Participating in a mech-blasting multiplayer match in Chromehounds is an exercise in awe management. This game's flawless lighting and amazing combustion effects really make it hard to focus on your goals, because you may find yourself spending a little too much time gawking at the hot graphics. Once you've gotten over the "oh my god, look at all the shells coming out of my machine guns" phase, you're ready to settle into a profoundly tactical trial by steel and flame. While the temptation to ... » Read More

Jun 15, 2006

Chromehounds

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Thursday 15 June 2006 It's almost 3am and you know you ought to get some sleep, but if you can just find a way to shed some more tonnage from your colossal steel monster, there might be some room to strap a fourth or fifth machine gun on there. Tweaking the variety of cannon ammunition to a lighter grade, sacrificing some firepower for weight loss, grants you the few precious pounds you need to add that final weapon... now you really should go to bed, but you have to test your giant robot out ... » Read More

Jun 13, 2006

Chromehounds: single-player hands-on

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It's almost three o'clock in the morning, and you know you ought to get some sleep, but if you can just find a way to shed some more tonnage from your colossal steel monster, there might be some room to strap a fourth or fifth machine gun on there. Tweaking the variety of cannon ammunition to a lighter grade, sacrificing some firepower for weight loss, grants you the few precious pounds you need to add that final weapon... now you really should go to bed, but you have to test your giant robot ... » Read More

May 12, 2006

E3 06: Chromehounds Hands-on

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We got a chance to strap ourselves into these massive machines for a little 5-against-5 mech-blasting action, and discovered a new world of adrenaline-fueled delight. After just a few minutes of this communication-heavy team combat, we were hooked. Chromehounds broadsided us with its attention to every ... » Read More

Feb 25, 2006

Chromehounds

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Gearheads with a fetish for giant, customizable robots have long loved the Armored Core series. And if we're being honest, it's gearheads and nobody else, really; the fanbase is as obsessive as it is small. But for gamers who want to build their own battling mechs and tune them like the futuristic, heavily armored hot rods they are, Armored Core has no ... » Read More

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