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Valve Still Quiet After Half Life 3 Protests

Dave Bast — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:01:21 +0000

Well, Half Life 3 protesters had their Red Letter Day this weekend and it was successful… kind of. Over 13,000 people sat down to play Half Life 2 in protest of Valve’s lack of communication regarding Half Life 3. That’s …

Time to get Crazy-Batty with Gotham City Imposters

Dave Bast — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:08:54 +0000

For those of you who have read some of the initial press or reviews about Monolith’s eagerly awaited Gotham City Impostors, you’re most likely pretty stoked that it comes out tomorrow. If you haven’t, then get ready for, as Monolith puts it, “Over-the-top gameplay …

Risen 2: Dark Waters Collector’s Edition unveiled

Chris Hernandez — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:18:20 +0000

Today, publisher Deep Silver has announced a truly collectible Collector’s Edition of Risen 2, their pirate RPG. I say it’s truly collectible because its one of the few limited editions to not include a book of DLC codes, and instead contains only …

FFX HD is a Remaster, not a Remake

Rian Quenlin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:09:31 +0000

For those hoping that the FFX HD remake would overhaul the game (which it honestly needed), then you’re going to be disappointed. It has been confirmed that the upcoming port of Final Fantasy X is simply a remastering of the …

Super Bowl 46: Madden Vs. NFL 2K5

Dave Bast — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:44:42 +0000

Earlier this week, Kotaku reported on the annual Madden Super Bowl prediction saying that the NY Giants will win the Super Bowl 27-24. A few days after Madden released its simulation’s prediction, NFL 2K5 released theirs; the New England Patriots will win …

Shank 2 arrives this week

Chris Hernandez — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:57:49 +0000

The Klei developed beat’em up Shank is getting its deserved sequel early this week to bring a bit more blood into this lovey-dovey month. Shank 2 brings players back in control of the titular character Shank as he travels the gritty comic-book-style …

Cover Athlete for Canadian Edition of MLB 12 The Show Announced

Chris Hernandez — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:25:05 +0000

MLB 12 The Show will be ready just in time for spring training this year and some of you Canucks may be curious who will be on the cover. As it turns out, the Booster Juice endorser and Blue Jays fielder …

Want to Play Half Life 3? Play Half Life 2

Dave Bast — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:36:36 +0000

For those of you that played it, the Half Life series most likely remains as a fond yet distant memory. So distant in fact, that many are wondering if the series itself has lost the love of those who created …

Milkfat Pwns HoN Guinness Record, Plays for 76 Hours.

Dave Bast — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:40:48 +0000

This past weekend professional competitive gamer, Milkfat, set the new world record for consecutive hours playing Heroes of Newerth. While Guinness is still verifying the figures, S2 Games, creators of HoN, is reporting that 69 of the 76 hours were …

Mass Effect 3 Demo – Free Live Time for All!

Zack Dodge — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:19:15 +0000

OK, well maybe not free live time for all, but if you happen to be a silver member when downloading the upcoming ME3 multiplayer demo, Microsoft has a surprise for you. All Silver users wil be allowed to play online …