News::Scribble: A Knight to remember

Rocksteady has confirmed the final game in its Batman trilogy will feature a new villain but not everyone is convinced that the face under the cowl isn't a familiar one. Richard Hayden asks who is the Arkham Knight?



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News::Titanfall Review | The Slanted

The First Person Shooter genre has been under fire from both players and critics for the last few years. Publishers have been flooding the market with generic options for players, often times with only one or two major choices standing out from the dozens of slightly improved versions of last years models. All the while fans have been complaining about the publishers choices to push out games without any major improvements to the games concept, or gameplay.



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News::Escape from 1954: Alcatraz

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San Francisco is an underused setting in games. I still need to play Driver: San Francisco, but I'm not sure how much it takes advantage of the city.

Daedalic's new adventure game 1954: San Francisco seems to, as you split playtime between Christine, scouring the streets of San Francisco, and her husband, Joe, whose doing a 40 year stint on The Rock.

Meanwhile, there's a large cash sum at stake in this seedy noir. As Joe, you'll have to pull a Clint Eastwood and escape from Alcatraz. As Christine, you can abet your husband's escape or leave him to rot in jail and go shack up with his ex-partner. Damn.

You can pick 1954: Alcatraz up today on Steam. It's even on sale.

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News::Titanfall Easter Eggs Guide

Guide4GameS: Two Easter Eggs can be found in Titanfall as secrets. The first one is Kodai Fanart and other is Star Wars Boba Fett Easter Egg. Take a look and get the exact location to find them.



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News::GamerZines | South Park: The Stick of Truth Review - 'A Surprisingly Sweet Adventure'

GamerZines writes: South Park: The Stick of Truth is not only the funniest game weve played in years, but its also the finest TV/game crossover thats ever existed, taking the best of the show its based upon and streamlining it into a neat, well-packaged experience with nothing, and we really mean nothing, lost in translation. Bravo Obsidian Entertainment, South Park Digital Studios, Ubisoft and workers formerly belonging to THQ, youve finally broken the South Park curse!



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News::One Finger Death Punch Review: Youll Love Kung Fuuuuu (Twinfinite)

Action games can be a real blast because the challenge of nailing a difficult combo or taking out a hoard of enemies without a scratch in return is exhilarating and fun. Kung Fu movies are also really great. Watching the hero beat the ever-living hell out of a hoard of enemies with barely a scratch in return is hilariously entertaining and enjoyable, from the Bruce Lee days all the way to the absurdly fun Man of Tai Chi (Yes, the one directed by Keanu Reeves). Enter One Finger Death Punch, a perfect combination of both that sets a new high standard for action games



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News::Pandora: First Contact Review | ManaPool

Lachrymosity of ManaPool writes: "Pandora: First Contact takes your standard turn-based 4X and adds aliens you take seriously (albeit only in the first half of a game), a research system that guarantees you wont have exactly the same upgrades as your neighbours, and a story intriguing enough for me to write this history paper. Micromanagement of your cities and people is surprisingly entertaining, though the variety of tile improvements is a bit lacking. And while the ability to customize units is fun, combat can be frustrating, and long, late-game sieges made me consider glassing my own cities to speed up what was an inevitable defeat."



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News::Strider Review | GameDynamo

GameDynamo - "The rebirth of the Strider series initially took me by surprise. While it makes a lot of sense, I'd long since assumed that Strider Hiryu would be relegated to appeared in the Marvel vs. Capcom series with the occasional cameo here and there. You can imagine my surprise when I not only heard the announcement for the game but actually found it to be a great rebirth for the series."



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News::Pro Wrestling Is So Much Better With Sonic and Gabe Newell

News::The Walking Dead Season 2, Episode 2: A House Divided Review [SideQuesting]

Robyn Miller of SideQuesting writes: "Its no small task to inspire a crippling sense of dread in gamers while compelling them to keep playing, but this is exactly what Telltale Games The Walking Dead manages to do. A House Divided provides a new perspective on the aftermath of the zombie outbreak, which keeps the games setting fresh and engaging."



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News::Thief Review | Gamechup

GC - "The Thief reboot developed by Eidos Montreal is a great place to jump into the story but does it live up to the Thief name or fall flat on its face?|



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News::Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 - Review | Progress Bar

A better approach to combat, more intuitive level design and a much better story would make this an enjoyable experience, but as it stands there is simply too much disappointment and damage to recommend Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2.



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News::Guacamelee! Review (Chomp on This Gaming)

"When Metroid was released back on the NES, it introduced a different style of side scrolling platforming. There was a large focus on navigating left, right, up and down the screen and exploring to acquire new abilities to reach even more places. Later Castlevania adopted this same style of game for the 2D titles. The name Metroidvania was given to this type of game. These games were generally large with a lot to find and are known for back tracking to previously visited locations. Guacamelee! is a game that approaches this style of game, and well, it just seems to fall short when compared to Metroid. Though it is enjoyable, the game just isnt that great." - Scott Fawcett



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News::Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 | Gamer Attitude Review

Thomas Ellis of Gamer Attitude reviews Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2.



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News::TGH Review | The Walking Dead Season 2, Episode 2

Welcome to another story review. Like episode 1 of this season on The Walking Dead and the recent review of The Wolf Among Us episode 2, this review will contain spoilers. Dont say we didnt warn you.



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News::Wildstar Preview (Invision Game Community)

WildStar infuses amazing stylized art with the latest technology to create a stunning visual experience. Set on a wondrous alien world, WildStar delivers a wild and mysterious adventure among the ruins of an advanced civilization - allowing you to play the way you want to play while experiencing an unprecedented level of exploration and discovery!



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News::WindForge Review [GameRevolution]

"At first glance, Windforges 2D steampunk art direction looked so beautiful that I couldnt wait to escape into Cordeus, the suitably noble-sounding name for its elegant, floating world. However, beneath that beauty lies a brutal and volatile environment, one which seems to take sadistic pleasure in forcing you to meet your maker." ~ Paul Tamburro, GameRevolution



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News::Game Tangents Podcast 70 Nick, its been too longLets Game

Game Tangents: Nick returns after a long hiatus just in time to talk a little about the Titanfall Beta. Other topics include some more industry numbers, the Xbox One resolution controversy, League of Legends' new 6v6 mode, and the demise of Irrational Games.



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News::Ubisoft Montreal believed E3 2012 was too early to reveal Watch Dogs

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot "forced" Ubisoft Montreal to reveal Watch Dogs at E3 2012, despite the studio initially believing that it was too early to show off the game.



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News::WildStar PvP Detailed: End-game, Battlegrounds, Arenas and Warplots

GameZone: "Maybe it's due to the rise of MOBA games, but any MMO I play now has to have a strong PvP element. Luckily, in addition to deep content for raiders and soloers, Carbine Studios' WildStar caters to players of every walk of life. So, PvPers need not worry. WildStar introduces PvP early on in the game, and it has equal importance in Elder game. Jen Gordy and Kevin Lee, WildStar's PvP gurus, walked us through everything."



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News::GameSessions Service Seeks To Give PC Players Full Games Upfront

GG3 gets the latest PC news, as new venture GameSessions seeks to give gamers full games upfront for a trial service. In recent news, they've started partnering up with gaming affiliations to get the games to players.



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News::Valve Developer Becomes Oculus VR Chief Architect

VRFocus - Oculus VR has revealed Atman Binstock as its new Chief Architect. Binstock had previously been working at Valve, where he spent time on the companys own virtual reality (VR) project, as well as past positions at RAD, DICE, and Intel. Now hell be leading the new Oculus R&D team based in Seattle, Washington.



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News::Retrospective: Fallout: New Vegas Viva Las Vegas (with a few caveats)

Gameondaily's resident lunatic, The Marb looks back on Fallout: New Vegas and what it did for the classic Fallout franchise.



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News::Keeping An Eye On Sacred 3

IM PLAYIN takes a quick look at what we know about Sacred 3 and why it's a game worth getting excited about. "It has been 5 long years since Sacred 2: Fallen Angel was released. Ever since then weve been teased a little, worried a little that the whole franchise would never be seen again, then teased a little more. But now, finally, Deep Silver have officially announced Sacred 3 with this lovely little CGI trailer"



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News::The Elder Scrolls Online Climbing to Release

The Web Graffiti: "The Elder Scrolls series is getting another title for its collection with the launch of Elder Scrolls Online next month, and this time theyre attracting more than their usual single player RPG audience. ESO is considered a big step from their roots into a market saturated by plenty of other choices, namely World of Warcraft, but they have a well explored universe and an adapted combat system that could be the most fun so far."



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News::Elder Scrolls Online: Mandated Subscriptions So Players Avoid In-Game Purchases

Without a doubt, Bethesda's Elder Scrolls series is one of the biggest RPG franchises out there. Given the success of Oblivion and Skyrim, it only made sense that the developer would be working on a massively multiplayer title. Examiner.com recently had a chance to sit down with ZeniMax's Matt Firor, director of the upcoming Elder Scrolls Online, to discuss this upcoming release. He let us know a bit more about the factors that led to this game's subscription model.



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News::Metal Gear Rising Revengeance Review | GamersSphere

Agasicles brings some detailed explanation about what to expect from Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance



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News::Latest Metal Gear Rising PC Patch Causes Display and Framerate Issues

GameNGuide: For many, myself included, Revengeance has a weird display bug that either causes black borders to surround the image when playing at a monitor's native resolution, and/or a glitched refresh rate cap that lowers the game's intended 60fps to around 24fps...



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News::You Really Should Give Battlefield 4 Another Shot

"Its no secret that Battlefield 4 has had its fair share of problems, chief among them the bugs. The problems with Battlefield 4 are very much ones of a rushed production and a truncated QA period, and it's a damn shame. HOWEVER, that still does not dispute that the game is probably the best multiplayer shooter to come out in the past year." -Trevor Stears, Editor for Battle Screen



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News::Welcome to Dark Souls: You'll Eventually Love What You Hated

iLLGaming writer Tathagatha Ray, on how the Dark Souls journey played out for him. A mixed experience that eventually ended up being defining.



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News::Thief (2014) review | CheatMasters

Rebooting a old franchise is tough. There are longtime fans to please, as well as first-timers to convince that it was good through an updated version. Its a tightrope act of staying faithful to the source material while implementing new elements to freshen things up. This is even tougher in video games, case in point with StarCraft, Fallout, Tomb Raider, and so on. Thief has just gotten this treatment as well, and reactions have been mixed. Its safe to say that it wasnt going to be exactly like the old games, but the question then lies on what new things it brings to the franchise.



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News::'Titanfall Error 503 Being Investigated' - EA

NowGamer: "Origin users are reporting problems playing Titanfall on PC with multiple players encountering error 503. EA is aware of the problem and says it is being investigated."



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News::Titanfall Aussie server dilemma: Local servers needed to realise 'power of the cloud'

If the power of the cloud is supposed to define Xbox One, Australian gamers are yet to enter the next generation.



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News::Titanfall or Titanfail? Will Microsofts cloud technology hold under pressure?

GW: "Microsoft will be center stage tonight as Respawn Entertainments Titanfall begins to roll out at midnight across the globe. Not only is the Redmond giant counting on tomorrows launch of Titanfall to spur sales of the Xbox One, but it will also be a huge test for Microsofts cloud technology. Thats because the game, published by Electronic Arts, is taking the unusual approach of relying on Microsofts Azure cloud services, which up until now has mainly been hosting business applications."



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News::Treachery in Beatdown City is Like Double Dragon Meets Fallout 3

Gaming Trend talks to Shawn Alexander Allen of Nuchallenger about their upcoming beat 'em up title Treachery in Beatdown City. Allen describes the game as a brawler "with RPG and tactics elements" and discusses the game's development.



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News::When You Push Innovation, You Miss Other Things EA on Battlefield 4 Issues

MP1st - A few days ago, the CEO of Electronic Arts, Andrew Wilson, took the stage at the SXSW event in Austin to show off Titanfall and reflect on previous titles published under the company.



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News::Hearthstone Officially launches, and it's free

Blizzard's digital turn based card game, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft has finally left its beta stage and is now moving into the public realm as the title was officially released in the late hours of last night. The title will be available on PC and Mac before making the jump to android and IOS devices later this year.



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News::Titanfall Review | Destructoid "One shall stand, one shall fall"

Destructoid - "Titanfall has all of the pieces to make a very nice FPS puzzle -- a wide variety of well crafted maps, a decent amount of familiar game modes, and a prestige system to hold the interest of veterans. In that sense, it's a very welcoming game that many disenfranchised genre fans will enjoy. Just don't expect anything monumentally different, or a worthwhile world to enjoy while you're having fun shooting everything in sight."



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News::Here's how you can legally play Titanfall in South Africa

South African gamers were majorly disappointed with Electronic Arts decision to delay the release of Titanfall in their country, citing performance issues. But now a local e-tailer there is selling Origin Codes for the game and it seems to be working just fine.



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News::Prepare for Titanfall review: Early impressions

Is this the game for you?



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News::Rocksmith 2014 Edition - Female Lead Singles DLC Launch Trailer

The Female Lead Singles DLC Launch Trailer of Rocksmith 2014 Edition.



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News::Modern Game Fix - Titanfall First Impression Review

Mike at Modern Game Fix - "I had Titanfall preloaded in origin last night a started playing promptly at 11 CST. After maxing out all graphic settings I was ready to play. My first reaction to the visuals was modest, but after getting into games and seeing everything in action it looked pretty awesome. "



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News::Titanfalls campaign: A missed opportunity to set a new standard

Well, its not a thing where youre always playing a story. Those are the words of Titanfall producer Drew McCoy last August, who, when asked how the game managed to balance the need for a memorable story with the complexities of a multiplayer experience, tried to downplay the importance of the game worlds premise. Comically, those words couldnt be truer: youre never playing a story in Titanfall, because it simply doesnt exist.



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News::Titanfall: Brazil's Azure Data Center Is Routing ISP's To Miami, Florida

Titanfall: Brazil's Azure Data Center Is Routing ISP's To Miami, Florida.



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News::Dark Souls II Review | Paste Magazine

Garrett Martin: "Dark Souls II is the Metal Machine Music of games."



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News::Titanfall review: as good as shooters get | Games in Asia

Today, Respawn Entertainment and EA released Titanfall, one of the most highly-anticipated shooters in recent years. How does it stack up?



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