Bender Joins the Gears of Metal World

 

With over 30 Game of the Year awards and  more than 5 million copies sold, Gears of War is one of the most popular and critically-reviewed Xbox games of all time.

Well, good news everyone!  Because in the world of gfest, everything is better with a little dash of Futurama.  So behold the crossover that you didn't even know you wanted, as Bender joins the Gears of Metal World.

Oh yes, and bite my shiny metal ass.

BACK TO THE FUTURE Getting It's Own Video Game

It's about time.  One of the greatest movies ever made is finally getting a decent video game.  The USA Today is reporting that Telltale Games is working on a Back to the Future video game.

While those of us who still remember this original Nintendo masterpiece may be a little wary of another Back to the Future video game, this one is actually sounding like it has the potential to be pretty cool. According to Telltale (who also has a Jurassic Park game in the works), the game will be told in five "episodes" written by Bob Gale, who wrote the original three films, and will feature key time periods and characters from the movies.

What's even more exciting is that the game will feature the likenesses of Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd - and Lloyd will also be providing the voice for Doc Brown. Great Scott!

According to Wired, the game, which does not appear to have an official release date yet, will be released on "all major platforms."

Telltale Games will be kicking off their Back to the Future game hype in full force at the Penny Arcade Expo in the Seattle this weekend (which according to their website, is already sold out), where they will have a replica of the time-travelling DeLorean.

I hope you get to kick Biff's ass, ride a wooden skateboard, get to see a YOUNG Leah Thompson and Elisabeth Shue, get cool self lacing Nike high tops, and drive a DeLorean while creaming Doc!

Source:  ThinkMcFlyThink

First look at Batman: Arkham City’s Catwoman, Two-Face and Harley & More (20+ Pictures)

Joystiq has stumbled upon what appear to be 20 new, and pretty stunning, screenshots from Batman: Arkham City, the much-anticipated sequel to the bestselling 2009 video game Batman: Arkham Asylum. These images don’t come from an official source — they apparently were posted on an anonymous Flickr account — but they certainly look legitimate. And if they’re not the real deal, someone sure went to a lot of effort to craft a convincing hoax. Joystiq even theorizes the screenshots could be an intentional leak from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.

Developed by Rocksteady Studios, the game will send players into Arkham City, the new maximum-security home for all of Gotham’s “thugs, gangsters and insane criminal masterminds.” Arkham City “introduces a brand-new story that draws together a new all-star cast of classic characters and murderous villains from the Batman universe, as well as a vast range of new and enhanced gameplay features to deliver the ultimate experience as the Dark Knight.”

Why Don't All Women Played Video Games in Thongs?

Can someone please explain to me what her butt is doing in this video.  It seems like it has a nervous twitch.  I'm mesmorized by it regardless.

You Thought 'Halo' Kicked A$$, Wait for Bungie's Next Generation Game

It’s hard to plan very far in advance in the videogame industry, but the house that Halo built knows what it’s doing for the next decade: Working on a secret new game franchise with Activision Blizzard, wired.com reports.

“The scope and the ambition of what we’re planning is much greater than the scope and the ambition of Halo,” Bungie design director Joseph Staten told Wired.com following Thursday’s announcement of a 10-year contract that gives Activision exclusive publishing rights to the new videogame series Bungie is creating.

“I think we’re all eager to go on and go bigger than we’ve ever gone before,” Staten said.  While most Bungie workers have been finishing Halo Reach the popular series’ final game, which enters public beta Monday — a small team led by studio co-founder Jason Jones has been at work on the secret new action game franchise for the past year.

“We’re extremely excited about getting everybody, once they’re done with Reach, working on this new thing…. The work we’re doing now is concrete, real work, getting ready for the full might of Bungie to jump in as soon as Reach is done,” Staten said.

Head over to wired.com for more of this fascinating story.

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction

Gfest couldn't have said it any better, Uncrate.com tells us why we should pick up the fifth installment of Tom Clancy's game.

"Put on your night vision goggles, body armor, and stealth shoes, and get ready for Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction ($50). The fifth installment in the Sam Fisher-led Splinter Cell series, Conviction joins Fisher as he continues to search for clues about his past, uncovering both betrayal and a terrorist plot that would make Jack Bauer quiver. Apart from the storyline, you get a lengthy co-op mode with an exclusive "Prologue" feature, a full arsenal of new high-tech toys to play with, and, of course, Xbox Live support."

 So go pick up a copy and help Fisher kick some ass!

NCAA Football 11 - Woah Nelly!

That lucky, lucky dog, Nate Ahearn of ign.com had the good fortune to get hs hands on "NCAA Football 11" what he called, "the best looking entry in the NCAA Football series in a very, very long time."

While "NCAA Football 11" won't be released until July 13, you can read Nate's impressions of the game by clicking here.

Once your done reading his article, you can do what your friends at Gfest will do, go back to pouting and playing your old crummy version of NCAA Football, knowing it is completely outdated.  82 days isn't that long is it?

Netflix on Wii, XBOX and PS3 a Huge Success for Company.

Offering its services on connected video game consoles has "meaningfully" boosted video rental service Netflix's subscriber base, says Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter.
That will ultimately mean around 3 million new subscribers from all three consoles in 2010, the analyst concludes, and then 900,000-1.2 million new subscribers thereafter.

Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Trailer - WOW!!

It's only been a decade since Gfest last saw a new Marvel vs. Capcom fighting game -- 2000's Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes.  But, despite the wait, the long, long wait (which will be a little bit longer 2011). It's coming and it looks damn good.  So good that if you're viewing the clip below in public, you may have the same experience you did in middle school when you looked at the pretty girl next to you in class. So be careful before leaving your desk.  Just warning you.

Mr. Freeze and Talia Confirmed for Arkham Aslyum 2

Thank God for small favors.  Gfest loves Talia Al Ghul.  She's gorgeous and oozes sex despite being a jealous homicidal maniac.  Oh, ya we like Freeze too.

Voice actor Maurice LaMarche, who previously voiced Brain in Animaniacs and Egon Spengler in The Real Ghostbusters cartoon, confirmed on the GeekCast Radio podcast he'll be providing the voice for Mr. Freeze in the upcoming sequel.

"Videogames is hard work, I'll say that," LaMarche said. "I've only done a handful, and I'm very lucky right now, I'm about to go in and do Mr. Freeze for Arkham Asylum 2."

LaMarche couldn't go into much detail about the character, but did say Mr. Freeze will be very, very angry.

Microsoft Tells Mom that Son is a Little Kinky

This is what some people call a "teaching moment"

Xbox 360 Live 3 Month Gold Card