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September 07, 2008

On the other side: why devs pressure journalists for good game reviews - and why it's right for them to do so

amateur game reviewers - Image 1When Jeff Gerstmann was fired from GameSpot for giving a less than raving review (to put it lightly) of Eidos Interactive's Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (


Far Cry 2 and its map editor release Oct. 23rd

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Recently, over on the official Far Cry 2 blog, Ubisoft made the announcement that Far Cry 2 (and it's jaw dropping map editor) will release to stores on October 23rd. In the same post, Ubisoft answers a few questions regarding the map editor including a description of the map sharing system and how the map rating system will work. And, because we want to, we embedded the latest Ubisoft…



Street Fighter IV 'Sagat vs. Ryu' gameplay

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Now that Street Fighter IV is coming out on consoles, it's about time you start studying up on the latest moves and strategies of pro players. If you want to be the best, then check out this impressive gameplay video of a full Ryu vs. Sagat match. Ma...



Metareview -- Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise

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With Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise having released on September 2nd here in North America (and September 5th in Europe), you've all had some time to play the game. There aren't many reviews out there right now, but the ones that are available seem to generally laud the game's ambitious efforts. After we check in with the critics, toss your two cents in.

So let's get to the scores!
  • IGN (85/100) thinks it's quite the game: "Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise takes the original 360 effort as a template, and brings the 'go…



    Wii-Top 10 Launch Games

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    Mark Bozon’s blog on IGN picks his top 10 Wii launch games. Here’s my synopsis on his picks with some personal pithy comments.

    10. Mystery Virtual Console Game
    Nintendo’s will release some new games for their Wii virtual console, the backwards compatible software download service that will include NES and N64 games as well as old Sega games for systems like the Genesis.

    9. Metal Slug Anthology
    For all you Metal Slug nuts out there.

    8. Red Steel
    The much hyped shooter, katana wielding FPS with some pretty complex control schemes.

    7. Wii Sports
    The bundled game included with every Wii system. Essentially a bunch of sports mini games.

    6. Excite Truck
    An arcady open terrain truck driving game that should be interesting to control. Rotating the Wii controller like a steering wheel drives the truck.

    5. Madden 07 Wii
    Sports. This is where the Wii really has the potential to shine. Innovative gameplay using the unique aspects of the controller like the built in speaker.

    4. Elebits
    A wholly interactive 3D space using the Wii controller to grab, push, pull, open doors, rotate handles etc. This sounds like the game that will really sell the controller to the masses.

    3. Monkey Ball
    This old chestnut makes another appearance on the Wii. If you’ve played monkey ball before and like it you will probably like this.

    2. Trauma Center
    A surgery game? Why not. With the current slew of TV shows about forensics and hospital trauma/dramas like Gray’s Anatomy, the CSIs, House and on and on this game perfectly feeds the current milleau of the macabre.

    1. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
    What else did you think was going to be number one?

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