Archive for June, 2009

  • The Conduit | Review

    The Conduit | Review

    It took me a good five minutes to get the caked on layer of dust cleaned away from my Nintendo Wii when I went to pop The Conduit in.  I almost forgot I owned the system as I hardly ever play it. But for once in...

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  • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Review

    Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Review

    This past weekend saw a lot of time spent on Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen on the Xbox 360.  And all in all, it wasn’t half bad. The single player campaign follows the main plot points of the movie closely, with battles taking place in...

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  • Call of Juarez: Bound In Blood Multiplayer

    Call of Juarez: Bound In Blood Multiplayer

    Looks like Ubisoft has some fun things planned for us in the upcoming western shooter, Call of Juarez: Bound In Blood. We’ve been following development of this one and it looks like the multiplayer could really pan out if it’s done right. The man-hunt mode...

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  • First Impressions – Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox Live Multiplayer)

    First Impressions – Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox Live Multiplayer)

    With all the heavily mixed reviews out there, I knew it was time to check out Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen for myself.  More to the point, I wanted to get my hands on the multiplayer and see how this thing really shapes up, especially...

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  • Free Open Source FPS Released

    Free Open Source FPS Released

    The open source (as in free) first person shooter, Alien Arena 2009, is now available to download and play… for free. I hadn’t heard much of this until just recently and after watching a clip of the gameplay I have to say it’s got me...

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  • First Impressions: Fallout 3 – Point Lookout

    First Impressions: Fallout 3 – Point Lookout

    If you listen very, very carefully, you can almost make out the sound of dueling banjos in the distance… Now, I know what some of you are thinking.  You’re all, “Keyan, you already did a First Impressions article on Point Lookout.  By the very definition...

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  • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Multiplayer

    Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Multiplayer

    As Keyan had pointed out in an earlier article between the South and West halls of the E3 convention was a room dedicated to a few things – the Into The Pixel art gallery, The Target Bullseye Lounge, and 16 player multiplayer matches of Autobots...

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  • Samurai Shodown Character Montage

    Samurai Shodown Character Montage

    This is cool – a trailer showing off all the characters coming to Samurai Shodown: Edge of Destiny from SNK/Playmore this fall. It’s always good to see modern day versions of my favorite characters like Hattori Hanzo and Haohmaru redone for the latest generation, but...

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  • First Impressions: Sam & Max (Xbox Demo)

    First Impressions: Sam & Max (Xbox Demo)

    After years and years of seeing and hearing positive things about Sam & Max, the cartoon detectives who tackled cases in episodic adventures, it was finally time to give the series a go.  With six episodes hitting the Xbox Live Marketplace, the game would finally...

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  • Epic Takes Another Swing At Resuscitating Gears 2 Multiplayer

    Epic Takes Another Swing At Resuscitating Gears 2 Multiplayer

    Never in the history of console multiplayer gaming has there been a bigger let down than Gears of War 2.  Pre-launch, the excitement for the game was palpatable, with many veterans of the first Gears of War title primed and ready to hit a slew...

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