Posts Tagged 'Activision'

Analyzing the Modern Warfare Trilogy: Part 2 – It's full of plot holes!

A few days ago, I had a lot of praise for the plot in the Modern Warfare games. As was evident, the article was almost entirely focused on the first game, and the high standards the game set. MW1 had

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Analyzing the Modern Warfare Trilogy: Part 2 – It's full of plot holes!

A few days ago, I had a lot of praise for the plot in the Modern Warfare games. As was evident, the article was almost entirely focused on the first game, and the high standards the game set. MW1 had

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Gamestop UK Lets You Trade Battlefield 3 for Modern Warfare 3

The rivalry between Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3 has been, up until now, innocent enough. Silly little pranks like modernwarfare3.com redirecting to the Battlefield 3 home page provided us with laughs and the current advertisements for BF3 featuring Jay-Z’s

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Gamestop UK Lets You Trade Battlefield 3 for Modern Warfare 3

The rivalry between Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3 has been, up until now, innocent enough. Silly little pranks like modernwarfare3.com redirecting to the Battlefield 3 home page provided us with laughs and the current advertisements for BF3 featuring Jay-Z’s

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Amazing Spider-Man Game Trailer Looks…Amazing.

Unlike most superheroes, Spider-Man has had a decent run in the video game world. Ever since gamers were given the freedom to swing around New York as the arachnid acrobatic his games have had a flawed, but overall consistent quality

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Amazing Spider-Man Game Trailer Looks…Amazing.

Unlike most superheroes, Spider-Man has had a decent run in the video game world. Ever since gamers were given the freedom to swing around New York as the arachnid acrobatic his games have had a flawed, but overall consistent quality

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Time Magazine Defends Lending of Its Cover To Promote Modern Warfare 3

As some of you might recall, the pre-order bonus at Gamestop for Modern Warfare 3 includes a pseudo Time cover. Looking like a scene straight out of Fallout 3, the poster/cover is titled “World Stands on the Brink,” and depicts

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Time Magazine Defends Lending of Its Cover To Promote Modern Warfare 3

As some of you might recall, the pre-order bonus at Gamestop for Modern Warfare 3 includes a pseudo Time cover. Looking like a scene straight out of Fallout 3, the poster/cover is titled “World Stands on the Brink,” and depicts

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Is Bungie Working on a Steampunk Game?

Superannuation’s digging today has revealed something intriguing: there seems to be evidence for a steampunk game currently being developed by Bungie. The first piece of evidence: a steampunk photoshoot held at Bungie studios, which they state is “for a Steampunk

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Is Bungie Working on a Steampunk Game?

Superannuation’s digging today has revealed something intriguing: there seems to be evidence for a steampunk game currently being developed by Bungie. The first piece of evidence: a steampunk photoshoot held at Bungie studios, which they state is “for a Steampunk

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X-Men Destiny detailed

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa-agk0fLxY&fs=1&hl=en_US] It shouldn’t be a secret that I love the X-Men. X-Men Legends was one of my favorite games, and I’ve been keeping people abreast of X-Men Destiny since it was announced. Yes, this is nominally because it is being

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X-Men Destiny detailed

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa-agk0fLxY&fs=1&hl=en_US] It shouldn’t be a secret that I love the X-Men. X-Men Legends was one of my favorite games, and I’ve been keeping people abreast of X-Men Destiny since it was announced. Yes, this is nominally because it is being

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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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Faith in X-Men: Destiny

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeetHgZmCeM&fs=1&hl=en_US] Here is where my morals and my values go astray. X-Men Legends, regardless of everything, is one of my favorite games of all time. Here you ask, “But Tom? What about the vastly superior Legends 2, or Ultimate Alliance,

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Faith in X-Men: Destiny

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeetHgZmCeM&fs=1&hl=en_US] Here is where my morals and my values go astray. X-Men Legends, regardless of everything, is one of my favorite games of all time. Here you ask, “But Tom? What about the vastly superior Legends 2, or Ultimate Alliance,

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I hate zombies

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxfjuwd6WWI&fs=1&hl=en_US] I’m done. I quit. When Dead Rising came out, zombies were a cool but slightly overused phenomenon, a fantastic enemy who allowed for the creation of a lot of interesting game types. Making a zombie game out of personal

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I hate zombies

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxfjuwd6WWI&fs=1&hl=en_US] I’m done. I quit. When Dead Rising came out, zombies were a cool but slightly overused phenomenon, a fantastic enemy who allowed for the creation of a lot of interesting game types. Making a zombie game out of personal

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How Activision would ruin Limbo 2

Like this, apparently. This is your comedy post for the day. Spoilers: this post is 100% factually accurate, as the comments comment. Nothing in this video is a lie; it is 100% confirmed for factual accuracy. And if you believe

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How Activision would ruin Limbo 2

Like this, apparently. This is your comedy post for the day. Spoilers: this post is 100% factually accurate, as the comments comment. Nothing in this video is a lie; it is 100% confirmed for factual accuracy. And if you believe

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