Monthly Archives: September 2011

Free Team Fortress Side-Scrolling Demake Out Now

The latest demake from Eric Ruth, who was also responsible for the demakes of Halo, Left 4 Dead, and DJ Hero, is now available as a free download. Team Fortress Arcade reimagines the first-person shooter as a side-scrolling beat-em-up with … Continue reading

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New Mortal Kombat Movie in Development From the Director of Rebirth and Legacy

A new movie based on Mortal Kombat is in the works which will be directed by the man responsible for the live-action trailer that surfaced last year and the subsequent web series. Mortal Kombat: Rebirth was an eight-minute video (embedded … Continue reading

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Nintendo 64 Celebrates its 15-Year Anniversary Today

After being released during June of the same year in Japan, Nintendo brought the Nintendo 64 to North America on September 29, 1996. It was the company’s third videogame console following the Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Nintendo Entertainment System. … Continue reading

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Join 1UP and Nintendo for a Dragon Quest Meet-Up, Get Exclusive Content

Nintendo’s campaign to bring Dragon Quest joy to American hearts leveled up last week with the release of Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 for DS. While not quite up to the incredibly high standards of a main-line Dragon Quest adventure, … Continue reading

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Psychonauts Updated With New Features on PC, Now Available on Mac

One of Double Fine’s best games was its very first one: Psychonauts. It combined the developer’s signature humor with some solid platforming action to create a game that was critically acclaimed but didn’t sell as well as it should have. … Continue reading

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Xbox 360 Dashboard Update Reportedly Coming in November, More Live TV Details

There is a lot in the way of new features headed to Xbox 360 in the coming months. In particular, the new dashboard may be here in a matter of weeks. Internal PayPal emails shared with Kotaku indicate a launch … Continue reading

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Review: X-Men Destiny Chooses the Power of Irrelevance

It’s never acknowledged at any point in X-Men Destiny that you’re one of the most powerful mutants to ever appear in the X-Men universe. You can freely swap out abilities and powers at will, setting enemies on fire one second … Continue reading

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Gears of War 3 the Year’s Biggest Launch With 3 Million Sold During Week One

Gears of War 3 was expected to be big and it certainly has been thus far. Microsoft announced today it sold three million copies in its first week alone, making it the biggest game of the year. Microsoft claims Gears … Continue reading

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Setting the Stage for Skyward Sword: A Legend of Zelda Primer

Way back in 1985, Nintendo’s top development team set out to create a game that would showcase their new Famicom Disc System add-on. The FDS expanded the capabilities of the Famicom (NES) hardware by adding more storage space and persistent, … Continue reading

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New Trailer (Officially) Reminds Us I Am Alive Still Exists

Ubisoft has been very quiet about I Am Alive for quite some time now. Its name has popped up a few times thanks to it being assigned ratings in both Australia and North America. Those ratings confirmed that progress was … Continue reading

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