News::The Longevity of the Game

As games become increasingly bigger, fewer of them are being completed. How important is finishing a game in our overall enjoyment of them?



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News::Antichamber Review | ComboCaster

It's hard to describe what is really Antichamber, mainly because it is in a constant change. What appears to be a room roughly delineated quickly becomes much more than that. The various colors draw the meaning that was not there before. Everything is much more than it seems at first glance. Nothing is what it seems in Antichamber and this becomes a much richer experience because of it. The similarities with Portal are more than many. Yes there GLaDOS and the graphics are completely different, but the bottom Portal is at the heart of the game and is the main inspiration.



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News::PCAdvisor- Aliens: Colonial Marines Review

PCA:This latest of oh-so-many embarrassments bearing the much-abused Aliens name was six years in development, but you'd be forgiven for thinking Aliens: Colonial Marines was churned out in six months.



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News::Bungies Destiny Revealed | Gamer Horizon

Bungie and Activision unveiled the first official details regarding Destiny at last weeks event at Bungie headquarters and, now that the embargos up, here's a preview of this incredibly ambitious title.



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News::UK vs US Match: Worst Mortal Kombat Fighters In History

Gamers Heroes Writes: Following some epic battles in previous UK vs US match-ups Americas own Ryan Mcbride was able to gain some much needed victories, bringing the series to a 3-2 score running up to the 6th episode. For this latest episode we took a swing at the iconic Mortal Kombat franchise, fighting it out to the death in the original trilogy. Despite the aging graphics, awful animations and clunky controls Mortal Kombat still provides an exhilarating experience each and every fight.



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News::Why Konrad Tomaszkiewicz is Wrong About Skyrim Being Generic

OnlySP: In a recent interview, Konrad Tomaszkiewicz uttered the most jimmy rustling sentence that Ive ever heard spoken in regards to gaming. Skyrim is generic. The game director for the upcoming third installment of The Witcher series also claims that there is zero immersion into the world. Non player characters dont respond the heros achievements and the quests in general were reused and fell into a repetitive rut.



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News::Dead Space 3 (Single-Player) Review | HAL

Isaac Wagner: "You must be some awful Necromorph to not like previous entries in the excellent Dead Space franchise, and Im happy to report that Dead Space 3 is another great entry in this brilliant gaming property. The weapon crafting stuff is fun stuff, and the world of Tau Volantis is an exciting place to explore. And even though the story isnt very good, and the co-op seems to have some negative impacts on the single-player experience, I thoroughly enjoyed Dead Space 3. Its not as unique or surprising as Dead Space 1, or as memorable and thrilling as Dead Space 2, but Dead Space 3 is a fun title that is worthy of the Dead Space name. Even though it never comes close to matching the many highs of previous games, Dead Space 3 is still your best bet if youre looking for a quality action-horror experience."



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News::Denkiphile Podcast Episode 14 - Coming Soon to Steam: Poptarts

In this week's podcast, we discuss our current stable of games, Infinity Blade, Generation of Chaos, and Borderlands 2. In news, we look at the (unfortunate) announcement of a Ghost in the Shell MMO by Nexon, Nintendo's upcoming roster of games, and the death of consoles and cable channels. We also answer our second reader question, to the best of our web-searching abilities.



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News::7 Video Game Urban Legends I Wish Were True

Smosh: I remember hearing whispers on the playground of secret things you could do in video games that would unlock untold secrets. Those rumors gave the games a sense of mystery. Of revelation. And I do so wish these urban legends were true, if only so I won't have wasted so many hours of my life. Although, that said, I was playing video games that entire time anyway, so I guess it wouldn't be unfair to say that that life was already wasted. In any event, here are the video game urban legends I wish were true!



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News::Interview with 'Proteus' dev Ed Key | StickSkills.com

StickSkills content manager Sam Nolan interviews Ed Key, an up-and-coming indie developer who has just released his first game, Proteus. During the interview, Ed and Sam chat about the ins and outs of indie development, the genesis of Proteus and the titles detractors, who claim that the experience should not fall under the definition of a game.



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News::Destiny: Bungie's Brave New Worlds | Polygon

Polygon: "Our solar system is the playground of Bungie's new universe, Destiny."



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News::Aliens: Colonial Marines Review - BootHammer

"Aliens: Colonial Marines certainly had a lot of hype to live up to. Has Gearbox succeeded in creating a FPS Aliens title with all the atmosphere, tension and feel of the iconic films? Read on to find out what the highlights are and also what went wrong with this latest entry in the Aliens universe." - BootHammer



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News::What's Your Destiny? Bungie's Destiny 10-Year Gameplan Previewed - AusGamers

AusGamers was invited out to Bungie for a recent reveal of Destiny, and writes: "But Im getting ahead of myself here. Lets begin at what, exactly, Destiny is. According to Activision CEO, Eric Hirshberg, who personally came out and introduced us to this unique and promising new property, Destiny is a persistent (always) online shooter set in a mythic science-fiction universe. It will span 10 (real-life) years and, as a point of housekeeping from Actis dear leader, feature no subscription model. It is a customisable game that, as far as we were told, has three character archetypes to build from and will offer solo, cooperative and competitive multiplayer, seamlessly blended into this persistent space. The game(s) will feature a purpose-built network engine (for console at the moment) with always-on matchmaking, a dedicated server cloud, traffic repeaters and seamless host migration, apparently. I asked what all of this meant in the grand scheme of matchmaking here in Aus...



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News::NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan Pictured GK110 Finally Arrives to Consumers With a Blasting 6 GB Memory

After probably months of wait, the GK110 chip is finally arriving for the consumers tomorrow with the launch of NVIDIAs GeForce GTX Titan GPU. The GeForce GTX Titan would feature unprecedented power output with the much great power efficiency of NVIDIAs Kepler architecture. The first pictures have finally arrived by our friends from Chinese Forums and Egypt Hardware so without further ado, i bring to you the glorious and much power single chip GeForce GTX Titan GPU:



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News::What is Destiny? Even Bungie Doesn't Seem Too Sure | 1UP

1UP: "Bungie's ambitious new shooter defies description. But is that a good or bad thing?"



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News::Aliens Colonial Marines Mega Guide: Tips, Unlockables, Locations, Weapons and more

Check out this guide for Aliens Colonial Marines.



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News::Gamespy- Dead Space 3 Review

GS:Miraculously, Dead Space 3 seems to have slipped through a loophole in whatever rule it is that requires the third entry in a sci-fi series to be dramatically worse than the second. (Star Trek, Alien, Terminator, Back to the Future, and yes even The Matrix, I'm looking at you). Despite noticeably upping the action level, bolting on co-op, and even charging us extra to cheat, this space-zombie shooter trilogy brings it home nicely with a lengthy, atmospheric, and suitably gory climax for our long-tortured hero, Isaac Clarke.



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News::Creepy Face Glitches in Video Games Will Scare the Bejesus Out of You

GR - "They say the face is the window to the soul. This windows in this gallery were put up by an independent contractor with shoddy references that you thought you'd take a gamble with anyway."



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News::Bungie's Destiny May Be Coming To The PC After All

DSOGaming writes: "Bungie plans to tell Destiny's adventures over a 10-year period. But what about a PC version? Surely this kind of game should be coming on our beloved platform, right? Well, all hope is not lost everyone. During the game's reveal in Bungie's Bellevue, Washington office, Bungie COO Pete Parsons said that there is a high chance that Destiny will be coming to the PC."



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News::Bungie reveals Destiny: watch the video here

Bungie has officially revealed its new project Destiny through a video on Bungie.net

You can watch Bungie’s official ‘ViDoc’, entitled ‘Pathways Out Of Darkness’ below:

The post Bungie reveals Destiny: watch the video here appeared first on Edge Online.

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News::In the News | Halo Creator Unveils Its Next Masterpiece, a Persistent Online World

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Destiny, the new game from the creator of Halo, isn't just another shooter.



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News::Best Buy Weekly Deals Include Sly Cooper, NBA 2K13, and More

Best Buy is having a sale on some PlayStation 3 games including Ni No Kuni, Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time and NBA 2K13.



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News::10 Video Game Girls Your Mother Wouldnt Approve Of

After we listed the 10 video game girls you would show off to your mom, we now tell you the 10 that you wouldnt bring over for Sunday dinner.



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News::Allods Online: Lords of Destiny to Enter Open Beta on February 22

Gala Networks has announced that on February 22 will start the open beta of Allods Online new expansion, Lords of Destiny. For that entire weekend, players will be able to play-test the contents of Allods Online's biggest endgame expansion so far.



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News::Halo 4 Majestic Map Pack screens leaked

We're nearly ten days away from the supposed launch of Halo 4 's second DLC offering, the "Majestic Map Pack," and a savvy NeoGAF user has uncovered some screenshots through editing URLs on the Halo website.

Just like the Crimson Map Pack, expect this one to go for 800 MSP, with the option to pick up the Season Pass and save five bucks on all three planned DLCs.

The three maps are titled "Landfall," "Monolith," and "Skyline." All of them seem to have a wide open feel to them. I can't wait to try them out on our community playdate, and expect some impressions from yours truly close to launch.

Halo | OT14 [NeoGAF]

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News::Whispers in The Dark Ep. 37: Mama Chavis

Rely on Horror: On this episode of the Whispers in the Dark podcast, the Chavis family storms in and brings the noise. I ask Mama Chavis why Im not allowed to live in Whitneys walls, why her daughter is fascinated with my behind, and if she would adopt me. All questions were answered with disappointing responses, but I wont give up in finding my way into the Chavis household.



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News::Guild Wars 2: Community Meet and Greet on Friday, March 1st

Good news for the fans of Guild Wars 2, cause ArenaNet has an invitation for you. The studio will host a community meet and greet on Friday the 1st in the evening at the Tap House Grill, Seattle. If you happen to be in Seattle, it is a good idea for you to join the party.



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News::The Making Of: X-COM Enemy Unknown

Edge Staff: ''Right about the time the first generation of home computers were making their presence felt, tabletop strategy and role-playing was at its zenith. Wargame titles were readily available for the re-enactment of every major conflict in the history of man, while fantasy gaming went far beyond the reach of Dungeons & Dragons to encompass deep space adventures such as Traveller and even literary adaptations based around characters such as Edgar Rice Burroughs John Carter of Mars. It was only a matter of time before such gaming found its way onto the computer screen.''



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News::Aliens: Colonial Marines review | The Guardian

Colonial Marines is redeemed by its connection to a beloved franchise, but anyone seeking more substantial gameplay would do better looking at one of the titles that honours the series' influence, if not the name.



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News::Neverwinter (PC), Preview | Den Of Geek US

Based on The Forgotten Realms setting of the Dungeons and Dragon universe, the hugely anticipated Neverwinter action MMORPG by Cryptic Studios gave gamers their first inside peek at the exciting project last week, before the game is released to the masses sometime in early 2013.



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News::Another Black gaming lead - does race matter?

Remember Me looks like offering a black lead character in an industry where black leading roles are quite rare.



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News::Hands-On Preview: ANNO Online - Electronic Theatre

Ubisofts free-to-play agenda is set to push up a gear in 2013. With some impressive efforts having already made the publisher a key player in the field throughout 2012, this year is less about experimentation and more about stabilisation; assessing not how to appropriately deliver free-to-play content, but what content to deliver. Following the success of The Settlers Online, Ubisoft has a number of other franchises ready to make the leap from retail box to browser, and first in line is the hugely popular ANNO series.



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News::Bioshock Infinite Hands-On: Exploring The Beautiful Madness Of Columbia | OXM

Jon Blyth: ''How to put this diplomatically? If you're a dramatic kind of person who's prone to reading a narrative into any given series of events, then you might be inclined to see BioShock Infinite's development as "troubled". Release dates have been issued and retracted. Long-standing members of staff at Irrational have left to work on other projects, in two waves. As far as headlines are concerned, two waves is an exodus. Then, Rod Fergusson from Epic was recruited, which added a semi-hallucinatory side-narrative that BioShock was hanging up its grandest intentions in favour of going batshit with a chainsaw. Annoyingly, this idea was given spectral meat by images of Booker DeWitt plunging a whirling skyhook into the bloody neck of Columbia's police force.''



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News::5 Bizarre Ways Online Gaming Is Affecting the Real World

Cracked: Every time there's a violent tragedy, we hear over and over that video games are to blame, leading everyone who has actually touched a joystick (or knows what that is) to automatically roll their eyes. Nope, video games aren't turning us into criminals -- the truth is much weirder.



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News::Dugi Guides Review | The Review Plaza

Their really are a lack of good reviews out their, but i think this one sums up Dugi Guides pretty well."Overview For serious fans of World of Warcraft, getting a decent guide that will help improve their leveling is what they are always looking out for. Although Dugi might not be the best, it's among the better and less expensive WOW Guides. There are number of decent and not-so-good WoW guides available in the market. This will cover the aspects of Dugi Guides"



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News::Game Guys preview - GRID 2

On May 28, a new racing title will hit the market from developer Codemasters. GRID 2, the follow-up title to the company's 2008 release GRID, introduces the concept of a world racing championship that starts as a grassroots effort and ends as a world-class international event.



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News::The Crysis Series Is Not Finished Yet. Interview With Michael Read Producer at Crytek

www.Bone-idle.ie "BI: So is this the end of the Crysis series or just this segment? MR: No its not the end, when we first started out we wanted to make a trilogy so this will be the end of this section. We have the nanosuit and sometimes that is a bigger character than who is in it. Prophet is a really strong character more so than Nomad or Alcatraz so people are going to really enjoy the closing up of this series."



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News::DmC: Devil May Cry PC Review (TruePCGaming)

Mike Bezek from TPG writes: "Dante has always been near and dear to many people; cheeky, snarky and most importantly cheesy. But what about when he was nothing more than a punk without knowledge of his inner demon and pun comedian? Ninja Theory attempts to tell that story, but do they succeed?"



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News::Brutal Legend comes to Team Fortress 2

Brutal Legend has been a long-time coming on PC. Double Fines Rock n Roll adventure featuring Jack Black was a cult hit on consoles. Now the game is back from the dead and has a whole new lease on life. If you decide to preorder Brutal Legend on PC before its launch on February 26th, youll not only receive early access to the multiplayer beta, but also The Brütal Bouffant character and The Shred Alert taunt



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News::Best Gaming Rig For Guild Wars 2 (Or basically other Game)

Looking to buy a computer for gaming? This posts says for GW2, but IMO it's got great computers for any game....Enjoy!



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News::Geimaku: How found footage can help horror games

In its latest Entry in Geimaku's "We Need To Talk"-series, Phillips discusses how found footage can help horror games. Head over to the source to read it.



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News::Special Forces: Team X Is Banal - Review [CW Games]

Daav plays Special Forces: Team X for CW Games. Whilst a decent idea in rough sketches, this online multiplayer shooter has some serious issues aside from borrowing mechanisms from its peers. It's just shaky at every corner. It's doable, but barely so.



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News::BioWare Hosts a Fan Art Contest for Mass Effect 3

BioWare is developing a multiplayer mode for Mass Effect 3 and is currently hosting a Community Art Contest that allows players to create and submit their own art. The goal is to create unique banners that will be introduced on this upcoming multiplayer/challenge mode.



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News::Splinter Cell: Blacklist Gameplay Interview

Here is a detailed video interview to incoming Ubisoft's stealth action title: published, in which some gameplay scenes to show "Splinter Cell blacklist". During the game director Patrick Redding talks about the game, more gameplay scenes are presented.



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News::Weekend Short-Takes: 2/15/13

On the Short-Takes this week Microsoft has some more new features and requirements in mind for the next Xbox, Bungie makes an announcement about their new project, the Skylander franchise moves past the $1 Billion in sales mark, Valve holds a "great cleansing", and Steam for Linux finally launches.



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News::BioShock Infinite: Creator Ken Levine on violence in games and the world of BioShock

One of the most hotly anticipated games of 2013 is BioShock Infinite, a dark steampunk adventure set in an alternate-universe in 1912 on the flying city of Columbia. Its the first game that designer Ken Levine has completed since the first BioShock, the Ayn-Rand-Goes-to-Atlantis megahit that is still widely regarded as one of the great achievements in modern gaming. EW got to play the first few hours of Infinite, and then we spoke to Levine about exploring mature themes, the violent videogame controversy, and how Dungeons & Dragons saved his sanity. BioShock Infinite is set for a March 26 release on Windows, PlayStation 3, and XBox 360.



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News::A Call For New Old Games

Chris McGuinness from Screen-Shaped Eyes is bringing retro back with his pick of games that desperately need a reboot.



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News::SSE Presents: Mercy Mode (Devil May Cry)

Fiona Miller's new series for Screen-Shaped Eyes delves into the hardest games out there and tries desperately not to rage-quit. For our pilot episode, we kick off with an easier choice, Devil May Cry.



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News::Are Microtransactions The Future Of Gaming?

FruityGamers: Pay To Play? Built In Advertisements? Gaming prices, currently set around $60 a pop, are simply too high. When you factor in the economy being the way it is, and just how cheap (or free!) and popular mobile, casual gaming is getting, I can safely say I foresee a big price cut coming sometime, likely at the beginning of next generation.



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News::Dreamfall Chapters Hits Kickstarter Goal, Gameplay Video Released

Development on Dreamfall Chapters, the follow-up to The Longest Journey and Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, will proceed as planned. This morning the PC adventure game hit its Kickstarter goal of $850,000.



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