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Jake Solomon Undercover I really like Jake Solomon. He’s self-effacing, obviously passionate about making games, and he happened to pour that passion into one of my (and his) favorite games of all time XCOM. This is quite possibly my most anticipated title of the year, which is saying a lot
Ezio Trilogy will be $40 PS3-exclusive Assassin’s Creed Ezio Trilogy hits Nov. 13 – GameSpot.com The upcoming Assassin’s Creed Ezio Trilogy is coming November 13, 2012 and will feature Assassins Creed II, Brotherhood and Revelations for a price of $40. This is a perfect time to get into the series.
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XCOM Demo – Complete – 1080p HD For those without the time or the inclination to download the nearly 6 GB XCOM demo freely available on Steam now/today (9/24/12). I present you the full, uncut demo in 1080p. The demo is quick story-intro mission that is mostly a directed tutorial.
Remember Me’s Custom Combo System Capcom’s Remember Me Shows Off Its ‘Combo Lab’ Combat System Check out the video above showcasing the unique way in which Remember Me weaves combo into the gameplay. Different types of combos not only serve to combat differing enemy attacks styles, but also to restore
Poor Decision from Sony on PS3 Pricing Sony Not Dropping Price Of Older PS3s I think Sony is making a big mistake here. Generally, when you release a “slimmed” down version of your console the previous models go down in price. Ahead of the Holiday season and prior to the
Smart Move as Nintendo Partners with Unity Unity Teams Up With Nintendo Unity being able to be compiled on for usage on the Wii U opens up the system to a lot of new possibilities as the major majority of smaller and indpendent gaming development studios are increasingly turning to
A Killer Return for the SNES/Arcade Classic? Killer Instinct Trademark Renewed So many hours, so many thumb blisters. So many listens to that soundtrack. Hello 90’s! Is Microsoft (now owners of Rare) planning on doing something with the much loved Arcade Fighter? I can’t imagine what an updated Killer Instinct
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Strong, Length Endorsement of XCOM – RPS Hands-On: Forty Hours With XCOM | Rock, Paper, Shotgun I cannot stress enough how excited I am for this game. An east top 10 all time game for me, X-Com has gotten a remake that has been so calculated in it’s approach, balancing
Alternate The Last of Us E3 Footage Shown at Pax Prime Watch The PAX Prime Demo Of The Last Of Us Wow. That’s always the first thing after seeing footage from this game; really anything from Naughty Dog this gen. This demo shown at Pax Prime was apparently also show
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Call of Juarez: Gunslinger has to be better than Cartel Of course, that’s not saying much as Cartel was a disaster in many ways and way under-delivered on a promise to take the modern-day issue with the Mexican drug cartels into a game. It could be forgiven for not meeting
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The Big News! Have you heard? The new NBA 2K13 Soundtrack was executive produced by Jay-Z! Wait, what does that mean? Essentially it means that Jay-Z picked some songs and approved other songs chosen by other people for the video game soundtrack. Typically in the music industry the term Executive
The Voice of Agent 47 Returns! Hitman: Absolution Agent 47 Actor Revealed Hitman without the original voice would be like Splinter Cell without Michael Irons…. what? They did? Replaced him? All of the footage, maybe too much for it’s own good, that I’ve seen of the game looks excellent. It