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Infamous Studio Is Now All Sony’s

Sony Computer Entertainment has acquired Sucker Punch, the studio behind titles like Infamous and Sly Cooper, the Tokyo-based game giant revealed today.

News

Square Enix, Your iPhone Pricing Is Bananas

Awesome news: after a long wait, Final Fantasy Tactics is on its way to the App Store, with the classic strategy title due out this Thursday. Only, there’s a catch: it’s expensive.

PC

Horror Comes In Many Forms…

There was a PC game released in 1994 called Escstatica. It’s notable for two things: it was scary, but it was also a technological marvel.

July 25, 2011
Retro

The Great Half-Life 2 Robbery

Hacking attacks and digital theft have been in the headlines a lot lately, whether it be the loss of user details on the PlayStation Network or a preview build of an upcoming game.

In Real Life

In Risk: Metal Gear Solid, You Can Nuke Australia, Occupy Outer Haven

Metal Gear Solid is getting its very own version of Risk, “the game of strategic conquest,” adding Private Military Contractors, a movable continent, the cast of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and the option to launch a nuke from Metal Gear Rex.

July 21, 2011
Retro

The Real History Of The Triforce

It’s one of the most iconic designs in the history of video games: three golden triangles combined to form a single larger one. The Triforce. The object that lies at the heart of The Legend of Zelda.

PlayStation

Is This The Motion-Controlled Swordplay You Actually Wanted?

Last week, I ran a video that showed a Nintendo rep playing The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword using the required Motion Plus advanced Wii Motion Control. I thought it was cool, but many readers expressed disappointment that you’re still using motion control to trigger the moves of your character in the game. You’re not performing 1:1 synced motion-controlled swordplay.

July 20, 2011
In Real Life

It’s Like Silent Hill You Can Actually Experience

It’s summer. In Japan, that means beaches and snow cones. It also means having the shit scared out of you.

Retro

You Could Actually Download Atari 2600 Games (On An Atari 2600!)

Xbox Live Arcade is credited with popularising the notion of downloading console video games. Other consoles, like the Genesis, offered them a lot earlier, albeit with limited success.

July 18, 2011
In Real Life

The Halo Toy Box Set Charting The History Of Master Chief

Action figures normally aren’t funny, but McFarlane’s Halo Anniversary piece is good for a chuckle. Better still, it’ll also be sold as part of a three-pack, each figure depicting Master Chief as he’s appeared in the three main Halo games.

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