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We like to keep it light and fun around here, but this latest series of Dead to Rights: Retribution media is serious business -- when there are terrorists involved, the joking stops. That's the gist of the above trailer, which features Temple Tower, the latest target of terrorism in Grant City.
Thankfully, Jack and Shadow are on the scene to deal with these "hostage takers." All it takes is a good cop and his murderous, almost impossibly skillful canine companion, after all!
Gallery: Dead to Rights: Retribution (3.16.2010)Dead to Rights: Retribution media terrorizes Temple Tower...
Being a giant, beloved video game blog has its downsides. For example, we sometimes neglect to give independent developers our coverage love (or loverage, if you will) as we get caught up in AAA, AAAA or the rare quintuple-A titles. To remedy that, we're giving indies the chance to create their own loverage and sell you, the fans, on their studios and products. This week we talk with Matthias Hoechsmann of German developer Gamedoctors. The studio (chock full of actual doctors) has just launched its first title, an iPhone/iPod Touch game called ZombieSmash!.
How did your company get...
The newest trailer for Majin & The Fallen Kingdom, the charming co-op adventure from the folks who made Genji and Folklore, might be the boost you need to start caring about this game. More »
The Women in Games conference won't make it to its seventh consecutive year. Organizers apologize and cite "low delegate numbers" as the reason for the cancellation. The conference would have been held March 25-26 at Bradford College -- which apparently does not have a Dr. Tony Hill on staff, shame.
Develop reports conference organizers will provide full refunds and that canceling wasn't an easy decision, but necessary because attendance would have been far below the break-even requirement. No word if the conference will make another attempt in 2011 or if that's all she wrote.
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UFC Undisputed 2010 already has a shaved kodiak bear on its cover, so what else do you want? OK, how about a video of B.J. Penn just being sweaty and angry? Maybe some new pictures of the game in a gallery? Still not enough!? Then there are exclusive Ultimate Fights for the PS3 version, like:
Ultimate 2009 Category -- UFN 18 - Carlos Condit vs. Martin Kampmann
Ultimate Knockouts Category -- UFC 102 - Nate Marquardt vs. Demian Maia
Ultimate Classics Category -- UFC 60 - Matt Hughes vs. Royce Gracie, UFC 66 - Keith Jardine vs. Forrest Griffin
Ultimate Submissions Category --...
Mega64 gets back to its roots in the troupe's latest video, enlisting the aid of John and Jane Q. Public to create another minute and a half of comedy based on The Beatles: Rock Band. You're probably asking yourself how the trio can recreate the full British pop quartet. To answer that, we offer this: through the aid of a surprise guest, of course!
Head past the break to see who. We're pretty sure you'll never guess who it is.
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When Battlefield: Bad Company 2 riffed on rival Modern Warfare 2's "Mapathy" promo last week, it could be seen as a playful poke. This, however - a comprehensive parody of October's infamous "F.A.G.S." video - is a straight-up nutshot. More »
In diesem Jahr feiert EverQuest seinen elften Geburtstag. Aus diesem Anlass verkauft Sony bis zum 26. März auf Steam das EverQuest Starter Pack, welches neben dem Hauptspiel noch 15 Erweiterungen sowie ein exklusives In-Game-Item umfasst. Das Paket schlägt mit 1,99 Euro zu Buche. Wer einen neuen Account einrichtet, darf 30 Tage lang kostenlos spielen - danach wird eine Abo-Gebühr fällig.
Perfect World Entertainment bringt das MMOG Heroes of Three Kingdom nach Nordamerika. In diesem Onlinespiel steht China im Mittelpunkt eines blutigen Krieges und ihr könnt unter dem Banner der Wei, Shu oder Wu kämpfen.
Den Kampfanimatio... ...
We've spent quite a bit of time with the new and improved Battle.net, both in the StarCraft 2 beta and on its lonesome. It seems like it wouldn't be a bad platform for other, non-Blizzard games. The Escapist asked Blizzard VP Rob Pardo at GDC last week about just such a possibility.
"It's something that we've definitely always talked about," Pardo told The Escapist. "The problem for us is that it takes a lot of work from our other teams. Every time we have the discussion, we try to figure out what's going to happen if let's say a Blizzard game was coming out and a third party game...
Zeitgleich zum Release des japanischen Prügelspiels BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger am 25. März startet in der Consoles Sports League der BlazBlue Opening Cup. Die größte europäische Konsolenliga veranstaltet zudem am 9. April eine BlazBlue Meistersc... ...
After disappointing sales in the Tomb Raider series the past few years, there have been talks about a major reboot to the franchise.
Hence Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light -- sort of, anyway. Shown for the first time at the Game Developers Conference this past week, the all-new downloadable title is twin-stick co-op game featuring the acrobatic adventurer in an original story separate from past releases.
But while it's Lara as we've never seen her before, Crystal Dynamics' creative director Daniel Neuburger, who's worked on Tomb Raider for over seven years,...
Between the recent filing to trademark ... something regarding Bungie's first FPS Marathon, and a filing for the name "Bungie Aerospace," we're not exactly sure what to make of whatever it is that's going on over at the house that birthed Master Chief. Both filings, spotted by Superannuation, represent still unknown plans for the studio. And aside from the logo you see above, we know little very, very little about either.
As for the Marathon trademark, it could very well just be an update to an existing filing. The inclusion of references to several past Bungie logos in the Bungie...
Only answer if you're also wealthy enough to afford the form-fitting suit that made Samus Aran more of a sex object after Metroid: Zero Missions, because this custom-made Zero Suit probably won't go cheap. More »
Noch in diesem Jahr soll Need for Speed World an den Start gehen. Das Online-Rennspiel basierend auf der beliebten Serie verfügt über ausschweifende MMOG-Elemen ...
Activisions neues Rennspiel will kein Klon des berühmten Project Gotham Racing sein, sondern setzt vielmehr auf rasante Mehrspielerrunden, die an eine Mischung aus Mario Kart und Need for Speed erinnern. Wir verraten euch in unserer Vorschau, was auf euch zukommt. Zum First Look
As advertised, Namco Bandai brought a prototype of its new Pac-Man Battle Royale to the 2010 Amusement Expo. Arcade Heroes captured some off-screen footage of the multiplayer arcade title (posted after the break), revealing a cross between the GameCube's Pac-Man Vs. and the XBLA hit Pac-Man: Championship Edition.
Instead of putting certain players in the roles of ghosts as Pac-Man Vs. did, however, Battle Royale takes the direct approach and pits four cannibalistic Pac-Men against each other, as they compete to eat the most dots, ghosts and even each other. The game would be totally brutal...
Die Monster Hunter-Reihe gehört zu den erfolgreichsten Capcom-Marken der jüngeren Vergangenheit. Während Wii-Nutzer schon mal die Finger vorwärmen können angesichts der im kommenden Monat anstehenden PAL-Version von Monster Hunter Tri , werkelt der Hersteller an Softwarenachschub für PSP-Eigentümer und kündigte jetzt Monster Hunter Freedom 3 an.Der kommende Titel orientiert sich inhaltlich am Vorgänger, wird aber mit "neuen Kommunikationselementen", weiteren Regionen und - natürlich - frischen Monstern aufwarten.Laut der Mitteilung wird das Spiel Ende 2010 erscheinen - die...
If only Sony had waited until after the South by Southwest festival to release Heavy Rain, the publisher could have printed several glowing quotes from a known Xbox consorter on the back of the PS3-exclusive's game box. Oh, well -- there's always the "Game of the Year" edition.
During a a one-on-one conversation with writer Frank Rose at SXSW this week, Fabled designer Peter Molyneux heaped praise on Heavy Rain, calling it "absolutely brilliant."
"I recommend anyone who wants to start to see the first glimpses of the future of video games to go out and buy it," Molyneux advocated,...
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Mit Flüssigstickstoff wurde ein AMD Phenom II auf neue Rekordwerte übertaktet.
Have you seen those Dos Equis commercials, with the "Most Interesting Man in the World?" He doesn't always drink beer, but when he does, he prefers Dos Equis? No? Go ahead and watch the commercials now before heading past the break and watching the latest 3D Dot Game Heroes trailer. You'll find it a lot funnier that way.
Even if you aren't well-versed in the culture of beer commercials, you'll find some impressive gameplay footage in the trailer, including giant (and, of course, blocky) bosses. Just try not to be mesmerized by the hero's speaking voice.Continue reading 3D Dot Game...
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Joystiq has obtained an internal IGN memo sent by company president Roy Bahat announcing layoffs at the media site today. We currently have no accurate estimate for the number of people let go today, nor do we know if any divisions have been shut down entirely.
Bahat states in the memo, "We're doing this to reduce costs. While we've been doing well - we're profitable and our audience continues to grow - we're still feeling the effects of the economy, and we need to make sure we can invest where there is opportunity. Over the past couple of years, we have been focusing IGN on areas where...
There are plenty of reasons to be wary about buying expensive electronics over the internet. They could be forever lost to shipping accidents. You could have trust issues about purchasing items from faceless vendors. Or maybe you're just addicted to instant gratification. If brick-and-mortar transactions are your preferred M.O., then you'll be pleased to hear that the formerly Amazon-only 360 Elite Spring Bundle, which comes packaged with Forza Motorsport 3 and Halo 3: ODST, is now available at Gamestop for $299.99.
We can't stress this enough -- this is by far the best Xbox bundle ever...
Square Enix is sure hoping that the recent release of its long-in-production RPG hasn't caused you to forget about its other long-in-production RPG: The PSP-exclusive Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep. The company recently sent a jolt through the series' dormant U.S. fan base by announcing that the title will come stateside sometime this summer.
According to Squeenix's press release announcement, the North American version of the game will include new features, such as "an extra boss and additional multiplayer options," as well as something called "Crown Stickers." That certainly sounds...
Seit heute lädt der Background Downloader auch den 2. Teil des Patches 3.3.3 herunter, der allerdings wohl erst in der nächsten Woche live gehen wird. Die Grösse des 1. und 2. Teils beträgt zusammen ca. 129 MB, und dieser 2. Teil steht euch, wie gewohnt, in Kürze auch bei unserem Host gamona zum schnellen Download [...]
Offizieller Launch-Trailer zu Just Cause 2 erschienen und Download-Content angekündigt. Das finale Video zum Actionspiel der Avalanche Studios enthält unter anderem die Testwertung vom Game Informer und explosive Spielszenen.
"A two pack?" you ask, confused by today's announcement of the Borderlands DLC retail package. "But doesn't that game have three DLC packs? And aren't there more coming?" Yeah, sure, and you might even have a point! But for now, 2K Games chose to announce the release of The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned and Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot, together on disc, for $19.99 (starting on April 6 in North America and April 9 everywhere else).
More confusing? Apparently the retail pack won't arrive on PS3, though both pieces of content are already available digitally (for the same price, no less) on...
We were busy ogling the suitable-for-framing cover art of the May issue of GamePro just posted by mag boss John Davison when we noticed a title we didn't recognize: Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions. Considering how well-informed and handsome we all are, we were understandably stymied. Unfortunately, Activision declined to comment so we don't know any more than you do about it at the moment, though we have to assume this is the previously-announced upcoming Spider-Man game, which supposedly won't suck.
Hopefully we'll have more for you when the issue starts hitting subscribers in the...
How many of you right now are playing games and using your plain-jane television speakers to blast the sound out? With so much focus on high-definition visuals, gamers tend to treat sound as an afterthought. Especially if you have several systems, which means a tangle of spaghetti wires held together with spit and baling wire. Transitioning from your PC over to your PS3? It ain't that easy. Jumping from your Xbox to your iPhone? Ditch your headset, find your earbuds, unplug, plug, repeat.
Thankfully, Astro Gaming realizes that gamers are constantly on the go, and they've just announced the...
Da der Niederlassungssitz des Publishers gPotato Europe Limited sich in Irland befindet, feiert das Team beinahe schon traditionsgemäß in ihren MMOGs den irischen Feiertag St. Patricksday. So auch in dem free2play Titel Fly For Fun, in dem jeder Spiel... ...
Neuer Trailer zum Action-Adventure Prison Break, das auf der ersten Staffel der gleichnamigen TV-Serie aus den USA basiert.
When EA DICE decided to release some downloadable armaments in the original Battlefield: Bad Company, it proved to be a fairly unpopular decision. However, the recently found a way to outfox the gaming community, releasing Bad Company 2 DLC without drawing our ire. How did the studio accomplish such a feat? Easy -- it just released the DLC in a completely different game.
Battlefield Heroes recently received a large push of content inspired by Bad Company, including six modern weapons and the outfits of George Haggard and Kirilenko. Best of all, if you log onto Heroes while using an account...
Though they differ wildly in tone, art style, and price tag, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Battlefield Heroes now have a lot more in common than just their namesake. Developer DICE has announced a handful of premium unlocks for Battlefield Heroes that are styled after equipment from Bad Company 2.
The latest update to EA's free-to-play shooter includes six new weapons, a health boost item, and two outfits designed to look like characters from Bad Company 2. All this comes at a price, but anyone who bought a new copy of Bad Company 2 can tie the included VIP code to their...