Comic-con 09

In Real Life

CliffyB Make’s Felicia’s Day

6:00AM July 30, 2009 | Brian Crecente

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Comic-Con 2009: Revenge Of The Round Up

11:20AM July 29, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

Just in case you missed some of our exhaustive Comic-Con coverage this year, we’ve collected the dozens of stories we wrote before, during and after the show. Somewhat unbelievably, we’re not done just yet. More »

How Shadow Complex Was Inspired By Super Metroid

10:20AM July 29, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

Chair Entertainment’s Shadow Complex is due to land on Xbox Live Arcade this summer, a two-dimensional adventure that’s unabashedly inspired by Nintendo’s Metroid series, only rendered in 3D—pretty much exactly what Metroid and Castlevania fans regularly demand. More »

First Footage Of Clank’s ‘A Crack In Time’ Gameplay

8:40AM July 29, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

Insomniac Games debuted new footage of Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time at this year’s Comic-Con, showing off some of the time-shifting, cooperative single-player gameplay starring Ratchet’s sidekick Clank. That video is now available for everyone else. More »

Dragon Age: Origins Xbox 360 Hands-On: Have You Considered PC?

8:20AM July 29, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

BioWare brought the console version of Dragon Age: Origins to Comic-Con, our first opportunity to go hands-on with the game we’d seen in many hands-off demos and always on the PC. The experience was impressive, save for one negative. More »

In Real Life

First Look At Prince Of Persia LEGO

2:30PM July 28, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

No, not LEGO Prince of Persia. Prince of Persia LEGO. There’s a difference! Because for the first time, instead of a game based on LEGO, we’ve got LEGO based on a game. Well, a movie based on a game. Close enough. More »

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Army Of Two Sequel Will Pit Europe Vs. America In Morality Test

11:20AM July 28, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

Army of Two: The 40th Day will expand its cooperative gameplay hook with “Morality Moments,” moral decisions that players will have to make together. An interesting twist on a familiar tactic. What’s interesting is what EA’s doing with that data. More »

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How Did Depeche Mode Find Its Way Into Left 4 Dead 2?

10:20AM July 28, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

The zombie apocalypse isn’t where one expects to find product placement, so it was a little surprising to see Rochelle, one of the new Survivors in Left 4 Dead 2, sporting a pink Depeche Mode t-shirt. More »

Uncharted 2 ‘Gold Rush’ Co-op Hands-On Impressions

9:00AM July 28, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

Naughty Dog was one of the few developers nice enough to show off something new at Comic-Con, giving us our first chance to play Uncharted 2: Among Thieves‘ recently revealed “Gold Rush” co-op multiplayer mode. How’d that go? Beautifully. More »

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Lessons Learned From Iron Man: The Video Game

6:40AM July 28, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

Sega is quite aware that the first Iron Man video game it published wasn’t too warmly received by critics, something the developers of the second game based on the Jon Favreau films are trying to address. More »