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Celebrating Fifteen Years of No One Lives Forever
On November 9, 2000, the saga of superspy Cate Archer kicked off with the release of The Operative: No One Lives Forever. What followed was a thrilling spy adventure spanning two awesome stealth first-person-shooters (and one straight-up shooter, with a different protagonist, that nobody really talks about). As Cate Archer, you’d carry out various missions…
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What’s More Exciting Than Overwatch? More Overwatch Animation.
Yannick might be quite fond of Overwatch, but I wasn’t charmed by an online shooter. I was charmed by a beautifully animated trailer. As this storyboard animation reel from BlizzCon demonstrates, there’s a lot more animation on the way. During yesterday’s World of Overwatch panel at BlizzCon, Chris Metzen and crew talked about how a…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Fallout 4 Adventures
Fallout 4 launches this week, and hundreds of thousands of gamers are eager to see where Bethesda’s vast open-world adventure will take them. Let’s speculate with pictures! It’s the classic tale of a boy (at least in this case) and his dog, wandering the wastelands of post-apocalyptic Massachusetts. Or modern day New York City. Or…
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GameStop’s 2015 Black Friday Deals Have Leaked, Of Course
While the most exciting deal of GameStop’s 2015 Black Friday sale is letting employee’s take all of Thanksgiving off, $299 PlayStation 4 and Xbox One bundles, $80 used PS3 and Xbox 360 systems and the best possible Wii U bundle aren’t too shabby either. As a former GameStop employee the idea that stores aren’t opening…
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Heroes Of The Storm Matchmaking Getting Rebuilt From The Ground Up
A source of frustration for Heroes of the Storm players since the first good players started pulling away from the Yannicks, the game’s matchmaking system is getting a major overhaul in the coming weeks that should result in much happier rounds. Speaking on stage during a Heroes of the Storm development panel at BlizzCon 2015,…
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My Favorite Black Ops III Feature So Far Is Theater Mode
Because official screenshots wouldn’t dare get us this close to Jeff Goldblum’s majestic virtuosity, there is Theater mode. Giving players free access to gameplay footage and virtual camera controls is nothing new—games that pride themselves on their visual flair have been letting players show off their stuff for years. Perhaps one day it will be…
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Commander Shepard Passes The Torch In Mass Effect: Andromeda‘s N7 Day Video
It’s November 7—N7 Day for Mass Effect fans—and Bioware kicks off the celebration with a montage of archival space footage with Jennifer Hale talking over it. Hooray! To be fair it is nice to hear the voice of female Commander Shepard, who will not be appearing in the next chapter of the Mass Effect saga,…
By Mike Fahey
