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Free Kanye West RPG Takes The Whole Phenomenon To A New Level
After being in alpha for a while, the hip-hop-themed RPG by Phenix is complete and available as a free download. Featuring an armada of hip-hop artists (what the hell, even LL Cool J is in the game) and using completely remade tilesets from RPG Maker, this game is surely filled with funny moments. The creator…
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An Hour Inside Disney Infinity‘s Toy Box Was Not Enough
As my hour with Disney Infinity‘s Toy Box mode at the San Diego Comic-Con came to a close, producer John Vignocchi had dressed up The Incredibles‘ Dash in the wings from 1981’s Condorman and was attempting to recreate the movie’s flight scene. This was after we used the game’s camera tools to create a 2D…
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This Is Surely The Worst Possible Starting Position In Civilization V
So bad it hurts. Beginning with the troops scattered in the middle of nowhere is no way to build a successful empire. But, look on the bright side: The location is incredibly defensible against a land attack! And there are lots of crabs nearby. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some…
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The World’s Last Hope? A Software Engineer With a Demon Arm
That’s the ridiculously awesome premise of Tom vs The Armies of Hell, described as a “humorous indie action/adventure game” with gameplay inspired by Bastion and Ratchet & Clank. There’s an in-engine trailer above, a cinematic trailer below, and a nifty Kickstarter page over here. I’d say they’re worth a look.
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Stealth Is Hardly The Only Way To Succeed in Splinter Cell: Blacklist
Will you be a stealthy ghost? Maybe a silent, but deadly panther? Or is mowing your enemies down with a machine gun more up your alley? This new trailer, released by Ubisoft for the newest Splinter Cell, shows that there is merit to each approach. Blacklist hits Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U and PC on…
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This Is Why I Love Disgaea
She’s a proud demon warrior. Her name is Barbara. Hi, Barbara. Hundreds of hours of gameplay is nice. Micromanagement that borders of the neurotic is wonderful. Endless strategies and boundless replayability? The Disgaea series has these in spades. But it’s the memorable characters and offbeat humor that keeps me coming back to a series I…
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Oh Look, They Got Runescape 3 Working Again
Look at all of those graphics. That’s at least seven or eight graphics right there. After a day spent staring at a black screen, Jagex has finally tweaked Runescape 3 enough so that I can see those shiny new graphics. I completely forgot why I was in that cave. But the reason I am in…
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EA Loses $11 Million Madden Lawsuit
A jury today found that Electronic Arts used code and features developed by the designer of the first John Madden Football throughout Madden games published into the mid-1990s without crediting or paying him royalties, and required EA to pay damages that could start at $11 million and potentially reach much higher. Robin Antonick, credited on…
By Owen Good
