In this week’s Dragon Age: Origins reveal, we’ll take a trip to what looks like a fairly normal village similar to what you’d find in any typically grand role-playing game. However, as you’ll read (and as life in a BioWare RPG often teaches us), sometimes what looks perfectly normal is often far more sinister once one lets one’s guard down. With that, welcome, dear readers to… Continue reading
PARTIAL TELEPHONE TRANSCRIPT: ONE WAY, TRACED
DATE: FRIDAY, 8/21/2009
TIME: 5:42:38 AM EST
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(phone rings)
(phone rings)
(phone rings)
Hello?
No Rubi, I didn’t forget about you… it’s just been a bit busy here – one man operation and all that. Yes, dear… no, put down the gun. No, please don’t shoot up the phone like last time – I couldn’t hear right for a week. Thank you, Rubi…
What was that… there’s some static going on, what? … Yes, I’ll run those WET screenshots now.
Right, right… I know Bethesda is publishing the game and the team at A2M (also known as Artificial Mind & Movement) are developing it.
Yes, uh-huh… September 15, 2009 is the release date.
Yesssssss,I also remembered your birthday, Rubi. No, i’m not telling you what I got you… it’s a surprise. No it’s not a new knife… you “left” the last one I gave you in someone’s head, remember?
Anyway, you want me to run that press release on the blog as well? “Just the good parts?” OK. Uh-huh, right. I gotta go now – don’t want to keep a lady waiting, right?
No no! I was talking about you! Rubi, wait, don’t shoo…(*click*)
DISCONNECTED
END CONVERSATION
DATE: FRIDAY, 8/21/2009
TIME: 5:44:01 AM EST
LOGGED BY: REDACTED
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Women – can’t live with ’em, can’t live without ’em, right?. Well, at least she didn’t shoot the phone this time. Now let’s see if I can do this right: Continue reading
Never have friends over when you’re trying to work. As I was typing the original version of the above headline, I hear a loud voice from behind me “ASTRO BOY TAPS KRISTEN BELL…?!!” then a big hearty horse laugh. Let’s just say someone got a big boot to the ass and ended up on the other side of my front door. Besides, eleven games arrived between this morning and afternoon, so I’ve a LOT of work to do. *Ahem* – now where was I? Oh yeah: Astro Boy game news…
UPDATE: ALL CODES GONE!!!
Attention poker fans: we’ve got a really cool giveaway thanks to the fine folks at D3Publisher of America. They’ve given us FIVE download codes for the FULL PC version of Texas Cheat ‘Em (a $9.99 value) over Valve’s STEAM game service. (broadband digital distribution at its finest, folks!). What’s the catch? Well, nothing! STEAM is absolutely FREE (go download it now, if you haven’t already) – all you need to do is shoot me an e-mail at geelw2@gmail.com and you’ll get your download code!
Heck, I could ask you to join up as a DAF follower using Google Friend Connect, but I’m keeping this giveaway as hands-off as possible. That’s how I roll!
In case you haven’t heard of the game yet, here’s a quick description and screenshots…
Zen Studios has launched its Street Fighter II Tribute expansion table for its popular PlayStation Network hit ZEN Pinball. The table, currently available for $2.49 US (1.99 Euro, if you’re in Euro-pe) features all your favorite World Warriors from Capcom’s classic fighter, plenty of fantastic, lightning fast pinball action and of course, Zen’s amazingly realistic physics model that really sucks you into the fun. It’s cheap, it’s a treat (zero calories!) and most importantly, it’s yet another good Street Fighter game. So what are you reading this for? Go buy and download it if you’re a fan of either SFII or pinball. If you’re NOT a pinball fan – well, you’ll most likely become one after a few rounds with this new table, that’s for sure…
Introversion Software is gearing up for the upcoming Xbox Live Arcade launch of Darwinia+ by revealing these cool Avatar T-shirts shown below, which are only available as an unlockable Achievement in the game. In case you’ve never heard of Darwinia (shame, shame!), it’s an awesomely addictive blend of real-time strategy and visually enhanced retro gaming bliss that’s a beautifully surreal, fast-paced game experience. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll lose a lot of little Darwinians and still come back for more.
I’ll let the excellently information-packed D+ website tell you itself… Continue reading
Konami is rolling out more info on the cast of its upcoming PSN and XBLA Strategy/RPG along with a brief plot outline. From the three missions I tackled at Konami’s NYC Gamers’ Night press event, let’s just say that The game is going to be quite a challenging experience for fans of the genre and hardcore VH fans should definitely be pleased with what’s here. Expect some very tough battles, all-new combat skills and rich HD visuals that pop off the screen.
Enough from me – here’s who’s who in this Sostegarian saga right below the jump… Continue reading
I should’a gone to Cologne, part deux:
SCEA seems ridiculously awful at keeping secrets, what with PSP GO! images being leaked out before E3 and such, but I say it’s all good for their bottom line in the end. No matter which side of the console fence you’re on, you’ve got to admit that the final announcement of the new 120GB PS3 Slim (and yup, that’s the official logo for the model above) at $299 as well as the price cut on older (and fatter) 80 and 160GB models starting September 1, 2009 is only great news for those consumers waiting for that price drop to finally hit.
Spiderweb Software has released the first set of screenshots from its upcoming RPG, Avernum VI, the final installment in the long running Avernum saga. The game is in its final phases of development and should be available in November for Macintosh users, while us PC folks will have to wait ’til early 2010 to get our hands on this epic.
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