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May 15 2013 03:12 PM ET

'Fast & Furious 6: The Game' races onto smartphones -- EXCLUSIVE TRAILER

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Fast & Furious 6 doesn’t start its engines until next week, but fans of the high-octane film franchise can begin breaking the speed limit tomorrow in a new mobile game based on the movie.

Unraveling an original yarn that runs parallel to the film’s plot, Fast & Furious 6: The Game sees players dragging and drifting through London’s street-racing scene. When not showing the Brits how to burn rubber, players can earn cash—used to unlock and upgrade rides—by pulling off heists. On top of detail-drenched vehicle models, slick physics effects, and a heart-pounding sense of speed, the game’s complemented by live-action scenes of the film’s beefcake-y cast.

iOS device owners can buckle-up tomorrow, while Android gamers can get behind the wheel later this summer. For a sneak peek of the pedal-to-the-metal action, spy the exclusive trailer below. READ FULL STORY »

Apr 8 2013 05:30 PM ET

The beautiful wastelands of 'The Last of Us' -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

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The Last of Us is set 20 years after a fungal outbreak has devastated humanity and created a plague of zombie-like Infected. Given the current fascination with post-apocalyptic adventures, the game has been an object of fascination ever since mysterious trailers debuted over a year ago. But this isn’t another gritty apocalypse, like The Road or The Walking Dead. The exclusive “Wasteland Beautiful” video below — a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the environments – shows what happens when nature starts reclaiming its territory, as dense foliage has begun overtaking the game’s crumbling cities. The creative team at developer Naughty Dog discusses how light and shadow help create a believable, fully immersive world that despite the devastation, is beautiful in its own eerie way. 
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Mar 24 2013 08:57 AM ET

PAX East: On the scene at the video game expo in Boston

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Tens of thousands of gamers poured into the Boston Convention and Expo Center this weekend for PAX East, the annual video game expo from the creators of Penny Arcade, a massively popular web comic that has spawned its own empire.

Unlike other gaming conventions that are aimed at industry professionals and media, PAX is all about the fans, giving gamers the chance to play upcoming games months before release and hear from game creators, in addition to featuring community events like concerts, tournaments, and parties.

Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski kicked off PAX East with the story of his lifelong love of video games, which was surprisingly charming and sentimental coming from the man who invented Gears’ lancer, an assault rifle with a chainsaw bayonet used for cutting foes in half.

Bleszinski discussed the great impact games had on his life,  and how they have influenced everything from his career to meeting his wife. He talked about being bullied for loving his Nintendo Entertainment System in middle school and lauded the gaming community for its supportive nature, rejecting the idea that violent games cause violent behavior. He showed several slides of brawls erupting at sporting events and joked that you probably won’t see many fistfights break out at PAX East.  READ FULL STORY »

Feb 25 2013 03:00 PM ET

'Star Trek': Leapin' lizards, it's Gorn Day -- FIRST LOOK

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Pssst. Hey. Yeah, you. You wanna see some Gorn?

Star Trek: The Video Game arrives April 23 with big ambitions and a complicated heritage, but really, the thing we want know about the most is the Gorn. To recap, the Gorn are a nasty race of reptilian brutes who were famously introduced on the original Star Trek television series in “Arena,” the classic episode that first aired in January 1967. You might remember the epic battle between Capt. James T. Kirk (the T stands for “torn-shirt”) and the syrup-slow captain of a Gorn ship (played by some dude in a rigid rubber suit). Classic stuff whether you love it this much or hate it this much or can in fact no longer tell the difference.

The Gorn get their widest Starfleet spotlight ever with the new game — it creates a fuller portrait of this cold-blooded conqueror race — and that’s why we’ve decided that today is Gorn Day and the first installment of Get to Know Your Gorn series…

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Feb 14 2013 03:54 PM ET

'BioShock Infinite': Creator Ken Levine on violence in games and the world of 'BioShock'

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One of the most hotly anticipated games of 2013 is BioShock Infinite, a dark steampunk adventure set in an alternate-universe in 1912 on the flying city of Columbia. It’s the first game that designer Ken Levine has completed since the first BioShock, the Ayn-Rand-Goes-to-Atlantis megahit that is still widely regarded as one of the great achievements in modern gaming. EW got to play the first few hours of Infinite, and then we spoke to Levine about exploring mature themes, the violent videogame controversy, and how Dungeons & Dragons saved his sanity. BioShock Infinite is set for a March 26 release on Windows, PlayStation 3, and XBox 360.
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Feb 6 2013 10:48 PM ET

Check out 'The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct' gameplay trailer -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

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Given the monster success of AMC’s The Walking Dead, it’s surprising the gore-soaked series hasn’t yet spawned a proper survival-action videogame. Sure, Robert Kirkman’s flesh-eating franchise has inspired strategy and social games, as well as Telltale Game’s absorbing character-driven point-and-click adventure, but none of these entries have allowed first-person shooter fans to waste walkers from behind the iron sites of a hand-cannon.

This glaring oversight will be remedied next month when Activision unleashes The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct. Serving as a prequel to the TV series, Survival Instinct stars fan-favorite backwoods brothers Daryl and Merle Dixon (voiced in-game by Norman Reedus and Michael Rooker, respectively.) While players will drop walking corpses—and cranky one-liners—from behind Daryl’s crossbow, they’ll  also be joined throughout the adventure by his psycho sibling. When not piling undead creeps like cord wood, players will need to scavenge supplies, seek shelter, and generally do whatever it takes to survive. The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct won’t begin chilling spines and taxing trigger fingers for another few weeks, but you can get an exclusive look at the title’s first gameplay trailer right here.
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Feb 5 2013 06:01 AM ET

Game review: Isaac Clarke is back battling Necromorphs in 'Dead Space 3'

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In space, no one can hear you scream, unless you’re playing online co-op. In Visceral Games’ Dead Space 3, our hero, Engineer Isaac Clarke (the videogame equivalent of Alien’s Ripley), is back to battle the Necromorph menace, and this time he’s brought backup. Dead Space 3 adds co-op to the action-horror series, allowing you to play through the campaign with another player and experience additional side missions and cutscenes not found in the more traditional solo mode. And while dismembering hideously mutated zombies and solving puzzles with a friend is undoubtedly fun, it also kills any sense of the tension or dread the franchise is known for.

Fortunately, the game can still be played solo and in that mode it remains similar to its predecessors. Isaac still explores claustrophobic, darkly-lit corridors, where things go bump in the night and then run at you and try to slice you to pieces. And the game’s fundamental gameplay—a trifecta of slowing things down with the stasis ability, shooting spiky limbs off with various weapons, and then throwing them back at enemies with kinesis—is as satisfying as ever. Isaac’s quest to stop the Unitologists (think Scientologists if they wanted to end mankind rather than just hassle Katie Holmes) eventually lands him on a hostile, Hoth-like ice planet called Tau Volantis, where he must navigate blinding snowstorms and battle mutating enemies reminiscent of John Carpenter’s The Thing.
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Jan 31 2013 09:00 AM ET

Sci-fi horror smack-down! Check out the new Alien Vs. Predator: Evolution trailer -- VIDEO

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Aliens: Colonial Marines lands on consoles in just a couple of weeks, but those who’d rather waste face-huggers on their smartphones might want to fire up their Android and iOS devices for Alien Vs. Predator: Evolution. Featuring two distinct campaigns, AvP puts players behind the entrails-spilling skills of both the Xenomorphs and Ah-nuld’s old pals the Predators.

On top of turning each other inside out, the mortal enemies will have ample opportunity to free human foes of their innards. Customizable character upgrades and detail-drenched visuals round out the gore-soaked gameplay. While we’ve yet to get our hands on this promising bit of sci-fi horror pulp, the below trailer — specifically the part where the dude has his spinal cord dangled in front of him like a length of sausage links–has our thumbs twitching in anticipation of its winter release.

Take a look at the new trailer below.
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Dec 9 2012 12:01 AM ET

Video Game Awards: Watch the trailers for the most-anticipated games of 2013 -- VIDEO

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If you watched Friday night’s Spike TV Video Game Awards, you know that only a small slice of the program was really about honoring the best games of 2012. In fact, most viewers likely tuned in to get a first look at the hottest games of 2013, and Spike didn’t disappoint, shoe-horning in multiple world-premiere trailers for next year’s most anticipated titles. Care to see what’s in store? Click below. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 15 2012 04:21 PM ET

VGA Ten nominations announced

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Who wins a showdown between an assassin on the prowl in colonial America and the repulsive zombie hordes that have lurched to fame on The Walking Dead? The answer to that burning question will be answered at the VGA Ten, the Dec. 7 awards show that will air live on Spike TV.

Samuel L. Jackson is back as host of the show (we caught up with him recently to talk about the franchise and his own video game passions, you check out the video below) which air on Spike and also will be streamed internationally on Spike.com and GameTrailers.com able. The show can also be viewed on Xbox consoles in the United States and in some international markets. READ FULL STORY »

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