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Buy, Read, Pass – DC Edition

It’s been a while and due to the holiday’s I’m a little behind on my reading, but I’ve finally caught up! So this batch is everything DC that I’ve read and expect another two editions as well. Just as a refresher: “Buy” means you should pick up a copy because it’s either an instant classic or just a great book that you should be reading. A “Read” means if you have a friend who bought it then do so, but don’t go out of your way to get it. A “Skip” is for people that are following a certain title, but the issue may be a filler and not worth them picking up. And finally “Pass”, means that you shouldn’t waste your time or money on the book. Now on with the DC books!

Mindjack (X360) Review

Let’s face it Western companies, at least for the moment, have the market cornered on first person shooters. Japanese developer Feelplus does little to change that with this uninspired, lackluster effort. The problems are abundant, the concepts are poorly implemented, and the story is lacking in variety.

NGP Is Sony’s Next Portable

As expected, Sony dropped a bomb on journalists at last night’s press conference in the form of the PSP2. Only it wasn’t actually called the PSP2. Perhaps looking to get away from the mild disaster that was the original PSP, a system that was riddled with hacks and generally lacked a compelling software lineup, Sony has nicknamed their newest handheld system the NGP, or the Next Generation Portable.

Homefront Takes “Viral” Marketing To A New Level

The upcoming shooter Homefront by Kaos Studios and THQ takes place 16 years in the future, after America has been invaded by Korea.  With the help of screenwriter John Milius who wrote Red Dawn and Apocalypse Now, the developers have created an elaborate speculative history to explain how this comes about. Part of the marketing strategy for the game deals with faux video footage of these fictional events mixed in with real newsfootage regarding North Korea.

Anarchy Abound In Platinum’s New Title

Platinum Games, the developers of titles such as Bayonetta and Vanquish, are teaming up once again with Sega to present “Max Anarchy,” as they continue their trend of excellent names. Something they won’t continue is the standard singleplayer action, as Max Anarchy will be an “online combat game,” along the lines of titles such as Breach and Section 8, I would suppose.

The oddest thing about this announcement is that Jack, the main character from Platinum Games’ largely forgotten hyper-violent third person action game, Madworld, will be a playable character in Max Anarchy. Leading me to believe there may be some tie-in between the two games’ setting(s). Another odd thing is that Jack will be in full color, though in Madworld
he was purely black and white, apart from the occasional red blood splatter that would fly on him.

Trailer Tracker: Insidious, The Son of No One and more

It’s officially awards season in Hollywood; all the triumphs from 2010 will soon collide in the biggest film event of the year. Will any of the films on Player Affinity’s weekly trailer feature strike Oscar gold? Only one way to make your very early predictions: watch on, it’s Trailer Tracker.

Dust Collectors- Dead Space 2

Duke Nukem Forever Gets a Release Date

Take-Two have finally announced a release date for one of the most delayed games ever. Duke Nukem Forever is now scheduled to be released on XBox 360, PS3 and PC on May 3 this year in North America, and May 6 in Europe.

30 Rock- Mrs. Donaghy

This episode is the first one aired since 30 Rock made its time-slot change to 10:00.  The change in schedule might seem like a bad sign for the show, but it is still strong as ever.  The theme this week is “Marriage”.  Through a wacky series of flashbacks, the audience learns that Liz and Jack accidentally got married since we saw them last. They agree to a quick divorce but, when Jack cuts the budget for Liz’s show, she decides to blackmail him by refusing to grant him a divorce.

Winter Voices: Avalanche-Review

If action games can be thought of as interactive movies, and role-playing games can be thought of as interactive novels, then what sort of game might be thought of as an interactive poem?  The answer to that is a new independent game called Winter Voices by French developer Beyond The Pillars.