• The Hot (and Not) of PAX East

    Hopefully, you are following Explosion’s Charles Battersby as he breaks down PAX East.  Keep following his articles for more about the conference.  PAX East is...

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    Hopefully, you are following Explosion’s Charles Battersby as he breaks down PAX East.  Keep following his articles for more about the conference.  PAX East is great showcase for games, giving fans and media a great chance to preview what the video game holds  in the near future.  However, it is also a great chance to...
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  • The Keys to Battlefield 4’s Success or Failure

    The other day I touched upon some of the challenges that we’ll see for the upcoming struggle of Battlefield 4 vs. Call of Duty: Ghosts,...

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    The other day I touched upon some of the challenges that we’ll see for the upcoming struggle of Battlefield 4 vs. Call of Duty: Ghosts, outlining some of the features that the upcoming Call of Duty could include to make for a better game. Neither the Battlefield or Call of Duty series are immune from...
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  • Theo’s Thoughts #36: Return of the Upgrade Vendor

    Patch 5.2 has been live for less than a month, yet Blizzard is already giving information out for the next patch. The biggest news that...

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    Patch 5.2 has been live for less than a month, yet Blizzard is already giving information out for the next patch. The biggest news that has been released is that the upgrade vendor, which was recently removed will be returning for PvE gear, allowing players to upgrade gear using Justice and Valor points. What is...
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  • GTA V: 5 Great Previous Missions

    With each passing day, we get closer to the release of 2013s biggest game, Grand Theft Auto 5 (GTA V). Lots of information has trickled...

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    With each passing day, we get closer to the release of 2013s biggest game, Grand Theft Auto 5 (GTA V). Lots of information has trickled out about the game, with the sheer size and scope of the game something somewhat unbelievable. We’ll have to wait until it releases to confirm all that has been said,...
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  • BioShock: Infinite’s Popularity is Proof That Story Matters

    Story matters. There, I have said and now it is out there, on the internet for as long as the internet will exist. Gaming has...

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    Story matters. There, I have said and now it is out there, on the internet for as long as the internet will exist. Gaming has a rather auspicious history when it comes to story in games, as at its very core, games have always existed without much in the way of storylines. When you think...
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  • PAX East Day 2 – Wrap Up

    Another day has passed at the Penny Arcade Expo East and yet more fun was had by tens of thousands of video game fans in...

    Another day has passed at the Penny Arcade Expo East and yet more fun was had by tens of thousands of video game fans in Boston.  Explosion.com was present to learn all about the upcoming hits of 2013. Saints Row IV has had a perilous journey.  Its original publisher THQ went out of business at...
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  • The Keys to Call of Duty: Ghosts’ Success or Failure

    The past few days have been exciting ones for fans of first person shooters as both Battlefield 4 and Call of Duty: Ghosts have started...

    The past few days have been exciting ones for fans of first person shooters as both Battlefield 4 and Call of Duty: Ghosts have started to see some information leak out into the public eye. Obviously Battlefield 4 will be the tried-and-true game to come out this year, with the team behind BF4 having a...
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  • Call Of Duty: Ghosts: Should It Be Next-Gen Exclusive?

    Undoubtedly, the biggest game franchise of the current generation of consoles and PC gaming is Call Of Duty. Whether you like the games or you...

    Undoubtedly, the biggest game franchise of the current generation of consoles and PC gaming is Call Of Duty. Whether you like the games or you find them tedious and lacking innovation, the Call Of Duty series has become a gaming juggernaut. A recent rumour suggest that the latest game in the series, rumoured to be...
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  • PAX East Day 1 – Wrap Up

    The annual geek invasion of Boston began Friday as Penny Arcade and their legions of fans stormed the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.  Explosion.com was...

    The annual geek invasion of Boston began Friday as Penny Arcade and their legions of fans stormed the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.  Explosion.com was there to get our hands-on upcoming blockbuster games  as well as independent titles and gaming oddities.  Here’s a look at what we played on the first of this three-day expo....
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  • Injustice: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Like Gods Among Us

    Most likely, we all had the same reaction when we saw the announcement for Injustice: Gods Among Us. A roll of the eyesF, a dejected...

    Most likely, we all had the same reaction when we saw the announcement for Injustice: Gods Among Us. A roll of the eyesF, a dejected sigh, and desire to play just about anything else. NetherRealm Studios, formerly Midway Studios, has a long history of making the “other” fighting game. There are the Mortal Kombat diehards...
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