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Epic Drop 11/6/09: Dying 6-yr old's notes, Lesnar has mono, Guys comes to own funeral, Army shooter alive, Stare at Goats, $8 gallons of gas?

no.spam@gameriot.com (Slapnuts) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:10:06 -0500

. Check the ass kicking these girls hand out (mainly that Lambert chick) rivaling the brutality we will probably see on the Fedor/Rogers fight this weekend. Via DeadSpin with my own backup link:

$60 Million Dollars makes a Gran Turismo 5 - New Screenshots

no.spam@gameriot.com (Slapnuts) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:58:18 -0500

Gran Turismo 5 is part of my personal trinity of games that includes Final Fantasy 13 and Half Life 2 Episode 3 that still don't have release dates yet are near the top of my most anticipated list. The former two at least have Japanese dates so that is a start. GT5 is expected in Japan around March of next year and hopefully shortly there after here in the States and Europe.

In the mean time we have more screenshots and news to awe over including the current estimated budget of Polyphony Digital's latest creation. In a recent Autoweek.com interview GT mastermind Kazunori Yamauchi gave out some interesting details in regards to the upcoming title:

SCEA and marketing is holding the game up more than anything at this point
Five years of development has them right on time, same it took for GT4
400,000 polygons per car, 100 times more than were present on GT4
GT6 will not take as long as 5 as the new engine is complete now
...and last but not least, the game has $60 million dollars to develop!

$60 million! I realize other games have had budgets higher but only a handful and from this guy's figures it would be GT5 in the top five most expensive games of all time.

In other news you check out the new screenshots above or the whole gallery here from the SEMA show of past winners of the Gran Turismo Awards which are held in Las Vegas.

At the show there was a handful of sweet announcements as well. Winners at the GT Awards received custom gold Playstation 3s which will probably fetch a mint on Ebay someday. The 1970 Mustang "Trans Cammer" built by Philip Koenen and Grand Touring Garage in Oregon looks absolutely awesome and part of its award for winning best of show will be a spot in the actual Gran Turismo 5 game for us all to play. The Scion with front mounted wing is pretty impressive as well. Be sure to check them out.

By the way, that black Infinity G35 Coupe gives me wood.

Mass Effect 2 Collector's Edition sets sights on your wallet

no.spam@gameriot.com (Slapnuts) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:31:51 -0500

Bioware isn't resting on its Dragon Age laurels. Hot on the heels of the fantasy-rpg early next year will be the sci-fi based Mass Effect 2 and with most high profile games there is also a collector's edition in the works. January 26th in North America and the 29th in Europe is the release date for this highly anticipated sequel to one of Bioware's key franchises.

The collector's edition is pictured below as is some of the exclusive goodness that comes packed within. $69.99 on the Xbox 360 and $59.99 for the PC (hurray for an actual PC CE) will land you a tin full of sci-fi action:

Snazzy tin case as seen pictured
48 page art book (whats a CE without art, like PB&J with the jelly)
A DVD featuring some making-of footage regarding the game
Issue one of the Mass Effect: Redemption comic
Limited edition Cerberus Network card granting access to bonus content
Some exclusive armor and weapons that are only in the CE
And of course the game

It should be noted that these downloads are separate from the content that will be available for pre-orders from various retailers. If this tickles your fancy you can check out the PC version here and the 360 version here at Gamestop.

This is about all that is on my "wanted list" for January so I suspect I will pick this up at some point. Finding time to play it is a whole another matter for as many of you know I still haven't found time to finish up the first game (dodges flames unsuccessfully). Life is hard being a gamer, what can I say?

Anyhow check out the cool crap down below and place your orders accordingly.

Epic Drop 11/5/09: Maine denies gays, Fedor v. Rogers, 'V' propaganda, Comcast throttles, Kick-Ass, Prejean sex tape

no.spam@gameriot.com (Slapnuts) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:24:29 -0500

It is taser mania here on the Epic Drop tonight with two quality taserings for your satisfaction. Twice the juice for the price of one, you can't beat that. Plenty of interesting stories tonight including sex tapes and Rachel Bilson stopping in and grabbing her... crotch? , 200 votes to Alba's 180. Good thing too, I was almost just going to pick Keeley for December.

Is Infinity Ward making a point by pissing everyone off over MOW2?

no.spam@gameriot.com (Slapnuts) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:03:20 -0500

I don't think I have ever seen a string of success like this since EA was in their prime pissing people off weekly. Somehow Infinity Ward has taken one of the most anticipated game launches of the year and managed to drop a deuce all over it forcing a lot of people to question how much **** they want to put up with to play the game.

I question if it is possible to botch a release of a game that is pretty much assured of being a massive success. There is little doubt in my mind that the game will be one of the top selling titles of the year across all platforms as the game is one of the few highly anticipated FPS titles of the year and it is a sequel to the much-loved Modern Warfare.

Let us look at the recent onslaught of screw-ups in just the past could of weeks in relation to Modern Warfare 2:

Removal of PC dedicated servers
The "kill innocents as a terrorist video"
"F.A.G.S. and *******", the anti-grenade spam clip
Preventing XBL users from using party chat in various multiplayer modes
Locking mulitiplayer in at 9v9 on the PC

What is next? Some hidden form of DRM on the PC that will send gamers to IW headquarters trampling staff in protest? Maybe the rumors of charging for online play will come true causing our heads to explode in bewilderment.

I am half laughing about this as it almost seems like a test in regards to the game's hype and the communities overall desire to buy and play it. Had other lesser titles or developers done all the above in the "airing of grievances" I have a feeling it would affect their bottom line when it comes to sales and profits. Will it effect this game? I think the effect will be minimal.

For some reason it seems Infinity Ward is testing how far they can push everyone by molding the game in their image and not that of their prospective buyers who will actually buy the game. That to me is a bit disheartening considering the fans invested in these games and that have supported the developers over the long haul.

The reality is where would Infinity Ward be without the adoration and support from their customers? They would probably be worse off than Treyarch as the latter wouldn't have IW's success to leech off of. Yet at this point they don't seem to give a damn about all the negative feedback they are receiving.

Infinity Ward has laid down the gauntlet for potential customers and fans. Are you going to support their actions from this point forward or will the buck literally stop here and you spend your dollars elsewhere? Voice your opinions accordingly.

Epic Drop 11/4/09: Election night, AT&T sues VZW, Abused 4yr old, UHDTV, ATI 5970, Return of KAHN!?

no.spam@gameriot.com (Slapnuts) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:06:44 -0500

More votes people! Keeley needs your support! In the mean time you can focus your eyes on one of my favorites as Miss Miller stops in for a visit. Enjoy today's daily discussion and be sure to pass along any cool stories like a new ocean forming in Africa. "V" was pretty good last night, and lol @ universal health-care. . Can someone explain to me why girls always have to get involved in this ****? I see it almost every couple of weekends out and about and half of the time they end up getting hurt from tossing themselves in the mix like idiots.

(alt link for those that cant see it)

I post a lot of crap on these videos, some funny, some gross and some just flat-out embarrassing. Rarely have I ever posted something this touching:

It is November poll time people, place your votes!

Dragon Age: Origins - Released to rave reviews, thoughts?

no.spam@gameriot.com (Slapnuts) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:46:58 -0500

As I generally do with big releases of games I planned to spend a bit of time with Dragon Age today and pass off some reviews for you guys to wade through if you may be sitting on the fence over this solid Bioware-produced RPG. I'll get to a full review eventually but with vacation coming up and too many games I don't have time to knock one out quite yet.

I, being the smart person that I am, picked this up on PC unlike some people. Gamebynight does have a solid preview though (see last link) that you should definitely check out. I don't see how you could play something like this on a console to be perfectly honest, no matter how modified the control system. The IGN review embeded below pretty much confirms my thoughts that it is a very different game on the console thanks to the controls and pacing. Those of you with crappy PCs should probably just upgrade.

1920x1200, try getting your 360 to run that (down-scaled).

Reviews are solid so far with the game pulling a 91.21% on Gamerankings.com. The PS3 is scoring slightly below that in the 90's and the 360 is coming in around 89.

IGN - 9/10
GameSpot - 9.5/10
1UP - A
GameTrailers - 9.1/10
GameSpy - 4.5/5
Eurogamer - 8/10

Eurogamer per the usual comes in tied with the lowest review of the day so far. I'm not saying they are hard-***** or anything but let's just say Tom Cruise is a big fan of their work. They generally cut the B.S. though so I can appreciate them for that.

So far I like it. Graphically it is a sharp game though not as taxing as I would have thought earlier this year. It runs great on my suped-up rig so no issues in that regard.

Gameplay wise I can't give a full judgment in that regard quite yet not being very far in. The pause button is definitely your best friend on the PC and pretty much a must use. You can't really go hacking and slashing on in without a bit of tactic as the game moves on so taking time to pause and get situated is a key aspect to surviving. I do wish there was more of a action/combat queue and if this is something that expands later on feel free to correct me. I generally don't like to plan only one step at time.

I definitely look forward to spending more time with this in the coming weeks if I can pull myself away from Left 4 Dead 2 and Modern Warfare 2.

Thoughts and impressions? What do you guys think of the game so far?

Epic Drop 11/3/09: Poll Day! Shorter/stocky woman evolving, IP address issues, V review, Hyundai bonus, Terminator sale, Build your own wife

no.spam@gameriot.com (Slapnuts) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:56:37 -0500

. I was just a wee little lad when the first one came out but I remember the reptilian aliens creeping me out as a kid. Variety has a review and so far things are looking up.

I wonder what was going through this guy's head as he was mid jump when he saw what awaited him on the side... besides the side of the bus.

Also, check out this one at Break which is a few days old that really makes me wonder how neither guy wanted to stop the fight.

It is November poll time people, place your votes!

DirectX 11 - What you need to know about the next graphical upgrade

no.spam@gameriot.com (Slapnuts) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:58:09 -0500

DirectX 11 and its subset of Direct3D 11 commands has officially launched and what you need to know is that so far the graphically improvements are impressive.

DX11 officially launched with Windows 7 and then last week it was also released for Windows Vista for those of you still holding out before a move to 7. Those of you "die-hards" on Windows XP are still screwed much like you were with DirectX 10. Besides, unless you are running 5+ year old hardware there is no reason not to run 7 considering it manages resources even better than Vista did.

But wait you say, "don't I need DirectX 11 hardware to take advantage of all the cool things in Microsoft's latest graphical API"? Generally you would be correct but this time around there are also advantages for those of you on Directx 9-10 hardware. Bonus features for those of you without the upgrade bug, can you really complain? You can read some of the concepts over at MSDN for those of you into the technical aspects. Basically what you need to know is that DX9 and 10 with both support the shorter pipeline for graphics rendering possibly providing more FPS on older cards. Multithreading and a better use of resources will also back-port to older cards that support DX9 and 10.

Those of you who suffer from the upgrade bug like me will get the most benefit. The only game in town right now for Directx 11 is AMD/ATI's fantastic 5xxx series. The 5750, 5770, 5850 and 5870 are all out right now and all support the fantastic eye candy you see in the above video. Their upcoming dual-GPU cards (5970 and 5950, renamed from last generations 4870x2 and 4850x2) will also support DX11 out of the box. If you insist on holding out for Nvidia you still have a bit of a wait. Don't expect DX11 cards from the green guys until mid-to-late January at the earliest.

Graphically you can expect a much more significant change from 10 to 11 than you did from 9 -10. The new tessellation feature is one of the most notable features which is something you see within the video providing a huge bump in detail in the polygons. The new C shader will allow for better access to the shader pipeline on the physics front and for stream processing which will also make it easier to add effects after the fact. Shader model 5 is the next generation of graphical rendering and will also be included.

So what about the games? Right now Battleforge supports DX11 and later this year Dirt 2 will as well. Aliens Vs. Predator and Crysis 2 expected out early next year will also allow for those graphical enhancements previously mentioned. There are various other games like LotRO which will support it as well as D&D Online. You can expect more and more games to be added to the list as it is quite easy to change over from DX10 to 11 even mid-development of pretty much any game.

As of right now the game support is still a bit thin but that is always the case with new hardware support. The good news is that you don't need DX 11 hardware or games to make use of some of the new features and potentially see improvements.

Here a couple more previews for those you with the itch to learn more about the future of PC graphics. I realize it make take some cool new software like AVP or Crysis 2 ( see CryEngine 3 in action here) to get everyone really fired up for DX 11 but in the mean time the new features are certainly spectacular on the software and hardware front.

I have a feeling that DirectX 11 won't be as "skippable" as DirectX 10 was for many of you. How many games can you name with full DX 10 support besides Crysis without looking it up? I could only name 8 and I image many of you won't get that far. DX 10, partly due to Vista, just didn't take off like many hoped. Hopefully this time around things changes as 11 is a massive step up from the previous generation.

Modern Warfare 2 supports F.A.G.S. - then removes video

no.spam@gameriot.com (Slapnuts) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:54:17 -0500

Philadelphia Phillies star Cole Hamels had and interesting public service announcement for all you Modern Warfare 2 fans: "".

There are bad jokes and there are funny jokes. While this isn't "laugh out loud" hilarious I did like the PSA aspect. Now if they video portrayed a guy on the mic playing MOW2 calling everyone who killed him with a grenade a "***" and then starting up a anti-*** group that would probably wade in to excessive territory. This PSA wasn't even close to that.

All this free publicity probably has Infinity Ward opening up extra bank accounts just to store all the loot. This will only further their cause towards being one of the top selling games of the year and making Bobby Kotick that much more well off. Between the "dedicated server issue", the "killing innocents as a terrorist" and now this PSA they have been dominating gaming headlines and probably laughing manically Dr. Evil-style.

Lighten up people. Life is too short to not enjoy a joke from time to time.

Epic Drop 11/2/09: Baseball bat lawsuit, New uTorrent, Google voice blocked, MIB3, Hogan Q&A, Best Picture?

no.spam@gameriot.com (Slapnuts) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:16:23 -0500

Not a whole lot going on this past weekend. No big movies unless you are in to Michael Jackson. I did a bit of bowling, a few drinks and even found time to get my drunk friends home, minus the one I left downtown. That is what happens when you chase the split-tail and don't close the deal. . Unfortunately it doesn't sound all that great at this point even with Jackie Earle Haley. Just goes to show that the continual rebooting of old-school horror isn't doing all that well. These aren't hard films to make, it isn't like they were Oscar winners, why can't they make decent remakes?

More sports tonight for laughs this time thanks to the Las Vegas Cobras in what very well may have been "betting with bookie" gone wrong.

Breasts vs. AWPs - Can strippers keep you from Counter-Strike?

no.spam@gameriot.com (Slapnuts) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:45:57 -0500

Russian teams Virtus.Pro and forZe went head to head in some Counter-Strike a while back with an interesting twist. While racking up headshots and doing Deagle saves they were being distracted by strippers to question a gamer's resolve; boobs or video games?

According to EnglishRussia:

"And when the game started, the whole room of a playground turned into a dance floor with loud music and half-naked hot girls. It seems that sponsors of the event wanted to make a surprise for boys and test them for firmness. Let’s see what was more important for hi-tech gamers, pretty girls or their score in the game?.”.

I am a bit curious as to whether or not the gamers knew what was going to happen. The article implies it may have been a surprise but if there was good money on the line I wonder if anyone complained. Then again the notion of actually complaining about tits in their faces and stinky-mouse pads may have convinced them to just play on.

Regardless of how things panned out this should almost be a requirement of all future gaming events. Everything is better with strippers and instead of watching some dudes wearing goofy looking headsets and shouting "double doors" or "ivy" wouldn't you rather focus on game screens with T&A to the side?

I really hope they provided some sanitary wipes after having those skanky ***** all over the computer hardware. And would it have really hurt for the hosts to actually get some hot girls to do this and not girls who looked like they worked a 12 hour shift, snorting lines and doing dollar dances in a local back alley? Of all the girls the only that is mildly decent looking is the one featured at the top of the post here.

You can check out more here if you are interested and a couple of more below.

God of War III Smashes Faces With An 'Ultimate Edition'

no.spam@gameriot.com (Slapnuts) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:38:37 -0400

This might be the coolest thing you see all day. God of War news rarely slips past my radar and this is no exception. God of War III's Ultimate Edition was announced today and it is loaded with face-smashing goodies.

The other good news if you buy the Ultimate Edition within 10 days Amazon will email you a code to download the God of War III demo. That now makes three ways to get the demo, buying the God of War HD Collection, picking up District 9 on Blu-ray and pre-ordering this Ultimate edition.

The game comes packed within a collector's box designed around the infamous Pandora's Box from the game. It also includes the following goodies and digital content on the game's launch:

God of War III
An art book
Combat Arena with seven challenges
Premium Dominus Kratos skin
Documentary Titled God of War: Unearthing the Legend
God of War trilogy soundtrack
God of War: Blood and Metal EP (heavy metal homage featuring original music inspired by God of War)

The later two both come as MP3 digital downloads. There are also pre-order bonuses from various retailers including an Apollo skin at Amazon.com, a Phantom of Chaos skin at Gamestop and an exclusive skin at Gamecrazy as well.

How much for this glorious set of Greek-god destruction? A mere $99.99! I generally don't cough up for collector's editions but this one might be a must buy. This is one of my favorite modern series and this is a solid set with a bunch of content.

This is probably my most anticipated game of 2010.

Epic Drop 10/30/09: Arnold's F-You, Fat Abuse, Best zombie flicks, 16 million for stupidity, Ridley talks Alien

no.spam@gameriot.com (Slapnuts) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:48:02 -0400

The last official lately. Instead of a direct setup to the first Alien movie Scott is saying this one will take place 30 years before that. What exactly that entails is anyone's guess. Either way, Scott+Aliens=win.

Some people go through life in a complete daze...

This has gotta be fake right? Right? Either that or the camera was running all damn day...

Grand Theft Auto 5 leaving Liberty City behind in 2010?

no.spam@gameriot.com (Slapnuts) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:10:48 -0400

Grand Theft Auto is back in the news this week thanks the solid expansion set for Grand Theft Auto 4 featuring the Lost and The Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony being bundled up in one retail stand-alone disc that doesn't require GTA 4 to play.

That isn't the only good news however as rumors regarding the series' future have also been swirling. This isn't all that new when it comes to Rockstar games or Grand Theft Auto in general but this hint actually comes courtesy of Rockstar.

It seems the manual within the retail game disc features the below ad hinting at a change of scenery for the highly-successful franchise. With the time and money that was put in to GTA 4 and Liberty City many questioned just how long we would stick around. Two downloadable content episodes later and we may have our answer.

The image notes "Liberty City, It's Over!" with a broken heart of Liberty City imagery headlining the ad. There is also a note mentioning "next stop" and it also states "Opens March Everywhere".

What exactly does that mean? Well I think it is pretty safe to say we will see a change in locales for the next Grand Theft Auto game. What exactly the next stop isn't so concrete. There were rumors of Tokyo earlier this year but nothing more has come supporting those theories since then.

Personally next time around I don't want to be restricted to one city, maybe not even one country. San Andreas still has the best layout of all the games and that is what they should model the next game on with this fancy new engine they built. Multiple countries would be kinda sweet as I mentioned in the "Top Five Features We Want In Grand Theft Auto 5". The ability to run your coke fields down in South America and wheel and deal your wares here in the states would be kind of cool.

Liberty City is cool and all but we have spent plenty of time there throughout the franchises' history. Tokyo, London, Chicago all sound like some quality options.

As far as the "opens march everywhere" statement, who knows? I don't expect a new game by then though that will be almost two years since the last game. I suspect later in 2010 is when we will see a sequel. The March reference could be for the Red Dead sequel due out in 2010 as well.

Epic Drop 10/29/09: Worst disguise ever, 24 back! Droid mania, Corrupt NBA, Jackson movie, No heart for Palin

no.spam@gameriot.com (Slapnuts) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:06:24 -0400

Today's site of the day is Lamebook and this entry is classic. Yes Twilight fans, you just might like it in the rear end. In other news I may not be up for Nathan on the Verizon network and I am almost totally sold on picking this up next month. Check it out in action below. Verizon told me I can get one year pricing on it and after selling my LG Dare it shouldn't be all that bad:

This is one of the oddest fights I have ever seen. I thought girl-on-girl took the cake but if you toss in the elderly its a whole new bag of fun:

Spector's Disney Epic Mickey media and news blow-out

no.spam@gameriot.com (Slapnuts) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:58:18 -0400

It seems yesterday was the day for Disney Epic Mickey news, which is now the full title of the game. There are screenshots all over, some of which you can see below and concept art galore as well plus previews by the likes of 1UP.

The game is set for launch in the fall of 2010 and yes, exclusively on the Wii. In the mean time we can ogle these images and notes of what is yet to come.

The game is based around The Cartoon Wasteland which is what Yen Sid ( the sorcerer from The Sorcerer's Apprentice) created as a location for retired and unused Disney characters and elements to go and thrive.
Mickey will have to use paint to restore the run-down world which he probably caused in the first place all while dealing with this new unknown world and the Phantom Blot which hustled him off to this world against his will.

There seems to be a couple different ways to play the game and that can either give you a Hero Mickey, a Scrapper Mickey or something in between. Hero Mickey seems to create with paint and build within the Wasteland and Scrapper Mickey uses Thinner to tear down and destroy. Scrapper Mickey is also pictured above the blog for those curious.

Screenshots below are courtesy of the Official Nintendo Magazine. They also confirm that the game wasn't originally a glimmer in the Wii's eye. In fact it wasn't even going to be on the Wii and was originally planned for the PS3, 360 and PC. It had been in development on the other platforms up until last year when Spector noted:

"At that time we were talking about a Wii port and I was begging people - no, we can't just port to the Wii, it's not going to work. It needs to be its own game. A lot of the design ideas just won't work on the Wii, we need to give the Wii its dues. Graham looked at me and said 'What do you think about a Wii exclusive?' And I went 'Holy cow - yeah!'”.

Somehow the desire to be on the Wii with a quality game left the rest of the systems in the dark. I am not complaining too much as I can check this out regardless but I imagine the same concept could have come together with Microsoft's Natal or Sony's yet-to-be-named motion controller.

You can also check out some of these images via Game Informer's new Anatomy of a Screenshot segment which highlights various aspects within each image giving you more insight to the game's art, direction, play-style and mechanics.

The full press release below and it may be one of the first press releases actually worth reading through as it contains actual talk about the plot and direction of the game so check it out:

BURBANK, Calif. - (October 28, 2009) - Disney Interactive Studios today announced the development of Disney Epic Mickey, an adventure-platforming game with light role-playing elements for the WiiTM home video game console. The game stars Mickey Mouse who has been re-imagined for videogames by luminary game designer Warren Spector and his Junction Point game development studio. In Disney Epic Mickey, Spector, a life-long Disney fan, taps into Mickey Mouse's rich history along with the characters and worlds brought to life by Walt Disney to create an edgy and unexpected cartoon adventure.

"Mickey is an adventurous and rambunctious mouse," said Warren Spector, creative director and vice president, Junction Point. "I want to bring his personality to the forefront, place him in a daunting world and connect his spirited character with video game players worldwide. Ultimately, each player decides for him- or herself what makes Mickey cool."

In the game's fiction, a sorcerer named Yen Sid creates a beautiful, whimsically-twisted world where Disney's forgotten and retired creations thrive. Originally, the powerful sorcerer from "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" in Walt Disney's 1940 film "Fantasia" was nicknamed "Yen Sid" by Disney animators, although never named as such on screen. In Spector's game, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit - Walt Disney's first cartoon star created in 1927 - becomes the earliest inhabitant of Yen Sid's Cartoon Wasteland after Mickey Mouse is created. Oswald makes the Cartoon Wasteland comfortable for other retired characters as they join him in this magical land. Years pass, and as Oswald dwells in the Cartoon Wasteland, he becomes resentful watching Mickey's popularity swell. When Mickey curiously stumbles upon Yen Sid's map, he makes an innocent yet terrible mistake and inadvertently devastates Oswald's comfortable world. Eventually, Mickey's mistake pulls him deep into the mysterious Cartoon Wasteland to face the destruction he unknowingly created.

"Having Warren combine creativity and innovation with one of the world's most famous characters takes Mickey back to his creative roots and allows fans to deepen their engagement with him as a character - especially in video games," said Graham Hopper, executive vice president and general manager of Disney Interactive Studios. "In addition to Warren's lifelong love of cartoons, films and comics, his visionary approach to game design and storytelling will make certain that this heroic tale of discovery and redemption resonates with Disney fans and gamers alike."‪

Players use the Wii RemoteTM to wield magical paint and thinner to re-shape the world around them. Paint's creativity and thinner's damaging effect give the player robust tools and empowers them to make choices about how they move through the world. Each player's decisions to use paint, thinner or both dynamically changes the world with consequences that affect the environment, interactions with other characters, and even Mickey's appearance and abilities.

"The core of this game is the idea of choice and consequence, and how that defines both the character and the player," says Spector. "By putting the mischievous Mickey in an unfamiliar place and asking him to make choices - to help other cartoon characters or choose his own path - the game forces players to deal with the consequences of their actions. Ultimately, players must ask themselves, 'What kind of hero am I?' Each player will come up with a different answer."

Blurring reality and fantasy, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit's role is as significant in the game as it was in real life. The Walt Disney-created Oswald appeared in 26 silent cartoons between 1927 and 1928 for Charles Mintz, who contracted with Universal for distribution. At this time, Oswald was primed to be Walt's first big animated star. When faced with daunting production costs, Walt asked for more money to ensure the quality of the Oswald cartoons. When a deal could not be reached, Walt lost the rights to Oswald and with the rabbit went much of Walt's staff. Among those who remained with Walt was animator, cartoonist and long-time friend Ub Iwerks, and together they created a new character named Mickey Mouse.

The initial concept behind Disney Epic Mickey originated within the Disney Interactive Studios' Think Tank. The Think Tank conceptualized Mickey as a cartoon character thrown into turmoil. Spector expanded and refined Disney Epic Mickey's concept and built the game for a broad audience fully utilizing the Wii and Wii Remote for accessibility and engaging gameplay.

Developed by Junction Point in Austin, TX, Disney Epic Mickey is slated for a fall 2010 release. The game currently is unrated by the ESRB. For more information, go to www.disney.com/disneyepicmickey.

I'd say things are off to an impressive start. Regardless of our feelings on the Wii I love seeing unique properties like this being developed that aren't your typical every-day game. Sure I'd love to see this on the PC or a "good" console but with the Wii's amazing sales is this really that much of a surprise?

Rumors are that video of the game may be surfacing soon here so I will keep you posted. In the mean time you probably have a year to get yourself a Wii. No, you can't have mine.

Left 4 Dead 2 Demo Hands-On Impressions

no.spam@gameriot.com (Slapnuts) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:08:33 -0400

The PC demo for Left 4 Dead 2 finally dropped this past evening after close to half a dozen delays over the course of the day, me complaining and flames throughout the Steam Forums. Valve time may have struck again but we can all rest easy playing the demo today and preparing for the launch of the full game in a couple of weeks.

This will be my micro-review of the demo which is pretty small itself but enough to give some first impressions.

The new special infected are an off-the-wall good time, I can't wait to use them in Versus. The Charger is a lot stronger than I expected and on Advanced and Expert they seem to really kick your ass. I haven't done the math but I believe when he slams you into the ground he does double digit damage. His charge has a wide target area as well so watch out. The Spitter is a bit ungainly but effective. Corner camping may be a thing of the past with the Spitter and Charger as if you stand still on her toxic spit you are screwed. The Jockey is a bit odd and I haven't been hit by him yet though watching him drag people around is pretty amusing. I suspect he will be very effective when it comes to griefing in Versus.

The characters a mixed a bag. I haven't played enough to hear all of their voice work yet but Nick and Coach both seem to be pretty amusing so far. Rochelle hasn't really said much that grabs me as "iconic" yet and Ellis gives off that smart-ass vibe. I kind of miss the heroine-feel that Zoey gave off which seems to be missing this time around. I'm sure as we move further into the retail game various catch phrases like "kill all sons of *****es" and other personality quirks will come out.

The new weapons are a pleasant surprise. I was expecting more of that re-skinned feel from the old weapons but everything has new sounds, animations and a different feel. One surprising twist was the "vomit bomb" which I hadn't read about yet. You can toss a can of Boomer vomit on to special infected and the common infected will attack them instead of you. I can't wait to see this used in muliplayer, hopefully it isn't too unbalanced if it is included in Versus. The melee weapons provide fun and satisfying action but I still find myself using the pistols more often. The good news if you get incap'ed you can still shoot your pistol(s) from the ground if you were carrying a melee weapon.

The graphics, blood and gore have all seen improvements this time around and the game is sharp graphically considering it is running on the same engine. The visuals do seem improved this time around. The daytime of The Parish still provides plenty of eerie moments and it isn't all "sun shiny days" with plenty of darker areas.

All in all this is pretty much exactly what I expected. I had hoped to like the melee weapons more (though I haven't played with the bat or chainsaw yet) but I don't know that they really fit my play-style. The further the enemies die away from me the better off I am is the way I roll so I like to avoid up close action. I may use them more in Campaign and Survival but I don't think I'd use them much in Versus unless surrounded.

Not that I was going to cancel my pre-order or anything but at this point I am confident that this should be a solid game for $45-33 and well worth my time and money.

Left 4 Dead 2 Demo Hands-On Impressions

no.spam@gameriot.com (Slapnuts) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:08:26 -0400

The PC demo for Left 4 Dead 2 finally dropped this past evening after close to half a dozen delays over the course of the day, me complaining and flames throughout the Steam Forums. Valve time may have struck again but we can all rest easy playing the demo today and preparing for the launch of the full game in a couple of weeks.

This will be my micro-review of the demo which is pretty small itself but still a good time.

The new special infected are an off-the-wall good time, I can't wait to use them in Versus. The Charger is a lot stronger than I expected and on Advanced and Expert they seem to really kick your ass. I haven't done the math but I believe when he slams you into the ground he does double digit damage. His charge has a wide target area as well so watch out. The Spitter is a bit ungainly but effective. Corner camping may be a thing of the past with the Spitter and Charger as if you stand still on her toxic spit you are screwed. The Jockey is a bit odd and I haven't been hit by him yet though watching him drag people around is pretty amusing. I suspect he will be very effective when it comes to griefing in Versus.

The characters a mixed a bag. I haven't played enough to hear all of their voice work yet but Nick and Coach both seem to be pretty amusing so far. Rochelle hasn't really said much that grabs me as "iconic" yet and Ellis gives off that smart-ass vibe. I kind of miss the heroine-feel that Zoey gave off which seems to be missing this time around. I'm sure as we move further into the retail game various catch phrases like "kill all sons of *****es" and other personality quirks will come out.

The new weapons are a pleasant surprise. I was expecting more of that re-skinned feel from the old weapons but everything has new sounds, animations and a different feel. One surprising twist was the "vomit bomb" which I hadn't read about yet. You can toss a can of Boomer vomit on to special infected and the common infected will attack them instead of you. I can't wait to see this used in muliplayer, hopefully it isn't too unbalanced if it is included in Versus. The melee weapons provide fun and satisfying action but I still find myself using the pistols more often. The good news if you get incap'ed you can still shoot your pistol(s) from the ground if you were carrying a melee weapon.

The graphics, blood and gore have all seen improvements this time around and the game is sharp graphically considering it is running on the same engine. The visuals do seem improved this time around. The daytime of The Parish still provides plenty of eerie moments and it isn't all "sun shiny days" with plenty of darker areas.

All in all this is pretty much exactly what I expected. I had hoped to like the melee weapons more (though I haven't played with the bat or chainsaw yet) but I don't know that they really fit my play-style. The further the enemies die away from me the better off I am is the way I roll so I like to avoid up close action. I may use them more in Campaign and Survival but I don't think I'd use them much in Versus unless surrounded.

Not that I was going to cancel my pre-order or anything but at this point I am confident that this should be a solid game for $45-33 and well worth my time and money.

Epic Drop 10/28/09: Hulkster returns, Agassi & meth, Farley ad bad taste? Spidey 4 villain, Sex for World Series tickets

no.spam@gameriot.com (Slapnuts) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:33:30 -0400

Good news for both fans of Family Guy and Microsoft. It seems Microsoft is pulling out of the "Windows 7" sponsored edition of the show which probably wouldn't have been all that funny. Certainly not as good as demanding $40 in pennies from 1987 and before. And with that we are starting off the Drop. . Word is he will vote against any plan that includes a public option going as far to filibuster it if need be. With Olympia Snowe also against it the bill could be in serious trouble. While Joe has been known to buck the trend I am glad he has some sense in this regard. A lot of positive can be done regarding health-care and a public option is just too costly.

The action is great but the ending is even better, adios he says...

And in case you want to see a 7 pattie "Windows 7" Whopper in action check it out here:

'Valve Time' strikes again: L4D2 demo flips off the PC

no.spam@gameriot.com (Slapnuts) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:46:00 -0400

I picked up Forza 3 today but I was pretty busy most of the day and didn't get much time to play it yet. On top of that most of the day I was more excited for the Left 4 Dead 2 demo mainly because of my love for FPS games and all things zombies.

I patiently waited earlier today around 5pm EST expecting the Left 4 Dead 2 demo to unlock as was posted on the game's community page by Valve. 5pm rolled around and there was nothing, a few Steam restarts just be sure and then a while later the page was updated noting the demo would then unlock at 2am EST for those of us eagerly anticipating it.

Note that during most of this time the demo was available to those sinful folks playing it on the inferior Xbox 360 as if some sort of continued slap in the face from console gaming to PC gaming. Wadsworth1 got to play it before us PC folks with the only redeeming factors being a mouse/keyboard and free DLC. There are videos all over Youtube of the 360 demo in action as well as IGN.

After the days earlier I delay I went out and ran some errands, got some Americanized Chinese food and picked up Forza 3. I expect to come home and be able to play Left 4 Dead 2 after guiding Wads in the right direction to get it on the 360 only to find out that the demo release time changed for a third time! It is now 4pm today on the 28th instead of 5pm on the 27th as originally noted.

I realize this seems insignificant in the grand scheme of things and I am only slightly venting. The game should be great regardless, I'll have hours of fun with it and I'll laugh at Wads later next year when he is paying for DLC and has no friends to play Versus with (that is what he gets for moving to another state).

My main gripe is that this was specifically listed as an incentive for pre-ordering. Valve tossing a us a friendly "thanks for buying" turns in to a "if you want to play it on time buy it on a console". The lack of love for PC gaming vs. consoles is becoming more and more noticeable within the gaming industry. Valve is accountable to no one on the PC, not even the fans, yet on the console they have Microsoft to answer to.

Thus I am off to play some Forza 3 and have to wait patiently for tomorrow's demo release. (hopefully). In the mean time would it be too hard to get some sort of official reasoning or response from them?

The PC's red-headed-step-child treatment continues even when least expected.

Epic Drop 10/27/09: Homecoming gang rape, Lesnar sick, More Broken Lizard, 5 mins of Boondock Saints II, hottest porn stars

no.spam@gameriot.com (Slapnuts) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:41:49 -0400

Thank the DeSean Jackson and the Eagles defense for handing me a fantasy win last night. I'm now 4-3 and 3 hundredths of a point out of third place in my 10-man league. After a disasterous 8th place finish last year it's time for redemption. ? Of course you do. Enjoy courtesy of IGN:

All over a package of Ramen. There is so much here to laugh at that I am just going to leave this one alone... (thanks to Godfather for the link)

GoldenEye 2010 - What is this mysterious Bond game?

no.spam@gameriot.com (Slapnuts) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:53:47 -0400

GoldeneEye 2010, just what is this mysterious title being developed for Nintendo's motion-loving console? Popping up in the news today via Destructoid was a report that work was being done on a game titled GoldenEye 2010.

Animator Craig Peck had his resume online and in the era of the modern internet that pretty much means everyone is going to know about it. You just can't put things online of interest and expect them to stay under wraps. There was an interesting tidbit on his resume noting the following:

"Animator – GoldenEye 2010 (Wii)
Animator on Activision’s James Bond series for the Nintendo Wii assisting in: Key frame animation, the preparation and clean-up of motion capture data, prop animation, in-game cut-scene animation, scene layout, and camera animation."

My first reaction was probably similar to yours. "GoldenEye, wtf"? The one word that instantly transfers me back to the college days (yes, I am not spring chicken) of late night sessions of "The Beast" and 4-man madness with proximity mines on one of the best N64 games ever. I have long clamored for a remake of GoldenEye 64 and have written about it numerous times right on Gameriot. Wondering why all the Bond games have sucked since Rare's GoldenEye and bringing to light the footage of remake that never was thanks to a legal mess.

Digging in to this a bit more brings a few things to light however. First up is the fact that Activision owns the Bond license now and the mention of Craig Peck's duties seem to involve mo-cap work, cut-scene animation, etc. which would seem to mark this title as not a direct port of the classic GoldenEye 64. We also know that Nintendo completely owns the rights to the N64 game (Rare only worked for Nintendo as has no rights to the title after moving over to Microsoft) so if something is going to show up regarding a port, remake, re-imagining, it would make sense that it is on the Nintendo Wii. There was a multiplatform GoldenEye title that came out last generation but it had nothing to do with the original game.

This all leads me to wonder what exactly is this game? I almost hope that maybe it is a re-imagining of the original game with new cut-scenes re-done to make the most out of the newer hardware in the Wii. I am crossing my fingers that it isn't like Rogue Agent and ends up being a GoldenEye game only in name, having nothing to do with the original game. The mention of the Wii gives me hope however that this is something done in collaboration with Nintendo and we may finally get a true remake of one of the best console shooters ever.

Cross your fingers and as always I will keep you posted on any developments.

Bioshock 2 heads to 'Siren Alley' - New Big Daddys and Splicers

no.spam@gameriot.com (Slapnuts) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:40:30 -0400

Bioshock 2 slipping to next year was probably a wise idea on the part of 2K Marin & Australia considering all the games packed in to the end of this year. Bioshock 2 will probably make its way in to my game library but its odds of purchase were smaller if the game was coming out this year.

The good news is that we get Bioshock 2 media now while we are busy with other titles in anticipation of the game's release in early February. We get media like the above trailer for Rapture's "Siren Alley", a new location that we weren't able to visit in the game and we get one of our first peeks at underwater gameplay.

About half way through the trailer you may notice some big-ass lug which is a new form of Splicer that is definitely more intimidating than his tiny cousins. Other new enemies include some impressive new Big Daddy builds loaded with all sorts of weapons and on GameTrailers TV 2K confirmed there is more than one Big Sister and they also brought up the plot's main antagonist, at least what they want you to believe, all of which you can watch here. I believe it may be her talking on the voice-over on the above trailer.

I'm not totally sold on the multiplayer for Bioshock 2. I wasn't for Uncharted 2 either though after giving it a chance I really enjoyed it. Both games feel more like single player experiences which is an ode to their fantastic story telling.

The first game was a bit anticlimactic if you ask me, considering that the "big reveal" happened earlier than I would have liked making the end game drag out a bit. Hopefully this is something the sequel remedies.

February 9th is your return to Rapture.

Epic Drop 10/26/09: Health insurance profits, Win 7, Eat your dog, Boondock Saints, Fun w/ duct tape, Electric roadster credit!

no.spam@gameriot.com (Slapnuts) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:01:37 -0400

I was going to let Verdak write tonight's Epic Drop but who needs all that silly traffic and likes. Way to feed the trolls guys. :-] Speaking of feeding trolls, it probably isn't wise to feed your girlfriend's "***** troll" these "intimate mints". were trash today. Feel free to flame them in comments for doing a really good Tennessee Titans impression.

I can't quite figure out how the hell this happened other than the shelves not being bolted to the wall and the contents being too heavy. Regardless it is an impressive crash and spill.

More soccer coverage on the Epic Drop? What is this insanity!

Ready for more Uncharted 2? DLC on the way

no.spam@gameriot.com (Slapnuts) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:33:12 -0400

Uncharted 2 has been one heck of a joyride so far. I took my time with a solid balance of single and multiplayer and finally wrapped up the campaign on normal this past week and have now moved on to hard. I'm not too shabby on the multiplayer front being at level 19 and rank 14. The shotguns are definitely a bit O.P. but I love using them.

The good news is that there is more Uncharted 2 coming, this year in fact. Naughty Dog Creative Director Amy Hennig told IndustryGamers that they plan on releasing more content for the much-loved Playstation 3 game before the year is over.

"We're working on that now, and what we're prepared to say is that there will be DLC available before the end of the year. Without going into specifics, it'll involve new maps, new characters, things like that. Some of it will be free of charge and some of it will be purchasable. We've got a lot of people on the team working on this stuff, some really cool stuff that people will be excited about. So we're definitely taking it very seriously".

Glad to hear they are dedicated to continued support of the excellence that is this third-person action-adventure. From the way her quote is worded it sounds like the updates may focus on multiplayer, which isn't necessarily a bad thing though I wouldn't mind some levels here or there in the form of DLC that add-on to the story.

They could use the DLC as a platform to explore the backstory of the second game. Way back when Drake first met Chloe, Flynn or Sully would make a nice add-on to add depth to not only the game but Drake's history. They could also fill in gaps between between Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and Uncharted 2. Maybe an adventure where Drake meets back up with Chloe between games as it was clear they had met long before the first game. There is plenty of history ripe for more gameplay.

As of right now I need to keep plugging away and get myself one of those skeleton skins as they seem to be almost like hacks. They are a bit more difficult to see even though their hit boxes are the same and they don't seem to make noise which is a really nice benefit for sneaking up on unsuspecting suckers. They require either the Platinum Trophy (ugh) or getting level 60 in muliplayer (the highest I have seen so far is 41). Looks like I have a lot of work to put in. I almost hope Naughty Dog just remedies this skeleton thing as they have said they didn't intend for skins to give an advantage.

The game is apparently selling quite well and the recent boosts in PS3 sales the past two months probably won't hurt one bit either. It very well could be the top selling game next month overall and definitely will top the PS3 charts.

Epic Drop 10/23/09: Hulu charging? Military lightsabers, Super Whopper, Bad biofuels, Man sues Axe, Fox News unity

no.spam@gameriot.com (Slapnuts) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:41:47 -0400

Today's Epic Drop is quite long but there is a lot of stuff I wanted to touch on. Four videos for you to start your day with including the awesome Jessica Biel on Biel Day. Don't forget about UFC 104 tomorrow, go Machida! for watching this (thanks to Contin for the links):

To cheer things up a bit this video is amazing. I wish we had video of the impact but damn did this guy get wrecked. And the car looks fine! If that was the good ole' USA you could bet that driver would get hung out to dry while the thief makes a fortune and doesn't spend a day in jail.

Modern Warfare 2 PC specs - For the few left playing it

no.spam@gameriot.com (Slapnuts) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:13:39 -0400

There is still a Modern Warfare 2 game coming out next month regardless of everyone's thoughts on the lack of dedicated servers on the PC. Eventually the outcry will die down after Infinity Ward is done bending over PC gamers and "consolizing" one of the biggest franchises in PC gaming.

There is good news however! The game is at least still coming out on PC and with the way the industry is changing that can almost be considered a surprise. At least its hitting PC and not a console exclusive right? *cough*piracy*cough*

Those of you looking to actually play this awesome PC game, not boycott it and not be stuck playing it on a console may be interested to read the specs for the game via Gamestop.

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

Hard Drive Space : 16 GB free hard drive space
Operating System : Windows® Vista/XP
Processor : AMD 64 3200+ or Intel Pentium® 4 3.0GHz or better
RAM : 512 MB RAM (XP) / 1 GB RAM (VISTA)
Video Card : Shader 3.0 or better 256 MB nVidia® GeForce™ 6600GT / ATI® Radeon™ 1600XT or better

Honestly those aren't very demanding nor impressive. But that pretty much is to be expected when this is built on the original Modern Warfare 2 engine. It goes to show how well Infinity Ward has done overhauling graphics and improving them on a old engine. This new coat of paint so to speak looks pretty impressive. It also confirms the age-old PC adage that graphics don't make the game and if you ask me MOW2 looks like quite the engrossing experience.

The 16GB of hard drive space is a bit disgusting. I realize that is coming from a guy with 2.4 terrabytes of space but still, 16GB for one game is a lot. Seems only yesterday that one of my first PCs had a 2GB hard drive.

The video card isn't very demanding either. Those cards mentioned are both like three series old now and can probably be had for almost free (my backup card is faster than these). The reality is value when it comes to video cards is close to an all time high as you can get a $50 card that can run almost anything at playable settings.

All in all pretty much anyone playing any modern PC games should have little issue running this. However some of you stragglers who play WoW on machines from the President Clinton era may want to drop a bit of cash towards an upgrade.

If you can pull yourself away from boycott lists and internet rage you may want to pick this game up. If you do at Amazon you can get $20 towards a future game purchase on the PC version and the others as well. Or maybe you want to use Best Buy's buy two get one free next week.

Epic Drop 10/22/09: ... Penis in the window, Yahoo lap dances, Obama wayyyy down, Google Twitter deal, Wolfman, UFC 104

no.spam@gameriot.com (Slapnuts) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:22:28 -0400

I don't know if I can top the hotness that was Alice Goodwin last night but I am going to give it a shot with Diana Dagota. I'll let you guys be the judge. Some quality reading coming your way here via our daily discussion on the Epic Drop. is this weekend and it is prediction time. I like Machida in round 2 via strikes. A guy who drinks his own piss for training is more than Shogun can handle. Between Cain and Ben I want to take Cain on strikes as well but I have a feeling we see him winning via decision. I like Fisher as well, mainly because I am not the biggest Joe Stevenson fan.

Retarded yet hilarious, I just may do the same thing if my Cubs ever win the World Series...

He should have bought an import.

You cheap bastards - 'Pay what you want' for World of Goo a success?

no.spam@gameriot.com (Slapnuts) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:37:01 -0400

Pay what you want for a game, seems cool right? I remember when Radiohead did this for their "Rainbows" album and the results were less than spectacular as well. It turned out a year later that most people still chose to get it for free though they did "move" a lot of copies of the album.

2D Boy, developers of World of Goo, decided to try this methodology in the gaming world. Last week they decided to allow you to pay whatever you wanted for the critically loved World of Goo. The sale was so successful according to 2D Boy that they decided to continue the sale until October 25th for those of you that want to buy it for whatever price you deem fit (for Windows, Linux, Mac)

Now I won't deny there was some positive things that came from the sale. 2D Boy mentions that sales actually rose on both Steam and WiiWare, platforms that were not participating in the sale. An interesting concept, especially the Steam one as people could have just bought on their website instead for any price. The price people were willing to pay also increased as days of the sale went on, another promising aspect.

Here is the kicker though, look at the graph above. There are a lot of cheap bastards out there. This is a game that runs around 92% on Gamerankings and normally costs $19.99. I understand that the game has been out for a year and that lessens demand but are you seriously telling me that out of 57,000 sales 39,000 people (~68%) couldn't pay more than $2 for one of the best indie games in the past few years?

$2!!! That is a tenth of the regular retail price! That is like two tacos at Taco Bell compared to hours of enjoyment with an awesome game from a studio that deserves your money. I guess it just really disgusts me that so few people paid next to nothing. I realize the deal was there but how can you consciously pay a penny for any game that you would want to pay. Almost 30% of the people were completely pathetic and paid a mere penny.

I get that times are hard, people are unemployed and there are lots of other options for your cash like rent, food and just getting by. But to me if all you can swing is damn penny you should probably just skip out on the game or just go "full ******* mode" and pirate it. Almost 23% of those that answered noted "that's all I can afford right now".

If you want the game enough to not pirate it and it does hold some value to you I can't see any possible reason why you can't at least cough up $5. Skip a calorie-trip to McDonalds once the coming week and actually pay for a quality game. Is that too much to ask?

I guess it just really disappoints me how cheap people were in regards to this. We as gamers ***** so much about anti-piracy measures, shady developers, buggy titles, being nickel and dime'd via DLC. Then 2D Boy goes out of there way to offer an amazing deal on an amazing game and people basically flip them off while pretty much stealing their game. Disappointing to say the least.

These are the kinds of developers that need your support far more than the big guys like Activision and Capcom. Those guys get crucified for $2 transactions by gamers over DLC, server transfers, etc., yet that was all nearly 70% of people were willing to play for a great game...

Blog Posts from "GameRiot: The Blog" - Gameriot.com

Epic Drop 11/6/09: Dying 6-yr old's notes, Lesnar has mono, Guys comes to own funeral, Army shooter alive, Stare at Goats, $8 gallons of gas?

$60 Million Dollars makes a Gran Turismo 5 - New Screenshots

Mass Effect 2 Collector's Edition sets sights on your wallet

Epic Drop 11/5/09: Maine denies gays, Fedor v. Rogers, 'V' propaganda, Comcast throttles, Kick-Ass, Prejean sex tape

Is Infinity Ward making a point by pissing everyone off over MOW2?

Epic Drop 11/4/09: Election night, AT&T sues VZW, Abused 4yr old, UHDTV, ATI 5970, Return of KAHN!?

Dragon Age: Origins - Released to rave reviews, thoughts?

Epic Drop 11/3/09: Poll Day! Shorter/stocky woman evolving, IP address issues, V review, Hyundai bonus, Terminator sale, Build your own wife

DirectX 11 - What you need to know about the next graphical upgrade

Modern Warfare 2 supports F.A.G.S. - then removes video

Epic Drop 11/2/09: Baseball bat lawsuit, New uTorrent, Google voice blocked, MIB3, Hogan Q&A, Best Picture?

Breasts vs. AWPs - Can strippers keep you from Counter-Strike?

God of War III Smashes Faces With An 'Ultimate Edition'

Epic Drop 10/30/09: Arnold's F-You, Fat Abuse, Best zombie flicks, 16 million for stupidity, Ridley talks Alien

Grand Theft Auto 5 leaving Liberty City behind in 2010?

Epic Drop 10/29/09: Worst disguise ever, 24 back! Droid mania, Corrupt NBA, Jackson movie, No *heart* for Palin

Spector's Disney Epic Mickey media and news blow-out

Left 4 Dead 2 Demo Hands-On Impressions

Left 4 Dead 2 Demo Hands-On Impressions

Epic Drop 10/28/09: Hulkster returns, Agassi & meth, Farley ad bad taste? Spidey 4 villain, Sex for World Series tickets

'Valve Time' strikes again: L4D2 demo flips off the PC

Epic Drop 10/27/09: Homecoming gang rape, Lesnar sick, More Broken Lizard, 5 mins of Boondock Saints II, hottest porn stars

GoldenEye 2010 - What is this mysterious Bond game?

Bioshock 2 heads to 'Siren Alley' - New Big Daddys and Splicers

Epic Drop 10/26/09: Health insurance profits, Win 7, Eat your dog, Boondock Saints, Fun w/ duct tape, Electric roadster credit!

Ready for more Uncharted 2? DLC on the way

Epic Drop 10/23/09: Hulu charging? Military lightsabers, Super Whopper, Bad biofuels, Man sues Axe, Fox News unity

Modern Warfare 2 PC specs - For the few left playing it

Epic Drop 10/22/09: ... Penis in the window, Yahoo lap dances, Obama wayyyy down, Google Twitter deal, Wolfman, UFC 104

You cheap bastards - 'Pay what you want' for World of Goo a success?

Epic Drop 10/29/09: Worst disguise ever, 24 back! Droid mania, Corrupt NBA, Jackson movie, No heart for Palin