Marvel Goes MMO

  Marvel has announced their next biggest video game plan: A free to play MMO. It's all free that lets you play as any character in any Marvel event that's taken place from the 60's to now from the 616 universe. But that won't be the only universe you can explore, the Ultimate Universe will be included along with the Marvel Studio films. You do not get to make your own character, instead you choose any character from a supposedly extreme list that tops any Marvel game. So far they have revealed Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Nova and Squirrel Girl. The first platform to be getting this new Marvel game will be PC first with...

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Portal 2 DLC This Summer AND Free

Valve has announced that Portal 2 DLC will be coming out this summer and that it will be free for PC, Mac, PS3 and 360. The DLC will include new test chambers, leaderboards, and single/multiplayer challenge modes. Good ol' Valve given us what we ne...

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PSN Hackers Selling Info

There has been a rumor going around that the hackers behind the PSN dilemma are selling information they took from 2.2 million users on random forums. It's also rumored that they hackers tried to sell the information back to Sony, but they denied. These are all rumors and may not be 100% true.. But in good news, Sony has stated that the trophies for your games are unaffected, phew! And there are talks about ways for Sony to show appreciation to users and for us waiting. I demand for early released games, and for them to be fr...

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Beyonce Gets Sued By Developers

Here is another law suit story for you guys, this one involving Pop singer; Beyonce. The run version of this story is that a software developer, Gate Five, teamed up to make a game with Beyonce titled Starpower: Beyonce. After they agreed with their terms, Beyonce and her financier went back on their deal and demanded for more money, but Gate Five did not like this demand and couldn't afford it. Beyonce then backed away from the deal causing massive layoffs for Gate Five, about 70 people were laid off during the week of Christmas. Gate Five retaliated by suing Beyonce for $100 million to cover for their loses. I think that's a fair deal, considering she went back on their contract and cut off all communications with Gate Fi...

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Sony Gets Sued

A law firm in California are starting to file lawsuits against Sony complaining that Sony did not take proper measures in securing their network with proper data encryption. Things are not looking good for Sony since each PSN user can get up to $318, these lawsuits can take Sony up to the billions though. And with that, supposedly an investigation took place where there was data found containing no decryption, making it easier for hackers to get users' information. If this is true, then Sony is in a lot of troub...

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Dog Wars Pulled From Market

There has been much controversy over the Dog Wars app, many people complained so much about it; such as Animal Right Activists and Michael Vick (yes, THAT Michael Vick). The complaints were so big, that Google decided to pull the game off of their Market. I'm not going to lie, but that irritates me a bit. I'm not all for real life dog fights, but people need to realize that this is just a game, it's not real life. There are tons of FPS out there, where you kill virtual people, and not so many people are all up tight about it. It sucks for Kage Games that they are being heavily censored because people cannot realize that it is just a ga...

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Jurassic Park Delayed

As everyone knows, the good games get delayed. And it's the same for Telltale Game's Jurassic Park. It's just been announced that they are going to release Jurassic Park this Fall as apposed to this month. For all you disgruntled buyers, do not fret, because Telltale has offered something nice for the PC users who have preordered the game: a refund and a free game. Now that is rare for a company to do, makes me wish I preordered the game. But you get a complete refund and you get a free Telltale game of your choice.&nb...

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The Avengers First Production Day

Yesterday marked the first day for the filming of the upcoming Avengers movie, just right after the last filming day of Captain America a few days ago. They are currently on set in Albuquerque, New Mexico and will eventually go to Cleveland, Ohio for their initial set. This movie won't have all the original Avengers team, but it will include; Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye and The Hulk. I'm excited to see how the characters turn out and watch them kick some ass! I wish that they would have included Wasp and Ant Man, and a Black Panther would have been aweso...

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Hackers May Have Your Info From PSN

Lots of people know that PSN is down because of major hackers. What people don't know is that those hackers might have your credit card info. The Sony PlayStation Blog states: "Valued PlayStation Network/Qriocity Customer: We have discovered that between April 17 and April 19, 2011, certain PlayStation Network and Qriocity service user account information was compromised in connection with an illegal and unauthorized intrusion into our network. In response to this intrusion, we have: 1. Temporarily turned off PlayStation Network and Qriocity services;2. Engaged an outside, recognized security firm to conduct a full and complete investigation...

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Sony Goes Tablet

Today, Sony has announced their two planned Android 3.0 tablets codenamed S1 and S2.They both include wi-fi and 3/4G connectivity. Their release are set to be this fall, but there is no word of a price tag as of yet. The S1 tablet will be powered by a Tegra video card making it able to play Playstaion 1 games and their mobile based games with a 9 inch screen. S1 The S2 is a design that looks so familiar, it folds in half like a Nintendo DS and acts like one; the top screen is for play while the bottom screen is for control with both screens measuring at 5.5 inches. S1 (left) and S2 (right) I'm quit excited for this, as much as the Gamestop...

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Nintendo's New Console Playable At E3

A letter from Nintendo has surfaced today about Nintendo's new console saying that it will be playable at E3 this Summer. "To whom it may concern: Re: Wii's successor system Nintendo Co., Ltd. has decided to launch in 2012 a system to succeed Wii, which the company has sold 86.01 million units on a consolidated shipment basis between its launch in 2006 and the end of March 2011. We will show a playable model of the new system and announce more specifications at the E3 Expo, which will be held June 7-9, 2011, in Los Angeles. Sales of this new system have not been included in the financial forecasts announced today for the fiscal term...

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PSN Suspended

Here's an update about the PSN suspense, it seems like that Sony is temporarily shutting PSN/Qriocity down, but no one is sure when it will be brought back up. What they are doing is rebuilding the whole system, they're reprogramming their whole network, so that's going to be quite a down time for the PSN. The senior director of Sony's communications and social media, Patrick Seybold, states: "We sincerely regret that PlayStation Network and Qriocity services have been suspended, and we are working around the clock to bring them both back online. Our efforts to resolve this matter involve re-building our system to further strengthen our...

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PSN Temporarily Shut Down

The PSN has been down since April 20th due to attempted hackers. A Sony representative (Patrick Seybold) has stated: "An external intrusion on our system has affected our PlayStation Network and Qriocity services. In order to conduct a thorough investigation and to verify the smooth and secure operation of our network services going forward, we turned off PlayStation Network & Qriocity services on the evening of Wednesday, April 20th. Providing quality entertainment services to our customers and partners is our utmost priority. We are doing all we can to resolve this situation quickly, and we once again thank you for your patience. We will...

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More Marvel Movies On Their Way?

In a recent interview with Kevin Feige (Film producer and the President of Production at Marvel Studios) states this: "Thor will go off into a new adventure, and Captain America will continue to explore the modern world in another film of his own. We hope that holds true for the characters appearing in that film — Black Widow, Hawkeye, and the spy organization, S.H.I.E.L.D. —all of whom are more than worthy and capable of carrying their own films. And, we’ve got a lot of other characters we’re prepping and getting ready for film debuts: the world of martial arts, these great cosmic space fantasies, Dr. Strange, and the magic side of the Marvel Universe. There are many, many stories to be mined." So after the Avengers movie, there will be a Thor 2 and a Captain America 2. Along with...

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The Iron Age

Dark Phoenix returns, heroes from the past to save the future, and Iron Man being himself. Now that sounds pretty awesome, doesn't? Well Marvel's next event for Iron Man is doing all that this Summer in The Iron Age which will start with Iron Age Alpha, continue with 6 one shit comics and conclude in Iron Age Omega. The story is pretty much like this: One of Iron Man's foes uses one of Dr. Doom's time machines to bring back Dark Phoenix as she destroys the Earth. Iron Man is then stuck in the past asking for past heroes help to restore the present. The heroes are as follows: Luke Cage Dazzler Iron Fist Captain Britain These 4 heroes, along...

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Farewell DS Lite? (Update)

This picture has been circulating around the net that was taken at a GameStop. This note states that the DS Lites have been discontinued, but no one is 100% sure if Nintendo is really doing this or not. It makes sense for this to happen though since the 3DS was just released. But it is still sad to hear since the DS Lite is my primary handheld device and secondary gaming device, so I won't be upgrading anytime soon. I'll keep you posted and find out if this discontinuation is true or not. Update: So it seems like this notice is true, the DS Lite is being discontinued. It is indeed a sad day now. You shall forever be missed DS Li...

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Mario & Sonic: London Olympics

The forever beloved Sonic and Mario are at it again, competing for the gold medals in London this time for the Wii and 3DS without a for sure release date. People are speculating that it will come out around the time as the London Olympics next year.this grand event will contain over 50 different types of games, which I'm excited to see. Only thing I'm not too fond of is that it won't be for the regular DS, I preferred both Beijing and Winter Olympics on the DS instead of the Wii. I would love to get London Olympics, but I'm not too sure for which system I will get it f...

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New Mass Effect 3 Screenies

GameInformer was given two exclusive screen shots of Mass Effect 3, which are nicely polished. I can't wait for this one to hit the shelves. I need to replay the first two for a bit of a refreshment. ...

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The Last Guardian Delayed

  Everyone knows that the Ico & Shadow of the Colossus collection has been delayed, now The Last Guardian is following its footsteps. Fumito Ueda (Director/Game Designer of The Last Guardian) has stated: "I announced at last year’s Tokyo Game Show that the release timing of The Last Guardian which is currently being developed would be holiday 2011. However, to provide more challenging and better quality of content to users and to fulfill First Party Studio’s obligations, I decided to postpone its release timing. All the members of my production team are working together at a fast pace to develop and release the game in First Party...

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Portal 2 + Super 8 = Blown Mind

I know in an earlier post I said it maybe would have been the last Portal 2 post for awhile, well, I didn't know this would have popped up. If you look through the extras menu in Portal 2, you will see that Valve has teamed up with J.J. Abrams (The director of Super 8 and Cloverfield along with Lost) in order to make an interactive teaser for Abram's upcoming Super 8 movie. If you don't have the game, you can watch the awesome video here...

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Marion Cotillard in Dark Knight Rises

Both Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Marion Cotillard have been announced to join the cast in Dark Knight Rises, but not as everyone expected. Lots of people expected Corillard to play as Talia al Ghul and Gordon-Levitt to play as anyone from Riddler to Hugo Strange. But instead, Corillard will be playing Miranda Tate (a Wayne Enterprises board member) and Gordon-Levitt will be playing John Blake (a cop commanded by Commissioner Gordon). I would've been more happy with their rumored roles, but I guess this is a good thing since they won't be cramming so many characters into one mov...

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Portal 2 With Hats!

So it seems like my latest posts have been Portal 2 galore. Well, I can assure you this might be the last one until I get my hands on a copy. Anyways, what is a Valve game without hats? Nothing! That's what. The TF2 team threw in some hat codes in Portal 2 at the last moment. The hats can be worn by the two co-op bots and that hats that are worn will be: Mann Co. Cap Prince Tavish's Crown Pyro's Beanie Fancy Fedora Master's Yellow Belt Tyrant's Helm If you own any of these hats in TF2, they will be transferred over and made wearable.&nb...

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Portal 2 Swag

The Valve Store has updated their site with new Portal 2 merchandise, which includes lots of shirts and posters. Not much of the new stuff interests me besides these: The Turret Moon shirt is the most hilarious thing in the world, I would rather wait to see if they have new things later in the future thou...

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Ultimate Spidey Not Dead

Marvel is not done with Ultimate Spider-Man after its Death of Spider-Man storyline. They have announced that there will be a new Spider-Man alone with a new costume and story after the conclusion (which will be Dead of Spider-Man #160). I have yet to read the latest Ultimate Spider-Man and Avengers vs. New Ultimates, but I plan on doing so tonight to catch up. I'm just one issue behind on each one. The new costume looks pretty nifty, just wish there was more stuff on the lower part of this new Spidey's outfit. I'm definitely  excited to see how this whole thing turns o...

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Portal 2 Released

The dedicated fans have done it, Portal 2 got its early release tonight. But not at midnight, it was unlocked at 9:30 pm Pacific Time. Enjoy your game you test subjects, and enjoy your triumph. I would if I had the game, its a sad day for ...

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Portal 2 Midnight Release? (Updated)

If you guys head back over to the Aperture Science again, you'll notice a different countdown, the potato count is going down fast. A friend informed me that it might be a midnight release countdown. So it looks like Valve will release a game early instead of late. I will post a screenie later of the site, I am currently on my tablet and cannot do so. I was finally able to get a screenshot for you guys and along with the picture is new text: 10:50 - Engaging starch-based power cells 11:00 - Reboot safety test protocol initiated... 11:00 - Relaxation chamber locks released... 11:00 - Involuntary hazard mitigation associates have assumed testing...

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Duke Nukem Beta

This isn't very newsy, but I wanted to inform you guys that I received a beta code for Duke Nukem from a friend today and will try to install it and play it as soon as possible and give a review.  Honestly, I was never a fan of Duke Nukem. I have never played it nor found it remotely interested, hey, maybe this beta play will make me fall in love with it. But anyways, I'll keep you posted when I come around to giving the game a go. I also have that Darkspore beta to try out also, if I get around to that one too, then I'll write a review....

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Portal 2 Update

The Aperture Science site has changed once again, but it's not a major difference, the GLaDOS output text has changed into: 08:57 - Default boot scheduled to finish in 64:33:14 08:58 - Activating emergency distributed computing grid... 09:00 - GLaDOS@home starting... 09:01 - Recruiting cpus to force faster boot sequence... 19:55 - Calculations complete for The Wonderful End of the World. Recalculating a new launch projection... 11:55 - Calculations complete for 1... 2... 3... Kick It!. Recalculating a new launch projection... Two of the Potato Sack games have been completed and only eleven rema...

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Portal Collaborative Disposition Test

Over at the Thinking With Portal website there is a test to see which Portal character you would be. The only two results I know of are Ratman and Chell. It's a pretty entertaining survey, what were your results? This is what I got: You're the quiet, artistic type, happy to ponder the solution to a puzzle in quiet solitude. Compatible cooperative test partners include introspective loners, deaf-mute invisible people, and mannequins....

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Nintendo HD

Well, it looks like that there have been rumors floating around the internet about Nintendo's new HD console and its supposedly reveal date is to be E3 this summer. Along with that, there are rumors saying it's controllers that will have a built in HD screen. I found this all out on GameInformer, if you're interested in a more depth article go check it out. It talks about the HD Console itself and the controlle...

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Portal 2

  A couple of days ago www.aperturescience.com showed a countdown for Portal 2, now that countdown has changed. First a message is typed out from what seems to be our beloved GLaDOS: 09:00 – Hello again. 09:00 – I’ve been waiting a long time for this. 09:00 – I know it’s arriving later than expected. 09:00 – But I have a message for you: 09:00 – April Fools. 09:01 – I’m joking. 09:01 – Seriously, though: 09:01 – You’ve been surprisingly competent at 09:01 – generating electro-chemical energy to jumpstart the system. 09:01 – But now we need raw computational power 09:02 – to speed up the reboot process. After awhile, the page changes...

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Nintendo Release Dates

While scrolling through GameInformer, I found a list that Nintendo released giving release dates for the Wii, DS and 3DS for the next few months. The only noticeable game for the 3DS is Ocarina of Time, other than that there's nothing good for it yet. Hell, nothing good is really coming out for Nintendo's consoles any time soon, Conduit 2 and OoT are the only ones that catch my eye.   Reader Rabbit Preschool April Reader Rabbit Kindergarten April Reader Rabbit 1st Grade April Reader Rabbit 2nd Grade April The Conduit 2 April 12 Rio April 12 SpongeBob SquigglePants April 12 Exerbeat April 26 LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean:...

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Secret Pokemon Egg at Toys 'R' Us

The Pokemon Company has announced today that there will be a special even at Toys 'R' Us from April 27th to May 31st for your copy of Pokemon. The egg is to contain a Pokemon that one of the main characters (Ash, Iris and Cilan) in the show have. So it can be a Axew, or maybe a Pidove or either a Pansage. No one is sure if it will be a regular Pokemon or one with some special stats. So make sure to go down to your nearest Toys 'R' Us and pick up your mystery egg. I know I will, it gives me an excuse to go shopping for myse...

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Cloak and Dagger Miniseries

I totally forgot about this, but a couple of days ago, Marvel has announced a new miniseries featuring the dynamic duo Cloak and Dagger. There's no set release date, but this could be pretty good. Cloak and Dagger mainly make small appearances in other comics and don't really have a big comic publication. Cloak and Dagger will be written by Nick Spencer, who is currently writing on Iron Man 2.0, which is pretty good. I'm liking Iron Man 2.0, so I'm sure I would enjoy this miniseri...

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Pokemon Global Link

On April 13th, Pokemon players will finally be able to access the Pokemon Global Link that includes the use of the Dream World via their website. Dream World will let you enter your Pokemon's dreams and access a whole knew world where you're able to capture stronger and new Pokemon along with items. Once you get those items in the Dream World, you are then able rip them right out of your Pokemon's dreams and access them in your Black/White copy. Make sure you get your account and start your animal slave trading in dreams, because the real world isn't enou...

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Mass Effect Anime

EA has announced this morning that they will be working with Funimation in order to create a Mass Effect anime. According to their press release, "the anime video will tell the tale of an epic science fiction adventure set in a vast universe filled with dangerous alien life and mysterious, uncharted planets." It seems like that the anime won't feature Sheperd and his gang, instead it will show other life forms. I enjoy that EA and Bioware has made expansions outside of the games. Either way, I'm pretty excited about this and want to see if any Turians will have any exciting roles. Also, make sure to get your hands on the May...

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Fear Itself First Thought

Fear Itself has been released today, and I just finished reading book one, and I have to say that this is going to be an excellent event. You've got Sin, Red Skull's daughter, picking up a hammer like Mjolnir and Odin leading the God's out of Midgard back to Asgard. I believed that Civil War and Seige were the best events Marvel has had, and Fear Itself might beat it by the looks of it. I really can't wait till next month to get Book 2 and find out who the Worthy are. I highly recommend any comic book reader to get this. Best part of the comic was this here: It wasn't an all out brawl between Thor and Odin, but nontheless it was incredible...

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Gang Garrison 2

Looking around today, I've stumbled upon an 8-bit version of Team Fortress 2. And it's pretty nice and entertaining for it being free, and it's not just free, it's an online game. It's pretty much just like TF2 but with just extremely toned down graphics. What I like about it is that it has all 9 classes and they do what they're suppose to do. You've got the medic with his medigun and the airblasting Pyro. If you're interested in Gang Garrison 2, then head over there and download it. ...

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GameStop Portal 2 Giveaway

This isn't your normal game giveaway, GameStop is giving away a life size Portal 2 Atlas Bot and a framed copy of Portal 2 with key art signed by Valve development team just for being a PowerUp Rewards member and making a purchase using your rewards card during this month of April. I'm crossing my fingers and hope I'm the lucky person to get th...

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