I always wonder what happened to the monks managing the obligatory Buddhist temple and Shinto shrine arenas in fighitng games — unless the fighters are the monks. Mind blown.
Video Blips:
• Street Fighter X Tekken's amalgam of crossover matchups promises further opportunities for pitting sparsely clothed women against burly men. And no, Vega doesn't count: Having the hipster-like audacity to describe oneself as a narcissistic, masked Spanish ninja defies association.
Continue after the break for an introduction to Starhawk's multiplayer beta and the crumbling friendship between Dr. Watson and England's legendary detective in The Testament of Sherlock Holmes.
• Test out the effectiveness of directing falling buildings onto your enemies' heads in Starhawk's public multiplayer beta. Just make sure to, you know, report any encountered bugs instead of high-fiving yourself for the free go at an unreleased game.
• In The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson wonders what's gotten into his longtime friend — besides a serious bout of the douche. I suppose loyalty has its merits, but the good doctor should really take the blatant hint and give Holmes a medicinal sock in the gut.