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ReviewsReview: Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes Of Light
Four unassuming adventurers set forth on a journey to save a magical kingdom in Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light for the Nintendo DS. Now where have I heard this story before? Take four unseasoned heroes and toss them into a world-spanning adventure filled with mythical creatures, powerful magic, and twisting dungeons with turn-based…
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UncategorizedSomeone’s Not Having Fun Here
Playing FIFA 11 in a pool in a stretch Hummer driving through LA? Hell of a home-console advantage for the Phoenix Suns’ Steve Nash, sure. But is that really cause for Landon Donovan to call him a bleeping bleep? This is part two of a series being produced and directed by Nash and Ezra Holland,…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Mafia Wars Offers President Obama Masks In Time For Halloween
Fresh off cameos in NBA Jam and NBA 2K11, President Obama and his two predecessors are appearing in Mafia Wars. As novelty masks, anyway. A bank heist weekend offers the chance to get them, and a badass machine gun. If you play the game, you know how this Zynga stuff runs – bug everyone in…
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UncategorizedFF4HoL
The Hat System Combat This guy is a real game-saver. The concept art looks nearly as beautiful in-game. Guest characters join your party from time to time, like Torte, the pink mouse. Combat, which you watch after pressing buttons. Here’s the character status page! It’s a light-hearted romp. Mini-games like this shopping challenge can earn…
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UncategorizedGraphics Transform 600-Year-Old Clock Tower Into A Virtual Masterpiece
Using a technique called video mapping, the Macula project takes the 600-year-old Astronomical Clock on Old Town Square in Prague and transforms it into one of the most impressive things we’ve ever seen. See for yourself. The 600 Years from the macula on Vimeo We stumbled across this video earlier today and each one of…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Dragon Age II Preorders Score A Free Signature Edition Upgrade
BioWare is upgrading copies of Dragon Age II preordered before January 11 to the Signature Edition, packed with $20 worth of downloadable content, a soundtrack, and an in-game armory. It’s like a preorder bonus, only…okay, it’s a preorder bonus. BioWare is calling it a free upgrade to a collector’s edition, but let’s call a spade…
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One Of These Splatterhouse Screens Is Actually Quite Pleasant
Splatterhouse protagonist Rick doesn’t spend all his time tearing terrible monstrosities limb-from-limb, bathing in their blood as horrific gaping wounds appear on his body. Just most of the time. I’m incredibly fond of the first screenshot in this gallery. Every time new Splatterhouse assets drop, I prepare myself for the inevitable gore fest Namco Bandai…
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Not Even Gaming Mice Can Escape World Of Warcraft’s Cataclysm
The Cataclysm set to change the face of Azeroth this December is also changing the SteelSeries World of Warcraft MMO Gaming Mouse, and the differences go way beyond the cosmetic. In 2008 SteelSeries introduced the original World of Warcraft MMO Gaming Mouse, and it was an excellent piece of technology, if a bit uncomfortable and…
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UncategorizedSEGA Channels Conduit 2 Into February
High Voltage Software and Sega jumped Wii first-person shooter Conduit 2 out of the way of GoldenEye: 007 last month. Now the game has landed firmly in February of 2011. Will the new trailer entice players to pick it up? Getting out of the way of GoldenEye: 007 was a wise move on Sega’s part,…
By Mike Fahey
