In this episode Scotterz, xJason, Ruben Z., Gusto, Beatboxtaun, and Megatron get together to talk about our Game of the Year predictions, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Kirby's Epic Yarn, Kinect, and some of the latest news buzzing in the gaming world.
To read Beatboxtaun's review of Kirby's Epic Yarn, click HERE.
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Kirby's Epic Yarn Developer: Good Feel Publisher: Nintendo of America Platform: Nintendo Wii Genre: Adventure Rating: Everyone Release Date: October 17, 2010
Kirby has returned for his latest platform game since the Nintendo 64. Kirby has taken on a new look in this adventure Nintendo Wii title and his abilities have changed from sucking in air to whipping a yarn leash. The scrapbook and quilt feel to the stages, coupled with the crafting elements, will give the player a different experience from other Kirby titles and
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Kirby's Epic Yarn Developer: Good Feel Publisher: Nintendo of America Platform: Nintendo Wii Genre: Adventure Rating: Everyone Release Date: October 17, 2010
Kirby has returned for his latest platform game since the Nintendo 64. Kirby has taken on a new look in this adventure Nintendo Wii title and his abilities have changed from sucking in air to whipping a yarn leash. The scrapbook and quilt feel to the stages, coupled with the crafting elements, will give the player a different experience from other Kirby titles and
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Viacom purchased Harmonix, back in 2006, for $175 million, when music games were on a rise. Now the company is ready to let go of Harmonix. Viacom seems to believe that this genre has grown stagnant and will not raise revenue. Harmonix is said to be responsible for decreasing Viacom's third quarter earnings by 59%.
Nintendo announced today that they trademarked the catchphrase, "It's On Like Donkey Kong". Yes, you heard right. The catchphrase is now owned by Nintendo. The catchphrase can even be found on Urbandictionary.com.
Donkey Kong first graced arcades in 1981 with his 1981 self-titled arcade game. Donkey Kong
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EA and Lucas Arts have announced a partnership with Star Wars: The Old Republic. The marketing, distribution, and publishing will now be done by EA with Lucas Arts still be working on the design.
Here is the official announcement:
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) and Lucasfilm
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Nintendo has announced that Mario wind-up toys have found their way out of the factory and have taken over the distribution facility. With the release of Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!, Nintendo has released a new video for the game, that can be seen below. The game will hit shelves on November 14th.
There is a bounty out on Kinect . Adafruit Industries is offering $2000 US for open source drivers for Kinect. What is totally amazing is the fact the people now have gained access to Kinect and can send basic commands to control the unit.
Now that we are coming up to a two year anniversary of LittleBigPlanet, Media Molecule wanted to take the time to share their early creations of LittleBigPlanet's main star. Now, you may be thinking Sackboy, however he was not in the picture in the beginning. Alex, Mark and Dave of Media Molecule first pitched LittleBigPlanet to Sony, the main character was
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Microsoft may of canned 1 VS 100 earlier this year but that doesn't mean that they have given up on live episodic games on Xbox Live just yet. Instead it appears they are giving it a second go and are now beta testing a new game show, Full House Poker, which features a style of Hold'em called
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I was at Futureshop in Montreal this morning and there were a lot of Kinects and little interest from customers. There were about five Futureshop employees stacking Kinects building pyramids like one would do with Lego's. I was there for two hours (as I had to wait for my hotel room
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In an interview with another site, Kinect Director Alex Kipman revealed that Microsoft is now working on titles that include both motion control and standard controllers.
"We'll continue to have controller-only games," said Alex Kipman, the brain behind the development
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A new Mortal Kombat trailer has emerged to make your head spin. The new trailer lets you see just what Scorpion is going to bring to the table.
The trailer begins with Scorpion stating, "This is where I was reborn; this is where you will pay." Then you will witness Scorpion fight, with a vengeance. The
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Halloween has passed, but there’s no reason you can’t spend time pretending to be someone – or something – else. For the WiiWare™ downloadable game service, players can hop inside a robot in Robox®. For Nintendo DSiWare™, players can take on the role of the Ultimate Pacifier in Paul’s Shooting Adventure or go solo with Peg Solitaire. For a sporty look, try out a classic three-on-three basketball game for the Virtual Console™ service. Get the best of both worlds with a virus-controlling game, Gene Labs available for both WiiWare and Nintendo DSiWare.
Anticipation for the 3DS grows and grows, the more we find out about it. So, any news on Nintendo's handheld console is welcomed.
GoNintendo posted this list of 3DS launch titles, which includes the March 2011 estimated launch date for North America and Europe. The titles that were expected to release at launch are:
Although Call of Duty: Black Ops is set to hit shelves on November 9, 2010, a Black Ops zombie video has already surfaced. We can assume that it is the Black Ops' Nazi Zombie mode.
The video is shot with the camera facing the television screen and you can see the Nazi flag right when the game starts.
Harley Quinn seems to be sporting a new outfit in Arkham City. The image in the concept art shows her ditching the dress and moving on to a leather attire.
Arkhamcity.co.uk shares the following information about Harley Quinn with us.
Harley Quinn Alter ego: Dr. Harleen Quinzel Team affiliations: Secret Society of Super
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A preview video of the 3DS Shopping Channel has been released. Nintendo CEO, Satoru Iwata, has unveiled this video at a Nintendo's investors briefing today. Iwata explained that the new shopping interface would combine sales and promos in one system,to offer a smoother overall experience. They feel that this will give the consumer a better and more enjoyable window of shopping
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Before I begin this article, World of Warcraft had nothing to do with the rape and murder of the innocent victim, Kimberly Proctor from Victoria, British Columbia. The 18-year old girl's body was found charred on the Galloping Goose Trail. The graphic details were left out, out of respect for the victim and her family.