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September 5, 2012

What does the company that owns and runs the largest digital platform for PC (Steam) do when they’re fed up with the current hardware that their products are distributed onto? They put together a team to develop better hardware; that’s what they do! Yes, Valve is hiring hardware development specialist.…

Review: Madden 13 (PS3/ Xbox 360)

September 4, 2012

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When a game comes out every single year, it is inevitably going to face some criticism. Players quite often find themselves feeling fatigued. They cite minor improvements, or small touchups as the only changes and have a tendency to feel that the publisher is making a quick money grab. There…

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII – Release info

September 4, 2012

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII/Release Information/screenshots/Square Enix

There are quite a few people who are tired of the Final Fantasy XIII series, but I am not among those. I enjoyed XIII and XIII-2 quite a bit, and Lightning was without a doubt my favorite character from that series. So when Square Enix announced Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy…

Stoke the Hearthfires in Skyrim today

September 4, 2012

Hearthfire/The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim/Xbox 360

The Hearthfire add-on is officially ready to expand the universe of the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim into the fabulous world of home ownership. Build a home and turn it into the keep of your dreams in this 400mspts expansion pack for the massively popular FPS/RPG Skyrim. Hearthfire allows you to purchase…

The Wasted Land expands its horror on iOS

September 4, 2012

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Bring the dark gods of the ancient world back from the depths in this first expansion pack for The Wasted Land- Kaul’s Diary. Now this is a nice surprise. The Wasted Land is a turn-based strategy game based on the universe created by famed horror writer H.P. Lovecraft and it’s…

Retro Review: Alundra (PS3)

September 4, 2012

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Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda is a game franchise that has over the years developed into a unique formula, many times emulated and rarely (or never, depending on your perspective) bettered. There’s a reasonable case to be made that Darksiders comes close to Nintendo’s green-dressed hero, but for all the…

Review: ClaDun X2 (PC)

September 4, 2012

ClaDun X2/Nippon Ichi Software/PC/Steam/System Prisma

Despite myself not being a huge fan of Japanese role-playing games, I have to give Nippon Ichi Software (NIS) credit. In a time where even new first-person shooters can be considered a gamble in the video game industry, NIS is still deciding to translate and distribute JRPGs alongside other stat-oriented…

Trailer: Marvel Heroes

September 3, 2012

Marvel Super Heroes/MMO/PC

The upcoming, web-swingin’ MMO from Gazillion Entertainment and Marvel studios gave fans a deeper look at the game at PAX. Shown for the first time: Daredevil, Punisher, and… Squirrel-Girl. Marvel Heroes is a FREE-TO-PLAY action-packed massively multiplayer online game created by David Brevik, the visionary behind Diablo and Diablo 2. Set…

Black Mesa: Source gets its first public release on September 14th

September 3, 2012

Black Mesa: Source/half life/modding/PC

In what may add further proof to the theory that the world does in fact end in 2012, the long-awaited, fan-made, Soure-Engine-powered re-imagining of Half-Life, Black Mesa: Source, will publicly release on September 14th. Yes, the fan project that has been alive and mysteriously quiet for more than eight years…

Review: Rock Band Blitz (PS3)

September 3, 2012

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Chances are, your closets are filled with worn-out plastic guitars and drum sets from years past just like ours. The music craze of yesteryear has left us with a lot of extra junk and tons of unused Rock Band songs on our PS3’s hard drives. While Rock Band Blitz won’t…

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