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Contest: Win a Limited Edition Halo 4 Xbox 360!

Halo 4 is out this week and to celebrate we're giving away the Limited Edition Halo 4 Xbox 360! The system retails for $399.99, and comes with a copy of Halo 4, a 320GB harddrive, two controllers, and  headset. The syste...   more

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Karateka came out today on Xbox 360

The re-make of Jordan Mechner's classic martial arts game, Karateka, is now available for purchase on Xbox Live Arcade and will be arriving later in the month on PS3. A launch trailer was released but this is the much funnie...   more

Karateka came out today on Xbox 360 photo

The Question: Is Halo 4 living up to the hype?

Today is sloooooow. It's the day after the US presidential elections, and the day after Halo 4 launched, so the game industry is busy sleeping off one heck of a late night. We're still here though, and today's the perfect tim...   more

The Question: Is Halo 4 living up to the hype? photo

Best Buy's Black Friday sale marks down recent releases

While we're still a couple of weeks away from eating copious amounts of food and going through the motions of Black Friday, it's good to know what's ahead. Best Buy has posted a preview of its offerings which will be availabl...   more

Best Buy's Black Friday sale marks down recent releases photo

The Master Chief is way too full of himself

Hey Master Chief, Halo 4 is great and all but you're acting like a dick here. Calm down dude, it's just a videogame.   more

The Master Chief is way too full of himself photo

Get free Microsoft Points for playing Halo 4 multiplayer

The latest offer to Xbox Live Rewards members will get them free Microsoft Points just for playing Halo 4's multiplayer. If you play over 140 hours of multiplayer, you'll be given 600 MS Points. Over 70 hours will earn you 30...   more

Get free Microsoft Points for playing Halo 4 multiplayer photo

Injustice's controller setup gets detailed

The team behind Injustice released a new developer diary detailing all the new tech that they're bringing to their fighting game engine. The controls were also elaborated on, revealing that the block button is gone. Instead you just now hold the stick back to block. Injustice: Gods Among Us will be out April 2013 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii U.   more

Injustice's controller setup gets detailed photo

Here's how to find all the Terminals in Halo 4

Like the past few Halo games, Halo 4 has several Terminals hidden throughout the campaign of the game. Finding these Terminals will unlock extra video content that can be viewed through the new and improved Halo Waypoint. I ...   more

Here's how to find all the Terminals in Halo 4 photo

Microsoft reportedly planning 7" Xbox Surface tablet

Multiple sources have confirmed to The Verge that hardware planning for a 7-inch Xbox Surface tablet is now happening at Microsoft. The device is said to run a custom Windows kernel as opposed to a full version of the operati...   more

Microsoft reportedly planning 7

Assassin's Creed III sold over 3.5M copies in first week

In news that probably wouldn't surprise anyone, Ubisoft estimated in their 2012-13 financial fiscal report that Assassin's Creed III sold well over 3.5 million copies in only its first week of hitting shelves. To put things i...   more

Assassin's Creed III sold over 3.5M copies in first week photo

Borderlands 2 security patch now released on Xbox 360

Gearbox Software has issued a patch to the Xbox 360 version of Borderlands 2 today which addresses an issue caused by players who had been using third-party software to modify elements of the game. Borderlands 2 players ...   more

Borderlands 2 security patch now released on Xbox 360 photo

Halo 4 will NOT be issuing special XBL bans for sexism

Last week, Halo 4 was at the center of a brouhaha with word that sexist behavior in Halo 4 online play would net the user a lifetime ban. While some folks applauded the measure, others asked why homophobic and racist activity...   more

Halo 4 will NOT be issuing special XBL bans for sexism photo

Your guide to Halo 4's multiplayer

Halo 4 is officially out today and a lot has changed about the game now that it's in the safe hands of 343 Industries. Go read our review to learn what's new and improved! Multiplayer especially has seen a dramatic overhaul, ...   more

Your guide to Halo 4's multiplayer photo

Ubisoft confirms 2013 release for Watch Dogs

In a call with investors today, CEO Yves Guillermot confirmed that Ubisoft will release Watch Dogs in 2013, including it in a list of the publisher's upcoming AAA titles. This is the second time we've heard that the...   more

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Assassin's Creed Anthology confirmed: Five games and DLC

If you managed to bypass purchasing all the Assassin's Creed games and currently have a nagging urge to --  then, boy, does Ubisoft have a deal for you! According to an Amazon France listing for Assassin's Creed Antholog...   more

Assassin's Creed Anthology confirmed: Five games and DLC photo

Check out Mass Effect 3's female turians

It's nearly "late November," which means that it's almost time to dive into the latest bit of Mass Effect 3 DLC, Omega. Aria looks so excited, doesn't she? To hype you up a bit, two new screenshots have been shown by All Game...   more

Check out Mass Effect 3's female turians photo



Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams

Giana Sisters is a game that generally incites one response: plagiarism of Super Mario Bros. When Black Forest Games launched its Kickstarter campaign for Project Giana back in July, the intention was to provide gamers the ...   more

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WWE '13

Ah, annual sports iterations. Many of us await them with open arms year after year, and the rest yawn in disapproval. After the massive overhaul with the Predator Technology engine in WWE '12, fans were asking, "What's next?"...   more

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Halo 4

For over a decade, the Halo series was in the hands of development studio Bungie. In that time, they pioneered two generations of console shooters and created a phenomenon that has generated over $3 billion in sales. Bungie h...   more

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PowerA FUS1ON Tournament Controller

Wired, high-performance, specially tweaked "pro" controllers are all the rage these days with how popular tournament gaming has become. PowerA throws their entry into the ring with their latest, the FUS1ON Tournament Controller. I've given the Xbox 360 version a solid testing by playing through a dozen or more varied games to see just how "pro" this controller is.   more

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Sleeping Dogs: Nightmare in North Point

As I pointed out in my original Sleeping Dogs review, the game sorely lacked ghosts. Now there are ghosts. Rejoice.   more

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Retro City Rampage

[Full Disclosure: Not only do current and former Destructoid staff appear as unlockable character skins in the game, there's also a main story mission during which you go inside a giant Mr. Destructoid robot. For these reaso...   more

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Assassin's Creed III

Assassin's Creed III is likely to be one of the most massive titles of 2012. As vast as the American frontier it portrays and able to consume quite a few dozen hours with its single-player content alone, it is ambitious, visually stunning and packed with things to do. Whether or not many of these things are enjoyable depends on how much you like busywork.   more

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007 Legends

After it turned out that the new GoldenEye game didn't suck and Activision simultaneously published a new third-person Bond adventure in the form of Blood Stone (seriously flawed, but showed promise) I actually had ...   more

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Painkiller Hell & Damnation

Eight years after its release, Painkiller has received numerous expansions, mods-turned-retail-releases, and ports. Almost all of which have been terrible and too stubborn to update the game. Nearing its ten-year anniversa...   more

 Painkiller Hell & Damnation photo

Medal of Honor: Warfighter

Medal of Honor: Warfighter is a funny name. Yes, "Warfighter" is a term with a real-life military application, but that doesn't stop it from sounding incredibly silly. It is gratuitously macho, not to mention rather redundant...   more

 Medal of Honor: Warfighter photo

Dragon Ball Z for Kinect

It seemed like a good idea at the time: Take the popular Dragon Ball Z fighting games and put them in first person perspective with Kinect controls, allowing players to punch, kick, and Kamehameha their way through the series' popular battles, allowing players to be immersed in the Dragon Ball world like never before. Wait... Kinect? No, I was wrong. That doesn't seem like a good idea at all.   more

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DOOM 3 BFG Edition

Mention DOOM 3 to most fans, and the common (disparaging) response will be, "Monster Closets." Earning criticism for its jump scares, lack of charisma, and stylistic departure from previous DOOM titles, DOOM 3 has not aged we...   more

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Skylanders Giants

Skylanders was one of the biggest surprises of 2011. Pretty much everyone expected it to be a cheap cash-in of 90s nostalgia to sell toys to unsuspecting kids -- and boy, were we wrong. It was actually a pretty fun, serviceab...   more

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Borderlands 2 'Captain Scarlett' DLC

Borderlands has often been described, perhaps not unfairly, as "work." In the sense that it can be repetitive and monotonous, yes, but also in that it's largely driven by a kind of materialistic consumerism. There's not ...   more

 Borderlands 2 'Captain Scarlett' DLC photo


 Borderlands 2 'Captain Scarlett' DLC photo
 Borderlands 2 'Captain Scarlett' DLC photo
 Borderlands 2 'Captain Scarlett' DLC photo
 Borderlands 2 'Captain Scarlett' DLC photo
 Borderlands 2 'Captain Scarlett' DLC photo
 Borderlands 2 'Captain Scarlett' DLC photo



Naughty Bear: Panic in Paradise

Of all the games I never expected to get a sequel, Naughty Bear was pretty high on the list. Not only was it a bottom-shelf title from a studio not exactly known for its long-running franchises, it was pretty underwhelming. A...   more

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P: Defiance

The wasteland of Fallout may be impressive in terms of scale and detail, but I always feel a bit lonely in it. Defiance is such a world, but it’s one constantly shared with other players. At any time, your clan may s...   more

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P: Defiance photo
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P: Defiance photo
P: Defiance photo
P: Defiance photo
P: Defiance photo



A look at Dance Central 3's SmartGlass companion app

I was having a hard time remembering whether or not Smart Glass is cool, because I feel like I haven’t been primed on the application since Microsoft’s E3 conference -- I’ve already forgotten most of the nea...   more

A look at Dance Central 3's SmartGlass companion app photo


A look at Dance Central 3's SmartGlass companion app photo
A look at Dance Central 3's SmartGlass companion app photo
A look at Dance Central 3's SmartGlass companion app photo
A look at Dance Central 3's SmartGlass companion app photo
A look at Dance Central 3's SmartGlass companion app photo
A look at Dance Central 3's SmartGlass companion app photo



P: Borderlands 2's Pirate's Booty expansion

Captain Scarlet and the Pirate's Booty is the first story expansion for Borderlands 2 and the overall plot sees you hunting after the legendary Captain Blade's lost treasure of the sands. The DLC takes place in Oasis, and the...   more

P: Borderlands 2's Pirate's Booty expansion photo

P: Medal of Honor: Warfighter multiplayer

In about two weeks, Medal of Honor: Warfighter will be released. While we've seen single-player content twice already, it wasn't until recently that we got to try out the game's multiplayer at length. Although the last game h...   more

P: Medal of Honor: Warfighter multiplayer photo

P: Need for Speed Most Wanted

Criterion says that they pulled some of the best bits from several of their racing creations to make their latest, Need for Speed Most Wanted. They also gathered inspiration from the classic franchise title of the same name. ...   more

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P: How cassowaries saved my life in Far Cry 3

The original Far Cry was an incredibly fun experience, with a varied deadly tropical landscape and relatively intelligent A.I. opponents for the time. The gameplay was both challenging and continuously engaging, and made me a...   more

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P: How cassowaries saved my life in Far Cry 3 photo
P: How cassowaries saved my life in Far Cry 3 photo
P: How cassowaries saved my life in Far Cry 3 photo
P: How cassowaries saved my life in Far Cry 3 photo
P: How cassowaries saved my life in Far Cry 3 photo
P: How cassowaries saved my life in Far Cry 3 photo



Borderlands 2's Mechromancer DLC comes out today!

Whoa wait what?! The Mechromancer DLC is out today!? Yup, Gearbox got the latest content for Borderlands 2 finished earlier than expected so they're releasing it TODAY! You can even go check out her entire skill tree ove...   more

Borderlands 2's Mechromancer DLC comes out today! photo

DmC: Devil May Cry's pre-order bonuses detailed

You ready for some exciting weapon skins that don't really do much other than change how things look?! Well that's what Capcom is offering for those that pre-order DmC.  Pre-order at Amazon and you'll get the bone theme...   more

DmC: Devil May Cry's pre-order bonuses detailed photo

A little more on Medal of Honor: Warfighter's campaign

It hasn't been that long since we first got a look at Medal of Honor: Warfighter's single-player campaign. For general details, do be sure to check out that preview. Recently though, we got a chance to spend a few hours with the game including new single-player content. Specifically, two whole campaign missions.   more

A little more on Medal of Honor: Warfighter's campaign photo


A little more on Medal of Honor: Warfighter's campaign photo
A little more on Medal of Honor: Warfighter's campaign photo
A little more on Medal of Honor: Warfighter's campaign photo
A little more on Medal of Honor: Warfighter's campaign photo
A little more on Medal of Honor: Warfighter's campaign photo
A little more on Medal of Honor: Warfighter's campaign photo



P: A deeper look at multiplayer in Black Ops II

So we gave you a pretty extended detail look at Black Ops II's multiplayer not too long ago. It was a lot to take in, but guess what? There's more. So much more. In fact, Treyarch had us out for another visit just to see the ...   more

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P: This is what's new with Zombies in Black Ops II

If you haven't noticed by now, there's been a theme with Call of Duty: Black Ops II where everything has been getting revamped. Your actions in the single-player campaign will affect the ending, and multiplayer has ditched th...   more

P: This is what's new with Zombies in Black Ops II photo

The undead rise again in Blacks Op II's Zombies mode

We've seen the single-player, we've seen the multiplayer, we've even gotten a deep dive into the eSports and livestreaming initiatives. So it's about time the last piece of the Black Ops II puzzle has finally been revealed w...   more

The undead rise again in Blacks Op II's Zombies mode photo

P: Assassin's Creed III is bigger in every way

Up until recently, I've been exposed to Assassin Creed III in small doses. I saw an early glimpse of what to expect at the reveal event, enjoyed the new multiplayer offerings, and had fun sailing the seas. Yet in all thi...   more

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P: Assassin's Creed III is bigger in every way photo
P: Assassin's Creed III is bigger in every way photo
P: Assassin's Creed III is bigger in every way photo
P: Assassin's Creed III is bigger in every way photo
P: Assassin's Creed III is bigger in every way photo
P: Assassin's Creed III is bigger in every way photo



TGS: Ken's Rage 2 brings hot fisting action to the masses

I don’t know much about Fist of the North Star other than it’s very violent. I don’t know much about Dynasty Warriors other than there are a lot of dudes on screen to kill. That being said, Fist of the Nort...   more

TGS: Ken's Rage 2 brings hot fisting action to the masses photo

TGS: Arachnophobic after Earth Defense Force 4

There's a new Earth Defense Force game on its way, recently announced by D3 Publisher and Sandlot, and there are few things here at Tokyo Game Show that I was more excited to see. Here on the show floor, the Xbox 360 version...   more

TGS: Arachnophobic after Earth Defense Force 4 photo


TGS: Arachnophobic after Earth Defense Force 4 photo
TGS: Arachnophobic after Earth Defense Force 4 photo
TGS: Arachnophobic after Earth Defense Force 4 photo
TGS: Arachnophobic after Earth Defense Force 4 photo
TGS: Arachnophobic after Earth Defense Force 4 photo
TGS: Arachnophobic after Earth Defense Force 4 photo



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Injustice's controller setup gets detailed

The team behind Injustice released a new developer diary detailing all the new tech that they're bringing to their fighting game engine. The controls were also elaborated on, revealing that the block button is gone. Instead you just now hold the stick back to block. Injustice: Gods Among Us will be out April 2013 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii U.   more

Injustice's controller setup gets detailed photo

Skyrim: Dragonborn DLC coming to XBL on December 4

Skyrim: Dragonborn is the next downloadable chapter in the Skyrim story, revealed today via a suitably dramatic new trailer. Yet again, it is only announced for Xbox Live at this time, with the PC version likely coming somet...   more

Skyrim: Dragonborn DLC coming to XBL on December 4 photo

State of Decay still exists, take a stealthy look

When we last looked at State of Decay, our man Casey Baker was pretty excited. The idea of a persistent, zombie-afflicted, open world where choices matter and survivors have to literally survive? Well, sounds great in theory...   more

State of Decay still exists, take a stealthy look photo

Mass Effect Trilogy DLC inclusion varies by platform

[Update: The PS3 version will include ME 1's "Bring Down the Sky," both on-disc and on PSN. ME 2 will include "Cerberus Network," "Kasumi," "Overlord," and "Lair of the Shadow Broker."] The Mass Effect Trilogy will include a...   more

Mass Effect Trilogy DLC inclusion varies by platform photo

Black Ops II's live-action trailer is full of surprises

Call of Duty: Black Ops II has a new live-action trailer in the same vein as the first game's, continuing the "Soldier in all of us" marketing line. This time around we have mechs, drones, horses, and Robert Downey Jr. in a jet. As you do.  Regardless of what folks think of the game, it is a pretty cool bit of footage, don't you think?   more

Black Ops II's live-action trailer is full of surprises photo

BioShock Infinite's brand new 'Beast of America' trailer

BioShock Infinite's been quiet for a while, but Irrational's awakened the world with a Sunday surprise, offering an all-new trailer. It's called "Beast of America," and it shows off a ton of gameplay.  Looks pretty cool, and hopefully the new footage is indicative that Infinite's on the right path after all manner of speculation that it was in trouble.   more

BioShock Infinite's brand new 'Beast of America' trailer photo

Sleeping Dogs' next DLC is all about zombies, cat food

Sleeping Dogs next downloadable content is called Nightmare in North Point and it's bringing on zombies! Well, not in the traditional zombie sense. The DLC sees Big Scar Wu rising from hell to exact revenge against the Sun O...   more

Sleeping Dogs' next DLC is all about zombies, cat food photo

Witness the creation of the Master Chief in Halo 4

Halo 4 is less than a month away now and to hold us over is this live action launch trailer produced by David Fincher of Fight Club fame, and directed by Tim Miller of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo fame. The trailer depict...   more

Witness the creation of the Master Chief in Halo 4  photo

Dead Space 3 trailer shows of Limited Edition goodies

Here's a new (rather short) video for Dead Space 3, showcasing the extra toys that buyers of the Limited Edition shall obtain.  The Limited version comes with two in-game content bundles -- "Witness the Truth" and "Firs...   more

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Assassin's Creed III's multiplayer brutally detailed

I never realized before my hands-on time with Assassin's Creed III's multiplayer just how much fun the mode is. So much fun that it's easily going to be in my multiplayer rotation this year along side Black Ops II, Halo 4, a...   more

Assassin's Creed III's multiplayer brutally detailed photo

DOOM 3: BFG is finally out today, have a launch trailer

Can you believe DOOM 3 came out eight years ago? To be honest, I feel like it didn't even really need an HD release. To me it still looks fantastic. Oh well, I guess it looks even better now, so that's cool. Also, it's in 3D...   more

DOOM 3: BFG is finally out today, have a launch trailer photo

Black Ops II launch trailer has robot bugs!

We're less than a month away from Call of Duty: Black Ops II hitting store shelves now! The launch trailer has just been released, and it shows off a ton of things you can expect to do in the single-player campaign. Grapplin...   more

Black Ops II launch trailer has robot bugs! photo

Domino will be in the Deadpool game

Domino will be in the Deadpool videogame! That's, like, all the real new news we have on the Deadpool game. So how did she end up in the game? Deadpool has the answers: Dude, no brainer, man.  Have you seen pictures of...   more

Domino will be in the Deadpool game photo

Civil War arrives in Marvel Pinall

The infamous six-part comic event from the Marvel universe is now in playable pinball form thanks to Zen Studios. The new table will let you side with either Iron Man and his Superhuman Registration Act, or with Captain Amer...   more

Civil War arrives in Marvel Pinall photo


Civil War arrives in Marvel Pinall photo
Civil War arrives in Marvel Pinall photo
Civil War arrives in Marvel Pinall photo
Civil War arrives in Marvel Pinall photo
Civil War arrives in Marvel Pinall photo
Civil War arrives in Marvel Pinall photo



Here's some sweet NFS Most Wanted multiplayer footage

Look, I could give you a rundown of everything that's said in this new Need for Speed Most Wanted trailer. Or, you know, you can just watch it. You really should watch it, as it shows off just how awesome and frantic the mul...   more

Here's some sweet NFS Most Wanted multiplayer footage photo

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