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Spider Man games are, generally speaking, made or broken by how satisfying it is to traverse New York City as your Friendly Neighborhood Spider Man. Slingin’ webs is the essence of that fantasy, second only to being an accomplished journalist. That’s why everyone likes Spider Man, right? The journalism?

Beenox‘s solution for The Amazing Spider Man, the “Web Rush,” pulls double duty as both locomotive and combative solution by slowing down time, thus allowing the player to select their next web-oriented target of interest. Slowing down time will also be helpful for making J. Jonah Jameson’s incredibly strict deadlines, which we know you’re also concerned about. No one ever said the life of a genetically enriched photojournalist would be easy.

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EA Sports Canada recently announced the feature set for NHL 13, which is due for release on September 11 in North America and September 14 in Europe on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Among the more noteworthy features listed are the additions of “True Performance Skating” and “EA Sports Hockey I.Q.”

True Performance Skating is the latest in EA Sports’ apparent efforts to introduce physics-based engines to player movement. Much like FIFA 12‘s Player Impact Engine, True Performance Skating promises to deliver the “explosiveness, momentum and top end speed displayed by today’s NHL players,” while utilizing over a thousand new player animations. The result, according to the team, should allow for more realistic and creative player movement.

NHL 13 also features EA Sports Hockey I.Q., and unfortunately it isn’t a sports-themed quiz show. EA Sports elaborated on the shortcomings

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I compare it to Godzilla movies

Posted: 05/17/2012 by  Captain_Gonru

Usually, I prefer Godzilla in Japanese with English subtitles.  I find that the voice over actors just don’t capture the performance the same way as the actors themselves.  As such, I’m pulled even further out of a film starring a guy in a rubber suit trampling repurposed shoe boxes.

Games are much the same for me.  If the voice acting is back, it really pulls me out of it.  Shin Megami for the 3DS is the perfect example.  Any time the characters start talking, I groan.  Dragon Quest IX, by contrast, has no voices, yet I hang on every word of text.  And using nothing but in-game graphics and a few words, I found myself moved by the build up to the final stage of the game (I’m trying not to spoil it for anyone who hasn’t played yet, so forgive my

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Enter Podcast Beyond, your link to the IGN PlayStation crew that pushes news, opinions and utter hilarity straight to your ears (and subsequently, your brain).

Greg’s seen The Last of Us in action, and holy cow, it’s rad. Today, the boys talk at length about why Last of Us looks impressive, what we want out of it, and how Clements needs to sort his life out. There’s also Diablo III speak and PlayStation Vita talk.

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Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN’s weekly show that attacks your funny bone for massive damage. Your guides this week will be Daemon Hatfield, Greg Miller, Anthony Gallegos, and Ryan Clements.

This week: Diablo III, what gamers want from next-generation consoles, and new characters confirmed for PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale.

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