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These Former Big-Budget Shooter Devs are Overjoyed to Bring You the $.99 Twist Pilot
Steve Ellis is responsible for the beloved multiplayer aspect of Rare’s classic Nintendo 64 shooter Goldeneye 007, and was a founder of Free Radical Design, the studio behind the TimeSplitters franchise. Martin Wakeley was a designer and producer at Rare, creating beloved titles like Blast Corps and Jet Force Gemini before joining Ellis at Free…
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EA: Social Games Aren’t Dying, But Consumers ‘Won’t Pay for Crap’
With player numbers dropping and the recent revelation that 85 percent stop playing after the first day, a shadow hangs over the once ridiculously profitable social gaming scene. Speaking today at App Conference in San Jose, Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello said that the decline of social gaming is overplayed; it’s not dying, it’s evolving.…
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Goldfinger Is A Silly Movie. It’s An Even Sillier Chapter of 007 Legends.
Goldfinger might be the most iconic of all the James Bond films. Even if you’ve never seen it (or, like me, saw it once, long ago, at about three in the morning while not really paying attention), you know its big beats. Goldfinger is the one where Bond is strapped to a table with that…
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Sleeping Dogs Is About To Get A Little Crazier
Just in time for Halloween, Sleeping Dogs developer United Front Games will be releasing add-on content for the amazing hands-on, kung fu combat, open world game. And there will be zombies. And vampires. Sort of. It’s called Nightmare in North Point, and instead of slapping rival Triad members in the face with a fish, you…
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What’s Better Than Old School Tank Combat? Old School Tank Combat in Space.
Don’t let the over-the-top and quite frankly incredibly misleading launch trailer put you off Nexon’s new free-to-play online iOS game. Space Tanks is the Atari 2600 classic Combat from the future. It’s the little things. Six players gathering online in a top-down tank battle. Toss in a few power-ups, add some enhancement towers, allow players…
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This Miniature Replica Portal Gun Does Not Actually Shoot Miniature Portals, But It’s Still Cool
Do you need an Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device? Of course you do! Sure, there’s a life-sized replica out there in the world, but for those of us with smaller living rooms (and smaller budgets), this miniature edition, from ThinkGeek, is just the ticket. This model, admittedly, can’t actually make a wormhole in your wall.…
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If I Ever Play Mass Effect On PS3, It Will Have To Be On This Gorgeous Custom Mod
I have a PlayStation 3. It works perfectly well. In well over four years of loyal service, it hasn’t failed us yet and it most certainly does not need replacing. And yet. I don’t even want to play Mass Effect on it. I’ve got that trilogy on PC, and I like it better that way.…
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Square Enix Finds Redemption for Demons’ Score with Symphonica
I was terribly disappointed with the way Square Enix priced iNiS’s rhythm game, Demons’ Score. So disappointed that when I heard the company had released another iNiS rhythm game on iOS I almost didn’t bother. Between the free initial download and the stirring sounds of Dvorak’s New World Symphony my tenuous convictions crumbled, and I…
By Mike Fahey