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The Elder Scrolls In Convenient Novel Form
The land of Tamriel is terrorized by a floating city that first kills and then raises the dead in The Infernal City, the first of two Elder Scrolls novels by bestselling author Greg Keyes. Greg Keyes is perhaps best known for his steampunk series The Age of Unreason, which features historical figures such as Benjamin…
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MagnaCarta 2’s Kan Game
MagnaCarta 2 is in stores today (I promise this time), and this video takes a look at the unique way the game handles special abilities and magic – the Kan system. I’ve had the game for several days now, thanks to a local store that wasn’t aware of any street date, and so far I’m…
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Dark Void Preview: Learning To Fall With Style
Jet packs? Check. Funny-looking helmet? Check. Nikola Tesla? I’d prefer Alan Arkin, but check. At yesterday’s Tesla Motors event, Capcom provided several forms of Dark Void expression – like developer interviews, a booklet, and a tournament where people raced to see who could get the farthest in a level in 15 minutes. The developer interviews…
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Brutal Legend Review: Testing Its Metal
Join roadie Eddie Riggs on a magical journey to free a heavy metal fantasy world from the grips of demonic oppression in Brutal Legend. Brutal Legend is the latest game from Double Fine Productions and Tim Schafer, the man behind Full Throttle, Grim Fandango, and Psychonauts. Eddie Riggs is a roadie who fears that heavy…
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Which Street Fighter IV Character Was This?
Try and figure out which new character in Street Fighter IV started off as an effeminate little French boy, if you’re Abel. There I go, giving away the punch line. Yes, Street Fighter IV’s muscle-bound French fighter Abel might have wound up a small boy with pigtails, according to the game’s battle planner Taisaku Okada,…
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Create Your Dragon Age Character Now
While BioWare’s Dragon Age: Origins isn’t out until next month, PC players can get a head start building their avatar with the Dragon Age Character Creator, now available for download. You might not know where you’ll be going, but you’ll sure know who you’ll be. BioWare has released the entire character creation process for the…
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Name Your Price For World Of Goo
World of Goo turns one-year-old today, and 2D Boy celebrates by letting you buy the PC, Mac, and Linux version of the game for whatever you think it’s worth – even a penny! From now until October 19th, visitors to the 2D Boy website can click on the buy button and fill in whatever amount…
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New Splatterhouse Screens Dripping With Gore
Namco Bandai unlocks the door to the Splatterhouse next year. Check out the latest screenshots to see what they’ve done with the place. Splatterhouse is a worrisome title. I tend to lose confidence in a game once the original development team is dropped from the project and then subsequently rehired piece-by-piece. The latest screens certainly…
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