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If we can learn anything from the success of the Nintendo Wii, the 3D movie resurgence, and Japanese dudes marrying their pillows, it’s that regular interaction with life, movies and games will no longer cut it. Everyone is trying to take it to the next level—and if you don’t, you’re going to get left. So it comes as no surprise that, at a time when the music gaming industry is leveling out, Seven45 Studios would make their move. Their upcoming game Power Gig: The Sixth String doesn’t have a whole band set and it doesn’t have a track list out yet, but it does have one thing: A guitar controller with strings. It’s probably the closest thing to a real guitar gaming is ever going to see, but we couldn’t help to think: will it work?
Many pieces of gaming hardware promise fun through realism and cool technology but they don’t all succeed (i.e. Tony Hawk practically begging people to play his game). Ambition: an attribute and a flaw. Don’t believe us? Peep our history of gaming’s most ambitious hardware…
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Look, it’s raining. It’s raining, and it’s gray, and it’s doing that horrible fucking low air pressure thing that makes your bones ache almost as much as your soul. Which is why you need to take control of a “droplet” that looks a bit like Cartman wearing a Hershey Kiss helmet, and then rely on three buttons (left, right, up/jump) to…fall. That’s it. All you gotta do is fall, and collect hearts, and don’t land on spikes or in water. And don’t rest on any surfaces for too long, or else you’ll die. God of War 3 it ain’t, but that’s not the point, is it? Mute the game, turn on some decent music, and get thee to the weekend with our droplety blessing.
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All week, Complex fam Nick Marroni is at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, soaking up game and putting us on it. Read on for his summation of Day Three…
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Welcome back to Mobile Check-In, where every week we present the latest and greatest in mobile handset gaming. When we last showed you the hottest games for the iPhone, Assassin’s Creed lead the pack as the best new game for the Apple device. This time around we have a five new games that solidify the iPhones spot as the best gaming phone on the market. On deck this week is Street Fighter IV, the next Doodle Jump, and a familiar character that’s pretty good with his hands (ayo!). Hit the jump to see which games made the cut along with download links and gameplay footage.
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All week, Complex fam Nick Marroni is at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, soaking up game and putting us on it. Read on for his summation of Day Two…
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Just wanted to let you know that starting right now, you can friend us on Xbox Live through the gamertag ComplexMag. This doesn’t mean that you can play WITH the magazine, exactly, but that it’ll serve as a place for like-minded (i.e., Complex-loving) gamers to connect for online play. Say you feel like jumping on for some Modern Warfare 2 or Borderlands, but none of your other friends are online—if you’ve friended ComplexMag, you can see what other friends of the ’plex are online and playing your game, and shoot ’em a game invite.
Keeps your friends list intact while adding a whole new social group…because we all know smack talk is more fun when people get your rap references. Soon we’ll also be using this to organize gaming nights with Complex staff and celebrities, but for now just shoot ComplexMag a friend request on Xbox Live and we’ll get this started off right…
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All week, Complex fam Nick Marroni is at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, soaking up game and putting us on it. Read on for his summation of Day One…
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Yes, Battlefield 2 Bad Company is finally out, and with more games on the way, we may finally see people beginning to leave the overcrowded abusive lobbies of Modern Warfare 2. But that doesn’t mean there’s not still time to play like a complete a-hole! Yes, with the judicious use of certain perks, weapons, and behaviors, you too can pad your own kill/death ratio while still actually being shitty at the game. And we’re here to tell you how!
And don’t worry—MW2 may have the highest a-hole/non-a-hole ratio in gaming right now, but we’re confident that each new robust multiplayer experience will bring us a whole new breed of a-hole…or at least the same a-holes who have simply adapted to find the loopholes in every game that comes out. Because that’s what a-holes do. But enough about OTHER a-holes—become your own a-hole today! And if we’ve missed out on a species of a-hole, just call ’em out in the comments. Aloha!
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Today marks the official beginning (last night’s Final Fantasy XIII Launch Party doesn’t really count) of the Game Developer Conference in San Francisco, aka “The Only Place Your Weird Cousin Would Rather Go Than Hedonism.” The annual event is possibly the most significant gaming get-together in the U.S.—every developer worth their chips is there, and this year’s includes addresses from Nintendo’s Yoshio Sakamato (yes, there’s a Yoshi who works at the Home of Mario) and Civilization O.G. Sid Meier. It’s paradise for gamers, so you know we had to be there: Our dude Nick Marroni, esteemed freelancer and official Friend of Complex, will be out there all week, tweeting what he sees and summing up his thoughts each day. Until then, though, we’ll let Nick entice you…
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With all the pandemonium surrounding recent AAA releases—whether Bioshock 2, Heavy Rain, or Battlefield Bad Company 2—people seem to have forgotten that there’s a little indie title coming out tomorrow called… Ah, gee, what was it again? Oh, yes: FINAL FUCKING FANTASY XIII. Which isn’t the legal title, but is surely how it’s thought of by its global legion of hardcore fans and housebound otakus who have happily been sinking months of their life into each title for the past…23 years?! Yes, hard to believe, but the very original Final Fantasy came out in 1987. And if this is your first time considering a FF title, you may want to take a moment to peruse the game’s previous iterations—after all, this has historically been one of the most sprawling and addictive franchises in gaming history (no shots, Elder Scrolls!), not to mention having more titles than the Sweet Valley High universe. So read on, because you can’t know your future if you don’t know your oddly compelling quasi-elfin past…
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The Oscars might be looming closer and closer, but we find ourselves caring less and less. Sure, we’re down to give credit where credit is due, but we’re just not in the mood to watch 13 James Cameron bombastic speeches. Or Alec Baldwin’s “I’m lampooning Hollywood because it’s ridiculous WAIT WAIT PLEASE HIRE ME” schtick. Or Monique’s stubble. So instead, we’ll be avoiding Billy Bush’s vagina stupidity by firing up some Battlefield Bad Company 2, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still mock the Academy Awards, does it?
So in the interest of actual entertainment, we cooked up the Throaties, our own Complex-approved award bestowed on your mom all those voice actors who bring us so many memorable cut scenes, jokes, and cartoonish accents. They might not be able to thank the little people, but they’ll be able to thank us—and that’s all that matters. And fuck a Price Waterhouse Cooper, we’re announcing the winners early! Read on to see who’s taking home some real hardware…
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In case you haven’t figured it out, Casual Fridays aren’t about tower defense games, or RPGs, or zombie shit. When you’re whiling away the afternoon during the last work day of the week, do you really want to think about what you need to do? No, you want something that’s doable in your state of stultifying workday ennui.
Enter Primary, which is possibly the sublime realization of that very nonchallenging ideal. Play as Hueman, a blue (or red, or yellow) Keith Haring-esque figure platforming his way through the many floors of a skyscraper. The music is techno-lullaby, the graphics are suitable for a child/stoner/braindead cubicle drone (or, in our case, all three), and—fuck it, it’s just fun. Long, too, so if you don’t finish it today, there’s always next week…
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TITLE: Battlefield: Bad Company 2
DEVELOPER/PUBLISHER/PLATFORMS: DICE/Electronic Arts/Xbox 360, PS3, PC
FUN FACT: BFBC2’s multiplayer demo became the fastest-downloaded demo in Xbox Live history, with more than 2 million people getting it in its first five days of release.
WHY COMPLEX IS CO-SIGNING IT:
Because we’ve been waiting for this one a pret-ty pret-ty pret-ty long time. And real talk, we’re a little tired of playing Quarry over and over and over and over again on Modern Warfare 2. Plus, the Battlefield franchise has always been known more for its vehicle play and environmental destruction than the Call of Duty series, which in the past has made for some addictive multiplayer action. The upgraded Frostbite 2.0 physics engine lets you take down entire buildings this time around, rather than just blowing a hole in a wall. This is great, but it also means that a building can be taken down with you in it, so watch your step.
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If you’ve ever checked out Modern Warfare 2 gameplay videos on YouTube, then you’ve no doubt heard of this guy. He’s been posting videos since the game dropped in November, but he really caught some shine in January when he edited a montage of himself running around multiplayer maps fucking up kids who were trying to cheat their way to killstreak rewards. He’s also one of the funnier dudes out there making videos, thanks to his penchant for Metallica and his love of Duke Nukem sound effects. Fuck a Rocky theme—if you ever want to amp yourself up for a job interview, just head to his YouTube channel, where more than 40,000 subscribers tune in for his FPS domination (yes, domination: homie’s got a 3.50 kill/death ratio, and his win/loss is 14.90!).
Since he’s come to prominence, MW2 fans want to know who he is…which means, of course, that we had to track him down. We won’t tell you his name (he’s a private guy), but we will give you an exclusive interview with the man behind the crosshairs. Read on for his gaming background, his M.O., and a look at his own Top 5 videos—and you never know, if you post questions for him in the comments thread, we might just bring him back…
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TITLE: MLB 2K10
DEVELOPER/PUBLISHER/PLATFORMS: 2K Sports/Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Playstation 2, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Windows
FUN FACT: 2K Sports is giving $1 million to the first person to throw a perfect game.
WHY COMPLEX IS CO-SIGNING IT:
It’s America’s pastime! What are you, a terrorist? After last year’s somewhat lackluster 2K9, 2K10 is a big step up, with improved gameplay and simulation options. And with fantasy baseball on deck, it’s a great way to prepare yourself for the upcoming season.
GAMEPLAY:
If you didn’t play 2K9, some of the batting and pitching might be a little tricky to pick up at first. Thankfully, 2K Sports added a Drills feature in this year’s version. You can get acclimated and test your chops in hitting, pitching and fielding. Pitching is the easiest to master, as each pitch has a unique control with the RS. Hitting is a little tougher to get used to though. Gone are the times of Sega Genesis where you can hit a homer with a simple button. Each type of swing has its own control with the RS — as well as the directional control with the LS. Once you get used to the timing though it’s much, much easier…
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