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My Favorite E3 Game Moment: Mass Effect 2
While I saw plenty of amazing games at E3, the one moment that sticks with me is when BioWare was demonstrating the new conversation interrupt system for Mass Effect 2. Briefly touched on in Totilo’s impressions post, the interrupt system goes hand-in-hand with the tougher COmmander Shepard we’re seeing in Mass Effect 2. It’s a…
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Burnout’s Big Surf Island Gets Priced
The Big Surf Island expansion for Burnout Paradise is coming this Thursday to Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network. How much does Criterion’s biggest add-on yet cost? It’s not cheap, but it should be worth it, adding a much-needed infusion of new drivable real estate to Burnout Paradise, with a handful of new cars to…
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High Voltage’s Gladiator A.D. First Impressions
The Conduit developer High Voltage is bringing the original arena sport to the Wii with Gladiator A.D., part fighting game, part roleplaying game. At first glance, Gladiator A.D. looks like a rather simplistic sort of fighting game. Players take on the roles of warriors of the ancient world, driving sword against shield and spear against…
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Chris Taylor Saves (My) Face At E3
The partial facial paralysis I suffered on the Friday before E3 is a bit better today, thanks in no small part to the advice of Gas Powered Games founder and CEO, Chris Taylor. I stopped in to see Chris for an appointment I had to look at Supreme Commander II, but I was running a…
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Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment Preview: Disturbing Yet Familiar
After spending countless hours playing the original Vandal Hearts and its sequel, I spent some time at E3 with this millenium’s model, Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment. What Is It? Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment is an Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network prequel to the original Vandal Hearts strategy RPG series that appeared on…
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Risen Screens Rise To The Fore
Piranha Byte‘s latest roleplaying game might not have made it to E3 this year, but that doesn’t mean Risen can’t join the asset explosion with a slew of new screenshots. The Gothic developers have made so many roleplaying games at this point that they could make them in their sleep and still have them turn…
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Green Day Coming To Rock Band
During Kevin and Bean’s Breakfast with Green Day this morning on KROQ 106.7 FM, the band confirmed that they’ll be doing something involving Rock Band in the near-ish future. When an audience member asked them when their songs would be appearing in Rock Band, lead singer Billy Joe had the following to say: “Uh yeah,…
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Dexter iPhone Preview: Bits And Pieces
We took some time out at E3 2009 to further investigate Dexter, the iPhone title from Marc Ecko Entertainment based on the hit television series about a cop by day, serial killer by night. What Is It? As mentioned above, Dexter is a combination stealth/adventure game based on the hit Showtime series about a serial…
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