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09.19.2009 9:08 am

Iggy Pop appearing in ‘Lego Rock Band’

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Iggy 'LEGO Man' Pop, courtesy of Warner Bros.

Some things in life just shouldn’t happen.

Lady Gaga is one of them. A World Series title for the Cubs is another. Now add this to the list: turning Iggy Pop into a LEGO rocker.

Until…

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09.08.2009 3:24 pm

‘Mini Ninjas’ takes its first cuts today

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Until now, mini ninjas were good for just a few things — killing bugs, opening jars, stuff like that. Bigger jobs require bigger ninjas, of course.

But game developer IO Interactive has given the small sword-swingers something else to do. “Mini…

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09.03.2009 11:42 am

‘Batman: Arkham Asylum’ is a game of shadows

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Batman: Arkham Asylum”
Genre: Stealth, action-adventure
Developer: Rocksteady
Publisher: Warner Bros., DC Comics
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC
ESRB rating: “T” for Teen
Price: $59.99
Grade: B

The Caped Crusader and Gotham’s Arkham Asylum have similar qualities: Both are dark, dangerous and depressing.

So it feels right to see CC skulking around the state-sponsored can…

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08.17.2009 8:57 am

LEGOs are coming to the big screen

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Riding the crest of toy-themed movies comes word that the little plastic blocks known as LEGOs will star in their own feature film.

A report piped through to Game Guy through the Online Machine says Warner Bros. not only inked a deal with…

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05.14.2009 4:37 pm

New ‘Harry Potter’ game coming in June

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The game version of “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” based on the penultimate installment of the popular novel series, is expected to debut June 30, a couple weeks before the movie version.

Game publisher Electronic Arts and movie maker Warner…

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05.01.2009 8:00 pm

“Batman: Arkham Asylum” release delayed

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Looks like the Dark Knight will dwell in the shadows a little longer.

A spokesman for Eidos Interactive and Warner Bros. Entertainment told Game Guy today that the release of “Batman: Arkham Asylum” has been pushed back from June to the end…

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04.23.2009 6:00 pm

Joker is wild (and playable) in ‘Batman’ for PS3

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Arkham Asylum,' courtesy of Eidos Interactive

The Joker in 'Batman: Arkham Asylum.' (Image courtesy of Eidos Interactive)

Everyone’s favorite clown prince of crime, the Joker, is making a special appearance in “Batman: Arkham Asylum.”

He’s not just a master of mayhem adding color to the Dark Knight’s world,…

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04.22.2009 9:40 am

LEGO + ‘Rock Band’ = silly

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Yes, it’s true: LEGO is coming to “Rock Band.”

The question is: Why?

It’s hard for even Game Guy to understand this one, and he’s a LEGO fan from way back — way back when LEGOs were bricks and not dolls.

Nevertheless, Warner…

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02.12.2009 9:40 am

‘F.E.A.R. 2′ takes creepy in a different direction

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin”
Genre: First-person shooter
Developer: Monolith Productions
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC
ESRB rating: “M” for mature
Price: $59.99
Grade: B+

Creepy must be the new black.

If you doubt it, consider the wave of games that include “Alone in the Dark,” “BioShock,” “Left 4 Dead” and “F.E.A.R”…

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09.08.2008 5:58 pm

EA puts ‘Harry Potter’ on hold

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Cover art of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceThe latest “Harry Potter” game has gone on something of a magical mystery tour.

“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” the penultimate installment of the wildly successful series of fantasy games inspired by J.K. Rowling’s novels, will appear early next summer, according…

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