Posts By Michael Mcwhertor

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Getting ‘Whored’ In The First 17% Of Saints Row: The Third
7:00AM October 20, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

When I saw Saints Row: The Third earlier this year, developer Volition showcased a spectacular bank heist from the game, a carnage-filled showdown with Steelport’s SWAT team. It was a bizarre, comedically ultraviolent shootout that played like a major, mid-game highlight. More »

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A Look At The Official, Comprehensive 385-Page Dark Souls Strategy Guide
3:00PM October 15, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Last week, I purchased my very first strategy guide. Don’t judge me! It’s one of the best: Future Press’ Dark Souls: The Official Guide, a massive, hardcover book that delves into every single little detail of this wonderfully complex and esoteric role-playing game. More »

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Valve Celebrates Mann Co. Birthday & $2 Million In Team Fortress 2 Item Sales With A Mann-sized Update
11:00AM October 14, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Has it already been a full year since Valve launched the Team Fortress 2 Mann Co. Store, the in-game shop in which people trade cold hard cash for hats, weapons and hats? Yes, it has. Valve is therefore celebrating the shop’s birthday and $US2,000,000 in profits(!) for item creators with a high five-filled update. More »

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Soccer And 48 Pop Idols Show Rage Who’s The Boss In Japan
9:40AM October 14, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

It was a big week for two very different video games in Japan. One, Konami’s World Soccer Winning Eleven 2012 (a series you may know as Pro Evo), topped the charts overseas, selling more than a quarter million copies in its first week. More »

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First Look At Battlefield 3′s Newest, Biggest And Scariest Multiplayer Maps
7:40AM October 14, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Battlefield 3 is going to have some very big, very impressive multiplayer maps. One may not be for the first-person shooter player with a fear of heights. Look to Damavand Peak, the base-jumping map, for proof. More »

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Batman: Arkham City’s Singleplayer Catwoman Content Demands Buying New Or Buying A ‘VIP Pass’
7:20AM October 14, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Want to play as Catwoman in Batman: Arkham City? You’ll have to buy the game new or pay for the privilege to do so, publisher Warner Bros says. That’s right, it’s the on-disc singleplayer content that’s being put behind an “online pass” style scheme. More »

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The Week In Dangerous Games: He’s Worn Banana Hammocks, Ya Know
12:30PM October 13, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Each week, we take a look at the new and creative ways that video games are offending us. Well, not us. We’ve developed a thick skin to alcohol references, partial nudity and comic mischief. Other people, however, may be disgusted by what video games are doing. More »

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Valve Boss Sees A Future In Which Apple Has Killed The Video Game Console
2:30PM October 12, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Gabe Newell, the man at the top of Valve Software, has had a vision of the future. At some point in Gabe’s futureworld, Apple will control the entertainment in your living room, making “the notion of a separate console platform” disappear. More »

Mobile

Pocket God People First Out Of The Gate With iOS 5 Support
2:00PM October 12, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

iOS 5, the operating system that powers Apple’s iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, goes live October 12. The people who make video games for iOS are already taking advantage of the update’s newest features, including a revamped, Achievements-filled Game Center. More »

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Your Ticket To The Starhawk Beta Is Inside Uncharted 3
12:00PM October 12, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

That copy of Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception you’re probably going to buy anyway has an added incentive — one ticket for early access to the Starhawk public beta. More »