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New Lollipop Chainsaw Trailer Introduces Your Severed-Head Sidekick

Cuckoo4CocoaPuffs — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:42:42 +0000

The latest Lollipop Chainsaw trailer introduces Nick Carlyle, your boyfriend who’s head you removed with a chainsaw in the name of love. Wait!? What? Okay, sure why the hell not. It’s a Suda 51 game after all.

In similar fashion of Johnson‘s role in Shadows of the Damned, Nick is more than a worthless knick knack. He’ll be helping Juliet over obstacles and aid with differing weaponized functions to complement the obvious sidekick-banter-role. Check the full trailer below.

Life After Twisted Metal

"SkinnyAsAnAxeHandle" — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:40:26 +0000

Earlier this week, Eat Sleep Play’s David Jaffe announced that he will be departing from the company after the release of the upcoming Twisted Metal. Speaking with Joystiq at DICE, Jaffe states that he will stay with the company post-launch, until the end of March, in order to fix any bugs and make any necessary tweaks.

“I will be with Eat Sleep Play until we finish what’s called the ‘maintenance contract’ we have and have been working on with Sony,” Jaffe said. “That will allow us, post-launch, to stay and address issues that there’s no way we can know of. Cleaning things up in terms of balance, bugs, tuning, tweaks.”

In terms of new projects, Jaffe is looking into both console and browser-based games, and even a “guerrilla-style” survival horror game.

“There’s a survival-horror genre in there, a real low-budget survival horror, kinda guerilla film making style. Not in terms of the look, but in terms of that kind of financing and that kind of production.”

Regarding Twisted Metal, Jaffe states there are currently no plans for DLC or a sequel.

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PSN goes SEN

Tim — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:36:19 +0000

Sony has announced that by the 7th of February, they will turn Playstation Network into Sony Entertainment Network.
This will go along side their new Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Here is the why:

“This transition is based on Sony’s goal to enhance its unique digital entertainment offering. As a series of these activities Sony started last September, PlayStation Network will be aligned with “Sony Entertainment Network.” This helps us get closer to our goal of establishing a global comprehensive network platform of services across games, movies, music and more, all accessible from one convenient account.”

All fun and good, but wasn’t Sony in a pickle with their Privacy Policy? And now they are advancing this new stage of their Privacy Policy? Is it me, or do I smell something burning?

Anyways, this name change at least gives us a view of what Sony wants for the future. One account, one goal, one target for Anonymous… Ho wait, did I say that last thing out loud?

Source: G4TV

You Want These Last of Us Details

"SkinnyAsAnAxeHandle" — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:56:31 +0000

You want to, you know you do. You really, really, really wanna click this link, as it will take you to a page chock full of details on The Last of Us, fresh from the latest issue of Game Informer.

Max Payne 3 Dated, WOOT

"SkinnyAsAnAxeHandle" — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:48:57 +0000

Take-Two Interactive just announced that Max Payne 3 will release on May 15 in North America and May 18 internationally. The PC version will release on May 29 in NA and June 1 elsewhere. While I haven’t played a single game in the series, oddly I am caught up in the hype with this one. Amirite?

Buy Prototype 2 at Launch, Get “RADNET” Upgrade

"SkinnyAsAnAxeHandle" — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:57:04 +0000

As per usual with game releases nowadays, PROTOTYPE 2 will launch with a limited quantity of the “early-buyers’ edition.” This time, it’s the “RADNET Edition,” which will give consumers free access to RADNET, 55 pieces of additional content over seven weeks via a one-time use code.

So, what can you expect?

“This weekly scheduled content will include in-game Events, Challenges, Avatar Items, Dynamic Themes and Behind-the-Scenes videos, as well as bonus Mutations for PROTOTYPE2′s main campaign. Fans that participate in ALL of RADNET’s weekly challenges and events will unlock the ultimate shape-shifting reward…to be revealed in March 2012. PROTOTYPE 2′s ”RADNET Edition” content will only be available for free while supplies last.”

Basically, this is a “yay” for free stuff! Interested?

From the Darkness, he came… Again

Tim — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:37:02 +0000

Talk about a bad ass trailer to start my Epic Battle Axe writing career with. 2K games returns to the darkest of their roots.

Jackie Estacado is back and the Darkness is with him. He has no ties left that can hold him back. His girlfriend is dead. He is being hunted. And the Darkness wants out…

Who is looking forward to the second installment of Estacado’s fight in the Dark?

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Does the Console Reflect the Gamer?

"Sharpen My Axe" Luke2903 — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:35:14 +0000

Now before you read any further, I just need to say I had a recent experience on my friend’s XBOX 360 playing Battlefield 3 that got me thinking. I usually play it on my PS3, so I noticed some differences in the way people play on the XBOX 360 such as just a difference in tactics, the team work and how the players prioritized the objectives. Obviously there is no right way to play, but the way these online matches were being played hindered my enjoyment of the game. I include this disclaimer only because these discussions do sometimes lead to the dreaded fanboy-feud; resulting in the point of the article being overshadowed or missed completely.

This experience got me thinking, whether or not the console people play on reflects their play style or them as a gamer. This really is an open ended discussion as I know people have a passion for their chosen platform. Do you play on PS3 because of the types of games it has? Do play on XBOX 360 because of the online community? Do you prefer the games Nintendo Wii has to offer?

For me the reason why I chose a PS3 was at the time, convenience. The built in WI-FI adapter, which at the time the XBOX 360 didn’t have. Also the need I have for improving things that can be improved upon so while DVD is fine, Blu Ray offers better quality which allows me to appreciate films more. From a gaming stand point I find the XBOX 360 to be multiplayer focused, so my decision to purchase a PS3 were the single player games. While I do dabble in Multiplayer, I prefer to play single player. I find the PS3 suits my needs as a gamer, although I do like the XBOX 360 as well as the Nintendo Wii as they offer good gameplay experiences. I have friends and relatives who have both consoles.

Essentially the question is why you choose to play on the console you do and does that choice reflect you as a gamer? When you decided to buy an XBOX 360, PS3 and/or Nintendo Wii, why did you come to that decision? I find it a fascinating question, and a good discussion topic.

Give me your insights, share your gaming secrets and Cry Havoc

Rayman Origins PS Vita and PC Release Dates

"EpicBadAxe" — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:55:23 +0000

That’s right – the highly acclaimed reboot of the Rayman series from 2011 is officially coming to the PC. Rayman Origins will hit the PC on March 29th, shortly after the game releases for the PS Vita (Feb. 14th in NA and Feb 22nd in the EU) and Nintendo 3DS (March 20th in NA and March 16th in the EU).

Personally, I have been holding out to play this on the Vita. How about you? With the ubiquitous release of the game this spring, will you be playing Rayman and, if so, on what platform?

Sound Off! Gotham City Impostors beta

"SkinnyAsAnAxeHandle" — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:36:36 +0000

Hey, Axeheads! I’m about to run off and download the Gotham City Impostors beta on the PlayStation 3, which is available today, by the way. But while it’s downloading, I’d love to hear what you guys think about it, whether you just tried it today for a few minutes or you were in the closed beta for a while. I mean, c’mon–it’s the Batman universe as a first-person shooter! How does that not sound awesome?

I’ll swing by the comments later on in the week to drop my two cents, but I welcome you all to join the fray and let your havoc be heard on the topic. Is Gotham City Impostors a shameless FPS cash-in? Or is this download-only title a diamond in the bat cave?