Monday, December 13, 2010

In Real Life

Come And Play, Everything’s A-KO

11:30PM December 13, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Street Fighter and Sesame Street? Mario and Sesame Street worked just fine, so sure, why the hell not. More »


News

Totally Sick Of Final Fantasy IV

11:00PM December 13, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

When not making new Final Fantasy games, Square Enix likes to remake old Final Fantasy games. There’s one title in particular that the company cannot stop remaking, though I really wish it would. More »


In Real Life

These Are Not Action Figures, They Are Nintendo Games

10:30PM December 13, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

You’ll usually find something being crammed in a “blister pack” when it’s an action figure or a control pad. You don’t normally see video games shipped that way. More »


In Real Life

What Do You Want For Your 3rd Birthday? A Gun? Hot Pants?

10:00PM December 13, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Japanese actress Rei Okamoto might not be voicing protagonist Aya Brea in upcoming PSP title The 3rd Birthday, but that doesn’t stop her from posing with a pistol and dangerously short shorts. More »


News

Please, Enough With The Tomb Raider Reboots Already!

9:30PM December 13, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

This new Tomb Raider game is being hailed as a reboot of the series. Really? If my PC had to be rebooted as many times as this franchise, I’d have thrown it out years ago. More »


There’s A New Sakura Wars Game Blossoming

9:00PM December 13, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

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There’s a new Sakura Wars (yay!). It’s a browser game (oh). More »


The Men Behind The Men Of Uncharted 3

8:30PM December 13, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

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This is, wait for it, a making-of clip for a trailer. Silly, we know, but you may want to click play anyways and skip straight to 3:57, because buried amidst the back-slapping is a cool sight. More »


In Real Life

Why Do The Spike VGAs Even Bother With ‘Awards’ Part?

7:30PM December 13, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

The Spike Video Game Awards were a great piece of entertainment, weren’t they? We got a Mass Effect 3 trailer, an Elder Scrolls V reveal, an amazing Batman trailer and awards for… hrm… More »


In Real Life

Tokyo Says "Sayonara" To Freedom Of Speech?

7:00PM December 13, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Legislation was passed today in Tokyo that some contend not only robs creators of their freedom of speech, but is unfair. More »


News

Oh Good, Elder Scrolls V Won’t Use That Broken Old Engine

6:30PM December 13, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

While the reveal of a new Elder Scrolls game was a blast, it wasn’t the best piece of Elder Scrolls new to come out of the weekend. No, the other piece is much more exciting. More »