Archive for August, 2011

Preview: Gears Of War 3

Many years ago, the typical third-person shooter involved running around various flat levels while jumping and strafing in random directions and then ducking behind walls, while shooting at enemies that [...]

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The Witcher 2 Approaches A Million Copies Sold

So CD Projekt has announced that sales for their masterpiece The Witcher 2 are fast nearing the magic million mark, since the game released on May 17th this year. Why [...]

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Bid Farewell To Shepard After Mass Effect 3

Commander Shepard has enjoyed a fantastic career in the Mass Effect series, though it seems that if his adventures continue past Mass Effect 3, we won’t be experiencing them. Developers [...]

Fallout: Nuka Break Is Awesome

Short films are everywhere lately it seems. First there was a Portal fan-film, then a day after came an amazing Half-Life film. Now, we have a short film series based [...]

You’re Not Trusted, Therefore You Cannot Kill Civilians In Battlefield 3

Patrick Bach from DICE has commented on Battlefield 3 and the nature of people in general. Bach noted that when people are faced with a decision to do bad things, [...]

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Valve Worried About Getting Dota 2 Right, Money Comes Later

Gabe Newell And Erik Johnson from Valve have commented on Dota 2, and how they’d rather have a working game than lots of money. For now. During an interview with [...]

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Sony Changes Slogans [Video]

Sony have decided to drop the now popular slogan of “It only does everything” in favour of something a little less incorrect, or as marketing puts it, something that focuses [...]

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Super Monday Night Combat Will Draw From DOTA

We all love DOTA. Well, most people anyway. The same goes for third-person shooters. So, what would happen if these two met at a bar and had some sort of [...]

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Halo 4 Is Part Of A Trilogy + Info, A Look At Concept Art And Audio [Videos]

At E3 2011 Halo 4 made is debut with the above trailer. Well since then details have still been scarce, but speaking at the Penny Arcade Expo this week end [...]

Indie Review: rComplex

rComplex is a shadowy noir short of the indie variety, a demo of sorts, which with a simple button scheme and the prerogative of a monster looming over you at [...]

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PAX 2011: Meet FemShep — Or At Least Her Voice Actor [Video]

By now you’ve met the new female Commander Shepard that is poised as the default character for Mass Effect 3 if you opt to go the female route, or if [...]

Max Payne 3 Screenshots Just In — More News To Follow

Over the past few years we haven’t heard much about our PlayStation 2 legend, badass guy, Max Payne, except the occasional info that leaks through the cracks at Rockstar. The [...]

Will Your PC Survive A Hard Reset?

You should have heard by now about Hard Reset, the PC-exclusive cyberpunk shooter that reminds me of how games used to be developed in the 1990′s. Well it seems that [...]

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Deus Ex: Human Revolution Teases ‘Special Message’

A surprise in-menu message seems to have foreshadowed a Deus Ex: Human Revolution announcement. The message, which appeared on the PC version of the game, is as follows: “Human Revolution [...]

Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Will Live Up To Its Name

After playing Assassin’s Creed 2, gamers were left with more questions than those surrounding JFK’s assassination and while Brotherhood was a great game, it did little to answer any of [...]

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Gears Of War 3 Offers ‘Season Pass’ To Loyal Fans

Here’s an interesting proposal. Rather than just tying you to their product with the typical pre-order incentives, Microsoft Games Studios has revealed a new way that they will entice you [...]

This Skyrim Xbox Will Make You Commit A Double Homicide

As you read this, two lucky bastards people are enjoying ogling and using their very own Elders Scroll V: Skyrim-themed Xbox 360′s given out at a walkthrough of the game [...]

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Hawken Makes Mech Carnage Gorgeous

Hawken has been a bit off the radar in the past few months. This mech combat based multiplayer game was looking outstanding, and then it just up and disappeared, leaving [...]

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Behold! The Official FemShep For Mass Effect 3

Remember we posted articles on both rounds of the official FemShep voting? After Round one everybody agreed that Rebecca Black shouldn’t be the new FemShep and decided to vote the [...]

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Study Shows Parents Shouldn’t Discourage Gaming, But Rather Join In

A new study has shown that parents shouldn’t shout at their child for playing games, but rather embrace the experience because it could help the family. You might be having family face-offs very soon.

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Question Of The Week: Which Game Has The Best Loading Screen?

Ugh! There it is again. That darn loading screen. But at least the article loaded, right? It’s strange how some games have a loading screen for almost every scene which [...]

Experience Points: Stockpiling, Pre-played And The Brotherhood Of Gaming [Column]

I’ve been busy playing Bastion, finishing off the main story arc of Mass Effect and just installed Batman: Arkham Asylum in hopes of completing the game before the release of [...]

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Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 Footage — Really, Really Long [Video]

Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 is Capcom’s “expansion” release to their initial critically acclaimed success, Marvel Vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds. Or MVC3:FTW for short, because for the [...]

The Ultimate Modular Sports Controller

No controller is perfect, right? The PS3′s one has clunky ergonomics and sticky trigger buttons whereas the Xbox 360 has a soft D-pad. Do you prefer to 360 or PS3 [...]

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PAX 2011: Razer Debuts World’s First Gaming Laptop

Gaming laptops do not exist today. That is a cold hard fact. What we get in the form of Alienware and Asus gaming notebooks are not laptops, but in fact [...]

Review: Deus Ex: Human Revolution

The first thought that crossed my mind when finishing Deus Ex: Human Revolution was that it would be an injustice to draw up a complete verdict on a game like [...]

Counter-Strike: GO Will Support Move, Keyboard And Mouse On PS3

Did you watch the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Debut Trailer. That’s ok, I’ll wait. So, you noticed that there would be cross-platform support right? Then I know exactly what you are [...]

FIFA 12 Team Ratings In

With the FIFA 12 demo out, several team ratings are now available and while there are no surprises, they give a good indication of what to expect. As far as [...]

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PAX 2011: Dragon Age Panel Addresses Fans

It’s no secret that I adore BioWare and their two flagship franchises of Mass Effect and Dragon Age, with my feelings for the latter being particularly strong to the point [...]

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Debut Trailer

The first trailer for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has landed. It shows a short background to the series with Counter-Strike 1.6 and Counter-Strike: Source. Thereafter, a bit of footage from the [...]

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