In my preview for the upcoming Max Payne 3 on Tuesday I made a pretty big deal about the Bullet Time mechanic featured in the game. Despite my fancy skills as a words-writing person, my descriptions can only go so … Continue reading
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No game physically dominated the PAX East show floor the way that Borderlands 2 did, no small feat considering the massive displays for Max Payne 3 and Assassin’s Creed III across from it on each side. As impressive as the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2K Games, BL2, Borderlands, Borderlands 2, Gearbox Software, PAX, PAX East 2012, Preview
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It’s been well over a year since the release of Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I, and enough time lapsed since then that I no longer thought Episode II existed. The game stared me square in the face this past … Continue reading
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Tagged Dimps, Episode II, PAX, PAX East 2012, Preview, SEGA, Sonic 4, Sonic 4 Episode II
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To say that attendees at PAX East this past weekend were excited to see Aliens: Colonial Marines would be a massive understatement; booth staff estimated wait times at an insane three hours. Gearbox Software’s SEGA-published title had a lot to … Continue reading
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Tagged aliens, Aliens: Colonial Marines, Gearbox Software, PAX, PAX East, PAX East 2012, Preview, SEGA
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Max Payne 3 has been a long time coming, to say the very least. The two previous games, then developed by Remedy Entertainment, came out in 2001 and 2003. Since then we’ve seen Rockstar Games release classic entries in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Max Payne, Max Payne 3, MP3, PAX, PAX East 2012, Preview, Rockstar Games
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Nestled snugly in the indie developers area on the PAX East show floor was DrinkBox Studios, developers of the critically acclaimed Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack for the PS Vita. They were demoing a brand-new title called Guacamelee!, which already shows … Continue reading
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Tagged DrinkBox Studios, Guacamelee!, PAX, PAX East 2012, Preview
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Sony dropped a pleasant bombshell on the PlayStation community by releasing an app for playing Amazon Instant Video on PS3 yesterday. There’s no shortage of video apps available for Sony’s console, so some may be confused by another option. Let’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon Instant Video, Amazon Prime, HD, Hulu Plus, Netflix, streaming, video
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A couple of years ago I used my copy of MLB 10 The Show to predict the 2010 baseball season. You’re not going to believe this, but it got a lot of things wrong. Wacky All-Star selections, division champions, and … Continue reading
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Tagged baseball, MLB, MLB 12 The Show, predictions, San Diego Studio
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There are a couple of bits of good news coming out of the news mill this week in gaming, but it’s unfortunately outweighed by the bad. Massive financial losses, consumer unfriendly hardware rumors, studio closures and even a beloved producer … Continue reading
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Tagged Mega Man, Mortal Kombat, Orbis, SEGA, Street Fighter, Yoshinori Oni, Zipper Interactive
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Leading up to the PS Vita’s launch over a month ago, I was excited to finally get my hands not just on the new handheld, but also for new entries for so many franchises that I love — Uncharted: Golden … Continue reading
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