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Spike TV VGAs: Lara Croft doesn’t raid any tombs in the latest Tomb Raider trailer

Posted on December 8, 2012 by John Scalzo

Lara Croft does a lot of things in the latest Tomb Raider trailer, which was unveiled last night at the Spike TV Video Game Awards. She uses a bow to shoot would-be attackers. She jumps onto a moving helicopter. She sneaks up on a guy and suffocates him. She blows **** up real good. But you know what she never does?

Lara Croft never raids any tombs in this Tomb Raider trailer!

Oh well, at least this reboot looks like a great survival story. And we’ll get a chance to play it ourselves when Tomb Raider is released for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on March 5, 2013.

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Spike TV VGAs: Check out the latest BioShock Infinite gameplay trailer

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Ken Levine was on hand at the 2012 Spike TV Video Game Awards to introduce the world premiere of some new BioShock Infinite gameplay. He didn’t mention the game’s delay, but went right into discussing the trailer and what to expect.

First, we see Booker in his first meeting with Elizabeth (and, for the first time, I notice that her right pinky finger is missing, and there’s a thimble in its place). He gives her a key with a songbird on it. They transition into the second scene, in which we see a chaotic battle fought in the sky. Booker uses his special hook hand to jump the rails while shooting at enemies below. We also get to see the Handyman jump onto a ship and smash it in half with his giant hands. He jumps up on the rails and electrocutes them, forcing Booker to jump down. Oh, and Elizabeth tosses you ammo as you’re fighting. At the end, she does her weird terrain-changing trick, and the clip is over.

Can March 26 get here any more slowly?

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The Walking Dead shambles away as the big winner at the 2012 Spike TV VGAs

Posted on December 8, 2012 by John Scalzo

The tenth annual Spike TV Video Game Awards have been handed out and The Walking Dead has come away the big winner, trouncing more ambitious (and expensive) titles such as Halo 4 and Mass Effect 3.

The episodic adventure game based on Robert Kirkman’s comic book series won Game of the Year, Best Adapted Video Game and Best Downloadable Game. Developer Telltale Games also won Studio of the Year while Melissa Hutchinson was honored in the Best Performance By a Human Female category for her role as Clementine.

The other big winner of the night was thatgamecompany’s Journey, which nabbed three awards: Best PS3 Game, Best Independent Game, and Best Original Score. Gearbox’s Borderlands 2 also took home three awards: Best Shooter, Best Multiplayer Game, and Best Performance By a Human Male (Dameon Clarke as Handsome Jack). The viewer-voted Best Character award was also given to Borderlands 2’s Claptrap.

Hit the jump for a complete list of winners from this year’s Spike TV Video Game Awards, which also includes XCOM: Enemy Unknown, New Super Mario Bros. U, Sound Shapes, and many others. (more…)

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BioShock Infinite release pushed back to March 26

Posted on December 7, 2012 by John Scalzo

If Irrational Games had stuck to their original schedule for BioShock Infinite, we’d all be playing it right now. But delays happen and usually that’s for the better. As Shigeru Miyamoto attests, “A delayed game is eventually good. A bad game is bad
forever.”

But today, Irrational’s Ken Levine has revealed that BioShock Infinite will miss its second release date. Previously set for a February 26 debut, the game will now be released on March 26.

According to Levine, the delay was approved to give the team at Irrational more time for final polish and bugfixing. “We know that this is going to ruffle some feathers,” Levine said. “But we’re willing to take the heat to make sure that BioShock Infinite is 100% the game our fans deserve.”

But have no fear, it’s only a month and a new BioShock Infinite trailer will be unveiled during tonight’s Spike TV Video Game Awards.

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BioShock Infinite, Tomb Raider to debut “World Premiere” trailers at tonight’s Spike TV VGAs

Posted on December 7, 2012 by John Scalzo

In addition to honoring the greatest games of 2012, the Spike TV Video Game Awards will also showcase a wide variety of “World Premiere” trailers for some of 2013’s most anticipated games. You can add two more to the list as new trailers from BioShock Infinite and Tomb Raider have been confirmed for the awards show.

You can view a teaser of the BioShock Infinite trailer above, but you’ll have to wait until tonight (9 PM Eastern to be exact) to get your next glimpse at Lara Croft’s return.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops II nukes the competition in November 2012 NPD report

Posted on December 6, 2012 by John Scalzo

Call of Duty: Black Ops II and Halo 4 set records in November 2012. The Wii U also opened strong with sales of over 400,000 consoles. And the Christmas rush resulted in big numbers for new releases like Assassin’s Creed III, Just Dance 4, and Need For Speed: Most Wanted. But that still didn’t stop The NPD Group from reporting that retail game sales dropped 11% from November 2011.

“Despite an overall retail video game decline of 11 percent, November had the smallest year-over-year decrease we have seen for dollar and unit sales so far this year. This is a sign of momentum going into the December holiday period,” said NPD analyst Liam Callahan.

You can view the complete top ten from last month after the break, and remember, despite what The NPD Group says, the console game market is still in good shape. (more…)

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Assassin’s Creed III Review: New World, Old Problems

Posted on December 6, 2012 by James Delli-Bovi

I’m going to open this review with an honest disclaimer, I’ve never liked the Assassin’s Creed franchise. While the concept of an open-world assassination game sounds just fine, quite exciting even, the actual execution felt lacklustre with cumbersome controls and free roam diluted down to near nonexistent levels. “Kill your targets any way you want,” the adverts said, but what they failed to mention was that unless you adhered to Ubisoft-approved killing methods within Ubisoft-sanctioned locations your open-world experience would suddenly feel like a confined cardboard box as the game punished you for not playing it right. I tried the second game for all of an afternoon before the masquerade fell away and left me feeling cold, cheated and unloved. All subsequent games failed to rekindle our relationship; I just couldn’t get interested, but for some reason (clue: my interest in Colonial America) I somehow found myself falling for the hype and giving this franchise another chance with Assassin’s Creed III. (more…)

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Sega and Creative Assembly acquire the Warhammer license

Posted on December 6, 2012 by John Scalzo

Sega and developer Creative Assembly, the team behind the Total War series, have reached an agreement with Games Workshop to create games based on the Warhammer license.

“With this year being our 25th anniversary, it seems fitting for us to embark on such a dream project with such a well-established partner. The incredibly rich and detailed Warhammer world is something we grew up with, and has left an indelible imprint on us as both designers and gamers,” said Tim Heaton, Studio Director at Creative Assembly.

Heaton continued, “We’ll be doing the Warhammer universe justice in a way that has never been attempted before. We’re bringing those 25 years of experience and expertise in extremely high-scoring games to bear, delivering a Warhammer experience that videogamers will absolutely love.”

The first Warhammer game will be developed by a new team within Creative Assembly’s UK office. The currently untitled game will be released “beyond 2013,” so don’t expect to hear more about it for a long time.

One final note, Eurogamer has confirmed that this agreement applies only to the Warhammer license. THQ will remain the sole publisher of Warhammer 40,000 video games.

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