Pick-Up Post: Dead Space on the iPhone

 

With Dead Space 2 hitting stores this week, it’s easy to forget (or miss completely) the fact that Dead Space also came out on iPhone at the same time. Though the console sequel will likely get all of the hype and the love, I think this game is definitely worth some attention of its own.

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Jett Vs. Episode 3: Epic Comeback

Welcome to episode 3 of Jett Vs., a series of blog posts where I post one of my Super Street Fighter IV match videos and analyze it for your viewing and reading pleasure. This series has been on hiatus for a while because, well, no one cared for this feature and I have the analytics to back that sentiment up.

However, I couldn’t help but share this one particular match with you. If you care to check it out, click through and see the rest of this post.

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Pick Up Post – Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

 

As with Dragon Age: Origins, Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is a game that is way outside of my comfort zone. Other than the fact that it is a first-person RPG, all I know is that it’s made by Bethesda, that it is/was really buggy, and that a lot of people love this 100+ hour game.

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Evil Ryu and Oni Akuma Officially Hit Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition

 

First off, thank you to shoryuken.com, iplaywinner.com, eventhubs.com and Offcast for staying on top of this story. Evil Ryu and Oni Akuma have been unlocked in at least one Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition machine, and I’m hearing they did some shady things in order to unlock them this soon. In any case, a ton of images and video have surfaced from the above sites to confirm that these characters are very much playable.

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Early Impressions of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Uncharted 2 was the main reason I picked up a PlayStation 3. Based on everything I saw and heard about this game, this was one of those games that I could not miss. Before I got around to this though, I decided to play Uncharted 1, which was really good, but flawed on a number of levels. If Uncharted 2 were to really live up to the hype for me, it would have a lot of obstacles to overcome that soured me on the first game.

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Pick Up Post: NHL 11

 

When my girlfriend bought her PlayStation 3, she got it in a bundle that included inFamous and NHL 11. She may give inFamous a shot someday, but there’s no way you’d ever get her to play NHL 11. Hockey simulations just aren’t her thing. Instead of selling it, I offered to take it off of her hands, which I did eventually in a trade. I got NHL 11, and I bought her a copy of the Saw video game in exchange, which she’s wanted to play for a long time now.

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Super Street Fighter IV is the First Confirmed Nintendo 3DS Launch Game

 

A lot of Nintendo 3DS news has been flowing out of a Nintendo-hosted event in New York City. The system has been confirmed to come out on March 27th, 2011 in North America. It’s going to cost $250. It’s also going to have 30+ games by June.

While Nintendo was hazy about the exact release dates for those 30+ games, Capcom wasted no time in revealing that Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition will be a Nintendo 3DS launch title in North America. As if me buying a Nintendo 3DS on launch wasn’t sure enough, Capcom has sealed the deal.

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Out Now: Mass Effect 2 for the PlayStation 3

 

For all of the gamers who only own a PlayStation 3, I have a job for you. Now that Mass Effect 2 is out, I need you to play it. Buy a copy in the store. Download it through the PlayStation Network. Rent it from Blockbuster. As long as you don’t bootleg it, I don’t really care how you go about playing this game. But please, do yourself a favour, and play this game.

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Pick Up Post – Dragon Age: Origins

 

Humans are creatures of habit. We stick with what we know and we generally don’t like to deviate from that. However, you’ll never know what awesome things you’re missing out on if you don’t reach outside of your comfort zone. One of my favourite examples of me reaching out of my comfort zone has nothing to do with games. Just over a year ago, my girlfriend Steff introduced me to Thai food. Mmm…

As far as games go, the biggest jump I made out of my comfort zone in recent memory was Mass Effect. Having heard so many great things about this series, I decided to step out of my comfort zone and give this action RPG a shot. Needless to say, it made quite the impression on me.

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Game Design Talk: My Dilemma With inFamous

 

inFamous is one of the games that motivated me to buy a PlayStation 3. To me, this looked like a cooler version of Crackdown, which I liked quite a bit. I’ve had this game in my collection for the past few months, but I’ve only been playing it on and off for the last few weeks.

Despite being fun to play, I’m having a really hard time motivating myself to play this game. It’s not the gameplay mechanics that turn me off, but the context behind those gameplay elements.

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