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Frankenreview: Halo Wars
Twenty years before Halo: Combat Evolved the war between humanity and the Covenant was a much more strategic affair, as proven in Ensemble Studios’ swan song, Halo Wars. Halo Wars takes the familiar setting of the first-person shooter series Halo and translates into a console-based real-time strategy game, in which players build up and army,…
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Warhammer Online’s Severely Limited Free Trial Offer
After months spent catering strictly to the game-purchasing crowd, Mythic has released a free 10-day trial for their massively multiplayer online role-playing game Warhammer Online. As part of Mythic’s plan to draw new players to Warhammer Online in the face of their Call to Arms live expansion, the company has launched a free 10-day trial…
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The House Of The Dead: Overkill Review: A Blast From The Past
Sega’s classic shooter franchise meets 70’s exploitation horror in The House of the Dead: Overkill for the Nintendo Wii. Developer Headstrong re-imagines the House of the Dead franchise in Overkill, a prequel to the series that takes us back to a simpler time, when men were men, women were half-naked, and black policemen use the…
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World Of Wacraft Patch 3.1 Hits Test
The biggest patch since the release of the Wrath of the Lich King expansion has hit the test realm for World of Warcraft, revealing tier 8 armor sets, legendary weapons, and the Argent Tournament. Among the expected changes such as dual talent specs and the ability of mounts to swim (hooray) comes a slew of…
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Street Fighter Star Chris Klein On Becoming An Action Hero
Actor Chris Klein pontificates on the trials and tribulations of becoming an action star in Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, opening this weekend in theaters across the country. Klein plays Charlie Nash, who in the movie is a police officer on the trail of Bison, as opposed to the Air Force lieutanant he is…
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Doomsday Strikes DC Universe Online
Sony Online Entertainment reveals the first "case" for DC Universe Online, which gives players a chance to go toe-to-toe with Doomsday – the villain that killed Superman. Of course he didn’t completely kill Superman, but for awhile there everyone was really sad, and Doomsday was the reason. Players will be able to side with Superman…
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Obama Talks Gaming During Congressional Address
Just because President Barack Obama is a verified gamer doesn’t mean he supports irresponsible gaming. During last night’s Congressional address, the President re-iterated his firm stance on parenting over gaming. Obama’s comments during last night’s address closely echo comments he made during his presidential campaign, in which he urged parents to actually be parents, rather…
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Warrior Epic Looks Slightly Better Than It Sounds
New screens from True Games‘ upcoming massively multiplayer online action role-playing game Warrior Epic display visuals a bit more dynamic than the game’s name. While the graphics for Warrior Epic certainly won’t knock anyone off of their feet, they aren’t too shabby with a game that’s being designed to run on any computer system, regardless…
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Ex-Designer Says Obsidian’s Aliens Game Canceled
An ex-Obsidian developer’s Linkedin profile lends further credence to rumors that Sega’s action role-playing game set in the Aliens universe is no longer a going concern. The Linkedin profile, discovered by Strategy Informer, belongs to ex-Obsidian designer David Condor. The resume section of the public profile lists Obsidian Entertainment, as well as the most current…
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Kerrigan Loses Her Voice In StarCraft II
Despite appearing in the Kerrigan reveal trailer shown at BlizzCon 2008, Glynnis Talken Campbell, the original voice of StarCraft’s Queen of Blades, will not be voicing the character in StarCraft II. Fans who attended BlizzCon last year or watched the Kerrigan reveal trailer on YouTube were overjoyed when Campbell’s voice purred from the shadows towards…
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Midnight Club’s South Central Dated And Priced
After a bit of a false start last month, Rockstar’s downloadable South Central content for Midnight Club: Los Angeles gets a concrete March release date, along with a price tag for the premium content. The South Central update for Midnight Club: Los Angeles actually comes in two parts. One is a the free South Central…
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