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3D Dot Game Heroes Meets Old Spice
3D Dot Game Heroes might look like a 3D pixel take on The Legend of Zelda, but this trailer is all Old Spice’s “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like.” I’ve included the original Old Spice Super Bowl commercial below for reference, and to enrich the life of anyone who hasn’t seen it yet. It’s…
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GameStop Has Your StarCraft II Beta Invite
Several readers have pointed us towards the listing for StarCraft II on GameStop’s website, where preorders now snag you an invite to the eagerly anticipated strategy game’s beta test, as long as you agree not to cancel your order afterwards. There are actually three ways to obtain a StarCraft II beta code through GameStop. You…
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Halo: Reach Multiplayer: Playing a Role in a First-Person Shooter
The loadouts have names like Operator, Airborne, Grenadier, indicating their main weapon and a unique battlefield talent. I suggest that Bungie’s bringing a touch of class-based combat to Halo, and the designer winces, then chooses his words. “I don’t want to call it class-based, but we do want people to be able to fill a…
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A Sightseeing Tour of Halo: Reach
Today Bungie lifted the lid on the upcoming Halo: Reach multiplayer beta, which means we’ve got four dozen new images of the game, its maps and new game types that we can now show you. Screenshots of three of the game’s four new maps have already gone public. This gallery leads off with the fourth,…
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Halo: Reach Multiplayer Preview: A New Game, But Not Unfamiliar
In 10 days, Halo: Reach gets its multiplayer beta – and consider that last word. With four different game types, new abilities and weapons, this isn’t some preview of the rest of a new game. It is a new game. Yes, the Halo: Reach beta will deliver another four maps and the standard game modes,…
By Owen Good
