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Eric L. Patterson got his start via self-publishing game-related fanzines in junior high, and now has one goal in life: making sure EGM has as much coverage of niche Japanese games as he can convince them to fit in. Eric’s also active in the gaming community on a personal level, being an outspoken voice on topics such as equality in gaming and consumer rights. Stalk him on Twitter: @pikoeri. Meet the rest of the crew.
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A DSiXL of a different (rose) color
By Eric L. Patterson, Executive Editor
Posted on September 9, 2011 AT 01:00pm
Posted on September 9, 2011 AT 01:00pm
Found thanks to a new pre-order page on Amazon, September 18th will bring a new color variation of Nintendo's DSiXL—Metallic Rose. READ MORE
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More Battlefield 3 information from DICE’s Alan Kertz
By Eric L. Patterson, Executive Editor
Posted on September 8, 2011 AT 09:06pm
Posted on September 8, 2011 AT 09:06pm
Good news Battlefield 3 fans: It's time for another round of tweets from DICE's Alan Kertz, the ever-flowing fountain of information for all things Battlefield 3. Here's a rundown of some of his most recent tweets, along with the questions that resulted in the answers. READ MORE
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Zombies are everywhere, but copies of Dead Island aren’t
By Eric L. Patterson, Executive Editor
Posted on September 8, 2011 AT 05:00pm
Posted on September 8, 2011 AT 05:00pm
Dead Island is overflowing with hordes of zombies, but unfortunately, store shelves aren't currently overflowing with copies of the game. READ MORE
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Unbox the Gears of War 3 Collector’s Edition with Ice T
By Eric L. Patterson, Executive Editor
Posted on September 8, 2011 AT 04:05pm
Posted on September 8, 2011 AT 04:05pm
Ice T joined Cliffy B on stage at E3 to help show off Gears of War 3, and now he's back to show off something else—the Collector's Edition of the game, which includes one "big-ass Lancer". READ MORE
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Forty weeks worth of DLC coming to Saints Row the Third
By Eric L. Patterson, Executive Editor
Posted on September 8, 2011 AT 03:21pm
Posted on September 8, 2011 AT 03:21pm
In one of those "this could be awesome" or "this could be awesomely bad" moments, THQ's Brian Farrell announced that when Saints Row the Third launches, it'll be followed by "40 weeks worth of downloadable digital content". READ MORE
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Activision releasing six Blizzard games in next three years
By Eric L. Patterson, Executive Editor
Posted on September 8, 2011 AT 02:26pm
Posted on September 8, 2011 AT 02:26pm
At the Citi 2011 Technology Conference today, Activision Blizzard COO Thomas Tippl has stated that his company plans to release six "proven properties" from Blizzard in the next three years. READ MORE
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Sony includes reversible cover art for Team ICO collection
By Eric L. Patterson, Executive Editor
Posted on September 8, 2011 AT 01:31pm
Posted on September 8, 2011 AT 01:31pm
When ICO was first released in North America, it was given a rather unfortunate piece of cover art. By the time Shadow of the Colossus came around, thankfully SCEA decided to give us the same great cover art as those in other countries received. READ MORE
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Assassin’s Creed: Revelations beta opens to all PS3 owners tomorrow
By Eric L. Patterson, Executive Editor
Posted on September 7, 2011 AT 11:14am
Posted on September 7, 2011 AT 11:14am
Take note, PlayStation 3 owners; starting tomorrow, everybody who has a PS3 and a PSN account will be able to download the Assassin's Creed: Revelations multiplayer beta. READ MORE
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Buy the PS3 version of Sony’s upcoming dungeon crawler Ruin, get the PS Vita version for free
By Eric L. Patterson, Executive Editor
Posted on September 7, 2011 AT 11:05am
Posted on September 7, 2011 AT 11:05am
Sony Worldwide Studios head Shuhei Yoshida announced that when Ruin - the upcoming dungeon crawler from Idol Minds and SCE San Diego Studios - hits for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, you'll get both games in one release. READ MORE
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Battlefield 3 pre-orders hit huge number, roughly comparable to COD Black Ops’ pre-order popularity
By Eric L. Patterson, Executive Editor
Posted on September 7, 2011 AT 10:45am
Posted on September 7, 2011 AT 10:45am
EA CFO Eric Brown announced today that pre-orders for Battlefield 3 have hit around the 1.25 million mark, which is better and faster than any previous Battlefield game in the same amount of time. READ MORE
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Fourty-two new high-quality images of Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena
By Eric L. Patterson, Executive Editor
Posted on September 7, 2011 AT 10:30am
Posted on September 7, 2011 AT 10:30am
Can I tell you how excited I am for Persona 4 The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena, the new 2D fighting game being made together by Atlus and Arc System Works? SO excited. READ MORE
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Sonic Generations Collector’s Edition announced for Europe
By Eric L. Patterson, Executive Editor
Posted on September 7, 2011 AT 10:00am
Posted on September 7, 2011 AT 10:00am
In honor of the 20th Anniversary of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sega set out to create Sonic Generations, a game that bring together classic Sonic with the more modern Sonic in an adventure the two of them must overcome together. READ MORE
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Skyrim’s Collector’s Edition box is ridiculously huge
By Eric L. Patterson, Executive Editor
Posted on September 7, 2011 AT 09:14am
Posted on September 7, 2011 AT 09:14am
From the Bethesda Blog comes this photo of the The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Collector's Edition package. That's a big box. A very, very big box. READ MORE
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Pre-order Uncharted 3 at GameStop, get a free Penny Arcade-crafted poster
By Eric L. Patterson, Executive Editor
Posted on September 7, 2011 AT 08:52am
Posted on September 7, 2011 AT 08:52am
Well, here's an interesting pre-order bonus: Put your money down for Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception at GameStop, and you'll get a 17" x 24" posted for the game created by the folks over at Penny Arcade. READ MORE
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Bloodrayne: Betrayal
By Eric L. Patterson, Executive Editor
Posted on September 7, 2011 AT 01:15am
Posted on September 7, 2011 AT 01:15am
WayForward does its damnedest to bring some respectability to the Bloodrayne franchise, but can they wipe the Uwe Boll stank off with some 2-D lovin'? Eric sinks his fangs into their latest to find out. READ MORE
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More proof a Devil May Cry collection is coming
By Eric L. Patterson, Executive Editor
Posted on September 7, 2011 AT 12:32am
Posted on September 7, 2011 AT 12:32am
Rumors of a Devil May Cry HD Collection have been going around for a while now, but today, more proof is revealed that it may indeed be coming. READ MORE
News
Dragon Quest X Drags Players Online
By Eric L. Patterson, Executive Editor
Posted on September 6, 2011 AT 08:13pm
Posted on September 6, 2011 AT 08:13pm
At a special event held in Japan, Square Enix finally unveiled the first real details of Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Online—including, as the name implies, that the game will have a huge online component. READ MORE
Video
The impressive short Call of Duty fan film ‘Find Makarov: Operation Kingfish’
By Eric L. Patterson, Executive Editor
Posted on September 6, 2011 AT 06:47pm
Posted on September 6, 2011 AT 06:47pm
With all of the news and information that came out during the weekend's Call of Duty XP event, it was terribly easy to miss out on some of the not-as-groundbreaking things to come from the show. One of those is Find Makarov: Operation Kingfish, a six and a half minute fan film based around Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 that Activision presented at Call of Duty XP. READ MORE
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Gameplay video of the Juggernaut Recon armor in action in Modern Warfare 3
By Eric L. Patterson, Executive Editor
Posted on September 6, 2011 AT 06:41pm
Posted on September 6, 2011 AT 06:41pm
In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Juggernaut Recon is an 18-point support strike chain where a set of Juggernaut armor equipped with a riot shield and USP. READ MORE
Screens
New batch of screenshots show off more of Vita’s interface
By Eric L. Patterson, Executive Editor
Posted on September 6, 2011 AT 06:17pm
Posted on September 6, 2011 AT 06:17pm
Wondering what the non-gaming functions of the upcoming PlayStation Vita will be like? READ MORE
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