Three Words I Said To The Man I Defeated In Gears Of War That I'll Never Say Again 
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Harley Quinn's Revenge Is Batman: Arkham City's Bad New Ending It’s spring! The weather’s warmed up, and it’s perfect for getting out and moving. Why stay inside couped up all day in front of the television? Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto agrees. Get off your asses, kids. Just listen:
Real Mario was creepy. Real creepy. Also apparently a big inspiration for internet photoshoppers, because German art student Marcus Blättermann has taken Pixeloo’s premise and applied it to Bowser. Who no longer looks like a bad guy. He just looks like a dinosaur. Or a chicken. Oh, and a turtle too. Whatever, he’s not creepy. Realistically Painted Bowser [essenmitsosse, via Go Nintendo]
Sierra had a few XBLA titles to show off as well at their Gamer’s Day, so I have compiled them together into this one article for easy digestion.
Misery loves company! It’s OK, Capcom. You weren’t the only ones to leave an IGN watermark on your own Okami art. Bradygames left one on the cover of their Okami Wii strategy guide, too! What’s even kookier is that the watermark appears in a different spot on the book’s cover than on the game’s cover, meaning it’s not just a case of re-using the same art from Capcom’s cover. Whoops. Wonder if they’ll offer replacement dust covers?
The PSN and Xbox Live Arcade are getting Bionic Commando remakes. But what about the original game? Why isn’t that on the Virtual Console? BC producer Ben Judd told IGN: “If it’s not on the Virtual Console, you can bet there’s a reason for it.” Game blog Siliconera points to Capcom mouthpiece Christian Svensson added his two cents: “Guys, you have to take this up with Nintendo. This is NOT, repeat NOT, a Capcom issue. Please remember, Nintendo calls the shots on what goes up on VC, not third parties.” Let the conspiracy theories commence!
Got questions about Grand Theft Auto IV? We’ve maybe got some of the answers! In an effort to address some of the frequently asked questions about the game, its two console versions and the particular quirks of each, we’re compiling a handy reference guide which we hope you find informative. If your question isn’t answered, ask in the comments and we’ll hunt down an answer for you. On with the questions…
How’s the game? Any good? Yes, yes it is. Check out our GTA IV review. It’s spoiler-free and almost totally free of “teh biases”!
Should I get the PlayStation or Xbox 360 version? That’s up to you. They’re nearly identical and it’s hard to go wrong with either version. We found the feature set to be better on the 360, but the PS3 holds up a bit better technically. Check out our PS3 versus 360 GTA IV comparison piece.
To: Ashcraft: From: Owen Re: The Weekends are Made for GTA
Well, the weekend was mostly Crecente and McWhertor’s show after the 10 am embargo (“OGrabMe” spelled backwards) broke. I think our servers held up under the GTA IV traffic better than Xbox Live did for the Halo 3 release. Needless to say a lot of stuff gets plowed under when a mega-game hits the set.
Here’s what we did this weekend:
Grand Theft Auto IV Review: Life, Liberty City And The Pursuit Of Happiness Mario Kart Wii Friend Code Dump One Kotaku Editor’s Introduction to Gaming Ken Levine on “Narrative Drive” The Inaugural All-Time Video Game Character Draft GTA IV: Best Game Since … Well, When?
Of course I am talking about LET’S PILATES for the DS! Woot! This amazingly deep sandbox-MMO-driving-multiplayer-movie tie-in lets you build flexibility, strength, endurance and coordination IN REAL TIME! An exclusive review gave it 11/10! Best game since Shaq Fu!
Oh yeah, Mario Kart Wii is out, Iron Man is coming Friday and uh, Grand Theft Auto IV or something. So which of these gets your hard earned gamer coin?
Variety’s Ben Fritz thinks so. Provoked by IGN’s 10/10 rating of Grand Theft Auto IV, he draws a line that seems to connect “exclusive” first-crack reviews of games and superior, almost historic ratings (as is the case in GTA IV.)
For example, Game Informer gave Mass Effect a near-perfect 9.75 out of 10, while citing many problems that might otherwise lead to a lower score (and the fact Dan himself doesn’t think it even comes close, but never mind that.) Without passing judgment on GTA IVs 10/10ness, he thinks that exclusive reviews are “ethically troubling” at minimum.
