Review: Final Fantasy XIII
To some, 13 is an unlucky number, and I wonder if that holds true in Japan as well. Its industry is in the middle of a crisis in that it doesn’t know how to improve, how to change and how to get back out there as a powerhouse for RPG’s. The likes of Fallout 3 ...
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P For Piracy
I have something to confess, something I’m reminded to be ashamed of whenever I see my peers unabashedly and almost proudly practicing the act over and over again. It’s piracy I’m talking about, a phenomenon that continues to plague the video game industry relentlessly, and the confession involves my previous, brief practice of it. Where ...
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Identity and Choice-Based Gaming
Who are you? What gender are you? What ethnicity are you? Are you comfortable financially? What did your parents teach you, and did you even listen to them? Have you ever had a crime committed against you?Are you a parent? Many games are now drowning in options of ‘choice’. Mass Effect, Fable, Heavy Rain, Dragon ...
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Review: STALKER: Call of Pripyat
It’s getting dark. I don’t want to be out here when it’s dark, my torch is useless and I can barely see where i’m going. I can hear dogs howling somewhere in the distance, hungry for blood. My blood. These starving animals won’t stop hunting me. My geiger counter fluctuates as I pass by a ...
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Final Fantasy XIII Xbox 360 Videos
There seems to be alot of concern going around the net at the moment that the Xbox 360 version of Final Fantasy XIII might be a tad poorly produced compared to its rival PS3 version. Rumours of not true 720p gameplay, and somewhat spiky washed out screenshots haven’t helped in the slightest. A hunt through ...
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The Right Click: The changing face of the RPG
You may have noticed your RPG has changed. Gone are the confusing stats, the rolling dice, the numerous equipment and armour values. No longer do you need to worry about equipping for damage or defence; these things are almost a thing of the past. Nowadays the RPG means decision rather than choice. Mass Effect 2 ...
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Why Dead Space 2 Is Scaring Me
Not in a Horror Way I picked the first Dead Space up out of a bargain bin at the local video game store. It was only $15, and I had heard good things about it on the Internet – hell, why not? It was a couple of days before Halloween, so I invited the boyfriend ...
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A Click Away From: Command and Conquer 4
Hello Commander. The Command and Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight Beta has been activated and your assignment is to see how the final instalment to the Tiberium Universe is shaping up. We may only have access to competitive match making with this build of the game but there’s more than enough on show to see that ...
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