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Looks Like Castlevania: Mirror of Fate isn’t the 2D Platformer I Was Hoping For
Last week news of a game called Castlevania: Mirror of Fate for the Nintendo 3DS had fans of the series (myself including) imagining a brand new 2D adventure for Nintendo’s latest handheld. Perhaps if we had known the game’s full name, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow — Mirror of Fate, we would have known better. According…
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UncategorizedThe Divinity Series Returns to Original Sin Early Next Year
European developer Larian Studios has announced the fourth game in their Divinity franchise, Divinity: Original Sin Their most recent outing, Divinity II, came out right at the beginning of 2010 and was a direct “many years later” sequel to their first game, Divine Divinity Divinity: Original Sin is being cast as a prequel, in the…
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Amazon Instant Video Now Available for the Xbox 360
Deepening the Xbox 360’s pool of video entertainment, the Amazon Instant Video app is now live, giving folks access to streaming video purchased via Amazon, with Amazon Prime members gaining instant access to a vast library of content.
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UncategorizedTake a Snapshot of This Puzzling Platformer
Snapshot looks like a very cute game indeed. The puzzle-platformer works on the premise that the player character has a camera that basically works like a global cut-and-paste tool. He takes a picture of something in the world, then pastes that picture somewhere else. Ta-da! Obstacle moved, path smoothed. Like certain other puzzle games, objects…
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UncategorizedOne Year Later, Did Sony Keep Their E3 2011 Promises?
For the fourth year in a row, we’re comparing E3 hype to gaming reality. Sony was our first victim. We’ll check Nintendo and Microsoft’s E3 2011 promises on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively, at 1pm ET each day. The E3 press conference is a chance for the biggest names in gaming to show off their hottest,…
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What Does a Squad of Gun-Toting Fetish Nuns Have to Do With Hitman: Absolution?
Teasing tomorrow’s release of the official Hitman: Absolution E3 trailer, Square Enix teases us with an image depicting eight ladies dress in vinyl nun costumes wielding a wide variety of powerful firearms. Could Hitman: Absolution feature the world’s first nun-based online multiplayer? God I hope so. Some sort of multiplayer reveal is what’s expected, but…
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