Archive for August, 2010

RipTen Review: Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days (Xbox 360)

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days will take you through 48 hours of hell within the twisted Shanghai underworld, and in the last 48 hours, I’ve played this game damn near non stop. I feel sick, depraved, violent and ruthless . . . and I want more.

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Limited and Nano Editions of Crysis 2 Revealed

Crytek has just fully revealed on their website the Limited and Nano Editions of Crysis 2.

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Marvel at This Mighty Mass of Marios

Here at RipTen, we love Mario. Heck, who doesn’t? But even we haven’t played everything.

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Five O’Clock Fan Art: Medieval Megaman

This is a pretty unique twist on Mega Man, modifying him for medieval times. It’s also a super rad picture and very worthy of being a Monday fan art.

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Sony Releases New PSP Favorites for Back to School Season

In June, Sony debuted a new value-priced line of best-selling PlayStation Portable titles known collectively as “PSP Favorites.” Now, only two and a half months later, they’ve moved to expand the line just in time for back-to-school shopping.

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RipTen Review: Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light (XBLA)

Square-Enix and Crystal Dynamics’ most recent entry into the Tomb Raider franchise is a significant departure for the series; even the name has changed from Tomb Raider to Lara Croft. Fans of the series will notice the change the instant the title boots up.

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GoG.com Cuts Price of Oddworld Games (Forever)

Good Old Games have announced the permanent price drop of two excellent old game today: Oddworld: Abes Oddysee and Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus…

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Bethesda’s Next Game Will Release on Current Consoles, and is “Pretty Far Along”

Bethesda’s executive producer Todd Howard has said in an interview today that the company’s next game will be released for the current generation of consoles, and that the game development is “pretty far along.”…

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Emulation: Breathing New Life Into Old Games?

Tweet I recently found out that I can play PSX games on my Droid phone. That was a good day. It was also a day that my productivity plummeted. I found a lot of the same games I played as a kid, and got hours of nostalgic enjoyment from it. With the growing power of [...]

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Lost Planet 2 Coming to PC October 12, Benchmark Tool Available Now

Capcom have announced today that the PC version of Lost Planet 2 will be coming to North America on October 12, and Europe on October 15. A benchmarking tool has also been released for free, showing off support for DirectX 11…

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Red Faction: Battlegrounds Details Announced

THQ revealed details on it’s upcoming vehicle combat game at GDC Europe. The game is being released for PSN and XBLA as a companion product to Red Faction: Armageddon. Don Whiteford, creative director at THQ Digital, brought the game up during a session about expansion into . . .

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Ripten Review: Monday Night Combat

Monday Night Combat is a class-based third person shooter that borrows elements from Team Fortress 2 and Defense of the Ancients and successfully melds them into a fun XBLA title with a unique feel that’s …

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Australian Labor Government to Push for Mobile Phone Game Classifications

In another Bryce Wilson Australian exclusive piece of news, Mobile-phone based games could come under strict new classification laws if Julia Gillard and her band of merry men (and women!) are re-elected in the upcoming elections…

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Club Nintendo Reward Review: The Legend Of Zelda 3-Poster Series

The Legend of Zelda 3-Poster Series is one of the coolest Club Nintendo Rewards currently offered. The set comes with three different Legend of Zelda posters. The first poster shows …

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How to Emulate PSX on an Android Phone

Have a high-end Android phone, and want to relive your glory days on Playstation? If you’ve got a phone like the Droid X, Incredible, or Droid 2, you can play PSX roms pretty well on the go. It takes a little setup to get going, and lucky for you, Ripten is here to help.

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