BioShock Infinite's 1999 Mode Makes It Not So Infinite

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What Do The Devs Of Darksiders 2 Think Of Death?

by David 'Hades' Becker [ Saturday, 21st of January 2012 - 07:30 PM ]

That is a good question seeing as they are bringing Death to life (sorry) in the game. For the answer to the question we can turn right to recent "Death Rises" Developer's Diary for Darksiders II that has hit the internet. Let's take a look. Before I get into all the cool things shown here I need to get something off my chest. Do you find it funny that the character Death is automatically labeled to be male? Yes the character model is masculine as is the voice, but for something that is more of a Force of Nature over a Gendered being I find it funny that the default is to go with male. Read More...

Tags: Darksiders II, THQ, Vigil Games, PS3, XBox, PC,

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2K's XCOM Has Been Delayed Until 2013

by Fred Buell [ Thursday, 19th of January 2012 - 05:04 PM ]

More or less the title here says it all. XCOM won't be coming out this year unless there is some craziness that happens in the coming 11 months. This could happen, but as of now it does not seem all that likely. I do have to say though, I find this extremely odd given what we've seen over the last two years. At E3 2011 XCOM actually looked like it was in the final stages of alpha testing and would soon be moving into the beta phase. It looked like it handled very well and all of the features that the dev team talked about were implemented extremely well. Read More...

Tags: XCOM, 2K Games, 2K Marin, Delay, PS3, XBox, PC,

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CES 2012 Hands On: Warp

by Brian Bentley [ Tuesday, 17th of January 2012 - 05:06 PM ]

At CES 2012, Microsoft was showing off their upcoming promotion set to begin on February 15th – Xbox Live House Party. A new XBLA title released each Wednesday for four weeks, House Party plans to grab your attention with hot titles, then monopolize your week as you ready for the next installment. You've already seen the previews on two of the four titles – Alan Wake’s American Nightmare and I Am Alive. Now, we’ll jump into EA's offering to XBLA’s version of pot luck dinner: Warp. Read More...

Tags: Warp, EA, Trapdoor Games, CES, 2012, XBLA House Party, Xbox 360,

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Learning To Fly Max Payne Style

by David 'Hades' Becker [ Thursday, 5th of January 2012 - 12:11 AM ]

I swear if we were suppose to figure out what a game is all about from just the screen shots and video shared from companies we would all be way off most of the time. A good example would be the below screen shots from Max Payne 3. It looks like a good mixture of campaign as well as multiplayer mixed in here. So let me take a stab at what I'd say the game is all about based off these. First, it's all about flying around an industrial playground shooting whatever you can. Read More...

Tags: Max Payne 3, Rockstar Games, PS3, XBox, PC,

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Top 5 Items Pushed Into 2012

by Brian Bentley [ Wednesday, 28th of December 2011 - 05:05 PM ]

As 2011 comes to a close, it's easy to point out that once again the games industry has had an incredible year of releases. So many in fact, it would be simple to say that games pushed in to 2012 are okay because we already have so much to play. While I do not necessarily disagree with that statement, I think about the games already slated for next year that I want to play - i.e. BioShock Infinite, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Tomb Raider and XCOM - and I'm wondering when I will find the time to get into the things that were pushed back from 2011. Read More...

Tags: Top 5, Runic Games, EA, PlayStation, Mass Effect 3, The Last Guardian, PS Vita, Journey, Torchlight II,

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Trailer Park (12/14/11)

by Matt Waitt [ Wednesday, 14th of December 2011 - 08:51 PM ]

Alright ladies and gentlemen it's time for another installment to everyone's favorite program. First up we got a trailer for the opening cinematic to Blizzard's upcoming masterpiece; Diablo III. The trailer features our old friend Deckard Cain narrating a prophecy foretold in one of his many books. I personally cannot wait for Diablo III. I loved the first two installments of the franchise a lot and spent countless hours on Diablo II. Read More...

Tags: Diablo 3, Guild Wars 2, Metal Gear Rising, Blizzard, Platinum Games, ArenaNet, PC, 360, PS3,

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The Underwhelming BioShock Infinite VGA Trailer

by David 'Hades' Becker [ Tuesday, 13th of December 2011 - 11:58 PM ]

So if you watched the VGA's over the last weekend you more than likely saw the new trailer for BioShock Infinite. If you didn't, you can check it out below. Just please come back up here and read if you decide to skip on down. Having watched the trailer I find myself asking: "Where's the new stuff?" Isn't that the point of debuting a new trailer to the web world? Isn't that the point of the VGA's these days, anyways? Read More...

Tags: BioShock Infinite, Irrational Games, 2K Games, PS3, XBox, PC,

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Fan Made BioShock Movie Teaser

by Matt Waitt [ Friday, 2nd of December 2011 - 05:29 PM ]

In my long and weary travels through the harsh and sometimes beautiful lands of the internet, I have come across a video on YouTube by the username of "TheBioshockMovie" which only has one upload which was about a week ago. The upload is titled "BioShock Movie (2013) - Trailer". While it's more of a teaser, this fan-made video has definitely impressed me. The teaser starts off with some junk on a beach as the camera pans to the right we see a wallet, a shoe and then a man. A man who just happens to be holding a Big Daddy doll, then a sharp cut to a real life big daddy, a man screaming and what seems to be the man holding the doll getting swept away from a surge of water. Read More...

Tags: BioShock, Fanmade, Irrational Games, YouTube, XBox, PS3, PC,

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Gearbox Making A Borderlands 2 Cosplayer's Dream A Reality

by David 'Hades' Becker [ Thursday, 1st of December 2011 - 05:45 PM ]

Hey you! Yes you. Let me get personal for a second. You happen to be between 18 and 30? Are you Y chromosome deficient; or possibly tried cutting that day Y off? You got a way to make it to Dallas, TX? If you can answer yes to all of those, I got someone down there who want to check you out. Not only check you out, but pay you to look at your face and take a lot of photos to be used in all different forms of media. I'm talking film, photograph, magazine, website and even video game. Yea, the above sounds like a weird Craigslist ad that would most likely end in you being raped and killed. Read More...

Tags: Gearbox, Borderlands 2, 2K Games, Casting, Model, Acting, PS3, XBox, PC,

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Zachary Levi To Host Video Game Awards

by Brian Bentley [ Wednesday, 30th of November 2011 - 10:29 PM ]

Today it was announced that Zachary Levi will be hosting the 2011 Video Game Awards on Spike TV. Before you click away from this article and roll your eyes, let's take a look at the VGAs and this press release in particular before you pre-judge the fledgling award show. I decided to do this analysis in hopes that Spike TV is trying to legitimize the show and the process. First off, Zachary Levi is a nice, safe choice for host. He's moderately popular with the mainstream (Chuck, Tangled) and he has geek cred (Halo voiceover and Internet presence). Read More...

Tags: VGA, Zachary Levi, Spike TV, VideoGames, Awards, Blizzard, Bioshock Infinite,

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A Moment of your Time...

by Bryan Ray [ Tuesday, 8th of November 2011 - 01:21 AM ]

Greetings fellow gamers! If I could have a brief minute, I would like to tell you about myself. My name is Bryan Ray, frequently referred to as King Xanadu, and I will be writing for Aggrogamer over the next several months. (Perhaps years? I like the thought.) I play mostly XBox 360 though I do have a Steam account for my dated laptop (It's old enough to have a “supports Windows Vista” sticker on it) but I don’t use it as much as I’d like. I love music, a lot. So much that I am currently attending college for it. Read More...

Tags: Videogames, Xbox, PC, MMO, RPG, Introduction,

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Grand Theft Auto V Now Has It's Trailer...Straight Outta Vinewood

by David 'Hades' Becker [ Wednesday, 2nd of November 2011 - 05:40 PM ]

The wait is now over GTA fans. The first trailer for Grand Theft Auto V can be seen below in all of its glory. At least in the glory of having a trailer that really doesn't tell us much. Outside of heavy hints at a Los Angeles-type setting and a time period of being current. But hey, it is better than just having a tweet that said the game was coming. We all get to see that the game is in full production and not just some pre-production limbo for now. I, for one, was wishing that Rockstar would have deviated from the normal GTA staples and gone outside of the box - at least in the realm of game world. Read More...

Tags: Grand Theft Auto V, GTAV, Rockstar Games, Trailer, Announcement, PS3, Xbox, PC,

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10 Things You Ought To Know: The Sims Social

by Brian Bentley [ Monday, 31st of October 2011 - 10:04 PM ]

Love 'em or hate 'em, Facebook games are a part of today's general gaming landscape. They come in many shapes and sizes – requiring various amounts of your time and (the developers hope) money. It's hard to give a hard and fast review on Facebook games, which like any other Massively Multiplayer Online game, it is constantly evolving. In lieu of a review, I decided to pull out my 10 Things You Ought to Know-style article and take a look at The Sims Social. You’re going to ask a lot of your friends. Read More...

Tags: Sims Social, Facebook, 10 Things You Ought To Know, Social Games,

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Batman Is A Swinger In Arkham City

by David 'Hades' Becker [ Wednesday, 5th of October 2011 - 06:58 PM ]

If you are in here reading this now, you are either a fan of Batman: Arkham City and want to see new screen shots or you are one of those people who get off to comic book porn. I'll let you sort that out for yourself there. If you fell into the first category, then do we have some good news for you. There are some new screen shots below for B: AC so you can celebrate and pine over the new views of the game. Including some really nice in-game shots of Batman getting ready to take to 'flight' using his grappling hook/gun. Read More...

Tags: Batman, RockSteady Games, Warner Bros, DC, Comics, Arkham City, PS3, XBox, PC,