Archive for May, 2010

Need for Speed World Coming July 20th

Need for Speed World, EA’s upcoming racing MMO, has been pitched for July 20th, it was announced today. A free client will become available on that day, allowing you to play toll-free for the first ten experience levels.

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Mark Hamill To Retire The Joker After Batman: Arkham Asylum 2

Mark Hamill, who some may argue is better known today as “the guy who voiced Joker” instead of “the guy whose dad is Darthvader”, recently told IGN UK that he plans to retire the maniacal Joker …

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Sixty Second Teaser Trailer Promotes Red Dead Redemption Animated Short

Hey remember that Red Dead Redemption Animated Short we mentioned the other day? You know, the one made from in-game assets and scheduled to air on FOX this Saturday at midnight EST? …

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First Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Screens Will Overload Your Eyeballs

The Capcom crew shared some Marvel Vs. Capcom III screens for the first time today, and you can feast your eyes on all eight of them right now! Be warned though, they are very colorful …

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Baby Iron Man Trailer Turns Bad Bunnies Into Carrot Soup

Canadian film-maker and Proud papa, Patrick Boivin, summoned the assistance of good buddy Jocelyn “Strob” Simard, a fellow Canadian and Special Effects Artist, to breathe life into a personal project …

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Jessica Chobot’s Topless Chest Mold Gets God of War Paint Job For Charitable Auction

IGN’s Jessica Chobot strikes a pose after recieving topless plastering. The mold shown above was then carefully removed and hand painted with a God of War III motif by a Sony artist Erik San Juan …

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Cliff Lin’s “And Your World Will Burn” Rocks CoD: Black Ops Trailer

We don’t normally post music related write-ups on Ripten, but when we have, it’s usually because they did such a good job of capturing the mood of the game they were helping to promote …

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Sledgehammer Games Job Posting Confirms Yet Another Call of Duty FPS

When Activision first added Sledgehammer Games to their Call of Duty flavored work force, many of us began to speculate on the nature of their project. Well, any hopes for a CoD branded …

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Project Natal to be Renamed “Wave” at E3?

The UK based gaming site, NowGamer, claims to have received information from a “source close to Microsoft” who tells them that the project formerly known as “Natal” will have its name changed to “Wave” …

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Killzone 3 Interview Gives First Glimpse of “Over-the-Couch” Gameplay Footage

We’ve all heard of the term “over-the-shoulder” as a gameplay perspective. Well, in the Sony PlayStation Blog interview below, the Killzone 3 footage you’ll be seeing comes courtesy of a camera positioned behind two sets of shoulders …

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New Gears of War 3 Screens Are Glamour Heavy and Substance Light

If Marcus and the rest of the Gears 3 crew were ever asked to pose for an Abercrombie & Fitch photo shoot, the three images released by Epic and Microsoft today will give you a pretty good idea of what it might look like …

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TV Killer Uses Wi-Fi Enabled Sniper Rifle For Remote Controlled Real Life Headshot

A mother does the dishes in the kitchen sink while her young daughter plays with her dolls in an adjacent room. Seconds later, a bullet pierces the mother’s skull killing …

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Michael Jordan Rumored As NBA 2K11 Cover Athlete & Playable Character

ESPN is reporting that despite the early rumor which pointed to LeBron “I’ll let the off season play itself out” James as the NBA 2K11 cover athlete, they’ve received confirmation from multiple sources that 2K Sports has signed …

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Natal to Change Name, Retail For $149, & Hit Stores October 26th?

Alright readers — it’s time to reach up high and grab some low hanging fruit from the always-delicious-yet-sometimes-unsatisfying rumor tree. Today’s tidbit involves a Project Natal name change …

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G4′s 2010 E3 Booth Babe Selection Process Underway, Add Your Vote

G4 is all about the scandalous details that most places might foolishly overlook. For starters, Booth Babes are serious business!

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