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Pistol Porn (Wanted: Weapons of Fate)

17/11/2008

Wesley’s days of playing a timid office drone are over. He’s embracing his new role as a gun-slinging assassin in Wanted: Weapons of Fate. The game takes place after the events in the 2008 movie, and apparently, Wesley’s trying to find out what happened to his mother. ...

War Front strategy guide (War Front: Turning Point)

22/03/2007

While War Fronts friendly user interface ensures even a newcomer to real-time strategy games will be able to master the mechanics of gameplay in a relatively short time period, its design delivers a tactical and strategic depth that gives desktop generals the opportunity to create their own, unique tactical approaches in both single-player campaign games and multiplayer matches. In this strategy guide, well explore some of the basics that can help you maximize your chances of victory. The ...

War Front strategy guide - unit analysis (War Front: Turning Point)

22/03/2007

Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of the units you deploy into the various battle zones is a key component of success. Heres a look at the offensive units youll be able to deploy when controlling the Allied, German, and Russian forces, and how they stack up in terms of cost and effectiveness. And while War Front is based on an alternate history, many of the units in the game either saw combat or were on the verge of entering the fight when the war ended. With that in mind, weve ...

War Front strategy guide - Allied campaign (War Front: Turning Point)

22/03/2007

Once youve had your fill of Allied strategy, return to our main guide page to access our complete unit breakdown, tips and strategies, and our German campaign walkthrough. Allied Mission 1: Liberation of London When John Lynch finally makes it to London for the final push against the Germans, the Nazis are already on the run. There isnt a lot of resistance facing you, so this mission is the perfect opportunity to test Lynchs skills, explore combat tactics, and learn basic base-building ...

War Front strategy guide - German campaign (War Front: Turning Point)

22/03/2007

Also be sure to wade through the rest of our extensive guide for our unit analysis, tips and strategies, and Allied campaign walkthrough. German Mission 1: Turning Point Primary Objectives Send Hellmann To The German Base Build A Tank Factory & Produce At Least 6 Tanks Capture The Parliament And Wait For Hardt Destroy The British Base Secondary Objectives Eliminate all British Resistance Bonus Objectives Destroy Trucks Escaping With Gold Stockpiles Key Tactics and Battle ...

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade (Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade)

18/10/2006

We rather liked the Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War expansion, Dark Crusade (read our full review here). But if you are like us, you may have come to the party fashionably late - or just never dared to dial up a multiplayer game after clearing the Planet Kronus of all your enemies in single player. Like us, you might have said "better late than never" - but then savagely gotten your ass kicked through your mouth by salty veterans online. Well, that's what happened to us, anyways. We knew needed ...

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War (Warhammer 40K Dawn of War)

5/04/2004

ACTIONWe're looking down on a war-torn cityscape. The camera swoops to ground level, where we see rubble-strewn streets and, looming above us, once-great gothic structures: part cathedral, part factory, all flying buttresses and imposing porticos. Their once-grand facades are inscribed with the visual narrative of war: bullet holes, plasma burns, shattered brickwork. We prowl along the road a little further, then launch skywards to view the tableau from above once more. A unit of blue-suited ...

Warhammer 40,000 Online (Warhammer 40K Online)

7/05/2008

With so many Warhammer games coming our way, what will make Warhammer 40,000 Online stand out? We talked to Vigil Games’ General Manager David Adams and Studio Creative Director Joe Madureira for the exclusive first glimpse at the gritty sci-fi online world. ...

Warhammer: Mark of Chaos - Dwarves (Warhammer: Mark of Chaos)

11/10/2006

One of the oldest races in the Warhammer universe is the Dwarves. The Worlds Edge Mountains is the place they call home, a range east of the Empire that stretches from the very south to the very north. It is within these mountains that resides an extensive labyrinth of tunnels carved out by Dwarves. These tunnels connect Dwarven strongholds, the centers of their civilizations. It has been a while since the height of their civilization and some of their strongholds have been abandoned, overrun ...

Warhammer Wednesday (Warhammer: Mark of Chaos)

11/10/2006

Warhammer - a single word that inspires memories of sleepless nights playing the endlessly fun tabletop sensation... or does it? Perhaps the nearly 25-year-old phenomenon, with its mountain of original fiction and rabid fan base, seems scarier than a bus full of bloated zombies. For those not in the know, Warhammer is a evil-versus-(even more) evil fantasy tabletop game created by Games Workshop; its guiding hand is easy to spot in each and every Warhammer product, whether they appear on ...

Warhammer: Mark of Chaos (Warhammer: Mark of Chaos)

27/09/2006

Orcs and Goblins, who can be thought of as cousins, are a tribal society usually with the strongest and largest warrior as the acting ruler - called the Orc Warboss. The Orcs and Goblins are generally located in an isolated area known as the Badlands, which lie to the south of the area occupied by the Empire, surrounded by mountain ranges. It is here the various tribes of the "greenskins" live. Often an Orc army is composed of units of various tribes, who wear distinctive armor and warpaint. ...

Warhammer: Mark of Chaos (Warhammer: Mark of Chaos)

13/09/2006

High Elves are an ancient, magical race that left the Old World many centuries ago, retreating to the hidden island of Ulthuan. They returned to the Old World by ships during the Great War, lending their magic and skill to the human ranks of the Empire to push the Chaos invasion back. After the war, many elves stayed in the Old World and taught the realm of men some of their magic. The High Elves see themselves as protectors of the world, and will go to war alongside the ranks of humans to ...

Warhammer Wednesday: Chaos (Warhammer: Mark of Chaos)

6/09/2006

In the Northern Wastes lies the Realm of Chaos. This is the home to the four Chaos gods: Tzeentch, changer of the ways; Khorne, the blood god; Nurgle, lord of decay; and Slaanesh, the dark prince. Each of these gods can be thought of as epitomizing rage, hope, despair and pleasure. In the Northern Wastes, Chaos seeps into the world, such great power causes the environment and inhabitants to become tainted and mutated by it. The inhabitants of the Wastes worship the Chaos gods, and thus the ...

Warhammer Wednesday: Empire (Warhammer: Mark of Chaos)

16/08/2006

We have to admit that we thought this week's Warhammer: Mark of Chaos army rollout of the human faction - the Empire - was going to be a little bit, well, dull. Without any mutated, monstrous creatures crawling among their ranks, the Empire seems a little boring at first. We were wrong - dead wrong. Not only have the developers hooked us up with a treasure trove of knee-buckling shots of the Empire units, they've single-handedly proven to us that this project is a labor of love. What's more, ...

Warhammer Wednesday: Skaven (Warhammer: Mark of Chaos)

16/08/2006

Warhammer Wednesday begins with the evil rat-men of the Warhammer underworld known as the Skaven. Streaming out of the diseased capital of the Skaven Empire, Skavenblight, the society of the Skaven is organized into innumerable clans. The most powerful of these have unique specialties and are known as the four Great Clans; the plague-infested Clan Pestinlens, the warped and mutilated Clan Moulder, the stealthy, black-hearted Clan Eshin and the war-machine-masters Clan ...

Four ways to fight gold spammers (Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning)

7/10/2008

If you’ve been playing Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, you may be surprised by all the spam. From our experience, it’s not unusual to receive a lengthy whisper from some stranger hawking gold and power-leveling services every 10 minutes. ...

Why WoW players should switch to WAR (Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning)

2/10/2008

Playing an MMO isn't a hobby. It isn't a pastime. It's an obsession that grabs you by the nuts and doesn't let go until you become a sleep-deprived zombie with an insatiable lust for more loot. MMOs aren't just games. They're an all consuming way of life that replaces your family with guildmates, sacrifices sleep for more raiding, and leaves you hung over with blurry visions of gear upgrades. ...

The rough guide to Warhawk (Warhawk)

15/08/2007

Warhawk is a game every PS3 gamer should buy this September. It's a one-trick pony, for sure, being effectively an online-only game (think classic PS2 mash Twisted Metal: Black Online). But Warhawk 's one trick is so entertaining, so appealing, so much chaotic fun, that it puts to shame even the bigger names on the release schedule. In fact, having played a near finished version for several days (after blasting through the recent beta, too) we have to say we're more excited about Warhawk's ...

PS3 in motion (Warhawk)

23/03/2006

Sony big-wig Phil Harrison's keynote speech at the Game Developers Conference on Wednesday was focused mainly on Sony's hardware and online initiative, but all that stuff is meaningless without games to back it up. Fortunately, several developers took the stage during the keynote to finally give us a glimpse of what the PS3 really looks like in motion - and for the record, it looks ...

Five reasons hardcore gamers will love Wario Land: Shake It! (Wario Land: The Shake Dimension)

21/08/2008

It's no secret that Nintendo's E3 presence left a bitter taste in many a gamers' mouth. Cries of "abandoning their audience" were in ample supply and the media, GamesRadar included, couldn't spit enough venom at the company's press conference, which they've now admitted was a misstep. ...