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You Sell Those Kingdoms of Amalur, Ken Rolston
Legendary The Elder Scrolls designer Ken Rolston proves himself one amazing combination thespian and salesman during his Gamescom presentation of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. It’s “an enemy-pounding fun-fest!” You can contact Michael Fahey, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.
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Imagine a World of Battleships (Minus Kevin Costner)
From the maker of World of Tanks comes World of Battleships, a free-to-play PC game that will allow players to smack each other around using giant action battleships. Although there are few details on release dates, my gut is telling me we’ll see this sooner than later with the same sort of approachable gameplay that…
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The Secret World Steps Into the Light Next Spring
Funcom’s massively multiplayer supernatural conspiracy game for the PC gets an April 2012 target today at Gamescom, along with a new trailer and news about how you can sign up to participate in beta testing events. Intriguied? I passed intruiged long ago when it comes to The Secret World. Now I’m bordering on obsessed, and…
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Forza Motorsport 4 Shows Off Classic German Track
The people over at Turn 10 Studios give us another sneak peak into how and why Forza Motorsport 4‘s tracks are chosen and created. In this video, they show off the historic Hockenheim track in Germany. The location seems appropriate considering our continuing coverage of Gamescom in Cologne, Germany. Check out the high-tech gadgets Turn…
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Ninja Gaiden 3 Could Be the Hardest PlayStation Move Game Ever
Today at Gamescom in Germany, Tecmo’s Team Ninja revealed that Ninja Gaiden 3 was getting physical with the PlayStation Move, finally allowing the player and Ryu to commiserate over how difficult it is to slash at enemies for hours on end. Sword combat isn’t easy, and historically neither is Ninja Gaiden. Combine the two and…
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Want to See Some Battlefield 3 Co-Op? 3, 2, 1, Shoot!
Making it’s debut at Gamescom 2011 in Germany, Battlefield 3‘s co-op mode is every bit as intense as single player, with 100 percent more synchronized shouting. DICE showed off a level of co-op during EA’s Gamescom press conference earlier this morning, demonstrating what happens when two men team up to help a foreign national defect.…
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Watch Eight Imperials Fail to Breach The Old Republic‘s Eternity Vault
During EA’s 2011 Gamescom press conference, eight Imperial players attempted to take on one of the game’s first major level 50 instances, the Eternity Vault. The end result? I feel much better about my decision to play on the Republic side. You can contact Michael Fahey, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can…
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New Kinect Star Wars Screenshots. You Get to Smash Around as a Rancor
The newest Kinect Star Wars screenshots come straight from straight from Gamescom and give a taste of the rage of the Rancor. In addition we get a look at the Jedi as they dismantle a few droids and some shots of pod racing. A feast for the eyes fit for a Rancor.
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Mass Effect 3 Screens Show BroShep Killing Alien Types, Being BroShep
You’d think after all the hullabaloo about FemShep, the female version of Mass Effect 3‘s “Shepherd” main character, that BioWare would release some screenshots showing the new fan-picked blonde model shooting some aliens in the mandibles. But nope! It’s hunky ol’ BroShep instead.
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
Good morning. It’s Tuesday and what better time is there to talk about video games? We have all the Gamescom news and info you need, so let’s talk about it! Thanks once again Kyosen for this beautiful TAYpic. We really need some new new TAYpics guys, we know you have the talent, now show us!…
By Max Abrams