Eric Frederiksen is an anime, yakuza and crime geek. Most of all, he's a video game geek. When he's not fixing computers, he's playing video games or talking about them. Eric has written for several sites over the last five years, and he takes up his keyboard and mouse now to bring you gaming news and opinions at TechnoBuffalo.
By Eric Frederiksen |
The Dead or Alive fighting tournament is back, and a few things have changed. The man in black, Tomonobu Itagaki, having left Team Ninja and Tecmo a few years back, is no longer in charge of the series. For the first time in over a decade, Dead or…
By Eric Frederiksen |
As gamers, we’ve explored more nooks and crannies of more worlds than we could easily count. From Mars to Eden Prime to New York, we’ve been all over the universe, through various dimensions and back again. The most fun, for me, is exploring recreations—either literal…
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It’s hardly a surprise, but it’s still a relief: Bethesda confirms that Dishonored has gone gold. With how frequently games are delayed just weeks before release, it’s good to get confirmation that this highly anticipated title will be ready on-time. Three years of development across…
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“After a lot of consideration, we have made the decision to not launch NBA LIVE 13,” starts the blog post on EA Sports’ official NBA Live page. EA Sports’ Executive Vice President Andrew Wilson goes into the events that led up to this and the…
By Eric Frederiksen |
Dead or Alive has always been my favorite fighting series. Though, I recognize that there are many that are better for a variety of reasons. You’re free to suggest the role the Dead or Alive girls’ trademark endowments might’ve played in it being my favorite,…
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Developer Starbreeze Studios announced today via press release its new game Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. Developed in conjunction with 505 Games and Swedish filmmaker Josef Fares, Brothers is set to release in Spring of 2013 for Xbox LIVEArcade and PlayStation Network. Previously known as…
By Eric Frederiksen |
Everyone knows E3, GamesCom and TGS, but the Eurogamer Expo has its share of games. The doors have barely opened and videos are starting to pop up. The first exciting thing to come out of the Expo is a pair of gameplay videos from GRID…
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Ecco the Dolphin creator Ed Annunziata announced via Twitter this weekend that there may be a new Ecco game in the future. Annunziata said on Twitter that he’s meeting with Sega and the chances of a new Ecco game are increased a hundred times, in…
By Eric Frederiksen |
Normally, I’d say a Metal Gear trailer sneaked out of TGS 2012; but, this is Metal Gear Rising, so it leaped out of an explosion and cut a guy into like eight pieces. The trailer shows more in-game footage than previous trailers have, including some…
By Eric Frederiksen |
Sony announced during their TGS conference a third PlayStation 3 model, set to debut this month in the United States. The model will be available as 250 and 500GB formats in “Charcoal Black” and “Classic White.” The new model is half the size of the…
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The Doctors Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk announced today their retirement from BioWare, the video game company they founded together in 1995. BioWare was founded in 1995; “As the legend goes, Ray and Greg went to medical school together here in Edmonton before trading in…
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Everyone has Angry Birds, Words with Friends and Draw Something. Most fans of touch gaming know Sword and Sworcery, Infinity Blade and Tiny Tower. Instead of recommending those again, here are a few games for iPad and iPhone you may not have heard of or have hesitated…
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Just 24 hours after it started, Obsidian’s Kickstarter campaign has hit its $1.1 million goal and is currently sitting just under the $1.5 million mark. After a countdown last week to build hype, Obsidian debuted the Kickstarter for a completely new RPG not based on…
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Dragon Age Executive Producer Mark Darrah announced today the next installment in BioWare’s flagship fantasy series. While Darrah and the team aren’t ready to say much just yet, they did drop a few hints about what’s coming. “The Dragon Age team has been working on…
By Eric Frederiksen |
The long-awaited Black Mesa is now available. If you’ve been trapped between dimensions by the G-Man for the last eight years (or don’t give PC gaming a lot of attention), Black Mesa is a Half-Life 2 total conversion mod that remakes the original Half-Life using the…
By Eric Frederiksen |
One of the big focuses of the Nintendo press event today was to show off the streaming video feature of the Wii U, dubbed TVii. Microsoft and Sony have been in the TV game for a few years now, while Nintendo’s offerings have previously been…
By Eric Frederiksen |
In classic Team Ninja form, the trailer for Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge starts off with a high class shot of Ayane getting a massage before the trailer explodes suddenly into extreme gore. In the trailer uploaded to Nintendo’s YouTube channel today, Team Ninja is…
By Eric Frederiksen |
Nintendo’s big press event has just ended, with a slew of exciting and interesting announcements. One of the most surprising, though, was Bayonetta 2. Not only does Bayonetta 2 exist, but it’s going to be a Wii U exclusive. Nintendo wasn’t offering many details, really,…
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Just ahead of Nintendo’s big event tomorrow, some information about upcoming Wii U games is starting to trickle out. First up is Frozenbyte’s Trine 2: Director’s Cut. Trine 2 is already on the other three systems, but for Wii U it will be a launch-window…
By Eric Frederiksen |
If you’re at all interested in the Japanese side of gaming, you probably read—or have at some time read—Andriasang. Sadly, site administrator Anoop Gantayat announced today that he will be ceasing daily updates immediately. Gantayat, at the time a correspondent for IGN, started Andriasang in…
By Eric Frederiksen |
Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes may not have a release date yet, but series creator Hideo Kojima is already feeding fans tidbits to keep them interested. Kojima had a couple to give to Eurogamer this week. While Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes is still a…
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Turn 10, the developer behind the Forza racing games, has released the first behind-the-scenes video for their upcoming Forza Horizon racing title, currently set for release on October 23rd. The video shows off the team’s attention to detail, with shots of developers and artists out…
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Sega updated its TGS page with new information about what it’ll have for attendees to check out at this year’s Tokyo Game Show. On the playable side are Phantasy Star Online 2 and Yakuza 5, the former of which will have PC, PS Vita, and…
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How’s traction going? For your Trials Evolution character, I mean; he’s going to have a whole lot to do very soon. Trials developer RedLynx has announced DLC coming this Fall for Trials Evolution: Origin of Pain. Yeah, that seems appropriate for a Trials game. In addition…
