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Sid Meier Hopes to Release Civ World This Summer, Says It Fundamentally Changes Series

Civ World, Sid Meier’s attempt to bring the complexities of his long-lived strategy game Civilization to the quick play nature of Facebook, is due to hit the online service this summer, CNN reports.

Meier says that while the game will have all of the traditional pieces of his series – science,… More »

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How Not to Fake a Game Informer Cover

If you’re going to fake a Game Informer cover, you might want to get their slogan correct. And “specs”? Not on a cover. “in” instead of “at”? The one tool they don’t have in Photoshop is spellcheck stylecheck*. More »

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The Harsher, Deadlier Dark Souls is also a More Beautiful Horror Adventure

There’s no mistaking it. Dark Souls is as much a Demon’s Souls sequel as we’re ever going to get, at least any time soon. It’s the more beautiful Demon’s Souls. More »

What We Know So Far About Soulcalibur V

Since last night’s sneak peek at Soulcalibur V during Namco Bandai’s Dubai press event, game director Daishi Odashima has been Tweeting like mad, revealing fresh information about the sixth installment of the beloved fighting game franchise. More »

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https://lastchance.cc/fallout-new-vegas-honest-hearts-laid-bare-in-new-trail-5800756/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Fallout: New Vegas‘ Honest Hearts Laid Bare in New Trailer and Screens

The unspoiled wilderness of Utah’s Zion National Park shines in the first trailer and screens for Fallout: New Vegas‘ Honest Hearts downloadable content, coming May 17 to the Xbox 360 and Steam, with the PlayStation 3 version coming whenever the PlayStation Network decides to start cooperating. More »

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The Dark Souls Collector’s Edition Might Be For You, Softer Players

Or maybe it’s for you, Demon’s Souls diehards or those ravenously anticipating the challenge of Dark Souls. What it is, assuredly, is a strong motivator for pre-ordering Dark Souls for the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360.

Namco Bandai announced today that Dark Souls would get a limited release… More »

https://lastchance.cc/thoughts-born-of-ten-hours-with-deus-ex-human-revoluti-5800819%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Thoughts Born of Ten Hours with Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Rock, Paper, Shotgun’s Quintin Smith recently got a chance to play ten hours’ worth of Eidos Montreal’s latest cyberpunk thriller, Deus Ex: Human Revolution. More »

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Play Angry Birds Online, Right Now, for Free

Google isn’t above killing a little productivity to prove the power of its web browser. The search engine king has released a special free browser-based version of Rovio’s avian-flinging sensation Angry Birds on the Chrome Web Store, just to prove it can be done. More »

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Video Game Gave Me Seizures, Says Grounded Navy Fighter Pilot

A former U.S. Navy F-18 fighter pilot is suing Sony, Bethesda and Zenimax claiming that the Playstation 3 version of Oblivion: The Elder Scrolls IV gave him a grand mal seizure, breaking his shoulder and permanently grounding him.

In the suit, John Ryan McLaughlin says that on March 28, 2010 he… More »

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What’s the Batman: Arkham City Comic Hinting At?

The video game sequel to the extraordinary Batman: Arkham Asylum won’t be released until October, but starting today a new comic, Batman: Arkham City, is bridging the two Arkham games’ gap. More »

https://lastchance.cc/brink-takes-a-swipe-at-console-gamers-while-deleting-pc-5800928%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Brink Takes a Swipe at Console Gamers while Deleting PC Gamers’ Characters

Oh those silly console gamers. They couldn’t possibly handle the advanced PC gaming concepts like objective-based teamplay. Why, if there was a bug in the game that say, deleted their characters completely if they exited the game too early, console gamers would be beside themselves. More »

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Would You Pay $90 to Attend a Minecraft Convention?

Six months before Minecraft‘s full release is due, creator Markus “Notch” Persson is pondering a gala event in Vegas on its release day – MinecraftCon, on 11/11/11, “with all of [development studio] Mojang going there, and us pushing out the final release live on stage or something.” Would you pay… More »

I spent much of today scheduling for E3. Looks like it’s going to be a really big show. –Brian Crecente

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