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Atari Founder Returns To Development With Battleswarm
Nolan Bushnell, creator of Pong and founder of Atari, returns to game development with Battleswarm: Field of Honor, a real-time strategy / first-person shooter hybrid he describes as “a mash-up between StarCraft and Starship Troopers.” Bushnell has been out of the game making business for quite awhile, but he’s coming back with Battleswarm, an online…
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F.E.A.R. 2 Reborn With New Single Player DLC
Experience the end of Alma from an entirely new perspective with the F.E.A.R. 2: Reborn downloadable content, featuring four new levels that thrust the player into the role of Replica Soldier Foxtrot813. Foxtrot813 is just your average Replica soldier, but soon beckoning voices lead him to go against Replica Command’s orders, striking out on his…
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Warhammer Online Mac Beta Prepares For Battle
Massively-multiplayer RPG Warhammer Online just got a bit more Mac friendly, as Mythic announces the availability of the beta for the Mac version of the game. I’ve played Warhammer Online with Mac users in the past, but it generally involved them rebooting and twisting dials, injecting strange substances into their machines. Thanks to TransGaming’s Cider…
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All The Star Trek Online Screens You’ll Ever Need
Things have been awfully quiet on the Star Trek Online front lately, so developer Cryptic and Atari are startling patient fans awake with all the screenshots they could find. A few of these screens we’ve seen previously, but a good majority of them are new, depicting strange, new words; new life, and new civilizations; and…
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Blur Boasts Beautiful Chaos, Massive Damage
The team at Bizarre Creations talk up their new racer Blur, a more intense, more fun experience that’s "really a collection of hundreds of memorable moments." Bizarre is no stranger to high-action racing, but they’re doing something completely different with Blur, the first racing title developed under the company’s new Activision overlords. It’s a battle…
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Aion Beta Finds Its Voice
The fifth beta event for Aion kicks off tomorrow, with the NPCs greeting players with a hearty hello now that voice has been added to the game. NPCs and player characters alike have been oddly silent in Aion, until now. Players preparing for tomorrow’s beta weekend will find a hefty patch waiting for them, bringing…
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Sign Up For The Champions Online Newsletter, Score A Free Pet
Cryptic wants you to sign up for the Champions Online newsletter so badly that they’re passing out a free in-game pet to everyone who adds their email to the mailing list. Calling it a sign of appreciation for all of the Champions Online fans out there, Cryptic will award all existing newsletter subscribers as well…
By Mike Fahey
