Man Creates Epic Iron Man Costume, Terrifies
Co-Workers

We've still got a few months until Halloween, but this Iron Man outfit may outclass every other costume that appears this year.

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New trailer and screens for EDF: Insect
Armageddon

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We received some assets from D3 Publisher tonight for Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon, which is coming in less than a month. Marvel at gigantic bugs and guys in ridiculous suits fighting them. July is going to be awesome.

Making a sequel to a product which has achieved a cult status has to be so difficult, though. Take The Rocky Horror Picture Show as an example. When it comes to being a rock musical and a subversive social commentary, the follow-up Shock Treatment outclasses. But in putting the central freaks into suits instead of corsets it took some of the identity away. In the case of Barry Humphries, maybe we should count our blessings.

God, I hope there's somebody out there who knows what the hell I'm talking about here because it sure as hell isn't me.

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Tara Long and I became gods for one shining
moment

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And then a tsunami came and killed our villagers. A whole seven days of work down the drain. Back to the drawing board, I suppose. Such is the nature of From Dust.

Here's a video of Tara and I, talking about our impressions of this new god game which feels a lot like some old ones in as far as my skills in all of these are awful. Seriously, I could not manage to wrap my head around water displacement and just kept fumbling around like a blind idiot for ten minutes while the designer smugly looked at me.

I hear he offered Tara actual, concrete advice. I'm not saying there was some sort of gender inequality at play which might have led to him allowing me to look stupid while she received instruction. But, damn it, I'm pretty too!

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E3: Max and Tara play Fruit Ninja Kinect, idiocy
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I bet you thought our E3 videos were over, didn't ya? Well, guess again! Max and I are back with one of our last demoes to come out of E3, and believe me, our exhaustion shows. Then again, that could just be from playing Fruit Ninja Kinect. Waving your arms around like an idiot is a surprisingly fun workout! Just ask Hamza, who got some hands on time with the game as well. 

Expect Fruit Ninja for Kinect to hit XBLA later this summer as part of Xbox's Summer of Arcade promotion. Until then, I guess you'll just have to act like an idiot the old-fashioned way: Ask out a pretty girl, begin sobbing uncontrollably, throw up on her shoes, and then run to the bathroom before she has a chance to say no. Works every time.

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E3: Kinect makes Max Scoville look ridiculous,
giant

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If you paid attention to Microsoft's press conference at this year's E3, then it should come as no surprise that Kinect games are dominating the Xbox this year. While this may seem like good news for those of you who don't mind incorporating a little fitness into your video game routine, there is that nagging thought lying in the recesses of our brains: just how ridiculous does Kinect make us look?

Never being one to turn down the prospect of actual scientific research, Max Scoville took his curiosity to the streets. And by streets, I mean those little carpeted walkways they have around the convention center. His objective? To find out which Kinect game makes you look the most ridiculous.

Watch the video to find out which game won! And if you'd like to nominate Max Scoville for the Excellence in Video Game Journalism and Assclownery award, you may request to do so in the comments.

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E3 2011: SteelSeries

by: John Yan
NEWS - I only started working with SteelSeries this year at CES, but in that time I've come across some really great products from them. At this year's E3, they were in the World of Tanks booth showing off their Diablo III branded line of products.

First up is the headset that's got the same specs as the great Siberia V2 that I reviewed, but it's designed with all things Diablo III in mind. With the help of the lead artist, SteelSeries has crafted a set of headphone that would make any Diablo fan excited.

The sides have a very gothic, Diablo type look as you can see from the image. It's got a nice color scheme that matches the mood of the game. One of the coolest things about the headset is the red LEDs that produce an ominous glow about. Sure, it's not going to enhance the sound, but it looks damn cool. The set's going to have a little premium on price at $119, which is $30 more than a regular set of Siberia V2's but for those that want a nicely designed headset with great sound and modeled after something from Diablo III, these babies are it.

Finally, a Diablo III branded Xai mouse was shown to me. It's a 5000DPI mouse with seven programmable buttons. When plugged in, the wheel and III logo glowed a nice red color. The mouse wheel has a great medieval design to it as well. SteelSeries went and put in some very high quality parts that should last up to 10 million clicks and they back it up with a nice 5 year warranty. As players of Diablo 1 and 2 know, you're going to go through ton of clicks so SteelSeries was smart enough to include some heavy duty parts to ensure your mouse will last through years of gameplay.

SteelSeries even went a step further to include some ease of use and Diablo III branding in the GUI to setup the mouse. Just drag and drop the class you will play and the mouse will be setup for you with some common functions for that class. It's all about quickly setting up the mouse to your liking with a Diablo style interface and getting into the game. The mouse will cost $69.

Both products don't have a definite release date, but it'll most likely be out before the game is. Those that want to really get into the Diablo III mood have two products that aren't only cool looking, but are of high quality as well. Having used both products that these two are based off of, SteelSeries has some nice peripherals that Diablo fans will enjoy using.



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Custom Jeweler Tells Comic Nerds To "Lock That
Down"

Are you in love with a pretty girl but you can't find the words to express your feelings? Maybe you should make her a custom engagement ring to break the ice.

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Dead Rising 2: Off the Record set at $40

I found Dead Rising 2 to be enough Dead Rising for a while to come, but there are plenty of you craving more of the series' particular brand of zombie mayhem. Nick has told us about Dead Rising 2: Off the Record a few times now, and if you were waiting on the price tag, then here you are.

The game is going to be $39.99 in North America at launch, reveals executive producer Jason Leigh in a chat with Eurogamer. Realistically, this is what it needed to be, and it's nice to see Capcom didn't try to get away with anything more. (That said, $29.99 would've been oh so sweet.)

Who's in at this price?

DR2: Off the Record cynicism quashed [Eurogamer]

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E 2011: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
(Impressions)

by: John Yan
NEWS - Game: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Developer: Infinity Ward/ Sledgehammer Games
Release Date: 11/8/11
What's polished: The epic scope of the war, the trademark chases
What needs polishing: Graphics don't seem too much more improved over Modern Warfare 2 such as the character models, feeling of same ole same ole crept up a bit

My annual visit to Activision at E3 also includes my annual look at the Call of Duty game for the year. This time around, we know it's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. While the surprise was let loose a little early, for me it's still nice to get a close up look at the game.

The demo consisted of two levels with the first part being the introduction to Microsoft's E3 press conference. If you missed it, check it out and you can see what I saw. There seemed to be a little difference though between what I saw at the booth than at the press conference as I seem to remember many more bodies floating during the journey toward the submarine in the tunnel, a sight which threw me back a bit. I have to say the epic scope of the third World War was presented pretty well when the player surfaced and started the assault on the sub as well as when they were making their escape after launching the missiles. It did get me a little pumped.

For the second part of the demo, there was a pretty interesting chase in the subway system of London. It started out assaulting some docks and things go wrong when the truck you are after contains nothing inside. The demonstrator then set about chasing some of the enemies into a subway where she proceeded to hop into a truck and chase down a few subway cars.

Now, I don't know how many (I'm assuming) Russians were in the subway cars, but the person who was at the controls killed a ton of them. I mean, they kept popping up making the scene a little humorous for me thinking how many of these guys were laying low in there. The sequence was very fast paced and there were some tense moments as well as subway walls sometimes obstructed the view of the enemies.

The scene ended with the subway tumbling over and over taking out many of the underground columns reminiscent of the subway scene in Die Hard with a Vengeance only much more chaos ensued here.

I have to say being a player of all the Infinity Ward Call of Duties and Black Ops, the scenes were fun but also had that feeling of, I've done this many times before. Maybe because I have played a ton of Modern Warfare 1 and 2, but I hope that Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer have some new things to give veterans of the series some surprises. I definitely do not want another mission where I play through and die as the main character as I think that's been played out in the previous two Modern Warfares.

No information or pictures were given on the multiplayer portion, the part where I spend the most time on so that's a little disappointing. I am hopeful Modern Warfare 3 finishes off the trilogy nicely though given what I thought of the previous single player storyline. This is going to be a big test for the folks at Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer to try and produce a solid Call of Duty title with many of the original members gone. Treyarch surprised me with a good effort in Black Ops and I hope I am surprised again with Modern Warfare 3.


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E3 2011: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
(Impressions)

by: John Yan
NEWS - Game: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Developer: Infinity Ward/ Sledgehammer Games
Release Date: 11/8/11
What's polished: The epic scope of the war, the trademark chases
What needs polishing: Graphics don't seem too much more improved over Modern Warfare 2 such as the character models, feeling of same ole same ole crept up a bit

My annual visit to Activision at E3 also includes my annual look at the Call of Duty game for the year. This time around, we know it's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. While the surprise was let loose a little early, for me it's still nice to get a close up look at the game.

The demo consisted of two levels with the first part being the introduction to Microsoft's E3 press conference. If you missed it, check it out and you can see what I saw. There seemed to be a little difference though between what I saw at the booth than at the press conference as I seem to remember many more bodies floating during the journey toward the submarine in the tunnel, a sight which threw me back a bit. I have to say the epic scope of the third World War was presented pretty well when the player surfaced and started the assault on the sub as well as when they were making their escape after launching the missiles. It did get me a little pumped.

For the second part of the demo, there was a pretty interesting chase in the subway system of London. It started out assaulting some docks and things go wrong when the truck you are after contains nothing inside. The demonstrator then set about chasing some of the enemies into a subway where she proceeded to hop into a truck and chase down a few subway cars.

Now, I don't know how many (I'm assuming) Russians were in the subway cars, but the person who was at the controls killed a ton of them. I mean, they kept popping up making the scene a little humorous for me thinking how many of these guys were laying low in there. The sequence was very fast paced and there were some tense moments as well as subway walls sometimes obstructed the view of the enemies.

The scene ended with the subway tumbling over and over taking out many of the underground columns reminiscent of the subway scene in Die Hard with a Vengeance only much more chaos ensued here.

I have to say being a player of all the Infinity Ward Call of Duties and Black Ops, the scenes were fun but also had that feeling of, I've done this many times before. Maybe because I have played a ton of Modern Warfare 1 and 2, but I hope that Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer have some new things to give veterans of the series some surprises. I definitely do not want another mission where I play through and die as the main character as I think that's been played out in the previous two Modern Warfares.

No information or pictures were given on the multiplayer portion, the part where I spend the most time on so that's a little disappointing. I am hopeful Modern Warfare 3 finishes off the trilogy nicely though given what I thought of the previous single player storyline. This is going to be a big test for the folks at Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer to try and produce a solid Call of Duty title with many of the original members gone. Treyarch surprised me with a good effort in Black Ops and I hope I am surprised again with Modern Warfare 3.


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