With two episodes down and three more to go, Telltale Games have released both episodes of Tales of Monkey Island on Amazon.com for individual download today. James Lamorticelli, Telltale’s Vice President of Publishing, states that “opening this distribution relationship with Amazon.com introduces Tales of Monkey Island to new audiences of game players of all ages who can fulfill their aspirations of becoming adventurous, swashbuckling pirates.”

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If you are a Legend of Zelda fan and you haven’t seen the webseries spoof Legend of Neil, you are doing yourself a great disservice.  Crafted by some of the same crazy people who created The Guild, the series follows the reluctant adventures of a gas station attendant from Jersey, named Neil, who gets sucked into Legend of Zelda and has to fight his way out.

Currently in season 2, the show has garnered quite a following thanks to its crude and hilarious writing.  The latest episode features the entire cast breaking out in song, as the series breaks from its normal format and turns into a musical.  Even if you have never seen or heard of it before, this is the episode every Zelda fan must see. 

Oh yeah, did I mention it stars Felicia Day?  Hit the jump to watch it now. Read more… »

In the ever-expanding video game industry, developers and publishers constantly go out of their way to try and convince people that their games are unique and different. Therefore, it came as a surprise when Chair Entertainment announced at E3 that the upcoming title, Shadow Complex, was essentially a clone of the older Metroid and Castlevania style games.

They didn’t try and sugar-coat their game with buzz words like “innovative” or “ground breaking”, nor did they say they changed the “Metroid-vania” formula.  Chair simply let gamers know exactly what to expect when they paid $15 for Shadow Complex.  What they neglected to tell us was that they had actually created one of the best, if not “the best”, Xbox Live Arcade games ever created.  Read on to find out why. Read more… »

Due to a legal loophole, the 1984 UK Video Recordings Act has now been rendered obsolete.

What this means is that any video game or movie with an age rating can be legally sold to any person, regardless of what age they are. So in theory, little Timmy can pop off down the shops and buy whatever filth his lunch money can afford. Read more… »

With the Playstation 3 Slim only days from release, Sony has already revealed that the new console will be hard pressed to make a profit on hardware sales alone.

Sony knows all about losing money on console sales; when the original Playstation 3 was released, Sony lost money on each and every console sold. Of course, things have turned around since then, but with the impending release of their diminutive product, Sony once again faces the knowledge that early takings are going to stutter.

Hit the jump to hear what Sony executive Kaz Hirai had to say on the matter.

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News regarding a Beyond Good & Evil sequel has been scant ever since Ubisoft confirmed development back in 2008. However, despite a teaser trailer and apparent “leaked gameplay footage”, production seems to have halted indefinitely.

Colin Solal Cardo of Gamersyde recently twittered, “I got confirmation at Cologne’s Gamescom that Beyond Good & Evil 2 is on hold for now. No idea if it’s def or temporary but it sucks.”

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Human kind just can’t get enough of coop undead genocide. COD: WAW’s Nazi Zombies component, Left 4 Dead, Burn Zombie Burn, and Killing floor all sold like hotcakes.

For all of the consumers who purchased Killing Floor, your quest for (un)death is about to get sweeter: a free update is now live with a bunch of extra goodies. Hit the jump for details! Read more… »

The last time I declared “best video ever” was for Brental Floss’ Ducktales with lyrics masterpiece: but honestly, this trumps it. As a huge fan of both underground rap and Mega Man, this video simply did it all for me.

The song is, simply put, an epic hip hop story of Mega Man’s quest to defeat all eight robot bosses before taking on Wily in Mega Man 2. It’s performed by The Adventures of Duane & Brand0, a name you won’t soon forget, as their album comes out this month, and you will most likely be buying it. Watch it, foo! Read more… »

After a Game Informer report revealed that Xbox 360 had a remarkable 54.6% failure rate across a survey of their readers, Microsoft has jumped into the spotlight to defend their entertainment console.

The revelation of such an incredible failure rate has sent Microsoft into panic-mode, especially considering that their own 2008 report claimed that the 360’s failure rate stood at a meager 13%.

Hit the jump to read their official statement.

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Thanks to the good folks over at Chillingo and h.grenade, we now have three copies of Circuit_Strike.One (CS.One) to give away to our readers. Known as a standout among the countless Geometry Wars clones, CS.One offers plenty of old school gameplay fused with a good dose of visual and audial heroin.

The game contains one of the most visceral, blood-pumping soundtrack one could hope for in an App Store title; if  you’ve ever wanted an iPhone version of Geometry Wars, head inside to win one of three promotional codes we’re giving away!

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With Batman: Arkham Asylum set for release this week on the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, there has never been a better time to cross the border.

Why? Well, several Canadian retailers have dropped the price of the highly anticipated game to as little as $38.83 for at least the first day of release.

Hit the jump to find out where you can pick up this great bargain.

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The PR at Ubisoft wasn’t the only one working hard this morning, Activision have kindly given us a heads up regarding Tony Hawk’s new Ride trailer. A ‘posse of pros’ in the video took the new skateboard peripheral for a skate through Ride and come away impressed.

Check inside for the latest footage from Tony Hawk’s latest entry. Read more… »