Archive for July, 2010

G4 Posts Comic-Con Survival Guide

Tweet Struggling to survive Comic-Con this year? Need some help finding your way? Look no further! G4 has posted the ultimate Survival Guide for you! We know, surviving the Con isn’t easy. The guide covers everything from where to start, how to get to the convention, to where to go and what to eat while [...]

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Star Wars Force Unleashed II Boba Fett Trailer Is 30 Seconds Of Awesome

As Ripten previously reported, Boba Fett, the notorious bounty hunter from the first trilogy of Star Wars films is set to play a minor role in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II. Well now we have what appears to be part of a cinematic starring the aforementioned death dealer..

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Marvel vs Capcom 3: Amaterasu and Thor Gameplay from Comic-Con

Capcom have released some brand new footage of Amaterasu (from Okami) and Thor (from the Marvel Comics) as playable characters in Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds which was shown at this year’s Comic-Con…

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Kane and Lynch 2 Achievements And Trophies Unveiled Plus Demo Information

I’ll admit it. I’m an achievement “whore”, or whatever the running term is today. So when a new achievement list for an upcoming game is released I’ll sometimes base my purchase or rental on whether or not the game has easy to obtain achievements…

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Final Spider-Man Revealed as Ultimate, Voice Acting Cast Features Neil Patrick Harris and Josh Keaton

Ultimate Spider-Man (in the symbiote costume) has been revealed as the fourth Spidey in the upcoming Shattered Dimensions, and we also learned of two new voice actors, Harris and Keaton.

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Epic Mickey on Wii is “More Creative”

Warren Spector’s Epic Mickey is a highly anticipated titled that’s coming to the Nintendo Wii. Whenever any impressive looking title is announced as a Wii exclusive, there are moans and groans over the limited capabilities of the system. According to Spector, that’s a good thing …

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Gears of War Movie Aiming For Lower Budget, District 9 Comparison Made

The live-action adaptation of Gears of War has hit some road bumps and is now being completely re-tooled, going all the way back to the scripting stages. Apparently the problems with the previous script were that it was too expensive, demanded an R-rating, and didn’t feature a love story. Up yours, Hollywood. Those aren’t problems …

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Kinect And PS Move In a Nutshell

I have a yearly subscription to Game Informer, and Chris Stead, the Editor of the now booming magazine opened Issue #8 up with quite a well written and well said piece. When I read this it really blew me away because it literally sums up to the point how Microsoft and Sony are too late to the party. In fact, they were less invited then Naughty Bear…

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Abobo Returns in Oldschool Video Game Parody

On the show floor of the San Diego Comic-Con, one doesn’t usually expect to find a small, independently-developed parody game the likes of which you would play in your web browser. And yet, that’s exactly what appeared in Abobo’s Big Adventure.

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Five O’Clock Fan Art: Mario and Yoshi (Again!)

I know what you’re thinking: another Mario fan art? What I don’t know is if you’re thinking that in annoyance or giddy approval. I certainly hope it’s the latter. It’s Friday and it’s only fitting that the man who got us through humpday also gets the honor of ushering in the weekend …

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Suicide Squad Set to Bring “Hardcore Violent” Comic Action to Gaming

When it comes to comic book-based video games, there are usually certain expectations in place. And with the exception of fare such as Watchmen or Kick-Ass, one of those expectations is that the games will be relatively tame affairs. After all, just look at what happened to Mortal Kombat once Superman stepped into the arena.

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David Jaffe: No PlayStation Move or 3D Support for Twisted Metal

According to developer David Jaffe, the newest installment in the Twisted Metal franchise will be played with a standard run-of-the-mill controller and be displayed in flat, old-fashioned 2D. Thank the God of War …

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Make Your PB & J God of War-Style

As part of his campaign to be on Sony’s The Tester, Youtube user “kittenbinbitten” taped himself making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich the same way we imagine Kratos would. It’s short and funny, so you can’t lose!

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Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters Announced

The other day we reported on the upcoming Thor tie-in game and now we bring you news of Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters, due for a Summer 2011 release. Fathers, lock up your sons, the Manhunters are on the loose….

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Nintendo Collectors Journal 7/23/2010

I was able to get a lot of cool Nintendo stuff this week. Mostly thanks to my sister and I competing in the Wii Games Summer 2010 tournament that netted us a lot of free Nintendo Swag.

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