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Mass Effect goes iOS in new Infiltrator screens |
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pimlicosound: Wouldn't it make more sense to make a mobile game ... |
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The Top 7… Greatest gaming rebirths |
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pimlicosound: I think Money is referring to the change from Duke... |
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Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360): Official: Last two Call of Duty games bigger than Finding Nemo, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, the Ukraine |
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@Bamford38: "The only solace i can take from this is that im proud to be in the 70 thousand people that value originality, rather that the millions of people that are basically sheep." So you bought Shadows of the Damned because of its originality. Technically it's an original property, but when I look at it I see just a bunch of clichés mashed together with a typical Japanese action game style I know I don't like. I'm quite sure I would not enjoy it. I don't fear originality (I was one of the first to buy Mirror's Edge, etc.) but I just don't see anything in SOTD to entice me to try it. I've bought some of the recent Call of Duty games because they were incredibly polished, fun games with tight gameplay mechanics. Does that make me a sheep? Maybe, but then sheep often flock together because they know where to find good grass and safety, while the lone, lost sheep gets trapped somewhere in barbed wire. (Trust me, my family used to rear sheep and they look a lot more stupid when they run off doing their own thing than when they flock together. But maybe I'm stretching the analogy... :D ) |
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Mass Effect 3 (PC): Blonde female Commander Shepard wins BioWare's box art competition |
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All the default Shepards (male and female) look too young and inexperienced. The core of Shepard's character is his/her natural leadership forged through great struggles, and I just don't see that coming from a good-looking 28-year-old. That's why my Shep looks like he's about 40, with a proper military haircut and a face that says "I've seen shit you wouldn't believe, so back off!" |
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Sonic the Hedgehog: The incredible secrets left on the cutting room floor |
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Benjamin is nobody's friend. If Benjamin were an ice-cream flavour, he'd be pralines and dick. |
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29 bloody scary things that have chased us in games |
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Surprised you didn't include the classic Evil Otto from Berserk! on the Atari 2600. |
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GLaDOS should be the voice of EVERY computer |
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@Letter11: the film with "that kid in the chair" is Flight Of The Navigator, a classic piece of 80s children's sci-fi. |
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5 reasons why Mark Wahlberg will make an awesome Nathan Drake |
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Wahlberg takes himself way too seriously, and lacks the competence to pull it off. He has all the charisma of a stale loaf of bread. There's an extremely high chance that he'll turn one of the most likeable heroes of gaming into an utter cock in the cinema. |
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The Top 7... Bloodiest fighting games |
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I remember playing Time Slaughter. I had a feeling it would make the top spot on this list. That game is absolutely bonkers. |
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Vanquish (Xbox 360): Hate playing games with tiny, unreadable text? Then your eyes will love Vanquish! |
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@db1331: "There is absolutely no excuse to not own an HD set by now." A decent HDTV still costs at least £300, and for a long time the entry price has been much higher. Not everyone has the necessary disposable income. If you're providing for a family, and taking care of a mortgage, an HDTV is a luxury you can easily do without. |
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A videogame history of bullet-time |
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One more for the list of "games you missed": Mass Effect 2 has bullet time as the Soldier's special ability. |
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The psychology of videogame "immersion" – it’s not just a buzzword |
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Most recently, the two most immersive games for me have been Far Cry 2 and Batman: AA. RDR had a great environment, but the temptation to continuously hunt wild animals actually made me feed less like a Western hero and more like the local pest control. |
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Behold: Trippy ass Super Mario art |
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The last one is from a film called "Society", about a high school boy who never really fits in with his high-society family and neighbours. The alienation is played out literally as he discovers that they are all seriously perverted inhuman creates, mutating at will and sucking off everyone else around them. It's not bad, if you can stand the weirdness. |
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6 soul-destroying jobs characters have to do in games |
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Surely being a member of the German armed forces between 1939 and 1945 is the worst job in all of gaming. |
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (PS3): Updated impressions of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier |
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Woodsey, COD is indeed a tactical shooter - it's just that the tactics are very simple and you're not responsible for them. I think you mean that COD is not a game featuring complex tactical planning as part of the missions. |
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Amazing. It's another classic gaming moment, courtesy of Rockstar |
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I keep hearing people mention the moment when they heard that song, but for some reason I didn't hear it at all during my stint in Mexico. Disappointing... |
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Roger Ebert: I was wrong, I don't have enough experience of games |
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I find myself frustrated by the confusion between "is it art?" and "is it good art?". Defining "art" is relatively simple: anything that has been designed and crafted is a form of art. Where it gets more complicated is where we attempt to judge whether something is "good art", using measurements like aesthetics, message, originality, efficiency, etc. Of course games are art. That shouldn't even be up for debate. We ought to be focusing on the question of which games represent "good art", in the same way that film critics search for the best representatives of the medium. |
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pimlicosound commented on:
iPhone game of the day: Need for Speed Shift |
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Just got it for 59p. I'm loving it - a great bargain. |
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Things you may have missed in the new Call of Duty: Black Ops trailer |
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I'd be surprised if we get full control over helicopter combat. Notice that the partner AI character is sitting in the front seat, so he's the one piloting the chopper. The player's view is from the rear gunner's seat, so I think we should expect an on-rails shooting gallery. |
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How to make your game last longer in 9 easy time-wasting steps |
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What about the following rule? In an RPG, spend at least 15 minutes calculating the advantages of every permutation of skill point allocations every time you level up, to create the optimum stat sheet. Sadly, that's a rule I actually follow... |
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The 6 greatest pot reefer-ences in gaming history |
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What about the DOS classic "Ganja Farmer" - a simple clone of Paratroopers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUDA6PlWlxY |
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4 genuine reasons why games are better than art |
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In my opinion, art is anything that has been designed, and its quality can be measured in aesthetics, function, imagination, message, and - crucially - purpose. I think that this way you can be objective about what IS art, but still have good debate about what is GOOD art - that is, how well it achieves its purpose. I think that only a definition like this allows one to accept games, tables, cars, music, skyscrapers and messy beds all as art, while still offering one latitude to say that Tracy Emin is crap. |
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iPhone game of the day: Angry Birds |
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I've no reason to comment except for my recaptcha, which, rather aptly, is "it swoops". |
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10 games that will make you happy |
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"The Maw" makes me happy. You never really get hurt, the Maw himself is adorable, the world is colourful, and your ever increasing power and size makes for a rewarding trip. |
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6 announcements that would make E3 EXPLODE |
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@GamesRadarWannabe Fewer British stereotypes? Maybe if you don't live here you only have two British stereotypes in mind: -lovable Cockney rogue -mincing aristocratic villain At least that's all that Hollywood recognises. But let me tell you, Britain has plenty of stereotypes well-known within our fair shores! -London metropolitan type -uneducated feral youth gang -East End gangster -regular chaps who part-time aspire to be suicide bombers -dozy chap from Somerset -cheese-chasing country bumpkin -incomprehensible Welsh nationalist -army major who pines for the old empire -harmless parish vicar -suspicious shop owner in small village -immigrant corner-shop man -sleazy politician -striking union man ...and the list of stereotypes goes on and on. I suggest you watch some Little Britain, League of Gentlemen, Fawlty Towers, Dad's Army, etc. |
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15 ways to tell you’re in deadly peril in a video game |
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The picture of a bloody-fanged Ronald McDonald is enough to frighten anyone, but is sure to scare clown-haters half to death. |
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Are video games really sexist? |
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@Jacob816 & SuperBadnik: I think characters like Lara Croft can come off as being sexist because they seem to say: "a female character can only be appealing if she is sexually desirable to men". Like the gun-toting male bastards, these female characters seem to exist only to satisfy some parody of adolescent fantasies. That is what's sexist: the characters are essentially servile and pandering. Characters in video games need to appear to have a reason for being other than extreme violent release or sexual titillation. They need to have those elements toned down and appear to be people who are valuable for other qualities. When describing characters to other people, it will be nice when the first words that pop into our minds are ones like "scoundrel, renegade, brave but sometimes vulnerable" rather than "massive bazookas" (for either gender). |
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Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight (PC): Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight |
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When did "tiberium" become "tiberian"? |
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Mass Effect 2 (PC): Mass Effect 2 – hands-on |
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Strictly speaking, isn't it a galaxy on two discs? |
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pimlicosound commented on:
2009 in 90 seconds |
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Forza 3? You did give it 10 out of 10. |
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex Edition (Wii): Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex |
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@crumbdunky: As far as I can tell, there is no assisted aiming in COD multiplayer. If there is, and everyone else is using it while I've missed it, I must consider myself to be doing really well with my handicap. |
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QOTW: What peripheral let you down the most? |
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Anything for the NES. The crappy infra-red joypads, the joypads with the octagonal trackpad thing in place of the D-pad and - God forgive me - that damn robot. |
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QOTW: What's the most you've geeked out over a game? |
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I transformed into a magical super-geek with Star Wars: KOTOR on PC. I played through it about 8 or 9 times, each time learning the best possible equipment and stats upgrades. Now, under D&D3 rules, changes to character stats only count on even numbers. So, on my final playthrough, having memorized everything I needed, I was able set my starting stats - right at the beginning of the game - such that, with all the upgrades from equipment, leveling-up and Force alignment bonuses, with all the many combinations of even and odd numbers, all my stats ended up on even numbers by the end of the game! It was a feat of statistical perfection! Sadly, the Statistical Perfection feat was not one of the available options upon levelling-up in the game. |
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E3 09: Mario Galaxy 2 sums up Nintendo's wrongs |
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I don't understand the comparison to the iPod. Most people who buy iPods go on to buy other iPods and other Apple hardware. Apple fans are notoriously brand-loyal. Furthermore, the iPod is synonymous with portable MP3 players, whereas the Wii is not synonymous with gaming. |
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pimlicosound commented on:
E3 09: 8 great uses for Microsoft's Project Natal system |
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The RTS control is something I hadn't thought of! That could be bloody brilliant! Finally, we could play RTS games on our consoles. No longer will I feel sneaky longings to return to my unloved PC in the office. |
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pimlicosound commented on:
E3 09: Top 10 things you need to know about today - Thursday edition |
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@Samael: I presume it refers only to player dialogue chosen in classic Bioware-style dialogue options, rather than to the illiterate junk written by Red Bull fuelled grind-whores. |
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pimlicosound commented on:
Red Dead Redemption (Xbox 360): 12 things you need to know about Red Dead Redemption |
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A truly great Western game is my dream. I hope this lives up to it. |
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Nintendo's worst-case scenario for E3 2009 |
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Here's the link to the story about Art Academy: http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/27/nintendo-trademarks-wii-fit-plus-and-art-academy/ |
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pimlicosound commented on:
Nintendo's worst-case scenario for E3 2009 |
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Nintendo has just trademarked the name "Art Academy". You were right! Our worst fears will be realised. |
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QOTW: What game are you most ashamed you never beat? |
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Tyler, I had the same thing with Link To The Past. I got it when I was 11, and I got to the final boss, Ganendorf in his true form. I was able to hit him with three silver arrows. I thought that would be enough (three is usually the magic number). I never found out how many hits it took to kill him. I also picked it up years later on an emulator, and even with the advantage of save states I never finished it. More recently, my most damning failure-to-finish is probably Lego Star Wars. I tried to play it through with my girlfriend, but we both got so tired of the annoying snowspeeder section in the Empire Strikes Back that we never persisted with it. How lame is that? |
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Terminator Salvation - The Videogame (Xbox 360): Terminator Salvation - The Videogame |
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This would have been more interesting if they'd given you a cyborg protector, like in the movies, for you to use as dynamic cover and remote offence. It would have been a new sort of relationship in gaming, sort of like a reverse-escort mission, and it would have more accurately represented the movies and the fact that one human generally can't destroy countless machines. |
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Terminator through time |
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I had Terminator: Rampage on PC. It came on six 3.5" floppy disks. It wasn't worth it. |
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LucasArts versus Sierra: Part One |
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Nice John Lee Hooker reference. |
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Soundtracks you didn't know were stolen |
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What about artists who rip off game music? Janet Jackson's "Together Again" takes its main tune from Sonic on the Master System. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Together_Again_(Janet_Jackson_song) |
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BioShock 2: GamesRadar reader response |
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Thanks, George. That's perhaps even more worrying. The one ray of hope: 2K could only have responded by revealing all the tricks up their sleeves, and they aren't ready to reveal it all yet. But if that is the case, they could at least say so. |
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pimlicosound commented on:
BioShock 2: GamesRadar reader response |
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David, any chance you can get someone from 2K Marin to respond to the fears generally shared by us gamers? I'd like to know if they have secrets up their sleeves that will help BS2 rise above our preconceptions. |
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pimlicosound commented on:
Beyond Good & Evil 2 (Xbox 360): Is this Beyond Good & Evil 2 footage? |
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The character animations are probably the best I've seen, especially the interactions with the environment, like when she pushes herself off walls. The camera is impossibly cinematic. If this is genuine, it looks like the biggest leap forward in video gaming in years. |
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pimlicosound commented on:
Crucified: Big games murdered by the critics |
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reCaptcha: "Amsterdam purchase". Hm, I wonder what that could be... |
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Mass Effect goes iOS in new Infiltrator screens