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TommyE — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:50:39 +0000

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A Very Skyrim Super Bowl [Note]

TommyE — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:50:33 +0000

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Live From New York, It’s Bastion’s Ending Theme [Video]

TommyE — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:50:21 +0000

If you missed the New York Video Game Critics Circle Awards, here’s your chance to see a whole bunch of videos from last Thursday’s event, including a live rendition of Bastion’s “Setting Sail, Coming Home” performed by songwriter Darren Korb and singer Ashley Barrett. More »

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Twisted Metal hits Europe on March 7

TommyE — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:50:18 +0000

After the European launch of Twisted Metal was stalled last week, a new date has been announced by creator David Jaffe. The European release has been pushed back to March 7, according to Jaffe’s Twitter account, thanks to localization issues and cuts that had to be made in cutscenes.

Last week, Jaffe assured players that Twisted Metal’s story — surely its most integral component — would remain intact despite the alterations.

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Dragon Age: Redemption hits DVD on Felicia Day; er, Valentine’s Day

TommyE — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:50:13 +0000

Let’s skip the formalities and just say it: BioWare wants you to buy Felicia Day for Valentine’s Day. No, not buy something for her, but purchase Felicia Day herself. And no, not in any illegal or gross sense of the word — Dragon Age: Redemption, the six-part webseries available on Machinima’s YouTube channel since October, is coming out in DVD form on February 14, complete with behind-the-scenes extras, a commentary track and blooper reel.

Dragon Age: Redemption parallels the story in Dragon Age 2’s digital add-on, Mark of the Assassin, which features Day as an elf who assassinates things. Or, as Flatiron Film Company describes both forms of media, Felicia Day cosplaying!

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Ubisoft Reflections resume outs unannounced Kinect game

TommyE — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:50:03 +0000

Ubisoft Reflections’ next effort will be aimed at Kinect, it seems. Artist Joss Scouler’s LinkedIn account reportedly listed an unannounced Kinect title in the works, but it has since been removed from the profile. Scouler has been with Ubisoft Reflections for over five years and and helped ship the studio’s most recent console game, Driver: San Francisco.

“After just finishing Driver Wii as lead artist and spending time helping finalise the artwork for Driver: San Francisco, it is onto the next project on 360 Kinect which looks to be very exciting indeed,” Scouler’s entry previously read. Eurogamer managed to spot the unaltered profile, which pegged him as art lead on the Kinect project.

We’ve contacted Ubisoft for a statement and will update if we hear back.

Ubisoft Reflections resume outs unannounced Kinect game originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Did Three Japanese Guys in Afro Wigs Just Accidentally Cover the Super Mario Land Theme? [Video]

TommyE — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:30:00 +0000

Game music can show up in the most random places. Rarely, however, does it involve rock bands in bad wigs. More »

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Rhythm Thief and the art of appropriation

TommyE — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:30:00 +0000

With the recent talk of game cloning, it’s easy to forget that taking an idea from another game and running with it can be not only inoffensive, but beneficial.

When done the wrong way, cloning lets one company divert revenue and attention away from the original, nearly identical source. But when done well — when it’s “inspiration” and not outright copying — everyone’s happy. People who liked the original game get to play something that takes what worked about that game, and builds on it in interesting ways. The developer of the new game gets a proven framework upon which to apply its own ideas, and a built-in fanbase to sell to. And the originator gains the prestige of having its game become a genre-defining work.

That’s the case with Sega’s Rhythm Thief: The Emperor’s Treasure for 3DS. Sega’s musical adventure wears its influences on its sleeve, and is better for it.

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News Post: FF XIII-2

TommyE — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:50:48 +0000

Gabe:
I ended up enjoying FF XIII by the time I got to hour thirty or so. My biggest problem with that game was how slow it was to start. Also the story didn’t make any fucking sense but I don’t really care about that. By the time I got the hang of the paradigm system I was bored with the game. FF XIII-2 gets rid of all the bullshit set up and throws you right into the fun stuff.

There is a bit of a tutorial but for the most part the game assumes you know how Paradigms work. In

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Sadly, Portal-Themed Combustible Lemon Does Not Actually Combust [Video]

TommyE — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:50:43 +0000

Portal 2’s Cave Johnson rants about citrus fruit in this trailer for an “Electronic Combustible Lemon,” which, when ignited, plays an ominous ticking countdown followed by what I presume is the sound of lemons exploding. Sadly, the lemon itself does not explode. More »

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