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Darkness II Trailer Shows Off Sweet Executions

Justin Carter — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:30:03 +0000

A lot of games these days have some incredibly gory executions. Whether it’s snapping someone’s neck with a shotgun in Gears of War 3 or ripping off a god’s head in God of War III, executions have become the norm. The Darkness II is quickly earning a spot in that category with some awesome, cel-shaded executions. Check the trailer below to see what the Darkness can do to a guy who pisses you off. Yikes.

The Darkness II slashes necks on February 7 for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. If you can’t wait another week, go on and download the demo. It’s awesome.

Secret Battlefield 3 Trailer Shoots Down Activision Building

Chris Carlson — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:29:32 +0000

When it comes to first person shooters, Battlefield 3 vs Modern Warfare 3 will easily be the biggest battle of the year. Why not have some fun with it, right?

Now before you Call of Duty fans shit a brick, keep in mind this video is not real but rather made by Machinima. Now let’s have some fun, shall we? Sit back, relax and get ready to watch the Acitivision building crumble to the ground, or at least attempt to. Okay, just pretend it falls to the ground.

Gears of War 3 Epic Media Blowout – Videos, Gameplay and Much More

Chris Carlson — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 21:26:52 +0000

Epic Games has just announced……wait they didn’t announce anything. Unless you were out partying all weekend you would know the full version of Gears of War 3 has been leaked online.

Following the leak, tons of videos have made their way onto Youtube showing tons of footage from the game. Now of course we’re going to keep this spoiler free but that doesn’t mean there’s not a shit ton of content to share with you. Keep in mind these videos may be the full game but it’s still unfinished and bugs will be present.

This video confirms that Gridlock will be making an appearance in Gears of War 3. It also got a huge make over and looks even grittier than before. Wether or not this will be a shipped map, or if Epic will offer a “Flashback Map Pack” code with copies of the game similar to how they did Gears of War 2 is still unknown. Just knowing this classic Gears map is making a return is good enough for me.

This next video showcases a new outfit for Marcus titled “Civilian Marcus” and shows off boat load of additional unlocks. Players will receive exclusive weapon skins for playing Gears of War on PC, Bulletstorm, and all three Gears of War campaigns. Avatar items is also listed which suggest the game will feature Avatar Awards which is nice because many games don’t support this feature. Last but not least the infamous Seriously 3.0 is a confirmed achievement, but we really didn’t need to tell you that right? Seriously……..we didn’t need to right?

Previously noted in the last video was certain exclusive unlockable skins for your arsenal. This video displays quite a few of the weapon skins but no details on how to unlock them. The skins range from a beautiful nice set of flowers to a blood red covered Lancer. Then there’s your classic camos like urban, jungle, pink etc.

One of the new weapons announced was the Vulcan Cannon, however Epic didn’t go into much detail at all. So now I present you with this beautiful fucking beast of a weapon and just how dangerous this baby is. Words can not describe this beauty, just watch.

Was that not enough for your blood pumping Gears of War veins? Check out some actual gameplay from some of the new maps not playable in the beta below.

Mercy

Azura

Dry Dock

Hotel

Overpass

Rustlung

Sandbar

Gears of War 3 is set to release September 20th, exclusively on Xbox 360.

Check Out This 5 Screen Eyefinity Display… Need We Say More?

Murray Hibble — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 07:07:30 +0000

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work for a hardware developer? I’m not sure what your perception of it would be, but mine was all open coal-fires and dry, eviscerated corpses.

However, it seems that no-one has made AMD aware of this and recently, Tom’s Hardware stopped by AMD’s Ontario HQ to check out this behemoth five-monitor Eyefinity display.

Using a dual-Cayman Antilles Radeon HD 6990, they’re pumping pixels to five portraited widescreen monitors playing an early demo build of DiRT 3.

Just how many weeks is it to Christmas anyway?

Check out more shots (Fallout 3 and more) here.

GTA IV Carmageddon is F**king Insane

Aaron Alexander — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:23:57 +0000

In our esteemed tradition of bringing you magnificent videos (and movies) made with GTA IV, we present to you another piece of fine video content. Rather then having a complex story or plot, this video is about bringing the fuckin’ crazy.

It’s also an accurate depiction of the world in 2012:

So apparently this guy turned the car wheel friction to negative – and this is what happened. He’s a had a ton of inquiries about how to do it on his YouTube page – and this was his reply:

I understand that it’s tempting to do this, but you will have to figure it out on your own, guys. I apologize, but I want this to stay original for as long as possible.

For more batshit crazy GTA IV video content, stay tuned to RipTen and follow me on twitter -@iamaaronalex

Glasses Free 3D Gaming Coming From Toshiba in 2011

Dave Oshry — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 09:37:44 +0000

When I walked into Toshiba’s party at CES 2011, the last thing I expected was to see Final Fantasy XIII in full 3D on a 56” HD TV without glasses – however, that’s just what I got.

In fact, all I’d expected was the same old 3D TV technology, a few swanky tablet devices and some free booze. Yet, instead I got a full diaper-load of holy shit when I stepped into Toshiba’s party at TAO at the Venetian in Las Vegas.

There was no denying it – I was looking at Final Fantasy XIII, in 3D, with no glasses, on a 56″ Toshiba HD TV.

Better yet, I recorded it, albeit for no reason other than to show you, our readers, that glasses-free HD TV gaming is a thing that exists, and is a thing that is coming this year.

Obviously, the following video will not look 3D to you – but trust me, it is:

Note: This is a prototype television and not a production model.

Now, like you, I had a ton of questions for Toshiba when I saw this:

Is this the standard version of Final Fantasy XIII? Yes.

So, I don’t have to buy a whole new version of Final Fantasy XIII to play it in 3D? No.

Will other games be up-converted to 3D like this automatically by this TV? Yes.

How long before I can have this technology? Late 2011.

You sure? Yes, late 2011.

Positive? That’s the official word.

Will game developers start to develop games specifically for this technology? Probably.

The fuck does probably mean? I don’t care.

Hell, we all know Final Fantasy XIII kind of sucks – but for a brief moment in time, I was mesmerized by Square’s latest installment of their beloved franchise.

This was no small screen demo – this was a serious business 56″ HD TV – and the 3D was eye-scorchingly real.

It looked brilliant, and required no headgear in doing so. The future is here, the future is now, and I’ve seen it at CES.

Wish you were there? Yeah, I bet you do.

Be sure to check back in with RipTen all week as we check out all sorts of cool tech at CES – It’s why we’re here.

:-)

Left 4 Dead 2 Pre-Orders Four Times The Original, Remember That Silly Sequel Boycott?

Chad Lakkis — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:05:28 +0000

Short and sweet, the boycott laden announcement of Valve’s Left 4 Dead 2 has made it’s way through the shit storm of hate to amass a pre-order amount four times greater than that of the original. Setting aside the hurtful past, Valve’s Chet Faliszek comments on the pre-order numbers telling CVG “I think people are just excited now,”

Aww, I just love stories with a happy ending. Maybe now is a good time for Valve to announce the development of Left 4 Dead 3. Too soon?

Seriously, This Chair Hovers

Beau Rosser — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:43:17 +0000

Hoverit Ltd, a UK-based design company, recently announced their new levitating lounge chair. Yeah, I know it’s a tongue twister, but say it slowly. Levitating. Lounge chair. Sexy.

However dear reader, before you question the validity of the (roughly) $9,620 price tag, consider this:

The chair floats.

How many times have you, the hardcore gamer that you are, gotten a back pain from sitting in a grounded (as in, you know… on the ground) chair? Couch to floor is so last week.

So how does this beast of a chair do what it does? Straight from the mouth of Hoverit themselves:

“Defying gravity with the use of repelling magnetic forces in both the bed and base, this contemporary lounger is comfortable, practical and stylish.”

Well, I wouldn’t really call it “practical,” but whatever.

One question though: What if someone like me was using a laptop while sitting in the chair?

Hard drive failure due to chair failure, that’s for sure. Can’t trust those crazy magnets.

Source: Reuters

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Sam’s Club Fallout 3 Auction: Bid on an 8ft 120lb Brotherhood of Steel Statue

Chad Lakkis — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:03:29 +0000

This just in from the insane world of auctioned life size gaming related characters:

You can head on over to Samsclub.com and place your bid on a Fallout 3, Brotherhood of Steel statue standing 7 feet 11 inches tall and weighing in at a svelte 120 lbs. Of course you are going to have to be willing to part with upwards of $300 (the current high bid as of now) to take this bad boy home.

I must admit, I own a life size statue of Spider-Man that I won from Blockbuster Video a few years back. As a warning to anyone seriously considering dropping the cash to bid on a geeked-out item like this, I’ll let you know that it was pretty cool at first, but it’s now utilized as a laundry holder by my girlfriend.

Warning aside, a giant Brootherhood of Steel statue would totally help transform your unfinished basement into the perfect Fallout gaming den.

If you are interested in bidding, here’s the link again.

Amazing Spider-Man Upper Body Tattoo Will Tingle Your Spider-Sense

Chad Lakkis — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 20:16:03 +0000

There are geeks and then there are uber geeks, but tattooing your entire upper body to look like a tear-away Spider-Man costume grants you access to a category that is all your own. This guy is a super human geek with great power, and with great power comes … oh you know the rest.

I love Spider-Man, so much so that I painstakingly hunted down every issue of the Amazing series from 1963 up, but I would never do to my body what this man did to his. He embodies Spidey … literally. Hit the jump for another photo.

Source: danhazelton.com

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If Ever There Was a Good Reason for Lego Cannibalism: LEGO Batman Cake

Demi Adejuyigbe — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:39:45 +0000

Holy crap.

At first glance, that image looks like a promotional set for the recently released LEGO Batman game, and looking closer wouldn’t tell you any different, but according to the description posted on Flickr for the image, it’s a cake. A fucking cake. If ever there were a reason to eat LEGOs (barring the complete disregard for the boxes’ DO NOT INGEST labels) this is it.

The cake was designed by celebrity cake designer (… what?) Elisa Strauss for Warner Bros’ launch party, and is by far the best video game cake I’ve ever seen. At this point, the only way to top this is for someone to create a cake in Denis Dyack’s visage, complete with Playboy bunnies sense of complacency. Get to it!

Uber GT5p Racing Pod Rings In at $15,000

Wade Larson — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:46:28 +0000

So you like driving games, eh? Well, then you’ll probably find the images here are causing a strange sensation deep inside you. That, my friend, is want.

You see, this slick little aracade-style setup is the ultimate in Grand Turismo 5 Prologue gaming. It comes will all the extras and features you could ever want for a racing game except for tires and lots of open road.

A 40 inch screen flanked by a surround-sound set up is hooked up to a built-in PS3 with Logitech G25 wheel including pedals. Throw in a bucket seat and wrap the whole thing in a slick Plexiglas case and you’ve got yourself the most expensive gaming set up you can buy for a game that isn’t even out.

But you can be sure that when the game drops, this will be on every racers wish list. Right up there with a 2009 (insert fancy car name here). And it costs a measly $15,000!… which is considerably more than my 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Sierra. I wonder why that’s not in GT5?

Now all they need to do is hook up a toaster to drop rubber bands into and you’ll even be able to smell the burning rubber! Now that’s immersion.

Check our more images after the jump.

Source: gtplanet.net (via: gizmodo.com)

“Holy Smokes! Can You See It?”

Dan Landis — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:16:21 +0000

“Holy smokes! Holy shit! Do you see it? Can you see it? Look at how fast it’s going! That is so cool!” And repeat. You may wonder how exactly this qualifies as a Geeked-Out article, but I think that the dude in this video talking about how cool and fast it was what he recorded – he geeked out all over the place. I know it’s not the intention of Geeked-Out, but shut up about it already. Video explains all.

Excellent commentary. I LOL’ed for reals.

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GC 08: Prince of Persia Video Walkthrough Plus Several New In-Game Screens

Chad Lakkis — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:01:25 +0000

I am absolutely in love with this fucking game. Did I just type that out loud? Oh well.

Ubisoft has released a new seven minute video walkthrough and several new in-game screens available after the jump. If you enjoy them as much as I did you may need to take a short nap afterwords.

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For Those With Too Much Money: Every Grey Cart NES Game Ever Made

Demi Adejuyigbe — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:08:24 +0000

Ah, eBay. The wonderful online marketplace full of miscellaneous crap that no one can be arsed to put on store shelves. The latest offering falling under the “do want” category is oceanic234′s complete collection of every single NES game ever produced- well, at least the ones produced in grey carts.

Citing family troubles as the reason for relinquishing such an epic collection, the only reason this doesn’t fall in the “must buy now” category is the modest Buy it Now pricetag of $3,800. Yowza.

Luckily, for anyone with the cash or bank-robbing skills to afford this pile of games, he’s throwing in free shipping and the instruction manual for (almost) every game offered. Though he failed to list all the games in the auction, he says that they are all cataloged in order at NintendoEarth.

I can’t afford these games, but at a price of less than 6 bucks per game, it’s definitely not a horrible offer, though I’m sure it will be difficult explaining to your friends why your TV is blocked by copies of Bart vs. The Space Mutants and Deadly Towers.

Source: Geekologie (via eBay)

Chris Chike Scores 100% On Guitar Hero 3′s Hardest Song – Cue The Haters

Chad Lakkis — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:42:12 +0000

Smile for the camera Chris … you are about to make GH history!

If you are looking for the video game equivalent to Hendrix, you may have found your man. Sixteen-year-old Chris Chike fingers plastic like nobody’s business, and in a world seemingly being taken over by video game guitarists, he is the man to beat.

Chris recently demolished the GH3 track “Through the Fire and the Flames” on expert mode en route to a perfect score. Some GH enthusiasts apparently argue that “The Devil Went Down To Georgia” is more difficult than the aforementioned GH3 track. As far as I am concerned, the thought of either on expert mode make my hands cramp up.

I will happily die never knowing what it feels like to score as high as Chris on any of the more difficult songs GH has to offer, because frankly, my fingers will never move that fast unless they have a female attached to them.

In honor of Chris’s amazing achievement allow me to quote his reaction upon completion word for word below…

“holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit no way no way no way no fucking way oh my god oh my god oh my god holy shit 100 fucking % my hands holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit that just fucking happened.”

Of course success in any walk of life breeds doubters, haters, and my personal favorite — jealous haters full of doubt. As I went to clip the video from Youtube, my eyes stumbled upon one comical response to his video that I just couldn’t pass up sharing.

“r u fucking retarded, u really think he got a 100 percent on it. he’d be in the world record book.” – GearsPlayer999

To answer your question, no we are not, yes we do, and he most certainly is in the Guinness World Record Book. Chris held the previous high score of 880,920 before being dethroned in May of this year by Danny Johnson’s 890,971 score. The Guinness World Record Book is aware of Chris’s latest video (below) and is in the process of trying to confirm his 987,786 score. You lose. Thanks for playing.