January 2012 News

Dungeon Defenders PC DLC not coming to consoles

Published: January 31, 2012

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Dungeon Defenders ‘ smaller-scale DLC, available on PC through Steam, will not be available for the XBLA or PSN versions of the tower defense action title.


What? Game Music is Evolving!

Published: January 31, 2012

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Filed under: Features This is a column by Jesse Gregory all about his primary obsession, video game music.


Neverdead review: Devil may try

Published: January 31, 2012

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Death and dismemberment are nothing new in the eternal battle between good and evil.


Zone of the Enders HD opening snapshots, care of Kojima

Published: January 31, 2012

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Zone of the Enders HD is receiving a new animated opening from Gundam studio Sunrise. On a recent check of the footage, Hideo Kojima decided to tweet out some stills from the production. As Siliconera notes, Kojima captured the Vic Viper, Jehuty and Ardjet


Darksiders novel supplements the story in May

Published: January 31, 2012

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When you’re looking at trailers for Darksiders 2 or you see character art of skull-faced Death riding his zombie horse, wielding an enormous transforming scythe to murder countless monsters, do you ever think “I wonder what’s going on in his head? How does Death feel about all this?” You’ll find out in May, when Del Rey Books releases Darksiders: The Abomination Vault , a novel by Ari Marmell. Set long before the games, it follows Death and War as they attempt to foil a plot to “resurrect ancient weapons of unimaginable power.” As part of this deal, The “Random House Worlds” IP development group will handle the official IP “bible” for the Darksiders universe


Bastion down to $7.50 on Xbox Live this week

Published: January 31, 2012

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Lest you haven’t bought Bastion yet, a title that made number five in Joystiq’s prestigious 2011 top ten, this just might be the week to do it. The game is available for $7.50 this week on Xbox Live, half the usual price.


FFXIII-2 Lightning DLC strikes Feb. 7, more DLC plans outlined

Published: January 31, 2012

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Final Fantasy XIII-2 comes out today in North America, but it’s already benefiting from simultaneous DLC releases with Japan. Due on Feb.


Andy Richter’s super secret Skyrim voiceover work, revealed!

Published: January 31, 2012

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Skyrim ’s development had assistance from some major names in acting: Max Von Sydow, Joan Allen, and Lynda Carter to name a few. But did you know that legendary comedy partner Andy Richter also played a major role? It was revealed this week on Conan, which we’ve embedded above.


SnowWorld breathes new life into severely burned Afghanistan veteran

Published: January 31, 2012

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We know video games can offer deeply immersive experiences that affect our real-world emotions and draw intense reactions from our real-life bodies and minds.


Humble Bundle for Android includes mobile and home versions of Anomaly, World of Goo, more

Published: January 31, 2012

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No smartphone is safe from cheap indie games (unless it’s a Blackberry). Just as the Steam mobile app goes out of beta , allowing unfortunate impulse purchases from iOS or Android devices, the Humble Indie Bundle has announced its first Android release, available now. Under the same “pay whatever, support charity” pricing scheme as previous Humble Bundles, the Humble Bundle for Android offers Android versions of Anomaly: Warzone Earth, Osmos, and Edge , with a bonus copy of World of Goo available to anyone who exceeds the average payment.


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