Tweet I present to you, readers of Ripten, an exclusive dramatic reading from the Shakespearean epic “Rogue Warrior: The Worst Game of the Last Decade.” In this particular piece, the soliloquy from Act IV, the narrator struggles with the realization that the game is linear, boring, incredibly short, full of more unnecessary vulgarities than Kane [...]

Tweet The above image was officially released today via the Twitter account in anticipation for Dead Space 2. As you can see, it is an ink blot that has some resemblances to the Necromorphs from the series. Not much to go on at the moment, but if the game lives up to the standard of [...]

Tweet The worlds 4th ranked professional tennis player, Andy Murray, has been dumped by long time girlfriend Kim Sears. The reason for this Shakespearean tragedy? A seven-hour-a-day love affair with his PlayStation 3 console and Modern Warfare 2.

Tweet It looks like we won’t get to play as the new filthy, bald, beer-bellied Max Payne for a good long while, as the game’s been pushed back again.

Tweet The latest US PlayStation Store update is here, and inside you’ll find a plethora of stuff. Can you use a word like “plethora” in the same sentence as “stuff”? Oh well, I just did. Fans of the classic first installment of Call of Duty will be happy to see a revamped COD Classic added [...]

Tweet The video below features an angry girlfriend describing her relationship frustration. The man in her life, as she describes it, lacks the motivation to find a job and help with bills. Instead, he prefers to play with his PlayStation 3 on the couch for months at a time. Is it real? Who knows. Regardless, [...]

Tweet Do you eat, sleep, and breathe video games? Can you mold words into masterful works of art? If you answered yes, and are looking to join a site dedicated to providing quality content without conforming its team into style guide humping zombies, you’re in the right place. Ripten is looking for talented writers that [...]

Tweet If you happen to read Japanese, or just want to stare at some beautifully illustrated icons dance around in Flash, check out the 15th anniversary website for the PlayStation brand. Congratulations our due to Sony for developing a long lasting line of gaming related hardware as well as bringing us original IPs such as [...]

Tweet The speculation as to whether the late Michael Jackson worked on the soundtrack for Sonic the Hedgehog 3 can finally be put to rest. A recently translated interview which appeared in “Black & White“, a French magazine about Michael Jackson, features the artist’s composer, Brad Buxer, talking about his work with M.J on the [...]

Tweet John Riccitiello, CEO of EA, confirmed that the DICE first-person shooter titled Mirror’s Edge is in development and will be coming back for seconds. In a recent interview, Riccitiello discussed not only the existence of the sequel, but talked a bit about the trial and error that comes with trying to be innovative.

Tweet The latest chapter of Modern Warfare gay related news come from a recently discovered gay related Easter Egg conversation that takes place if you happen to leave the game idle in the starting area. While idle, a soldier walks into your vicinity and asks an unknown entity the question “Are you still gay? I’m [...]

Tweet Have you ever taken a moment to question the “tournament” structure in a game like Mortal Kombat? Well, the latest College Humor features a confused Johnny Cage doing just that. Never question the Goro!

Tweet You’ve no doubt been following Tiger Woods in the press recently, but in the slim chance that you haven’t here is a brief run down… Tiger woods backs out of his driveway and crashes his car into a tree. He avoids commenting on the matter like the plague. TMZ states that his injuries and [...]

Tweet A new teaser trailer (shown below) was released today for the upcoming Crackdown 2 announcing that the game would be part of the laundry list of Video Game Awards world exclusives debuting live on Spike TV December 12th.

Tweet It seems that the previously announced price difference between the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 version of Bayonetta was not enough to temper the PS3 owners of the game who continue to cite slow loading time, lesser graphic quality, and frame rate issues with the port. Well, a fix may be on the way.