MK vs DC Looks Alright at Best

Apparently Superman has two weaknesses…Kryptonite and magic. Wtf?
And I’m pretty sure Jesus didn’t even see that coming. I’d hate to see what would happen to Mr. Kent if they were to throw Harry Potter in the mix.

Despite Superman’s illogical, newfound weakness, an idiosyncratic T for teen rating and a painfully stiff “revamped” fighting system, MK vs DC is beginning to look like it might turn out alright. Wait, allow me to rephrase that…MK vs DC just might pass everyone’s low expectations.

Anyways…

The revival begins tomorrow.

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Final Fantasy XIII Nerd

The nerdy version of Chris Crocker.

Even though this is fanboy-ism at its finest, I can’t help but somewhat empathize with this disgruntled uber geek.
Games I own on the PS3 - MGS4…and that’s all.

Microsoft is stepping up their game (no pun intended) yet again with the New Xbox Experience which will add some features their competition is already offering (or has promised to offer over a year ago). So where is Home anyways?

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Gears 2 Multiplayer Action

The way I see the FPS market is that there are only three franchises worth that $60 kick in the nuts: Halo, COD and Gears. What sets these titles apart from the rest (ehmmm R6V), is that the controls are totally crisp. If you don’t have this, your game is bound to suck regardless of its genre (i.e. every Marvel and Disney title ever produced). I am however glad to see that Epic is adding a variety of new features that will keep Gears fans rocking this game all throughout the holidays. Although I’m still a tad bit skeptic about the chainsaw battles, the proximity mine-esque grenades, body coverage and wide assortment of new weapons are surely to make Gears 2 a keeper.

Wait, was that a deployable shield I saw?

Good artists copy. Great artists steal.

-Picasso

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GOW 2 Campaign footage

Emergence holes that can take out a whole city? I wonder what types of grenades you’ll need to close them up. What I am “digging” Senior Cliffy, are these new single shot weapons that seem to be more accurate than the chainsaw; I could never aim with that piece of crap.

Now the only thing left to wonder is how Epic is going to gel the chainsaw battles into the multiplayer. It seems as though the winner is determined by how fast one can tap the B button. Cool, but any n3wb sporting a third party controller with an auto function will pwn every time. Here’s hoping that they won’t make it into another humdrum Halo-esque sword battle.

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Metal Gear Online Beta Vouchers

Konami is giving away beta vouchers to “qualified” users that sign up for the promotion. Not sure what the qualifications are (probably by region), but I signed up and shortly after I got a free beta code in my inbox!

Yes, Konami fumbled the Beta launch (it was supposed to have started already)… but I can’t argue with free.

Sign up here.

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New Soul Calibur IV trailer

The verdict: Star Wars just makes everything that much sweeter. I’m in quite a dilemma having both 360 and the PS3. The problem starts when I’m forced to decide between the notorious gamerscore perk versus an enticing tandem of playing as Darth Vader, all the while being able to control my character with a fully responsive D-Pad. Decisions, decisions…

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COD4’s Broadcast Map

Nearly six months after its release and I still favor it over any other. What I want to know is what kind of crack EA was smoking when they developed Army of 2? That game did nothing but bring shame to the unreal engine. As for R6V2, I swear I’ve seen better graphics/texture on a PSP.

Anyways, the Broadcast map will definitely bring a novel dynamic that was lost to faithful CODer’s somewhere in mid January. Seeing as how the vast majority of online gamers never seem to run out of complaints for the current maps, (especially Wet Work, Bloc and Bog), Broadcast just might give those incessant whiners a reason to shut the hell up.

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A Brief History of Nintendo

There’s some pointless knowledge for all of you Nintendo-heads out there. What I can’t seem to understand is why anyone would want to take the time to dust off their Nintendo 64/NES relic consoles to play a Mario game you could download on your computer. Retro is not cool kids.

Check out this article on why Mario and Sonic should be killed.

I couldn’t agree more.

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