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Mass Effect 3, By The Numbers

In light of recent discussion regarding metrics fetishism, I’ve tried to parse Destructoid’s newly revealed Mass Effect 2 statistics with some perspective. We all know these numbers aren’t just random trivia: they will be part of the basis for changes

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Mass Effect 3, By The Numbers

In light of recent discussion regarding metrics fetishism, I’ve tried to parse Destructoid’s newly revealed Mass Effect 2 statistics with some perspective. We all know these numbers aren’t just random trivia: they will be part of the basis for changes

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'Eventual' Console Version of The Witcher 2 Kept In Mind By Designers

As of right now, though there is no concrete announcement of The Witcher 2, console gamers shouldn’t lose hope. CD Projekt RED’s upcoming RPG title may be developing for PC, they’re designing the game in such a way that a

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'Eventual' Console Version of The Witcher 2 Kept In Mind By Designers

As of right now, though there is no concrete announcement of The Witcher 2, console gamers shouldn’t lose hope. CD Projekt RED’s upcoming RPG title may be developing for PC, they’re designing the game in such a way that a

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Fable 3 Created So That Anyone Can Finish It, Is Example of Metric Fetishism

As if perfect counter-point to our post about Team Meat’s belief that not all games should be easily finished by everyone (as well as the general theme of pandering to the masses in sequels,) we have a few quotes of

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Fable 3 Created So That Anyone Can Finish It, Is Example of Metric Fetishism

As if perfect counter-point to our post about Team Meat’s belief that not all games should be easily finished by everyone (as well as the general theme of pandering to the masses in sequels,) we have a few quotes of

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Dragon Age 2 Round Up: Changes Keep RPG Alive, 'Final Verdict' On Combat/Controls, Morrigan/Flemeth, More

Been too long since we posted something on Dragon Age, hasn’t it? Not enough new information floating around, but I scoured the Dragon Age 2 forums and have come up with a trove of new info on Bioware’s upcoming RPG

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Dragon Age 2 Round Up: Changes Keep RPG Alive, 'Final Verdict' On Combat/Controls, Morrigan/Flemeth, More

Been too long since we posted something on Dragon Age, hasn’t it? Not enough new information floating around, but I scoured the Dragon Age 2 forums and have come up with a trove of new info on Bioware’s upcoming RPG

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Team Meat: Games Today Provide Empty Happiness; Expansion Plans

In an excellent interview over at GameReactor (part 1 here, part 2 here ) Team Meat reveals their thoughts on modern game’s difficulty. Can you guess why they think that the industry is catering to a  larger audience? “It’s 100%

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Team Meat: Games Today Provide Empty Happiness; Expansion Plans

In an excellent interview over at GameReactor (part 1 here, part 2 here ) Team Meat reveals their thoughts on modern game’s difficulty. Can you guess why they think that the industry is catering to a  larger audience? “It’s 100%

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New Catherine Trailer Showcases Split Second Of Gameplay

What it does showcase in spades, however, is the drama. Sure, we can’t understand what is specifically being said, but we already know the context so it’s not completely unintelligible. Andriasang has some lines of choice, if you’re interested, though.

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New Catherine Trailer Showcases Split Second Of Gameplay

What it does showcase in spades, however, is the drama. Sure, we can’t understand what is specifically being said, but we already know the context so it’s not completely unintelligible. Andriasang has some lines of choice, if you’re interested, though.

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Contract With the Devil

Dispute the validity of ‘gaming addiction’ all you want, but designers are definitely try to tap into gaming compulsions to engineer games that keep you playing. To this end, Treyarch’s latest foray into the Call of Duty franchise implements a

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Contract With the Devil

Dispute the validity of ‘gaming addiction’ all you want, but designers are definitely try to tap into gaming compulsions to engineer games that keep you playing. To this end, Treyarch’s latest foray into the Call of Duty franchise implements a

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Microsoft Muses Over Target Advertising Possibilities With the Kinect

Shepard, you’ve recently been dead. Don’t you deserve the quality and distinction of the traditional Asari burial robe? We all probably laughed at the well-written advertising jips in Mass Effect 2, but the technology to make specifically targeted advertising/marketing already

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Microsoft Muses Over Target Advertising Possibilities With the Kinect

Shepard, you’ve recently been dead. Don’t you deserve the quality and distinction of the traditional Asari burial robe? We all probably laughed at the well-written advertising jips in Mass Effect 2, but the technology to make specifically targeted advertising/marketing already

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Bad Co 2: Vietnam's Achievement List

The Battlefield blog has released a list detailing most of the achievements, reproduced below, which are contained in the upcoming expansion to Bad Company 2. Of particular note are ‘would you kindly STFU’ and ‘balls of fire,’ definitely. Note that

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Bad Co 2: Vietnam's Achievement List

The Battlefield blog has released a list detailing most of the achievements, reproduced below, which are contained in the upcoming expansion to Bad Company 2. Of particular note are ‘would you kindly STFU’ and ‘balls of fire,’ definitely. Note that

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Check Out Some of DK Return's Tunes

Hyped for the return of Donkey Kong? Well, here are some samples of the DKR soundtrack, featuring both remix and new tracks alike. First, we have what is probably the most iconic song, in remix form: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7-xf3gPQU4]   Remember Cranky’s

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Check Out Some of DK Return's Tunes

Hyped for the return of Donkey Kong? Well, here are some samples of the DKR soundtrack, featuring both remix and new tracks alike. First, we have what is probably the most iconic song, in remix form: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7-xf3gPQU4]   Remember Cranky’s

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