Please go easy on me Fighting game bosses are built from the ground up to be the most unfair, cheap duels possible. Think about it in the context of a ’90s arcade: You’ve sunk an outrageous amount of quarters and minutes of your time into this arcade machine, fighting tooth …
Read More »Skyrim sweeps Interactive Achievement Awards, Portal 2 and Uncharted 3 tie for second best
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences conducted its 15th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards (IAA) in Vegas last night, capping the 2012 DICE. Summit with a tribute to 2011’s top games and game makers. Chief amongst the night’s winners was Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (opens in new tab), …
Read More »Mortal Kombat: Legacy getting Blu-ray release November 8th
Yes, we’re aware the live-action Mortal Kombat: Legacy series can already be watched in its entirety on YouTube or through other online means, but we also know true fans might still be interested in spending a few bucks on the goodies-filled Blu-ray edition scheduled to pummel shelves on November 8th. …
Read More »Mortal Kombat: European PS3 players see red over DLC misfire
PS3 Mortal Kombat players inEurope arethirsty forNetherRealm Studios and/or Warner Bros. Interactive blood after the latest title update arrived in the PSN store at double the US price without the promised Skarlet character pack. In a statement to Eurogamer, Warner Bros attributed the mix-up to “technical issues”, stating, “The Mortal …
Read More »The Top 7… Things in games that will never be realistic
Look at games! The sky. The trees. The grass. The water. All of these things look real. And games will continue to get more real-looking as technology throws us ever closer to a promised land of perfect visual fidelity. Just this week, for example, Rockstar’s LA Noire will introduce character …
Read More »The most bizarre Mortal Kombat trailer yet
Wanna learn about Mortal Kombat from the latest trailer? Too bad! However, I did learn that sign spinning isn’t just something only the homeless people in my neighborhood hone while being paid tostand on street corners like living, pitiable billboards for furniture store close outs. The dudes in the video …
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