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It’s a Steep Climb to the Top for El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
With a striking art style and a story based off of an ancient Jewish religious work, Ignition’s El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron is the sort of game that could go in any direction review-wise. As it turns out, it did. El Shaddai tells the story of Enoch, a priest seeking out seven angels in…
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UncategorizedNine Minutes of Sneaky-Stabby Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Gameplay Footage
Get it while it’s hot, folks. Nearly ten minutes of what appears to be an early segment of Assassin’s Creed: Revelations has found its way to the wild interwest. See Altair stab! See Ezio bomb things! Marvel at the lovely engine that just keeps staying lovely!
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NBA 2K12 Delivers Much More than 15 Legends in an Ensemble Cast of Greatness
2K Sports today revealed to ESPN the full roster of 15 NBA all-time superstars gracing its “NBA’s Greatest” mode but, like the supporting cast in last year’s “Jordan Challenge,” diehard basketball fans will find just as many memories in the cast of teammates and opposing teams. First, the list of legends. Magic Johnson, Larry Bird,…
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UncategorizedPixelJunk: Sidescroller Gameplay Is Bright and Old-School
PixelJunk: Sidescroller, the upcoming downloadable color explosion from Q-Games, is not joking around. In the latest video, lasers, crushers and a giant three-eyed monster await our ship-bound heroes. It’s all rendered in beautiful HD, complemented with old school curved corners and scan lines. The visuals are as beautiful as ever, so why are you still…
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Let’s Talk About How CivWorld Isn’t Civilization!
So here we are again, folks. Another week, another CivWorld discussion. Hopefully, most of you decided to either play in the new Kotaku game or a public one. Regardless of what game you’re playing, I’m sure you all have a lot to say about how the game is treating you. Playing through the game for…
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Silent Hill: Book of Memories Screens Have Forgotten Something
This is not the Silent Hill you know. Headed for the PS Vita in early 2012, Silent Hill: Book of Memories is a multiplayer title with an overhead isometric view. Not exactly the lonely foggy world most of us remember. While the game exists out of canon, these new screens feature heavily-armed characters, at least…
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Shinobi 3DS Is Losing Beauty Contests to Metal Gear Solid 3DS
If you thought Metal Gear Solid 3DS looked ugly, get a load of what Sega and Griptonite are doing to Shinobi. Maybe they’ll look better in 3D? Wasn’t the 3DS supposed to be a powerful machine capable of pulling off console-quality graphics? Why are developers pumping out games that look like they’d be right at…
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This is Flight Control to the Nintendo Download
When the most exciting downloadable title in Nintendo’s weekly lineup is an air traffic control sim game, it’s either an excellent air traffic control sim game or a very slow week. Perhaps it’s a little of both? Firemint’s Flight Control finally brings the frantic route-tracing action of the hit iPhone game to the Wii, following…
By Mike Fahey
