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Contrarian Corner takes a critical look at recent games, with the intention of encouraging a broader discussion of titles which have been the recipient of either an abundance of single-minded praise, or an undue amount of criticism. If you’re interested in joining that discussion, keep reading. And make sure to read Charles Onyett’s Portal 2 [...]
Those who read the books already knew Game of Thrones was a big deal, but more recently a whole new audience was introduced to George R.R. Martin’s sprawling fantasy world thanks to HBO’s television series. The title that’s been in the headlines, Game of Thrones, is a little misleading since it’s really only the title [...]
Throughout May, IGN is taking a look at games set to appear at E3 2011, from June 6-9. Saints Row: The Third has been getting a lot of buzz recently, but aside from an exclusive with Game Informer, there’s not a lot of info on it. The Saints Row series has always been about turf [...]
Every editor here at IGN wishes he or she had the time to personally respond to every semi-sane comment from the message boards, but we don’t have that kind of time. However, in an effort to raise the level of discourse, we’ve decided to pick out some of the most interesting comments on Ryan Clements’ [...]
Over the past few weeks, there’s been a lot of discussion happening about patriotism and comic books. They haven’t necessarily been brought up in tandem, but there’s no denying that the issue of Superman’s citizenship – which was profoundly misinterpreted by the mainstream press – has sparked a lot of debate over the “meaning” of [...]
Hyrule is a vast land full of mystery and brimming with secrets. With The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D’s release only a month away, now’s as good a time as any to break down this legendary landscape by location and give you a quick refresher course on everything you need to know about [...]
Sucker Punch Productions’ upcoming Infamous 2 follows the continuing adventures of unlikely hero Cole MacGrath. The anticipated PlayStation 3 sequel finds the electrically empowered bike messenger finding his legs as a hero (or as a jerk, depending on the choices you’ll make in the game), and travelling to new places. To date, we’ve seen how [...]
If you’re someone who complains about point-and-click adventures being slow, plodding ordeals filled with uninteresting puzzles and boring characters, you might have to rethink your argument after playing Telltale Games’ first foray into adult oriented adventure-gaming fare. The debut episode of Hector: Badge of Carnage–adorned with the snarky subtitle “We Negotiate With Terrorists”–is something else [...]
EA’s investment in BioWare’s Star Wars: The Old Republic will exceed $80 million, Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter has estimated. “The contribution from the Star Wars MMO is significant. Under the terms of its deal with LucasArts, EA is required to pay a royalty, but was required to front all of the development, marketing and [...]
Rockstar’s LA Noire will ship on three discs for the Xbox 360, the publisher has told Kotaku. The game will fill an entire single-layer Blu-ray disc. “L.A. Noire was always going to be a massive game, from the size and detail of the world to the length of the cases, and of course, the sheer [...]
Throughout May, IGN is taking a look at games set to appear at E3 2011, from June 6-9. Battlefield 3 still holds a lot of mysteries up its sleeve. What happens in the single player campaign? How’s the multiplayer? We’ll let you know what to expect and what we hope to learn about these games [...]
Nintendo’s 3DS system might be struggling to maintain its predecessor’s breakneck sales, but Shigeru Miyamoto isn’t worried. In fact he’s already starting to focus on what’s coming up next for the system, including the eShop, due for release in a worldwide update later this month, and Super Mario 3DS, possibly due out before the end [...]
Deep inside every adolescent boy lurks a savage, untamed beast. On the outside he might do his homework, watch his baby brother, and take clarinet lessons, but deep down he wants blood. Sure, he might not want to act out any gruesome acts of violence, but on some level he knows it would be wicked [...]
Not much was made of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword’s soundtrack when the latest trailer (from GDC 2011) was revealed. It wasn’t until the most determined Zelda fans began fiddling with the trailer that an amazing audio Easter egg surfaced: When played in reverse, the trailer’s music is revealed to be a variation of [...]