EA, Nintendo, & Sony mostly stop backing SOPA

Do you want to see this on every page of the internet? I don't think so.

As of recently EA, Nintendo, and Sony Entertainment have decided to pull away from SOPA, quietly that is. In the current document listing all of those supporting SOPA, they've recently disappeared. Considering the after effect GoDaddy had from supporting SOPA, I'm sure these companies realized it's not a great stance either. If you don't remember, GoDaddy supported SOPA, customers got very mad, and basically started to boycott GoDaddy and still are.

Lightfish PC Review

Lightfish developed by Eclipse Games takes an old idea from Qix and revamps it into something much more interesting. It brings the player an interesting experience while they adventure from level to level fencing off several creatures to survive. Only to realize there's more.

Valve Slams Half Life 3 Rumors

You may recall a little ways back a ton of rumors going around about a sequel to Half Life 2 coming from Valve. Mostly due to the above logo being seen on a Valve member's shirt at a small event going on. Then there was the speech by the Portal 2 character Wheatley at the VGA's. Tons of people began speculating with the logo appearing and various other things, they'd start to study the video like crazy. Whether it was putting it in slow motion, reading hidden messages, or basically just looking into everything that passed right by your eyes.

Minicraft Sequel Incoming!

Yesterday it was revealed that Markus 'Notch' Persson is going to be working on a sequel to Minicraft. Minicraft was developed for the Ludum Dare 48 competition in which he had to create a game in 48 hours.

Well, with feedback from fans following Notch on twitter, he decided to make a second one. As stated in his latest tweet:

Myst 3D Release Date!

Myst made it's first appearance back in 1993 and since then if you hear the name, you definitely don't think of a mist. Myst is a graphic adventure game that people would play for hours trying to figure out puzzle after puzzle. Myst was definitely one of the most successful games of the CD-ROM era.

Well now as of recently the developers Hoplite Research are bringing Myst to the 3DS. Anyone that's played Myst will be interested in this, at least seeing how it goes. Myst had a variety of nice and unique environments for the player. Myst 3D is going to be published by Maximum Family Games and release March 27th, 2012.

GameStop says The Last Guardian is... cancelled?

Update!
Regardless of pre-orders being terminated, The Last Guardian is still in production Sony has stated. Now it's just a matter of why the pre-orders are being cancelled, perhaps something in the production has changed. Further information to come. Original post below:

Bwahhh, The Last Guardian cancelled? Earlier this month there were rumors about the boss of Team Ico, Fumito Uedo leaving. Then the executive producer of The Last Guardian, Yoshifusa Hayama quit. With all that going wrong, now we have rumors that The Last Guardian is likely cancelled.

Modern Warfare 3 DLC January 24!

Infinity Ward's creative strategist Robert Bowling stated in a Call of Duty Elite video that Modern Warfare 3 will offer more unique DLC than they there has been in past games. He confirmed that Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer, and Raven are all working on the DLC to come.

Happy Holidays with Starcraft 2

The Game Station says Happy Holidays in their own unique way.

Into Space! Flash Review

Into Space! is a relatively fun game made by Barbarian Games. In the flash game Into Space! your're a scientist tasked with the goal of creating a rocket and launching it into space. There are a load of upgrades available, that can be bought from the money earned off each launch! How quick can you reach the moon?

The gameplay comes down to the simple goal of trying to make your rocket so successful it can reach the moon. The beginning of the game is very slow and can definitely make certain players look the other way.

Mojang Releases Cobalt Alpha!

Cobalt a game developed by Oxeye Game Studios and published by Mojang; the famed creators of Minecraft, release Cobalt! Cobalt can be explained as:

"Cobalt is an awesome platform game featuring several game modes in both local multiplayer and in singleplayer. Cobalt comes with a game editor where players can create their own maps and adventures. Cobalt is ALSO a platform game engine that can be used to create new modes or completely new games."

Terraria Online 1.1.1 Christmas Update Patch Notes!

All the new patch notes for Terraria Online patch 1.1.1. Also known as the Christmas Update.

Bug Fixes / Performance

• Reduced the amount of RAM needed to run Terraria.
• Added an option to turn backgrounds off.
• Improved the automatic game quality adjuster.
• Lighting update won’t skip as much on lower quality levels.
• Items dropped on death for hardcore and mediumcore characters will retain their conditions.
• Space Gun now has a value.

Companion Cube Loves You NYC

The Astor Place Cube in New York City looked a little different this morning. The Caltech Prank Club figured they'd pull, well, a prank. And I mean, who doesn't love the companion cube from Portal 2, because in the end, we all know, it loves you. Gotta love Geeks Are Sexy for coming across this one. Check out the cube itself along with a note attached to it below:

Square Enix Members Website Hacked!

Square Enix recently announced that their Members website in North America and Japan was hacked. Leading to it being suspended on December 12th, until further notice. The server accessed by the hackers may contain personal information, but did not contain any any credit card info. They're currently investigating the issue while the site is suspended, they stated they'll provide more details as soon as possible.

Battlefield 3 - Semper Fidelis - Commentating

Decided to run through the Battlefield 3 campaign, considering I've been playing multiplayer so much lately. You can listen to some of my commentating throughout the first mission Semper Fidelis. Might get a quick laugh here and there. I'll be uploading the next missions shortly as well, so make sure to check out the rest of my youtube channel too!

Flash Review: Home Sheep Home 2

Home Sheep Home 2 is the sequel to the first Home Sheep Home. They're both a physics puzzle platformer in which you aim three sheep in the right direction to beat various levels. The three sheep named Shirley, Shaun, and Timmy(biggest to smallest) embark on a journey once they leave their safe barn. They conquer various obstacles ranging from jumping car to car, scaling a clock tower, and roaming about London! Their goal is to beat each area and adventure back on home to their barn.

Update! PS Vita Lost by DJ Deadmau5

Update!

"Sorry! didn't lose the lose the PS Vita! i just wanted to see how much management would freak out over it, trolololol. i'd never lose this thing, love it too much. :D" - Deadmau5

Hitman Absolution - VGA 2011 - IO Interactive

The Video Game Awards pre-show brought along a surprise trailer for Square Enix's Hitman: Absolution. Currently being developed by IO Interactive. A bunch of men with masks on are nothing for, "The Original Assassin."

GameSpot Q&A With BioWare Over Command & Conquer Generals 2

At the Video Game Awards tonight, BioWare announced a new IP that has been being rumored about lately and teased constantly, announcing Command & Conquer Generals 2. GameSpot followed up with this by speaking with EA BioWare Label head Dr. Ray Muzyka and the Executive Producer of C&C Generals 2 Jon Van Caneghem. "...the PC-exclusive strategy title posits a world in which all of civilizations' leaders and diplomats have been assassinated by terrorists, leaving only military heads to rule." - Gamespot

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance - VGA 2011 - Platinum Games

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance was announced yesterday at the VGA's near the end with an action packed world premiere trailer. Konami revealed that Kojima Productions weren't actually handling the development of what was once Metal Gear Solid: Rising. Instead, Platinum Games is taking control of the game. You may of heard of Platinum Games from their known titles, Bayonetta and Vanquish. Shortly after the trailer, it was made known that the name of the game has also been tweaked and changed to Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.

BioShock Infinite World Premiere - VGA 2011 - Irrational Games

Diablo III Exclusive Cinematic - VGA 2011 - Blizzard

Blizzard brought us a world premiere exclusive cinematic trailer for Diablo III at the Video Game Awards last night. If you're a Diablo fan like myself, you know the Diablo games have a load of great cinematics. The exclusive cinematic for Diablo III features a dark world full of lore ready to be explored.

Fortnite World Premiere - VGA 2011 - Epic Games

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron - VGA 2011 - High Moon Studios

The Amazing Spider-Man World Premiere - VGA 2011

Alan Wake: American Nightmare - VGA 2011 - Remedy

Rainbow Six: Patriots - VGA 2011 - Ubisoft

Mass Effect 3 World Premiere - BioWare - VGA 2011

"Earth is burning. Striking from beyond known space, a race of terrifying machines have begun their destruction of the human race. As Commander Shepard, an Alliance Marine, your only hope for saving mankind is to rally the civilizations of the galaxy and launch one final mission to take back the Earth." - BioWare

Command & Conquer: Generals 2 - VGA 2011 - BioWare

"As the modern world plunges into war, only the Generals remain. It’s up to you to assume their roles, command their forces, and put an end to global terrorism once and for all." - BioWare

The Last of Us - VGA 2011 World Premiere!

The last couple weeks have brought teasers for the PlayStation 3 exclusive, The Last of Us. An exclusive debut trailer was revealed earlier tonight at the Video Game Awards show and can be seen below. It's being developed by the company Naughty Dog. Naughty Dog is well known for Uncharted, Jak and Daxter, and Crash Bandicoot. The game appears to take place in a post-apocalyptic United States.

Taking Battlefield 3 to a New Level

Talk about an epic kill in Battlefield 3. This is taking it to a whole new level I must say. I could never imagine doing something as crazy as this. Like I mean, come on, did you see that? Some gamers are way too creative and deadly at the same time! These are the guys you should be terrified of.

GSC Game World Behind S.T.A.L.K.E.R Collapsed!

Earlier today there were rumors going around that the GSC Game World team behind S.T.A.L.K.E.R. had disbanded. The rumors began due to a Ukranian news site under the name of UkraNews reporting that the founder of GSC; Sergei Grigorovich, shut down the company earlier today at a meeting with the team. GSC Game World consists of 40 to 50 people.

The Last of Us - Image and Video Update!

The Last of Us is a game revealed last weekend on the site for it. The teaser trailer can be found here and makes you definitely start to think it may have something to do with zombies or infected. It reveals tons of rioting and a narrator stating several peaceful and enjoyable activities that are now all gone due to whatever happened. Along with that trailer another trailer was released featuring a clip of a video from a BBC Planet Earth episode having to do with a fungus named Cordyceps that tends to hijack the mind of the victim, kill it, and then slowly breach out of it's head to infect others. In the video it can be shown happening to an ant. 

Nintendo Denies Claims That Mario's Creator Is Retiring

Couldn't resist grabbing this perfect image from Kotaku's article reporting that the misinterpreted claims from Wired about Shigeru Miyamoto stepping down were slightly off. In my last post about Miyamoto stepping down from his head game design position, it turns out he didn't, it just seemed that way. 

 A Nintendo spokesperson has a stated few things denying these claims, "This is absolutely not true," "There seems to have been a misunderstanding.

Pid Trailer - Retro Indie Platformer

"Pid is a platform game that will turn everything you know about 2D gameplay upside down. You play as a young boy that gets stranded on an old remote planet. He must fight off a variety of malicious robots bent on stopping him and befriend unlikely allies to shed light on a huge conspiracy that keeps the planet mesmerized and prevents him from ever reaching home." - Might and Delight

Nintendo's Star Creator of Mario & Zelda Steps Down!

Update!
Nintendo denied the claims stated in the Wired report. It was more so a matter of misinterpreting what he meant. Read more here.

The guys over at Wired just got word that Shigeru Miyamoto the famed creator of Super Mario Bros and The Legend of Zelda is stepping down from his position at Nintendo. Miyamoto just turned 59 in November and worked at Nintendo as the head of the game design department.

Before you jump to conclusions and think he's retiring for good, he has his reasons for retiring from his current position. Miyamoto stated to Wired, "What I really want to do is be in the forefront of game development once again myself."

Phylo - Contribute to Science!

Since November 2010, scientists created a web-based video game where gamers can help scientists in their study of several genetic diseases. This game is named Phylo and allows players to rearrange multiple colored blocks which represent human DNA. Scientists are currently studying the information gathered from over 17,000 registered users who have created over 350,000 solutions to each sequence.

Diablo Discovers a Town Portal?!?

You read it correctly, Dorkly brings a good point to our attention about town portals in the Diablo series. That's for sure. So here you are playing some Diablo of course, you're tunneling through dungeon after dungeon, and you're inventory is just full of loot. You've got everything you need equipped and well you don't want to drop it all. Because I mean you've got some pretty good loot you could sell. So you drop a town portal to head to well, of course town. Now you head through it, you sell your stuff, and well your safe... right? A demon walks down a hallway and sees this portal, hmm.. what could this be? They stumble into it and lets just say things get a little nasty.

While you're at it, you might as well put this crystal in your head, I mean why not?



Via: Kotaku

Guest Post - Saints Row: The Third Review

Guest post by Zalgo Cometh

Gameplay - 10/10

Storyline - 10/10

Graphics - 8/10

Game Score - 28/30

Well another day, another blog post; November has been one busy month, trying to keep up with all these epic games and getting them out there to you guys to decide what you wanna try out. Today we will be taking a look at the somewhat over the top open world action-adventure game Saint's Row: The Third. Saints Row: The Third (also known as Saints Row 3) is an open world action-adventure video game developed by Volition, Inc. and published by THQ. It was released on November 15th, 2011 in Australia and North America, and was released on November 18th, 2011 in Europe for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It is the third title in the Saints Row series after the release of Saints Row 2 in 2008. As in Saints Row 2, the player controls the leader of the Third Street Saints.

Notch Drops Minecraft Lead Position!

Three hours ago earlier Notch posted on his blog that he's stepped down from the Lead Developer position for Minecraft. If you've played Minecraft, you should know the name Notch. Also known as Markus Persson. This isn't the end for Minecraft though, Persson has passed on the grail to Jens Bergensten. Another name you may or may not recognize. Bergensten is more so known as @Jeb_ on twitter.

Resident Evil: Revelations - Story Trailer

Capcom just dropped this trailer for Resident Evil: Revelations over on their blog. It's due for release on the 3DS February 7th, January 27th in Europe.

"Formally introduced in this trailer are: The FBC (Federal Bioterrorism Commission) and its leader, Morgan Lansdale; BSAA director Clive R. O'Brian; a mystery man named Raymond Vester, whose true allegiance is still unclear; and the city of Terragrigia, which was destroyed by a bioterrorist attack. We also get a bit more time with Jill, Chris, his new partner Jessica Sherawat (she's the one rocking the one-legged swimsuit) and beefy BSAA agent Parker Luciani, who is my personal favorite addition to the cast. You'll see why!" - Capcom blog