A special Croagunk is now available to Pokémon Black and White players thanks to IGN.  IGN has given out the code to get this special Croagunk off the Pokémon Dream World.  What’s so special about this Croagunk?  It will come with Poison Jab and have the Poison Touch ability!

To get this Croagunk enter this password in the promotions section of on the Global Link site: IGNRuggedMountain

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The latest trailer for Deus Ex: Human Revolution is heavy on narrative and light on gameplay. That isn’t a bad thing, it is refreshing to see a little bit of a cohesive story arch considering all we’ve really seen so far is some run ‘n’ gun footage, with a few lines of dialogue thrown in for good measure.

The storyline of Human Revolution is simple enough; Adam Jensen had his life taken away from him and now he wants it back. The latest installment in the Deus Ex franchise is set to hit store shelves on August 23rd for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC.

Square Enix will be showing off Human Revolution at E3 2011 next week, and RipTen will be there to cover it. In the meantime, enjoy this new trailer courtesy of IGN.

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When I first played Breach I was disappointed, angry, and feeling a bit ripped off.  I will start by saying that I was quite excited for Breach throughout its development due largely to the fact that it was billed as a “AAA title for an Arcade price” – that selling line however couldn’t be any further from the truth.

Announced back at PAX East in March 2010, Breach was set to feature incredibly dynamic destructible environments, a cover system to rival Gears of War and simple yet refined shooter gameplay. Fast forward 10 months later and Breach is here for everyone to unfortunately play. Developer Atomic Games were previously working on Six Days in Fallujah, a military survival/horror title set during the Second Battle of Fallujah, however publisher Konami dropped the title due to controversy and negative feedback from the media and fans alike, leaving Atomic to move onto this project.

Breach is impressive for such a small studio but for every progressive stride it takes, it takes another twenty backwards. Breach is an entirely multiplayer and digital download only title, so there’s no campaign or single player side at all. Players have access to five ‘classes’ akin to Call of Duty – Rifleman, Gunner, Sniper, Support, and a final unlockable class called Recon. As generic as the copy/paste weapon system is (With the exception of ‘Convoy’) so are the multiplayer modes.

You’ll see your usual Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch modes return, a Capture-the-Flag mode is featured as well, titled Retrieval and there’s also a last-man-standing gametype called Sole Survivor. Convoy however is where Breach does something unique instead of copying features from practically every other current first-person-shooter. The game only ships with a meager three maps which hardly feel even worth playing considering and only one map feels like it actually fits well within the game.

Convoy sees one team leading a, you guessed it, convoy of vehicles through the map whilst one team aims to destroy them.  At the same time as leading the vehicles up the map the allied team is tasked with removing roadblocks and repairing the vehicles if the enemy team manages to destroy them. Convoy is a great game mode and makes for some tense moments as you fight off enemy gunfire from both sides of the valley and destroy buildings with well placed rockets.

The main selling point of Breach is it’s destruction and physics engine that allows individual blocks and bricks to be shot from buildings. By destroying support struts underneath buildings, whole structures can be brought crashing too the ground, killing everyone in and beneath it. Moments like this help define Breach as a new experience but it’s unfortunately not one that shines through when you have games like Medal of Honor, Black Ops, Bad Company 2: Vietnam and Halo: Reach bouncing around the market.

Just like the copied ‘class’ system, Breach also has a tacked on progression and level up mechanic that ultimately feels slow compared to the father that it inherited from; Call of Duty. Oh, and that cover system I mentioned? Horrible. It’s something that could’ve worked, however it ultimately just didn’t.  Smashing the cover mount button time and time again only to have your character do nothing, then walking  a meter to the left and having it work perfectly really detracts from the gameplay and usually gets you killed in firefights. The aiming feels incredibly lose and light and the weapons have no ‘weight’ to them, making it nearly impossible to accurately aim and shoot.

Breach could have and should have worked, but the number of apparent flaws ruin what could have been a surprise title in an all too overcrowded and jaded FPS market.

Here’s The Rundown:

+ Convoy is a great mode
+ Convoy makes for dynamic combat and changing environments
- The rest of the game is f**king lame

Breach was developed by Atomic Games and published by the Xbox LIVE Arcade and Steam. Our copy was purchased by the reviewer (although he wishes it wasn’t) and played for 4 hours. Breach released January 26th 2011 for 1,200 MSP and $10 USD on the Xbox LIVE Arcade and Steam respectively.

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Earlier this week, Gearbox forum member Legendrew raided a recent PC patch and discovered a file containing extensive plot and character details for upcoming still unannounced Borderlands DLC.  He then did what any red-blooded fanboy would do, and exposed it on the forums.

Unexpectedly, Gearbox did not retaliate.  Legendrew’s post and thread were not deleated, nor did anyone try to refute or deny what he exposed. Gearbox Software president Randy Pitchford made these statements:

Source: IGN

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Fans of the first Crackdown, like myself, will be able to experience the sequel in demo format prior to the game’s release much like they did with the original. In an interview with IGN, Crackdown 2 Producer, James Cope, revealed the following:

“You can definitely expect a demo to hit Live before the game is out but I can’t say when that will be… yet. The Crackdown demo was fantastic and we want to carry on in that form.”

I’m looking forward to this demo and interested in seeing how the sequel sales numbers look without the benefit of exclusive demo access to a highly anticipated first person shooter. Here’s to blowing shit up with all of you in the not so distant future.

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I thought this was going to be a little lame, but it’s actually pretty hilarious.

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If you’re lucky enough to have a working Xbox 360 in your home, and you’re also a quick responder to the call to arms that is this article, you just might be playing Battlefield: Bad Company multiplayer in a few hours.

Hosted by IGN and GameStop (who else?), the beta is only playable to those of you who suffer through their corporate evil to obtain a code. IGN offers codes through its Insider program; you can go to their underground smut dealership, FilePlanet, and download a key.

The front page states that only European codes remain (as of this writing), but it also claims subscriber keys are still available. Very curious… This is obviously just another attempt for IGN to get you to shell out cash for their stupid VIP club of douchebags (no offense to any VIP club douchebags who may already be “Insiders”).

GameStop, on the other hand, has 5,000 beta keys reserved for the first people to pre-order the game through their website at www.gamestop.com/badcompanybeta. Please note that this is for the Xbox 360 only, as there is no word on a beta test for the PS3.

Karl-Magnus Troedsson, Senior Producer for Battlefield: Bad Company, had this to say:

“We’re really excited about this beta since it gives us a chance to let a wider audience play our new multiplayer game, ‘Gold Rush’. The feedback coming back from something like this is crucial for us as developers and will help us with the final changes and polish in the game. Battlefield and FPS fans get their first glimpse into how tactical destruction can be applied in multiplayer gameplay. We think offering two of the multiplayer maps will give gamers a fantastic experience and some great insight into the game.”

The beta will run from today through April 25th. Battlefield: Bad Company is scheduled for release on June 24th for the PS3 and Xbox 360.

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Voice actor John DiMaggio, the raspy voice of Gears of War lead man, Marcus Fenix, was recently interviewed by IGN. During the course of the interview, DiMaggio revealed that Gears of War 2 will feature Brumak, who first debuted as a villain in the PC version of the original Gears of War.

He goes on to reveal that Dom’s good buddy, Franklin, will be returning as well, and then lets the following tidbits roll off his tongue:

Oh man, dude – there’s new weapons, new beasts, there’s a couple of new characters, and it’s just badass.

When asked about the sequels overarching plot, DiMaggio states:

“The storylines are really cool and the relationships of the guys in the game – the sequences that explain things that are going on – they’re a lot deeper.”

Note to self: We really need to start interviewing more videogame voice talent.

Source: IGN

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