With vibrant colours and fluffy puppies, Okami should be the stuff of dreams. This? This will haunt me the rest of my living days. As seen on Game Informer. More »
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With NBA Jam ready to drive into the paint October 5, EA Sports has finally revealed which big-headed NBA superstars we'll get to play as. Check out the Eastern Conference players after the jump.
ESPN hoops columnist Mark Stein revealed the list today, and we can't say there are a lot of surprises. As expected, NBA 2K11 cover athlete Michael Jordan isn't on the Bulls roster, which is disappointing. Other notable missing faces include Reggie Miller, Alonzo Mourning, and Joe Dumars. But in other news, Combat Basketball star Bill Laimbeer is back, as is Manute Bol, Larry Bird, the legendary Dr. J.
Atlanta Hawks
Players: Joe Johnson, Josh Smith and Mike Bibby
Legends: Dominique Wilkins and Spud Webb
Boston Celtics
Players: Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen
Legends: Larry Bird and Kevin McHale
Charlotte Bobcats
Players: Gerald Wallace, Stephen Jackson and Tyrus Thomas
Mascot: Rufus Lynx
Chicago Bulls
Players: Derrick Rose, Luol Deng, Joakim Noah and Carlos Boozer
Legends: Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman
Cleveland Cavaliers
Players: Mo Williams, Antawn Jamison and Anderson Varejao
Legends: Mark Price and Brad Daugherty
Detroit Pistons
Players: Richard Hamilton, Rodney Stuckey, Charlie Villanueva and Ben Gordon
Legends: Isiah Thomas and Bill Laimbeer
Indiana Pacers
Players: Danny Granger, Mike Dunleavy and T.J. Ford
Legend: Detlef Schrempf
Miami Heat
Players: Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh
Legends: Glen Rice and Rony Seikaly
Milwaukee Bucks
Players: Michael Redd, Andrew Bogut, Brandon Jennings and Corey Maggette
Mascot: Bango The Buck
New Jersey Nets
Players: Devin Harris, Brook Lopez and Courtney Lee
Legends: Kenny Anderson and Drazen Petrovic
New York Knicks
Players: Al Harrington, Danilo Gallinari and Amare Stoudemire
Legends: Patrick Ewing, Larry Johnson and John Starks
Orlando Magic
Players: Dwight Howard, Vince Carter and Rashard Lewis
Legends: Nick Anderson and Scott Skiles
Philadelphia 76ers
Players: Andre Iguodala, Elton Brand and Evan Turner
Legends: Julius Erving and Allen Iverson
Toronto Raptors
Players: DeMar DeRozan, Jarrett Jack and Andrea Bargnani
Mascot: The Raptor
Washington Wizards
Players: Yi Jianlian, Andray Blatche, Gilbert Arenas and John Wall
Legend: Manute Bol
Mascot: G-Wiz
Let's hear it Eastern Conference fans – are there any other notable misfires?
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Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion
- Create and play any character you can imagine, from the noble warrior to the sinister assassin to the wizened sorcerer
- Next-generation graphics for lifelike towns, dungeons, realistic forests and amazing weather effects
- All-new combat and magic system brings first person role-playing to a new level of intensity where you feel every blow
- Groundbreaking AI gives characters full 24/7 schedules and the ability to make their own choices, based on the world around them
- Features over 1,000 non-player characters who come to life with facial animations, lip-synching, and full speech
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion X360
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A minor furor has erupted online in the last few days over some gamers being unable to play StarCraft II in offline mode even after authenticating their game with Blizzard's Battle.net service. Blizzard has always said that players should be able to get a 30-day "grace period" in which the game will run without connecting to Battle.net after a successful authentication, at which time it requires re-authentication. Some gamers have been locked out after every reboot, causing considerable consternation.
The problem has been exacerbated by Blizzard customer service reps giving out conflicting information on the issue, which has suggested to some that the company's policy on offline play has changed. One player posted this purported letter from Blizzard tech support to the official StarCraft II forums:
Hello,
Thank you for your inquiry regarding StarCraft II.
At this time, StarCraft II requires an active internet connection to play. This is stated in the System Requirements on the retail box, as well as our online System Requirements. Without an active internet connection, you will not be able to log in to Battle.net to authenticate your copy of StarCraft II.
The 'offline mode' currently only lasts until the computer is turned off, and then requires a fresh authentication. There are plans to review this, but there is no ETA on that.
If you have any further questions, please feel free to let us know.
Thank you for your time,
Patrick C.
Customer Services
Blizzard Entertainment
The possibility that the policy had changed has some gamers understandably pissed off at what they perceive as a bait-and-switch on Blizzard's part. Frequent business travelers and soldiers on deployment are just two of the groups hit by this problem. However, a Blizzard representative has confirmed to Game Informer that the lockouts are due to a bug and are not an intentional change to the terms of service or connection requirements for StarCraft II.
According to the company spokesperson we talked to, Blizzard is working on fixing the bug and hopes to have a solution deployed in the upcoming major 1.1 patch. The representative declined to offer any timeline for when the patch is expected to launch.
While it sucks that some players are getting the short end of the stick for the moment, it's good to hear that Blizzard isn't intentionally screwing anyone over by changing the rules for legit play after people had bought the game. Being unintentionally screwed isn't any more pleasant in the near term, though.
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Click Here for some Yakuza 3 Gameplay: www.youtube.com Yakuza 3 Characters Trailer [HD] Developer: Sega Release: 3/2010 Genre: Action/Adventure Platform: PS3 Publisher: Sega Website: www.sega.com Introducing the next cinematic chapter in the prestigious video game saga offering an authentic, gritty and often violent story set in modern day Japan. Following the events of the previous game, Kazuma and Haruka have left Kamurocho to seek a new life in Okinawa where they manage an orphanage for children. However, their peaceful life is soon interrupted when a series of events unfold pulling Kazuma back into the shadowy past he thought he had left behind. Making its first appearance exclusively on the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, the rich story and vibrant world of Yakuza 3 lets players engage in intense brutal clashes within the streets of Okinawa, and the vibrant and often dangerous city of Tokyo where only the strongest will survive. Follow Machinima on Twitter! Machinima twitter.com Inside Gaming twitter.com Machinima Respawn twitter.com Machinima Entertainment, Technology, Culture twitter.com FOR MORE MACHINIMA, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com TAGS: Yakuza 3 Characters Trailer [HD] machinima videogame video game playstation 3 ps3 playstation3 sony computer entertainment sega japanese kazuma haruka kamurocho okinawa assassins gta yt:quality=high
Video Rating: 4 / 5
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Heavy Rain director David Cage has said that Sony’s motion controller Move needs to have the support of all software genres for it to add any significant length to the lifecycle of the PlayStation 3.
“It really depends on the software because the hardware works really well,” Cage told GamesIndustry.biz.
“If it’s only about casual entertainment and casual games I don’t think it’s going to play a big role in the life of the console. If it can get more support from triple-A titles then that will be interesting.”
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Creat’s support for the PlayStation Network seemingly has no end. Although the studio’s TerRover was just released this week, Creat has already revealed its next game: Skyfighter, an “unabashedly retro” side-scrolling shooter. The gameplay looks straightforward — players take control of a small fighter plane, gunning and bombing over 21 levels — but that’s to be expected of a title from a studio whose previous works include Hamster Ball and Smash Cars. Skyfighter will also have a multiplayer mode, but TheSixthAxis reports that it will be offline only.
Surprisingly, the game is arriving on the PlayStation Store for PS3 in just a “few weeks” time. Perhaps Creat wants Skyfighter to fly under the radar — but we’re certain the sales team wouldn’t appreciate that.
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I’m not generally a competitive person with games, as I play games because I enjoy the experience of playing games. My gamertag “zone” is recreation. For competitive games/game modes to draw me in, I need to be able to enjoy them despite the fact that I don’t really care about winning. Halo is pretty much the king at this, and that’s why people love that franchise so much.
Because i game so damn much more than anyone else I know, I tend to play most games alone. So it’s a big deal when I find a game I can play with my friends that I dig. At PAX, I found one of those games, and it’s called Slam Bolt Scrappers. The game is Tetris meets…. uh, something. OK, so here’s the idea: you are a little cartoon dude with a jetpack. Your friend/friends is/are also that. You fly around beating up each other and these floaty monster things, and you collect different colored Tetris blocks. You then arrange the Tetris blocks so that you make squares of a particular color, and then, depending on the color, you’ll have a shield block, a lazer turret or a rocket launcher of some sort. And then you stack them so you have a tower. Across the way, though, your buddies are doing the same thing.
The goal: completely obliterate everything your opponent is building. This sounds easy, but it’s not because you’ll need a lot of firepower before you can do significant damage.
The game is quite overwhelming. During my first round, I got my ass handed to me because I had a difficult time keeping track of everything on the screen. You have to collect blocks and line them up properly in order to build things, and if your enemy is particularly aggressive, you’ll have to fight him head on with your fists. I zeroed in on building up my tower that I kept not noticing that my foe was attacking me directly, and so he kept knocking me out of the game for precious seconds.
Being killed by your opponent is not the end of the game, obviously. You’ll be sidelined for a few seconds, and if you nail a quick-time event, you’ll be able to come back faster. But if you get knocked out a lot, watch out; your tower is probably not long for this world.
Competition is not the only game mode, however. There’s also co-op mode, in which you and your bros fight against a boss monster, and that’s pretty great too. You can also play the game in “beverage mode,” which allows you to handle it with one hand while you drink from a bottle of whiskey with the other. Right on.
This game is heading exclusively to the Playstation Network, and it comes to you from upstart Fire Hose Games, who are making their debut with this title. Look for it early next year. And I do mean look for it, because this thing is hella enjoyable.
Oh yeah, I have video. Here’s the competitive mode in action at the Fire Hose booth at PAX:
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We've recently finished up a round of huge renovations to the Game Informer offices, and things are looking nice around here, but it still feels like something is missing. Luckily, flickr user mattcyborgelt has a great idea: this coffee table disguised as an absurdly big NES.
This thing even features a giant NES controller, though it's a little disconcerting that you house the controller into the slot where the game is supposed to go. That's not safe! But the actual controller ports on the system are actual power plugs for powering up laptops or cell phones, which is pretty awesome.
Check out the full Flickr album to see more shots of the table and join me in my jealousy.
[via Geeky Gadgets]
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Think it’s only Westeners that look goofy playing Microsoft’s Kinect? Nope, Japanese people look silly, too. Don’t believe me? More »
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