• Orc Attack Preview – Now We’re Cookin’ With Gas

    Those pesky humans just can’t leave the poor Orcs alone!  The human-centric fantasy world is a thing of the past.  For quite a while, games...

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    Those pesky humans just can’t leave the poor Orcs alone!  The human-centric fantasy world is a thing of the past.  For quite a while, games like Warcraft have tried to offer a more rounded view of what it’s like to live a world filled with multiple intelligent species, and in the upcoming game Orc Attack...
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  • Hands-On With Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

    “Revengenace” isn’t a word, but that didn’t stop Konami from using it as a subtitle for the latest installment in the Metal Gear franchise.  Having...

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    “Revengenace” isn’t a word, but that didn’t stop Konami from using it as a subtitle for the latest installment in the Metal Gear franchise.  Having been a long-time fan of the series, I had still lost track of the increasingly incomprehensible story.  I was vaguely aware that somewhere along the line, Raiden, the prettyboy who...
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  • Dead Island Riptide Preview – Just Add Water

    The first game in the Dead Island series got a massive publicity boost thanks to an amazing teaser film that didn’t feature any actual footage...

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    The first game in the Dead Island series got a massive publicity boost thanks to an amazing teaser film that didn’t feature any actual footage from the game.  When it arrived, it was judged favorably one its own merits (Once the launch bugs were taken care of).  The upcoming sequel Dead Island Riptide takes everything...
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  • Hands-On With “Aliens: Colonial Marines” Escape Mode

    “Take Off And Nuke The Site From Orbit”, that’s the only way to be sure that you’ve dealt with your Xenomorph infestation, and that’s the...

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    “Take Off And Nuke The Site From Orbit”, that’s the only way to be sure that you’ve dealt with your Xenomorph infestation, and that’s the idea behind the recently-revealed “Escape Mode” for Sega’s upcoming Aliens: Colonial Marines.  In it, one team controls an endless swarm of respawing aliens who relentlessly harrow an opposing team of...
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  • Dieselpunk Dovakiin – Hands on With Dishonored

    When Fallout 3 arrived, many of Bethesda’s fans called it “Oblivion with guns”. Even though one was set in a fantasy world while the other...

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    When Fallout 3 arrived, many of Bethesda’s fans called it “Oblivion with guns”. Even though one was set in a fantasy world while the other was post-apocalyptic, the two games ran on the same engine, had similar mechanics and each let players craft a custom character to explore a vast free-roam world. With Bethesda’s latest...
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  • Are current big-budget games really the last of their kind?

    If there’s one thing that you’re guaranteed when listening to the words of Ubisoft’s creative director Alex Hutchinson, it’s a little bit of controversy. It’s...

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    If there’s one thing that you’re guaranteed when listening to the words of Ubisoft’s creative director Alex Hutchinson, it’s a little bit of controversy. It’s only a couple of weeks ago, after all that the man said that games journalists of exhibiting a ‘subtle racism‘ in favour of Japanese games developers. More recently, he declared...
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  • A Word On Devil May Cry And The Reboot

    The Devil May Cry universe is one that has a special place in gaming today. When it first arrived on the scene back in December...

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    The Devil May Cry universe is one that has a special place in gaming today. When it first arrived on the scene back in December 2001, I don’t think anyone really new what was coming our way. In my opinion Devil May Cry is my hack and slash adventure game of choice. Sure there are...
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  • My 2012 Fall Gaming Guide

    While many equate the beginning of autumn as the inevitable return to schooling, there are a select few that find themselves overwhelmed for completely different...

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    While many equate the beginning of autumn as the inevitable return to schooling, there are a select few that find themselves overwhelmed for completely different reasons. Whereas textbooks and notebooks account for the bulk of money spent for the more studios types, gamers will find themselves lighter in the wallets due to the usual slew...
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  • New Borderlands 2 Details, and why this game is going to rock

    I cannot wait for this game. I’m literally counting down the days on a calender. And it’s this excitement that has driven me to pulling up some...

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    I cannot wait for this game. I’m literally counting down the days on a calender. And it’s this excitement that has driven me to pulling up some new details for the masses. But we will get around to that in a moment, in the time being I’m just going to fill you in on a few things...
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  • Do All Games need an ‘Easy’ Mode?

    The last couple of days have given rise to a good talking point in the gaming community. Just yesterday, Dark Souls director Hidetaka Miyazaki came...

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    The last couple of days have given rise to a good talking point in the gaming community. Just yesterday, Dark Souls director Hidetaka Miyazaki came out and admitted that he was considering adding an Easy mode to the game that’s considered one of the toughest of its generation. He spoke about this consideration with a...
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