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BioShock Composer Scores Dante’s Inferno
BioShock composer Gary Schyman will be lending his musical talents to EA’s upcoming action game Dante’s Inferno, and he’s found writing the soundtrack for hell to be a very creative experience. Schyman is a great catch on EA’s part. His score to BioShock managed to subtly capture the conflict of the utopian society gone wrong…
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Legacy Pack Brings The AFL To Madden 10
Travel back in time to the 1960’s before the fourth American Football League became the AFC with the AFL Legacy Pack, due out later this month for Madden NFL 10. The AFL gave the NFL a run for its money back in the 1960’s, stealing top players left and right up until 1970, when a…
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The Beatles: Rock Band Frankenreview
What happens when what many consider to be the ultimate band game teams up with what many consider to be the ultimate band? The Beatles: Rock Band. While several bands have gotten their own standalone music titles, none have gotten nearly the sort of treatment Harmonix has given The Beatles: Rock Band. Not only is…
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Ron Gilbert On DeathSpank: Why Play Two Games?
Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion creator Ron Gilbert was at PAX 2009 to talk about his upcoming action RPG meets adventure game DeathSpank, discussing melding the two genres and accusing me of witchcraft. Before we could talk about DeathSpank, we had to get past the subject of my magical pen. I use a Livescribe pen…
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Delving Into The Darkest Of Days
During PAX 09 I got a chance to play through a few levels of Darkest of Days, 8monkey Labs time-travelling first-person shooter that marries futuristic technology with great moments in history. Three levels were available in the demo that 8monkey had up and running at their PAX booth, which was festooned with period weapons and…
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Free-To-Play DDO Unlimited Already Thriving
Days away from opening up to the general public, Turbine is already overwhelmed by the positive performance of the newly free-to-play Dungeons & Dragons Online Unlimited. Announced earlier this summer and opening to the public on September 9th, the new Dungeons and Dragons Online relegates subscription fees to VIP members, allowing anyone to play for…
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PAX Cosplay Round 3 – FIGHT!
It’s the final day of PAX 2009, and that means the final round of cosplay photos, captured not by Adam Barenblat, but by myself and AJ, the cosplay backup crew. If you see duplicates from the previous two days in this gallery, appreciate the fact that you are getting a different look at cosplayers you’ve…
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Inside CCP’s Succubus Club
Step inside The Succubus Club as we share some rather bad photos and a couple of video clips from CCP’s infamous goth meets geek party event. People walking about in vinyl clothing; barely dressed women writhing about on stage; and men performing the art of fire poi for screaming women in the audience – this…
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Shank Preview: The Beat-Em Up Reloaded
Klei Entertainment takes on the side-scrolling beat-em up with Shank, managing to create something fresh and compelling from a genre that’s grown old and stale. What Is It? Shank taps the talent of Atomic Betty director Jeffrey Agala to create its striking graphic novel look and feel, but it takes more than a fresh coat…
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First Footage Of The Old Republic’s Trooper In Action
During today’s Star Wars: The Old Republic panel at PAX 09, BioWare showed us our first glimpse of the Republic’s Trooper class in action, and we’re passing the savings on to you! Not only do we have footage of the Trooper, which is The Old Republic’s version of the Clone and eventual Storm, Sand, Snow,…
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The Secret World: Which Side Are You On?
Along with the second teaser trailer we talked about on Thursday, Funcom has released a slew of new images depicting the Dragon, the Illuminati, and the Templars, the three factions of The Secret World. I spent a bit of time this weekend discussing The Secret World with Funcom, but I can’t tell you about it…
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Why Is Klei’s CEO Playing With Dolls?
This is what greeted me when I arrived at the Sheraton down the street from PAX to meet with Klei Entertainment CEO Jamie Cheng regarding the company’s latest game, Shank. So what do spooky dolls and an even spookier CEO have to do with a cartoonish beat-em up that could wind up being my game…
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The Triumphant Return Of My Sega Nomad
At the retro game shop towards the back of the main show floor at PAX 09 I was finally reunited with a long-lost friend of mine – the Sega Nomad. Back in 1999 I had found a Sega Nomad – a portable Sega Genesis that eats batteries like they were crack and it was one…
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MAG Hands-On: Army Of Me And A Fierce Pancake
The only thing more exciting than playing in a massive, 256-player battle in MAG? Teaming up with another player who has no idea you have formed a bond with him that will last a lifetime. If you caught my preview of Sony’s MAG (Massive Action Game) from E3 earlier this year, it neatly sums up…
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Live From PAX 09: SeanBad And His Magical Gameboy
It’s just not PAX without an improptu chiptune performance on the stairs outside the Seattle Center. The artist is SeanBad, the music is pretty damn amazing, and the crowd is slightly nuts. In some cases extremely nuts. Questionable crowd quality aside, SeanBad’s performance completely made my night. Be sure to check out his MySpace, where…
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Scenes And Screens From Ron Gilbert’s DeathSpank
Behold screenshots and a trailer for Ron Gilbert‘s DeathSpank, due out 2010-ish for too many platforms to mention. DeathSpank is a 3D action RPG from Ron Gilbert, the man behind classic PC games like The Secret of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. With that sort of pedigree, you can expect a game that’s at the…
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What’s Inside The Aion Launch Party Goody Bag?
What glorious treats were hidden within the depths of the gift bag handed out at NCsoft’s Aion launch party at the Space Needle in Seattle yesterday evening? Though technically more of an open beta launch party, NCsoft’s soirée held atop Seattle’s landmark Space Needle was full of good food, a bit of excitement, and a…
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Guild Wars 2: Bringing Art To Life
Most companies wait until the game comes out before they start thinking about releasing an art book. For Guild Wars 2, however, ArenaNet wants to make the art the star. When I first found out about ArenaNet’s Guild Wars 2 art book being available at PAX, I questioned whether or not it was the right…
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Star Trek Online Preview: Boldly Going Places
The early press-access only hour on the PAX 2009 show floor was the perfect time to get behind the wheel of a Federation starship with Cryptic’s Star Trek Online. What Is It? It’s the the future of the Star Trek universe as a massively multiplayer online game. Romulus is destroyed, the Klingons hate the Federation…
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