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Preview: 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

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

NYCC: Until Dawn is a horny horror flick that you control

Announced at gamescom earlier this year, Until Dawn puts players in control of the cast of characters in what looks to be a classic teen horror film. It's a PS3 title set for next year, and it uses the PlayStation Move contro...   more

NYCC: Until Dawn is a horny horror flick that you control photo

NYCC: Hands-on with charming PS3 platformer Puppeteer

I finally had a chance to go hands-on with Sony's upcoming PS3 platformer Puppeteer here at New York Comic-Con at a PlayStation press event. It's as great as I imagined it would be after hearing about it at gamescom earlier t...   more

NYCC: Hands-on with charming PS3 platformer Puppeteer photo

Preview: 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

Preview: Medal of Honor: Warfighter multiplayer photo

Preview: Get ready for another block party with Crashmo

I was on the outside looking in during the Pushmo craze, still without a 3DS. While I could appreciate seeing Dtoiders recreate Jonathan Holmes’ face, I couldn’t explore its depths and intricacies -- its well-worn...   more

Preview: Get ready for another block party with Crashmo photo

Preview: 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

Preview: Need for Speed Most Wanted photo

Preview: 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

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


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

Preview: Street Fighter X Tekken Vita brings plenty more

The PlayStation Vita's library has already seen its fair share of console ports, especially when it comes to fighting games. Mortal Kombat, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and now Street Fighter X Tekken has made the jump. Havi...   more

Preview: Street Fighter X Tekken Vita brings plenty more photo


Preview: Street Fighter X Tekken Vita brings plenty more photo
Preview: Street Fighter X Tekken Vita brings plenty more photo
Preview: Street Fighter X Tekken Vita brings plenty more photo
Preview: Street Fighter X Tekken Vita brings plenty more photo
Preview: Street Fighter X Tekken Vita brings plenty more photo
Preview: Street Fighter X Tekken Vita brings plenty more photo



Preview: Turning a cave into a home in A Game of Dwarves

I may be a bit short, definitely hairy, and somewhat stocky, but I'm also quite claustrophobic. I'm like a dwarf paradox. I do love digging out caves and carving out dungeons and fortresses, though, and I've been doing plenty...   more

Preview: Turning a cave into a home in A Game of Dwarves 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



Preview: Paper Mario 3DS ditches partners, & that's okay

Growing up I could just never get into role-playing games at all. I enjoy them now, but for the longest time I would steer clear of the genre, with the one exception being any of the Mario related RPGs. I still consider Supe...   more

Preview: Paper Mario 3DS ditches partners, & that's okay photo

Hands-on with the Wikipad, gaming tablet extraordinaire

Tablets are pretty awesome pieces of technology. They still sort of make me feel like I’m in the future -- just another step closer to Minority Report. Plus, as someone who frequently ends up lugging around a not-so-por...   more

Hands-on with the Wikipad, gaming tablet extraordinaire photo


Hands-on with the Wikipad, gaming tablet extraordinaire photo
Hands-on with the Wikipad, gaming tablet extraordinaire photo
Hands-on with the Wikipad, gaming tablet extraordinaire photo
Hands-on with the Wikipad, gaming tablet extraordinaire photo
Hands-on with the Wikipad, gaming tablet extraordinaire photo
Hands-on with the Wikipad, gaming tablet extraordinaire photo



Hands-on with Call of Duty: Black Ops on the Vita

In the same way armchair economists have explained how the release of a Monster Hunter title would “save” the Vita in Japan, many have espoused the necessity of a parallel big-name release for North America. That ...   more

Hands-on with Call of Duty: Black Ops on the Vita photo

Preview: Being unchivalrous in Chivalry: Medieval Warfare

My first foray into the blood-soaked battlegrounds of Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is not one that will be sung by bards, or even drunks staggering out of a tavern at three in the morning. The first commercial game from To...   more

Preview: Being unchivalrous in Chivalry: Medieval Warfare photo

Exclusive: Sonic ASR Transformed music preview

One of the greatest things about all these crossover titles and all-stars games is the chance to revisit some of the most memorable pieces of game music history and have it presented in a new light (nobody mention Turtles in ...   more

Exclusive: Sonic ASR Transformed music preview photo

Preview: 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

Preview: A deeper look at multiplayer in Black Ops II photo

Preview: 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

Preview: 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

Monster Hunter 4 is a fast and ferocious beast

It's hard to describe just how popular Capcom's Monster Hunter series really is over here in Japan. It's no small feat considering how hardcore the games actually are. I find it fascinating that they've managed to find such m...   more

Monster Hunter 4 is a fast and ferocious beast photo

Aban Hawkins and the 1,001 Spikes aims for the big time

Aban Hawkins and 1,000 Spikes (by 8BitsFanatics) didn't get a fair shake. The game is better than 99% of the stuff on the Xbox Live Arcade marketplace, but sadly, that's not where it even ended up. Instead, it launched on XB...   more

Aban Hawkins and the 1,001 Spikes aims for the big time photo

Hands-on with The War Z's zombie-infested world

I guess we’ll have to blame Max Brooks for the whole “Z” minimalism in which the letter stands in for or otherwise denotes “zombie.” It does make parsing between the widely popular Arma 2 mod, Da...   more

Hands-on with The War Z's zombie-infested world photo

Preview: 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

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


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



Preview: Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion is pure magic

I had a bit of trouble containing my excitement when Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion was first revealed. Not only did we learn that it is a hand-drawn 2D platformer by DreamRift, the same team behind Monster Tale and He...   more

Preview: Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion is pure magic photo


Preview: Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion is pure magic photo
Preview: Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion is pure magic photo
Preview: Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion is pure magic photo
Preview: Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion is pure magic photo
Preview: Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion is pure magic photo
Preview: Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion is pure magic photo



TGS: It's all about Soul (Sacrifice, that is)

[With apologies to Billy Joel] Soul Sacrifice was certainly one of the biggest games at this year's Tokyo Game Show. I had a chance to play it on the show floor and, well, I'm confused. Demos are always a little bit confusing...   more

TGS: It's all about Soul (Sacrifice, that is) photo

TGS: Open Me, open you, open everything in the room

Augmented Reality games are a neat thing, but there aren't a lot of them which have captured my interest beyond that. But I've finally found one that I'm really into in the Sony booth at Tokyo Game Show. Open Me is a game whe...   more

TGS: Open Me, open you, open everything in the room photo

TGS: And the winner of 2012's 'WTF Japan Award!?!' is ...

Food Practice System! After last year's Mommy Tummy, I assumed we'd have seen the last of the Serious Game developer group, but here we are with an even crazier, more inventive game that is both genius and hilariously goofy. ...   more

TGS: And the winner of 2012's 'WTF Japan Award!?!' is ... photo

TGS: Phantasy Star Online 2 on the Vita is a great fit

I've put somewhere around 70 hours into the PC version of Phantasy Star Online 2. Despite being free to play, it's a fun and complex multiplayer title that's been getting a steady stream of updates since release. Having playe...   more

TGS: Phantasy Star Online 2 on the Vita is a great fit photo

TGS: Picotto Knights is a free-to-play Castle Crashers

Castle Crashers became an international hit in a way no one expected an American indie game could achieve, so it's only natural for a Japanese game seemingly influenced by it to appear on the marketplace. Picotto Knights is ...   more

TGS: Picotto Knights is a free-to-play Castle Crashers photo

TGS: Rachet & Clank: FFA is not a return to form

When I read that Ratchet & Clank would gain a traditional third-person entry later this year, I pooped the bed. I literally pooped the bed and you should never poop in the bed. But, after playing the game, I deeply regret...   more

TGS: Rachet & Clank: FFA is not a return to form 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: Silent Hill: Book of Memories isn't heavy reading

Let's be honest: The Silent Hill name was tarnished long ago. Somewhere between that awful Hollywood film and The Room, a game that was never supposed to and never should have been a Silent Hill entry. Things have gotten even...   more

TGS: Silent Hill: Book of Memories isn't heavy reading photo

TGS: My Need for Speed Most Wanted 8-player race results

2nd place. But I was absolutely certain I'd score 1st in the 8-player multiplayer room they have set up here at Tokyo Game Show 2012. In covering this event for the last half decade or so I've learned that Japanese attendees ...   more

TGS: My Need for Speed Most Wanted 8-player race results photo

TGS: PS All-Stars stays fun while expanding roster

I've been waiting for new PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale character reveals with bated breath, but Sony didn't bring any new characters to TGS. What they did bring is a demo containing 12 characters and five stages, which...   more

TGS: PS All-Stars stays fun while expanding roster 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



TGS: Kickin' it with Kazuma the cabbie in Yakuza 5

There's no questioning that Yakuza series protagonist Kazuma Kiryu is a badass of the highest order, but his first appearance in a Tokyo Game Show demo of upcoming PS3 game Yakuza 5 has him in a cab driver's uniform. Yep, the Dragon of Dojima is a taxi driver.  My first thought: Oh no they didn't!   more

TGS: Kickin' it with Kazuma the cabbie in Yakuza 5  photo

Impressions: DC Universe Online: Hand of Fate

Earlier this week, I got to take a stroll through Gotham and Metropolis with DC Universe Online's creative director, Jens Andersen. Being shown off was the latest DLC, Hand of Fate, which introduces a whole bunch of new PvE a...   more

Impressions: DC Universe Online: Hand of Fate photo


Impressions: DC Universe Online: Hand of Fate photo
Impressions: DC Universe Online: Hand of Fate photo
Impressions: DC Universe Online: Hand of Fate photo
Impressions: DC Universe Online: Hand of Fate photo
Impressions: DC Universe Online: Hand of Fate photo
Impressions: DC Universe Online: Hand of Fate photo



TGS: Earth Defense Force 3 perhaps more awesome on Vita

I never tire of shooting giant bugs, so I was thrilled to see D3 publisher with not one, but two EDF titles on the Tokyo Game Show floor. Earth Defense Forces 3 Portable is port of the game we know as Earth Defense ...   more

TGS: Earth Defense Force 3 perhaps more awesome on Vita photo


TGS: Earth Defense Force 3 perhaps more awesome on Vita photo
TGS: Earth Defense Force 3 perhaps more awesome on Vita photo
TGS: Earth Defense Force 3 perhaps more awesome on Vita photo
TGS: Earth Defense Force 3 perhaps more awesome on Vita photo
TGS: Earth Defense Force 3 perhaps more awesome on Vita photo
TGS: Earth Defense Force 3 perhaps more awesome on Vita photo



TGS: Please give us Project X Zone right NOW

Namco Bandai's upcoming 3DS multi-company mashup, Project X Zone, is an absolute treat, and is one of the best things I've played at Tokyo Game Show 2012. It's too bad that it has yet to be announced for North America. After ...   more

TGS: Please give us Project X Zone right NOW photo

Preview: Worms Revolution for Johnny No Mates

Since the mid-'90s, I've been unable to look at the common garden worm without wondering "How many kills does it have?" or "Does it have a shotgun?" I blame Team17 for this entirely; their military-minded, wriggly warriors ma...   more

Preview: Worms Revolution for Johnny No Mates photo

TGS: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is wacky in a new way

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure was an odd fighting game for Capcom that was loved by many despite its flaws, in the West. In the East, however, it was one of the first videogames based off a very popular manga series. It's a series...   more

TGS: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is wacky in a new way  photo

TGS: Professor Layton enters a winter wonderland

Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy is labeled as the sixth and final game to follow Hershel Layton. The game starts in a cozy, winter village and follows the crew on a globetrotting adventure after Layton and co. embark on...   more

TGS: Professor Layton enters a winter wonderland photo


TGS: Professor Layton enters a winter wonderland photo
TGS: Professor Layton enters a winter wonderland photo
TGS: Professor Layton enters a winter wonderland photo
TGS: Professor Layton enters a winter wonderland photo
TGS: Professor Layton enters a winter wonderland photo
TGS: Professor Layton enters a winter wonderland photo



TGS: Yakuza 1 & 2 HD Edition looks like Yakuza 3

I took a few minutes today at Tokyo Game Show to have a peek at how the HD re-release of the first two installments in the Yakuza series are shaping up. It's looking good, folks. Crisp and sexy, I think players will...   more

TGS: Yakuza 1 & 2 HD Edition looks like Yakuza 3 photo

TGS: Medal of Honor: Warfighter is not a Japanese game

[Update: There are currently no plans for Wii U,] I totally stood in line to play Medal of Honor: Warfighter at Tokyo Game Show just so I can tweet that I did so. The idea of playing the antithesis of TGS at TGS is just too g...   more

TGS: Medal of Honor: Warfighter is not a Japanese game photo

TGS: Rockman Xover is, at worst, inoffensive

The Mega Man fan community seems to have their knickers all in a twist over Rockman Xover, Capcom's latest iOS adventure for OVER-1. At least, that's the impression I get from Tony Ponce, and I don't know a greater superfan, ...   more

TGS: Rockman Xover is, at worst, inoffensive photo

TGS: Professor Layton and Phoenix Wright join forces

Professor Layton and Ace Attorney are unique within the puzzle/adventure genre, but both share enough in common with each other to make for a perfect crossover game. Not since Marvel vs. Capcom and Kingdom Hearts have dedicat...   more

TGS: Professor Layton and Phoenix Wright join forces photo


TGS: Professor Layton and Phoenix Wright join forces photo
TGS: Professor Layton and Phoenix Wright join forces photo
TGS: Professor Layton and Phoenix Wright join forces photo
TGS: Professor Layton and Phoenix Wright join forces photo
TGS: Professor Layton and Phoenix Wright join forces photo
TGS: Professor Layton and Phoenix Wright join forces photo



TGS: Tales of Xillia 2 has a fatass cat in it

We may not have a Tales of Xilllia preview up on the site yet, but here’s a sequel. Sure. I mean, why not? I haven’t played many Tales games, but I loved Tales of Destiny and Tales of Symphonia. The games might ...   more

TGS: Tales of Xillia 2 has a fatass cat in it photo

Preview: A day of Halo 4 turned me into a believer

Despite having played most of the installments in the Halo franchise (exceptions include Halo Wars and Halo 3: ODST), I'm what you would call, at best, a casual fan. I'm not particularly invested in the fiction, and even thou...   more

Preview: A day of Halo 4 turned me into a believer photo

TGS: Okami, third time, charm, etc.

I don't know how many times I can play Okami and come up with something to say without feeling like I'm repeating myself. I played it on the PS2, then again on the Wii, and today I played it on the PS3 in its latest inca...   more

TGS: Okami, third time, charm, etc. photo


TGS: Okami, third time, charm, etc. photo
TGS: Okami, third time, charm, etc. photo
TGS: Okami, third time, charm, etc. photo
TGS: Okami, third time, charm, etc. photo
TGS: Okami, third time, charm, etc. photo
TGS: Okami, third time, charm, etc. photo






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