Thanks to Hitbox Team, The Black Panel is giving away three Steam codes for Dustforce.
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Zorine comes to grips with the open world sequel before asking producer Jonathan Lim why Mercer is out and Heller is in.
Erin offers his two cents on the Twisted Metal developer’s controversial remarks.
Having barely survived Dark Souls, Jamie is thrust headlong into another tough as nails challenge.
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First of all, forget about Frank West. The original Dead Rising protagonist is out. You’ll instead be playing as Chuck Green, a reluctant contestant on a violent game show titled Terror is Reality. Your sole motivation for participating in this bloodthirsty spectacle is earn enough money to purchase Zombrex, the anti viral drug that prevents your daughter Katie from succumbing to zombification. Read the rest of this entry »
In this episode: World of WarCraft, Gatling Gears, The Cursed Crusade, Dead Rising 2, Hydrophobia, WET 2 and much more!
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CORRECTION: Notwithstanding my remarks on the podcast, Tajikistan is, in fact, a real country. -Editor (31.01.11)
Presented in glorious alphabetical order, New Media: Retail Roundup is your indispensible checklist of the home console and handheld titles arriving in stores this week. What will you be playing?
MICROSOFT XBOX 360 BlazBlue: Continuum Shift * Game Party: In Motion
NINTENDO Wii Donkey Kong Country Returns * Karaoke Revolution: Glee * Pac-Man Party * Super Mario All-Stars: 25th Anniversary Edition DS Golden Sun: Dark Dawn * House
SONY PLAYSTATION 3 BlazBlue: Continuum Shift * Sly Collection PSP Nothing
VARIOUS PC Nothing
New Media: Downloadable Digest is your handy reminder of the downloadable titles released during the past week.
MICROSOFT XBLA Crazy Taxi
NINTENDO WiiWARE Blood Beach * Flowerworks: Follie’s Adventure DSiWARE DodoGo! Challenge * Music on: Electric Guitar * Need For Speed: Nitro-X
SONY PSN Pac-Man Championship Edition DX PSP MINIS Card Shark * Impossible Mission
VALVE STEAM Poker Night at the Inventory * Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. 2
Recent instalments of New Media: 21.11.10 l 14.11.10
Welcome to The Black List, your one stop shop for the stories published on the site this week.
MONDAY l REVIEW l Enslaved: Odyssey to the West > Enslaved is a blast, not because it breaks any new ground, but because it draws you into a vibrant world populated with beautifully realised characters. While it certainly isn’t the most demanding game you’ll ever play, the focus on fun and accessibility means you’ll be able to relax and enjoy the ride. READ MORE
TUESDAY l NEWS l L.A. Noire > L.A. Noire looks the business, which means business is finally looking good for Team Bondi, the swanky studio founded by former Getaway bigwig Brendan McNamara. Game savvy tough guys have been forced to sit on their hands as multiple delays pushed the snappy detective thriller into 2011. READ MORE
WEDNESDAY l NEWS l Operation Flashpoint: Red River > A remarkably tedious new trailer has emerged for Operation Flashpoint: Red River, the third instalment in the tactical first person shooter series from Codemasters. The game is set in far flung Tajikistan, a fictional country not to be confused with Adjikistan, the imaginary setting invaded by patriotic SOCOM players way back in 2006. READ MORE
THURSDAY l NEWS l nanoBITES 20 > It seems that Microsoft won’t have the controller free market entirely to itself this holiday season. Kung-Fu Live, a game that uses the PlayStation Eye (but not a Move controller) to detect a player’s gestures, is coming to the PlayStation Network in December. This is just one of the stories in this week’s edition of nanoBITES, our ongoing feature devoted to small but important news items. READ MORE
FRIDAY l NEWS l Stacking > Just a month after the release of Costume Quest, THQ has unveiled Stacking, the second leg of its downloadable collaboration with Double Fine Productions. A madcap puzzle adventure with a steam era aesthetic, Stacking is the brainchild of Brutal Legend art director Lee Petty. READ MORE
Recent instalments of The Black List: 20.11.10 l 13.11.10 l 06.11.10 l 30.10.10 l 23.10.10
