Archive for November, 2009

Resident Evil 5: Alternative Edition – New Chapter, Costumes, & Updated Merc Mode Revealed

Tweet According to the translated pages of Japanese mag, Famitsu, Capcom’s “Resident Evil 5: Alternative Edition” will feature new costumes, a new chapter, and an updated “Mercenaries Reunion” mode allowing you to play under the same rules of the previous version with characters you couldn’t access before. North American and European regions will have access [...]

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Left 4 Dead NES Remake Strangely Resembles Aussie Censored Next Gen Sequel

Tweet My tendency to go with overly descriptive and often lengthy headlines sort of leaves me grasping for additional things to say in the body copy at times. This isn’t one of them. The video below showcases an NES remake of Left 4 Dead, complete with instantaneous vanishing bodies and bloodless kills. Remind of you [...]

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Activision Creating Third Call of Duty Team

Tweet If ever you wanted more proof that Activision just can’t get enough of the Call of Duty franchise, here it is. It now seems that two dedicated teams and a yearly sequel release isn’t enough for the publishers overactive CoD drive.

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PC Review: Left 4 Dead 2

Tweet Left 4 Dead came out in 2008, after being talked about for a long time by Valve and their fans alike. The game was released to great critical acclaim, because it was one of the most finely-crafted multi-player games of all time, and probably because it was the pinnacle of zombie-based games up to [...]

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Video Game Winners and Losers of the Week: 11/15 – 11/21

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. This week with 100% more winners!

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Modern Warfare 2 PC Code Reveals Hidden Game Modes

Tweet One day, far into the future, gaming blogs will stop reporting on the PC version of Modern Warfare 2. This is not that day. The PC version has been split open by ‘hackers’ (a term I hate using, as I am not in an ’80s movie) to reveal some hidden game modes, outlined below. [...]

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Square Enix President Downplays Final Fantasy XIII “Newness”, Still Predicts Record Sales

Tweet In a recent interview, Square Enix President, Yoichi Wada, was asked if he thought Final Fantasy XIII would be the best selling Final Fantasy ever, and considering the recent US & European announcement video touted Final Fantasy XIII as “possibly the most anticipated game of all time”, his response may shock more than a [...]

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Sony PlayStation 3 Celebrates Third Birthday

Tweet Yes. The Sony PlayStation 3 is as old as its generation number indicates. Happy Birthday, you sleek black box that only does everything. May you enjoy a long and prosperous life cycle. [Thanks PlayStation Blog]

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New “Final” Mass Effect 2 Box Art Revealed

Tweet The original standard release box art (shown above left) for BioWare’s Mass Effect 2 game revealed back in July has changed. The new art (shown above right) is what BioWare is calling the”final” box art for the highly anticipated sequel. Maybe the old one showed off a little more female crotch than EA felt [...]

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GameStop Wants To Kill You, Left 4 Dead 2 Style

Tweet Perhaps I should rephrase that. GameStop wants to put you, as a zombie, into Left 4 Dead 2! Of course, not the game itself. It released today (to critical acclaim, I might add) which means it’s a bit too late to get into the actual game, but with the help of GameStop, you can [...]

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My Thoughts on the Modern Warfare 2 PC Situation

Tweet Last night I posted a rumor about the PC version of Modern Warfare 2 being a console port. Reading through the Digg comments, specifically the complaints directed towards the game and Infinity Ward, I was met with the same immature, aggravating garbage that I’ve been reading for the past month.

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EA Confirms Closing of Pandemic Studios Today

Tweet The rumor which surfaced just over an hour ago regarding the possible shut down of Pandemic Studios has just been confirmed via an internal Electronic Arts memo snagged by Kotaku. It seems that the individuals EA deems as the Pandemic “core” team will be merged into the EA Los Angeles office, while the roughly [...]

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Darksiders: Wrath of War Story Walkthrough Video

Tweet Joe Madueira’s “manga meets graffiti” art style created an Uncanny X-Men comic book craze in the 90s, and his work as Vigil Games’ Creative Director on the company’s action adventure game titled “Darksiders: Wrath of War” looks to be loaded with the same stylistic flare. If slaying gigantic monsters as a lone horsemen in [...]

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Studio In Flames: EA Rumored to be Closing Down Pandemic Today, 200 Employees Laid Off

Tweet According to sources who leaked the information to Kotaku, Pandemic Studios, creators of Full Spectrum Warrior, Star Wars: Battlefront, and most recently Mercenaries 2: World In Flames, will be have nearly their entire Los Angles base staff (roughly 200 employees) laid off today. The announcement is reportedly going to take place one hour from [...]

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Modern Warfare 2 on PC Simply a Console Port?

Tweet The raging fires of rage surrounding the PC version of Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 are already face-meltingly hot and now the above screenshot, supposedly taken from the PC version of the game, suggests that it’s just a console port.

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