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Whovians rejoiced last week when the first image from “Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock” arrived online, and now there’s even more reason for celebration among “Doctor Who” fans with the debut of the game’s first trailer. Posted over on the official PlayStation Blog, the first trailer for “The Eternity Clock” puts the spotlight on the…
By Russ Frushtick The new year is finally upon us and, chances are, you’re probably broke, thanks to one of the best gaming holiday seasons in recent memory. But it’s time to start saving up once more, as 2012 will be a doozie of a gaming year, as well. We’ve collected our list of the…
As we approach the festive holidays, surely one of the most important questions is what exactly to pick up your gadget-loving relatives. Luckily IFC is here to help. We’ve sorted through stacks of movies, music, video games, comic books and gadgets to filter out the best gift offerings of 2011. From the return of George…
Last week we told you that one of the biggest-selling franchises in video game history was supposedly setting up shop in the city of Angels. Well that rumor is now confirmed with the release of the first official trailer from “Grand Theft Auto 5,” the latest addition to the wildly popular and controversial series of…
Here’s a riddle for you puzzle fans out there: How do 372 little words generate over 1200 responses in 24 hours? Answer: By being 372 largely negative words about “Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception,” one of the most anticipated PlayStation games of the year. Yesterday, The A.V. Club‘s Scott Jones gave “Uncharted 3″ a grade of…
Way back in February, we saw the first hints that “Grand Theft Auto V” was on the way, and now we finally have some concrete proof of the game’s development — including a logo, a release date for the trailer, and of course, the inevitable briefcase full of rumors. Over at the website for “Grand…
Video game movies haven’t exactly fared well at the box office, but that isn’t stopping Sony from trying. After what’s described by Variety as a lengthy bidding war, the studio has secured the rights to develop a feature film based on UbiSoft’s uber-popular “Assassin’s Creed” franchise. The biggest surprise isn’t the deal itself, but that…
A swashbuckling treasure hunter who spends his time stealing remote, mysterious items. Exotic landscapes and sexy, troublesome female leads. Continued trouble with Nazis. Are we describing the “Indiana Jones” film series or the “Uncharted” video game franchise? Well, in this case we’re talking about both. Anyone who’s even taken a minute to look at the…
If you have still managed to escape the draw of social media games, then you won’t be able to evade them much longer. Rumor has it that a Farmville movie adaptation is in the works, and could be coming to a movie theater near you pretty soon. IGN interviewed “Toy Story” and “Garfield” scribes Alec…
As video games increasingly matched movies in their use of sweeping cinematics, it was only a matter of time until the gaming industry began taking its marketing cues from Hollywood as well. It’s been no surprise then that video game trailers have increasingly become a key promotional medium beyond the standard commercial. And like its…
The next title being made by Irrational Games may have traded the deep sea milieu of Rapture for the high altitude of Columbia, but that’s not the only thing changing from “BioShock” to “BioShock Infinite.” Many of the world-building components in the highly anticipated first-person game show signs of an evolution and among those are…
THQ’s been having a rough year. The Hollywood-based game publisher’s seen some expensive flameouts recently, with their internally-developed hardcore AAA games like “Homefront” and Red Faction Underground getting critically blasted and under-performing in terms of sales. But, THQ also does a brisk business in licensed video games and playable experiences based on properties like Nickelodeon’s…
“Gears of War 3” reminds me of nothing so much as a classic music video. It takes the emotional energy of classic “Gears of War” trailers–Mad World, Ashes to Ashes and War Pigs–and turns it into a big playable experience. The rage rock of the AC/DC song, the mournful recontextualization of the Tears for Fears…
Insert Credit endeavors to suss out where you should be allotting your video game allowance, sifting out a single title from many and crowning it as The One Game You Need to Get This Week. Don’t consider these reviews, gentle reader. Rather, think of Insert Credit as a mix of hands-on time, informed opinion and…
One look at the new trailer for “Max Payne 3″ and your first thought will be, “Time changes a man.” The hero of the hard-boiled shooter series sports a paunch, shaggy hair and bristly beard, where he once had six-pack abs, a dashing pompadour and razor-sharp jawline. But the trademark kill-or-be-killed action looks to have…
One of the most buzzed-about games at this year’s PAX Prime was the innovative real-time strategy adventure “Skulls of the Shogun.” The debut title from Haunted Temple Studios updates the grid-based formula of RTS games like “Final Fantasy Tactics” and “Advance Wars” by letting players move freely and advance and retreat within a round. “SotS”…
Video game teasers tend to stick to a certain formula: dazzle the viewer with awesome graphics, show off some of the games’ abilities and maybe dribble a little story out to tantalize would-be players. But every so often, one piece of video-centric marketing will float above the rest or sink to join the sludge. In…
Insert Credit endeavors to suss out where you should be allotting your video game allowance, sifting out a single title from many and crowning it as The One Game You Need to Get This Week. Don’t consider these reviews, gentle reader. Rather, think of Insert Credit as a mix of hands-on time, informed opinion and…
In true stuntman fashion, Hello Games’ “Joe Danger” landed with a surprise explosion on the PlayStation 3 last year. The stunt-centric title had players controlling the titular death-defying daredevil through a series of motorcycle races, helping him regain his former glory. It recalled the old-school fun of “Excitebike” on the NES, with a robust, modern-day…
In “Portal,” players were the ones that moved through rifts in space. In Kim Swift’s new game, all of reality is the thing experiencing a dimensional shift. Developed by irtight Games, Quantum Conundrum casts players as the nephew of a famous if peculiar scientist named Prof. Fitz Quadwrangle, who’s gone missing after an space-time experiment.…
“Portal 2″ came out this year and Valve’s instant classic showed how powerful and imaginative their mind-bending physics-based experiences can be. You’d figure that there wouldn’t be any room for another game to impress folks with a teleportation mechanic. But, “Warp”–being developed by Montreal-based Trapdoor–stood out amongst the crop of new games being shown at…
One of science fiction’s greatest promises is the melding of man and machine. For decades, authors and creators have imagined what humans would be like with all of our free will bonded to inexhaustible carbon alloys or polymers that would replace bone and muscle. Of course, the question arises as to just how human a…
Insert Credit endeavors to suss out where you should be allotting your video game allowance, sifting out a single title from many and crowning it as The One Game You Need to Get This Week. Don’t consider these reviews, gentle reader. Rather, think of Insert Credit as a mix of hands-on time, informed opinion and…
“Portal” gets a lot of love on the internets, and with good reason. The ingenuity of its brain-bending, physics-based puzzles, the snarky antagonism of passive-aggressive AI villain GLaDOS and the singularly well-executed gimmick of on-demand teleportation all combined to make it one of the best games ever made. By the time, you reach its affecting,…
Warner Bros Games is making more and more of Batman’s milieu come to life in “Batman: Arkham City.” Along with recent reveals of the Penguin and Mr. Freeze as antagonists for the Dark Knight, we’ve also heard about Catwoman falling under players’ control in the game’s story mode and Robin being a playable character in…
