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Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Dicks

08-Mar-11

“Dog Days says: fuck you, this is what you want, look at what you want, asshole.” -ironcupshrug for actionbutton.net She asked for it, her skirt was too short. She wanted it, she doth protested way too much for it to be otherwise. She rented it and played it, knowing full well what it was about. [...]

hitman mega round-up

11-Oct-09

Even though I run around saying Hitman 4: Blood Money!! is one of the best games ever, I can’t really say that without having played Hitmen 1-3. Maybe they’re good too? Is it possible for greatness to have been begat by greatness? Sonic to Sonic 2? Freddie Prinze to Freddie Prinze Jr.? Edith Beale to [...]

tears for kurup

30-Sep-09

As an aside and addendum, here’s an interview with IO Interactive’s Jens Peter Kurup, the game’s director, about critical reaction to Kane & Lynch. The Gamespot review he mentions is here. Three interesting things: 1) The game’s actual market was younger teenagers and not adults. 2) He saddles Jeff Gerstmann, writer of the Gamespot review, [...]

kane & lynch: dead men

29-Sep-09

Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (2007) IO Interactive Played on PC Genre: Buddy Movie Tech Demo The first part of this is (here) The plot centers around Kane, a former mercenary who is busted out of a death row transport wagon by his old associates — in what is either a nod to Killer 7 [...]

kane & lynch: in utero

29-Sep-09

I spent about 4 hours playing it last night and I’m pretty sure am a level or two away from the end. The best I can say about it is that it reminds me of The Club, or really any current Sega 3rd person shooter. What I mean by that is there is a lot [...]