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By Kristen Spencer, March 29, 2011 Comments Off News

While the first batch of screens for Dead Island, Techland’s zombies in paradise project, showed the game would be nothing like “the campy world of Dead Rising,” the second batch showed it would be a lot like Left 4 Dead…. Read More »

By Kristen Spencer, March 28, 2011 Comments Off News

Arcade arch nemeses Steve Wiebe and Billy Mitchell battled once more for the title of Donkey Kong champion in a sixteen-way face off between North America’s best players, but when the dust from the broken barrels finally settled, neither could… Read More »

By Kristen Spencer, March 22, 2011 Comments Off News

Duke Nukem Forever is really reaching out to women, like literally reaching out, with the sharp crack of an open palm to the derriere. According to the latest issue of OXM, Gearbox’s Duke Nukem Forever will include four multiplayer modes:… Read More »

By Kristen Spencer, March 17, 2011 Comments Off News

Boobs and blood might get all the press, but mature-rated titles only comprised 5% all games rated by the Entertainment Software Rating Board and published last year, according to a recent news release. Of the 1,638 ratings handed out by… Read More »

By Kristen Spencer, March 16, 2011 Comments Off News

Australian high school student Casey Haynes has been dubbed “Little Zangief” after video of his Street Fighter inspired retaliation against a bully surfaced on the internet. Originally posted on Reddit, the now infamous video captures the smaller bully repeatedly taunting… Read More »

By Kristen Spencer, March 16, 2011 Comments Off News

Fighting your way through the darkspawn-laden lands of Dragon Age is a team effort, even if said team is composed of computer-controlled simpletons who court death at every turn. Developer BioWare has created a deep customization system for Dragon Age‘s… Read More »

By Kristen Spencer, March 15, 2011 Comments Off News

Fuelcell Games has released 10-minutes of gorgeous gameplay footage from Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet,  artist Michel Gagné’s forthcoming Xbox Live Arcade-exclusive silhouette shooter. The game’s striking shadow puppet aesthetic come from Gagné’s own Insanely Twisted Shadow Puppets, a series of… Read More »

By Kristen Spencer, March 14, 2011 Comments Off News

Microsoft has officially commented on the Microsoft Points pirating incident, saying that the hackers reported theft of $1.2 million dollars worth of virtual goods and monies is “inaccurate.” “We can’t share specific numbers, but the figure is nowhere near the… Read More »

By Kristen Spencer, March 14, 2011 Comments Off News

American freedom fighters can start hitting back at a unified Korea’s occupation forces tomorrow, when Kaos Studios’ patriotically paranoid shooter Homefront is released, but what they won’t be able to do is stay still. Though generally frowned upon, waiting for… Read More »

By Kristen Spencer, March 10, 2011 Comments Off News

Microsoft has learned first hand how quickly Microsoft Points, the virtual cash of Xbox Live Marketplace, can deplete one’s real life bank account – a website offering 160 Microsoft Points per page refresh has been shutdown, but not before taking… Read More »