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You Don’t Have to Play a Game to Write For One

contentpuller — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:41 +0000

A writer’s job is just to write. Mindblowing! You May Also Want To Read: Telltale Devs Write Jurassic Park Reviews Without Noting They Made the Game A pair of especially-positive user reviews on Metacritic don't identify... Play this Kinect game

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Project Zero 2 (Fatal Frame 2) to terrify European Wii owners

contentpuller — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:37 +0000

Another gem unearthed from the Nintendo Direct event: Project Zero 2 (known as Fatal Frame 2 in the states) is headed to the Wii in Europe. We don’t have many other details, the press release states rather simply that, along with Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir, Project Zero 2: Wii Edition “will be coming to Europe.” The remake was announced for Japan back in 2010.

The release doesn’t specify whether the game will see a North American release as well. Spirit Camera, a Fatal Frame spinoff, has already been confirmed for North America, so hopefully we’ll have a Fatal Frame 2 announcement before too long. And, uh, since we’re on the subject, how about a little Fatal Frame 4, Nintendo? Pleeease?
Gallery: Fatal Frame (2011) (Wii)Project Zero 2 (Fatal Frame 2) to terrify European Wii owners originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Pokemon Rap Video: Nugget From The Net

contentpuller — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:00:43 +0000

G4 reviews editor Dana "The Chameleon" Leahy and I have a running discussion about whether it’s possible to talk about games and nerdy stuff and b … Continue reading Pokemon Rap Video: Nugget From The Net You May Also Want To

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Asura’s Wrath review: Wrecking the curve

contentpuller — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:00:42 +0000

Asura’s Wrath is a pile of impossibilities. It is a myth made real. It is a meticulous construction of unflappable absurdity. Asura’s Wrath is a glittering, golden starchild of incredulity, and I love it. I also wish I didn’t have to review it.

The strictures of a review really aren’t adequate to quantify the experience waiting for players in Asura’s Wrath. Of course there are mechanics and systems and gauges, all of that, and I will endeavor to explain them, but understand that what follows falls well short of fully encapsulating the experience. About 380,000 kilometers too short.
Gallery: Asura’s Wrath (Gamescom 2011)Continue reading Asura’s Wrath review: Wrecking the curveAsura’s Wrath review: Wrecking the curve originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Guild Wars 2 Opens Beta Sign-Ups For 48 Hours

contentpuller — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:00:44 +0000

Want you access to the Guild Wars 2 beta? Well, from this very minute and for the next 48 hours you can sign up. It doesn’t seem that it will guarantee you a spot, but you’ll certainly be on the list for future beta events. You need only head here, put in your details, drip [...]

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Mass Effect 3 standard edition contains reversible FemShep cover

contentpuller — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:00:42 +0000

Commander Shepard is a man? It was the greatest lie ever created in future history. BioWare sought to fix this, admitting the savior of Earth (and the galaxy at large) could be recast as female.

Well, it seems the developer has gone one step further and slipped in the female Shepard on the reverse cover of Mass Effect 3 (standard edition). Sure, she’s not black yet, but we’ll take a partial truth for the time being.

Check out BioWare’s unboxing video after the break.Continue reading Mass Effect 3 standard edition contains reversible FemShep coverMass Effect 3 standard edition contains reversible FemShep cover originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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BandFuse: Rock Legends attempts a music game with real guitars … again

contentpuller — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:00:39 +0000

Over the last few years or so, the “guitar game” genre has had one of the craziest journeys in video game history. From the huge early success of Harmonix’ Guitar Hero to the company’s split into Rock Band and the final proclamation that Guitar Hero was finished, the epic story of plastic instruments and the games that came with them has gone from prelude to climax to quiet hum, all in the space of a few years.

And there have already been a few “post-modern” guitar games, most notably Power Gig: Rise of the Six-String and Rocksmith, which both involve real guitars rather than their plastic counterparts, and which suggest that strumming along with real songs and strings might actually teach real musical skill (a promise that neither was able to land with great success).

And so it’s interesting that Realta Entertainment Group has chosen this moment to step out with its premiere product, called BandFuse: Rock Legends. It’s a music game that uses a real, live electric guitar, plugged into a video game console, as its controller. We’ve … we’ve been down this road before, right?Gallery: BandFuse: Rock Legends (2/22/12)Continue reading BandFuse: Rock Legends attempts a music game with real guitars … againBandFuse: Rock Legends attempts a music game with real guitars … again originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Dating site for gamers launches in the UK

contentpuller — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:00:39 +0000

Does your personal life need a co-op mode? Looking for the perfect Player Two? Well, help could be at hand – the UK’s first dating site dedicated solely to gamers went live yesterday. Dateagamer, the brainchild of UK entrepreneur and TV presenter Tom Thurlow, offers free membership and caters for all persuasions. The site claims it’s “home to over 150,000 single gamers”. “It is reckoned that over two-thirds of men and more than half of women in the UK now regularly play video games, so it’s about time they had access to a niche dating website packed with members sharing the same interests,” commented Thurlow. Read more…

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PlayStation Vita Is Now Available in the US

contentpuller — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:00:39 +0000

Today is a very exciting day for PlayStation, all of our loyal fans and the entire gaming industry. The highly anticipated PlayStation Vita, our next generation handheld gaming device, is now officially available here in the US. We celebrated this momentous occasion from coast to coast last night, kicking off at a midnight event in New York where an enthusiastic crowd from the PlayStation Nation came to get their PS Vita units. When we set out to create PS Vita, we were determined to deliver the best handheld gaming experience the industry has ever seen, an experience that would rival current consoles and set the bar infinitely higher for those exploring the portable gaming space. In the year following its announcement, you’ve heard us throw around words like “revolutionary,”

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Capcom, Namco & Sega Teaming Up For Mysterious 3DS Game

contentpuller — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:00:38 +0000

Here’s a mystery: Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata announced this morning a 3DS collaboration between publishers Capcom, Namco Bandai and Sega. The "impossible t …

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