The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

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2010-06-18T02:52:00.001-04:00

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By: Dave Dinowitz

Happy Tomato Box

2010-02-28T13:24:00.004-05:00

By: Greg Daro

Good: Pure Pwnage Television Series

2009-08-20T13:32:00.002-04:00

By: Kenny Mahoney

So here's a story that's definitely worth me breaking my 2 months of silence on this blog.
The folks over at Pure Pwnage have gone through a lot of tough times lately, after losing cast member Troy Dixon in a car accident and director Geoff LaPaire's decision to leave the show, things start to be looking up for the ROLFMAO crew.
As the above video states, the guys will be launching a new television series on Showcase in 2010.
According to the description from Showcase's Sideshow blog, the plot will center around Jeremy searching for a job in order to keep living in his mom's basement. His escapades include starting a rock band, becoming a video game tutor, and trying to socialize with his co-workers at the grocery store.
Unfortunatley, Showcase is a Canadian TV station, so I'm not sure if us Americans will be able to see the show on our televisions. However, after scanning through some of Jarrett Cale's (Jeremy's) tweets, it looks like the show will be broadcast online.
Can't wait for 2010!

Bad: Metalocalypse Dethgame

2009-07-26T13:22:00.002-04:00

Video Games | Metalocalypse: Dethgame | SDCC 09: Thrash The Fans Gameplay (Cam)

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

By: Greg Daro
EWWWW Look at how horrible this game is. I was surprised when I saw the game wasn't coming out for Ps2 but rather Xbox 360 and Ps3, I mean the graphics are garbage and the gameplay looks like a terrible spin-off of Madworld or something... They should have just made a nice Deathklok Guitar Hero instead of this piece of dog shit.

Funny: AVGN--Plumbers Don't Wear Ties

2009-07-24T14:49:00.003-04:00

Video Games | ScrewAttack | Angry Video Game Nerd: Plumbers Don't Wear Ties

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

By: Greg Daro
Honestly WTF were they thinking in the 90's when they made this game...It is complete garbage but thankfully AVGN makes it into comedic gold.

Good: Real Life Mirror's Edge

2009-07-16T23:34:00.003-04:00

By:Kieran Kirk
While the game was a disappointment, this video is anything but. This guy jumps pools, does flips, skateboards, and wall runs all while holding the camera with one hand. Besides the lack of terrible combat and infuriating enemies, you'd think you were really in the game.

Good: What If Michael Bay Made A My Little Pony Movie

2009-07-16T23:24:00.003-04:00

By:Kieran Kirk
Above is what would happen if Michael Bay continued to make movies based on popular toy lines from the 80's. Behold the trailer for My Little Pony: Reign of Buttercup Sprinkles.

Bad: Ryan Reynolds is the Green Lantern

2009-07-16T21:47:00.004-04:00

By: Kieran Kirk
Most people that know me know I've got a man crush on Ryan Reynolds. I'm not afraid to admit it, he's the fucking man. And although I am obviously a Marvel fan boy, Green Lantern was one of the few DC characters I enjoyed. For those of you that don't know, the Green Lanterns are a galaxy wide peace keeping force that use their rings which are powered by their willpower and courage to battle evil. So one would expect that you put these two together and it would be a match made in heaven right? Wrong.
Hit the jump for why this is a huge mistake.

There are so many reasons why I thought this was terrible news but lets start at the beginning. First is the fact that this will probably stall if not destroy the chances of a Deadpool movie from being made. DC and Marvel probably don't want one of their major franchise's actors making movies for their competitor so this might kill the Deadpool movie in its tracks. At the same time I don't think a person who talked about getting the movie made so adamantly would drop it so easily so this one is still up in the air.

The biggest problem with all of this though is that honestly, as much as I like Reynolds, he just doesn't feel like Green Lantern to me. I don't imagine him as being a wise ass pretty boy. I see him as a stoic and powerful, square jawed warrior with a deep and commanding voice. I know I'm not the only one that feels this way but hey maybe they can surprise me. Honestly though, they should just hire Nathan Fillion and do a longer version of this fan made trailer.

Good: The Girl at the Video Game Store

2009-07-16T21:29:00.003-04:00

By: Kieran Kirk
Everyone knows the girl at the video game store. Now there's a perfect song which captures most gamers feelings on the abnormality that is a hot girl that enjoys gaming. The song is by Parry Gripp, the lead singer of the excellent nerd rock band Nerf Herder and the always gorgeous Olivia Munn plays the titular character.

Good: Dana White Hendo's EA's MMA

2009-07-16T20:23:00.009-04:00

By: Kieran Kirk

The gloves are off in the war between Dana White, the president of the UFC, and EA Sports over their new MMA game, ingeniously titled, MMA. White's anger doesn't stem from the new competition but instead of his past experiences pitching a new UFC game to them. Hit the jump for the details.

In a recent interview with MMA Junkie, White stated that "They wouldn't even take a meeting because mixed martial arts disgusted them. This wasn't a real sport. Boy, they got over that real quick, didn't they?" He also went on to threaten any other fighter that signed on to be part of the game saying "You won't be in the UFC." MMA has already claimed its first superstar in Randy "The Natural" Couture although Couture had resigned from the UFC before signing on to the game and then rejoining the UFC.

While most people would see this as an empty threat, White has always been an extremely honest businessman who isn't known to take shit from anyone. Honestly, I really like that White is taking a stand like this against a company who completely disrespected his way of life until it was time to make a quick buck. I really don't see any fighters risking their careers to appear in another mma game especially when the UFC has become the mma company to fight in. That being said unless EA can pull something out of their ass, MMA will fail miserably since this is going to be a game based on realism with very similar fighters and styles where every fighter can't have some kind of super dragon kick to differentiate them from the others.

Good: The Death of Hollis Mason Deleted Scene

2009-07-16T20:00:00.004-04:00

By: Kieran Kirk

A deleted scene from the upcoming Director's Cut of the Watchmen dvd has been released and I can sum it up in one word: amazing. While in most dvd's the deleted scenes are a few lines of needless dialogue, the above clip is simply amazing and in my opinion even manages to outdo the original scene from the book. I wasn't even sure what to feel while watching it. On the one hand it was terrible to see such a good man die the way he did but on the other at least he went out swinging which is what he probably always wanted to do in the first place. Snyder captures everything gorgeously as the gang members turn into Mason's old time enemies and back again as the music blares triumphantly before stopping suddenly when the hero meets his end. The DVD will be dropping on July 21st and although I plan on holding out for the deluxe edition coming in the winter, this scene will make the wait even that much more excruciating.

Good: Scarlet Johanson As Black Widow

2009-07-16T19:50:00.003-04:00

By:Kieran Kirk
A new photo from the upcoming Iron Man 2 was released today and it is sure to please nerds and non nerds alike. Scarlet Johanson, who will be playing the role of Natasha Romanoff AKA The Black Widow, is rocking the black leather and auburn locks in the first picture of her soon to be ongoing role in the Marvel Universe. As hot as Johanson is, I wasn't sure how she would look as a red head but boy was I wrong. Add one more to the list of why I'll be in the first showing come May.

Good: Modern Warfare 2 Prestige Edition Priced

2009-07-14T18:36:00.003-04:00

By: Dave Dinowitz

Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling revealed the contents of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's "Hardened" and "Prestige" editions of the game last night. The top tier version comes with working night vision goggles and, as expected, a first class price.

To get the super ultra deluxe limited version, which includes an art book, limited Steelbook case and a token to download the original Call of Duty, plus the aforementioned goggles, expect to pay $149 USD. That's the suggested retail price of the "Prestige" edition, almost twice that of the $79 "Hardened" edition.

Infinity Ward also confirmed via its Twitter account that the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network versions of the original Call of Duty will have multiplayer support.

With Guitar Hero 5, DJ Hero, Tony Hawk's Ride and now Modern Warfare 2 all sporting $100-plus pricing options, we're guessing that Activision will have some serious, if heavily padded, fourth quarter revenue to boast about come 2010. How well all these giant boxes will sit with retail, however, is another matter.

Interesting: Live Activity For Week of July 6th

2009-07-14T14:34:00.003-04:00

By: Dave Dinowitz

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (based on UU’s)
1 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty: WaW
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 Battlefield 1943
6 GTA IV
7 FIFA 09
8 Left 4 Dead
9 UFC 2009 Undisputed
10 Fallout 3

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased)
1 Battlefield 1943
2 N+
3 Worms 2: Armageddon
4 Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers
5 Castle Crashers
6 UNO
7 HASBRO FAMILY GAME NIGHT **
8 Hasbro Family Game Night
9 Sonic The Hedgehog 3
10 THE KING OF FIGHTERS'98 ULTIMATE MATCH

To see the rest of the statistics

Original Xbox Top Live Titles (based on UU’s)
1 Halo 2
2 Star Wars: Battlfrnt 2
3 Counter-Strike
4 Fable
5 Splinter Cell Chaos
6 Conker: Live Reloaded
7 Doom 3
8 Star Wars: Battlefront
9 SW: Republic Commando
10 SW: KOTOR

Top Community Games (Full Versions purchased)
1 Kodu Game Lab
2 RC-AirSim
3 myFishtank
4 A Perfect Massage
5 Urban Art Gallery
6 Shiatsu Massage
7 A Morons Challenge
8 Sketch
9 DrumKit
10 Illusions 360

Good: New Fallout 3 DLC Coming Soon

2009-07-14T14:21:00.005-04:00

By: Dave Dinowitz
The lone wanderer from Vault 101 is taking to the skies next month in the new fallout DLC 'Mothership Zeta'. Players will find themselves trapped in an alien spaceship with fellow Wastelanders and must ban together in order to escape. Beam up on August 3 for 800 points.

Good: Modern Warfare 2 Unboxing

2009-07-14T14:17:00.002-04:00

By: Dave Dinowitz
Three words. Night Vision Goggles.

Awesome: Turtles in Time Video Preview

2009-07-14T10:58:00.003-04:00

By: Tom DeGeronimo
Here's IGN's preview of the new arcade remake of the smash hit Turtles in Time. Being the huge ninja turtles fan that I am this is like a dream come true for me, I can't wait to put the hurt on some foot soldiers.

Mediocre: Guitar Hero 5's New Guitar

2009-07-14T10:48:00.002-04:00

By: Tom DeGeronimo
Here we have the first shot of the new guitar that will be included in Guitar Hero 5. Looks a lot like the one from 4 but at this point It really doesn't matter to me. Both the new guitars coming from Rock Band's Beatles game look pretty promising and I'll be grabbing one for sure.

Good: BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger

2009-07-14T04:42:00.003-04:00

By: Greg Daro
This game is an unexpected heavy hitter and is building up some positive reviews with the media. BlazBlue appeals to the audience of people that are into animie and fighting games. Being said to be a legitimate contender for the 2D brawler Street Fighter 4 is only one of the many compliments BlazBlue has received. Each character is said to have a unique set of fighting skills making for some very versatile fighting. Watch this review and see for yourself, then go out an pick this one up.

Good: EA Announces Fight Night 4 DLC

2009-07-07T15:55:00.003-04:00

By: Dave Dinowitz
Fans who purchased Fight Night Round 4 recently may have been frustrated due to the lack of control options. EA announced today that free DLC will be released that will give players the option to opt in the classic punch scheme.

"We strongly believe that the refined Total Punch Control is the most intuitive way to throw punches in Fight Night Round 4," the game's senior producer, Dean Richards, said in a press release, "But we also want fans of the franchise to have an option."

Good: ODST Maps First Look

2009-07-07T15:45:00.004-04:00

By: Dave Dinowitz
Today is Bungie Day (7/7/09) along with Bungies activities planned for the day they also released pictures of the three new maps that will be released along with Halo: ODST. The picture above is Heretic a remake of Midship from Halo 2. To see the other two maps Citadel and Longshore hit the jump.

Citadel

Longshore

Funny: Zero Punctuation On inFAMOUS

2009-06-10T21:16:00.001-04:00

By: Dave Dinowitz

E3: Assassins Creed 2 Trailer

2009-06-01T22:42:00.004-04:00

Video Games | Assassin's Creed 2 | E3 09: Cinematic Trailer

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

By: Dave Dinowitz

E3: No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle Trailer

2009-06-01T22:26:00.001-04:00

Video Games | No More Heroes 2 | E3 09: Trailer

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

By: Dave Dinowitz

E3: Red Steel 2 Stage Demo

2009-06-01T22:11:00.001-04:00

Video Games | Red Steel 2 | E3 09: Gameplay Stage Demo

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

By: Dave Dinowitz
Red Steel 2 showing off its 1:1 control via motion control plus which will be bundled with game.

E3: The Saboteur Gameplay Footage

2009-06-01T22:09:00.001-04:00

Video Games | The Saboteur | E3 09: Press Conference Gameplay Demo

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

By: Dave Dinowitz
GTA + Zombies = The Saboteur.

E3: Live Arcade Summer Lineup

2009-06-01T22:08:00.001-04:00

Video Games | Xbox Live Arcade | E3 09: Upcoming Titles Trailer

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

By: Dave Dinowitz

E3: Mass Effect 2 Extended Trailer

2009-06-01T22:07:00.000-04:00

Video Games | Mass Effect 2 | E3 09: Extended Cut Trailer

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

By: Dave Dinowitz

E3: Alan Wake Gameplay And Trailer

2009-06-01T22:05:00.001-04:00

Video Games | Alan Wake | E3 09: Wake Up Trailer

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

By: Dave Dinowitz
Check out the gameplay footage after the jump, very impressive.

Video Games | Alan Wake | E3 09: Conference Gameplay

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

E3: Shadow Complex Debut Trailer

2009-06-01T22:04:00.000-04:00

Video Games | Shadow Complex | E3 09: Debut Trailer

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

By: Dave Dinowitz

E3: APB Trailer

2009-06-01T22:03:00.000-04:00

Video Games | APB | E3 09: Trailer

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

By: Dave Dinowitz
Realtime Worlds creators of Crackdown present there new MMO APB.

E3: Brutal Legend Walkthrough

2009-06-01T22:01:00.001-04:00

Video Games | Brutal Legend | E3 09: Tim Schafer Walkthrough

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

By: Dave Dinowitz

E3: Shadow Complex Footage

2009-06-01T22:00:00.003-04:00

Video Games | Shadow Complex | E3 09: Debut Gameplay

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

By: Dave Dinowitz
Here's the new live arcade game from Epic.

E3: Liveblogging Ubisoft Press Event

2009-06-01T19:34:00.000-04:00

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E3: Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Trailer

2009-06-01T19:28:00.001-04:00

Video Games | Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 | E3 09: Trailer

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

By: Dave Dinowitz

E3: Metal Gear Rising Trailer

2009-06-01T19:06:00.000-04:00

Video Games | Metal Gear Solid: Rising | E3 09: Debut Trailer

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

By: Dave Dinowitz

E3: Star Wars: The Old Republic Trailer

2009-06-01T18:41:00.000-04:00

Video Games | Star Wars: The Old Republic | E3 09: Jedi vs Sith Cinematic

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

By: Dave Dinowitz

E3: Liveblogging the EA Keynote

2009-06-01T17:08:00.044-04:00

By: Dave Dinowitz

5:04 - It begins, a trailer for Dante's Inferno.

5:06 - Talking about how Sims 3 is launching worldwide tonight, a trailer is coming on.

5:08 - Talking about how metacritic scores last year were all above 80, Chip Lang part of Hasbro division is on stage.

5:09 - Littlest Pet Shop is being presented -_- 2 million girls have played it and are begging for more. Littlest Pet Shop online coming soon.

5:11 - And heres a trailer...

5:12 - Charm girls club now, riveting stuff here. 4 games, 1 for wii, 3 for ds. heres comes a live demonstration im on the edge of my seat.

5:14 - A trailer for charm girls. Need for speed up next.

5:16 - Trailer showing the different kind of drivers there will be.

5:18 - live demo of a race in London, reminds me of PGR. big crash, the screen goes black and white, enter shakey cam as the impact occurs.

5:20 - Dragon Age is up next.

5:21 - Console footage on now, October 20th release date, pretty sick trailer.

5:23 - MASS EFFECT 2 :O

5:23 - Here comes the first full gameplay trailer.

5:26 - Holy Awesome, sports montage trailer on now.

5:27 - Peter Moore is on stage now.

5:28 - Live demo of Fight Night 4, Tyson v. Ali coming in a min, talking about how FN4 was achieved.

5:31 - Isn't this game out soon? June 25th releasing a week earlier than expected.

5:32 - EA Sports MMA, Authentic broad mixed martial arts experience.

5:33 - 500,000 million gamers have played on the EA servers.

5:34 - Steve Chiang is coming out on stage to show new connectivity features, first up team builder, you can create a team on your browser for NCAA football. Anything from the stadium to the player can all be customized.

5:36 - Team builder is available now online, Online Franchise for Madden 2010.

5:37 - Reminds me of a power thirst video lol. Here comes the wii section, starting with EA sports active.

5:39 - Just in case you were doubting EA sports active, this trailer is going to make you eat your words.

5:42 - 600,000 EA Sports Active has been sold in two weeks. Way to go society. And already an expansion pack in development.

5:43 - Peter and some guy are playing EA Grand Slam Tennis. They are having way to much fun, and here comes and actually tennis play I assume?

5:46 - 23 players in the game, available this week, Sampris is now playing against random guy, and its over.

5:48 - Tom French is showing The Saboteur, first showing the main character.

5:49 - Killing a lot of Nazi's. Trailer ends. Here comes a live demo.

5:50 - Game has a Sin City type look, color will return as you kill more nazi's. Sandbox world.

5:51 - Planting some explosives in a fuel depot, poor design decisions Nazis.

5:52 - Demo over, looks pretty good, coming Holiday 09.

5:53 - EA Partner section beginning.

5:54 - Brutal Legend Up Next.

5:57 - Trailer coming up.

5:59 - October 13th is the release date, game looks entertaining and fun. Features Rob Halford, Jack Black, Lemmy, Lita Ford, and Ozzy.

6:00 - Special video from Jack Black.

6:01 - Crytek is up next Cevat Yerli president comes on stage, talking about Crysis. Announcing Crysis 2.

6:02 - Crysis 2 will be multiplatform, will use advantages on all consoles.

6:03 - New partner for EA Partners, made GTA1, GTA2, and crackdown.

6:03 - APB is next.

6:04 - Every player is unique, looks like the deepest customization Ive ever seen, here comes a trailer.

6:07 - Trailer over, star wars music comes on, jedi's march on stage.

6:08 - Talking about Star Wars MMO.

6:09 - Will be the first fully voiced MMO.

6:11 - First cinematic trailer coming on.

6:15 - Pretty serious trailer, that ends the show. Thanks for reading.

E3: Halo 3 ODST Controller

2009-06-01T17:04:00.006-04:00

By: Dave Dinowitz
If you purchase the collectors edition of Halo 3 ODST you will also get this controller bundled in with the package. It will only be available for purchase as part of the bundle.

E3 Microsoft Recap: Project Natal

2009-06-01T16:59:00.003-04:00

By: Dave Dinowitz
Last but certainly not least Microsoft ended its keynote with the announcement of Project Natal. Say hello to Microsofts spin on motion control. You are the controller. Check out the video below to see more.

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Video Games | Project Natal | E3 09: Project Natal Intro

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

Video Games | Lionhead Milo Project | E3 09: Milo Tech Demo

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

E3 Microsoft Recap: Metal Gear Rising To 360

2009-06-01T16:52:00.002-04:00

By: Dave Dinowitz

It was bound to happen but now its official, Kojima stepped out onto the stage and announced a new Metal Gear game, Metal Gear: Rising. A new type of Metal Gear with Raiden. Not many details other than its coming but that's enough.

E3 Microsoft Recap: Alan Wake Gameplay Demo

2009-06-01T16:51:00.000-04:00

Video Games | Alan Wake | E3 09: Press Conference Gameplay Demo

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

By: Dave Dinowitz
Watch this, now.

E3 Microsoft Recap: Splinter Cell Conviction Gameplay

2009-06-01T16:50:00.002-04:00

Video Games | Splinter Cell: Conviction | E3 09: Gameplay Footage

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

By: Dave Dinowitz
Here's the footage mentioned earlier shown during the Microsoft keynote.

E3 Microsoft Recap: New Live Features Incoming

2009-06-01T16:44:00.003-04:00

By: Dave Dinowitz
Microsoft announced a bunch of new features for Xbox Live at the keynote. They included:

- Full 1080p video service that streams instantly.
- Ability to watch movies and TV with other live members.
- Facebook and Twitter integration.
- Last.fm integration at no additional charge.

E3 Microsoft Recap: Halo: Reach

2009-06-01T16:41:00.003-04:00

Video Games | Halo: Reach | E3 09: Debut Trailer

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

By: Dave Dinowitz

Good, Good.

E3 Microsoft Recap: Halo 3: ODST Footage

2009-06-01T16:38:00.002-04:00

Video Games | Halo 3: ODST | E3 09: Gameplay Trailer

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

By: Dave Dinowitz
Here's the footage of Bungies expansion on Halo 3. Edited: With direct feed footage.

E3 Microsoft Recap: Modern Warfare 2 Gameplay

2009-06-01T16:35:00.001-04:00

Video Games | Modern Warfare 2 | E3 09: Conference Gameplay (Cam) Part I

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

By: Dave Dinowitz
This is the gameplay from Modern Warfare 2 shown during the MS keynote, its split up into three parts, hit the jump for the other two.

Video Games | Modern Warfare 2 | E3 09: Conference Gameplay (Cam) Part II

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

Video Games | Modern Warfare 2 | E3 09: Conference Gameplay (Cam) Part III

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

E3 Microsoft Recap: Crackdown 2 Trailer

2009-06-01T16:33:00.003-04:00

Video Games | Crackdown 2 | E3 09: Debut Trailer

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

By: Dave Dinowitz
Edited: With direct feed, extended trailer.

E3 Microsoft Recap: Forza 3 Unveiled

2009-06-01T16:30:00.000-04:00

Video Games | Forza: | E3 09: Press Conference Footage

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

By: Dave Dinowitz

E3 Microsoft Recap: Splinter Cell Conviction Revealed

2009-06-01T16:27:00.002-04:00

Video Games | Splinter Cell: Conviction | E3 09: Debut Trailer

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

By: Dave Dinowitz
Here's the trailer for Splinter Cell Conviction, during the keynote there was gameplay shown and it was awesome. We'll have the gameplay footage as soon as it goes up.

E3: Avatars Getting Props, Awards, Marketplace

2009-06-01T16:22:00.001-04:00

By: Dave Dinowitz
More stuff coming for your avatar as Microsoft announced today that Avatars will be getting an upgrade, with new items, known as Awards and Props. That includes free items, add-ons and outfits that you can win, as well as Avatar items that you can purchase from the Xbox Live Marketplace.

E3 Microsoft Recap: Left 4 Dead 2 Announced

2009-06-01T16:17:00.002-04:00

Video Games | Left 4 Dead 2 | E3 09: Debut Teaser

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

By: Dave Dinowitz
As long as we still got guns, we going to fight. November 17, 2009

E3 Microsoft Recap: Crackdown 2 Announced

2009-06-01T16:11:00.002-04:00

By: Dave Dinowitz
I love Crackdown. So I was excited to hear that Crackdown 2 has been officially been announced. We'll ahve the trailer as soon as it goes up. In the trailer an Agent is chasing some criminal in a CG cutscene. At the end something emerges from a sewer. The tagline for the trailer was 'The city is infected, you're the cure".

E3 Microsoft Recap: Map Packs for MW2 Exclusive

2009-06-01T16:06:00.003-04:00

By: Dave Dinowitz
Even before Modern Warfare 2 releases this November Microsoft and Infinity Ward announced today that the first two map packs will be exclusive DLC for the 360. Guess Microsoft is thinking ahead.

E3 Microsoft Recap: The Beatles: Rock Band

2009-06-01T15:59:00.004-04:00

By: Dave Dinowitz
That whole harmony singing rumor regarding The Beatles is now confirmed as the feature debuted as the Harmonix folks took the stage. "Day Tripper" was the song that was shown along with "I Am The Walrus", "Back In The USSR", "Tax Man", "Here Comes The Sun", "Octopuses Garden", "Get Back", and "I Feel Fine". "All You Need Is Love" is also coming to the game as Xbox exclusive downloadable content. Harmonix will also be realsing full albums as downloadable content, with Abbey Road being made available for purchase in its entirety shortly after the game launches.

E3: Games On Demand Coming To 360

2009-06-01T15:52:00.003-04:00

By: Dave Dinowitz
Apparently MS just couldn't fit everything into the keynote, here's another big piece of news, full downloadable 360 games coming to the marketplace that can be purchased using a credit card. :O

E3: Splinter Cell Conviction Trailer

2009-06-01T15:28:00.001-04:00

Video Games | Splinter Cell: Conviction | E3 09: Debut Trailer

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

By: Dave Dinowitz

E3: Final Fantasy 13 360 Gameplay

2009-06-01T15:25:00.003-04:00

Video Games | Final Fantasy XIII | E3 09: 360 Combat Gameplay (Cam)

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

By: Dave Dinowitz
First footage of FF13 running on the Xbox 360 shown during the Microsoft press conference. Final Fantasy has a release date of Spring 2010.

E3: The Beatles Rock Band Trailer

2009-06-01T15:13:00.000-04:00

Video Games | The Beatles: Rock Band | E3 09: Debut Trailer

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

By: Dave Dinowitz

E3: Left 4 Dead 2 Trailer

2009-06-01T15:10:00.000-04:00

Video Games | Left 4 Dead 2 | E3 09: Teaser

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

By: Dave Dinowitz

E3: DiRT 2 Trailer

2009-06-01T15:02:00.000-04:00

Video Games | DiRT 2 | E3 09: Gameplay Teaser

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

By: Dave Dinowitz

E3: Fuel--Tornado Race Trailer

2009-06-01T13:23:00.004-04:00

Video Games Fuel Tornado Race Gameplay

By: Greg Daro
Watch out for that tornado!...And that house!..And EVERYTHING!!!!

E3: Army of Two: The 40th Day Trailer

2009-06-01T10:32:00.002-04:00

By: Dave Dinowitz

E3: Blur Trailer

2009-06-01T10:29:00.003-04:00

Video Games | Blur | E3 09: Exclusive Debut Trailer

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

By: Dave Dinowitz
From the creators of Project Gotham Racing comes a new kind of racer.

Funny: It's A Short Par 3

2009-05-25T18:21:00.003-04:00

By: Dave Dinowitz
Click the image for full size.

Good: Modern Warfare 2 Full Trailer

2009-05-25T02:23:00.006-04:00

Video Games | Modern Warfare 2 | Reveal Trailer

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

By: Dave Dinowitz

I'm sold.

Good: inFAMOUS Launch Trailer

2009-05-24T17:51:00.001-04:00

By: Dave Dinowitz

inFAMOUS drops this Tuesday May 26th.

Good: Darksiders Commentary

2009-05-19T02:44:00.004-04:00

By: Tom DeGeronimo

Good: First Guitar Hero 5 Details

2009-05-15T19:59:00.004-04:00

By: Dave Dinowitz
Activision released a bunch of details on the next entry in the GH franchise including forming bands using a different instruments, two new multiplayer game modes called “Party Player” and “Rockfest”. DLC from World Tour will be compatible with Guitar Hero 5. Along with gameplay changes a few tracks from the setlist were announced.

The Rolling Stones – Sympathy for the Devil
Bob Dylan – All Along The Watchtower
The White Stripes – Blue Orchid
Santana – No One To Depend On (LIVE)
Vampire Weekend – A-Punk
Tom Petty - Runnin Down a Dream
Johnny Cash – Ring of Fire
Kings of Leon – Sex on Fire

Bass players rejoice!

Bad: New Tony Hawk Revealed

2009-05-15T19:42:00.003-04:00

By: Dave Dinowitz
Oh boy. I'm going to say this isn't going to work here and now. Interesting theory, but theory is one fickle thing and I just cant see this being a good thing for the franchise.

Funny: Zero Punctuation On Valkyria Chronicles

2009-05-15T19:39:00.000-04:00

By: Dave Dinowitz

Interesting: April 2009 NPD Numbers

2009-05-15T19:27:00.003-04:00

PlayStation 2 172K
PlayStation 3 127K
PSP 116K
Xbox 360 175K
Wii 340K
Nintendo DS 1.04M

FIT W/ BALANCE BOARD Wii 471K
POKEMON PLATINUM VERSION NDS 433K
MARIO KART W/ WHEEL Wii 210K
PLAY W/ REMOTE Wii 170K
THE GODFATHER II 360 155K
RESIDENT EVIL 5* 360 122K
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS NDS 119K
MARIO KART DS NDS 112K
GUITAR HERO AEROSMITH* 360 110K
THE GODFATHER II PS3 91K

Nintendo:

Microsoft:

Sony:

By: Dave Dinowitz

Good: Splinter Cell: Conviction Teaser

2009-05-15T19:19:00.001-04:00

By: Dave Dinowitz
Doesn't show much, other than Sam Fisher is somehow going to be called back into action. Hopefully we'll see a lot more at E3.

Good: Mass Effect 2 Pre-E3 Teaser

2009-05-15T19:14:00.003-04:00

By: Dave Dinowitz
Its been a while since the original teaser for Mass Effect 2 dropped. Bioware released this new teaser that shows whats in store for E3. All I can say is it looks awesome. New weapons, changes to the environment, improved combat system. I cant wait to see the full reveal come E3.

Bad: When Reporting Goes Wrong

2009-05-13T01:15:00.004-04:00

By: Kenny Mahoney

Let me preface this by saying that I personally love Kotaku. They're my homepage, and they're always on the ball when it comes to up-to-the-minute gaming news.

That said, it seems they've certainly just taken a shit all over their own reporting.

Kotaku recently wrote that Eidos had officially announced Thief 4, the long awaited sequel to the popular stealth series. Kotaku then proceeded to denounce publisher Eidos for not providing enough details about the game.

This all seems a bit strange, seeing as how Kotaku has posted not one, not two, not three, but a total of four stories about Thief 4 – and they even linked to an IGN article about it, too. Oh, and this was all done within the past month.

Why is it then, that Luke Plunkett sees fit to cry foul at Eidos for not giving enough information about the title, citing that there’s “nothing on its setting, no screenshots, nothing on its protagonists, nothing on a release window, nothing on the game's design, nothing on...well, anything.” Strange, considering that there must’ve been enough information for you to publish four separate stories on it?

This verbal bashing doesn’t seem to take into account what a lot of companies do when announcing games. Take a heavy-hitter like Blizzard for example, who frequently announce games without so much as a whimper about anything other than a big piece of title art that confirms nothing more than that someone might have thought about it (I’m looking at you, Diablo III). Developer Valve also has a nasty habit of not announcing release dates for games and letting details come out at a snail’s pace (where’s my HL2 Episode 3, huh?).

Plunkett closed his article by saying “Eidos: this is not how you announce a product”. Really, considering they’ve still somehow managed to get four fucking stories about it on your site alone, it seems that their announcement is going pretty well to me. Also, it’s not like Eidos Montreal general manager Stephane D'Astous simply ran out into a room and yelled “Thief 4!” at the top of his lungs before scurrying back under a rock. He offered perfectly good reasoning as to why nothing has been announced. “We're going to wait a couple of months to announce more” said D’Astous in regards to the title, “we don't know exactly the window of release and we don't know the first-party strategy”.

The bottom line is we know enough about it for right now. We know it’s being developed by Eidos Montreal, and we know it’s a Thief game. I’m not saying it wouldn’t be nice to know more about the title, but it’s better than getting no announcement at all. So, the moral of the story here is to get off your fucking high horse and not to bite the hand that feeds.

Good: Beyond Good & Evil Leaked Footage

2009-05-12T11:50:00.002-04:00

By: Greg Daro
Rumors say this is Beyond Good & Evil 2 footage, it looks like it, I honestly couldn't place it as Mirrors Edge 2 because of the art direction and it just seems a little too early for a squeal to be coming out already. Anyways to comment on the video I must say this chase scene is one of the best I've ever seen executed in a video game, the camera is all shaky like a Jason Bourne scene and shes pulling off some sick moves that actually make Mirrors Edge look bad. Although I must say I'm not entirely convinced this is actual gameplay, it just looks too much like CGI work to me. I guess well find out more on what game this actually is in due time, till then I'm impressed.

Good: Fuel Trailer

2009-05-12T11:35:00.006-04:00

By: Greg Daro
Codemasters post-apocalyptic open-world racer (mouth-full) is looking better every time I see it. The trailer shows a bunch of race options and different vehicles used in the game. This racing MMO is one of a kind for consoles and I hope the final product is good.

Cool: Dragon Age: Origins Trailer

2009-05-11T14:34:00.004-04:00

By: Greg Daro
This is by far the most badass trailer I've seen all year. Dragon Age: Origins is one of my sleeper picks for November 09. For an interview with the Lead Designer click the jump for some really interesting gameplay details.

Funny: Mega64 on Console Exclusivity

2009-05-11T14:22:00.002-04:00

By: Kenny Mahoney

Money. It's about the money.

Good: Duke-Nukem Forever Gameplay

2009-05-10T13:50:00.004-04:00

By: Greg Daro
Is Duke finally back to kick ass and chew bubble gum?

Good: Transformers--Revenge Of The Fallen Game Trailer

2009-05-08T07:10:00.004-04:00

By: Greg Daro
OK pretend that Revenge of The Fallen wasn't hitting the box office and this was just a regular game. Now watch the trailer...

OK you're done? Wouldn't you totally buy this!? Alright now go ahead and remember its a movie licensed game again...dammit.

Funny: Zero Punctuation On Dark Athena

2009-05-06T16:52:00.001-04:00

By: Dave Dinowitz
Assault on cool ranch doritos.

Cool: The Beatles: Rock Band Guitars

2009-05-05T13:59:00.002-04:00

By: Tom DeGeronimo
Here's the two guitars that will be included in the Special Edition of the new Beatles: Rock Band game. They are both the most often used guitars by John Lennon and George Harrison, the Rickenbacker 325 and Gretsch Duo Jet. They look pretty cool in my opinion and I'm sure I'll pick one of them up but this just makes me wonder, just how much is this game going to cost? Well, anyway keep checking the Official Beatles: Rock Band site to see any more instruments that are released. (Not that both are on there..)

Good: Red Steel 2 Debut Trailer

2009-05-05T00:04:00.003-04:00

By: Greg Daro
I know the first Red Steel was a huge let down to some, but this trailer looks great. Its apparent they went with a new art style, it seems they went with cel-shading this time around. Cel-shading is always a good idea on the Wii because graphics are one of the areas where the Wii certainly lacks and the cel-shaded environments look beautiful no matter what. However if they still haven't fixed the motion controls by making them a little more responsive this title will be a flop just like its predecessor.

Good: Fight Night Round 4 Styles

2009-05-04T23:54:00.004-04:00

By: Greg Daro
Which fighting style will you choose? Inside, Outside, Counter-Puncher, Unconventional, Brawler, Standard, or Classic? Take you're pick June 30th when Fight Night Round 4 comes out.

Good: M.A.G Architecture Interview

2009-05-04T23:35:00.002-04:00

By: Greg Daro
MAG is a Ps3 exclusive that it striving to create an online experience unlike any other. The folks at Zipper Interactive have made it so you can have 256 players fighting at once making for a full on war controlled by people, no AI. The idea sounds great but will the execution be successful? To see some gameplay click the jump.

Funny: Top Ten Video Game Wussies

2009-05-04T23:18:00.004-04:00

By: Greg Daro
Find out who the biggest P.A.B really is.

Good: Turtles in Time Gameplay Video

2009-05-04T16:01:00.003-04:00

By: Tom DeGeronimo
Here's an off screen video of the new Xbox Arcade 3D remake of the hit Turtles in Time. Pretty poor quality combined with an idiot at the controller makes for a poor demo of the gameplay but vets of the series will be able to see that the true Turtles awesomeness is in there. Pizza power!

Bad: The Grudge Teaser

2009-05-02T17:18:00.002-04:00

By: Greg Daro
This trailer has been getting some positive feedback on other websites, however it does not appeal to me at all. Don't get me wrong it looks like they are creating some terrifying scenarios for a horror game, but honestly he whole little Japanese ghost child that burps for a really long time will never be scary.

Maybe I am to quick to judge this one considering I haven't seen any combat but honestly how fun could it be to beat up a 6 year old who doesn't get enough sun? If you want to play a scary game test you're manhood and go buy Dead Space.

Phenomenal: Turtles in Time Arcade Remake

2009-05-01T14:42:00.006-04:00

By: Tom DeGeronimo
Big Apple 3:00AM. The classic arcade turtle game released way back in 92' is finally giving people another chance to smack around some foot soldiers. The classic side scroller has been remade with a nice new 3D look and even better then that, the same sound track! Being the huge TMNT fan that I've always been, I was a little upset when the original NES game was the only one to make it's way to the Xbox Arcade because to be honest, that one sucked. All we need to hear from this is 4-player online co-op and we might just have the next Castle Crashers on our hands. Turtles in Time is confirmed for release on the Xbox Arcade but might just make it's way over to the PSN and Wii's Virtual Console.

Good: Batman: Arkham Asylum Beatdown Trailer

2009-05-01T00:52:00.004-04:00

By: Tom DeGeronimo
It's looking pretty safe to say that Batman might finally get the video game respect that he should have always had. Well made trailers like this one really make a game look like its going to be a lot of fun regardless of whether or not it becomes one of the better games this year. Combat like this with Stealth abilities like that and a Collectors Edition with a Baterang is making this one look very promising for me.

Good: Army Of Two: The 40th Day Debut Teaser

2009-04-30T13:41:00.003-04:00

By: Dave Dinowitz

Good: Fallout 3 Broken Steel Pictures

2009-04-30T13:29:00.004-04:00

By: Dave Dinowitz
With Broken Steel less than a week away (Releases May 5th) Bethesda has released some images for upcoming DLC. To see the rest of the new images

Good: Dead To Rights Retribution Footage

2009-04-30T13:21:00.002-04:00

By: Dave Dinowitz
I was a fan of the original Dead to Rights, the idea of being able to send your dog to maul someone was so cool. Volatile games looks to reboot the series while keeping the same great elements. The game is slated for 2009 winter release.

Funny: Zero Punctuation On Siren Blood Curse

2009-04-30T13:20:00.000-04:00

By: Dave Dinowitz

Good: Gears 2 Cheaters Getting Banhammer

2009-04-28T22:10:00.002-04:00

By: Dave Dinowitz
I hope it was worth that 50 GS because many gamers are going to wake up to their gamertag having 0 GS. The team at Xbox Live has decided to lay down some justice to those glitching the coveted Seriously 2.0 achievement. Xbox Lives Major Nelson stated:

As you know, we are committed to keeping Xbox LIVE a safe and fair place to play for the more than 17 million active members. As part of our regular safety monitoring we have pinpointed a group of players who have unlocked specific Gears of War 2 Achievements through an unauthorized hack. Deliberate cheats like these are in direct violation of the Xbox LIVE Terms of Use and will not be tolerated. As I post this, we’ve begun taking steps to reset the Gamerscores of the offending players. As I have mentioned in the past, this is something we do occasionally to keep the service free of cheating in order to maintain a fair and level playing field for everyone. If you play fair and earn your achievements without glitching or cheating, you have nothing to worry about. Read my original post that shows what a cheater looks like and head over to Xbox.com to read the Gamerscore correction FAQ that may answer some of your questions.

Good: New Infamous Trailer

2009-04-28T22:09:00.000-04:00

By: Dave Dinowitz
Welcome to Empire City.

Good: Uncharted 2 Coop/Multiplayer Trailer

2009-04-28T22:06:00.002-04:00

By: Dave Dinowitz
I think its safe to say most gamers expected Uncharted 2 to have coop gameplay, but multiplayer? Didn't see that coming. Despite the surprise Naughty Dog looks like it plans to deliver. The footage above looks pretty cool, reminds me of Gears of War which isn't a bad thing.

Good: Dead Rising 2 Will Have Multiplayer

2009-04-28T22:03:00.002-04:00

By: Dave Dinowitz
First Dead Rising 2 has multiplayer, than it doesn't, and now it does. Capcom development head Keiji Inafune recently confirmed to Eurogamer that Dead Rising 2 will have some form of online multiplayer component. No specifics about the multiplayer offerings have been revealed. I'm just glad that its finally been confirmed.

Intresting: Live Activity For Week Of April 20th

2009-04-28T21:59:00.002-04:00

By: Dave Dinowitz
Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (based on UU’s)

1 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty: WaW
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 Left 4 Dead
6 GTA IV
7 UFC 2009 Undisputed Demo
8 RESIDENT EVIL 5
9 FIFA 09
10 Halo Wars

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased)

1 Hasbro Family Game Night**
2 OutRun Online Arcade
3 Castle Crashers
4 Lode Runner
5 The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai
6 Peggle
7 Worms
8 UNO
9 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1989 Classic Arcade
10 DOOM

To see the rest of the weeks statistics

Original Xbox Top Live Titles (based on UU’s)

1 Halo 2
2 Star Wars: Battlfrnt 2
3 Counter-Strike
4 Fable
5 Conker: Live Reloaded
6 Splinter Cell Chaos
7 Doom 3
8 Star Wars: Battlefront
9 SW: Republic Commando
10 Burnout 3

Top Community Games NEW! (Full Versions purchased)

1 RC-AirSim
2 Rumble Massage
3 Aquarium HD
4 BluePrint Racer 4D
5 StrikeForce-Psi
6 DrumKit
7 Drum XPlosion
8 Remote Masseuse
9 Rabid Gophers
10 Ping Time