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A Video Game About The Anger We Can’t Express

The creators of the video game Asura’s Wrath think you might be holding back. They think that, if you’re an adult, you might be bottling your rage.

April 15, 2011
Nintendo

The Perfect Nintendo 3DS Experience

What happens when a bunch of game journalists and game developers from Capcom converge in Miami for a multi-day showcase of Capcom games? A lot of 3DS Street Passing. This is how Nintendo’s unusual approach to social networking is supposed to work.

PC

One Illuminating Hour Playing Street Fighter X Tekken

I recently had an opportunity to play Street Fighter X Tekken, the next big fighting game from Capcom. There was one problem with this opportunity: I stink at fighting games.

Nintendo

The Difference Between Resident Evil Zombie, Dead Rising Zombie

The video game zombies of Resident Evil and Dead Rising are equally undead and equally at ease with chewing on your neck.

April 14, 2011
PlayStation

How Thick Should Chun-Li’s Thighs Be?

Last week, in Miami, Yoshinori Ono, the cheerful, jokey lead producer of the Street Fighter series had just shown off his team’s new game, Street Fighter X Tekken. He and I were just about done talking about it.

PC

The Proper Difficulty For A Dead Rising Game

Dead Rising games have always been difficult, but gamers haven’t always been happy about that. What’s a fair way to make a game tough, and what isn’t? With each new Dead Rising release, the game creators at Capcom have been tweaking their answer and reconsidering what players want.

Nintendo

Why Resident Evil: Mercenaries 3D Is No Mere Mini-Game

Brisk and violent, played better with a friend and fuelled by a gamer’s zeal to achieve a higher score, Resident Evil Mercenaries 3D is as fun as it is barely a Resident Evil game.

PlayStation

Best New Idea In Zombie Games Lurches Through Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

That moment I knew Resident Evil: Raccoon City could be a multiplayer game worth playing was when I turned the tables on my attacker. The game is a third-person shooter. You can play it competitively, and, as is possible in many games of this type, an enemy player can get the jump on you.

April 13, 2011
Nintendo

From Dead Rising 2: Off The Record To Asura’s Wrath, A Capcom Blow-Out

Two new Resident Evils. A big new dragon game. The next Street Fighter twist. A Dead Rising remake. And one Hindu-inspired epic with an amazing boss battle.

PlayStation

The Dangers Debuting In Asura’s Wrath

There’s a guy named Asura, who you can control, sometimes with very few buttons. He’s the star of Asura’s Wrath, a new absurd action game. Asura keeps the world safe… from giant fingers and other divine threats.

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