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8 CommentsRegular Show video game coming out this year
By Jenna Pitcher on Apr 10, 2013 04.10.13
D3Publisher is working on video games based on Cartoon Network's Regular Show through a new publishing agreement, the companies announced, with the first launching later this year. The show's creator, James Garland "J. G." Quintel, tweeted his excitement that the first video game is scheduled for release this year. "Duuudes. A for real Regular Show video game is coming out this year! Like, for real for real. And It's gonna be awesome," Quintel tweeted. "As a brand, Regular Show is tailor-made for an interactive release, with main characters who spend their time slacking off, playing video games or involved in hijinks that are certainly worthy of being in a game," said Pete Yoder, vice president of consumer products, North America for CNE. "With a show creator who loves games working...
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1 CommentAdventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd you steal our garbage?!! soundtrack available on SoundCloud
By Dave Tach on Dec 20, 2012 12.20.12
The soundtrack for Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd you steal our garbage?!! is free to stream from SoundCloud, according to a press release from D3 Publisher. The SoundCloud page includes 34 tracks lasting over an hour and 20 minutes. Composer Jake Kaufman includes titles like "Chillin with My Bro," "The Goose Chase Jam" and "Cotton Candy Up In Here." Be sure to check out or Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd you steal our garbage?!! review, which called it "an ode to a type of gaming that doesn't really exist anymore."
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11 CommentsAdventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal our Garbage?! review: trash duty
By Brian Crecente on Dec 14, 2012 12.14.12
The premise for the game is as fantastical as any from the show: Rambunctious child adventurer Finn and his shape-shifting dog/brother Jake awake to find that someone has stolen all of the garbage from their yard. They decide to track down the Ice King, a trash-talking (and -stealing) villain who wants to use all of the garbage from the Land of Ooo to build a Garbage Princess. The plot may be absurd, but Ward's smart writing and use of gaming cliches as inside jokes make story one of the highlights of the game. Pendleton Ward's smart writing makes story one of the highlights of the game Players control Finn as he wanders across four different regions of the Land of Ooo from a top-down view. When he arrives at a location, the game shifts to a sidescrolling perspective, and the...
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5 CommentsAmazon Gold Box deals include Assassin's Creed 3 for $33
By Samit Sarkar on Dec 11, 2012 12.11.12
There's been no shortage of deals this season on Assassin's Creed 3, and another good one comes in today's Amazon Gold Box, which is all about video games. Ubisoft's latest assassin simulator is available all day for $33 and includes three $3 credits on Amazon: Instant Video, Digital Games and Trade-In. Lightning Deals on the MMO TERA and Grand Theft Auto 4 & Episodes from Liberty City: The Complete Edition are no longer available, but here are some of the discounts coming up later today: 10 a.m. ETRhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure 11 a.m. ETNeed for Speed Most Wanted 1 p.m. ET This headset puts you in the middle of the action with Dolby surround sound and a stunning 3D audio environment. 3 p.m. ETDishonored 7 p.m. ET Headset built for both the new GamePad controller...
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0 CommentsNHL 13, XCOM: Enemy Unknown lead Amazon Cyber Monday deals
By Samit Sarkar on Nov 26, 2012 11.26.12
Amazon's list of Cyber Monday deals includes some low prices on 2012 hits like NHL 13 and XCOM: Enemy Unknown. The online retailer is using the day to re-run some offers from Black Friday and the preceding week, such as the XCOM deal. That discount (to $25 from $59.99) applies all day — or at least until supplies last — but there are also plenty of Lightning Deals that only last for a limited time. Here are some highlights: Lightning Deals: SSX, $15.99 (12:10 p.m. ET - 4:10 p.m. ET); NHL 13, $25 (4:10 p.m. - 8:10 p.m. ET); Dance Central 3, $22.99 (4:10 p.m. - 8:10 p.m. ET); Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd you Steal our Garbage?!!, $19.99 (8:10 p.m. - 12:10 a.m. ET) all-day discounts: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (PC download/360 only), $25; Dishonored, $29.99; Lego Batman 2: DC Super...
Adventure Time creator's love of video games and animation are hopelessly entwined
By Brian Crecente on Aug 28, 2012 08.28.12
Pendleton Ward loves video games. He also loves drawing. His greatest success, at least so far, happened when he put the two together and created an animated television series called Adventure Time. It's a show about Finn, a 14-year-old boy, his talking, stretching, magical dog of a friend Jake and their adventures in the colorful, post-apocalyptic Land of Ooo. Now the show, inspired by a heady mix of gaming, Dungeons and Dragons and indie comics, is getting its own video game. But it's not exactly what Ward originally had in mind. Just six months after Adventure Time's spring 2010 premiere on Cartoon Network, before the show was nominated for three Emmys and had cemented its monstrous, cross-demographic following, Ward took to Twitter to noodle out some ideas for an Adventure Time...
Nintendo showing off Wii U, 3DS XL at PAX Prime
By Samit Sarkar on Aug 28, 2012 08.28.12
Nintendo's PAX Prime presence will focus on the Wii U and 3DS with several games on each platform, along with a few special events for fans, the company announced today. Fans can head to the Nintendo booth, #462, to try the Wii U and the following games: ZombiU, Pikmin 3, New Super Mario Bros. U, Project P-100, Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge, Nintendo Land, Scribblenauts Unlimited, and Trine 2: Director's Cut. The booth will offer nine 3DS titles, some of which are already available: Paper Mario: Sticker Star, Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask, Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!, Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion, Skylanders Giants, New Super Mario Bros. 2, Mario Kart 7, and Kid Icarus: Uprising. A few games for the 3DS eShop,...
This Adventure Time video game trailer is packed with side-scrolling action
By Brian Crecente on Jul 15, 2012 07.15.12
Due out this fall for the Nintendo 3DS and DS, Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd you steal our garbage?! looks like it's going to be a classic side-scrolling game. This trailer gives us our first look at the game in action. Also, it has a pretty swell introduction by BMO. The trailer comes in the wake of news of the game's pre-order bonus and a couple of screens. Press will be getting their hands on the game later this month.
'Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd you steal our garbage?!' collector's edition available for pre-order, new screenshots unveiled
By Emily Gera on Jul 13, 2012 07.13.12
A collector's edition of Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd you steal our garbage?!, the upcoming handheld adventure game based on the series by Pendleton Ward, is now available for pre-order for $39.99. As detailed on its official Gamestop page, The collector's edition will include collectable SteelBook packaging with artwork of the Enchiridion handbook, a custom stylus of Finn's Gold Sword, an exclusive art book with drawings by its creator and an activity book, a fold out poster of the Land of Ooo, as well as a full version of the Adventure Time game. Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd you steal our garbage?! will become available October 23rd, 2012 on Nintendo 3DS and October 16th on Nintendo DS. The game will feature an original storyline by its series creator, as well as classic...
Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd you steal our garbage?! coming to DS, 3DS this fall
By Brian Crecente on May 08, 2012 05.08.12
Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd you steal our garbage?! is officially the official name of the upcoming Adventure Time game headed to the 3DS and DS this fall, D3Publisher announced today. In development by Wayforward, with the help of series creator Pendleton Ward, the game sees Finn and Jake waking up one morning to find their trash stolen by the Ice King. Here's the official description: "Jake couldn't care less about half-eaten bananas, crumpled up burrito wrappers, and old chicken diapers - but when they find out the Ice King is using their stolen goods to construct a Garbage Princess, the heroes embark on a fantastical adventure to teach him a lesson! Journey through the Land of Ooo in an offbeat adventure and discover perilous dungeons and unimaginable treasures, while...
