the latest series of PlayStation 3 commercials. The console has had it’s share of advertisement campaigns since its inception 3 years ago, but the “It Only Does Everything” series featuring Kevin Butler, take the cake. This latest addition to the mix pairs Kevin with [...]

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Final Fantasy XIII Elixir: Commercial Advertises Collectible Canned Beverage In Japan

Tweet Who needs Game Fuel when you can energize your Final Fantasy XIII experience with a drink made specifically for FFXIII? Square Enix is releasing this branded beverage in a series of collectible cans on December 8th in Japan,  shortly before the Japanese release of the game. If you don’t live in Japan and want [...]

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Browser Based MMO “Evony” Involved In Shady Practices? Maker Of This Video Seems To Think So

Tweet I’m admittedly not feeling very well today, but I felt it important to pass along a video shared with me regarding a browser based MMO called “Evony” in the slim chance that any of our readers use it or have visited the site. I’m not completely up to speed on the situation, however it [...]

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Splinter Cell: Conviction Getting Co-op Mode?

Tweet Splinter Cell: Conviction, the installment where Sam Fisher goes full-on hobo, won’t be released until February 23rd of next year, but we’re starting to get some concrete details.

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RipTen Review: Assassin’s Creed 2 (PS3)

Tweet Assassin’s Creed was my favorite game on 360 for two years. It used the crusades as a backdrop for Altair’s story: a controversial tale that, while somewhat conspiracy-filled, was somehow believable at the same time. Although I considered it ideal at the time, the repetition was eventually impossible to ignore. For the second installment [...]

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Transorm Your Xbox LIVE Avatar: Optimus Prime, Megatron, & Bumblebee Masks 240 MP Each

Tweet Thanksgiving dinner transformed your waist into a zipper busting monstrosity, and in honor of this momentous occasion, Activision thought it would be a good idea to disfigure your face as well. Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Bumblebee masks await your Xbox LIVE avatar as a part of the new Transformers pack released today. They’ll run [...]

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The Scent of Final Fantasy XIII Lightning Perfume

Tweet While the advertisement image I threw together above is totally fake, the product is very real. About a month after the Final Fantasy XIII release in Japan, women (and men if they choose) will be able to douse themselves with the peachy floral musk scent that is Lightning Eau de Toilet Toilette for 7,140 [...]

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New Star Wars Game Added To List of Video Game Awards Show Reveals

Tweet The list keeps growing with each Geoff Keighley tweet. In case you haven’t been counting, we’re up to three now. A new 2K spec ops shooter set in Dubai, a TRON game, and now the announcement of a new Star Wars game. Teaser trailer below.

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Tweet Reward: Xbox LIVE Avatars Get Free Final Fantasy XIII Chocobo This December

Tweet Microsoft promised to unlock a special promotion as a reward for your Twitter prowess, and today, with a tweet progress bar that reached its goal — they delivered the goods. From blue bird to yellow bird, your Xbox 360 avatar will be able to call a Chocobo his (or her) bitch … come this [...]

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