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Rayman Origins Puts the Fun in… Classic at X’11

Thursday, August 25, 2011 2 Comments

Ubisoft is bringing Rayman back to his roots with its upcoming title Rayman Origins. It’s the first Rayman platformer in years and the first title in the franchise to actually focus on Rayman himself since… well, the second title in the Raving Rabbids portion of the franchise. Michel Ancel and his team have been working [...]

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Resistance 3 Media Launch Event

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 No Comments

In this week’s video, L.E. and Nathan head down to Toronto’s Distillery District to check out the launch event for Resistance 3. We played the game and even took the opportunity to interview the game’s Creative Director, Marcus Smith. Click the link to watch!

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The Gunstringer Shows its Skeletal Chops at X’11

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 No Comments

While at Microsoft Canada’s X’11 event last week, I took a few minutes, to try out Twisted Pixel Games’ upcoming third-person on-rails shooter… marionette Kinect title, The Gunstringer. Without a Kinect of my own at home, this was the perfect time to try out the game, as I don’t see another opportunity arising any time [...]

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Batman: Arkham City Takes the Sequel Game Up a Notch at X’11

Monday, August 22, 2011 1 Comment

While at Microsoft Canada’s X’11 event last week, Nathan and I took in the sights and sounds of Batman: Arkham City, the upcoming sequel to Rocksteady Studios, Eidos and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment’s 2009 Game of the Year hit, Batman: Arkham Asylum. Neither of us played the title (unless Nathan did during one of his [...]

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Sony Holds Resistance 3 Media Launch Event In Toronto

Friday, August 19, 2011 No Comments

This Wednesday, Nathan and I took the opportunity to attend Sony’s media launch event for Resistance 3, Insomniac Games’ soon-to-be-released third installment in its Playstation 3-exclusive alien virus FPS franchise. Though it’s not actually releasing until early next month, Sony is likely getting a jump on building excitement for the game, and with good reason. [...]

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Super Mario for Nintendo 3DS Hops a Goomba at Nintendo E3 2011 Review Event

Monday, August 8, 2011 3 Comments

As Nintendo announced at its E3 2011 Press Conference, Super Mario will be making a return to his roots once again this holiday season with a new title on Nintendo 3DS. Super Mario (3D) takes the revamped stylings of New Super Mario Bros. and New Super Mario Bros. Wii and combines them with Super Mario [...]

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Kid Icarus Uprising Has Its Ups and Downs at Nintendo E3 2011 Review

Thursday, August 4, 2011 2 Comments

The Kid Icarus franchise is making its return, starting on Nintendo 3DS this fall, and the upcoming title, Kid Icarus Uprising, was another one of the titles showcased at Nintendo of Canada’s recent E3 2011 Review event. With the largest display of all the 3DS titles at the event, Uprising was playable in single player, [...]

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Kirby Wii Brings Franchise Back to Roots, With Bonuses, at Nintendo E3 2011 Review

Thursday, July 28, 2011 1 Comment

One of the games Nintendo of Canada was showing at last week’s E3 2011 review event was the recently announced Kirby Wii. The name may still be a working title, but this game, first shown at Nintendo’s E3 2011 Press Conference, is already set to release this fall. It’s pretty clear that Nintendo was hedging [...]

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Kirby Mass Attack Drops Cuteness Bomb at Nintendo E3 2011 Review

Thursday, July 28, 2011 1 Comment

Be it a single Kirby in platformers or four Kirbys in the Smash Brothers titles, I thought I had seen the most Kirbys in one place that I ever would. Well, at Nintendo of Canada’s E3 2011 review last week, I found out that I was clearly wrong! Kirby Mass Attack, is in development, for [...]

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Rhythm Heaven for Wii Confuses and Surprises at Nintendo E3 2011 Review

Tuesday, July 26, 2011 3 Comments

At Nintendo of Canada’s E3 2011 review last week, I stepped up to a Wii kiosk with only one controller and was suddenly overwhelmed by a sea of Japanese characters. Not realizing that I was playing a demo for the new Wii version of Rhythm Heaven I picked one of the three available levels and, [...]

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