Explodemon! Bursts Forth, Gets Pushed Back

I can never get too excited about PSN exclusives, if only because I've never really gotten into the swing of using PSN. Maybe it's because I don't own a Bluetooth headset, and the system doesn't come with one. Leave me alone, I'm frugal, dammit! 

Regardless, Explodemon! is a PSN exclusive that I've been hot for since I first took a look at its earliest trailer. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem the title will make its scheduled winter 2010 due date, instead now aiming for a January 2011 release. Can't hate on that, it's just a months difference, and it looks like the wait will be well worth it. To tide those looking forward to the Mega Man X/Splosion Man hybrid, here's a new trailer that shows a lot of dope action, puzzles, wall sliding, and of course, explosions. 

via Destructoid

PlayStation 3 Gets some SNK Game Pad Love

In honor of PSN releasing a bevy of old school Neo-Geo games (updated with online play), SNK has decided to go all out and release its gamepad for the PS3. Neo-Geo CD collects dust on a bookshelf, but every time I look at it, I remember how awesome its gamepad was. Second only to an arcade stick, these babies even blow the well constructed Mad Catz SFIV FightPads out of the water. I dare you to play a fighting game with a Neo-Geo gamepad and not pull out all of your moves with staggering precision. It's almost impossible.

Currently it's a Japan only release, but you can have one imported for $45. If you're an old school gamer or a fighting game enthusiast, believe me, it's money well spent.

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Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is all About the Crack

Crack is a highly addictive illegal substance that will make you do stupid things in order to get a steady intake of it's fix, often sold in vials. The term crack can also be applied with similar definition to non-illegal substances. The Capcom's Versus series is crack. Therefore it's only fitting that Marvel vs. Capcom 3's story trailer has the universe's combatants fighting over a vial of the good stuff. 

I know what you're thinking. Let me dispel your confusion by saying, no, you are not crazy. I did say Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and story in the same sentence. Renowned comic author Frank Tieri is penning the story, which is a good indication that all the fighting will have some sort of underlying meaning for once in a Versus game. 

Deus Ex: Release Date Convolution

The next episode in the Deus Ex saga, Human Revolution, has just been delayed. Instead of March 2011, the hotly anticipated title's release slides back, to the broad area of anywhere up to Spring 2012. Square Enix says that the delay is necessary to add more 'polish' to the game. 

That guy at the desk is our hopes, and Adam Jensen's kick ass arm-blade is a cold serving of reality.

REVIEW: Vanquish

Space marines, cover-based battle, and quick-time events are some of the most cliched ideas in the action genre. Vanquish attempts to build on the mundane by allowing you to spring out of cover and slide a hundred meters forward on your knees, while skillfully picking off your opposition with sniper rifle headshots, and at the end of your jet-propelled dash, breakdancing into an evasive roll, before dashing up a 30 foot tall robot, to punch his head off, clean. Sure it sounds good in theory, but can Vanquish pull it off in practice?

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Deus Ex: Human Revolution's Long Ass Trailer of Cybernetic Dopeness

Since its first few glimpses, Deus Ex: Human Revolution has been establishing quite a setting for itself. The latest look ups the ante, by showing a bit of cinematic we've seen before together with some brand new footage. All in all, the trailer weighs in at a hefty 5 minutes.

Though no gameplay this time around, strictly story, setting, ambiance, and Adam Jenson making good use of his cybernetics. Show off.

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Storm, C.Viper are Marvel vs. Capcom 3's Latest Challengers

The hotly anticipated Marvel vs. Capcom 3 reveals the latest additions to its ever expanding roster. Storm, who looks good in her new duds, returns with a similar move set to her MvC2 incarnation, now jacked up and looking fly. While I'm not the biggest fan of C. Viper, her inclusion pretty much solidifies her appearance in Street Fighter games to come. Love or hate, her rush and attack move set should translate well in the Versus world. 

This round of reveals seems to have answered the guy at New York Comic Con who complained that Marvel vs. Capcom 3 was shaping up to be a sausage fest. With a rumored 8 unrevealed characters remaining, Capcom will keep gamers teased and interested right up to release date.

Dead Space 2 Will Impress You, One Way or Another

EA has blessed us with a new trailer for the slick and incredibly disturbed looking Dead Space 2. Between trailers and gameplay videos, Dead Space 2 is giving gamers plenty to get excited about, but it is inevitable that there will be doubters. For those of us who aren't yet properly hyped for the January 25th release, EA is offering an early Christmas gift and not change your mind.

You can download the Dead Space 2 demo for your Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 on December 21. I have a feeling there will be tons engineers and necromorphs being dismembered very soon.

Batman Roughs Up Sam Fisher in Arkham City Teaser

Boy, they weren't kidding when they said teaser. Here's 15 seconds of Batman beating the hell out of some nondescript dudes with guns, one of which looks like Splinter Cell's Sam Fisher. Is Rocksteady Studios taking a jab at the popular and well established Splinter Cell series, which Batman: Arkham Asylum no doubt took a cue from, or am I looking too deep into it? For 15 freaking seconds of teaser, you better believe I'm going to let my imagination run wild.

All will be set right this Saturday at 8pm EST, when Batman: Arkham City will get a proper reveal on Spike's Video Game Awards.