EA are running a cool competition, whereby you can design an awesome kill for the upcoming Dead Space 2. The winner will be dismembered in the game!

Details are on the EA web site, and Dead Space facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/deadspace?v=app_4949752878

http://deadspace.ea.com

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I love Fist of the North Star so I hope this game gets released outside of Japan (it comes out there this month). I did a quick search but couldn’t find a confirmation of any American release.

It reminds me of seeing a cool trailer for a PS2 Berserk game a few years ago. Berserk is another of my favorite anime/manga properties and, sadly, I don’t believe the PS2 game has ever been localized for us gaijin. I suppose I could import a Japanese copy and fight through the foreign menus and text but that doesn’t sound very appealing.

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Hardcore Gaming 101 is a really nifty site that I check every once in a while. Their design is incredibly lo-fi but the content is stellar. I just noticed that they’ve done an article on Phantasmagoria and its sequel. You might have heard us mention recently that Phantasmagoria is now available from GOG.com and that it was a game that really flipped our lids when we were younger. In truth, the game is pretty middling but it’s fun to reminisce.

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I just signed in to Xbox Live – I’m fighting through the alien spaceship on Fallout 3 – and when I saw an advert for this pop up on my dashboard, I had to run back to my PC and make a smartalecky post about it.

You’ve participated in our Game with Fames, now try our first-ever Film with Fame with Rob Zombie, director of the classic horror thriller The Devil’s Rejects. He’ll be online watching the movie with Xbox LIVE® Gold Members providing a live director’s commentary on the film! If you’re a Gold Member (if you’re not a Member, upgrade now!) join us Friday, February 19 starting at 8:00 P.M. ET for the event.

I’ve always gone to bat for Mr. Z’s first two films. They’re just fun to me, what can I say? But I can’t help but chuckle at this idea. Do people really want to sign on to Xbox and watch a movie with Rob Zombie? Or any other celebrity for that matter?

It just sounds stupid and weird to me.

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Sure, I still think this looks like a God of War knock-off – but that doesn’t mean it won’t be pretty cool. My other favorite Superbowl commercials were the Denny’s ads with the chickens. Practical FX!

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We ended up playing the demo for close to 3 hours. It’s really fun playing as the Alien and Predator. I was the only person that enjoyed playing as the Marine. There are a few annoyances though…

To attack you have to use the bumpers instead of the triggers on the xbox controller as an Alien and a Predator. Silly. The space marine moves really slow. You can sprint but you’ll quickly get “tired” and be forced to move slowly again. It’s sort of stupid. This game really needs an instant 180 degree turn option like L4D. It’s way too slow to turn, especially as the marine, because this is a game that you have to constantly be looking behind you as you move. There’s no crouch button for the marine.

Aside from some iffy controls this was still a lot of fun. The one hit instant kills (pressing X or some shit when you come up behind any character) were great to look at, not so great when you realize it leaves you wide open to attack from other players as you slowly rip someone’s skull and spine from their body. Even with all that, we all agreed the demo did its job and made us sufficiently excited for the full game, which all of us will be picking up. Be sure to check out the demo if you haven’t already.

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UPDATE: This is actually on Steam right now and I’m downloading it as I type this. Not sure if my computer will be able to handle it, but I’m more curious in knowing what stuff will be available in the demo.

Heads up to Teen Idol for posting this video of the Survivor mode of AVP.

Steve and I have a sweet, sloppy date with the Sleepy Cast tomorrow night for some hot human on xenomorph action. I just love the way Ronin uses that extra extendable mouth (don’t knock it till you’ve tried it). Can’t wait to download the demo tomorrow and unwind from a long day at work by watching Steve accidentally kill me (“Don’t Drake me, bro!” *trademarked*) with some acid.

If this game is as glorious as it looks, we’ll probably be on all night. Send us a message if you happen to be on.

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Hat-tip to Teen*Idol for posting this link in the forum. A new gameplay video from the upcoming AVP game. I know there’s been some concern about how good this title will be when it actually comes out. This footage looks pretty cool.

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