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Namco Bandai Editors Day
Food Network Gets In On Nintendo Cooking Sim Craze
The only thing shocking about Namco Bandai announcing a partnership with the Food Network for new game, Cook or Be Cooked, is that it didn't happen sooner. More » -
I didn't disdain of the first We Cheer because it was a cheerleading game, or even because it required so much shameless Wii-flailing. I sneered at it for being sexist. More »
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What these Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny screens lack in size and boob, they make up for in color and Tira. More »
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If art is about the personal vision of the artist or an exclusionary experience that separates those who get it from those who don't, Brütal Legend is a game that gets to be art. More »
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Dead To Rights wasn't for the faint of heart even when it was on the GameCube. But for its current-gen outing on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Retribution is really bringing the hurt. More »
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This is the year of "all things weird and wonderful" for Namco Bandai, according to Todd Thorson, Director of Marketing and Public Relations – and Katamari Forever on the PlayStation 3 proves it. More »
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Sequel to the PlayStation 2 role-playing game—and not related to the historical document created in 1215—Magna Carta II is an Xbox 360 exclusive that seems to have much in common with Lost Odyssey. More »
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Is there some game developer's guidebook that I don't know about? If so, I need to find it and tear out the page that says "cloning God of War = best idea ever." More »
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It's been two weeks since we had anything to say about Dead Space: Extraction, so EA has seen fit to send out new screens to keep the Wii exclusive on the radar. More »
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Impressions
Mafia II Delivers Room Service
Mafia II is a "buddy story," in the words of Producer Denby Grace – a tale of a mid-50s era mobster protecting his family and The Family in the face of organized crime. More » -
Originals
What AJ Learned About Machinima Law Today
Today kicks off Stanford University's Play Machinima Law Conference with panels of machinima artists, copyright lawyers and legal representatives from Blizzard, EA and Microsoft. More » -
News
GameFly Pays First Class Postage For Second Class Treatment
GameFly, the enormously successful rent-video-games-by-mail service, filed an official complaint yesterday with the Postal Regulatory Commission over the treatment of the games it ships, saying its costing them a fortune in broken discs. More » -
Remember when Russians were the staple bad guy of good films? If not, you may be too young to own an iPhone. More »
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How can you spoil BioShock 2? You already know the gameplay and setting from BioShock — or so you think. More »
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April is a busy month – April Fools, tax day, Hitler's Birthday and of course that day where we all try and pretend our planet isn't going to drift into the sun tomorrow: Earth Day. More »
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It's a great time to be in grade school, if you live in Japan or Great Britain. Several dozen schools in both countries are putting Nintendo DSs in K-12 classes. More »
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Clips
Damnation Trailer Proves It Really IS Steampunk
After my last look at Damnation, I wasn't totally convinced that Damnation was really a Steampunk game on account of there being no zeppelins or frilly Victorian dresses. More » -
News
TASER Sues Second Life For $75,000
A lawsuit filed in Arizona on April 17 charges Second Life creator Linden Lab and a slew of other individuals for trademark infringement on TASER's handheld self-defense device. Insert zap joke here. More » -
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Sacred 2: Fallen Angel Dev Falls Into Bankruptcy
Developer Ascaron Entertainment has filed for bankruptcy protection in its home country, Germany. More » -
News
Shadowbane Goes Into The Shadows
After a successful six-year run, MMORPG Shadowbane will shut down on May 1 according to publisher Ubisoft. More » -
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Tales Screens Tell Little, Show Rocket Ship
Somebody likes to wear white, Stan loses to Cless and Japan's deep-seated obsession with pirates somehow ties into space and kabobs. More » -
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Get In The Cities XL Beta
Cities XL is a lot like SimCity, but with a persistent online environment for players to take their God-complexes online. Beta sign-up starts today and we've got your bonus code right here. More » -
Previews
The Conduit Preview: Calling Do-Overs
Last night's The Conduit multiplayer event was plagued by major server issues, leaving developer High Voltage Software no choice but to call do-overs. More » -
Impressions
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Double Feature
Activision's double preview feature of X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen showcased two approaches to movie-game making that we ought to see more of. More » -
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Site Is Shia Free
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen isn't due in theaters for another two months or so, but Activision endeavors to tide you over with this movie-game website. More » -
It's been over four years since we've heard anything about Konami's remake of PlayStation strategy role-playing game Vandal Hearts for the Nintendo DS -– and lo and behold it's not a remake or on the DS. More »
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Konami Gamers Night
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories – A Makeover, Not A Remake
Forgive the girly metaphor but a good makeover is what every game ported, remade or otherwise "re-imagined" on the Wii should be; and with any luck, it's what Silent Hill: Shattered Memories will be. More » -
Preview
MySims Racing Preview: It’s What Mario Kart Wii Should Be
The MySims franchise generates more spinoffs than the Law & Order series, but Racing seems to be one of the good ones. More » -
There's something terribly familiar about wandering around a dilapidated insane asylum with crazy people ahead of you and instant-death traps all around you. More »