Archive for July, 2011

Poison Joins Street Fighter X Tekken Roster

Posted on Jul 22, 2011 04:44:10 PM

Poison, the dominatrix hotty from Final Fight headlined another four-character reveal for Street Fighter X Tekken at Comic-Con 2011. She will be joined by Dhalsim and, from Tekken, Steve Fox and Yoshimitsu.

During a panel defined by teases, in more ways than one, the audience briefly believed Darkstalkers characters would be confirmed for the game. Flashing a slide that said “Darkstalkers are not dead,” to wild applause, producer Yoshinori Ono then said Capcom management had not yet approved the characters. Reminding the crowd that at last year’s Comic-Con, they held up a dollar bill as a show of support for Darkstalkers’ inclusion, Ono implored the audience to hold a ten-spot. Everyone thrust money in the air.



Poison Highlights the Latest Character Reveal for Street Fighter X Tekken” was posted by Owen Good on Jul 21, 2011 6:30 PM

Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi

Posted on Jul 21, 2011 08:12:08 PM

Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi is the latest DBZ game from developer Spike.

     

Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi (formerly known as Dragon Ball Game Project: Age 2011) is a fighting video game based on the Dragon Ball franchise.


Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi Screens” was posted on Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:12:08 -0700

Mount & Blade: Glasgow

Posted on Jul 21, 2011 07:06:34 PM


I’m not sure how we managed to miss this. I’m also not entirely sure that we mightn’t have been better off continuing to miss this. Gangs of Glasgow is what happens if medieval warfare sim Mount & Blade was transposed to modern Glasgow, Scotland – or at least an exaggerated version of it where the extreme football hooliganism, rioting and assorted other urban violence is worse than it already is/was. On the one hand, bringing so much – from police cars to football stadiums – into a game about dudes with swords on horses is an amazing technical achievement. On the other… well, I don’t know about you, but I’m making a face that tries to convey something I couldn’t begin to describe accurately.

It could be taken as a sort of multiplayer, team-based Postal. It could also be taken as making light of a city with a dark history of football-related violence. It could also be taken as knowingly ridiculous. Or all of the three. Here’s the official disclaimer:

“The mods are mostly comedic in nature, but deal with serious real-life social issues such as knife-crime, drug abuse, and sectarianism, usually in a ridiculous and/or offensive way.” So, hopefully you know what you’re letting yourself in for.


Mount & Blade: Glasgow” was posted by Alec Meer on July 15th, 2011 at 5:49 pm.

Sonic Generations – Through the Years Trailer

Posted on Jul 20, 2011 06:52:25 PM

Check out the latest trailer for Sonic Generations, just in time for Comic-Con.


Sonic Generations – Through the Years Trailer” was posted by MikeTao on Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:52:25 -0700

Realm Of The Mad God

Posted on Jul 20, 2011 03:07:52 PM


Sometimes, a game comes along that’s the absolute last bloody thing you need right now. There are many things I need right now: time, a haircut, lunch, the extension of about 48 deadlines, someone to do my shopping for me, a cat that can empty its own litter tray, a keyboard that doesn’t give me an RSI, a teleporter, and even more time.

There is but one thing I don’t need right now: a horribly compulsive action-RPG MMO that tickles just about every lizard-part of my brain. I want I want I want I want. I want to level up, I want a better bow, I want to get to the bigger monsters, I want to show that cocking Mad God Oryx just who’s boss. (The boss is me. Or at least it will be. One day. Soon. Yes, Oryx. Soon.)

Play Realm Of The Mad God here.


Realm Of The Mad God” By Alec Meer on July 1st, 2011 at 2:30 pm

The Darkness II delayed to February 7

Posted on Jul 19, 2011 08:00:03 PM

2K Games pushes Digital Extremes’ sci-fi FPS to next year on all platforms; game will be playable at Comic-Con 2011 this week.

It looks as if The Darkness II will stay cloaked in shadow for longer than expected. 2K Games confirmed for GameSpot today that it has pushed The Darkness II beyond its previously announced October 4 release date. The publisher now expects to release the Digital Extremes-developed title for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC on February 7 in North America and February 10 internationally.

The Darkness II will pick up several years after the events of the well-regarded original, with players once again taking the role of Jackie Estacado, now the don of the Franchetti clan. While he has controlled the chaotic powers inside him since the events of the first game, a reasonless attempt on his life kick-starts a full-on mob war in New York, a perfect situation for the Darkness to reemerge.

While the original Darkness game was made by Starbreeze Studios (The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay), development for the second installment has been entrusted to Digital Extremes. The Canadian studio is perhaps best known for 2008′s third-person action game Dark Sector, but it has more recently been working on the PC port of THQ’s Homefront, as well as the multiplayer mode of 2K Marin’s BioShock 2.

Along with news of the delay, 2K Games confirmed The Darkness II’s presence at Comic-Con 2011, which descends on San Diego July 21-24. The publisher will be hosting a panel for the game on July 21 at 12:00 p.m., and it will feature voice actor and Faith No More singer Mike Patton. Talent from franchise creator Top Cow Productions, as well as Digital Extremes, will also be on hand.


The Darkness II delayed to February 7” was posted by Tom Magrino on Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:00:03 -0700

Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team – Gameplay Movie

Posted on Jul 19, 2011 12:43:12 AM

Warhammer 40,000 has had its share of good video games, and bad video games. THQ’s Warhammer 40K: Kill Team arrives onto Xbox Live Arcade in an attempt to add itself to the “good pile”. Does it succeed? Take a look and decide for yourself.


“Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team – Gameplay Movie” was posted by Ando on Tues, 19 Jul 2011

Wrecked: Revenge Revisited – Hands-On

Posted on Jul 18, 2011 07:00:00 PM

Wrecked: Revenge Revisited looks to bring simple controls and frantic action to racing fans later this year.

     

When it comes to vehicular-combat racers, often the best kinds are those that you can play against your friends in the same room. Wrecked: Revenge Revisited gives you the opportunity to race and battle against your friends in a number of different environments. Instead of this being a standard kart racer where power-ups help you race to victory, you need to use the environment and the various weapon upgrades to take out your opposition and score points.

So instead of requiring you to race as fast as possible, each scenario plays out in “heats.” When you’re playing against another racer, the character who gets eliminated first loses a point, while the survivor earns a point, and the one who reaches the required number of points first wins. As more competitors are involved, the point deductions and rewards will vary. When we played with three racers, the first to go lost a point, while the second didn’t lose any points, and the winner of that particular heat earned the point.

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Michael Phelps: Push the Limit

Posted on Jul 15, 2011 10:54:00 PM

Here’s the official launch trailer for Michael Phelps Swimming.

     


Michael Phelps: Push the Limit Screens” was posted on Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:54:00 -0700

Metro: Last Light

Posted on Jul 15, 2011 05:56:51 PM

Metro: Last Light is an upcoming action-oriented video game with a combination of survival horror and first-person shooter elements.

The game is set in 2034 in the same setting as Metro 2033, the Moscow Metro. The game picks up after the “bad” ending from Metro 2033, in which Artyom delivers a devastating attack on the mysterious supernatural race known as the Dark Ones. The station-cities of the Metro struggle for power using weapons found in D6. The player follows Artyom, the main protagonist from Metro 2033, as the supposed “key to survival – the last light in our darkest hour…”


Metro: Last Light – Official Gameplay Trailer” was posted by erickt on Fri, 15 Jul 2011 10:56:51 -0700