Get Some Assassin's Creed in Your Assassin's Creed

Yo dog, I heard you like Assassin’s Creed so we- Ahem, sorry. Ubisoft has announced that PS3 copies of Assassin’s Creed: Revelations will come bundled with a copy of the original Assassin’s Creed on the Blu-Ray disk. It’s a smart

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Get Some Assassin's Creed in Your Assassin's Creed

Yo dog, I heard you like Assassin’s Creed so we- Ahem, sorry. Ubisoft has announced that PS3 copies of Assassin’s Creed: Revelations will come bundled with a copy of the original Assassin’s Creed on the Blu-Ray disk. It’s a smart

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Crytek at the Helm of Homefront

Despite a troubled release and disappointing critical reception, THQ are convinced that Homefront is an IP worth building. The publisher today announced that Crysis developer Crytek will develop a sequel to the paranoid FPS, taking over from the now-defunct Kaos

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Crytek at the Helm of Homefront

Despite a troubled release and disappointing critical reception, THQ are convinced that Homefront is an IP worth building. The publisher today announced that Crysis developer Crytek will develop a sequel to the paranoid FPS, taking over from the now-defunct Kaos

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Rumor: New SSB Titled Super Smash Bros. U-niverse

Fresh off the pages of 4chan (so take this with a grain of salt), a supposed Nintendo document has been leaked revealing the name and logo of the newest entry in the much beloved Smash Bros series. Incorporating the Wii-U’s already silly name

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Rumor: New SSB Titled Super Smash Bros. U-niverse

Fresh off the pages of 4chan (so take this with a grain of salt), a supposed Nintendo document has been leaked revealing the name and logo of the newest entry in the much beloved Smash Bros series. Incorporating the Wii-U’s already silly name

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Battlefield 3 Open Beta Coming September 29th

EA’s Peter Moore revealed that Battlefield 3 will be launching an open beta at the end of the month, allowing players to experience the upcoming blockbuster before the October 28 release date. The beta will provide a taste of what

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Battlefield 3 Open Beta Coming September 29th

EA’s Peter Moore revealed that Battlefield 3 will be launching an open beta at the end of the month, allowing players to experience the upcoming blockbuster before the October 28 release date. The beta will provide a taste of what

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Playing the System

So, I’ve been thinking. I’ve written at least two hundred articles on this here blog. Assuming that the average length is about six hundred words, I’ve written about two small novels on video games. And these numbers are conservative. I

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Playing the System

So, I’ve been thinking. I’ve written at least two hundred articles on this here blog. Assuming that the average length is about six hundred words, I’ve written about two small novels on video games. And these numbers are conservative. I

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For Discussion #5: Bossing Around

Welcome back for another week of potentially warm discussion! Bosses have a long history in video games, and have recently been catching flak because they’re a holdover from the early days of games that seem to shove their way into

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For Discussion #5: Bossing Around

Welcome back for another week of potentially warm discussion! Bosses have a long history in video games, and have recently been catching flak because they’re a holdover from the early days of games that seem to shove their way into

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Deus Ex: Human Revolution Outsourced its Boss Battles

Human Revolution released to pretty much universal praise. However, one thing that stuck out are the game’s boss battles. They have been criticized as uninspired, boring, forcing you to fight no matter what, and for being generally out-of-place in an

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Deus Ex: Human Revolution Outsourced its Boss Battles

Human Revolution released to pretty much universal praise. However, one thing that stuck out are the game’s boss battles. They have been criticized as uninspired, boring, forcing you to fight no matter what, and for being generally out-of-place in an

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Digital love

Depicting love isn’t easy–this is true of any medium that explores the subject. Love is a feeling, perhaps the most subjective of them all, and so far no medium has gained fame for its ability to make the consumer fall

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Digital love

Depicting love isn’t easy–this is true of any medium that explores the subject. Love is a feeling, perhaps the most subjective of them all, and so far no medium has gained fame for its ability to make the consumer fall

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"Space Trooper USA" Review

  To state that the flash game Space Trooper U.S.A. is “light on story” would be akin to observing that the Pacific Ocean “really isn’t that small, when you think about it”. It doesn’t so much lack a story as

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"Space Trooper USA" Review

  To state that the flash game Space Trooper U.S.A. is “light on story” would be akin to observing that the Pacific Ocean “really isn’t that small, when you think about it”. It doesn’t so much lack a story as

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A look into the Nintendo Ambassador Program: Or how the game Yoshi is the greatest threat to democracy.

When a company is in the video game market, it needs to be on top of the community, understand its user-base, and interface with them to sell product and keep them coming back for more. The company as an entity

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A look into the Nintendo Ambassador Program: Or how the game Yoshi is the greatest threat to democracy.

When a company is in the video game market, it needs to be on top of the community, understand its user-base, and interface with them to sell product and keep them coming back for more. The company as an entity

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