Review: 'The Walking Dead,' Episode 1 - 'A New Day'

Posted 4/27/12 5:40 pm EST by in iPhone / iPad, PC, PS3, Reviews, Video, Xbox 360


Telltale's foray into zombie territory makes a strong case for me to shrug off my fatigue in the face of what continues to be an endless onslaught of zombie fiction. Taking place in and around the events of Robert Kirkman's long-running Image comic of the same name, it compresses the drama in that zombie apocalypse soap opera creating a palpable sense of danger and tragedy. It encapsulates so much of what has made The Walking Dead compelling as a comic these past few years while staying true to Telltale's patented mix of storytelling and gaming.

[Please note this review is for the PC version of The Walking Dead, which is also available on the Mac, PS3, and Xbox 360]
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'Kingdom Hearts 3D' Baddies the Dream Eaters In Screenshot Form

Posted 4/27/12 5:00 pm EST by in 3DS / DS, News, Role Playing Games, Screenshots


This menagerie of cute creatures certainly don't look like hero-killers for Square's upcoming Kingdom Hearts sequel.
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Stylistic Puzzler 'The Unfinished Swan' Coming to PS3?

Posted 4/27/12 4:00 pm EST by in News, PS3, PSN


By Jeffrey MatulefIn 2008 a trailer was released for a black & white first-person puzzler called The Unfinished Swan. The intriguing premise placed players in a purely black or white plane, where they'd have to splatter paint around to find their way through a creepy garden maze. Striking and inventive, it piqued a lot of interest before all but disappearing. Many believed it had been cancelled, but it turns out the Unfinished Swan is going to be finished after all.

Developer Giant Sparrow recently tweeted, "The Unfinished Swan is still happening. Check your radar in the next few weeks for some big news."

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Torchlight 2 Price and Pre-Order Bonuses Revealed

Posted 4/27/12 2:15 pm EST by in News, PC


By Jeffrey Matulef

Runic Games has announced that their highly anticipated action RPG, Torchlight 2, will cost $19.99 (£14.99 / €18.99).
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Nintendo to go Day and Date With Digital and Retail Sales

Posted 4/27/12 1:40 pm EST by in 3DS / DS, Downloadable Games, News, Wii U


New Super Mario Bros. 2 kicks off the Big N's embracing of major digital releases.
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'PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale' Pits Kratos Against PaRappa

Posted 4/27/12 1:05 pm EST by in Fighting Games, News, PS3, Video


Sony smashes all of its mascots together in this SuperBot Entertainment-developed brawler.
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'Ketzal's Corridors' Review - The Ancient Art Of Block Manipulation

Posted 4/27/12 11:29 am EST by in 3DS / DS, Reviews


Ketzal's Corridors

At some point, someone out there thought Human Tetris was a marketable property. Well, for the sake of humanity, they were wrong, but they were kind of on to something. Twisting the familiar gameplay of Tetris around to force the player to fit the pieces into predetermined holes is actually a quite compelling form of gameplay. Building on this concept, game developers KeysFactory have built two full-fledged releases, ThruSpace for WiiWare, and the recently released 3DS eShop title, Ketzal's Corridors, the later of which proves that virtually any derivation of Tetris can still be thoroughly entertaining.

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Rayman Legends Wii U Trailer Leaked

Posted 4/27/12 10:27 am EST by in News


By Jeffrey Matulef

The previously reported mysterious Rayman title has been announced as Rayman Legends. More interesting is that a Wii U trailer has leaked, depicting roughly two minutes of in-game footage.

The trailer shows off the game's four-player multiplayer, wherein the person holding the Wii U tablet has a separate screen they can use to manipulate the environment. At one point they slide a platform via touchscreen, allowing the rest of the party to progress.

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1987 Silver: 25 Years of 'Castlevania'

Posted 4/26/12 6:20 pm EST by in 3DS / DS, Features, PC, PS Vita, PS3, PSP, Video, Wii, Xbox 360


Looking back at the list of titles that graced 8-bit consoles (and PCs) in 1987, you find that's it's a veritable parade of first entries in what would in time go on to either greatly influence gaming or spawn literally dozens of sequels between them. This is the year that modern video gaming was born, as simple left-to-right platforming was starting to experience previously unseen variations and mutations, while the standard bearers of fighting games and RPGs experienced their genesis. Take a look back at some of these classic titles celebrating their 25th anniversary—either of their initial release or the first time we got them on our shores—as part of the 1987 Silver series on MTV Multiplayer.

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The 1911 Semi-Automatic Joins The Arsenal In This 'Max Payne 3' Video

Posted 4/26/12 5:48 pm EST by in News, PC, PS3, Video, Xbox 360


See Max get his gun on in this new video preview.
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