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Jan 2, 2007

Galactic Civilizations II: The Dark Avatar

PC Preview | Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar

It takes a while to separate the new stuff in Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords from the really new stuff in the Dark Avatar expansion pack. Stardock has been continually improving the core game since its release, so if you havent played it for a while, you might not be sure where to draw the line between “update” and ...
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Oct 10, 2006

Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar expansion

PC Preview | Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar

When we last left the Galactic Civilizations universe, the evil Drengin Empire just about had everything - and everyone - rolled up. So, at the start of the upcoming strategy expansion pack, called Dark Avatar, the Drengin reign over the galaxy is so complete that their worst enemy is now from within. In-fighting has split their grip on the empire, and the most powerful faction, the Korath, now demand the extermination of all non-Drengin races. You are the Dark Avatar, chief of the Drengin ...
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Sep 19, 2007

Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor

PC Preview | Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor

Sept 19, 2007 You won't find any big breasted babes or recycled Warcraft-in-space gameplay here for mass appeal's sake. Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor sticks to what the series does best with deep 4X turn-based space strategy and more technology to research, ships to build, and planets to conquer. But try explaining how Galactic Civilizations can mesmerize you with menus and endless branches of tech, and the person you're talking too will probably walk away mid-sentence. ...
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Jul 3, 2006

Galaga - Xbox Live Arcade

360 Preview | Galaga - Xbox Live Arcade

Joining the growing multitude of Xbox Live Arcade games is another classic from the past, Galaga features wave after wave of unpredictably descending insectoid invaders that twirl and shoot at your weakly armed starfighter. It's up to you to blast the creeps into nothingness using only two bullets at a time (you have to wait until your shots leave the screen before you can fire again). Intensely frustrating, this game represents the epitome of the old school arcade concept of never allowing the ...
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Apr 27, 2005

Medal of Honor European Assault

GC Preview | Gamecube

When was the last time you got really psyched up about the release of a new Medal of Honor title? It's been a while, right? The series hasn't been on top form for quite some time. But according to EA, that's about to change. They reckon European Assault is a major step forward and a massive improvement on its lacklustre predecessors.Still, don't expect a groundbreaking storyline. This time you're William Holt, an agent of the Office of Strategic Services (the organisation that was later to ...
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Jul 24, 2006

Gangs of London hands-on

PSP Preview | Gangs of London

We've taken it for a spin once before, but we recently got a more in-depth look at Gangs of London, the driving/shooting spinoff of the British car-crime epic The Getaway. The new, portable game is soaked in the same Cockney flair as its console cousin, but as we quickly found out, this is more than just another Grand Theft Autoclone. Rather than two or three anti-heroes, Gangs of London focuses on five different gangs battling for control of London: the Morris Kane Firm (old-school English ...
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May 12, 2006

E3 06: Gangs of London hands-on

PSP Preview | Gangs of London

You wouldn't know it from the title, but publisher Sony's upcoming drive-and-shoot crime actioner Gangs of London is actually descended from The Getaway, Sony's GTA -style action series for PS2. This time, however, the developers have done away with the pretense of playing as the good guys - instead of trying to clean up the streets, you're the ones doing the terrorizing. Actually, yes - that does say "ones" - it's plural. You don't just play as a single character. In fact, at any given ...
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May 10, 2006

E3 06: Gangs of London hands-on

PSP Preview | Gangs of London

You wouldn't know it from the title, but publisher Sony's upcoming drive-and-shoot crime actioner Gangs of London is actually descended from The Getaway, Sony's GTA-style action series for PS2. This time, however, the developers have done away with the pretense of playing as the good guys - instead of trying to clean up the streets, you're the ones doing the terrorizing. Actually, yes - that does say "ones" - it's plural. You don't just play as a single character. In fact, at any given moment, ...
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Feb 28, 2006

Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows

Xbox Preview | Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows

Four warriors on an epic and mighty quest. Four Warriors once wronged by a desperate King who committed seven deadly sorrows. Four warriors freed to put right what once went wrong. Four warriors to redeem the King, save his soul, and the entire world. And four warriors to hack and slash and mash their way through hundreds of thousands of enemies. Again. And again. And over and over again. Hang on, we know just the boys you're looking for... Yep, Gauntlet's story might have had a bit of spit ...
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Oct 26, 2007

Gears of War - hands-on

PC Preview | Gears of War

Oct 26, 2007 We're playing the Gears of War PC's new King of the Hill mode, which has just seen four other players kill each other viciously from behind one after another in a hilarious cartoon chain of death. As the legendary lead designer CliffyB said to me earlier in the day, the new multiplayer game is indeed, "f---ing hilarious." Gears of War has shifted over four million copies on Xbox 360 alone, won countless Game of the Year awards and become one of the most popular online shooters of ...
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