Archive for June, 2010

Konami at E3 2010

Ripten walks you through an email detailing Konami’s extensive showing at E3 2010, make sure to take a look and let us know what you’re excited about!

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E310 Hands-On Preview: NBA Jam, Boomshakalaka!

NBA Jam for Wii is bringing back that classic arcade experience. The two-on-two basketball game features all the fun of the original like crazy dunks, insane blocks, fast-paced action, and now with the Wii’s motion controls…

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E310 Preview: Crysis 2, The Most Badass FPS Ever Seen, Until Bulletstorm

As a PC gamer and an avid Crytek fan, I was way more psyched about Crysis 2. That was until I actually got my hands on Bulletstorm.

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E310 Hands-On Preview: Splatterhouse, Let The Bloody Bodies Hit The Floor

Fresh from the bloody experience that was our Mortal Kombat preview at E3, I decided to walk down to the other end of the hall for some hands-on time with the recent Fangoria cover feature, Splatterhouse …

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Crackdown 2 Demo Glitch Allows You to Play Without A Time Limit

The Crackdown 2 demo is pretty open as far as demos go. Instead of being able to play one mission, you can do whatever you want in the game- within the demo’s 30 minute time limit. However, with a recently discovered glitch, that 30 minute limit is no longer a restriction.

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E310 Preview: Dead Space 2, Can You Hear Me Now?

EA showed a live demo of Dead Space 2 behind close doors at its E3 2010 booth. The demo showed several minutes of thrilling gameplay, including a lot of the game’s new features…

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E310 Hands-On Preview: Final Fantasy XIV, It’s So Pretty

The new Final Fantasy MMO, Final Fantasy XIV, is much more similar to Final Fantasy XI than I had expected. There were several changes to the character customization, with classes, and subclasses. Many aesthetic alterations can be made as well …

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E310 Hands-On Preview: Killzone 3, With 3D Impressions

In debuting Killzone 3 at E310, Sony and developer Guerrilla Games wanted to highlight the inclusion of 3D support in their upcoming shooter sequel. While the implementation of the 3D tech is a great idea …

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Darksiders 2 Confirmed For 2012: More Horsepower On The Way

One of my highest rated and most enjoyable games from 2010, Darksiders, has been given the green light for a sequel by THQ with an expected release some time in 2012. The original focused on the story of War …

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Nintendo Remains “Very Much Committed” to Supporting DS

Tweet In the past, Nintendo has shown great commitment to supporting their older hardware after releasing newer, more advanced technology. Several great NES games were released after the Super NES had hit the market, and the Super NES still carried on for a time following the Nintendo 64′s release. But more recently, it has seemed [...]

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SEGA on Reaction to Sonic 4 and Episodic Releases

It took them a while, but it appears that SEGA has finally started to figure out just what Sonic fans are looking for. And what they are looking for is 4Sonic the Hedgehog 4, that is.

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Skyward Sword’s Link is Still Not a Lefty

Bringing The Legend of Zelda into the realm of the Wii has no doubt been a bit of a challenge for Nintendo’s developers. And part of that challenge is in the fact that, for twenty years, series protagonist Link had always been depicted as a left-handed individual. Yet, with most Wii users being right-handed, a decision had to be made to address the awkwardness of many players controlling Link’s left with their right.

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Carpenter Gave Kojima His Blessing to Create Solid Snake

If you follow Metal Gear very much at all, then you have more than likely seen comments or comparisons which liken series protagonist Solid Snake to another Snake who is fairly well known among movie aficionados.

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Nintendo’s Iwata Discusses 3DS Development Costs, 3D Console Consideration

Following last week’s E3 debut of the 3DS, Nintendo Co. Ltd President Satoru Iwata conducted an Investor Relations Q&A session which brings to light some further thoughts and ideas behind not only the 3DS and development for it, but the prospect of 3D in other Nintendo products as well.

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Further Info, Video of Avi Arad’s Pac-Man TV Show

At E3 last week, Namco Bandai and Marvel Film Producer Avi Arad came together to announce that, after 26 long years away, Pac-Man would be making his return to television in a new animated series. But beyond that, little was said and even less was seen, save for a few plot details, and that it would be shown in 3D.

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