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Apr
23
Yoda won’t be overly cheap due to his size, says Soul Calibur IV director
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Chatting with MTV Multiplayer, Soul Calibur IV’s director Katsutoshi Sasaki offered some insight as to whether or not the regular cast of characters would have a fighting chance against Yoda because of his size factor:
“The influences that Yoda will have in terms of gameplay because of his height, [is that] some of the upper attacks […]
Apr
23
Analysis: The State Of Midway In 2008
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[We attended publisher Midway’s press event in Las Vegas late last week, and Christian Nutt returns to ask an important question to you beautiful GameSetWatch readers - can this year’s Midway break its losing streak and turn into a viable publishing entity?]
Veteran publisher Midway has been struggling of late - even the firm itself […]
Apr
23
SuperVillain’s secret Wii title, Order Up!, announced
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In 1982, no one could have guessed that the premise behind Burgertime would eventually give birth to an entire genre. Don’t even fight it — cooking has become a genre in the world of videogames.
Today, Zoo Games has announced the SuperVillain Studios developed Order Up!, a Wii exclusive title set to hit stores on July […]
Apr
23
NY Comic Con: B-Boy brings both electricity and boogaloos to your PS2, PSP
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"Oh no, son! Toprock! Toprock! Kid is doing a toprock," an excited teenager yelled at me as I played the FreeStyleGames developed title B-Boy at SoutPeak Games’ booth at this year’s New York Comic Con.
Of course, I had no idea what the hell this kid behind me was yelling about. B-Boy, an upcoming breakdancing title […]
Apr
23
The Great Retro Quiz! .29: Donkey Kong Country
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Welcome to another edition of the Great Retro Quiz!, the weekly feature that puts your knowledge of classic videogames to the test!
This week is all about Donkey Kong Country for the Super Nintendo Entertainment. I assume a lot of you have played this game — it is the second bestselling game on the SNES after […]
Apr
23
[Editor’s note: Sadie G is one tough girl. But there’s a softer side to her and she reveals that side to us as part of April’s Monthly Musings. — CTZ]
We could sit here and debate the girl gaming phenomenon for a few days or you could just bypass everything you think and know of the […]
Apr
23
Trifecta completed: EA reveals NCAA Football 09 PS3 cover artwork
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College football fans, you can stop biting your nails. After a long wait — the 360 version’s cover was announced way back on March 6th, and the Wii version’s cover was unveiled twelve days later — we finally know the identity of the PS3 version’s coverboy for NCAA Football 09: Matt Ryan, former quarterback for […]
Apr
23
About a month ago we posted video of an incredible-looking fan remake of the underrated Metroid II: Return of Samus. It looked great, but just try to forget about it for a second and feast your eyes on the above. Now this … this is what I am talking about.
This amazingly well made trailer is […]
Apr
23
Although this is all over the Internet by now, be warned that minor spoilers concerning Metal Gear Solid 4 will be in this post. And on the subject of spoiled minors …
The BBFC has indirectly caused some controversy, due its rating of the game Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. The game has […]
Apr
23
Minds blown: Criterion adding motorbikes, night time to Burnout Paradise
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I’m not going to complain that Criterion are releasing too many damned Burnout Paradise updates and that they’re getting hard to keep up with. OK, fine — I am. There’s a "Bogart" update, a "Cagney" update, and then there’s this damned "Davis" update. But it’s hard to stay mad at Criterion because the "Davis" update […]