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It’s true, Zeus really is a choad

GamesRadar is notorious for making tons of lists, some good, and some not so good. Well they recently made a list of 94 games reviewed in only 5 words. It gets really good actually, and all of them are true. My own personal favorite:

God of War II: Zeus is such a choad.

or what about

Final Fantasy VII: Sephiroth kills Aerith; everybody cry.

oh yeah, spoiler alerts.

Click the GR link above and check out the full list. You really won’t be disappointed.

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“That Last Metroid in Captivity” work is very classy

Before we showed you what we thought our top Metroid fan art was, and now we’ve got another piece via TinyCartridge by Patrick Prine. It has a very quaint and classy kind of look don’t you think? Definitely a different interpretation, but I really like it.

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Epic shows Unreal Game Engine Upgrades…Gears of War 3 anybody?

Up in the GDC, Epic was all over the place. One of their major announcements was their updates to the unreal engine, and it looks fucking gorgeous. Above is a Gears of War 3 tech demo of the upgrades. If we get an HD version we’ll definitely swap it out, but it still looks so great that we want it now.

Kotaku made a proposition as to having these graphics in the next Gears of War game, and we definitely wouldn’t mind that. Check some screens below, hit the link above to see the rest.

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Rumor: Ratchet & Clank devs suggest the game possibly going multiplatform?

Some interesting news to kick off the weekend. IGN has just reported that a “trusted source” from Insomniac Games is hinting at the Ratchet & Clank series going multiplatform.

This may seem odd to do all of the sudden, but since Sony doesn’t own Insomniac, they can do whatever they want, and they might just start developing games for the Xbox 360 and possibly even the PC or Wii.

It would be interesting if this is indeed proven true to see how their next project sells given the extra support of other consoles and people to buy it. What do you guys think? Smart move or not?

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DPrime Retroview: Sonic the Hedgehog

With Sonic the Hedgehog 4 on the horizon, now is a better time then ever to look back at the classics which it is building off of. The general idea of early Sonic games is that their all speed trips all the way to the end. Despite laying the blue prints of the series, the original Sonic the Hedgehog actually has a much larger focus on platforming rather then speed. If you are coming back to the original title to escape the stop start action of recent entries like Sonic and the Black Knight or the werehog sections of Sonic Unleashed, you will be severely disappointed.

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Sakamoto teases us with more statements about Metroid: Dread

We all know about Metroid: Dread. The 2D Metroid game that was rumored who knows how long ago, with documents being leaked that listed the game as coming out, and people being super excited and wanting more. To end the story: we never got more.

Well Craig Harris at IGN got to talk to Metroid Producer Yoshio Sakamoto at GDC, and he had some interesting tidbits of information to tell us about the game:

“It’s always difficult when people bring up Metroid Dread. The only thing people have heard about the game are rumors. We never had an official announcement at E3 or anything like that. I think there was at one point where a little bit of information leaked, but now we don’t know how to really talk about the project. All I can really say is that I wish I could put an end to the rumors!

Oh, I’m not denying the existence of any documents that got out. What we’re doing right now, we’re waiting and watching and reading the comments to see what people are interested in before we make any comment on the project. So please be patient a little while longer.” - Metroid producer Yoshio Sakamoto

I’d really love another 2D Metroid game, as I’m sure a lot of you guys would. I loved both that graced the Gameboy Advance, and Super Metroid is my favorite 2D Metroid game to date. I hope they get the game off the ground, or better yet: have something to show at E3!

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Tetris on the Casio VL-10 and Typewriter

It really is hard to get more awesome than this, and it’s a damn good way to start off the weekend. Combine a Casio VL-10, a typewriter, and countless other instruments, and you get Tetris.

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GDC Graces us with New Fable III Screenshots and…Twitter Integration!?

GDC has graced us with a little bit of news here and there concerning Fable III. First, Peter Molyneux announced that the game will have Twitter support, but we really have no clue how it’s going to be implemented.

“I Twitter now and, you know, I’ve got followers on Twitter,” he said, referring to his new found love for the service.

“That’s an interesting mechanic, and we integrate that into the Fable experience.”

And then below, as you can see ,we’ve got six brand-spankin’ new screenshots of the game. There’s some beautiful environments, skeletons, and a guy wielding a bad-ass sword, so we’re going to assume him as the protagonist.

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Ah man, look how much fun the people in these product shots of the PlayStation Move are having

It looks like we’ve got a whole shit-ton of news concerning Sony’s “PlayStation Move” (fancy name for a Wiimote that only works on the PS3). The controller will be releasing this fall. The press release tells me that this will offer “a motion-based, high-definition gaming experience unlike anything on the market”, but besides the hi-def, I’m pretty sure I already own a Wii.

I don’t wanna hate on the controller, but seriously, we’ve seen Natal and all of the things that it’s supposed to do, but with these we really haven’t seen much that’s actually that innovative and that would really make me want to shell out the money to buy one. There’s also a huge list of companies that are going to support the thing, but how about some games?

But just check out those product shots and action shots below. Yeah, those people are having tons of fun, so why shouldn’t I?

Because I don’t wanna have to get a third job to have to pay for the damn thing.

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Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge announced, hitting this summer

Yup, like was being speculated last weekend, LucasArts has just announced that they’re going to be releasing a special edition of Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge, which will be coming out on the 360, PC, PS3, and Apple App Store.

Like the last game, this one’s going to have a remastered score, hi-def graphics, full voice over, and the hint system all return. Players will also get to choose whether they want to directly control Guybrush, or use the ol’ point-and-click style of navigation. There’s also commentary from the makers of the original game, which will prove to tell us some interesting information and will allow us to the good ol’ memories of yesteryear.

“The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition really resonated with gamers young and old thanks to its classic storyline and updated gameplay features,” said LucasArts’ President Darrell Rodriguez. “We’re adding even more great new features in this sequel and can’t wait for classic Monkey Island fans and newcomers alike to experience perhaps the most beloved installment in the franchise ever.”

Get prepared for all of the goodness of this special edition this summer. In the mean time, check out some screenshots of the new game, as well as some comparison shots between the original game.