Archive for July, 2010

Junkboy’s Pixelated Demakes Make For Incredible Fan-Art

Despite the heavy focus a lot of gamers tend to put on graphics in this day and age, I will always stand by the idea that games can be fun and enjoyable without having flashy, realistic, “next-gen” graphics. Way of the Pixel member & pixel artist Junkboy can probably back me up on this too, as he has created over twenty pixelated video game “demake” pieces that support such an idea.

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Thor: The Video Game Is A Thing That Exists

In a move that surprises absolutely nobody, Marvel and Sega are planning to release a Thor video game to coincide with the release of the film in Summer of 2011. While I have no information on the game besides the trailer to go on, if Iron Man & other comic-to-movie video games are any indication, this game won’t be so great.

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Lost Nintendo Games Volume 3. Disaster Day Of Crisis

Disaster Day of Crisis is a third person action adventure game for the Nintendo Wii. This game was first shown at E3 2006 along with the Wii. Disaster Day of Crisis wasn’t playable at the event, but the game was …

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New Game Releases: 8/1 – 8/7

The first week of August 2010 doesn’t give us much to be excited about in terms of new game releases, however, there are a few good ones on the list including Castlevania: Harmony of Despair for the 360 and Earthworm Jim HD for the PS3.

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Daily Deal: Super Mario Galaxy 2

Tweet I’m a sucker for a good deal on a great game, which is probably why I never have any money. When I find a good deal, I pass it on to you guys. Todays deal comes from Amazon.com. They are offering the 2nd Mario Galaxy game for just $41.52, which is 17% off the [...]

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Angry Birds Coming to PS3, DS and PSP

Joe Wee, the co-founder of Rovio, developer of the popular iPhone game Angry Birds, has revealed today that the game will be coming to PS3, DS, and PSP…

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Mario Meets Half-Life: Best Mod Ever?

Ever wondered what it would be like if Mario were in first-person? And Goombas were the head crabs from Half Life? Look no further, then, for someone on the internet has made it happen!!

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Cape-Free Comic Book Fanart

The readers over at GamesRadar.com were asked to submit fanart of a video game based on their non-caped comic book hero. Games lovers, being the creative people they are, came up with some amazing boxart for those games…

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Alpha Protocol Has Sold 700,000 Copies

Sega and Obsidian’s Action-RPG Alpha Protocol came out in May this year to mixed reviews from critics, but it has still managed to sell 700,000 units so far…

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First Image From DiRT 3, Trailer Premiering This Weekend

If you played the past few DiRT games, chances are that you enjoy the series. I’ve loved the past two games, and while Colin McRae’s sudden death in 2007 certainly put a hamper on things, the second game was a lovely tribute to the rally driver. That said, I’m beyond excited to see this first image from DiRT 3, courtesy of Codemasters’s Comm. Director, Richard Eddy.

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What Does It Look Like Inside GameStop’s Refurbishment Center?

GameStop’s used game market is big business. As such, they need a hub of activity for testing the traded-in consoles, games, and various other objects. What does it look like inside?…

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Gets Two New Playlists

Starting today, the new maps from the Modern Warfare 2 Resurgence Package have been integrated into all of the playlists, which means that two more playlists have popped up.

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Five O’Clock Fan Art: Bioshock

It’s Friday! Let the tender relationship between a Big Daddy and his Little Sister warm your heart as you head into the weekend …

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Ripten Review: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

Tweet The year was 1998 and Blizzard was releasing its hotly anticipated newest Real Time Strategy, StarCraft.  They knew it was a great game and they knew it was going to be huge, but I doubt they ever really anticipated the effect the game would have on the industry.  How many games consistently made it [...]

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Numerous Retailers Ignoring R4 Ban in UK Stores

Despite the UK Court system announcing that any devices that allowed the playing of homebrew or pirate software on the Nintendo DS were now illegal and banned, many retailers are still stocking and actively selling the product…

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