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Lego Harry Potter Sequel Is Official, Ends List Of Obvious Lego Video Games

Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7, the expected series-closing sequel to last year’s delightful Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4, will be out late this year, according to a Warner Bros. press release this morning.


February 10, 2011
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New Batman Arkham City Comic Has Downloadable Content, Oddly Enough

Fans of Detective Comics, Batman, Batman & Robin, Gotham City Sirens, Streets of Gotham, Batman Inc, Batman: Dark Knight and Superman/Batman can soon celebrate the launch of another Batman comic: Batman: Arkham City. This one’s based on the video game.


December 14, 2010
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Who Is Batman’s New Enemy, Hugo Strange?

Hugo Strange is a major bad guy in the next Dark Knight video game, Batman: Arkham City. Who is he? He’s a villain who has been around since before the Joker. And he’s got an obsession.


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Some Mortal Kombat Fatalities Only Available In Certain Stores

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August 6, 2010
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Three Solutions For This Super Scribblenauts Problem

Nouns can solve problems in Super Scribblenauts, as you can can see in the first two solutions to this challenge level in next month’s DS game. But so can a noun connected to just the right adjective.


August 5, 2010
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In His Next Game, Batman Is A Cartoon Character

Last year, video game Batman was dark. He crunched bones. This year, video game Batman is cheerful. He hangs out with Robin and can beat up bad guys alongside Green Lantern.


May 15, 2010

Amazon Names Next Scribblenauts?

We already know that the DS sequel to 2009 hit Scribblenauts will not be called Scribblenauts 2. A now-dead link on Amazon suggests it will be called Super Scribblenauts.


December 25, 2009
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Batman Was Great, But Remember, Batman Was Late

Game delays are big news and bad news. But once a game comes out and proves to be good, game delays are often forgotten news. Batman: Arkham Asylum was delayed in 2009. Its lead creator recalled that forgotten moment.


December 24, 2009

The Batman-Maker Who Didn’t Know The Meaning Of GOTY

Some day this past summer, Sefton Hill was browsing the internet, reading comments about the demo for Batman: Arkham Asylum. He came across an acronym he didn’t know: GOTY. The lead creator of Arkham Asylum, he would learn it.


December 12, 2009

Who Put Out The Most Good Video Games In 2009?

On Wednesday, EA CEO John Riccitiello provided evidence – in chart form – that his company published the most well-reviewed games of 2009. Wanting to test his assertions, I dug into the data and found some surprises.