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Apple’s “App Store Rewind 2011″ Features ‘Tiny Tower’ and ‘Dead Space for iPad’ as Games of the Year

by Salat on December 8, 2011 · 0 comments

If you’re new to iOS devices, or haven’t been following the scene as closely as you should have been over the last year, Apple’s year end feature App Store Rewind 2011 has an incredible amount of must-have games and apps that, in my opinion, you can basically just blindly download as they did a great job of picking out the cream of the crop.

Apple’s iPhone game of the year is NimbleBit’s Tiny Tower [Free], a great free to play little tower building simulator that we loved in our review. If you haven’t tried it yet, you really should. Runners up to iPhone game of the year include Tiny Wings [99¢], which shockingly enough we also thought was great. Illusion Labs’ Touchgrind BMX [$ 4.99] also made the cut, and, believe it or not, we positively reviewed it as well.

On the iPad side of things, Dead Space for iPad [$ 4.99] took home the title of game of the year. We had some issues with the title when it first launched, which we mention in our review, but all those things were massaged away with subsequent updates. Keep in mind, even if you don’t have an iPad, Dead Space [$ 6.99] is also available for smaller screen devices, although I can’t really explain the price discrepancy.

Runners up include Contre Jour HD [$ 2.99], which we gave 4.5 stars to in our review. Contre Jour [99¢] also comes in a non-HD variety for non-iPad owners. Last, but certainly not least by any stretch of the imagination is Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP [$ 4.99]. We’ve got an exhaustive review and if you don’t feel like springing for the universal version, you can save a couple bucks by grabbing Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP Micro [$ 2.99] which is only optimized for the iPhone and iPod touch.

We’ll be releasing our games of the year with out year-end roundup closer to the holidays, but needless to say, Apple has assembled a fine list of games here.

Source: Touch Arcade

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Capcom teasing something Dead Rising-related

by Salat on December 8, 2011 · 0 comments

Capcom’s teasing something in relation to Dead Rising. What it is, you tell us, but a post on the game’s Facebook wall through the guise of DR1 and DR2: Off The Record Frank West says he’s “getting packing for my new adventure – camera, notebook and baseball bat. What else would i need for a break in paradise?”

Dead Rising 3, innit. Or Dead Rising XBLA, Part Tres. Whatever.

Source: VG247

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Gaikai powers streaming Dead Rising 2 demo

by Salat on November 10, 2011 · 0 comments

We’re never going to to be comfortable with the kind of alchemy Gaikai is capable of. Capcom has partnered with the company to offer a demo of Dead Rising 2, right in your browser. You’ll be so impressed you won’t even mind it’s a year late!

It’s the actual game, inside a browser window. Being a demo, there are some restrictions: you can’t save, and you can only play for 30 minutes. But it’s still enough to give you a taste of the game, and to be really impressed with Gaikai.

Gaikai powers streaming Dead Rising 2 demo originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dead Rising 2: Off the Record Zombrex Locations

by Salat on October 23, 2011 · 0 comments

In the world of Dead Rising, if you’re bit by a zombie, you’re a goner. Unless, of course, you take a daily dose of Zombrex. Every day Frank West is running around Fortune City, he’ll need a dose of the stuff — and it doesn’t come cheap. Buying it comes at a steep 50,000 dollars a pop. But, if you look carefully, free Zombrex can be found scattered throughout the city. Join us as we list all the known locations of hidden Zombrex in Dead Rising: Off the Record.

Don’t forget to stop by our huge text and video walkthrough of this Dead Rising expansion, or if you’re looking for more extras, stop by the cheats page.

Zombrex Locations

The first Zombrex you’ll find while playing the main campaign is at Roy’s Mart, after fighting the looters. It’s in the backroom, you can’t miss it.
More Zombrex can be purchased at the looter shops, one in Fortune City Park, and the other in the Royal Flush. These cost a steep 50,000 each.
An easy Zombrex can be found early in the game. Take the elevator to the Safe House roof, and run around to the back of the elevator room. There’s hidden Zombrex just ready to be taken.
Find another free Zombrex in the Jump Space 7 Restaurant, in the Uranus Zone. Run up to the second floor and break a window to reach a small platform on the ledge. Follow it to find a hidden Zombrex.
More Zombrex can be found in the tunnels, underneath the entrance to the Silver Strip. Run down the platform from ladder, the Zombrex is just on the ground, by itself.
Zombrex can also be found in Security Box #999, accessed in the Bank Vault in the Uranus Zone. To find the key, just use the Silver Strip entrance into the Atlantica Casino, where you’ll face a huge statue and a fountain. The key is just in that fountain.
Another Zombrex is inside Security Box #673, again accessed in the Bank Vault inside Uranus Zone. You can find the key in the Fortune City Hotel, on the ground near the double doors leading into the construction area.
Fighting the Mailman Psychopath and defeating him will net you some free Zombrex, too.

Source: Gaming Today

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Dead Rising: Off The Record Review

by Salat on October 16, 2011 · 0 comments

I was only kind of into the original Dead Rising. While I thought that the time limit was a challenging restriction that added genuine tension, and who can argue with GTA + Zombies! – the save system, stupid AI, ridiculous protagonist and pointless, boring missions made for an ultimately terrible gaming experience. Last year’s Dead Rising 2 improved on Dead Rising somewhat, notably by introducing the sick game show we know for a fact would be made reality if zombies ever actually turned out to exist, and the concept of anti-zombie medication Zombrex, but DR2 it retained enough of what I didn’t like about the original that I could barely bring myself to finish it.

Even so, I really wanted to love Dead Rising 2: Off The Record. Red Dead Redemption proved that the GTA + Zombies concept, when done right, makes for a fantastic game. Off The Record was supposed to have a few new tricks that promised or, at least pinky-swore, that this might be the fun Dead Rising game I’ve been waiting for. Unfortunately, even the surprisingly excellent Sandbox Mode couldn’t overcome the continuation of the series’ congenital problems.

Dead Rising 2: Off The Record
Platforms: PC, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 [Reviewed]
Developer: Capcom and Blue Castle
Publisher: Capcom
Released: Oct. 11, 2011
MSRP: $ 40.00 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

The Basics

As befits a cheap $ 40.00 cash-in, Dead Rising 2: Off The Record is not Dead Rising 3. Think of it as Dead Rising: Brotherhood if that makes things clearer. It’s a re-imagined version of the plot of Dead Rising 2 with original Dead Rising protagonist Frank West in place of Chuck Greene. Set in Vegas analogue Fortune City, Frank is somewhat down on his luck after the events of the first game and is reduced to participating in Terror Is Reality, the game show from Dead Rising 2 in which people compete to kill zombies for money.

The plot largely follows DR2, as a massive city-wide zombie outbreak interrupts the game and the non-infected must fight to survive. Frank, in place of Chuck Greene, must find out what caused the outbreak and put a stop to it before the military arrives in three days to basically nuke the city.

Changes from Dead Rising 2, in addition to Frank West, include new missions and cut scenes, the return of annoying photo missions from Dead Rising, and an official Sandbox mode. Also, in place of Chuck Greene’s infected daughter who requires regular doses of the Zombrex drug to keep from turning, now Frank West is revealed to be infected.

Story Mode

If you’ve already played Dead Rising 2 in its original form, then the story mode won’t have too many surprises to you. Yes, there are new missions and cut scenes, but you’ll interact with characters from DR2, and the endings are similar. You also have to complete the stupid photography missions that made the first game feel so tedious at times. The game retains the time limit from previous games; you’ll have 3 days of game time to complete objectives and resolve the plot before the military comes to destroy everything. Because Frank is infected, you’ll need to periodically locate Zombrex to keep from turning. Luckily, once you find Zombrex you can just take it, making for a much less annoying fetch quest than having to constantly deliver the drug to Greene’s daughter in DR2.

Zombie killing remains as awesome as ever. You grab whatever you can find lying around – hammers, cabinets, cardboard boxes, stuffed animals, etc – and swing it at the nearest zombie. Blood splatters, the undead moan and all is well with the world. There are also some amazing weapons you’ll eventually get to use. Adding to that is the sense of humor that always stays just on this side of ‘too obvious’. Funny weapons, costumes and the like keep things laughable and fun, at least until you start getting bored.

Frank West remains the same unlikeable ass he was in Dead Rising, albeit a humbled, down-on-his-luck version. He comes off like a pro-wrestler gone to seed, driven by desperation into what amounts to full-time bullsh*tting as a career. It’s supposed to add a grim coda to his earlier adventures, but the game just botches the portrayal and it just gets tedious. Which is to say, you are going to lose interest in playing as Frank rather quickly. On the bright side, he looks like Elvis and doesn’t tell literally every person he meets that he’s a photojournalist.

Source: Gaming Today

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Dead Rising 2: Off the Record Cheats

by Salat on October 7, 2011 · 0 comments

Known for zombie-related atrocities, the Dead Rising series is back to have a little fun with original protaganist Frank West. Going for the wild and wacky routine, Dead Rising 2: Off the Record is more of a side-story than full game, as the budge price can attest to. Explore the same Fortune City, but in an all new story, with new combo weapons, and a new retro sci-fi themed amusement park. Gird yourself for the goof as Frank West clubs, stomps, and splatters his way through the hungry dead.

Zombies getting you down? Check out Game Front’s very own Dead Rising 2: Off the Record walkthrough. For everything we can find extra about this expansion to Dead Rising 2, look below.

Achievements

Photo School (20 points):
Take a high PP value picture.

Photo Journalist (20 points):
Get back in the game by gaining lots of PP from pictures.

Adult Content (20 points):
Take an extremely erotic picture.

Mixed Messages (20 points):
Take a picture with elements of horror, brutality, outtake and erotica in a single shot.

Raw Emotion (20 points):
Take a photo of a survivor in a very dramatic situation.

Full Camera (20 points):
Fill your camera’s memory.

Nice Shot (20 points):
Photograph a PP sticker.

Photo Album (20 points):
Photograph 25 PP stickers.

Award Winning Photography (20 points):
Photograph 75 PP stickers.

Making Memories (20 points):
Take a picture of your co-op partner during co-op play.

Camera Crazy (20 points):
Take a picture of a psychopath.

BFF (20 points):
Use the Snapshot skill move on a zombie.

I Got a Medal! (20 points):
Get a medal on a challenge in Sandbox Mode.

Challenge Addict (20 points):
Get at least a bronze medal on 10 different single player challenges.

Help From My Friends (20 points):
Get at least a bronze medal on 10 different co-op challenges.

The Challenge Experience (20 points):
Get at least a bronze medal on all single player challenges.

More Help From My Friends (20 points):
Get at least a bronze medal on all co-op challenges.

Challenge Domination (20 points):
Get a gold medal on all single player challenges.

Even More Help From My Friends (20 points):
Get a gold medal on all co-op challenges.

Drugged Up (20 points):
Take a dose of Zombrex.

Save the Girl (20 points):
Rescue a damsel in distress from the Twin Terrors.

Save the Girl… Again (20 points):
Save the damsel in distress a second time.

Technological Terror (20 points):
Destroy a “harvester”.

True Colors (20 points):
Defeat the mastermind of the Fortune City incident.

Save the Girl… Yet Again (20 points):
Save a damsel in distress for the third and final time.

No Zombies In The Vents (20 points):
Unlock the secret shortcut.

Team Player (20 points):
Avert a mutiny.

Powered Up (20 points):
Restore power to the Yucatan Casino.

Out With the Old (20 points):
Defeat the motorcycle-riding psychopath.

Prom Night (20 points):
Kill 69 zombies.

Elite Killer (20 points):
Kill 1337 zombies.

Luggage Code (20 points):
Kill 12,345 zombies.

Six Digits?!? (20 points):
Kill 100,000 zombies.

Dominoes (20 points):
Use the Jump Kick to knock down 100 zombies.

Prestigious PP (20 points):
Get over 2,000 PP from a single zombie kill.

Maintaining The City (20 points):
Visit 10 different maintenance rooms.

New Hotness (20 points):
Build one of the combo weapons new to Dead Rising 2: Off The Record.

Card Collection (20 points):
Collect 20 combo cards.

Card Archive (20 points):
Collect 50 combo cards.

Hands of Doom (20 points):
Unlock all skill moves.

We Have a Winner! (20 points):
Play a carney game and win.

Best of Friends (20 points):
Defeat 5 psychopaths in co-op.

Safety Check: Failed (20 points):
Use the amusement park rides to kill 10 zombies at once.

Cramped Quarters (20 points):
Get 8 survivors into a vehicle.

Party Time (20 points):
Get a survivor drunk.

Puking Rally (20 points):
Have a zombie slip in a puddle of vomit.

Frank West: Cross Dresser (20 points):
Dress up completely in women’s clothing.

Purewal Memorial Cup (20 points):
Don’t consume any meat, dairy or alcohol until the military arrives.

Tiger Tamer (20 points):
Have Snowflake attack and damage a psychopath.

Alpha Vs. Omega (20 points):
Have Denyce attack and damage Sgt Boykin.

Trophies

DR2:OTR Trophy Master (Platinum):
Acquire all trophies in Dead Rising 2: Off the Record.

Photo School (Bronze):
Take a high PP value picture.

Photo Journalist (Bronze):
Get back in the game by gaining lots of PP from pictures.

Adult Content (Bronze):
Take an extremely erotic picture.

Mixed Messages (Bronze):
Take a picture with elements of horror, brutality, outtake and erotica in a single shot.

Raw Emotion (Bronze):
Take a photo of a survivor in a very dramatic situation.

Full Camera (Bronze):
Fill your camera’s memory.

Nice Shot (Bronze):
Photograph a PP sticker.

Photo Album (Silver):
Photograph 25 PP stickers.

Award Winning Photography (Gold):
Photograph 75 PP stickers.

Making Memories (Bronze):
Take a picture of your co-op partner during co-op play.

Camera Crazy (Bronze):
Take a picture of a psychopath.

BFF (Bronze):
Use the Snapshot skill move on a zombie.

I Got a Medal! (Bronze):
Get a medal on a challenge in Sandbox Mode.

Challenge Addict (Bronze):
Get at least a bronze medal on 10 different single player challenges.

Help From My Friends (Bronze):
Get at least a bronze medal on 10 different co-op challenges.

The Challenge Experience (Bronze):
Get at least a bronze medal on all single player challenges.

More Help From My Friends (Bronze):
Get at least a bronze medal on all co-op challenges.

Challenge Domination (Silver):
Get a gold medal on all single player challenges.

Even More Help From My Friends (Silver):
Get a gold medal on all co-op challenges.

Drugged Up (Bronze):
Take a dose of Zombrex.

Save the Girl (Bronze):
Rescue a damsel in distress from the Twin Terrors.

Save the Girl… Again (Bronze):
Save the damsel in distress a second time.

Technological Terror (Bronze):
Destroy a “harvester”.

True Colors (Bronze):
Defeat the mastermind of the Fortune City incident.

Save the Girl… Yet Again (Bronze):
Save a damsel in distress for the third and final time.

No Zombies In The Vents (Bronze):
Unlock the secret shortcut.

Team Player (Bronze):
Avert a mutiny.

Powered Up (Bronze):
Restore power to the Yucatan Casino.

Out With the Old (Bronze):
Defeat the motorcycle-riding psychopath.

Prom Night (Bronze):
Kill 69 zombies.

Elite Killer (Bronze):
Kill 1337 zombies.

Luggage Code (Bronze):
Kill 12,345 zombies.

Six Digits?!? (Bronze):
Kill 100,000 zombies.

Dominoes (Bronze):
Use the Jump Kick to knock down 100 zombies.

Prestigious PP (Bronze):
Get over 2,000 PP from a single zombie kill.

Maintaining The City (Bronze):
Visit 10 different maintenance rooms.

New Hotness (Bronze):
Build one of the combo weapons new to Dead Rising 2: Off The Record.

Card Collection (Bronze):
Collect 20 combo cards.

Card Archive (Bronze):
Collect 50 combo cards.

Hands of Doom (Bronze):
Unlock all skill moves.

We Have a Winner! (Bronze):
Play a carney game and win.

Best of Friends (Bronze):
Defeat 5 psychopaths in co-op.

Safety Check: Failed (Bronze):
Use the amusement park rides to kill 10 zombies at once.

Cramped Quarters (Bronze):
Get 8 survivors into a vehicle.

Party Time (Bronze):
Get a survivor drunk.

Puking Rally (Bronze):
Have a zombie slip in a puddle of vomit.

Frank West: Cross Dresser (Bronze):
Dress up completely in women’s clothing.

Purewal Memorial Cup (Bronze):
Don’t consume any meat, dairy or alcohol until the military arrives.

Tiger Tamer (Bronze):
Have Snowflake attack and damage a psychopath.

Alpha Vs. Omega (Bronze):
Have Denyce attack and damage Sgt Boykin.

Source: Gaming Today

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Red Dead Redemption PC looks increasingly unlikely

by Salat on October 5, 2011 · 0 comments

While reaffirming its commitment to the platform in one breath, Rockstar has dampened hopes for a PC release of Red Dead Redemption in another.

“We do know that, yes, there is just one title absent from our PC release plans – that game of course being Red Dead Redemption, and of course we’re well aware that some fans have been asking for it,” a spokesperson wrote on the Rockstar Blog.

“All we can say is that whenever it is viable (technically, developmentally and business-wise) for us to release a game for PC (or any other particular platform) – we will and we usually do; unfortunately, that is just not the case 100 percent of the time for all platforms.

“To PC gamers, we hope that between the Grand Theft Auto titles, and the forthcoming L.A. Noire and Max Payne 3, you’ll have plenty of great Rockstar action to enjoy.”

Rockstar announced a PC version of L.A. Noire late last month; it’s due in early November.

Red Dead Redemption arrived on consoles in May 2010, blitzing award ceremonies for the next twelve months and topping the charts.

Thanks, Ausgamers.

Source: VG247

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Report: Dead Space 3 Will Take Place On An Ice Planet

by Salat on September 27, 2011 · 0 comments

Hey, so your franchise is called “Dead Space” for a reason, and it’s not because the games take place on planets. Yes, I know that one chapter in Dead Space was on a planet, but that wasn’t the primary setting. The primary setting was motherf–king space. [/rant]

Siliconera says they have a “mole” inside EA, and that mole is feeding them info on Dead Space 3. The gist of the info is that Isaac crash lands on an ice planet and meets up with Ellie and they wander around with someone named Jennifer.

The mole refers to the enemies in DS3 as “the hive mind.” I don’t know what that means.

Since this is barely a primer, it kinda feels like a controlled leak on EA’s part. Man, who the hell cares about Dead Space anyway at this point considering they’re planning a dozen or more sequels. It’s just going to go on forever and get old quickly. OK OK, I’m not serious about that comment, because I love scifi horror games. I will keep playing Dead Space games until the bitter end.