28 Aug

Opinion Smiters: The Day Sony and Microsoft Had Something in Common

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By Nike Okami

“Life seems like a failed attempt at sleight of hands and I am left staring at my feet. At the hanky draped over my branded sweatshop investments. My feet. The absolute end of me.”
It’s days like today (also called “mornings I’d rather be sleeping”) that really tickle my gout. ‘Pure inflammatory purposes’ could [...]

28 Aug

Ready for Detox? WoW Getting In-Game Counsellors

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To answer the question on every one’s minds: The sum of Life, the Universe and Everything is indeed 42, girls do love a guy who respects ‘em and World of Warcraft is indeed the most addictive piece of software this side of gaming. Psychiatrist Richard Graham of the Tavistock Clinic in London agrees. Which is [...]

27 Aug

Halo 3 ODST ViDoc 2: Bip. Bap. Bam. Welcome to Firefight

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Bungie recently released it’s second vidoc on something that’ll definitely have fans of Halo 3’s multiplayer salivating: the new Firefight multiplayer mode shipping with Halo 3 ODST.

27 Aug

Joe Kucan at CommandCom: “How I Got the Role of Kane”

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Most people know the evil, bald, ham-talking Kane from Command and Conquer. After all, he’s only one of the cheesiest video game characters alive. However, did you know Joe Kucan, the man who plays him, is the director of Command and Conquer? His role as Kane got him into the Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition [...]

27 Aug

Rumour: Silicon Knights Involved in THQ’s Darksiders

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Darksiders, the PS3/XBox 360 action adventure game of mini-guns and medieval swords mayhem, is on the verge of release and looking awesome. The story itself, wherein you take control of one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, War, caught in a battle between angels and demons had me hooked from the get-go. Even more [...]

27 Aug

Angry (Misguided?) Gamers Threaten EA With Boycott, Other Mean Things

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Rumours can be a bit of a mixed bag: On one hand they tell us what to expect while blissfully playing with our imaginations and encouraging us to dream. On the other, they can spiral out of control and cause mass uprisings, massive leaks or PR clusterfraks the likes of which even the Watergate scandal [...]

26 Aug

High-Res (1920×1080) CG Comparison: FFXIII vs. FFVII AC

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By Ravi Sinha

Say what you will about the console Final Fantasy XIII truly belongs on, but Square-Enix’s flare for visual excellence has become an unparalleled staple in the industry. From the very first instant I saw Final Fantasy XIII, I (and I’m sure several other fans) unconsciously compared it’s amazing CG cut-scenes to that of [...]

25 Aug

28 Weeks Later Director Helming Bioshock Movie

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Between bouts of RAGE and sprawling blood spewing “zombies”, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo struck a tangent with horror cinema fans in 28 Weeks Later. Now, he’s heading tothe next level – Universal is in talks with Fresnadillo to helm the Bioshock movie based on Take Two Interactive’s critically and commercially acclaimed first game. And wouldn’t you [...]

24 Aug

Custom-made Power Armor Evokes Fallout 3, Gears of War Deja Vu

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What do you get when you combine the Power Armor of Fallout 3, cross breed it with the black uniforms of Gears of War (only slim down those extra few pounds of metal) and rob a mask from the Predator’s collection?
You’d probably come half as close to the level of awesome achieved by Mick [...]

21 Aug

New Battle Arena Toshinden Wii Screens Channel the Shiny

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Battle Arena Toshinden is at best remembered as SCEA’s attempt at a weapons based fighter with mixed results. That hasn’t stopped underdog Tobal and The Bouncer developer DreamFactory Ltd. from creating an entirely new Wii fighting game using the same name. Bearing no resemblance in story or design to the original Toshinden (hence the new [...]