News::Otaku Dome: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 Hands-On Preview

Otaku Dome: Lords of Shadow 2 is finally getting a small portion of itself to gamers looking to continue to the story of Gabriel Belmont.



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News::Titanfall Beta: MMGN sounds off on the best and worst of the beta

How does the MMGN community feel about Titanfall?



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News::Titanfall's A.I Bots Aren't Inherently a Problem, But Their Lack of Challenge Is

Matthew Byrd writes: If the RPG aspects of Titanfall were more fleshed out than some basic challenges and unlockable perks, I could perhaps understand keeping the bots in the way they are. As it stands, though, the only real in-game benefit to them is that they allow the player to summon their Titan faster, and achieve challenges somewhat more efficiently. This is in opposition to games like League of Legends, where managing your time spent battling A.I enemies in order to level yourself up, is a crucial strategic aspect.



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News::Amazon Video Game Deals of the Week: 2/16 Edition

Gamerdeals: "This morning, Amazon refreshed their Year End video game deals of the week with sales and discounts on PS Vita, Xbox 360, PS3, PS4, 3DS, PC and Xbox One games! Here is the rundown of their top video game deal promotions!"



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News::SteamFirst Review: Aqua Kitty: Milk Mine Defender

SteamFirst: This brand new indie game from developer Tikipod aims to be simple, fun, and nostalgic. Aqua Kitty excels at all three of these things, but unfortunately fails to go a step further. The graphics and music are both memorable and very much reminiscent of the 16-bit era of gaming while maintaining their modern sharpness, clarity, and colors.



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News::Titanfall to feature 14 maps, splitscreen mode at launch rumour

According to game data and several developer commands , Titanfall will launch with 14 maps and splitscreen mode.



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News::Why bots Make Titanfall Better

Since learning Titanfall's max player count is 12, the debate raged on as to whether or not this was the right decision for the developers to make. Following player-heavy games like Battlefield, a lot of potential customers were put off the thought of having AI in Respawn's multiplayer game completely. But after having the chance to play it, it seems that, without AI, Titanfall would lose a significant chunk of what makes it so unique, leaving it at a massive disadvantage.



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News::IrrationalPassions: Titanfall Beta Impressions

Alex from IrrationalPassions.com writes: "Fast, furious, explosive, and an absolute marvel to look at, Titanfall is exactly what every trailer and preview before this has pinned it as: a resurgence of life in a genre that had been losing it. As familiar as it may seem to any Call of Duty player at first, the moments evolve and change as the match goes on, and it endlessly encourages you, the player, to try new things, to take risks, and rewards you for them. You dont quite have super powers, but almost any improvisation can be reworked into a very real and very spontaneous solution to problems around you."



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News::New 'Volume' Screenshots Released

Thomas Was Alone creator Mike Bithell has released five new screenshots from his upcoming title Volume. The new images depict the character players will control during Volume as he uses his abilities to try and traverse each level without being detected. Volume contains a vast array of vibrant colours and these new screenshots do an excellent job at showcasing the striking visuals on display.



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News::Preview: The Elder Scrolls Online | Stevivor

Stevivor's Shane Wall writes, "Having not played many MMOs and still being a big fan of the Elder Scrolls series, I was forever wondering if The Elder Scrolls Online was for me. "Enter its hands-on beta."



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News::Official Ghostbusters LEGO Was Worth Waiting 30 Years

News::North American LCS: Week 5, Day 2

Nate wrapped up the summaries of some of the longest North American LCS games yet for Week 5's second day.



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News::DSOGaming: Titanfall - First Impressions

DSOGaming writes: "Titanfall is the new MP 'parkour meets mechs' title from the team that was forged by the former founders of Infinity Ward, and aims to be the 'next' Call of Duty title. A couple of hours ago, Respawn revealed that it will open up the beta for Titanfall to everyone. Until that happens, though, you can read our first impressions with Respawn's mecha MP title."



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News::Morrowind, You're Looking Awfully Fresh

News::Dustforce Review | VGU

Dustforce is an immensely challenging game that will quickly become an addiction. Easy to learn and hard to master, the mechanics of sliding, double jumping, air combos and wall-running will take hold of you and deliver an adrenaline rush every time you achieve one of the coveted SS ranks.



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News::Your "Space Captain Game" Fantasies Might Be Coming True

News::So, Folks Are Paying For Titanfall Beta Keys

News::Titanfall preview super accessible Killzone meets Section 8 | pcgmedia

pcgmedia "Its an awkward time in games journalism. When everyone is excited for something, and millions of dollars are being spent on advertising how innovative and wonderful it is, its difficult to go against the grain especially when youre trying not to be unfair. I dont really know Titanfall, despite playing it for quite some time now. I dont know how big this beta is in comparison to the full release, but what I do know is that based on what I played, Titanfall aint nothing special."



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News::Titanfall Xbox ONE Beta 1st Impressionz [HD 1080P Videocast]

DJ Killzown Jones of RGN writes, "Check out the following 1st Impressionz Videocast for Titanfall Xbox ONE Beta below in Full 1080P High Definition."



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News::Next Car Game - Chaotic Cockpit Camera Race Gameplay

VVV: "So, to keep things fresh, I thought I'd set myself a challenge: can I survive a whole race in one piece using the cockpit camera? As we know, your racing rivals in Next Car Game are an utterly merciless bunch, with aggressive AI that will stop at nothing to shunt you off the track at every opportunity, resulting in carnage around every corner. Trying to fend them off with the restrictive cockpit camera was not going to be easy."



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News::DVDO Air3 Wireless HDAdapter Video Review - Gametactics

Gametactics reviews the DVDO Air3 Wireless HDAdapter that can transmit up to 10 Meters / 32 Feet. Does it live up to its claims of zero lag and no interference? Find out when Gametactics editor in chief Justin Lee reviews it in this hands on review.



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News::Octodad: Dadliest Catch review | CheatMasters

Avoiderdragon: When a game is described as weird and unusual, most people would interpret that as a negative. However, not everything that is described as such look like bad acid trips as there are some that are quite wholesome and earnest in their intention of providing family-friendly fun. Octodad: Dadliest Catch is one of them, and its message is indeed quite nice. If youre not easily.



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News::Weekend Ramblings: Week Two (The Gamers Lounge)

Week number two of the month and this week we go off on SEGA, again, fuss about not getting in the Titanfall beta, birthday memories and more!



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News::OmniGamer interviews Armikrog. Senior Producer Luis Gigliotti - Part 1

In late January, OmniGamer interviewed Luis Gigliotti, Senior Producer of Armikrog. Developed by Pencil Test Studios, Armikrog. has the distinction of being a fully-funded Kickstarter game, joining the ranks of other crowdfunding successes like The Banner Saga, Broken Age, and Wasteland 2. The game follows Tommynaut, a space explorer, who crashes on a mysterious planet with his companion Beak Beak. The pairs adventure begins when they become trapped in a fortress named Armikrog. In part one of our interview, transcribed below, Luis and an OmniGamer writer discuss the history of Pencil Test Studios and the genesis of Armikrog.



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News::3GEM Review: Line of Defense Tactics

Sean Robinson from 3GEM writes: 'I will leave you with this, fellow gamers: if youre willing to try a space themed RTS that is great to look at, but frustrating to control, then this is definitely the game for you. Now, with that being said, I do want to say that all my previous RTS experiences have been played with a mouse and so I would recommend giving the PC version a try before challenging the mobile version.'



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News::Everything That's Wrong With Titanfall's Beta so far

As expected with the Beta phase of an upcoming blockbuster title, Titanfall players have encountered a few problems. Taking in feedback from around the internet and listening to countless verbal opinions, Gamespresso presents a list of the most shared suggestions and criticisms that the community has for the developers. As to whether theyre valid, pointless, or hilarious; you can be the judge.



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News::A Look Back At The History Of Final Fantasy

VB writes: In honor of Final Fantasy XIII: Lightning Returns release I thought itd be fun to take look back at all the main Final Fantasy games minus the spin offs and online entries. Ive broken down all the games into three categories the essential, the great but not revolutionary, and the under appreciated. First up is the essential and what I mean by that is these are the titles that best symbolize what makes Final Fantasy so special and are a good starting point for newcomers. Here are my five recommendations for those new to the franchise.



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News::Horse Jump review | JiG

Stylish and simple with a flawless interface, loads of harsh puzzles to complete, and a bonus level editor in case you run out of things to do. It's absolutely sublime!



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News::The King Of Metal Gear Cosplay Returns

News::Frontlog: TitanFall Beta

With the Titanfall Beta upon us, Endless Backlog has decided to put together a couple of videos showing off two of the three gameplay modes included in the beta. The first of these game modes is Attrition, which is pretty much a standard team deathmatch affair...except with players in their titular titan mechs and AI soldiers running around to mix things up.



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News::The Castle Doctrine review | PCGMedia

Tom takes a look at The Castle Doctrine. Rohrer may make a bold, artistic statement, but does this weird title offer compelling enough gameplay?



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News::Bless Interview: Class Roles, Dungeons, PvP And More

Bless is a new MMORPG from Korean company Neowiz. The game is in development but its graphics already impresses gamers worldwide. So how's the gameplay? Is it going to give the MMO market a shock? 2P.com just sat down with the game's Producer Han Jae Kap, discussing about the gameplay details.



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News::The Metal Gear series brings out the best in cosplay

First we were treated by cosplayer Kelly Jean's amazing Quiet recreation that was so good you had to do a double take to see which one was the real image. Now continuing the Metal Gear Solid V cosplay goodness is RBF, taking cosplay to the next level by riding an actual horse. His face is also highly detailed with all the battle wounds we see Snake suffering from in that amazing E3 trailer.

RBF's deviantART page is filled with loads of good cosplay, ranging from more Snake's appearance through his various titles, to his impressive Assassin's Creed IV's Kenway.

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News::EA, Ubisoft and Rockstar wish their fans a Happy Valentine!

Pointgames:Yesterday, on Valentines Day, biggest games Companies competed in bringing the best declarations to their fans.



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News::Vote for "Most Mind Blowing Game" of the year! The Fannies 2014!

Teletoonatnight.com's annual awards voting for "Most mind Blowing" video game from the last year! The site is a Canadian television channel's night time programming affiliate hosted by Fred at Night. Canadian or not, head over and vote!



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News::The Last Door Chapter Four Released

Spanish indie developer are excited to release the fourth chapter of point and click episodic horror game The Last Door.



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News::Noir Syndrome, a Procedurally Generated Detective Game, Hits Steam Greenlight

Indie development team Glass Knuckle Games has submitted its intriguing, procedurally generated murder mystery Noir Syndrome on Steam Greenlight for approval. Developer Dave Gedarovich made the announcement via the games IndieDB page, and voting is currently ongoing as development of the game wraps up.



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News::5 Shockingly Dull Minigames (In Otherwise Awesome Games)

Theres nothing quite as good at ruining an awesome game than a bad minigame. While the main game plays like a highly polished experience created by a dedicated team of talented developers, the minigame feels like it was hastily put together by a group of drunk monkeys. Minigames are surprisingly common nowadays. Franchises such as Final Fantasy, The Legend of Zelda, Assassins Creed and Grand Theft Auto are all crammed with bite-sized distractions designed to keep things fresh and provide a bit of variety. Theyre not all zingers, however. In fact some are downright terrible, completely lacking the innovation and creativity that their developers are known for. Our time on earth is finite, and many of us have wasted valuable minutes of our precious lives on the following five ridiculously dull abominations. These atrocious minigames dragged down the quality of the fantastic games they inhabit with their unimaginative, repetitive and basic gameplay mechanics. If we could erase...



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News::Hands-On Impressions of the Addictive Xbox One Titanfall Beta | Entertainment Buddha

Entertainment Buddha's Matt Heywood writes, "After a rough go on Friday, the Titanfall beta was in full swing yesterday thanks to the efforts of Respawn and Microsoft. With the server issues out of the way, and thousands of new beta participants being added by the minute, Respawns super-hyped title really started to hit its stride on the second full day of the beta. If you have been skeptical about Titanfall and all of the industry praise it has been getting since E3 2013, I can now safely, and confidently say that it deserves every last bit of adulation it has received from the gaming press and fans alike. Respawn Entertainment most definitely has a special title on its hands, which in the end shouldnt really surprise any of us considering the pedigree of it development team."



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News::Titanfall beta first impressions: exactly what youve been hoping for | Games in Asia

Games in Asia: "I got a chance to play Titanfall at TGS and loved it. But that was a long time ago, and it was one round of one game mode only. Over time, I began to wonder whether the game was really as great as I remembered, or whether Respawn Entertainment could really deliver that experience on a larger scale. But after playing the closed beta of the games PC version that kicked off today, I realize I shouldnt have worried."



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News::NaissanceE Review | Hardcore Gamer

Naissance is a French word for birth, or to be born. NaissanceE is a game by Limasse Five which explores the concept of beginning in an unique way. Although the gameplay is a familiar dose of platforming and puzzles, there seems to be much more lurking under the surface. Players will likely find the four or five hours they spend with the game more of an experience than anything else. But is it worth undertaking? Thats not an answer that I can provide, as NaissanceE is the type of title that will enrapture some and annoy others. With that said, members of the latter group may benefit from playing things outside their comfort zone.



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News::TitanFall HardPoint Mode Gameplay Pictures From Beta

Skewed and Reviewed have posted a set of images from the Hard Point mode of TitanFall. The beta gameplay images show the action as players attempt to capture and hold various strategic points on the map.



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News::Pixelitis Preview: My narrow escape from death in GALAK-Z: The Dimensional

"Roguelikes may be somewhat commonplace as indie game developers continue to grow in numbers, but whens the last time you saw one that played like a space shoot-em-up? GALAK-Z: The Dimensional looks to fill that void. Conceived by an eight-man team behind indie developer 17-BIT, GALAK-Z is a PC/PlayStation 4 space shooter that has you in complete control of the physics of your ship in order to dodge asteroids, fire your blasters and shoot homing missiles at enemy combatants. And in the style of most roguelikes, levels are procedurally generated and death is permanent. The permanent death wont be so bad if players uncover a bunch of secret weapon upgrade blueprints throughout the game, however. These unlockables can carry over to subsequent playthroughs that will give players new approaches when replaying levels. While my time with GALAK-Z was brief it also happened to be very intense. Did I succeed?" -- Patrick Kulikowski



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News::Twitch.tv - Exploiting gamers one at a time

There are literally tens of thousands of gamers all trying their hand at live streaming on twitch, all in a bid to emulate the con-men at the top of the view table. What I will say is there is a huge divide in the community, with many gamers only getting a handful of viewers compared to the more popular ones who are in there thousands at any given time. Maybe it's a sign of me getting old but I really just don't get it.



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News::Titanfall Beta Is Incredible But Don't We Want More Than Bots?

Titanfall is a truly incredible game but some of us would prefer to fight more than silly bots. "After playing for several hours I finally realized that it basically came down to the fact that I'm fighting bots. I really enjoy the game. I'm going to play more. I'm going to buy it. I'm just not sure how long the thrill will last after getting used to the bots spawn points and killing them with ease and then just facing a very tiny amount of actual real live players."



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News::Titanfall - Modes, Titan and Pilot (Perks, Ordinances), Weapons and a lot more revealed

Titanfall is currently under beta phase with two maps and three modes



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News::The Witcher 3 Potions System Detailed

Learn about the new approach with potions that CD Projekt RED added to The Witcher 3, in an effort to give players more control.



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News::IndieCade East 2014: Seven Great Titles Worth Checking Out

There were more than 20 titles on display during today's indieCade East Show And Tell exhibit. Here are seven worth keeping an eye on.



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News::Beyond: Two Souls' David Cage first game developer to receive France's highest honor

French developer David Cage will receive the Legion of Honour for his work in the video game industry.



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News::Popping Ghosts review | JiG

Popping Ghosts is still a vibrant and addictive little arcade game that's a great fit for spare time.



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News::Exclusive Interview: Gnomorias Creator Robert West (RoboB0b)

UG talks to Robert West about being a successful indie developer, gives some tips to aspiring programmers and maybe adding some magic to our little gnome worlds.



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News::Titanfall 101 - Training Sim Beta Gameplay | Dealspwn Playthrough

Dealspwn writes: The Titanfall beta is here, and here's our first slice of video coverage -- taking you through the fundamental mechanisms underpinning the fast and furious gameplay. Want to know where to begin:? Look no further. This is the first in our Titanfall 101 series, dishing out tips and tactics. We'll also have hilariously incompetent Let's Plays coming out over the next few days too, and hopefully, if we can get everybody involved, a mechtastic Game Night on Monday evening.



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News::Loadout Review | NoobFeed

From the review - Loadout is a Free-to-Play game that borrows heavily in its aesthetics and mechanics from games like Team Fortress 2 and Borderlands, but it still creates a distinguished and quirky personality of its own. If you're into Third Person Shooters with fun personalities, fast paced action and lots of rockets to the face, Loadout is the game for you.



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News::Diablo 3: state of auction house final weeks

If there was ever a good time to participate in the diablo 3 auction house that moment would be now. I have never seen the auction house so well balanced, doubtfully not a result of blizzards efforts but more so that many have given up on it. It would seem that the farmers, and other annoying activities from players have ceased a great deal. You can now do a bidding war that is much less likely to not involve the same seller up bidding their auctions for their benefit.



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News::Strike Vector Review | RGN

Jon of RGN writes, "Strike Vector is a strictly air-born, strictly multiplayer piloting / shooting game that is visually appealing and provokes a strong sense of competition for those that play it consistently. Shamefully, the game's many online dedicated servers sit empty the majority of the time and players come and go even within a single match so often it almost seems like nobody is enjoying themselves enough to stick around and kill or be killed. So much potential exists in this title, and yet ultimately it falls short of being a great game for several distinct reasons."



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News::Strider PS4 Demo Full Walkthrough Video Now Available

A PlayStation 4 demo of Strider has been available for just a few hours in Japan. A video capture of it has surfaced online.



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News::I Got Gameplay Ep 62 - Leisure Suit Larry with Al Lowe

Episode 62 of the I Got Gameplay radio show is now live! In this episode, hosts Michael Burhan, Zack Latour, Xander Skullion, and John Latimer talk Leisure Suit Larry with game designer and comedy genius Al Lowe!



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News::Consortium PC Review: The Little RPG That Couldn't | iGR

Scott of iGR writes: "Consortium is a game just begging for me to like it. In many ways it is an inspired and innovative addition to narrative driven RPGs, but an overly-short length, decade old graphics, and a mountain of glitches bring the overall experience down well below Consortiums lofty aim."



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