News::This Weekend Only: Buy The Secret World, Get Free In-Game Credits

Have you been searching for a great MMORPG sale for you and your loved one [Since it is, after all, almost Valentine's Day]? Funcom has a special sale for this weekend only: Buy a digital copy of The Secret World from their website, and instantly get $30 worth of in-game credit to spend however you want.



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News::VGU.tv- Crysis 3 Preview

VGU.tv's Corey Cudney gives a full preview on the Crysis series up to this date.



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News::The Showdown Effect early beta impressions

Shane Ryan, Thunderbolt writes: Consider that a divorce, quips Bruce McClone as he blows away his latest enemy in a hail of chaingun fire. One hundred rounds to each man. A reasonable amount, youd agree. McClone is an Austrian immigrant in America whose identify has been stolen. He needs to get it back 80s style and return to his day job as a kindergarten teacher. A spectacular and cheesy guitar riff sores in as it boils down to a final showdown between our hero and his nemesis. With the surrounding environment left in tatters and McClone standing victorious, dressed in a red shirt gifted to him by the CIA for pushing too many pencils, he strolls into the sunset and shouts, see you at the party. Welcome to The Showdown Effect.



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News::The Mirror Mysteries: Forgotten Kingdoms Walkthrough

Let the CGG Mirror Mysteries: Forgotten Kingdoms Walkthrough be your travel guide as you fight to save your world, along with many others, from the evil power of the magic mirror. When a frightened woman approaches you claiming her brother has been kidnapped by a magic mirror, youre not sure what to expect. Finding yourself pitted against a powerful evil thats bent on destroying the worlds reflected on its surface definitely hadnt occurred to you. Now you must gather your wits and travel between worlds to find a way to stop the mirror once and for all. These insider tips, step-by-step instructions, and custom screenshots will help you as you struggle to put an end to the mirrors evil.



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News::Battlefield 3 Endgame DLC Dirt Bike Jump Tests

DICE has released a new video for Battlefield 3s upcoming End Game DLC showcasing the new dirt bikes.



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News::Dead Space 3 Review | Blistered Thumbs

Blistered Thumbs: "Dead Space 3 is a meaty experience. There is no shortage of things to do, build, and murder, as long as you are willing to engage in said actions without being scared. If you approached this release with skepticism due to the cooperative aspect, DLC, or micro-transactions, consider your fears unfounded. If you were holding out for horror, then it appears that I am the bearer of bad news."



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News::The Witcher 3 Announcement Intimidates EA, BioWare and Dragon Age III

TheNexusNews reports that EA and BioWare are intimidated by the announcement of The Witcher 3 - knowing that it will harm the sales of their upcoming Dragon Age 3 (III) if they don't release the game in time.



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News::Five Reasons to Look Forward to The Witcher 3

Eldon from Denkiphile: "My friends, Christmas has most definitely come early this year. Or whatever holiday you celebrate that involves gift giving. Maybe Chinese New Year? That would make more sense because its on the 10th. IN ANY CASE, I know what you are thinking to yourselves, Eldon, what is this magical reason as to why that gift giving holiday I celebrate has arrived earlier than usual this year? Well the answer to that is CD PROJEKT HAS ANNOUNCED THE WITCHER 3. OH MY GOD. Granted I knew it was going to announced eventually since The Witcher 2 ended with a cliffhanger, so Im not too surprised, but still I AM SO HYPED, AND THESE FIVE REASONS SHOULD EXPLAIN WHY. Also there have been very meager amounts of information released about the game at the moment so its more like a teaser of whats to come, so keep that in mind."



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News::Dead Space 3 Review: In Space No One Can Hear You Probably Not Scream - Error! Not Found

"The original Dead Space was a tense, atmospheric horror game set aboard a mining vessel in the vacuum of space. It was frightening, stressful, and creative, but certainly not without fault. Two years later, Dead Space 2 took what made the first game great and expanded upon that formula by refining the combat and crafting a greater sense of tension from its atmosphere, lighting, and sound design. Dead Space 3 is little more than just another Dead Space game, and thats not necessarily a good thing."



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News::Gabe Newell's PC-centric vision of video games' future

Gamasutra: For the second time this week, Valve Software boss Gabe Newell took the stage Thursday to talk about the next steps for his company, and perhaps the industry. Newell's DICE 2013 keynote focused on two aspects: That the PC ecosystem is going to expand into the living room, and that there will be significant sea change of what we consider a video game.



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News::Skulls of the Shogun Review | XboxEdge.com

The new Xbox Live Arcade and Windows 8 game, Skulls of the Shogun from 17 Bit is examined. Despite being a turn based strategy game, it removes many genre conventions.



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News::SimCity Social Expands: Build a City on an Island

See why The Island is the most substantial release of content to SimCity Social since the game's launch.



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News::Weekend PC Deals: Dragon Age, Borderlands 2, The Witcher 2

This week, get the Dragon Age series, both Borderlands, both Darksiders, the Deus Ex series and much more for dirt cheap.



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News::War Thunder Launches International Beta

Gaijin Entertainment has announced that the upcoming World War II combat massively multiplayer online (MMO) videogame, War Thunder (formerly known as World of Planes), has entered its official open beta test in Europe, North America, and South America. This announcement comes a few weeks after the open beta began in Russia.



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News::Exsturminator - Antichamber Review

Exsturminator reviews Antichamber.



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News::Retrovirus Review | Rock, Paper, Shotgun

Rock, Paper, Shotgun: "This is such a stellar step forward since only three months ago, gone from a peculiarly quiet and distracting game to something that feels as though it could have been born of those shooter glory days in the early 2000s. There are still a few technical issues it crashed a couple of times for me, and a couple more started temporarily freezing until I force-quitted my way out. And its unquestionably bloated, padding itself out where it just didnt need to, where it already had enough superb content to see it through. But its also a really superb FPS, and blessedly a six-axis one, made intricate through some really genuinely smart weapon design of the like not seen in a shooter for far too long."



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News::WildStar Preview: MMO problem-solver | Shack News

Shack News: "WildStar is one big clearinghouse for ideas from people who have worked on everything from Ultima Online to Dark Age of Camelot to World of Warcraft. It's an MMO that wants to be all things to all people, crazy as that sounds."



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News::Dead Space 3 co-op review: less scary, more efficient | Shack News

Shack News: "I felt skeptical when I first learned that Dead Space 3 would feature a co-op campaign. This is a horror franchise that's been built on facing grisly creations in claustrophobic, tight spaces--not typically an experience that's meant to be shared. As I played through co-op with Shacknews' Jeff Mattas, I did, in fact, notice that some of the campaign's more intense moments do feel compromised with a partner. However, Dead Space 3's co-op campaign isn't completely bereft of tension and features many adrenaline-pumping moments that help set it apart from its well-designed, single-player counterpart."



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News::Real life Zombie Killing Truck made for Deep Silvers Dead Island Riptide

Xquisitecars, a custom car-mod company, has made a real life Zombie Killing Truck for the new Dead Island Riptide game. This is definitely a way better promotional gig than Deep Silvers previous attempt.



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News::Activision Casts Doubt On 2013 Release For Bungie's Destiny

Robert Purchese: ''Activision cast doubt on a 2013 launch for Bungie's hotly anticipated new game Destiny during its annual money meeting last night.''



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News::DEAD SPACE 3 - Infinite Health Packs And Metals Exploit

all you have to do is reload the game anytime you see save and progress. What this does it saves you right next to places where you'll see item boxes or locker rooms. then you can farm that area as much as you like.



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News::The Best Content Creators in Video Games

Creativity is the name of the game. The video game, that is. Just like on the internet, original content is what draws people to a video game, but well have a debate on whether reposts or remakes are worse on a later day. And also like the internet, its important for the community to give back to the games that they enjoy by making maps and mods for others to enjoy. But which games have the best content creation systems? From HalfBeard's HUD.



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News::Indie Intermission - 'Spin Cycle' Spin Your Way To Victory

"If like me you have had quite a lot of fun with super hard platformers such as Super Meat Boy and maybe unlike me are actually good at them then todays pick is just for you. Taken from The Escapists Indie Speed Run jam Spin Cycle is a great platform game created by The Brave Companions and has rightfully be placed in to the final ten as a Peoples Choice selection." - Alex Wilkinson



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News::Retailers Break Aliens: Colonial Marines Street Date in Australia

Tynan Muddle at Aussie-Gamer.com writes: "Aliens: Colonel Marines is out in Australia after retailer KMart decided, for some reason, to sell the game ahead of its February 12 release date." It didnt take long for other retailers to follow, including EB Games who posted about it on their Facebook Page. Of course, as is usually the case with these unexpected launches, not every store were prepared and many had no idea the game was available."



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News::Rise of the Triad screenshots/art

Take a look at some new screenshots/art from Rise of the Triad.



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News::Oprainfall Review: Chronicles of a Dark Lord: Episode 1 Tides of Fate

Oprainfall writes: "In the end if you love older style RPGs you cannot go wrong with this title. Its solid story, great graphics, and wonderful music make it a must play for anyone that loves this style. I had a blast playing this title; it made me remember all the old RPGs from yesteryear and how much fun I had with those as well. Its quirky style and wonderful presentation make this one of the best RPGs I have played in a while. I very much look forward to seeing where this series will go down the line; they are off to a great start."



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News::Gamespy-Dungeonland Review

GS:Dungeonland knows what evil truly craves. Not power. Not riches. Those are pleasant enough, but they're nothing next to a button marked "Evil Laugh" for celebrating victory against any pesky heroes who thought they could take on your majesty. "Nyah-ha-ha!" echoes the sound of your triumph. "NYAH-HA-HA!" It's just too bad not everyone gets to have as much fun in this endearing but under-baked hack-and-slash that tries to put the "party" back into "adventure party."



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