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TheFeed has a list of the top ten failures in gaming. Yes, it’s another list. They seem to be sprouting quite a bit this week. But note that the entries listed here aren’t ordinary failures. No, these ones are categorized as epic losers in the world of gaming. Every North American MMO Since World of [...]
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Today’s post comes from an unlikely source: Popular Mechanics. It posted its must-have games list for the holidays. What’s on the list? Mass Effect and Assassin’s Creed, but for different reasons. Here’s the one for Mass Effect: But the sheer scope of the story, as well as the genuinely disturbing choices you’re forced to make [...]
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Here’s the teaser trailer for Deus Ex 3: The original Deus Ex was a landmark title because of its gameplay. As an RPG/FPS hybrid, it gave players choices. Allow me to rewind a few months back and quote myself on what it was: Aside from its unusual but cohesive gameplay elements, it was also a [...]
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Chris Kohler from Game|Life reviewed Assassin’s Creed recently. It’s notable because it’s the antithesis to all the articles that praised the game. Why didn’t he like it? Read on. The team then failed to support their presentation with any gameplay mechanics that go beyond the utterly mundane. And there’s barely even any of that. Assassin’s [...]
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Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings was finally released this week and Destructoid has a review: At the end of the day, Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings is a fine alternative RTS that expands upon an already fantastic universe and one of Final Fantasy’s most compelling stories and casts to date. But while their grip on [...]
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Leave it up to the hackers to create seemingly useless concoctions that may someday evolve into something totally awesome. What you see above is the drum set from EA’s Rock Band hooked up to a PC. All the hits on the drum components are registering in the configuration tool, but no software has been set [...]
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Although Call of Duty 4 looks great on both the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3, the game is not actually in true HDTV. Most people define HD as being at least 720p (we prefer 1080p, of course), but COD4 only boasts a 600p resolution. With a resolution of 1024×600, it’s missing a full 120 [...]
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Mr. T + World of Warcraft = Night Elf Mohawk. Is it a hidden Hero Class? Is it even bigger than the upcoming Death Knight? The Lich King better watch out. Also, if you want to see Shatner’s Shaman, you can check it out here.
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Are you ready to rock with Master Chief? When he’s not finishing the fight and convincing himself to believe, the green helmet-wearing warrior picks up a miniature guitar and battles it out with his red and blue buddies in Guitar Hero III. And now you can join in on the action. Activision has announced that [...]
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Here’s an update on the upcoming Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. And yes, I know that I have to come up with a suitable acronym for it at some point in the future. This week we’re taking an in-depth look at Ryu himself. How do you mess with arguably one of the most [...]
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