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Even League Of Legends Needs A Snow Level
In case you needed further proof that Riot Games‘ League of Legends: Clash of Fates was a real game, we give you…the snow level. I wouldn’t go as far as saying a game requires a snow level in order to be considered a real game, but it certainly helps. As it stood, I was pretty…
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Funcom “Opens The Floodgates” With Conan Free Trial
Funcom really, really wants new players to come try out Age of Conan, releasing a persuasive video and a free trial offer to try and make that happen. Age of Conan has gotten off to a bit of a slow start. Well, that’s not entirely true. More like it got off to a quick start,…
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BattleForge Review: Collectible Card-Time Strategy
What happens when you mix together real-time strategy gameplay with collectible card game sensibilities? BattleForge happens. Developed by EA’s Phenomic, BattleForge is an intriguing mix of real-time strategy and collectible card game on a massively multiplayer online level. Where a standard real-time strategy game has units with various powers and abilities, BattleForge has a set…
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Wolverine Behind-The-Scenes Is Best There is At What It Does
Activision unleashes the first behind-the-scenes video for X-Men Origins: Wolverine is definitely the best at what it does: proving that the developers at Raven are a bunch of drooling Wolverine fanboys. Activision seems to have a knack for passing their Marvel properties on to developers in love with the characters, though as was the case…
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Runes Of Magic Channels Mario Kart
Frogster continues to throw all the gameplay they can possibly find into Runes of Magic, introducing a suspiciously kart-like horse racing mini-game, complete with mystery power-ups. The Wind-Runner Race is an 8-person horse race that players sign up for in the city of Varanas in the game world. Once the race card is full the…
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Atlus Delays Steal Princess Until People Know About It
Atlus has officially delayed their DS puzzle platformer hybrid Steal Princess until May, in order to make sure more people are aware that Steal Princess exists. Atlus is mastering the art of the delay lately, having pushed back the DS title Class of Heroes to June just a few short days ago. Now it’s Steal…
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All That Jazz: Video Game Musicals
Last month, Phoenix Wright came to life on stage in Japan courtesy of the all-female musical theater group, Takarazuka Revue. It was bright, it was catchy, it sold like hotcakes — and it was downright uncanny. Takarazuka is no stranger to adaptations; their five troupes have each put on works based on Western literature and…
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Battlestar Galactica Composer Scores Dark Void
Capcom has scored Battlestar Galactica composer Bear McCreary to provide musical accompaniment for their upcoming parallel universe shooter, Dark Void. Battlestar Galactica may be gone, but perhaps a bit of its music can live on in Dark Void’s McCreary-created score. Bear was the sole composer for Battlestar after the miniseries, and is currently employed doing…
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Jumpgate Evolution: When Darkness Falls
The latest trailer and screens for Net Devil‘s massively mutiplayer online space combat extravaganza Jumpgate Evolution wants to know which side you’ll be on when darkness falls. Is that some special, dramatic way of asking who I am going to shoot? I only ask because both the trailer and the accompanying screen shots only serve…
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Crytek: The Internet Isn’t Ready For Streaming Game Services
Crysis developer Crytek reveals that they have done research into providing streaming game services like the ones Onlive is promising, only to conclude that the internet wouldn’t be ready for them until at least 2013. According to Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli, the company began research the potential of a service that allowed games played on…
By Mike Fahey