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Gordon Freeman Returns! In a Car!

As far as guest characters go, the silent protagonist of the Half Life series seems like the least likely to show up anywhere, least of all in the Steam release of top-down destruction racer Renegade Ops. Either way, here he

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Gordon Freeman Returns! In a Car!

As far as guest characters go, the silent protagonist of the Half Life series seems like the least likely to show up anywhere, least of all in the Steam release of top-down destruction racer Renegade Ops. Either way, here he

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Live Together or Die Alone

Any fan of LOST will remember the climactic speech given by Dr. Jack Shepherd as he attempted to unite a diverse group of castaways on a strange and hostile island. “Every man for himself is not gonna work. It’s time

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Live Together or Die Alone

Any fan of LOST will remember the climactic speech given by Dr. Jack Shepherd as he attempted to unite a diverse group of castaways on a strange and hostile island. “Every man for himself is not gonna work. It’s time

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Valve want cross-platform integration for CS:GO

Gabe Newell surprised a lot of people when he showed up at Sony’s E3 keynote last year and announced that Portal 2 would be available on PS3 with Steamworks. Valve are looking to continue that relationship with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

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Valve want cross-platform integration for CS:GO

Gabe Newell surprised a lot of people when he showed up at Sony’s E3 keynote last year and announced that Portal 2 would be available on PS3 with Steamworks. Valve are looking to continue that relationship with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

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Valve announce Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

As part of Valve’s new modus operandi of not releasing anymore Half-Life games ever, the studio that recently brought you Portal 2 has announced a sequel to arguably its most successful popular intellectual property, Counter-Strike. The Half-Life mod that became

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Valve announce Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

As part of Valve’s new modus operandi of not releasing anymore Half-Life games ever, the studio that recently brought you Portal 2 has announced a sequel to arguably its most successful popular intellectual property, Counter-Strike. The Half-Life mod that became

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Let Me Survive: Why No One Makes Real Zombie Survival Games

I’m well aware that you shouldn’t get all worked up over trailers, especially teasers, but when I saw the teaser for Dead Island I was instantly enthralled. Could this finally be the zombie game that packs the emotional punch that

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Let Me Survive: Why No One Makes Real Zombie Survival Games

I’m well aware that you shouldn’t get all worked up over trailers, especially teasers, but when I saw the teaser for Dead Island I was instantly enthralled. Could this finally be the zombie game that packs the emotional punch that

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The Neverending Road

A factor in many reviewers’ judgment of any given game is the length of time it takes for them to complete it. However, the focus often seems to be on the amount of the content rather than the quality of

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The Neverending Road

A factor in many reviewers’ judgment of any given game is the length of time it takes for them to complete it. However, the focus often seems to be on the amount of the content rather than the quality of

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Bonding with a Garden Gnome

The “Little Rocket Man” achievement in Half-Life 2: Episode 2 is a unique affair rarely seen in games. Released in 2007, Half-Life 2: Episode 2 is the rush to White Forest to launch a missile into space to stop the

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Bonding with a Garden Gnome

The “Little Rocket Man” achievement in Half-Life 2: Episode 2 is a unique affair rarely seen in games. Released in 2007, Half-Life 2: Episode 2 is the rush to White Forest to launch a missile into space to stop the

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Valve swearing off single player?

Well this is the saddest thing I’ve heard all day. Apparently Gabe Newell, in Geoff Keighley’s Final Days of Portal 2 app, says that “Portal 2 will probably be Valve’s last game with an isolated single-player experience.” Which would be

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Valve swearing off single player?

Well this is the saddest thing I’ve heard all day. Apparently Gabe Newell, in Geoff Keighley’s Final Days of Portal 2 app, says that “Portal 2 will probably be Valve’s last game with an isolated single-player experience.” Which would be

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Portal 2 and Imagination

For those of you keeping score, Valve have not released a narrative based game since October 10th, 2007. That’s four years. Four years of co-op multiplayer shooters and hats and no Half Life. This has been a great disservice to

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Portal 2 and Imagination

For those of you keeping score, Valve have not released a narrative based game since October 10th, 2007. That’s four years. Four years of co-op multiplayer shooters and hats and no Half Life. This has been a great disservice to

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Nothing to post so here's Freeman's Mind

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J80KD4BG7M&fs=1&hl=en_US] Weekend news is being taken up by PAX. Since none of us are at PAX, this means we kind of suck this weekend. Everyone’s occupied by work besides me, who is occupied by not work. In other words, I

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Nothing to post so here's Freeman's Mind

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J80KD4BG7M&fs=1&hl=en_US] Weekend news is being taken up by PAX. Since none of us are at PAX, this means we kind of suck this weekend. Everyone’s occupied by work besides me, who is occupied by not work. In other words, I

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