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Limbo Review

By Ryan Scott | Xbox 360 Reviews | Jul 23, 2010 10:50 PM | Comment

I have been playing Limbo for maybe 30 minutes, and I am fleeing for my life as the largest and most terrifying spider I've ever seen -- real or imaginary -- creeps forward, intent on killing me. I've bested the giant arachnid twice before, once by snapping three of its legs in a bear trap (the kind that has already violently equipped me with a hyper-awareness of my surroundings), and again by using my weight to ride a large rolling rock away from danger (after the spider strung me up in a webbed cocoon). Given the circumstances, it seems appropriate to note that I am highly arachnophobic. Read More »

Limbo Review

The GameSpy Debriefings #130

By GameSpy Staff | The GameSpy Debriefings | Jul 23, 2010 5:16 PM | Comment

IGN's David Clayman steps in for the missing Scott Bromley in this week's bout of hilarity. Join us as we discuss Limbo and the new Alan Wake DLC, concluding by answering your numerous letters. Enjoy! Read More »

The GameSpy Debriefings #130

The Real Cole MacGrath is Coming Back to InFamous 2

By Mike Sharkey | PlayStation 3 News | Jul 23, 2010 10:54 AM | Comment

Early art for InFamous 2 got fans up in arms when they noticed protagonist Cole MacGrath had undergone a major makeover, transforming the gritty superhero into a tattooed American Idol contestant. Developer Sucker Punch heard your feedback loud and clear and has announced it is using its digital eraser to fix the mistake. Read More »

Sucker Punch Giving Cole MacGrath His Old Look Back

Blood Gulch is Just One Small Corner of Forge World, Halo: Reach's New Customization Playground

By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Jul 23, 2010 10:17 AM | Comment

You might recall the Red vs. Blue video a few weeks back that outed Blood Gulch in Halo: Reach. It so happens that the old gulch is just one small part of a massive map Bungie is allowing players to customize and edit. The map, Forge World, is a giant canvas for fans to build their own unique creations using a new set of tools, Forge 2.0. Read More »

Bungie Announces Forge 2.0, Forge World in Halo: Reach

EA Forms New Studio Around Its Medal of Honor Team, Danger Close

By Mike Sharkey | News | Jul 23, 2010 9:36 AM | Comment

No, Electronic Arts did not take Medal of Honor away from its Los Angeles studio. When a web site popped up yesterday indicating a developer named Danger Close was working on the game, alert gamers wondered if something had gone wrong with the upcoming FPS, EA Los Angeles, or both. The answer, it turns out, is none of the above. Read More »

Electronic Arts Forms New Studio, Danger Close

2K Games Has a Little Job for You: Take Out The Fat Man in the Mafia II Demo

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Jul 23, 2010 8:59 AM | Comment

Not sure if Empire Bay is your type of town? Take a tour of the 1940s and '50s American urban cityscape and then decide. 2K Games announced today that its upcoming wiseguy sim, Mafia II, will include a downloadable demo. Read More »

2K Games Details Mafia II Downloadable Demo

Just in Time For the Holiday Season, Sackboy and Sackgirl Sequel Set to Arrive on PS3

By Mike Sharkey | PlayStation 3 News | Jul 23, 2010 8:05 AM | Comment

Sackboys and girls will be able to return to the DIY world of LittleBigPlanet 2 on November 16. Sony announced the official release date for the anticipated sequel this morning, along with details on a collector's edition brimming with extras and the pre-order programs being offered by retailers. Read More »

Sony Dates LittleBigPlanet 2, Details Collector's Edition and Pre-Order Exclusives

Go All In with the Xbox 360 Slim Halo: Reach Bundle

By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Jul 23, 2010 6:50 AM | Comment

Bungie is sending its last Halo game out in style. The developer announced at San Diego Comic-Con that Halo: Reach will be launched with a shiny new limited edition Xbox 360 Slim bundle. Read More »

Bungie Announces Xbox 360 Slim Halo: Reach Bundle

I'll Bet All My Star Wars Guys, Except Boba Fett -- No Matter What the Bet, I Never Risk the Fett Man

By Mike Sharkey | PlayStation 3 News | Jul 22, 2010 4:39 PM | Comment

Han Solo wasn't the first bounty Boba Fett hunted for Darth Vader. LucasArts confirmed today that the jet-packing Star Wars fan favorite will be on the trail of Starkiller in The Force Unleashed II. Read More »

Boba Fett Set to Appear in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II

Kingdom of Amalur: Reckoning Debut Trailer: Curt Schilling's Studio Brings the High Heat

By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 Videos | Jul 22, 2010 3:51 PM

Our first look at the Kingdom of Amalur is an action-packed one. The developers at 38 Studios and Big Huge Games promise their epic RPG will feature a level of intense combat never before seen in the genre. Based on the San Diego Comic-Con trailer, they aren't kidding. Grab your colossal war hammer and get to Reckoning. See More »

Kingdom of Amalur: Reckoning Debut Trailer

Your Monstrous AI Partner Awaits your November 30 Arrival to the Forsaken Kingdom

By Mike Sharkey | PlayStation 3 News | Jul 22, 2010 1:48 PM | Comment

Want to make it through the ominously named Forsaken Kingdom? Better become the Abbott to Majin's Costello. Namco Bandia announced today gamers can begin forming their AI-bond on November 30 when the action adventure Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom launches for the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360. Read More »

Namco Bandai Dates Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom

Rumor: Microsoft Killed Xbox Live, PC Gaming Mashup After PC Gamers Pwned 360 Players

By Mike Sharkey | News | Jul 22, 2010 12:48 PM | Comment

Microsoft planned a service to connect Xbox Live and Windows gamers in epic console versus PC deathmatches... that is until PC gamers swept the floor with 360 players in a test run of the project. Read More »

Rumor: Microsoft Planned Xbox Live, PC Gaming Integration

Liara and Shepard Hunting the Shadow Broker in Upcoming Mass Effect 2 DLC

By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Jul 22, 2010 12:14 PM | Comment

Players that pursued Liara T'Soni as their alien love interest in the original Mass Effect were disappointed when the Asari was too busy chasing the Shadow Broker to pay Commander Shepard much attention in the sequel. Now it appears Liara wants Shepard back in her life -- for one DLC mission at least. Read More »

BioWare Announces Lair of the Shadow Broker DLC for Mass Effect 2

Original Creators of Tactics Ogre Revitalizing the RPG Classic for the PSP

By Mike Sharkey | PSP News | Jul 22, 2010 10:45 AM | Comment

Before there was Final Fantasy Tactics, there was Tactics Ogre, a tactical RPG originally released in 1995. The instant classic went on to be voted among the Top 20 games all-time by Famitsu for 14 years running. Now Square Enix has assembled the original Tactics Ogre team to create "the ultimate version of this definitive strategy RPG experience." The publisher announced today that Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together is now in development for the PSP. Read More »

Square Enix Announces Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together

Relive Some of Michael Jordan's Greatest Games in new NBA 2K11 Game Mode

By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Jul 22, 2010 10:13 AM | Comment

"If I could be like Mike." That's the tagline Gatorade used in its Michael Jordan ad campaign throughout the early 1990s. Now, in NBA 2K11, Jordan fans will get a chance to be like digital Mike in an all new mode that will allow gamers to relive 10 of Jordan's most legendary games. Read More »

2K Reveals Jordan Challenge Mode in NBA 2K11

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