Thursday, January 5, 2012

Captain Solo: Playing Star Wars: The Old Republic Alone

A confession: I have little experience in the world of online role-playing games. I did not fall under the spell of World of Warcraft, nor did I ever play Star Wars Galaxies. These games have spawned their own vocabulary, rules and in some cases etiquette. I understand none of it. (Though I’m learning.) It took [...]

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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

A Right To Bear Virtual Arms?

theodp writes "In the world of virtual goods, reports GeekWire's Todd Bishop, it looks like there's no such thing as a Second Amendment. According to a forum post by an Epic Games community manager, a new policy will remove 'gun-like' items from Microsoft's Xbox Live Avatar Marketplace on January 1. The policy reportedly applies to accessories for the avatars that represent Xbox Live users, not to games themselves, and owners of virtual weaponry like the Gears of War 3 Avatar Lancer purchased before the policy goes into effect will be permitted to continue to wield them."

Vita?s Ridge Racer started development last spring

It’s tradition for a Ridge Racer game to accompany a console launch, and the PS Vita is no exception. Surprisingly though, Ridge Racer Vita only started development �back in spring this year. Andriasang …

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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

The Old Republic at 350,000 peak concurrent users ? report

It would seem that, so far, EA’s big risk that is Star Wars: The Old Republic is paying off.�Baird Equity Research analyst�Colin Sebastian thinks so at least. The analyst recently told GamesIndustry.biz that …

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Dead Island shipments at 3 million

Techland’s open-world zombie slaughterer, Dead Island, has sold-in — as in, sold to retailers — to the tune of three million copies worldwide, publisher Deep Silver’s revealed. “Dead Island has sold very, very …

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GameSpot Mario Kart Tournament for the Ages Round 1

Who's the best at Mario Kart in the GameSpot office? Find out as the the staff plays through 4 generations of the venerable franchise.

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"GameSpot Mario Kart Tournament for the Ages Round 1" was posted by benitog on Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0800

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New Hitman game named?

Eidos’ second new Hitman game may be titled Hitman: Profession; such a trademark has been discovered after the company announced it was beginning work on another addition to the franchise �last month. It’s …

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Monday, January 2, 2012

The Darkness II?s co-op characters trailered

The Darkness II has four different characters to play as in its cooperative Vendetta mode. Here are trailers for all of them, each more bloody than the last.

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Sonic 4's Physics "Reworked" for Episode II

Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II has been officially announced and is coming sometime in 2012, Sega revealed today.

In what will be a fairly lengthy wait for an episodic series (as long as we don't use Half-Life as the benchmark), Episode II will be coming more than a year after release of Episode I in 2010. Today's announcement mentions that the physics are being "completely reworked" in this new game, which is very welcome news for those who felt that particular problem plagued Episode I. The game will also see the return of Tails, as the trailer above teases in not-very-subtle fashion.

Source: http://www.1up.com/news/sonic-4-physics-reworked-episode-2

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Crysis 2 Most Pirated Game of 2011

MojoKid writes "When an advance copy of Crysis 2 leaked to the Internet a full month before the game's scheduled release, Crytek and Electronic Arts (EA) were understandably miffed and, as it turns out, justified in their fears of mass piracy. Crysis 2 was illegally download on the PC platform 3,920,000 times, 'beating out' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 with 3,650,000 illegal downloads. Numbers like these don't bode well for PC gamers and will only serve to encourage even more draconian DRM measures than we've seen in the past."

Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 Ken Balough Interview

Our interview with Digital Brand Manager Ken Balough and a teaser trailer for Sonic 4: Episode 2.

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Sunday, January 1, 2012

Tekken: The Movie - Blow-By-Blows

GameSpot watched the live-action Tekken movie so you don't have to. Although it could have been worse!

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"Tekken: The Movie - Blow-By-Blows" was posted by tom on Mon, 26 Dec 2011 00:01:00 -0800

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Updated: The Last Guardian canned?

Update: Sony has confirmed to IGN that the game is indeed still on. Carry on having a merry Christmas, then. Original story: Reports are coming in left right and center of the apparent …

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The Best of 1UP 2011: Reviews

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The Best of 1UP 2011: Reviews

Check out some of our best reviews from the year gone by.

By: 1UP Staff December 30, 2011

1UP's long-standing goal to provide the most in-depth and thoughtful reviews on the web was thoroughly tested in 2011 by a number of big releases. This year, gamers were treated to the mature subject matter of Catherine, the seemingly never ending boundaries of Skyrim's open-ended quest system, and a barrage of HD remakes that caused us to question our rose-tinted feelings of nostalgia. Regardless of the challenge, 1UP's reviews held true to that credo, bringing you a steady stream of timely, interesting critiques. Check out our 10 best below.

Jurassic Park Offers the Interactivity of a DVD Menu Screen
This demonstrates that perhaps the biggest fans can be the harshest critics. While there are certainly incidents of a fanboy's positive bias making everything seem rosy no matter what, sometimes your love of something means that what it does wrong just hurts even more. So even though Bob Mackey is an avowed fan of developer Telltale Games, the misstep they had with Jurassic Park was big enough that even he had to warn others to pass on it.
Mario Kart 7 Comfortably Settles For Silver
Given Mario Kart's multiplayer focus, we got all cute with our review format and had five staff members tackle the game. Not only did it make for one of our longest reviews of the year, but it earned hugely varied comments from readers.

Genre-Defining Tactics Ogre Returns to Define the Art of Remakes, Too
One of the best RPGs of 2011 hit the PSP of all platforms? Who knew? Apparently, Jeremy Parish did; his review of Tactics Ogre refers to the game as "the definitive edition of an RPG masterpiece."
Deus Ex: Human Revolution is The Best Stealth Action Game Since Metal Gear Solid
With Deus Ex being a game about choice, we figured we'd give readers a choice as well, offering up three different viewpoints from 1UP editors Jeremy Parish, Thierry Nguyen, and Ryan Winterhalter. The biggest difference here didn't come from disagreeing on the game quality, though, but rather approaching the game from different perspectives -- while Thierry played balls-out, Jeremy played stealthily.

The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword Soars, But Struggles With Its Past
After five years without a proper console Zelda game, fans couldn't possibly rein in their anticipation over Skyward Sword. So after a half-decade of waiting and mystery, what did Nintendo give us? A flawed (though still great) game that doesn't quite meet the series' quality standard. 1UP's Jose Otero examines why this latest Zelda isn't quite up to snuff in his thoughtful review.
Catherine Reminds Us That Mature Content Can Sometimes Be Sincerely Mature
The build-up leading into Catherine signaled that it was clearly a game with adults in mind. In his review, 1UP's Jeremy Parish carefully examines Atlus's puzzle game and celebrates its mature angle.

Aliens Infestation isn't Perfect, but It's an Essential DS Game Regardless
1UP's Jeremy Parish examines all the reasons why Aliens Infestation is the best video game interpretation of the Alien source material yet and an essential purchase for the aging Nintendo DS.
Skyrim Spans 16 Square Miles of RPG Excellence
Pehaps the most talked-about game of 2011, Skyrim surprised fans and haters alike with it's revamped quest and character class systems. In their tag-team review, 1UP's Jeremy Parish and Theirry Nguyen discuss the open-ended structure of the latest Elder Scrolls game and how it contributes to one of the most engrossing video game experiences of the year. After spending a combined total of 125 hours with Betheda's latest game, the two had plenty to say.

Batman: Arkham City Reaffirms Itself as The Best Superhero Game
2011 gave us what may be the greatest superhero game of all time in Batman: Arkham City. The sentiments expressed in our review were echoed by pretty much every other gamer fortunate enough to experience Rocksteady's masterpiece. A great story, amazing combat, and copious amounts of fan-service combined to give us the game we deserve. As 1UP's Thierry Nguyen points out in his slug, it does what a great sequel should by trumping its predecessor in every way imaginable.
Shogun 2: Total War Makes Amends for Its Predecessor's War Crimes
The Total War series fell on tough times a few years ago, and reviewer Tom Chick went into this game bracing himself for another disappointment. Instead, Creative Assembly surprised him and Chick makes the case in this review for what just might be the best RTS game this year.

Source: http://www.1up.com/features/best-1up-2011-reviews

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