Summer, particularly post E3, is generally a dead period for the games industry. Web sites continue to pump out articles, but with many companies preparing for the crowded, yet lucrative holiday season, notable new releases are few and far between. It’s certainly not an ideal situation for a core gamer, but at least it does [...]

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The Midway bankruptcy proceedings just got a bit more complicated. According to a court document found by GamePolitics, Lawrence Kasanoff, who served as a producer for both of the live-action Mortal Kombat films, has filed suit against Midway in an attempt to prevent Warner Bros. from acquiring some of the company’s notable properties. Warner’s $33 [...]

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When Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars was officially unveiled at Nintendo’s E3 2008 media briefing, many assumed that it was and would remain a DS exclusive. Even the official Chinatown Wars web site pegged it as such.
Though, as has become apparent, the word “exclusive” rarely means just that. Oftentimes, it means that a game – [...]

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Life is hard for a Ghostbuster. You get calls at all hours of the day, you are constantly getting slimed by spirits, and you have to deal with that pencil-necked clod, Walter Peck. Even worse, people complain when you accidentally rearrange their dining room during a job. Do they actually think that a phantasm will [...]

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[Yamster's note: Havok originally wrote this up on his own Sarcastic Gamer Community Blog but we figured it'd be cool to share it on the front page too as it's a pretty good point of view. Of course, we encourage you to get in on the act and write up your own opinions in your [...]

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Last month, as part of a partnership with Sprint, Sony temporarily offered Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic as a free download from the U.S. PlayStation Store. Not one to shun a gift – unless it’s a chunk of Rothbart’s beard or a packet of mayonnaise – I scampered to my room like a [...]

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Apparently there are quite a few Valve fans who are upset about the recent announcement of Left 4 Dead 2. This past weekend, Destructoid’s Jim Sterling reported that over 13,000 individuals had banded together on Steam in an effort to boycott the Southern-flavored sequel. Since then, more disgruntled gamers have joined the cause, which is [...]

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After what seems like ages, Ghostbusters: The Video Game will finally hit North America and PAL regions next week. The game has been in development for roughly two years, which is, admittedly, a pretty normal cycle these days. However, to a rabid “Ghostbusters” fan such as myself, it is an eternity. Honestly, anything longer than [...]

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Last year was pretty bittersweet for Electronic Arts. The publisher and developer released a number of highly praised new IPs, and had 13 of its titles achieve an aggregate Metacritic score of at least 80. In the previous year, the Redwood City-based company only had seven games reach that plateau. Unfortunately, those accolades didn’t translate [...]

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InFAMOUS starts off with a bang. Literally. The title screen shows a serene shot of a sleepy Empire City. The streets are calm, the birds are chirping, and the streetlights emit a faint glow. It is the kind of scene that belongs on a postcard. Then, once you hit the start button, the s*** hits [...]

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The Activision Blizzard executives are either really dumb or really greedy arseholes. Apparently, they are suing Double Fine over the publishing rights to Brutal Legend, despite the fact that they dumped the game last summer because it didn’t have sequel potential. You see, the metal-inspired adventure was originally supposed to be published by Sierra, but [...]

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Holy ****. I think I need a new pair of pants. Sony just released the first official trailer for Team ICO’s third game, The Last Guardian. The footage seemed to be a longer, prettier version of the video that was posted on PlayStation LifeStyle a couple weeks ago, which looked like a mixture of the [...]

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Sorry Wii owners. You aren’t getting a new Zelda anytime soon. However, perhaps you would enjoy another 3D Mario game.
During the company’s press conference, Cammie Dunaway officially announced the sequel to Mario’s first Wii adventure, Super Mario Galaxy 2. I think it was the first time I heard the journos clap during the entire event, [...]

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