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Nintendo debuts 3DS screenshot sharing tool in Japan

Jordan Mallory — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:00:00 EST

Nintendo has released a web tool for use in the 3DS' internet browser, which allows the user to share screenshots from compatible games on Twitter and Tumblr. So far, only Animal Crossing: New Leaf and Tomodachi Collection: New Life work with the service - our friends at Engadget attempted to upload a picture taken with the 3DS' camera and were given an error about "incompatible software."

No indication from Nintendo that a westernized version of the utility is in the works, but the Japanese tool still works on this side of the globe, provided you can either read Japanese, or have a lot patience and spare time. Folks interested in investigating should point their 3DS browsers to i.nintendo.net.

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Space explorer Starbound reaches $400,000 in pre-orders

Mike Suszek — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 12:00:00 EST

Starbound, a "story within a sandbox" game that has players traversing the universe to explore and complete quests, recently began taking pre-orders. As of this writing, developer Chucklefish hauled in $409,907 in its crowdfunding initiative. While the developer opted to use its official site instead of services such as Kickstarter or Indiegogo to host its tiered funding campaign, it still set stretch goals for the project. A new "novakid" race will be included in the game should pre-orders reach $500,000.

The game promises an endless number of procedurally-generated planets that encourage exploration from players. Starbound's site notes that much like a point-and-click adventure game, players can examine and catalog every item on the varying planets. Additionally, Starbound will feature cooperative and competitive multiplayer options.

Chucklefish was one of ten developers that earned a free Ouya dev kit in December 2012, though the game's site notes that Starbound only supports Windows, Mac and Linux at this time. Backers will receive a Steam key for the game when it launches sometime in 2013.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]

Gallery: Starbound (4/14/13)

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New Mewtwo-like Pokemon revealed for X and Y

Mike Suszek — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 12:00:00 EST

A Mewtwo-like Pokemon was recently revealed by the Pokemon Company on the Pokemon Smash TV show in Japan. Set to appear in Pokemon X and Y, this unnamed creature bears a striking resemblance to the first Pokemon that fans would reserve their lone Master Ball for in Pokemon Red and Blue, Mewtwo.

While the developer hasn't revealed whether the unnamed Pokemon will be a new form or evolution of Mewtwo, the Pokemon Company did specifically refer to it as a new creature. Yes, we want to call it "Mewthree" as much as you do.

Gallery: Pokemon X / Y (Mewtwo)

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Lego Legends of Chima screens show Laval's journey

Mike Suszek — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 10:30:00 EST

These screens for Lego Legends of Chima: Laval's Journey offer a taste of the action in the totally original adventure from Warner and TT Games. The game will be coming to 3DS and Vita this Summer and to DS this Fall.

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Leaked Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon screens are swathed in neon

Jordan Mallory — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:00:00 EST

Several purported screenshots for Ubisoft's mysterious, potentially standalone Far Cry 3 continuation Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon have surfaced on All Games Beta, and they seem to mesh with the game's over-the-top, post-apocalyptic plot.

Three first-person perspective shots show what appears to be gameplay from the perspective of the Blood Dragon's protagonist, Mark IV Cyber Commando Sergeant Rex Power Colt. We've reached out to Ubisoft for more information.

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Shoot a glance at these Sanctum 2 screens and trailer

Mike Suszek — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 10:30:00 EST

These screens and trailer for Coffee Stain Studios' Sanctum 2 show off the action-packed shooting in the game. Sanctum 2 is slated to launch on PC, Xbox Live and PSN sometime in 2013.

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Frozen Synapse developer announces Frozen Endzone

Mike Suszek — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 12:00:00 EST

Mode 7 Games, developers of Frozen Synapse, recently unveiled a trailer for its next strategy game, Frozen Endzone. In it, players will use simultaneous turn-based commands to get their team to the end-zone in a futuristic American football-style match.

The PC, Mac and Linux game is slated for a 2014 release with an open beta planned for this year. Frozen Endzone is currently seeking community approval on Steam's Greenlight service.

Gallery: Frozen Endzone (Announcement)

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Arma 3 arms itself with cover art and screens

Mike Suszek — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 15:00:00 EST

Bohemia Interactive posted the cover art for Arma 3 to its official Facebook page. We have a higher res version of the art available in the gallery below, along with a handful of screens from the game's site.

You could say we're "up to our armas" in Arma 3 images, but we can't put our fingers on what that pun really means. The Steam-exclusive shooter is entering its closed alpha phase this coming Tuesday.

Gallery: Arma 3 (Cover Art)

Gallery: Arma 3 (Alpha Screens)

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Killer is Dead shows off sick moves, characters in first screenshots

Jessica Conditt — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:45:00 EST

Killer is Dead, the next game from Suda 51 and Grasshopper Manufacture, is alive, and this set of screenshots provided by Famitsu proves it. Yesterday we learned the juicy bits of Killer is Dead's story, which stars a mercenary named Mondo Zappa as he travels the world killing bad people.

Combat in Killer is Dead is sword-based and close-range, though Zappa has an arm that can transform into a drill, a gun and other items. As seen in the shot above, Zappa's attacks get pretty bloody, especially when he uses one of his more powerful moves, Adrenaline Burst. Check out Famitsu's screenshots right here.

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Plesioth returns in latest Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate screens

Mike Suszek — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 12:00:00 EST

Capcom unveiled new Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate screens that feature a familiar face: the Plesioth monster that dates back to the first game in the series, which debuted in 2004 on the PS2.

Since that first game didn't feature any underwater combat, Capcom said Plesioth has "prepared an interesting set of moves" for the underwater battles in the upcoming game. Bring it, Plessy. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is heading to North American 3DS and Wii U consoles in March.

Gallery: Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Plesioth)

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New Ghost Watch screens live among us

Mike Suszek — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 19:30:00 EST

We don't know much about Ghost Watch (known as Youkai Watch in Japan), but these new screens show the game's Sakura New Town as being a pretty normal place to live, according to a Siliconera translation. That's if you don't count having monster neighbors as being out of the ordinary, and not the type that leave bags of garbage on their front porch in 90-degree weather, but actual monsters.

The game has Keeta, the boy in the red shirt, wearing a ridiculously large watch that allows him to see the apparitions and befriend them. Ghost Watch is the latest 3DS game from Level-5, though no release date has been announced yet.

Gallery: Ghost Watch (12/30/12)

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Dark Souls 2 screens are a little shy

Mike Suszek — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 10:30:00 EST

Okay, so maybe we wanted to believe that there are adult Shy Guys in Dark Souls 2. At least, that's what we thought when viewing the announcement trailer during the 2012 VGAs a few nights ago. That's our mistake, but when you look at these screens from said trailer, can you really blame us?

Not much is known about Dark Souls 2, besides From Software's unswerving commitment to making the game incredibly difficult. We can say with certainty that Shy Guys first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 2. Dark Souls 2 has the number two in it as well. "Shy Guy" is also two words. None of that is a coincidence, right?

Gallery: Dark Souls 2 (VGAs 2012)

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God of War: Ascension, Power Stone, and paying allegiance to the gods

Mike Schramm — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:30:00 EST

When asked about how he and the team at Sony Santa Monica are bringing multiplayer into the God of War series with God of War: Ascension, game director Todd Papy digs deep for inspiration. The single-player side of the game is obviously an influence, he says, as multiplayer side of the game attempts to enhance the always cinematic world of Kratos with a new character called the Avatar.

But then things get a little nuts. "You can look at Allegiance levels," says Papy, referring to the mode's customization choices defined by the four gods Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, and Ares, "and you can look at Diablo and Call of Duty and other games that have skill trees that you basically level up.

"And then you can look at Power Stone," says Papy, "as far as that old school melee feel to it." Yes. That's the one. Playing God of War: Ascension's renamed "Favor of the Gods" mode, and running around with up to eight other players flipping switches, executing combos, and earning favor points does feel a whole lot like the Dreamcast classic. In a strange way, to be honest. But a good one nevertheless.

Gallery: God of War: Ascension (Multiplayer)

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Bungie confirms leak of story info, concept art for Destiny

Mike Schramm — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:30:00 EST

An IGN reader has provided the site with a bundle of Destiny art and story materials that it says were compiled by an ad agency. Destiny is the long-rumored secret project that will serve as Bungie's followup to the Halo series. The art shows an Earth in a future "littered with the ruins of man's Golden Age," according to the materials, with a huge alien ship sitting above the planet. There are also shots of various soldiers and war vehicles, along with a more final logo similar to the one we've seen before.

And now Bungie has added to the collection with its own official piece of concept art above. On the official Bungie blog, the company vaguely confirms the leaks, saying, "Go ahead. Take a peek. It's alright. We weren't quite ready, but we will be soon, and we can't wait to finally show you what we've really been up to."

The leaked documents describe Destiny as "fun and accessible to all," and say the property's goal is "to create a universe as deep, tangible and relatable as that of the Star Wars franchise." That leaked contract between Bungie and publisher Activision about the project suggests that this title will involve four games, as many DLC releases, and stretch across the next console generation, so it's possible that this art reveals the very first step in what might be a long journey forward.

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Fuse screens head to cooler climes

Mike Schramm — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 03:00:00 EST

Insomniac has sent along a group of new screens for Fuse, which you may remember as Overstrike. In the shots below you can see the Overstrike 9 team up close in the tech lab where they initially find the Fuse weapons, and in a new snow-swathed landscape. The game's coming to Xbox 360 and PS3 sometime next March.

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Dead Space 3 screens prove one is the loneliest number, two is scariest

Jessica Conditt — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:30:00 EST

The latest batch of Dead Space 3 screenshots make Isaac look like the loneliest astronaut - and the only time he's not alone, he's in the company of murderous mutant creatures infected with alien goo. Turns out "space man" isn't the high-class lifestyle Apollo 13 made it out to be.

Gallery: Dead Space 3 (10/10/12)

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New Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate screens and video are a load of shaka-laka

Mike Suszek — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 18:00:00 EST

As if Thursday's screens of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate weren't enough, Capcom is roaring back with more images of the Wii U version.

Additionally, the cute video above explains the differences in the multiplayer offerings between the Wii U and 3DS versions of the game. The trailer also illustrates the game's ability to transfer save data between the two Nintendo consoles, allowing players to hunt enormous beasts on the go.

Both versions of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate are due to arrive in March 2013.

Gallery: Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (10/6/12)

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Rumor: Cancelled 'Crash Team Racing 2010' screenshots surface on YouTube

Jordan Mallory — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 21:30:00 EST

If we're to believe it, that video up there contains a series of screenshots from a cancelled sequel to (or reboot of) Crash Team Racing, Naughty Dog and SCE's 1999 kart racer set in the Crash Bandicoot universe.

As the story goes, Crash Team Racing 2010 was in development at High Impact Games, even getting so far as to enter its beta testing phase, until Activision shut down production for unknown reasons. The simplified UI design and somewhat minimalistic graphic style, along with High Impact's history as a mobile developer, seem to point to CTR2010 having been a PSP title, assuming it actually existed.

We've reached out to High Impact for a statement on its involvement either way.

[Thanks, Allen!]

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New Grand Theft Auto 5 screens: Fly a jet, ride a bike, zip around in a Cheetah

Ben Gilbert — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 09:27:00 EST

In the wake of last week's huge European game expo, Rockstar Games released several new images for Grand Theft Auto 5 this morning, effectively hijacking our interest. The images feature three vehicles from the upcoming open-world adventure: a road bicycle, a return of GTA classic sports car "Cheeta," and a damn fighter jet (seen above). Also of note, the Cheeta's license plate has a "San Andreas" wrapper - not a huge surprise given what we know about GTA5 5's setting, but neat nonetheless.

Not enough to sate your thirst for more GTA 5 news? Rockstar says there'll be more revealed "this week," so there!

Gallery: Grand Theft Auto 5 (Transport)

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The Walking Dead gets new life with dev webseries, Playing Dead

Jessica Conditt — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:00:00 EST

Telltale's video game adaptation of The Walking Dead is making slow, shuffling, possibly even moaning progress into reality, at least from our perspective. Luckily for us, Telltale has created a new web show, Playing Dead, in which developers and designers talk about the tone and progress of the game, instead of taking that time to actually make it.

Don't get us wrong, we love hearing details about a game based on one of our favorite comic series in recent memory, but we won't be responsible for our actions if we don't see a gameplay video soon. We might write letters.

Playing Dead launches alongside a new website for Telltale's The Walking Dead, and the first episode is watchable above. In it, lead designers Jake Rodkin and Sean Vanaman discuss the timeline of their Walking Dead, which runs parallel to the beginning of Rick's canonical story, and the authentic approach they're taking to original writer Robert Kirkman's lore.

Rodkin and Vanaman reveal that players will interact with established characters such as Glenn and Hershel, and the video offers some in-game screenshots, one featuring a woman that could be Lori. We have provided the screens below for closer inspection.

Choices players make, such as saving a character's life, will carry through the month-to-month episodes, Rodkin and Vanaman say, affecting later decisions and gameplay options. Vanaman notes that the game is five episodes, spread over five months.

Supplementing all the new Walking Dead info, The Book of Eli writer Gary Whitta announced today that he is working with Telltale on their adaptation.

Gallery: The Walking Dead (Playing Dead)

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Hard Reset: Extended Edition adds some things that look like this

Jessica Conditt — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:45:00 EST

Hard Reset: Extended Edition is a retail-exclusive version of Flying Wild Hog's downloadable shooter. It adds five new levels to the single-player campaign, two new maps to survival mode and a new backstory -- some of which takes place in the following screens.

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown shares its gas-station strategy

Jessica Conditt — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:10:00 EST

Firaxis' XCOM: Enemy Unknown will require a specific blend of strategy, turn-based and action-title abilities -- even with a team of three against a unit of Mutons holed up in a 1950s diner across the lot from a gas station. Such is the new preview provided by Game Informer, describing the turn-based steps and tactical placement of a three-person squad assaulting a team of Mutons, told through in-game screens.

The piece outs a perk for the sniper, who earns "Damn Good Ground" after grappling to the top of the gas-station canopy, and the "Run & Gun" ability for the Assault soldier, which allows her to run across the diner's roof and still open fire at the end of her turn. Firaxis has yet to release video footage of this fall's XCOM game, but if you scroll really fast through these pictures, it's almost like a stop-motion movie. Almost.

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See the beautiful, empty, dangerous world of The Last of Us in latest screens

Ben Gilbert — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:46:00 EST

The video teaser for The Last of Us wasn't enough? Perhaps you prefer something more ... static?

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March on with these new Army Corps of Hell screens

Jordan Mallory — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 10:30:00 EST

Skeleton kings, menacing giant-bug armies, explosions, lightning; these latest Army Corps of Hell screenshots have pretty much everything you could hope for. Well, they won't give you free money or relationship advice, but let's be realistic here.

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'Screenshot' tech demo is two-thirds Portal, one-third time travel

Jordan Mallory — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 10:30:00 EST

It's pretty rare for us to post about tech demos here on Joystiq, since they're not actually games and everything, but ThePodunkian's "screenshot" concept is so enthralling and mind-blowing that we had no choice but to share it with the class.

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New Ninja Gaiden 3 screens will cut you in half

Jordan Mallory — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 11:30:00 EST

The Japanese website for Ninja Gaiden 3 has emerged from the inky blackness of the internet, brandishing a finely honed blade and silently moving through the night, all the while tossing shurikens and newly forged screenshots into our cerebral cortexes.

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Agent's first art pops up on concept artist's portfolio

Ben Gilbert — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:50:00 EST

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Rockstar's PlayStation 3 exclusive, Agent, remains a mystery. The game has yet to be shown off by the GTA developer since its first reveal in 2009, but a concept artist's portfolio, which was recently discovered by GameSpot, seems to show off the game's first visuals.

Former concept artist Leigh Donoghue outed the images on his personal website, which have since been removed. Donoghue is currently employed as an architecture visualization specialist (a concept artist for reality, if you will), though he presumably drew up the concept art for Agent at Rockstar North during his employment there from April 2005 to November 2009 -- an employment which ended just months after Agent's E3 reveal that year. We've reached out to Rockstar and Take-Two for comment, but the fact that the images have been removed, not to mention the fact that Donoghue drew concept art for a variety of other Rockstar projects while employed there, lend plenty of credence to their validity.

Otherwise, the most recent news from Take-Two/Rockstar about Agent is that it's "still in development," alongside the rarely seen Max Payne 3. Perhaps the Agent and Mr. Payne are cavorting around South America together?

[Image credit: GameSpot]

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Steam adds Screenshot Manager, allows taking and sharing screenshots

Mike Schramm — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:00:00 EST

Steam has added a screenshot-sharing feature to its service, detailed over on the official blog. In any Steam game with the Steam overlay running, you can hit a hotkey (default F12) to snap a screenshot, and then save and publish them off to your Steam Community profile, or save them on social networks like Facebook and Twitter.

Once taken, you can access "Screenshots" under the "View" menu in Steam, and the app even lets you access them directly on your hard drive via a "Show on Disk" button. It's a very groovy way to integrate something that not all games make clear. Now, how long until we can capture video like this?

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FEAR 3 screens take us to the store, also to nightmaretown

Griffin McElroy — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST

Listen, FEAR 3 protagonist Point Man: we know that you're craving Funyuns more than you've ever craved anything in your life. However, we'd suggest staying away from the Alma-infested supermarket for a while -- based on the screens below, it doesn't look like the safest place to be.

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Diablo 3 screens remind you of your Diablo-less Christmas

Griffin McElroy — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:00:00 EST

We're sure that, two years ago, you were certain that you'd be spending Christmas morning 2010 deep, deep within the catacombs of Diablo 3. Well, sadly, you'll have to spend another holiday season sans-Diablo -- but you can try viewing the screenshots below to tide you over for another year.

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Portal 2 multiplayer screens from PAX will win your heart

Mike Schramm — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:30:00 EST

We still haven't been told the names of the two robots cooperatively making their way through an Aperture Science facility in Portal 2, but that doesn't matter -- we'll name them Red and Blue. In the screenshots below, released today by Valve, you can see our dashing nonhuman heroes hitting switches, diving into portals and just plain oozing personality.

In fact, even without seeing them move, we can already tell all sorts of things about how they act together. Red seems a little more timid and reserved, while Blue appears to be a go-getter who gets things done. Then again, look at that swan dive Red's pulling off. That's a thing of beauty right there. Curse you, Valve! You've already made us care about them so much!

Gallery: Portal 2 (PAX 2010 co-op)

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Killzone 3 screenshots feature hoodies, pummeling

Ben Gilbert — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:40:00 EST

Filed under: Weird But True, Opinions, New In Pop Culture

Before you and the many thousands of other yous gets a chance to go hands-on with Killzone 3 this weekend at PAX Prime, Famitsu has a smattering of new images to hungrily dig through for new information. One thing solidly confirmed by these shots? Dusters. Hooded dusters, no less!

And hey, if you ask us, there's a severe underuse of dusters in the world of video games. Unfortunately for the gentleman above, he seems to have been socked in the face several moments before the image was taken, so his duster is fluttering through the air along with his torso. Hopefully you'll fare better this weekend at PAX!

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Super Scribblenauts screenshots are really, really (adjective)

Griffin McElroy — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:20:00 EST

You guys already know the drill: 5TH Cell has released a new batch of screenshots for Super Scribblenauts, one which follows the format of all the developer's previous asset blasts for the series. That is to say:

There's a lovely, illustrated desktop background, followed by:
A handful of clever solutions to a few in-game puzzles, which leads into:
A couple of screens showing the puzzle creation tools, and finally:
A screen showing that, yes, the game is capable of discerning between cerulean, sunlit, cow-like, centaurian, tricolor and cotton elementals. This screen is commonly referred to as "5TH Cell's really just showing off now."

Gallery: Super Scribblenauts (Gamescom 2010)

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New Deus Ex: Human Revolution screens look great, very gold

Mike Schramm — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:00:00 EST

Hey -- new Deus Ex: Human Revolution screenshots! Don't look yet, though. Let's guess what's in them based on what the Art Director said about the game at E3.

Lots of black and gold!
Heavy Blade Runner influence!
Someone is probably wearing sunglasses!
And robots! (Or at least a robot-style arm)

Look at that, we were exactly right. Not that these look bad -- mind you. Aside from this concept piece, they're all in-engine and they all look very impressive (and that's a nice security camera interface, too). But when Jonathan Jacques-Belletête said he wanted the game to have a distinct style, he wasn't kidding around.

Gallery: Deus Ex: Human Revolution (08/05/10)

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Call of Duty: Black Ops first impressions, screenshots

Christopher Grant — Fri, 28 May 2010 13:54:00 EST

Click to rappel into our gallery.

"The team's work can speak for itself, so we're gonna jump right into the game. We're gonna take you to a weapons manufacturing facility deep behind enemy lines in the Soviet Union. This is WMD."

After this brief introduction by Treyarch's Mark Lamia at an event in Los Angeles earlier this month, I was treated to a first look at the annualized, even-year Call of Duty production by Treyarch. Amidst all the legal posturing, accusations, departures, hires, and general unpleasantness (read all about it), Call of Duty: Black Ops is nearing the end of its two-year development cycle and heading toward a November 9 release date.

While Black Ops isn't the next "Modern Warfare" game, it is a modern warfare title. The seemingly short jump from World War II's 1940s setting to the Cold War in the 1960-70s might not sound like much, but it's brought Treyarch's game into the modern era in a big way. The demo starts with a pilot -- decked in full pressure flight suit, appearing more astronaut than aviator -- climbing aboard a massive SR-71 Blackbird, a "strategic reconnaissance aircraft" built in 1964 and a fabled "black" project.

Gallery: Call of Duty: Black Ops

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Killzone 3 officially announced, screenshots revealed

Griffin McElroy — Mon, 24 May 2010 14:36:00 EST

Guerrilla Games recently held a small press event in Amsterdam where the studio finally and officially announced Killzone 3. PlayStation Blog Europe's James Gallagher was in attendance and has reported on a handful of the revelations made during the event. Gallagher has confirmed a few of the features spoiled by forumites who had received subscriber copies of GamePro's Killzone 3-centric July issue, which is due out on newsstands June 1.

Most of the details we heard last week -- for instance, the game will have a 3D mode and feature jetpacks, which seems like one heck of a winning combination to us. You can check out the first several Killzone 3 screens in the gallery below. Rest assured, we'll be seeing a lot more of the game when it's undoubtedly featured during Sony's E3 2010 press conference next month. (We'll be sure to pack our 3-D specs.)

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New Final Fantasy XIV screens explore Eorzea's metropolitan side

Griffin McElroy — Thu, 20 May 2010 19:00:00 EST

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The latest batch of screenshots for Square Enix's second stab at MMO-ifying its flagship brand, Final Fantasy XIV, doesn't really focus on the diverse ecology of the world of Eorzea. Rather, it shows off a few of the noteworthy locales in the whimsically named City-State of Limsa Lominsa, one of the three main territories players will take residence in.

If you're one of those MMO players who likes to stick to the safety of trading and crafting within a massive metropolitan stronghold, you can get an early glimpse at some of your future surroundings in the gallery below. For even more details about the alliterative municipality, check out the game's official site.

Gallery: Final Fantasy XIV (5/20/10)

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Blur trailer and screens highlight Team Race, Team Motor Mash modes

David Hinkle — Thu, 20 May 2010 18:40:00 EST

In the latest trailer for Blur, lead designer Gareth Wilson takes us for a lap around the upcoming racer's bevy of team events. First, Wilson breaks down some tactics in Team Race, your run-of-the-mill us-vs-them race mode, in which teams duke it out on the track. Here, players can swap mods and lend assistance in a variety of ways -- all in an effort to finish the race in the best position possible, thus earning more points than the enemy team.

The second portion of the trailer focuses on Team Motor Mash, another points-based team mode in which points aren't simply earned through pole position, but rather through the judicious application of power-ups. Players can also earn points by smashing into rival drivers, giving this mode a Destruction Derby-like feel.

Aside from the new trailer, we've also got some new screens for you to check out in the gallery below. Blur races to the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on May 25.

Gallery: Blur - Team Tutorial

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New Aqua: Naval Warfare details and screens surface

Richard Mitchell — Thu, 06 May 2010 14:46:00 EST

Games Distillery has released some new details about its upcoming XBLA game, Aqua: Naval Warfare. Players will take control of one of three different basic ships: the speedboat, the cruiser or the gunship. Each vessel offers its own strengths and weaknesses. The speedboat is agile but low on firepower, while the gunship is slow but powerful. Meanwhile, the cruiser is an "all-rounder" with no outstanding weaknesses or strengths. Each craft can also be upgraded in the game's "Warshops" and via upgrades hidden in the game's levels.

Aqua also allows players to issue commands to a squadron of four support ships. These ships provide a variety of support abilities including healing, extra firepower and sonar. Check out screens of each vessel and the support ships in the gallery below.

Gallery: Aqua: Naval Warfare (5/6/10)

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New Super Mario Galaxy 2 media is all about Luigi

Ben Gilbert — Wed, 05 May 2010 17:00:00 EST

In the run up to Super Mario Galaxy 2's big launch later this month, Nintendo has been releasing a steady stream of nostalgia-caked media on the game. And while we don't tell you about each and every one (there's a handful of trailers right here, for instance), we do try and point out the ones that are particularly enticing. For instance, today's trailer features the once-again-playable Luigi as he gets in on some Power Star collecting action himself.

It's not clear whether the other Mr. Mario is playable from the get-go -- in the first Super Mario Galaxy, Luigi only became playable after collecting all 120 stars -- but he will clearly be a character that players can control. See Mario's partner in time don an adorable bee suit in the gallery below and check out the new trailer just above.

Gallery: Super Mario Galaxy 2 (with Luigi!)

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