Though Assassin’s Creed 2 has been enjoying near-universal praise from critics, apparently some folks have taken umbrage with the game’s intro as it pertains to Ezio before he becomes a calculated killing machine . When VG247 recently asked the game’s writer, Corey May, how he felt about that complaint, he told them that “it was necessary to spend time with Ezio as a carefree adolescent.” While he admitted that the development team could have “refined the sequence so that it either moved faster or provided the player with more action-oriented activities,” he remained steadfast that “it needed to be more than a token five minutes.” May said the developers will try to “sharpen” the experience next time around, but even if the execution may have been perceived by some as less than perfect, “the idea of the beginning of the game” is what mattered most to him. We’re behind you, Mr
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Old-school Mario is news again as New Super Mario Bros. Wii sold at Sonic-speed throughout its Japanese launch last week.
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NSMB Wii hits big in Japan: bricks record, collects coin
It’s been about a month since we’ve done one of these, but we thought it would be worth bringing WIAN out of retirement for one of the biggest developers on the planet. Here’s the (astoundingly dry) story behind Blizzard’s name: Blizzard co-founder Frank Pearce: You know, it is a complicated process
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What’s In A Name: Blizzard Entertainment
Though the November NPD sales report won’t be released until later this week, gaming industry analyst (and possible soothsayer) Michael Pachter has predicted November’s biggest players in the gaming hardware and software markets. Unsurprisingly, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is the highlighted title in his report — not only does the report claim the game sold around 6 million units last month in the U.S. (for about $350 million), it credits the game with pulling the industry out of a downward spiral that it’s followed for seven of the past eight months.
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Pachter: Modern Warfare 2 sold 6m units in Nov.; PS3 hardware sales skyrocketed
Nintendo is creating a deep rut for the Zelda games by turning every new development since Ocarina of Time into a compilation of overused tropes. The fact that people liked the first N64 outing, for example, is no reason to include a magical instrument in every subsequent game. The same goes for the chatty sidekick, and (especially) the tradition of forcing Link to walk around and meet everyone in town before someone finally hands him a sword.
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Review: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
Or, you know, you could choo-choo around Hyrule. Choose your platform to jump to a specific release list: Last updated: Monday, 11:32 AM Continue reading Now Playing: December 7-13, 2009 Now Playing: December 7-13, 2009 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:15:00 EST.
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Now Playing: December 7-13, 2009
There’s ” No Russian ” Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 off the top spot on the UK sales charts .
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Modern Warfare 2 maintains top position on UK charts for fourth week
There’s good news and bad news about Metal Slug 7 on Xbox Live Arcade .
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SNK announces Metal Slug XX, three more for XBLA in Japan
Not official art, actually Do us a favor and read the following sentence really slowly — seriously, savor it . It’s been hinted and teased at enough to give the world’s remaining necromorphs a heart attack, but Dead Space 2 has finally been officially announced for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Now, you might be wondering why you had to take your time with that easily understandable sentence.
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Dead Space 2 announced for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360
Camelbak hydration pack? Check . Bear mace
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