• Halo 4 Microtransactions Could Be The Beginning of the End for Series

    There was a lot of apprehension in the air when Bungie and Microsoft parted ways, leaving the Halo series in a bit of a lurch...

    There was a lot of apprehension in the air when Bungie and Microsoft parted ways, leaving the Halo series in a bit of a lurch while Microsoft scrambled to find a new team to be in control of Master Chief’s fate. If you ask a lot of hardcore Halo fans, the series ended with Halo...
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  • Dark Souls 2 Gameplay Analysis

    IGN has recently just shown a live demo for the upcoming game Dark Souls 2. Being a major fan of Dark Souls 1 and Demon’s...

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    IGN has recently just shown a live demo for the upcoming game Dark Souls 2. Being a major fan of Dark Souls 1 and Demon’s Souls, I was very intrigued to see the direction Dark Souls 2 would take under a different director, whilst still being produced by the same developers, From Software. A link...
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  • Microsoft Wants the Next Xbox to Take Over Your TV

    A new rumor came out today, courtesy of the Verge, which details some of the plans for the upcoming Xbox 720/Durango and how it will...

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    A new rumor came out today, courtesy of the Verge, which details some of the plans for the upcoming Xbox 720/Durango and how it will integrate with your home entertainment center. Well, when I say integrate, it feels more like completely take over and mainlining itself into your bloodstream to get you addicted and be...
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  • Poor Wii U Sales Serve as an Ominous Omen for Sony and Microsoft

    Recently, I posted an article about how the Wii U was initially met with lots of fanfare and strong sales, but after that initial push,...

    Recently, I posted an article about how the Wii U was initially met with lots of fanfare and strong sales, but after that initial push, things began to go way downhill for the console. Nintendo has done a lot to help support the Wii U, from having a solid lineup at launch, keeping the cost...
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  • Still Waiting on the Xbox

    With the next generation of consoles impending, the future of Sony has been spelled out in the groundwork the company has laid over the last...

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    With the next generation of consoles impending, the future of Sony has been spelled out in the groundwork the company has laid over the last two months.  After announcing the Playstation 4 to a hungry media/fan base on February 20th, Sony has aggressively sought developers and pundits out to endorse their future console.  Taking these...
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  • Always On DRM Could Sink Microsoft’s Xbox 720 Quickly

    Fans around the world are waiting for the unveiling from Microsoft of their upcoming console, known as the Xbox 720 or the Durango, with not...

    Fans around the world are waiting for the unveiling from Microsoft of their upcoming console, known as the Xbox 720 or the Durango, with not as much as a peep coming out of them yet. In a way, it is a brilliant marketing strategy as everyone is talking about the Xbox 720 and anxiously awaiting...
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  • AAA Games No Longer Sustainable?

    The AAA model for games in the gaming industry tends to stand for games that are given a lot of financial backing in the industry....

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    The AAA model for games in the gaming industry tends to stand for games that are given a lot of financial backing in the industry. Many developers and publishers have come to use this term to imply that a game should be hyped up as more money should equal more quality. The problem is, gamers...
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  • Bioshock Infinite: Top 5 Reasons It’s Awesome

    Alright, so the first part of this top 5 section regarding Bioshock Infinite is up here. That’s talking about some of the lower points of...

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    Alright, so the first part of this top 5 section regarding Bioshock Infinite is up here. That’s talking about some of the lower points of the game. This article will focus on the positives and why Bioshock Infinite is still a game that gamers should go out and play and experience. This article will cover...
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  • BioShock: Infinite Pushes Fact That Killing Does Get Old

    Ken Levine and the crew at Irrational Games do a lot of things extremely well, but that doesn’t mean that they do everything up to...

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    Ken Levine and the crew at Irrational Games do a lot of things extremely well, but that doesn’t mean that they do everything up to that standard. There are some parts of the BioShock games that have been some of the best in the industry, while other times things feel ho-hum and like a bit...
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  • The Timing is Right for the Return of Half-Life Games

    Valve has been rather silent on the Half-Life front since the release of Half-Life 2: Episode Two in October of 2007. Half-Life is one of...

    Valve has been rather silent on the Half-Life front since the release of Half-Life 2: Episode Two in October of 2007. Half-Life is one of the games that has helped to redefine gaming and show that you can do a lot more with a game than just point, click and shoot. The Half-Life games have...
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