Larfleeze #2 Review

Larfleeze #1 was a refreshingly humorous and upbeat take on the character, a bright spot in the epic drama that is the Green Lantern franchise. The second chapter still has the same sense of humor and whacky art style, but it’s missing one crucial element: Larfleeze. This issue centers mostly on his manservant, Pulsar Stargrave, and while he is enjoyable, he doesn’t have enough going on to supplant Larfleeze as the lead in his own book.

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D23 Expo: Star Wars, Avatar Attractions

Next month's D23 Expo in Anaheim will give fans their first looks at Disney's planned Star Wars, Avatar and Marvel theme park attractions.

"This year we are actually going to have a meet and greet with Captain America at our space; he’s part of Marvel’s Avengers Academy on the reimagined Disney Magic," Dave Fisher, show producer of the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Pavilion, told Disney Insider.

Marvel’s Avengers Academy will be Disney's first permanent Marvel attraction since it acquired the iconic media company.

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Superman #22 Review

Well, isn’t that surprising? A pretty good issue of Superman! A heap of credit goes to the team of Eddy Barrows, Daniel HDR, Eber Ferreira, and Geraldo Borges, who absolutely kill it on art. Together they’ve got a very Ivan Reis/Gary Frank vibe going on and I totally dig it. They make Superman still look iconic despite his youthful New 52 age, while also making the villains as creepy as they ought to be. Great art can make a big difference, and for this title, it makes a ginormous one.

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New Avengers #8 Review

If this issue doesn’t get you pumped for Infinity, then nothing will. It doesn’t get you excited with the usual over-the-top stuff you’re used to, but rather builds up the tension with a series of scenes filled with a palpable sense of horror. The Namor/T’Challa feud comes to a head, Iron Man witnesses something shocking, and we even get a tease for our antagonists-to-be. I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait for Infinity and beyond.

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Ultimate Comics X-Men #29 Review

I want to like where this story is going, but I am still confused about Jean Grey’s character motivation. She seems to have become a power hungry villain on par with classic Magneto, yet we’ve never been clued in to exactly how and why this happened. Brian Wood has done a great deal to setup World War X, and now he begins to quickly ramp up tensions with a crippling attack on Utopia. Crazy-Jean aside, this story is every bit as smart and tense as you’d expect from a writer like Wood.

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New Kinect Packs Power; Gran Turismo Movie; Google's AirPlay Killer

New Kinect Packs Power; Gran Turismo Movie; Google's AirPlay Killer



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The Origins of Axe Cop

Even if you're a fan of Fox's Sunday night Animation Domination lineup, it's hard to ignore the fact that it's mostly just The Simpsons and various Seth McFarlane-produced shows. What about people who crave something different? Luckily, there's a new hero in town, and he'd rather slice bad guys than make off-color references to 1980's pop culture.

His name is Axe Cop.

Axe Cop makes its official debut this Saturday as part of Fox's Animation Domination HD lineup. But the franchise has been going strong for years in the form of a web comic created by two brothers. If you're wondering what all the fuss is about and why a cop wielding an axe is so special, we're here to help. We're looking back at how this comic book phenomenon got its start and what you need to know to enjoy the animated series.

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Tomodachi Collection Trailer

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There's an Official Petition for More Dredd

Petitions to bring back ratings challenged TV shows, cult favorite films, and long canceled comic books are certainly nothing new in the fan community, but something interesting is happening with the petition for a Dredd 3D sequel.

2000AD, the publisher of Judge Dredd comics, have launched an official Dredd sequel campaign with a petition that you can sign here.

The "Make a Dredd Sequel" Facebook page currently sits at over 30,000 likes, though it's unknown how many signatures, if any, will be enough to get a new Dredd movie into production. Still, it's worth a shot, no?

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Where Will the Fantastic Four Reboot Film?

It's clobberin' time on the bayou.

TheWrap reports that Fox's reboot of The Fantastic Four will shoot in Louisiana rather than the originally planned location of Vancouver, where past Marvel-Fox films have been shot.

You can thank Louisiana's tax incentive program for why big budget flicks such as the Fantastic Four reboot, Pirates of the Caribbean 5, and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes are shooting there.

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Comic-Con Red Band Trailer

Watch the 17+ video that kicked ass at SDCC 2013.



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"Drifting" Trailer

Sandra Bullock is lost in space in this preview for director Alfonso Cuaron's sci-fi drama Gravity.



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Dota 2 Review

There’s an adage that the Dota 2 community often quotes when someone identifies themselves as a new player. “Welcome to Dota 2!” They say, with open arms, before concluding with, “You suck.” They're not wrong: for the first dozen hours or so, you'll be bombarded with too much information and an often unforgiving community of extremely competitive players. But if you persevere, Dota 2 becomes one of the most rewarding and tense team-based multiplayer experiences anywhere in gaming. It's an achievement owed to uncompromising depth, a ridiculously generous free-to-play model, and the great features developer Valve has built up around it.

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"Detached" Clip

Disaster strikes Sandra Bullock and George Clooney's spacecraft in this scene from Alfonso Cuaron's space survival tale.



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Indies Will Self-Publish Games on Xbox One

Microsoft has reversed its policy and will allow independent developers to release Xbox One games without requiring a publisher. Moreover, any Xbox One console will be able to operate as a debug unit, allowing Microsoft to approve specific systems to play games that are still in development.

Xbox corporate vice president Marc Whitten provided the following statement to IGN:

“Our vision is that every person can be a creator. That every Xbox One can be used for development. That every game and experience can take advantage of all of the features of Xbox One and Xbox Live. This means self-publishing. This means Kinect, the cloud, achievements. This means great discoverability on Xbox Live. We'll have more details on the program and the timeline at Gamescom in August.”

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Trailer #2

This fall, Disgaea returns to its roots in an all-new PS3-exclusive RPG. Come check it out!



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Dota 2 Video Review

Dota 2 is an ocean-deep pool of rewarding nuance and strategy, but it will drown newcomers.



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V for Vendetta Director Remaking Bloodsport

V for Vendetta and Ninja Assassin director James McTeigue will direct a remake of Bloodsport for Relativity Media and producer Edward R. Pressman.

Taken's Robert Mark Kamen scripted earlier drafts of the redo of the 1988 cult classic starring Jean-Claude Van Damme.

McTeigue will reportedly supervise Craig Rosenberg's rewrite.

"The new film, which has not been cast, will explore the life of 21st century mercenaries as they collide with the underground world of Brazilian Vale Tudo fighting," reports Variety.

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Stallone Back as Rocky for Spinoff Creed

The Italian Stallion will return! Sylvester Stallone will reportedly reprise his iconic role as Rocky Balboa in an MGM spinoff set to focus on the grandson of Apollo Creed, Rocky's opponent-turned-best friend.

Fruitvale Station director Ryan Coogler will helm the film, titled Creed, with his leading man from that film, Chronicle's Michael B. Jordan, set to play the title role. Coogler will also script Creed with Aaron Covington. Coogler intends this to be his next film so expect things to move along quickly on this project's development.

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News: EA Expects Upcoming Console Launch to be Huge

EA's COO Peter Moore has high hopes for the next-generation console launch. He says the Xbox One and PS4 launches could be the biggest hardware launch ever.



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News: Nvidia shows off Project Logan

Nvidia is boasting about it's next-gen mobile processor codenamed Project Logan.



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Batman vs. Superman vs. BobbyA1984

The leader of the Scrub Nation plays Black Ops II and talks all about the Dark Knight taking on the Man of Steel.



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New Trailer for 47 Ronin

Check out the first trailer for the long-awaited fantasy-adventure film 47 Ronin, starring Keanu Reeves:

47 Ronin opens Christmas Day.

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Look: Star-Lord’s Helmet and Props

As each day passes at Comic-Con, the intensity of the geek-fest increases, things get crazier and busier, and by the time Saturday night arrives it's Scanners head-exploding time. Which is to say, I didn't get to check out the Marvel show-floor booth again on Saturday, even though they were unveiling costumes and props from Guardians of the Galaxy that day. But still, plenty of others did get the chance, and lucky for us, they took pictures…

Star-Lord’s helmet, guns, and -- most importantly -- Walkman

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DC Superhero Short Clip: Wonder Woman

In the latest, stylish DC Superhero Short, Wonder Woman and friends wake up... Giganta!



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Google Chromecast Feature Overview

Take a look at the features of Google's AirPlay alternative.



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Nvidia Project Logan "Ira" Demo

Facial animation demo showcases next-gen graphics for tablets and smartphones.



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Four cool things Lucian can do in League of Legends

A quick summary of a few fun things to do with Lucian straight from the LoL test servers.



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Watch Magpie Kick Batman's Butt!

In this clip from Beware the Batman's "Secrets" the Magpie takes Batman down!



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Bruce Wayne and Tatsu Meet

In this clip from Beware the Batman's "Secrets," Bruce and Tatsu get to know each other.



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Jordan Weisman’s Next Project is a Crazy Boardgame / Video Game Hybrid

Following the extreme success of Harebrained Schemes’ Shadowrun Returns Kickstarter and subsequent on-time launch, studio founder and game designer Jordan Weisman wanted to return to his roots.

In recent years Weisman is arguably best known for his work designing games like the rebooted Shadowrun video game and Microsoft’s Halo 2 ARG I Love Bees. But in the early 1980s he founded FASA, creators of beloved tabletop games like Battletech and the original analog versions of Crimson Skies and Shadowrun.

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ChromeCast: Google's $35 Response to Apple's AirPlay

For some time now, Apple has offered AirPlay as a way to stream content to your HDTV through its set-top box, the $99 Apple TV. And while AirPlay is certainly convenient, the setup requires another piece of hardware on your TV stand--not to mention the restriction to Apple-only devices. Today, Google has offered an alternative with ChromeCast, a small receiver which plugs right into an HDMI port.

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These Are Dragon’s Crown’s Trophies

We’ve been playing Dragon’s Crown here at IGN for quite a while, and we’re stoked that the game finally launches to the masses in just a couple of weeks. While the wait for Vanillaware’s PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita side-scrolling RPG slowly comes to an end, we figured we’d share the game’s Trophy list with you.

There are spoilers in the Trophy list. You’ve been warned!

• Amateur Collector - Obtain 10 pieces of Treasure Art.


• Amateur Curator - Obtain 25 pieces of Treasure Art.


• Amazing Amazon - Complete the game as an Amazon.


• Art Connoisseur - Obtain 20 pieces of Treasure Art.


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Golem Arcana Revealed

Get a first look at Jordan Weisman's innovative new physical / digital game hybrid.



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Android 4.3 Adds New Features, Launches Today

During today's Google press event, the company unveiled its latest update for the Android mobile operating system. Android 4.3 adds a few new features, and was showcased right alongside the just announced Nexus 7 tablet.

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Outlast Release Date Announced

Outlast will be available for download on September 4th. It will be released on Steam for $19.99 and comes from ten-person studio Red Barrels, aiming to “trap players in the uncomfortable place between fear and intrigue.”

Outlast was revealed in October and has been scaring the crap out of us since PAX East.

At E3, Sony announced that Outlast will make its console debut on PlayStation 4, though a release date for that version has yet to be announced.

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The Banshee Chapter Trailer Premiere

From producer Zachary Quinto and the producers of Margin Call, this 3D thriller is based on actual CIA-sponsored drug experiments.



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Activision Rep: ‘Stop Threatening Game Developers’

In an interesting and thought-provoking editorial on his personal blog, Activision’s community manager Dan Amrich expressed concern about the treatment of game developers on the Internet by the very people who play and enjoy their games, specifically citing a series of recent examples targeting David Vonderhaar of Treyarch.

In a recent patch of Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops II, a series of tweaks were rolled-out that reduces the damage and speed of certain weapons. Due to the changes, which no doubt will alter the way some folks play the game, Vonderhaar was subject to ridicule and violent threats. The changes made some “people violently angry,” according to Amrich.

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Google Play Games App Takes on Apple's GameCenter

Earlier this year at its developers conference, Google announced that marquee features like cloud saves, achievements, and online matchmaking would be coming to Android. Now, the company has launched a new app that will serve as a gaming hub for Android smartphones and tablets. The Google Play Games app presents all of your installed games in one organized view, along with a view of your accumulated achievements, and your friends list.

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Game Scoop!: Are Games Getting Better?

Are developers making better games today than they were 30 years ago? IGN's veteran Editors discuss.



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Cooking up a Firestorm in Magicka: Wizard Wars

As science has proven time and again, choice tends to have a paralyzing effect on the human decision-making process. We all think we want the luxury of choice... but in reality, it makes everything just that much trickier.

Such is the case in Magicka: Wizard Wars, the follow-up to 2011's chaotic multiplayer action-role-playing game Magicka. Wizard Wars retains its predecessor's basic gameplay template; namely, your cartoony, cloaked sorcerer enjoys the ability to fuse an octet of elements into a ridiculous number of different magical spells. If you want to heal some damage, you might, say, shoot a healing beam, drop some healing mines, or throw out a large radius heal, depending on the combo -- whether it's to lay down some damage or just cover yourself from harm. A handful of universal, cooldown-dependent spells (such as a radius meteor strike and a summoned avatar of death) supplement the elemental mix-'n'-match.

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Nvidia's Next-Gen Mobile Chip is More Powerful Than PS3

Though the first Tegra 4-enabled devices like the Shield have yet to hit the market, Nvidia is already trumping its next-generation mobile processor, codenamed Project Logan. Today the company revealed that its upcoming mobile chip will utilize the same Kepler graphics architecture found in its latest desktop and laptop GPUs, bringing graphics that exceed PS3 and rival current PCs to smartphones and tablets.

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Magicka: Wizard Wars First Glance

Get a first look at the upcoming MOBA.



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Xbox One Game Prices Announced For UK

Microsoft has announced Xbox One games in the UK will come with a Recommended Retail Price (RRP) of £49.99.

OXM spotted the prices on the company's online store, which currently lists Dead Rising 3, Ryse: Son of Rome, Forza Motorsport 5 and Kinect Sports Rivals for that price.

Last month, Microsoft announced that first-party Xbox One games would be sold in North America for $59.99, which is the same price games are currently sold for there. In terms of the UK, it's worth remembering that retailers are likely to undercut Microsoft - in fact, Amazon is already listing Need for Speed Rivals at £43.99.

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Ghost, Panther or Assault Playstyle Trailer

Which playstyle appeals to you? Own the darkness as a Ghost, perfect predatory Panther skills, or opt for direct Assault.



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Marvel Reveals New X-Men Mobile Game

To celebrate 50 years of X-Men comics, Marvel Entertainment has joined forces with GREE to release the mobile game X-Men: Battle of the Atom, a tie-in with the upcoming 'comic book event' of the same name.

Battle of the Atom is pitched as a free-to-play mobile game featuring heroes and villains from the X-Men comic book timeline, where players can play through their favourite story arcs across multiple eras of X-Men history...using digital trading cards.

X-Men: Battle of the Atom #1 Cover

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Watch a Scary Scene From Cuaron's Gravity

Warner Bros. has released the first clip from director Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. This scene was originally shown at last week's San Diego Comic-Con:

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Burden - Pre-Alpha Trailer

Protect your colossus as you journey across a variety of epic landscapes on your pilgrimage to please the gods.



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Assault Android Cactus - Trailer

A high intensity twin stick shooter in a science fiction setting.



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Particulars - Alpha Trailer

A unique combination of arcade action and puzzle gameplay, set in the mysterious world of subatomic particles.



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Huge Rumors!! J.J. Abrams Quitting Star Wars? Batman vs. Superman; GTA's Rockstar Brings Back an Old Game

Huge Rumors!! J.J. Abrams Quitting Star Wars? Batman vs. Superman; GTA's Rockstar Brings Back an Old Game



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Edgar Wright Says Pym's in Ant-Man

He won't be in Avengers: Age of Ultron (and thus won't be resposible for the villainous robot's creation in the movie), but it looks like Dr. Hank Pym will soon make his big screen debut in another Marvel movie instead.

In a chat with io9, director Edgar Wright confirmed that Pym will be in his Ant-Man movie, currently slated for a 2015 release.

"But given that Wright has described Ant-Man as a film about a 'badass secret agent' in the past, it seems reasonable to imagine the film's main character will be Scott Lang, the reformed criminal who inherits the Ant-Man headgear and identity," io9 speculates.

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Almost Human Trailer

Get a taste of the new sci-fi series from J.J. Abrams and J.H. Wyman, starring Dredd and Star Trek's Karl Urban.



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Why Steam Trading Cards Embarrass Microsoft and Sony

Steam’s recently introduced trading card system might just be the most brilliant consumer loyalty program ever devised within the video game industry.

Hyperbole? Maybe. But Steam trading cards are the real deal. Even if you’re a gamer that hates microtransactions, Valve’s innovative card marketplace might just change your mind now that you’re the one raking in the cash.

Let’s run this down:

When you play trading card-enabled games on Steam, that game’s cards will randomly “drop,” automatically adding them to your Steam inventory. The number of free drops you can get just by playing is equal to half of that game’s total number of cards. So if a game has 10 cards, you’ll get 5 free card drops.

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X-Men: Days of Future Past Propaganda Posters

Check out these two X-Men: Days of Future Past propaganda posters featuring the Sentinels, which were available at last week's San Diego Comic-Con:

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IGN Plays Pikmin 3: Surviving the First Day

We play the Nintendo's first major 3D HD game from the title screen to the end of the first day. And it's gorgeous.



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Man of Steel Sequel Likely Called Batman Vs. Superman

Director, Zack Snyder, has announced a Superman/Batman team-up movie is happening.



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Apple: iPad Sales and Profit Drop in Q3

Today during its Q3 2013 earnings report, Apple announced it had generated $6.9 billion in profit from roughly $35.3 billion in quarterly revenue. Despite marking a slight increase in revenue over the quarter prior, profit dropped approximately 21%. Despite a significant jump in iPhone sales — 31.2 million as compared to 26 million in Q3 2012 — Apple saw a drop in iPad sales. Last year, the company sold roughly 17 million iPads in Q3, whereas this quarter saw only 14.6 million iPads sold. Macs also saw a slight dip, accounting for 3.8 million units compared to 4 million last year.

Of course, these are not paltry sums and the company is clearly still in good health, but the results are in stark contrast of April's Q2 earnings, which saw substantial quarterly growth in iPad sales and $9.5 billion in profit.

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Christopher Nolan Casts Venom

Nolan loves Venom. OK, at least the actor who played him.

Director Christopher Nolan has cast Topher Grace (Spider-Man 3, Predators) in his next movie, the sci-fi epic Interstellar.

While details of his character were not disclosed, Deadline describes the part as a supporting role.

Interstellar stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, John Lithgow, and Michael Caine. Interstellar opens November 7, 2014.

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EA, Analysts Discuss Next-Gen Console Pre-Orders

EA has high hopes for the launches of PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. In a call reporting EA’s first-quarter earnings for the 2014 fiscal year today, EA COO Peter Moore explained that Microsoft and Sony are reporting upward trends for their respective console releases.

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Guacamelee "Diablo's Domain" DLC Available Now

Guacamelee's "El Diablo's Domain" DLC, which adds a new level as well as three more character costumes, is available today for $2.99 as a cross-buy PSN download.

Developer DrinkBox Studios describes the El Infierno level as one where players battle "skeletal enemies in the bureaucratic nightmare of the Devil’s domain, where tortured souls are given never-ending paperwork." So that sounds rough.

The three new costumes are:

• El Portero – A soccer goalie with a keen eye for style and a devastating throw


• Alebrije – Harness the awesome power of these dream creatures to deal epic destruction, but players beware of the massive damage they will sustain themselves


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EA Earnings Down Despite Digital Growth

EA reported earnings for the first quarter of its 2014 fiscal year today, pointing to Battlefield 3 and FIFA Soccer 13's continued success. FIFA earned EA more than $70 million in digital revenue for the quarter (which began on April 1, 2013 and ended on June 30th), a 92% increase over FIFA 12 last year. Battlefield 3's Premium service also continued to grow, surpassing 4 million members this year.

EA noted that digital revenue has grown 30% compared to last year, earning $482 million compared to last year’s $342 million. Notable successes on the digital front included Real Racing 3, which has passed 45 million downloads and has an average of two million daily users, and The Simpsons: Tapped Out, which “recorded its highest revenue quarter” since launch.

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The Harsh Truth About Indie Game Success

The business of making games isn’t cheap these days. Even relatively inexpensive titles can easily cost millions. Industry lay-offs and the growing practice of micro-transactions and the phenomenon of Day 1 DLC are some of the more visible symptoms of systemic bloat in the AAA ecosystem; at least that’s the line towed by the fans of all things independent.

As more and more of this prolific new crop of developers begins gearing up for the next generation, that narrative doesn’t quite communicate the unique struggles and risks of those in the scene.

Bastion is one of those special games; those unique bits that seem to come from nowhere and provide, if nothing else, a stylistically well-executed adventure that makes people wonder why big studios don’t ever seem to get creative. Still, Greg Kasavin, creative director at Supergiant Games said that their vision has come at a huge cost – to everyone at the company.

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R.I.P.D.: The Game Review

In spite of being generally underwhelming, I must give R.I.P.D. some credit for not being the weak action game I expected from the typical movie tie-in. Instead, it’s an entirely multiplayer cooperative horde shooter with some interesting ideas for in-map challenges. Yet throughout all seven of its cramped, congested, and frankly boring maps I consistently found myself wondering what, exactly, I was supposed to get out of the experience.

Fun fact: zombies are full of blue sparkles.

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MechWarrior Online Honors Fallen Fan with Charity Drive

Despite some of the negative attention directed at video games in politics and media, gamers never seem to miss a chance to do something amazing. Back in May, MechWarrior Online fans petitioned the game's developers to create a custom Mech to honor Sarah Parries, a five-year-old MWO fan who tragically lost her battle with cancer. And now, you can purchase Sarah's custom Jenner, with the proceeds going to charity.

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More Villains Confirmed for Batman: Arkham Origins

Two villains have been added to the roster of the highly-anticipated Arkham prequel.



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Wrestling Wrap Up: Daniel Bryan Runs a Gauntlet

At this point, there's really no reason why Daniel Bryan can't just wrestle for the full three hours of RAW. Just put him at the top of the show and let him face every single guy in the locker room. Wind him up and watch him go. The bearded dynamo.

So the last 40 minutes of RAW belonged solidly to Daniel Bryan. The first two hours belonged to jack s***, unless you count the Brie Bella nip slip that managed to cripple the internet. Yes, somehow, someway the Bella without breast implants managed to explode out of her top. What a country. Something to do with Austin humidity, nipple tape and the Pagan God of Unintended Non-TV PG Distractions saving us from a horrible segment involving all the E! show Divas on sitting on stage and not talking.

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Diesel Says Marvel Role Has "Love Story"

You put Vin Diesel in a Marvel movie and the box office breaks, right? I mean, that's gotta be what Marvel boss Kevin Feige is thinking with all this talk about Diesel joining a Marvel film as… somebody.

But if it happens, who will he play? Nobody is talking, but Diesel himself continues to drop hints about the role. Here's what he told EW at Comic-Con this past weekend.

“Marvel was excited about bring

a different kind of relationship, a different kind of love story, I guess kind of inspired from the Dom-Letty relationship, into the Marvel universe," the actor says. Dom-Letty, of course, refers to his and Michelle Rodriguez' characters from the Fast and the Furious franchise.

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PlayStation 4 Operating Temperature Revealed

Sony's PlayStation 4 has been passed by the FCC, meaning the retail version of the console is already deemed viable for sale to the American public.



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No Coulson in Avengers: Age of Ultron?

Avengers writer-director Joss Whedon suggests that Clark Gregg's beloved character Agent Phil Coulson probably won't be in the sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron.

In an interview with WPRI at San Diego Comic-Con, Whedon was asked if Coulson will return for Avengers 2: "He could. Right now it's not something I'm pursuing because I have so much going on in Avengers 2. Finding out that Coulson is alive would be an entire B story. And I already have too much movie. That's better than the other thing."

Fear not, though, fanboys. Coulson's back from the dead (if he even was to begin with) as the star of the upcoming TV series Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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Wadlow Talks X-Force

Kick-Ass 2 writer-director Jeff Wadlow was at Comic-Con this weekend promoting the return of Dave Lizewski, but his involvement writing the screenplay for Fox's young mutants flick X-Force of course also came up.

"I love the current

incarnation, Uncanny X-Force," Wadlow told Slash Film. "I love what

Rob Liefeld did in the nineties. I remember buying X-Force 1 and what I’ve really loved about the announcement that we are working on the movie is how excited people are by the potential, but also how curious they are like 'What’s the line up?' What’s interesting with X-Men, I mean they have an iconic lineup, so you know who is going to be in that movie, but X-Force it’s like 'Who is it going to be?' I love that people are guessing."

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Flying Robots Become Self-Aware, Form a Posse

As the years pass, robots become increasingly sentient. And while we're probably still quite a ways from Skynet going online, Swiss researchers have taken yet another step toward a day when our metallic overlords will mercilessly rain fire down upon us from the skies. As reported by Geek.com, the Distributed Flight Array is a series of propellers, capable of forming into one platform--on their own.

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Capcom: New Darkstalkers Not on 'Immediate Horizon'

Well, Darkstalkers fans, it doesn't sound like a new entry in Capcom's fighting game series is in the cards--at least for the time being. As reported by Siliconera, Capcom's fighting game manager Matt Dahlgren says the company isn't focused on extending the Darkstalkers legacy at the moment, thanks to less than satisfactory sales for Darkstalkers Resurrection.

“Darkstalkers Resurrection did not perform as well as we would have liked to perform," said Dahlgren. "There is nothing Darkstalkers on the immediate horizon for sure."

Unsurprisingly, Dahlgren goes on to state Street Fighter "is definitely not dead." The last entry in the series, Darkstalkers Resurrection, was a port of two classic titles, Night Warriors and Darkstalkers 3.

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It's Always Sunny Gets an End Date

It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia will say good-bye to a loyal viewership after it's tenth season. Season 9 is scheduled to air on FX's new, as-of-right-now-mostly-comedy, channel FXX beginning on September 4 at 10:00 PM ET/PT.

The 13-episode 9th season will serve as the flagship show on the network's new channel, after which point the team will produce one more season and then close the door on the bar forever, Glenn Howerton recently told Rolling Stone.

"There’s a certain point where you wear out your welcome and we don’t want to do that," the actor/writer/producer said. "We want to leave them wanting more. We spend a lot of time trying to find new lines to cross. We’re not trying to offend people or gross them out, but we’re looking to surprise them. I think we’re proud of what we’ve done so far, so it’s time to stop."

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App Store Update - July 23: Banana Kong is Free!

Justin and Marty fight over the eternal Rihanna vs. Beyonce question. Also, iOS games are played.



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God of War: Ascension Adds New Multiplayer Co-Op Weapons

The team at Sony Santa Monica is adding a new range of co-op weapons to God of War: Ascension multiplayer in the form of the Mythological Heroes Weapons Pack. A post on the PlayStation Blog on Tuesday from Santa Monica Studio's Aaron Kaufman details four new weapons, optimized for you and a pal to sling each other into enemies in the arena.

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Assassin's Creed IV - Horizon Gameplay

Watch 13 minutes of awesome, brand new Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag footage, including an assassination contract that spans land and see.



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Velocity Ultra Review

Rhythm is the X-factor in almost any fast-paced action game. The best ones arm you with an array of simple techniques and condition you to apply them in time with the specific beat of the gameplay. Velocity Ultra does precisely that by weaving together multi-directional shooting and teleportation mechanics at breakneck speeds, creating a vertically scrolling shooter that not only marches to its own tune, but also begs you to follow along until you can match its every step perfectly.

Initially, Velocity Ultra looks much like any other vertically scrolling shmup where you take down formations of enemies with little more than a peashooter that gets progressively shootier as you go. Enemy variety is almost as thin as your armory, which sports but a few uninspired weapon pickups with limited-time use. Its cookie-cutter art doesn't exactly set it apart either, though it's technically competent enough to look sharper and run smoother than its PSP counterpart, even as the screen quickly fills with bullets. Measured purely as a shooter, Velocity Ultra is entirely competent, but a bit toothless compared to classics like Blazing Lazers and Space Mega Force.

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Pikmin 3 DLC Possible, Says Miyamoto

The North American release of Pikmin 3 is only a couple weeks away, but the development team at Nintendo is apparently already thinking about ways to roll out new content. Japanese site 1101.com (via NeoGAF) has published a discussion with Earthbound designer Shigesato Itoi, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata, and Pikmin creator Shigeru Miyamoto. According to Miyamoto, we could see Pikmin 3 DLC in the near future.

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Delving Into the Control Scheme of Beyond: Two Souls

The upcoming PS3-exclusive Beyond: Two Souls totes an interesting and unique control scheme. Here's what to expect when you get your hands on the game.



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Madden 25 Data Will Transfer to Next-Gen

EA has announced that players will be able to transfer data from the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of Madden NFL 25 to their Xbox One and PlayStation 4 counterparts. According to EA, players will be able to “transfer up to 1,100 Madden Ultimate Team items onto next-gen consoles, giving you a head-start in building your squad.”

Specifically, “players who log into Madden NFL 25 on next-gen consoles with their Origin Account and respective Xbox Live or Sony Entertainment Network accounts will be able to bring over 100 active items (55 players, 45 additional items) as well as up to 1000 reserve items from their games on current generation systems. These players and items can still be used in the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game as well, but cannot be auctioned or traded.”

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Final Fantasy XIV's Jedi Mind Trick

Final? Square Enix doesn't know the meaning of the word. That's apparent enough from the avalanche of Final Fantasy games we've seen since 1987, but it's especially true of its approach to its last MMORPG. By all accounts--including Square Enix's--2010's Final Fantasy XIV was an abomination, a shameful excuse for an MMORPG that couldn't even pull off the simplest kill-and-fetch quest without tripping over itself. And so I tiptoed into this "reborn" incarnation of Eorzea with caution, fully expecting the world to crumble around me pixel by pixel. That didn't happen. Against all odds, it was good, and I found myself reluctant to leave when the closed beta breathed its last. But was it enough to justify such a Herculean effort? I'm cautiously optimistic.

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Verizon Announces New Droid Line

Verizon has just announced a trio of new Droid-branded Motorola smartphones: the Droid Ultra, Droid Maxx, and Droid Mini. The Ultra and Maxx follow up last year's Droid Razr HD and Razr HD Maxx, while the Mini, a smaller entry-level device, is the new version of the Droid M.

Motorola Droid Ultra

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Splinter Cell Blacklist: Ghost, Panther, Assault Trailer

Play the next Splinter Cell however you want.



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Nokia Unveils Affordable, 4.7-inch Lumia 625

Today Nokia unveiled the latest entry to its steadily growing Windows Phone lineup, the Lumia 625. With its 4.7-inch display, the entry-level smartphone is intended for those on a tight budget who want the Windows Phone experience on a big screen — in fact, it's the largest Lumia to date. Priced at €220 (under $300) before subsidies, the Lumia 625 is one of the least expensive smartphones offered by a major manufacturer, but there are some drawbacks to having such an affordable price tag.

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Another Villain Confirmed for Arkham Origins

One of the villains set to star in the upcoming Batman: Arkham Origins has been revealed to be the Mad Hatter.

This month's Official Xbox Magazine (via VG247) reveals that the villain also known as Jervis Tetch is set to join the roster of Batman's enemies in the latest Arkham title.

Though the Hatter made an appearance in Rocksteady's Batman: Arkham City, it appears this time around he'll have a significantly larger role. He's set to be the focal point of the game's trippy action sequences, similar to how Scarecrow featured in the original Arkham Asylum title.

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"He Likes Me" Clip

Alan jumps on a call with his long-suffering assistant Lynn in this exclusive new clip from the Alan Partridge movie, out in UK cinemas August 7th.



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Commentary

Daniel and Luke play the opening section from downloadable title Scourge: Outbreak.



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Sacha Baron Cohen Leaves Freddie Mercury Biopic

Sacha Baron Cohen has left GK Film's untitled Freddie Mercury Biopic over "creative differences".

Variety reports that Cohen left the project after disagreeing with producers over the tone of the film. He first signed on for the movie back in September 2010.

The last we heard about the movie back in October, a shooting schedule had been confirmed with Cohen in the role of Mercury that would enable the film to be released in early 2014. As you can probably guess, it's pretty much confirmed we won't be seeing the film then.

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Titanfall May Support Oculus Rift

Titanfall may support the Oculus Rift virtual headset, according to a tease by developer Respawn.

The studio tweeted that dev kits for the VR device arrived at its offices yesterday, and the team were excited to test it out.

Hey, look what arrived at the office today. Very excited to play around with @oculus tech. http://t.co/1JumoRQUoy

— Respawn (@Respawn) July 23, 2013

When asked whether or not this meant Titanfall would have Oculus Rift support, the developer reiterated that nothing had been confirmed but it was too early to rule anything out.

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Game of Watchcraft: Spawn of Squishy - Trailer

Everyone's favourite MMO reimagined as an LCD games console.



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Halo Spartan Assault Walkthrough - Level E-4: Hunt for Cult Leader (Part 24)

Part 24 of IGN's video walkthrough for Halo: Spartan Assault. Mission E-4: Hun for the Cult Leader.



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Halo Spartan Assault Walkthrough - Level E-2: Scorching of the Thicket (Part 22)

Part 22 of IGN's video walkthrough for Halo: Spartan Assault. Mission E-2: Scorching the Thicket.



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Ouya Developers Reveal Sales Figures

With Ouya consoles slowly and steadily reaching retailers and early Kickstarter backers, sales figures for certain high-profile Ouya games are beginning to trickle in.



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Halo Spartan Assault Walkthrough - Level E-5: Battle for the Moon (Part 25)

Part 25 of IGN's video walkthrough for Halo: Spartan Assault. Mission E-5: Battle for the Moon.



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Halo Spartan Assault Walkthrough - Level E-3: Infiltration of Cult Leader's Base (Part 23)

Part 23 of IGN's video walkthrough for Halo: Spartan Assault. Mission E-3: Infiltration of the Cult Leader's Base.



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Halo: Spartan Assault - All Cutscenes

Watch the entire story of Halo: Spartan Assault in less than 4 minutes.



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Halo Spartan Assault Walkthrough - Level E-1: Hunt for the Phantom (Part 21)

Part 21 of IGN's video walkthrough for Halo: Spartan Assault. Mission E-1: Hunt for the Phantom.



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Under the Dome: "Blue on Blue" Review

Warning: Full spoilers for the episode follow...

A very dome-centric episode helped Under the Dome bounce back out of its three episode slump as "Blue on Blue" refocused everyone's attention back on the dome while also leaving them feeling more abandoned than ever. No, none of us thought the military's plan to lob a "M.O.A.B" at the dome would work, but the statement itself was powerful enough to deflate everyone's morale and isolate the town even more. Because it's one thing to have an invisible dome keeping you in and it's another to now be surrounded by miles and miles of scorched earth, with no hope of ever seeing your loved ones again.

Check out IGN's Comic-Con interview with Dean Norris!

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DC Team-Up Likely Called Batman Vs. Superman

So a Superman/Batman team-up movie is happening. Director Zack Snyder's announcement at the Warner Bros. panel on Saturday was perhaps the biggest news out of Comic-Con this weekend. And while we know almost nothing about the film, it turns out Man of Steel co-writer David Goyer, who is also penning the sequel, let slip the likely name of the film at a different panel.

Goyer said the following at the Superman 75th Anniversary Panel, but the reveal was drowned out in the craziness of the day's bigger Hall H panels: “We aren’t sure if the title will be Batman Vs Superman or Superman Vs Batman, but they will face off.” (Snyder did say on Saturday that that the iconic The Dark Knight Returns -- wherein the two fight it out -- will "inform" the film.)

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Konami Hints at Next Castlevania Game

A new Castlevania game was teased at Comic-Con, alongside the announcement that it would not be developed by MercurySteam, the team behind Lords of Shadow, Mirror of Fate, and the upcoming Lords of Shadow 2.

During a roundtable interview attended by GameSpot, Castlevania producer David Cox remarked about certain mistakes made during previous installments in the series, and how Konami intends on fixing them in the future.

"We have to really plan differently and do things differently. And we've made mistakes on this one, as well, which we're going to hopefully improve for the next one," Cox said. "I think it's a learning process and I think game developers are learning every day how to do things better."

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12 Monkeys Adaptation Headed to Syfy

THR's Lesley Goldberg is reporting that a TV adaptation of the 1995 Bruce Willis/Brad Pitt sci-fi film 12 Monkeys is near a series order at Syfy.

The pitch for the series involves a 90-minute "backdoor" pilot that would eventually lead to a straight-to-series order - much like Syfy's Battlestar Galactica. The original Terry Gilliam film involved a time travel trek to the past in an attempt to unravel the origins of a mysterious virus which wiped out almost all of humanity.

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - Trailer #2

Katniss Everdeen returns home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark, but senses that a rebellion is simmering.



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Talon #10 Preview

Bane's gunning for Calvin Rose, aka Talon, and it's looking like he just might succeed (spoiler: he probably won't).

In this week's Talon #10, writer James Tynion IV and artist Miguel Sepulveda put Talon in the middle of Bane's island with only one mission to do what he does best: escape. The issue hits on Wednesday.

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The Perfect Horror Movie Scream

Evil Dead's Jane Levy shows us how it's done.



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Leap Motion Launches with Airspace App Store

The Leap Motion hands-free computer interface has fully launched today, including an app storefront full of games and productivity software. Originally slated for release in May, the Leap Motion was subsequently delayed until July, with the company citing a need for more beta testing. Pre-orders of the hardware began shipping last week.

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X-Men: Days of Future Past Comic-Con 2013 Panel - Part 1

Watch the casts of the original movies unite with the stars of First Class onstage at Comic-Con.



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X-Men: Days of Future Past Comic-Con 2013 Panel - Part 3

Watch the casts of the original movies unite with the stars of First Class onstage at San Diego Comic-Con 2013.



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X-Men: Days of Future Past Comic-Con 2013 Panel - Part 2

Couldn't make it to SDCC 2013? Then watch this to see the casts of the original movies unite with the stars of First Class onstage.



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Angry Birds Star Wars: Cloud City Level 4-40 3-Star Walkthrough

IGN gives you a 3-Star walkthrough for Angry Birds Star Wars: Cloud City level 4-40.



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Angry Birds Star Wars: Cloud City Level 4-35 3-Star Walkthrough

IGN gives you a 3-Star walkthrough for Angry Birds Star Wars: Cloud City level 4-35.



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Angry Birds Star Wars: Cloud City Level 4-37 3-Star Walkthrough

IGN gives you a 3-Star walkthrough for Angry Birds Star Wars: Cloud City level 4-37.



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Angry Birds Star Wars: Cloud City Level 4-39 3-Star Walkthrough

IGN gives you a 3-Star walkthrough for Angry Birds Star Wars: Cloud City level 4-39.



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Angry Birds Star Wars: Cloud City Level 4-38 3-Star Walkthrough

IGN gives you a 3-Star walkthrough for Angry Birds Star Wars: Cloud City level 4-38.



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Angry Birds Star Wars: Cloud City Level 4-36 3-Star Walkthrough

IGN gives you a 3-Star walkthrough for Angry Birds Star Wars: Cloud City level 4-36.



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Angry Birds Star Wars: Cloud City Level 4-34 3-Star Walkthrough

IGN gives you a 3-Star walkthrough for Angry Birds Star Wars: Cloud City level 4-34.



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Angry Birds Star Wars: Cloud City Level 4-32 3-Star Walkthrough

IGN gives you a 3-Star walkthrough for Angry Birds Star Wars: Cloud City level 4-32.



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Angry Birds Star Wars: Cloud City Level 4-31 3-Star Walkthrough

IGN gives you a 3-Star walkthrough for Angry Birds Star Wars: Cloud City level 4-31.



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Angry Birds Star Wars: Cloud City Level 4-33 3-Star Walkthrough

IGN gives you a 3-Star walkthrough for Angry Birds Star Wars: Cloud City level 4-33.



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Actor Dennis Farina Dies

Chicago police officer-turned-actor Dennis Farina died this morning in an Arizona hospital due to a blood clot in his lung. He was 69.

Farina, most recently seen on HBO's Luck and as Nick's scheming father on FOX's New Girl, started off his career as a Michael Mann player - appearing in the Mann film Thief and Mann-produced shows Crime Story and Miami Vice.

Farina later became known for comedic mobster roles such as Jimmy Serrano in Midnight Run, Ray Barboni in Get Shorty and Cousin Avi in Snatch. He's also played FBI Agent Jack Crawford in Mann's adaptation of Thomas Harris' Will Graham/Hannibal Lecter novel Red Dragon, Manhunter.

Farina, with Tom Hanks, in Saving Private Ryan.

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The Wolverine - San Diego Comic-Con 2013 Panel

Director James Mangold and star Hugh Jackman take to the stage of Hall H to talk to the fans about The Wolverine.



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Halo Spartan Assault Walkthrough - Level B-3: Hunt for the Sangheili Command (Part 8)

Part 8 of IGN's video walkthrough for Halo: Spartan Assault. Mission B-3: Hunt for the Sangheili Command.



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Jason Aaron Reveals the Amazing X-Men

Yesterday Marvel revealed that the fan-favorite X-Man Nightcrawler would at last be making his return to the pages of Marvel Comics in a brand new series called Amazing X-Men.

To get the skinny on this new series and Kurt's return, I had a quick chat with writer Jason Aaron, who will be bringing us Amazing X-Men alongside artist Ed McGuinness this fall.

IGN Comics: Amazing X-Men is coming after the Battle of the Atom event. Is this a series that forms from specific events that occur in that crossover?

Jason Aaron: Amazing X-Men will definitely reflect the changes in the landscape of the X-Men universe wrought by Battle of the Atom, but no, this new series doesn’t spin out of those events. This opening arc is actually something that I’ve been building toward ever since Wolverine and the X-Men #1. This story will explain why there have always been Bamfs running around the Jean Grey School. What are they? Where did they come from? What kind of mischief have they been up to all this time, hidden within the walls of the school? The answers to those questions will of course lead us back to Nightcrawler, the much beloved and very much dead former X-Man.

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Insomniac’s Longtime Writer Has Left the Studio

Interesting news emerged today from Insomniac Games, the studio that brought you the likes of Spyro the Dragon, Ratchet & Clank, and Resistance: the developer’s long-time writer, TJ Fixman, has left the studio.

Fixman seems both torn and upbeat in his lengthy goodbye letter, one that chronicles some of his rise at Insomniac that ultimately opened other doors for him. In short, Fixman is being pulled in too many directions, and the tipping point for him was when he received a feature offer from Disney and sold one of his scripts to New Line in a matter of two days.

An institution at Insomniac in recent years, Fixman co-wrote Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction before heading up or helping out on the likes of Resistance 2, Fuse, and Ratchet & Clank games spanning from Quest For Booty and A Crack in Time to All For One and, most recently, the upcoming Into the Nexus.

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Ultra Street Fighter 4 - Japanese Trailer

Watch the Japanese trailer for Ultra Street Fighter 4 featuring new voice actors and a few new scenes.



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Venturing Back to the Castle of Illusion

Mickey is back, and his old adventure is now in HD. Here's how SEGA made it all happen.



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This Is Atomic Ninjas on PS3 and PS Vita

Beat up your friends with digital ninjutsu in this all-new PlayStation brawler.



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Halo Spartan Assault Walkthrough - Level B-5: Battle at Red Slate (Part 10)

Part 10 of IGN's video walkthrough for Halo: Spartan Assault. Mission B-5: Battle at Red Slate.



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Halo Spartan Assault Walkthrough - Level B-4: Battle for Epsilon Expanse (Part 9)

Part 9 of IGN's video walkthrough for Halo: Spartan Assault. Mission B-4: Battle for Epsilon Expanse.



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Halo Spartan Assault Walkthrough - Level B-2: Reactor Field Relief (Part 7)

Part 7 of IGN's video walkthrough for Halo: Spartan Assault. Mission B-2: Reactor Field Relief.



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Halo Spartan Assault Walkthrough - Level B-1: Siege of Faraday (Part 6)

Part 6 of IGN's video walkthrough for Halo: Spartan Assault. Mission B-1: Siege of Faraday.



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Basement Crawl: PlayStation 4’s Spy vs. Spy

Bloober Team is a Polish developer that’s been toiling away on various platforms for several years. A-Men, it’s PlayStation Vita game, is probably its best-known project, and today, we’re allowed to reveal more about the studio’s maiden PlayStation 4 project called Basement Crawl.

The greatest inspirations for Basement Crawl, Bloober Team’s Peter Bielatowicz told me, are two classic games in particular: Bomberman and Spy vs. Spy. Basement Crawl is a “maze-based action game” where the idea is to decimate other players. In short, as you traverse the game’s various map, you’ll have to set traps to catch, hurt, and eliminate other players.

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13-inch Apple iPad May Be in the Works

Apple may be working on a larger iPad model, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. Officials at the company's suppliers have allegedly stated that Apple has requested screen designs for a tablet device sporting a display just under 13 inches. Prototype iPhones with larger screens are purportedly also in the works, consistent with a previous report by Reuters suggesting that Apple was exploring the possibility of 4.7-inch and 5.7-inch versions of its smartphone.

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Pikmin 3 Review

Unexpectedly for a game about being a squat little extraterrestrial on an alien planet, Pikmin 3 evokes a subtle, sweet nostalgia for its foreign world. Exploring its miniaturised woodlands and ponds recall childhood autumns spent kicking through leaves, or summer afternoons digging through soil to examine the bugs at the bottom of the garden. This beautifully organic planet is home to wonderfully inventive creatures unlike anything we have on Earth, but there’s still just enough familiarity to raise a smile when the aliens rechristen things like plums, grapes, and lemons as Lesser Mock Bottoms, Dawn Pustules, and Face Wrinklers.

It’s this familiarity that makes Pikmin 3 emotionally relatable, and causes the ostensibly disposable pikmin themselves to feel like more than just units on the field. Their little squeaks and dying sighs made me feel guilty when I sent them to their demise by literally throwing them into battle, like I’d let them down. If you fail to round any of the wee guys up at the end of the day before the sun sets, you have to watch them getting munched by nocturnal predators as they make a desperate run for your departing ship, which made me feel like the worst person in the world. Nostalgic, evocative, and clever, Pikmin 3 is a delight while it lasts, blending strategic thinking, exploration, and life-or-death struggles against alien creatures – but it left me eager for more (and fearful of another nine-year wait between games).

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Pik of the bunch?



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Ryse Looks for Redemption

While there's a lot to like about the visuals and the subject matter, Microsoft's Roman-era third-person action game for Xbox One did not, by many accounts, demo well at E3 last month. For an epic focused on visually stunning cinematic melee combat, the seemingly scripted combat sequences left me and many other gamers feeling less than enthusiastic. The developers of Ryse immediately assured me that the combat is varied and dynamic, but after seeing and playing the demo at Comic Con, I'm not sure the message is coming through.

The demo shows the same Cliffs of Dover level, which is very clearly a sort of Classical Era D-Day, complete with galleys surging through the surf, legionaries storming up the beach, and, believe it or not, a close call with an artillery shell that layers a familiar gauzed, muffled filter over the subsequent action. It's not so much Spartacus as it is Saving Private Marius. The team admits to a bit of historical reinterpretation and abstraction for the sake of improving the game's story, but won't say more on that subject for fear of spoiling some future surprises.

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