New ‘Green Lantern’ WonderCon Footage
Straight from Wonder-Con 2011. Put on your little plastic rings and 1080p this spoilerific sucker: We got an email from a listener/reader named Morris this week addressing our apparent lack of...
View Article‘Sonic Generations’ Teaser Trailer
Oh my god, I didn’t even know you could get boners this hard. I think I should go to a hospital. Or put ice on it. Or something. More info to come later, I’m sure. Today just got incredibly interesting.
View ArticleBreaking News about Nintendo’s New Console
Oh, boy. Here we go. Game Informer just dropped trou’ and let fly the first word of Nintendo’s newest console, to be debuted at E3 2011 and undoubtedly destroy any competing press conferences as a...
View Article“Green With Envy” Trailer
Did you see Pirates of the Carribbean: On Stranger Tides over the weekend? If not, then you should really watch this new trailer that was bundled before it:
View ArticleWhat’s Up, Keiji Inafune?
1up.com recently posted an interview with Keiji Inafune, asking about the status of his two new companies and getting some further perspective on where his head’s been for the past seven or eight...
View ArticleJump Kick Punch! 5/29/2011: E3 Specubating
As E3 2011 looms just beyond the horizon, Brandon, Josh, Tom, and special guest Harrison Krix (of Volpin Props fame) all settle down for a nice, long session of rampant speculation and bold...
View ArticleWhat I Learned from Konami’s Pre-E3 Event
So Konami shared their Pre-E3 show with the world tonight, and it contained plenty of surprises. The biggest surprise, obviously, is that this year was considerably more produced and far less...
View ArticleNew ‘Tomb Raider’ Reboot Trailer is Gorgeous
Mainly because it’s all CG, but that is some pretty-ass CG. (Thanks, sugar daddy Square-Enix.) And it’s an engaging trailer, to boot. As we’ve heard before, Lara’s younger and fresher in the...
View Article‘Journey’ is an Online Experience I Might Not Loathe
I haven’t really played That Game Company’s other titles very much– I barely scratched the surface of flOw after grabbing it for free and Flower failed to pique my interest– but their next game seems...
View ArticleSibley Put: Oh God Nintendo, Please Don’t Fuck This Up
‘Sibley Put’ is where Josh Sibley, real American hero, boldly and unabashedly dissects the hot-button issues of modern video gaming and its surrounding culture. Everything he says is to be taken as...
View ArticleKinect Star Wars: Now This is Podracing? (Also, Kinect Disneyland?)
Welp, here we go. Entertainment Weekly has given us our first look at Kinect Star Wars. It contains lightsabers, force pushing, force… sliding on the floor, uh… shooting from an X-wing by pointing your...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s E3 Press Conference: Partial Dis-Kinect
Microsoft has spent that past two years trying to backpedal and follow in the Wii’s footsteps by attracting a more diverse audience of families and “casual” gamers through an innovative new method of...
View ArticleNintendo’s E3 Press Conference: Live Reactions from Tom & Brandon
Tom: Let us begin. Tom: With a prayer. Brandon: Oh lord Tom: Dear Nintendo Jesus. (Feel free to pray,too) Brandon: who art Nintendo Tom: haha Brandon: Nin…tendo be thy name. Tom: Thy… Mushroom Kingdom...
View ArticleJump Kick Punch! 6/07/2011: Press Conference Review
The Big Three of E3 have spoken! Now it’s up to Brandon, Josh, Tom, and special guest Harrison Krix (of Volpin Props fame) to figure out what the hell just happened! Pot-shots are taken! Revelations...
View ArticleBrandon Obviously Reports: Sonic Generations Still Looks Incredible
Those who have followed the blue hedgehog’s exploits know that the Dreamcast-era games, despite not holding up particularly well, are vaunted by critics and fans alike as “better days” for the series....
View ArticleKeighley’s Interview with Reggie: A Battle of Shills
Just before Nintendo gets ready to kick off another press event/developer roundtable at 6:00p (pacific) tonight, let’s go ahead and capture a moment in time where Reggie sat down with Geoff Keighly,...
View ArticleCould ‘Rayman Origins’ Finally Validate Rayman?
I played and loved the original Rayman back in the mid-90′s. Like other colorful mascots of the time, his transition to full 3D gameplay was not a smooth one. Your mileage may vary, but he’s basically...
View Article‘The Sims Social’ is a Perfect Storm of Awful Garbage
Hey, Brandon, what are your least favorite things in the universe? Are they social networking, games for social networking, and marketing aimed at lonely women in their 20′s? Well, then: EA is your new...
View ArticleKen Levine Somehow Makes ‘Bioshock Infinite’ Sound Even Better Than It Looks
A couple of us (namely me) were a bit miffed way back when Bioshock Infinite was first announced, worrying that the setup and setting for this new adventure might be a simple template swap for the...
View ArticleE3 is Over; E3 Content is Not
Welp, that’s a wrap for E3 2011. The most frenzied whirlwind of new products, corporate egos, and batshit-crazy announcements in the world of video games comes to a close. New content, however, will...
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