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February 2010 - Posts
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Plenty has been said about what games can be and how far the medium has come in its 40-year-plus history. Quantic Dream is the latest to put its foot forward on the matter with Heavy Rain , a fully produced triple-A title that hopes to accomplish what's Read More...
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While it hurts me to divulge easy Gold trophies of any kind...I'm here for you: the reader. And, as such is my responsibility, I'm letting you know that before you go suffering through multiple playthroughs in Heavy Rain for two, degrading Gold trophies, Read More...
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"We went to EA and we talked to them about [a UFC game], they said...'this isn't a real sport, these aren't real athletes and we would never do a game like this,'" UFC's President Dana White said on yesterday's X-Play episode. He continued by saying, Read More...
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In a, mostly, unprecedented move Nintendo will be releasing their heaviest hitters of the year earlier than expected, according to Kotaku (Down Under Edition) . Nintendo plans on launching Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid: Other M by the end of summer Read More...
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Sony Santa Monica Director of Technology Tim Moss' Twitter feed confirmed that while the biggest game next month, God of War 3 , may be taking up at least half a Bluray disc, you won't even notice. Unlike some PS3 games that require an install to play, Read More...
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Mangod, aka Shane Bettenhausen of Ignition Entertainment and previously of EGM, hypothesized on this week's 4 Guys 1UP podcast that Sony and Nintendo's portable follow ups will be shown at this year's E3: "I think the big story of E3 is DS 2 and PSP 2. Read More...
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No overworld map. Ammo and health caps maxed at 100. Zero Y-axis capability. If you're old enough to remember playing Wolfenstein 3D back in 1992 these are shortcomings made only apparent in the current world of elaborate modern war fares and halo rings. Read More...
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Here's a hot little rumor going around the Interwebs: cross-game voice chat might be coming to a PS3 console near you at a premium . Sony has been more than obvious about toying with the idea of having a subscription-based PlayStation Network so it doesn't Read More...
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SEGA released a demo version of next month's Yakuza 3 earlier today. The series has been a runaway success overseas, but hasn't managed to make much of a dent in the States. If you weren't a big fan of the games before, the demo will do little to win Read More...
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Underwater games have had a less than favorable history over the years and, contrary to that belief, Bioshock released to a stellar reception that any follow-up would have surely failed in comparison. Enter Bioshock 2 , another water-infused quest, and Read More...
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So after patiently putting up with uninspired (and quite terrible) Sonic titles for years and years, Sega finally announced that a proper 2D sequel to the old Genesis series, Sonic the Hedgehog 4 , will be out this summer. The footage below (courtesy Read More...
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For those of you looking to put your, ahem, "manhood" through a vice again, Capcom flips the Mega Man 10 download switch on next month. Just like Mega Man 9 before it, the blue bomber will have a staggered release on the three leading consoles. Releasing Read More...
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As part of Sony's "make.believe" campaign on PSN, thatgamecompany's flOw is free for download until 2/13 at Midnight EST. After which point you'll have to, well...pony up the full asking price like a sucka for not following @Hawtwired . Big news also Read More...
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Microsoft hosted X10, a media event absent from the scene since 2006, tonight and presented a few updates to their game offerings in the coming year. I ranked them, unequivocally, by importance below: 6. An exclusive Xbox 360 prologue to Dead Rising 2 Read More...
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If you've been gaming for as long as I have, you no doubt have certain expectations when it comes to video game releases. Triple A titles always come out during the fall. Madden during the summer. Niche titles in the earlier part of the year. And so on. Read More...
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Bucking the recent trend of letting you know about interesting tidbits for the week's games, I've found another one for Bioshock 2 today. Apparently, there's an option in the main menu to alter the game's framerate which reads: Unlock Framerate - 'On' Read More...
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VGChartz ran the above screen showing FFXIII as possibly getting the Xbox 360 bundle treatment in the near future. Photoshop, or the real deal? Read More...
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Single-player games can be a hard sale for gamers who will more than likely just play once and trade them in. EA shot their first salvo against selling back games -- which retail will resell as a profitless "used" copy -- by introducing free content only Read More...
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I'm sure that by now you guys have already picked up Dead Space Extraction on the Wii, right? Never heard of it? Ouch. Well, I guess you weren't one of the few 30,000 or so purchasers of the 2009 motion-enabled Wii shooter. If what Kotaku is reporting Read More...
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Heavy Rain is a game about choices and the consequences to those choices. Quantic Dream's demo of the upcoming adventure title tries to demonstrate just how the developer plans on pulling that off. You get a brief glimpse at how the controls, dynamic Read More...
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So Halo 2 's done -- among other Xbox 1 games -- transmitting battle rifle shots and plasma grenades across the Interwebs on April 15th, so says Major Nelson . While it might be saddening for players to think of giving up their pre-RB/LB reloading, pre-equipment, Read More...
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The developers of Heavy Rain , Quantic Dream, have a cool little site ( Precinct 52 ) up promoting their upcoming title where you try to put together a "dossier" of evidence. Guess right and you get a demo code for Heavy Rain . Luckily for you and me, Read More...
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The new age of RPGs is exciting, emotional, and utterly captivating. With the advent of Mass Effect 2 I have to wonder if there's even a need for another Final Fantasy . And yes, I'm referring to the one coming out next month. Nothing about ME2 is typical Read More...
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Living the life of an aspiring video game writer is one of numerous perks and earthly wonders; like the God of War 3 demo code we have at hand for a lucky HawtWired reader. It was a rare token handed out to us at a recent industry event. One so rare that Read More...
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Sony's take on "The Apprentice" plans on guiding PSN users through the lives of several contestants as they vie for the ultimate dream job, Quality Assurance. Err, did I say dream job? I meant to say a job at Sony. Starting right at the bottom. Umm, yeah. Read More...
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Coming off the heels of the excellent faux-retro Castle Crashers , The Behemoth launched a new trailer for their previously unnamed Game 3, Battlerock Theater . From the looks of it, the game is everything we've come to expect from the developer that Read More...
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