Archive for December, 2007

Dark Messiah of Might and Magic: Elements Demo Impressions

Tweet Dark Messiah of Might and Magic: Elements (DMMM) is best described as a first-person action RPG, fusing the combat style of your typical FPS and together with character customization more commonly found in an RPG.

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Aperture Science Bring Gifts of Joy

Tweet Feeling guilty this Christmas for what you did to your Weighted Companion Cube? Don’t worry, Aperture Science is here with a heartwarming Christmas video.

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Mass Effect: Ascension Coming Spring 2008

Tweet Captain Your-Name-Here Shepherd Returns in Mass Effect: Ascension. Fans of Mass Effect are probably aware of the game’s prequel novel, Mass Effect: Revelation. The book revolves around Saren, the main antagonist in the game, and it leaves off right around where the game picks up.

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Head Tracking With the Wii-mote Makes Truly 3D Games Possible

Tweet You think the game you’re playing now is 3D? Think again. Johnny Chung Lee’s video showing off his most recent Wii-mote project shows what’s possible using the Wii’s innovative control scheme.

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Chinese Teen Blames WoW After Fight with Classmate Ends in Flames

Tweet After losing a fight in school, a 17 year old boy in Beijing covered his classmate with gasoline and lit him on fire. According to Beijing News the teen claimed that he “had lost himself in World of Warcraft” and “transformed into a Fire Mage.”

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First Screens of Monster Madness EX for PS3

Tweet Got some new screens hot off the press for you here: Monster Madness EX for the Playstation 3. This is the first you will have seen of the game, and they look like they’ve got a sense of humour at least.

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The 12 Days of Christmas, Revised for Gamers: Day 8

Tweet Is any song of the Christmas season less relatable than the Twelve Days of Christmas? Since when does Christmas have 12 days? How wealthy would you have to be to afford gifts like 5 gold rings or 12 pipers piping?

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Warhawk PS1 Reaches PS3 and PSP

Tweet Over 10 days ago we reported that the ESRB had rated a Warhawk game for the PSP. I suggested that instead of being an exclusive PSP title, it would be the original PS1 Warhawk. I was right.

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Haze UK Release Date Set, Only 28 Days?

Tweet Haze is one crazy title. Not only does it look great, but it has a unique plot set in the future where nectar is used as a stimulant for soldiers to gain control of the battlefield around them. Moreover, we might get hold of it quicker than we expected.

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Xbox 360 Cheaper than Wii in UK? At a Cost

Tweet Can you get an Xbox 360 Cheaper than a Wii in the United Kingdom? Yes sir, and it can even be an Xbox 360 Arcade with a wireless controller, HDMI connection and five arcade games; PAC-MAN Championship Edition, Uno, Luxor 2, Boom Boom Rocket, and Feeding Frenzy.

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Ripten Holiday Guide – PC Edition

Tweet The PC gamer is probably the hardest person to shop for. We are a well informed and well connected bunch. If it’s out, we probably already own it, or at the very least we know if it’s worth buying or not. With that in mind, this guide is tailored specifically for you. I won’t [...]

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This Papercraft Halo Dropship Couldn’t Withstand a Slight Breeze

Tweet In the future, wars will be fought not with plasma cannons and energy swords, but with tiny spaceships made out of paper and glue. So what if humankind ultimately loses the war? Our cute paper armadas will charm every alien life form in the galaxy.

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New Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Details and Screens: Same Old Thing?

Tweet Well, look what Ubisoft released today! That’s right, some new Rainbow Six Vegas 2 info and two new screens. The details are as follows, and all have been officially confirmed by Ubisoft.

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Video Games Will Never Be Timeless, Akin To Classic Cinema Or Literature

Tweet It’s only natural to feel a strong nostalgic resonance with a piece of artwork. Look at literary works such as Huckleberry Finn or Dante’s Inferno that only seem to gain popularity as the slow weather of time imprints their narratives into the deepest psyches of our mind. So why then do the classic games [...]

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Sin City to be Powered by Unreal Engine 3

Tweet Abso-freakin-lutely UNREAL Red Mile, the publisher behind the forthcoming Sin City game has today announced that it has chosen the Epic’s Unreal Engine 3 to power the game.

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