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    The Harshest, Most Hilarious Blow
    Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

    Fighter Maker 2 low-blow montage.

    [via YesButNoButYes]

    Poll: If You Could Be Mario…
    Friday, February 8th, 2008

    We at Engamer seek to ask the tough questions, so I’ll get right to it: Which aspect of the Mario Bros. would you most like in real life? The poll is posted after the jump.
    So far, giant gold coins are winning by a good margin, of course, but that’s because people voted without thinking very [...]

    Zero Punctuation: The Umbrella Chronicles
    Thursday, January 31st, 2008

    Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles is a rail shooter. Enough said, I think. Rail shooters were fun when I was a kid in an arcade, but that’s because I liked shooting things from a first-person perspective. These days every other game is a kick-ass FPS that allows you to actually move your character around freely, [...]

    Zero Punctuation: The Witcher
    Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

    Yahtzee takes a look at PC game The Witcher this week, and his pain is our pleasure. The game is an action RPG with a complex story line and, from the sounds of it, unnecessary adult situations. If you think the phrase “unnecessary adult situations” is an oxymoron, well, maybe this is the game for [...]

    EA Unveils Free Battlefield Heroes – Did I Mention It’s Free?
    Monday, January 21st, 2008

    Electronic Arts has announced an online-only entry in the Battlefield series that will be completely ad-supported and will be able to run “on Grandma’s laptop.” As if I needed any more reasons not to make eye contact at family gatherings — if gramms frags me in an online game, I may have to skip the [...]

    Xbox Live Makes Amends With … Undertow?
    Friday, January 18th, 2008

    The make-good for that pesky Xbox Live debacle is finally here, and it’s a fine prize, particularly for those of us who didn’t have any XBL problems. Free game for nothing? I’ll take it.
    Xbox Live members — gold and silver alike — will be able to download the full version of the submerged shooter [...]

    Zero Punctuation Reviews Crysis
    Thursday, January 17th, 2008

    This week Yahtzee looks at the PC game Crysis. When I say “PC,” I’m talking computers, not sociology. In fact, if Yahtzee’s opinion on CryTek games holds any weight, political correctness is the last thing Crysis players need to worry about. Warning: He actually likes the game, so it’s not quite as fun as his [...]

    New Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 Trailer
    Friday, January 11th, 2008

    The first Rainbow Six: Vegas brought us kick-ass FPS controls with a great cover system, an awesome twisty storyline, and a chance to run through our favorite Vegas hot spots with guns blazing while flinging grenades and ducking behind slot machines. You know, spring break-type stuff. This trailer for the next installment in the series [...]

    Zero Punctuation Reviews Silent Hill Origins
    Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

    Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw takes a look at Silent Hill Origins this week. Though he’s a fan of the series, well, I’ll let him tell you in the video after the jump.

    Developer Releases Video Diary for Battlefield: Bad Company
    Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

    The Battlefield series is about to get a little explodier, if this video diary from the developers of Battlefield: Bad Company is any testament. The game, which is due out in late March 2008, features an innovation that most FPS lovers will find exciting: fully destructible environments.
    To use the lingo, the “sandbox” element of [...]

    Video: Tomb Raider Underworld
    Monday, January 7th, 2008

    Someone put together a montage of screenshots from the upcoming Tomb Raider Underworld, which is scheduled to be released sometime in 2008 for the PC, Xbox 360, and PS3. It looks like Tomb Raider, what can I say?
    Watch the video after the jump.

    Retro Recommendation: Poy Poy
    Monday, January 7th, 2008

    Ever wanted to brain someone with a rock, log, or missile without all those pesky legal consequences? Your silence says it all. Now you can, with Poy Poy for the Playstation! Actually, you’ve been able to for more than 11 years, since 1997 when Poy Poy was released. This multiplayer action game pits four contenders [...]

    Trailer: Dynasty Warriors 6
    Friday, January 4th, 2008

    Ah, Dynasty Warriors 6, the game that lets you storm the battlefield like an Elizabethan Rambo with a pointy stick instead of a gun while shouting catchy zingers like, “Can anyone stop me?” and “I claim another victory in the name of my brother!” The former is obviously rhetorical, while I think we can all [...]

    PSP Gets a Solar-Powered Battery
    Friday, January 4th, 2008

    Users of Sony’s Playstation Portable may finally be motivated to venture outdoors because of a third-party battery that claims to be fully rechargeable through the power of the sun. DealExtreme has the little gem for the low, low price of $28.76 with free shipping. An informal poll (I asked some people next to me) indicates [...]

    EA Won’t Confirm Rock Band for Wii
    Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

    In the “no news is news” department comes word that EA is still not ready to confirm that Rock Band will be released for the Wii, reports GamePro. Most agree that the announcement will eventually come, especially with statements from official sources that unequivocally affirm it:
    “We will, at some time, bring Rock Band to every [...]