Posts Tagged '3D'

Purge Preview

Warning: This preview contains moderate mechanical spoilers but no narrative spoilers. Purge is Mirror’s Edge. No, it’s not like Mirror’s Edge, Purge IS Mirror’s Edge. A less polished version mixed with Borderlands-esque aesthetics and questionable stealth elements, but still Mirror’s

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Purge Preview

Warning: This preview contains moderate mechanical spoilers but no narrative spoilers. Purge is Mirror’s Edge. No, it’s not like Mirror’s Edge, Purge IS Mirror’s Edge. A less polished version mixed with Borderlands-esque aesthetics and questionable stealth elements, but still Mirror’s

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Taking Another Stab at Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Warning: This review contains detailed mechanical spoilers but only moderate narrative spoilers. Fern already wrote on Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood and though people have probably already moved on to Revelations (the newest installment in the franchise as of the time of

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Taking Another Stab at Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Warning: This review contains detailed mechanical spoilers but only moderate narrative spoilers. Fern already wrote on Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood and though people have probably already moved on to Revelations (the newest installment in the franchise as of the time of

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NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits Review

Warning: This review contains detailed narrative spoilers but only moderate mechanical spoilers. NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits (formerly known as Icarian: Kindred Spirits) is a 2.5D platformer that, appropriately enough, tells the story of Nyx (Greek goddess of the night) as she

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NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits Review

Warning: This review contains detailed narrative spoilers but only moderate mechanical spoilers. NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits (formerly known as Icarian: Kindred Spirits) is a 2.5D platformer that, appropriately enough, tells the story of Nyx (Greek goddess of the night) as she

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Why Shadow of the Colossus is Overrated

Warning: This opinion piece contains detailed narrative spoilers but few mechanical spoilers for Shadow of the Colossus, ICO, Prince of Persia (2008) and God of War. To celebrate the release of The ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Collection, I

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Why Shadow of the Colossus is Overrated

Warning: This opinion piece contains detailed narrative spoilers but few mechanical spoilers for Shadow of the Colossus, ICO, Prince of Persia (2008) and God of War. To celebrate the release of The ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Collection, I

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Nearly A Third of Players Think the Nintendo 3DS is Better Without the 3D

You would think that most 3DS owners would play the handheld largely for, you know, the 3D part. After all, it’s the first gaming device to sell itself on 3D – without glasses, no less – and despite the criticisms

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Nearly A Third of Players Think the Nintendo 3DS is Better Without the 3D

You would think that most 3DS owners would play the handheld largely for, you know, the 3D part. After all, it’s the first gaming device to sell itself on 3D – without glasses, no less – and despite the criticisms

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Nintendo 3DS Takes the Art World by Storm

Thanks to Nintendo, photographers will no longer feel pressured to bring their art to life.  From September 1 to September 17, 2011 the Magnum Gallery in Paris will be exhibiting the works of eighty photographers, including such notables as Martin

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Nintendo 3DS Takes the Art World by Storm

Thanks to Nintendo, photographers will no longer feel pressured to bring their art to life.  From September 1 to September 17, 2011 the Magnum Gallery in Paris will be exhibiting the works of eighty photographers, including such notables as Martin

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Gone with the Timewave: Achron Impressions Part I

Warning: This review contains some mechanical spoilers but only minimal narrative spoilers. If I could travel through time, I’d go back to when I first got interested in Achron and kick myself. Then I’d give past-me a stern lecture. “Haven’t

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Gone with the Timewave: Achron Impressions Part I

Warning: This review contains some mechanical spoilers but only minimal narrative spoilers. If I could travel through time, I’d go back to when I first got interested in Achron and kick myself. Then I’d give past-me a stern lecture. “Haven’t

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Sony Envisions The State of Gaming In 2021

“I think what people want in games in 10 years is the perfect human being in digital form”, Shuhei Yoshida, President of Worldwide Studio at Sony, said according to Eurogamer. Yoshida was part of a panel on the future of

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Sony Envisions The State of Gaming In 2021

“I think what people want in games in 10 years is the perfect human being in digital form”, Shuhei Yoshida, President of Worldwide Studio at Sony, said according to Eurogamer. Yoshida was part of a panel on the future of

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The Great Sucking Sound

That noise you hear? That is the wind being violently ripped from the 3DS’ sails. It sounds a lot like three to five hour battery life, which, supposedly, is only when the backlight is turned down. We in the trade

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The Great Sucking Sound

That noise you hear? That is the wind being violently ripped from the 3DS’ sails. It sounds a lot like three to five hour battery life, which, supposedly, is only when the backlight is turned down. We in the trade

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Sony Patents 3D Screensharing

3D is here to stay, yes, and maybe it’s not such a bad thing. Y’see, what this Sony patent promises is local co-op play which allows a player to use the entire screen without obscuring the view of other players.

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Sony Patents 3D Screensharing

3D is here to stay, yes, and maybe it’s not such a bad thing. Y’see, what this Sony patent promises is local co-op play which allows a player to use the entire screen without obscuring the view of other players.

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