Aggrocast Episode Eighty-Two: Setting Up E3 2011

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Storytelling Time In The Secret World

by David 'Hades' Becker [ Friday, 3rd of June 2011 - 07:49 PM ]

It may be coming a lot slower that I would want, but here comes quite a bit more on what is going on with The Secret World. Well at least as it goes with the missions and stories being told in the game. The below developer's diary goes over both those categories more than I will here, but I'll at least break it down for you a bit. Just as the tag line for the game says, "Everything Is True." Think about how the real world would be if every myth, story, legend or folk story were 100% true and not just based on something. Read More...

Tags: The Secret World, Funcom, MMO, E3, PC,

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Klassic Skins And Skarlet DLC Coming Soon To Mortal Kombat

by David 'Hades' Becker [ Tuesday, 31st of May 2011 - 09:03 PM ]

So that didn't take long at all. A little under two months out from launch and we are getting all those pretty pre-order exclusives for Mortal Kombat hitting the open market. I get that those who pre-ordered the game at a specific location have had access to whichever klassic character skin and fatality from day one, but do you feel any kind of special for being that big of a fan? I know I'd feel a little cheated as the proof of my fandom is now being given out to anyone who wants it now. The collection consists of seven pre-order klassic character skins (Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Reptile, Ermac, Mileena, Jade and Kitana) and klassic fatalities (Reptile, Scorpion and Sub-Zero). Read More...

Tags: Mortal Kombat, NetherRealm, Studios, Warner Bros, E3, Fighting, Skarlet, DLC, PS3, XBox,

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House Of The Dead: Overkill Ext. Cut Moving To PS3

by David 'Hades' Becker [ Saturday, 28th of May 2011 - 07:20 PM ]

I knew holding out would pay off. I knew that one day House Of The Dead: Overkill would be hoping onto the PS3 so I could hear all 189 of those F-Bombs that are laced throughout the story. I'm sure they are all tastefully positioned for story purposes and not to crack some kind of record… Although seeing as this is the extended cut of the game coming to the PS3 I have a feeling that the record is going to be broken with a few hundred more tastefully placed F-Bombs. There are a whole two more stages to pack full of the profanity. Lets' do a little math on this. Read More...

Tags: House Of The Dead, Extended Cut, Sega, Zombies, E3, Move, PS3,

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Alice Shows How The Madness Turned Into Hysteria

by David 'Hades' Becker [ Friday, 27th of May 2011 - 11:06 PM ]

It has been a while since I've played the original Alice but I really don't remember the combat to be as fast paced as the below clip for Alice Madness Returns shows. Not that I will complain because I remember that being an issue when I first played the original. It just seems like they twisted every part of the original just as much as the mind of Alice in the first place. Hmm… Maybe that is why… Or it could just be to appease the console players out there. Continuing down that rabbit hole, another interesting addition the game play looks to be the Hysteria mode. Read More...

Tags: Alice, Madness Returns, American McGee, EA, Spicy Horse, PS3, XBox, PC,

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See How Dead Island Is Going To Handle

by David 'Hades' Becker [ Wednesday, 25th of May 2011 - 05:13 PM ]

So I thought the last video for Dead Island was going to be it before E3. Don't want to show off everything before the major convention now would we? But it would seem that the developers wanted to give Game Trailers a bit more to show off before their big E3 push. The video can be seen below. Before you move off to the video though, I'd like to make my normal comments. So bare with me. Or ignore these words and watch the clip. Read More...

Tags: Dead Island, Techland, Deep Silver, Zombies, Game Play, PS3, XBox, PC,

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Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Trailer

by Corey Dockendorf [ Tuesday, 24th of May 2011 - 04:44 PM ]

Can you hear that? That's the sound of money falling from the sky and into Activision Blizzards pocket. Here is the first official look at Modern Warfare 3 in all of its glory. This is the next chapter in the record shattering franchise that is sure to get fans blood pumping. Be sure to pick it up November 8th this year, but for now check out the trailer below! This is our first actual look at game play and I have to say it is eye candy for my brain. Not only do we see tanks and helicopter gunships, we also see mass destruction of some of the biggest cities in the world. Read More...

Tags: MW3, CoD, Modern Warfare 3, Release Date, Activision, FPS, Blizzard,

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Aggrocast Episode Eighty One: Mergers And Acquiescence

by Brian Bentley [ Saturday, 21st of May 2011 - 09:13 PM ]

Brian, David and Corey are back for more hilarity and hijinks on this mid-May episode of the Aggrocast. The guys talk what they've been playing including Dungeon Siege II, Portal 2, Mortal Kombat, Brink, Persona 4 and David's special project. The Community Spotlight is back as well as the highly praised Care/Don't Care segment. The episode wraps up with our main topic - the IGN / UGO merger - and ends with plenty of talk of kittens. We are currently still having a technical issue with our usual feeds, so in the mean time, click here to listen, press play below or use the link below to download it directly. Read More...

Tags: Aggrocast, Podcast, IGN, UGO, E3,

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Dead Island Really Showing How Paradise Can Go Wrong

by David 'Hades' Becker [ Thursday, 19th of May 2011 - 05:57 PM ]

So the original trailer for the game made a huge splash and so did the exclusive behind closed doors showcasing, but for the most part it has been CGI or mostly words showing/describing how Dead Island will handle. While this is still a little bit of the case, we can glean a little more from the below screen shots and new trailer for the game. In fact some of the action shots show quite a bit that can be guessed at. The trailer on the other hand is not as informative, but it does hold a different view of the game world. Read More...

Tags: Dead Island, Techland, Deep Silver, Zombies, Zombie Apocalypse, PS3, XBox, PC,

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What's With The Nut Shots In Shadows Of The Damned

by David 'Hades' Becker [ Wednesday, 18th of May 2011 - 06:08 PM ]

So we are coming into the home stretch before Shadows Of The Damned will be hitting shelves. Just a little over a month last I checked. We've been give some interesting and, after I got a hold of it, controversial things for the game in the past, so what is to come now? More videos of madness? More odd creatures that will be trying to drag Garcia's girl deeper into the nether realm? Here's the funny thing here though. There are a few interesting and odd looking creatures in the below screen shots but notice that Garcia is aiming near the "junk area" when taking aim. Read More...

Tags: Shadows Of The Damned, EA, Grasshopper, PS3, XBox,

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Review: Subsonic Racin' Pro Chair

by Brian Bentley [ Monday, 16th of May 2011 - 09:37 PM ]

Who doesn’t dream of high-speed car chases and the thrill of racing? Well, the Racin’ Pro portable racing chair from Subsonic gets you just a little bit closer to that dream. Subsonic is giving players the tools to have a first class driving experience as if they were in the arcade themselves. What sets the Racin’ Pro chair apart from the competition is its portability. The chair and all of its pieces fold up into a backpack for easy transportation and storage. Setup is a breeze. Read More...

Tags: Racing, Subsonic USA, Hardware, PS3, PC, Review,

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Finally Some Prototype 2 Screens

by David 'Hades' Becker [ Thursday, 12th of May 2011 - 06:07 PM ]

Maybe it is just me, or because we are still a year out from launch, but the visuals for Prototype 2 don't seem to be going the way most sequels go. Usually there is some insane boost or extreme change in how things look. From the below screen I'd swear that they were take straight out of the first game. Not that it is a bad thing, but a little unexpected. I do have to say that some of these shots do have me raring to go back and play the original Prototype just because of how much fun I originally had. Read More...

Tags: Prototype 2, Activision, Radical Entertainment, PS3, XBox, PC,

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Activision To Release A New Call Of Duty, More Talk Of Project Beachhead

by Corey Dockendorf [ Wednesday, 11th of May 2011 - 03:54 PM ]

Monday brought a lot of long awaited, if not expected, news for the Activision Blizzard team. One important bit of news was a new Call of Duty title that would be released before the end of this year. With Call Of Duty: Black Ops the number one selling game in the US and Europe for the past three months, it's no surprise that Activision is going all in with this one. It's a safe bet that another CoD will sell just as well if not better than its predecessors. "This year's Call Of Duty initiatives will result in the best Call Of Duty experiences we have created to date," Kotick said. Read More...

Tags: Call Of Duty, E3, Activision, Blizzard, Black Ops, Beachhead, PS3, XBox, PC,

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Some Heavenly Sword 2 Information?

by David 'Hades' Becker [ Tuesday, 10th of May 2011 - 06:01 PM ]

It is hard to believe it has been almost four years since Heavenly Sword hit the PS3, but it has been. It was an amazing game even though its sales were not overwhelming. I'd blame that on the rocky launch of the PS3 and the titles that had been pushed out for said launch. Who'd want to waste $60 on a new IP made specifically for the infant system at the time. Well this guy for one. The game ended leaving a want for a sequel from Ninja Theory. Read More...

Tags: Heavenly Sword 2, PlayStation, Sony, E3, PS3,

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Dark Of The Moon Shows How Bumblebee Stings

by David 'Hades' Becker [ Monday, 9th of May 2011 - 10:42 PM ]

Unlike Mass Effect 3, Transformers: Dark Of The Moon is still on track for its June release. I mean it better be as Activision is trying to get it out in the same window as the upcoming film as well. A delay now would be retardababy. Or at least give us the promise that is not just a film tie-in and a real follow up to War For Cybertron. Well with the being on track and all, there are a few more screen shots from the game to take a look at. You can see them below. Read More...

Tags: Transformers, Dark Of The Moon, Activision, PS3, XBox, PC, DS, Wii,