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Managing Hype: The Case of Bioshock 2

by Nick Henderson · February 8th, 2010 · 15 Comments

In 2007, 2K Boston, formerly Irrational Games, delivered Bioshock, one of the most memorable first person experiences in gaming. Bioshock was a game unlike any other thanks to its rich, immersive world and solid combat mechanics. Now, on the eve of the year’s second high profile release, we find ourselves enthusiastic and excited for our [...]

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My Heavy Rain demo playthrough.

by Brad Simons · February 7th, 2010 · 13 Comments

I wanted to post this so everyone can check it out before I discuss it on the show. While I’m still very excited about playing this game upon release, I have some issues I want to discuss. Believe it or not my problems have nothing to do with controls, visuals, or even the quick time [...]

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“Fly me to the Moon”. Bayonetta sells over 1 million units. UPDATED

by Joseph Christ · February 5th, 2010 · 11 Comments

Well it looks like Platinum Games has struck…uhm…Platinum with their sexy action romp, man juice in the pants, extravaganza.  Sega has released numbers showing sales of 1,100,000 million units sold on both the PS3 and the 360. Congratulations Hideki Kamiya! Now if you will excuse me, I have a date with a bottle of AstroGlide [...]

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Fallout: New Vegas. Pumped up in that “Carlos” way.

by Joseph Christ · February 4th, 2010 · 15 Comments

A new teaser trailer has been released for Fallout: New Vegas being developed by Obsidian Entertainment. Not much is known about the game. Not being a sequel to Fallout 3 it is supposed to take place in the same universe and provide “…the same sort of role-playing game experience seen in Fallout 3“. We’ll see what [...]

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Brad’s funplay clips of No More Heroes 2

by Brad Simons · February 4th, 2010 · 22 Comments

Well I finished No More Heroes 2. There is much to be said about this game, but I will go in depth on the podcast and a future post. No More Heroes 1 was not my favorite game, and I still think Killer 7 is FAR better. With that said, No More Heroes 2 is [...]

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Are you going to try Resonance of Fate?

by Brad Simons · February 1st, 2010 · 30 Comments

I’m curious. Brad

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Podcast 154 Recording Tonight- Mass Discussion…

by Nick Henderson · January 31st, 2010 · 8 Comments

Join 4Player Podcast as we sit down to discuss the years first high profile release, Mass Effect 2. Joseph will be joining us via skype and two newcomers, Carlos and Nolan will join in the for our ramblings as well! Hell, David might even be on so tune in around 8PM tonight to watch the [...]

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Cthulu on the Feed Tonight @ 9PM (Central)

by Nick Henderson · January 30th, 2010 · 11 Comments

God help me… Be there and maybe i’ll finish this damn game. Thanks, Nick

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And the new Shinji Mikami game is….

by Brad Simons · January 29th, 2010 · 26 Comments

Uh… Two things. 1. This new (Platinum Games developed) space marine game sort of looks like a shooter. And while some Japanese developed shooters certainly entertain, it’s not an exaggeration to say that most of the thriving titles in the genre were developed in the West. 2. While Shinji Mikami has directed some of the [...]

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Brad’s Ten Years of Games: 2002

by Brad Simons · January 25th, 2010 · 20 Comments

Well I finally got around to writing up my 2002 list.  So here are my favorite  games of 2002.  And in case you missed the previous lists:  2000 and 2001 Here are a few of the games that just missed my list: Metroid Fusion JSRF: Jet Set Radio Future Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus [...]

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MY GOD…

by Brad Simons · January 23rd, 2010 · 39 Comments

(CLICK TO ENLARGE) WHAT IS WRONG HERE?!? BRAD!

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The face of failure. Or half of one at least.

by Brad Simons · January 22nd, 2010 · 22 Comments

Dear Sega of America, Yakuza 3 will not be a huge success over here.  We both know this. You have done very little to explain to the people of the West what this game is, and why they should buy it. But where you have failed… Facebook, Twitter, message boards, and gaming blogs, can and [...]

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Forget Cake, P.B. Winterbottom Loves Pie

by Nick Henderson · January 22nd, 2010 · 9 Comments

By Nick Henderson Should video games be considered art? This question is the subject of a seemingly endless debate within the gaming industry. While games are fundamentally designed as entertainment, I am a firm believer that designers should be influenced not by the demands of the mass populace but rather the drive to create something [...]

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