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This God of War foe has the 'best boobs in the industry'
It's always interesting to take step back, breath for a second, and see how creatures and characters are made -- since, you know, we usually just slice them up in five seconds and completely forget about them. God of War: Ascension's lead concept artist describes the Empusa enemy concept as "a woman with a flaming head, bat wings, one bronze leg, and the leg of an ox, so the character is ridiculous." But after literally transcribing that to paper, he found it a bit too ridiculous, so he went back to the drawing board, and you get to see how it turned out. He initially wanted to introduce her with a take on the sex mini-game, where she ended up revealing herself as a succubus in the middle of it. Yep, that's an idea alright. As you can imagine, given the headline quote that's taken directly from the video, you probably shouldn't watch this at work! Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
8:30 AM on 05.21.2013 Don't panic! Resident Evil Revelations has weeks of DLCI know you're all worried to the point of a nervous breakdown over whether or not the recently released console version of Resident Evil Revelations will have lots of downloadable content. You may now put your terrors to bed,...
10:00 PM on 05.20.2013 Surviving The Last of Us won't be easyI feel like we've been hearing a lot about The Last of Us lately, but that's far from a bad thing, as I'm finally starting to get a better idea of how it'll actually play. Here's more talk about the action-survival game, dir...
3:00 PM on 05.20.2013 Jimquisition: Guns BlazingDark Souls 2 is all about going in, guns blazing, and hoping to God it works. Oh dear. Namco Bandai's PR chief recently shone a spectacular light on the broken mentality of "AAA" publishers, describing the promotion of ...
1:00 PM on 05.20.2013 The odds are against you in Batman: Arkham OriginsBatman: Arkham Origins is a prequel in the Arkham franchise, following a Batman who's more myth than legend at this point in his crime fighting career. This is a younger Bruce Wayne, more agile in combat yet still equipped w...
9:30 AM on 05.20.2013 Warner Bros. announces Preorder DLC: Origins!Warner Bros. has just announced a brand new game, a long-awaited prequel to its critically acclaimed Preorder DLC series. Preorder DLC: Origins has been revealed today, and it'll put players into the boots of the villainous D...
8:00 AM on 05.20.2013 Batman and Joker have new voice actors in Arkham OriginsBatman: Arkham Origins is a prequel, and as such developer Warner Bros. Montreal is changing the voices of Batman and Joker. "We went in our game back several years [and] we really wanted to cast people that sounded like t...
2:01 AM on 05.20.2013 Review: Resident Evil Revelations (Wii U)Resident Evil Revelations was a great action horror title. So good, it absolutely humiliated Resident Evil 6 by being superior in every single way -- a fact made especially delicious considering it was a 3DS game in contrast ...
10:30 AM on 05.19.2013 Ghost of a Tale meets funding goal, play your mouse lute!Ghost of a Tale, the promising game starring a mouse with a LUTE AND A HAT, made its crowdfunding goal of 45.000€ last night. There shall be much rejoicing. The game caught attention through its incredible des...
12:00 PM on 05.18.2013 Preview: The Last of UsI was skeptical of The Last of Us. Despite all the hype and high promises, to me, it looked like post-apocalyptic Uncharted. I wasn't sold on the dynamic nature of how the game progressed, and as we all know, zombies have been literally done to death in the past five years. Then, I got a chance to actually play it. How many days until June 14th again?
4:30 PM on 05.17.2013 Dust: An Elysian Tail arrives on Steam next FridayDust: An Elysian Tail designer Dean Dodrill has slapped a May 24th release date on the Steam version of his acclaimed, previously-Xbox-exclusive 2D action game. This is only coming to Windows for the time being, but Dodrill h...
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| 10:15 AM on 04.16.2013 GOW: Judgment and GOW: Ascension failed, says analyst |

Recently, the PS3 and Xbox 360 each saw prequels for their leading franchises -- God of War: Ascension and Gears of War: Judgment. According to analyst firm Cowen & Company, the two GOWs failed to impress at retail. ...more
| 10:30 PM on 04.04.2013 God of War: Ascension update to raise level cap and more |

The next update for God of War: Ascension will address some issues with multiplayer as well as add a couple of features. For starters, Sony Santa Monica intends to raise the level cap from 30 up to 40 while adding one it...more
| 7:00 AM on 03.27.2013 God of War: Ascension patch nerfs hardest area of game |

When God of War: Ascension came out, people seemed to forget that it was an action game, and occasionally may put up a fight. Much like the penultimate fight in the first God of War (against the Kratos clones), Ascension has ...more
| 4:00 PM on 03.14.2013 God of War: Ascension single and multiplayer guide |

God of War: Ascension has been giving a lot of people trouble over the past few days, but if you play your cards right, it doesn't have to be a difficult experience -- or, say, nearly as difficult as Metal Gear Rising. Like Onimusha and Devil May Cry before it, a lot of the game's edge can be taken off with careful planning of your weapon experience levels, and a few other tips along the way.more
| 4:00 PM on 03.13.2013 100% Series Retrospective: God of War |

[Read on for a description of every God of War game ever released in the US, and my completion of them all in 2013.] 2013 is an exciting year. Now that I know you guys enjoy reading my Quests, I'm going to make an effort to d...more
| 12:00 PM on 03.12.2013 Here's how Hades' faction works in God of War: Ascension |

Recently, we got word of how Poseidon's crew would roll in God of War: Ascension, and now we have some info on Hades' posse. Evidently, followers of Hades don't particularly excel at offense or defense, but through spells li...more
| 5:30 PM on 03.11.2013 Patch renames God of War's 'Bros Before Hos' trophy |

The "Bros Before Hos" trophy rewarded to players in God of War: Ascension has caused some upset among critics. Players, however, should not have the same issue, according to developer Sony Santa Monica, who told Joystiq that ...more
| 1:00 PM on 03.11.2013 God of War: Bros Before Hos |

In what may be considered a storm in a teacup, not quite gaining the same traction as other controversies, God of War: Ascension has caused a bit of a stir with a "misogynistic" Trophy, an award you get as part of the main ca...more
| 9:30 AM on 03.11.2013 The controversial God of War 'Bros before Hos' trophy |

Warning -- do not watch the above video without subjecting yourself to minor spoilers for God of War: Ascension. As you may have heard, Adam Sessler recently played through God of War: Ascension, and was disgusted by a parti...more
| 10:15 AM on 03.10.2013 God of War: Ascension's Trials of Archimedes to be nerfed |

God of War: Ascension is finally out, and players have been up in arms about one particular part of the game -- the Trial of Archimedes. In this section found near the end of the game, you fight three large waves of enemies w...more
| 10:15 AM on 04.16.2013 GOW: Judgment and GOW: Ascension failed, says analyst |
Recently, the PS3 and Xbox 360 each saw prequels for their leading franchises -- God of War: Ascension and Gears of War: Judgment. According to analyst firm Cowen & Company, the two GOWs failed to impress at retail. ...more
| 10:30 PM on 04.04.2013 God of War: Ascension update to raise level cap and more |
The next update for God of War: Ascension will address some issues with multiplayer as well as add a couple of features. For starters, Sony Santa Monica intends to raise the level cap from 30 up to 40 while adding one it...more
| 7:00 AM on 03.27.2013 God of War: Ascension patch nerfs hardest area of game |
When God of War: Ascension came out, people seemed to forget that it was an action game, and occasionally may put up a fight. Much like the penultimate fight in the first God of War (against the Kratos clones), Ascension has ...more


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