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Interesting development: STALKER-inspired Crysis mod looses mod status

May 18, 2012

For fans of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. video game series created by GSC Gameworld, it’s been a sad past month. With the still somewhat-recent announcement that S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is officially canned (along with GSC Gameworld) and that the remaining members have created their own studio (Vostok Games) and are now making a…

Kingdoms of Amalur dev in deep financial trouble

May 18, 2012

Financial results/kingdoms of amalur/sad news

Sad news folks: despite coming up with one of the better new IPs in recent times, the fine folks behind Kingdoms of Amalur, 38 Studios, is struggling financially. According to this report the company has missed payroll for its nearly 400 employees and failed to make a $1.125 million loan repayment…

Five great alternatives to Diablo III this generation

May 18, 2012

Dins Curse/Dungeon Siege/Heroes of Ruin/Sacred 2/The Bard's Tale/top 5

So you might be playing Diablo III. Or you might be seeing the number 37 in your nightmares right now. But either way it’s hard to deny there’s a thrill to the hack-and-slash lootfests that the original Diablo made so popular, and has been imitated so many times since. But…

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May 17, 2012

PlayStation Network/PlayStation One/PlayStation Plus/PlayStation Store/PlayStation Vita

The latest Pixeljunk, subtitled ‘4am’, hits the service this week along with more Sonic 4, Prototype 2, and JAM Live Music Arcade. The hook for the newest PJ is it’s Virtual Audio Canvas. The VAC allows you to create musical compositions with the PS Move. Pretty cool and a great…

Mario Kart 7 leads on the Nintendo Download

May 17, 2012

Kirby/Mario Kart 7/Men in Black 3/Nintendo/Nintendo 3DS/nintendo download/Nintendo DSi/rayman origins/vampires

Mario Kart fans, your patch has arrived. Non-event? Maybe, but you’ll need it if you like multiplayer. As updates go, this one’s really just a patch when you get down to it. Even though Nintendo is calling it an update, what the download actually contains is a package of fixes…

register-now-for-dust-514-beta-on-psn

May 17, 2012

dust 514/eve online/PlayStation 3/PS3/PSN

The free to play FPS’s registration page is now live accepting prospective Dusters. Dust 514 is quite the interesting little title. A PS3 exclusive, the game is a first person shooter MMO set in the world of (also MMO) EVE Online. And here’s the hook- the full game will…

mgs-launch-date-set-for-ps-vita

May 17, 2012

Metal Gear Solid/mgs hd collection/PlayStation/PS Vita/psv/snake eater/solid snake/sons of liberty

The PSV version of Metal Gear Solid HD Collection is set to slither out this Summer. Both Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater will be released in a combo pack for Sony’s new portable this June the 12th. Though the collection will only…

Review: Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II (PSN)

May 17, 2012

Episode 2/Episode Metal/PSN/Reviews/Sonic the Hedgehog 4

Boy, things can change a lot in a year and a half. When Sega released Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I in 2010, it was a middling effort that felt needlessly derivative and generally rough around the edges. With Episode II, Sega has taken that blueprint, cleansed its problems, and…

Review: Warlock: Master of the Arcane (PC)

May 16, 2012

Paradox Interactive/PC/Reviews/Strategy/Warlock Master of the Arcane

One of the things about being a veteran gamer is that you’ve seen it all before. I’m an old-timer and I’ve seen it all before, although my memory isn’t what it used to be so I could be wrong about that. Either way, there’s a distinct feeling of deja-vu about…

squids-inks-up-pc

May 16, 2012

iOS/PC/Squids/the Game Bakers

‘Casual RPG’ Squids has been available on iOS for a while- now PC gamers will get their chance in the deep. The popular iPhone and iPad game has been downloaded over a million times and has set it’s tentacles on gamers of the PC persuasion. I had the good fortune of…

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