Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, RPGs

In a recent letter to the editor published in the Washington Post, D.C. resident and frequent Metrorail rider Joseph Anzalone criticizes ads for Bethesda’s upcoming post-apocalyptic blockbuster, Fallout 3, which are plastered all over the city’s various forms of public transportation. The ads in question [...]

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Oh God, not this shit again. In a letter to the editor published today in The Washington Post, Joseph Anzalone of Washington says the ads for Fallout 3 displayed in D.C.’s Metro system are so disturbing they should be taken down.
“The people of our city do not need a daily reminder that Washington [...]

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Epic Games is a major player in the videogame industry, not only because they produce mega hits like Gears of War and Unreal Tournament, but because their game development engine, Unreal Engine, is being adopted by more and more developers. Any acquisition would be a tremendously big deal, which made the news we reported on [...]

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IGN has uploaded a whole bunch of new videos from the Ubisoft-published Tenchu 4. While they’re lacking in ninja cats, they aren’t lacking in depicting the other stuff that excites us about the game: stealth ,slaughter, and REAL ULTIMATE POWER. As much as this game could be bad, we’re holding out hope it’ll [...]

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No doubt, one of this year’s biggest releases is Gears of War 2. Microsoft and developer Epic clearly have expectations, things they’d like to achieve. But it’s got to be more than simply making money and milking a nascent franchise. The game’s designer, Dude Huge, offers this:
We want casual gamers to play the game [...]

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According to Variety, film studio Legendary Pictures are in talks to buy Gears of War creators Epic Games. Serious talks. The pair have been working together for over a year now on the upcoming Gears of War film adaptation, meaning at least one of them is impressed with what they’ve seen so far. Movie studios [...]

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For a game so loaded with testosterone, it’s refreshing to see Microsoft and Epic Games showing us the softer side of the Gears of War gang. The new ad spot for Gears of War 2 is a moody follow-up to the “Mad World” ad that coincided with the release of the original Gears. Dubbed “Last [...]

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For a game so loaded with testosterone, it’s refreshing to see Microsoft and Epic Games showing us the softer side of the Gears of War gang. The new ad spot for Gears of War 2 is a moody follow-up to the “Mad World” ad that coincided with the release of the original Gears. Dubbed “Last [...]

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For a game so loaded with testosterone, it’s refreshing to see Microsoft and Epic Games showing us the softer side of the Gears of War gang. The new ad spot for Gears of War 2 is a moody follow-up to the “Mad World” ad that coincided with the release of the original Gears. Dubbed “Last [...]

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I firmly believe that the most important aspect of a skateboarding title is its soundtrack. There was a point in time where my MP3 collection consisted solely of music from Activision’s Tony Hawk series, and now EA has revealed the soundtrack for both Skate 2 and Skate It, consisting mainly of songs I already [...]

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I firmly believe that the most important aspect of a skateboarding title is its soundtrack. There was a point in time where my MP3 collection consisted solely of music from Activision’s Tony Hawk series, and now EA has revealed the soundtrack for both Skate 2 and Skate It, consisting mainly of songs I already [...]

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I firmly believe that the most important aspect of a skateboarding title is its soundtrack. There was a point in time where my MP3 collection consisted solely of music from Activision’s Tony Hawk series, and now EA has revealed the soundtrack for both Skate 2 and Skate It, consisting mainly of songs I already [...]

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When it comes to film adaptations of videogames, big name actors are usually never attached. Mark Wahlberg starring in the recent Max Payne adaption aside, we just haven’t seen many household name actors in game-based films. However, all that is set to change if Cliff Bleszinski gets his way for the film version [...]

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In the video below, Marcus Fenix and the boys of Delta Squad take a minute for themselves to "stop and smell the roses" in this TV spot for Gears of War 2.
With humanity in one of its darkest hours, could this be the "last day" they see the surface?  Gears of War 2 is a [...]

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In the video below, Epic Games’ Gears of War Flashback series finally reaches the real fun with the Top 5 weapons voted on by the fans.  What’s your favorite GoW weapon? Take your time but remember the tactical third-person shooter Gears of War 2 is coming around the corner for the Xbox 360 November 7th.
Top [...]

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Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, RPGs

Well, so much for our (admittedly flimsy) theory that the well-mannered Lionhead figurehead is secretly a robot. Peter Molyneux has told CVG that reviews for Fable 2, his long awaited RPG epic, have triggered an emotional response within him. “I found myself becoming incredibly emotional as I read peoples [...]

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No doubt, one of this year’s biggest releases is Gears of War 2. Microsoft and developer Epic clearly have expectations, things they’d like to achieve. But it’s got to be more than simply making money and milking a nascent franchise. The game’s designer, Dude Huge, offers this:
We want casual gamers to play the game [...]

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According to Variety, film studio Legendary Pictures are in talks to buy Gears of War creators Epic Games. Serious talks. The pair have been working together for over a year now on the upcoming Gears of War film adaptation, meaning at least one of them is impressed with what they’ve seen so far. Movie studios [...]

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For a game so loaded with testosterone, it’s refreshing to see Microsoft and Epic Games showing us the softer side of the Gears of War gang. The new ad spot for Gears of War 2 is a moody follow-up to the “Mad World” ad that coincided with the release of the original Gears. Dubbed “Last [...]

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How well does Marcus Fenix fit in with the production company that gave us 300 and The Dark Knight? Apparently very well, thanks, because now Legendary Pictures doesn’t just want Gears of War, but all of Epic Games as well.
Variety is reporting that film financier Legendary Pictures have entered negotiations to acquire Epic Games, best [...]

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After the “big reveal” at the San Francisco LucasArts office, we were given the chance for Q&A with BioWare and LucasArts on details for the KOTOR MMO. Which was kind of silly, since they largely refused to answer any of the questions with anything besides “We can’t talk about that yet.”
So here’s what we don’t [...]

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Dying in video games, like in real life, seems to be a natural part of the process. You play, therefore you die — and you usually have to start over.
But does it have to be that way?
Not necessarily. I recently spoke to three developers who’ve all been making dying in games a little less painful. [...]

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The best way to figure out if if the Xbox 360 role-playing game “Fable II” is right for you is to try it. But if you manage to rent it or borrow it from a friend, you may be overwhelmed. How do you ensure that you can judge “Fable II” properly?
That’s why we do these [...]

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“[After being hired] there [are] over three months after the multiple tests [you take] that you spend before you ever get to touch the game, just training to be a BioWare writer. And if you’re writing a class, which is the most sort of sacred thing to be doing, you get stuff written all over [...]

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Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, RPGs

Well, so much for our (admittedly flimsy) theory that the well-mannered Lionhead figurehead is secretly a robot. Peter Molyneux has told CVG that reviews for Fable 2, his long awaited RPG epic, have triggered an emotional response within him. “I found myself becoming incredibly emotional as I read peoples [...]

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Take a moment to pity our brothers and sisters in Germany and Japan–they probably won’t be getting Gears of War 2.
“We can confirm that Gears of War 2 will not be available in Germany or Japan indefinitely," a Microsoft spokesperson told Edge-Online.
The reasons that the sequel won’t come out in these nations isn’t clear, but, [...]

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If,on your way to work/school this morning, you saw a bunch of hung-over warriors and bedraggled mages blearily waking up in a shop doorway they were probably just on their way home from the 30th birthday pub crawl they organized for the Massively Multiplayer genre.
On October 20th 1978, Roy Trubshaw of Essex University threw the [...]

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Epic Games vice president Mark “Call Me Chocolate” Rein has let slip that the developer is hard at work on a “major expansion” to Unreal Tournament 3, according to a report from Eurogamer. Rein also confirmed that Chicago based publisher Midway was still the game’s publisher, clearing up any confusion that the Unreal Tournament series [...]

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Nintendo loves the ladies, and they’ll be proving it tomorrow and Wednesday with their strong presnece at the 5th Annual Women’s Conference in Southern California. Hosted by California’s first lady Maria Shriver, the Women’s Conference celebrates the power of women to make a difference in their communities. Let’s see what Nintendo has going on [...]

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We’ve had some pretty major Weekly Wii updates over the past few months, so it’s about time we take it down a notch and give our Wii points a little rest, isn’t it? Today sees the release of two WiiWare titles and two Virtual Console classics that we could really give or take. I [...]

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