Archive for May, 2010

Latest Gears of War 3 Game Informer Scans Showcase New Weapons & C.O.G. Silverback Exoskeleton

The latest series of Game Informer scans to surface on the web outline some new weapons available in Gears of War 3 as well as a pretty bad ass …

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Sony’s PlayStation Network Secures Deal For HBO Original Content

If you’re a fan of shows like Entourage, The Sopranos, Sex and the City, The Wire, and countless other HBO Originals, you’ll soon be able to download various episodes from these shows via your PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable device thanks to a deal …

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Legendary Pictures Scores Rights to Mass Effect: The Movie

Tweet The hounds of Hollywood hunger for fresh meat and even fresher alliterations as the execs at Legendary Pictures consider Mass Effect for a silver screen translation. Mark Protosevich (“I Am Legend,” “Thor”) has been commissioned to draft a screenplay.

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New Game Releases: 5/23 – 5/29

Summer is barely here and it’s already off to a great start for gamers with some big releases last week such as Red Dead Redemption and Alan Wake. This week continues to keep smiles on gamers’ faces as Super Mario Galaxy 2 finally hits stores.

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GameSpot Scores Super Mario Galaxy 2 Perfect 10

A press release from CBS Interactive Corporate Communications hit our inbox not long ago. Why you ask? Because they own GameSpot. And in case you’re thinking to yourself, “I wonder who owns Ripten?” …

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The Witcher 2: Now With More Electric Boogaloo… and No Console Version (Yet)

Despite reports to the contrary over the last few months, as far back as September and as recent as last month if my awful memory and Google search abilities are to be trusted, CD Projekt’s anticipated sequel to the Witcher …

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G4 Returns: E3 2010 Official Broadcaster Providing 25 Hours Worth of Coverage

A press release from our friends at G4 hit the Ripten inbox a few minutes ago, and it seems that the talented crew over there will be reprising their role as official broadcaster for the upcoming E3 convention.

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Sony Officially Announces Killzone 3, Stereoscopic 3D Gaming With Jet Packs

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has issued a press release today, solidifying what most of us already knew. Killzone 3 is officially on the clock, and the latest iteration …

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Jaffe Tweets Wishes For New Twisted Metal, Reveals Disappointing E3 Update

What does a 36 year old successful video game designer wish for when he blows out the candles on his birthday cake? Well, in a series of recent Tweets, God of War and Twisted Metal mastermind …

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European Blur Adverts Seat Long Legged French Girls On Red Leather Couch Made For Racing

Activision’s marketing squad doesn’t seem interested in pulling any punches in their effort to promote Bizarre Creations’ new racing title Blur.

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Halo: Reach Release Date Announced

Halo: Reach will be released worldwide on September 14, 2010 (apart from Japan, where it will release on the 15th), Bungie and Microsoft have announced.

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Red Dead Redemption Soundtrack Now Available On iTunes & Amazon

Want to shuffle your boots to the tunes from Rockstar’s latest blockbuster game release, Red Dead Redemption? Well saddle up partner, because as of today you can purchase the soundtrack …

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New Backbreaker Defense Tutorial Video Helps You Bring The Pain

If you’ve got some defensive gameplay questions after downloading the Backbreaker demo a few days ago (like how to intercept the ball), 505 Studios and NaturaMotion have got you covered.

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Farewell LOST, See You In Reruns Brotha

Ya know, ABC’s LOST was one of those things in life that some of us will deny we enjoyed til’ the day we die — kind of like when my girlfriend catches me bopping my head to the beat of a Kelly Clarkson song in the car and I insist it was a bump in the road. Oh, don’t judge me.

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Play Google’s Pac-Man Logo Game Forever

If you’re like me, you visited the Google Home Page today and immediately frowned at the realization the interactive Pac-Man logo we yearned to play again was gone. We knew Google couldn’t use it forever, but now, thanks to some nifty …

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