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The Interrogation Room: Rift
By Jeremiah Leif Johnson and Ryan Scott | PC Previews | Feb 16, 2011 7:00 PM | CommentMere weeks before the launch of Trion Worlds' upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game Rift, we've decided to take a deeper look at the game. Is it a WoW-killer? Is it simply a WoW wannabe? Or is it something else entirely? Well, we're not sure just yet... Read More »
How ESRB Ratings Are Made
By Dana Jongewaard and Brian Miggels | Humor | Feb 16, 2011 4:00 PM | CommentEvery retail video game has a rating on the front and back of the box, but most of us never stop to think about that rating happens. We've taken the ESRB's explanation of the process and broken it down into this nifty educational flowchart. Now you can say you've learned something today! (But please don't make a habit of it.) Read More »
The Royal Palms Resort is No Place for Families in the Dead Island Premier Trailer
By Mike Sharkey | PlayStation 3 News | Feb 16, 2011 1:53 PM | CommentTechland (Call of Juarez) launched the first trailer for its in-development zombie survival-horror game this afternoon, and our first look at Dead Island is a chill-inducing splendor. See the fate of one family unfold, Lost-style, after the jump. Read More »
Mario Tops the List of Guinness' 50 Favorite Video Game Characters of All Time
By Mike Sharkey | News | Feb 16, 2011 12:45 PM | CommentThe people have spoken: Mario, Link, and Master Chief are the most beloved characters in video game history. Guinness World Records made the announcement this morning, providing a ranking of gaming's top 50 characters of all time based on fan voting. Read More »
Rumor: 2K Australia's FPS Re-Imagining of X-Com Getting a Major Makeover
By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Feb 16, 2011 11:34 AM | CommentWe haven't seen 2K Australia's X-Com re-imagining, the hyphen-less XCOM, since going hands on with the FPS at E3 in June. According to one source, whenever we do see XCOM again, we'll see a very different game. Read More »
How Does Your Must Buy List Compare to the Most Anticipated Video Games of 2011 Ranking?
By Mike Sharkey | News | Feb 16, 2011 9:40 AM | CommentMarket research firm Ipsos polled gamers in the UK and US to determine purchase intent for scheduled 2011 releases. And after agreeing on Gears of War 3 as the most wanted title, gamers on both sides of the pond vary greatly on the video games they're most looking forward to this year. Hit the jump for the breakdown, and let us know what game is at the top you your Must Buy list. Read More »
George R.R. Martin's Fantasy World Comes to Digital Life in the First A Game of Thrones Screens
By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Feb 16, 2011 8:53 AM | CommentCyanide Studio is gearing up for the summer launch of A Game of Thrones: Genesis, and today the developer has revealed the first screens of its anticipated RTS based on George R.R. Martin's best-selling fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire. Read More »
BAFTA Announces Video Game Award Nominees, Red Dead Redemption Noticeably Absent
By Mike Sharkey | News | Feb 16, 2011 7:43 AM | CommentThe British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) released its short list of nominees for its 2010 Video Game Awards today, a rundown that's more notable for what it's missing: Rockstar Games' critical and commercial darling Red Dead Redemption. Read More »
Old Friends Become New Foes in the Alice: Madness Returns Trailer
By Mike Sharkey | PlayStation 3 News | Feb 16, 2011 7:15 AM | CommentThe beautiful refuge that is Wonderland ain't what it used to be, and Alice is peeved. Check that: the dark turn of events in Wonderland has turned Alice homicidal, and in the latest trailer for Alice: Madness Returns, the results are sanguinary. Read More »
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds Review
By Eric Neigher | Xbox 360 Reviews | Feb 15, 2011 4:00 PM | CommentLet me preface this whole thing by saying that I hate Deadpool. I mean, I don't hate the character as a concept, but I hate the way that he's been turned into this snarky plot device for all of Marvel's dopey, self-referential marketing ploys. Now, while Deadpool is in Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (and boy, is he annoying and lame), the entirety of MvC3's cast of characters feels like it has that Deadpool-ish marketing-oriented bent this time around. Marvel has stated that this game is "all about fan service," but that just doesn't seem to ring true here. Read More »
And I'll Form the Head! Voltron Reboot Includes Video Game From THQ
By Mike Sharkey | PlayStation 3 News | Feb 15, 2011 11:17 AM | CommentWhat's old is new again... again. Voltron, the defender of the universe, is forming up for a return to TV, toys, and in a new series of video games from THQ. Gather the five lions and get all the details after the jump. Read More »
Engage in a Skirmish Before the Breakout of Total War in the Shogun 2 Demo Next Week
By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Feb 15, 2011 9:36 AM | CommentSo how's the AI? That's the question PC gamers have been asking since Sega and Creative Assembly announced the next addition to the Total War franchise, Shogun 2, way back in June. Today the publisher and developer announced gamers will get to find out for themselves before the full game launches in the Shogun 2 demo. Read More »
From Digital to Sesame Street: Double Fine Working on Puppet Monster Kinect Adventure
By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Feb 15, 2011 9:00 AM | CommentTim Schafer and the team at Double Fine don't need to be told how to get to Sesame Street. The studio announced today it's now working on a big new motion-controlled adventure for Microsoft's Kinect, Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster. Read More »
Stay in School, Eat Your Veggies, and Play an Hour's Worth of Video Games Every Day
By Mike Sharkey | News | Feb 15, 2011 7:47 AM | CommentCall her the anti-Jack Thompson. Game designer and author Jane McGonigal has been making the rounds in support of her new book, Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World, making a solid case for video games as positive emotional experiences and not murder simulators. She continues her campaign today with a new column that's worth a read. Read More »
BioWare, Felicia Day Team for Live-Action Dragon Age Web Series, Redemption
By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Feb 15, 2011 7:03 AM | CommentDragon Age is getting its own live-action digital mini-series. Actress Felicia Day, creator of Xbox Live comedy series The Guild, is sticking to her fantasy gaming roots and will star in Dragon Age: Redemption. Read More »
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