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If XCOM is a Shooter Then So Is Mass Effect
The news that 2K’s XCOM reboot would handle combat as a first-person shooter sent longtime fans of the PC strategy series on a gamer’s tour of the Kubler-Ross stages of grief, rage, of course, lasting the longest. A year after it was first shown at E3, and about a year before its release, we might…
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Rise of Nightmares is the E3 Floor Show Funhouse
Sega’s Kinect title Rise of Nightmares was displayed for E3 visitors within a spooky, cage-like structure on the floor show. Wandering past it on multiple occasions, I had the impression of visiting a traveling carnival. Our own Brian Crecente took a moment to capture the attraction, and explain what we can expect from Nightmares when…
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Kirby Mass Attack is Confusing and Adorable
We got to check out a snippet of the upcoming Kirby DS game, Kirby Mass Attack while walking the Nintendo booth today. As you’ll see in the video, many of the game’s mechanics eluded me. Basically, there are a whole multitude of little Kirbys grouped together, and you lead them around using the stylus. On…
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Far Cry 3 Sanely Delivers the Same Results, with the Same Methods
Perhaps ironically, perhaps not, Far Cry 3 opens with a psychotic bandit lecturing you on the nature of insanity. Crazy is doing the same thing, expecting different results, goes the oft-quoted saying. And again, for the third time now in this series, you are surrounded by a jungle, up to your ass in trouble. You’re…
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Luigi’s Mansion 2 Proves the 3DS Can Handle Sequels To GameCube Games
I tried very hard to be spooked out by the ghosts of Luigi’s Mansion 2, since the game looks really so nice and smooth— especially given that the game is so early in development. Unfortunately, it just wasn’t happening. The new gyroscopic camera, however, seemed to be a great intuitive new feature. Luigi’s Mansion 2…
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Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny is Simply Adorable on the PlayStation 3
Farming and fighting it’s all the same, until it comes to the PlayStation 3, gets Move support, and looks this pretty. Stand back while I hug Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny Tides of Destiny is coming out later this year in North America for the PlayStation 3 and Wii, which isn’t a combination of release…
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Step Inside The Old Republic‘s Eternity Vault, and Bring Some Friends
On the ice world of Belsavis a deadly threat to the galaxy lies in wait. More powerful than the Empire or the Republic, the only hope of defeating it lies in forming a raid in Star Wars: The Old Republic This is The Eternity Vault, a maximum level Operation for BioWare’s upcoming Star Wars MMO.…
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Saints Row the Third Keeps E3 Classy with a Bikini Car Wash
Remember a couple of years ago, when they tried to make E3 a more sedate affair, without the flashy lights, scantily clad women, and overall spectacle of past shows? THQ says screw that noise. THQ’s Saints Row the Third team pulled out the bikini-wearing manual labor and the ” I Heart Rim Jobs” t-shirts this…
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Activision Boss Refused Sneak Peek of Competitor’s Battlefield 3
According to CVG, Activision CEO wandered by the E3 booth of Battlefield 3, the regicidal threat to his company’s own Call of Duty franchise, for a friendly look at the competition. He was denied. However, Activision says this didn’t happen.
By Joel Johnson
