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Dec 14, 2007

Hail to the Chimp

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Dec 14, 2007 Ear muffs, children. The Lion King has to step down. We know - we're all reeling from the news, but the abolishment of a monarchy doesn't have to be all doom and gloom. It seems the animal kingdom has banded together and "accomplished" a certain "mission" our government can't seem to do, and whipped a little democracy on a populace desperately in need of leadership. Figuratively, the poo is about to hit the fan. Not unlike the California recall, which saw a Terminator steal the ...
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May 18, 2007

Half-Life 2: Episode 2 - hands-on

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Weve all been horribly misled about Episode Two. We ended Episode One steaming out of City 17 on a train as the Citadel exploded, but it crashed and we heard Alyx cry out. The next thing we saw was her dangling from a smashed bridge in the Episode Two trailer, then her limp body being carried by a Vortigaunt. And OK, the savvy among us probably realized she wasnt dead, but it was pretty clear shed been badly hurt in the crash and would be out of action for most of the episode. Utterly untrue. ...
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Apr 3, 2007

Half-Life 2

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Wed like to suggest that with every passing month we get closer to playing the next chapter in one of the best FPS of all time, but like some sort of cruel tease with a delicious chocolate bar on the end of a piece of string, Valve keeps moving the release date for the re-energized Half-Life 2 further and further away, leaving us scampering about like frothing fools. However, despite the slip from last autumn to this spring to this autumn, our over-eager ears are kept pricked up, and theres the ...
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Feb 16, 2007

Half-Life 2

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In a world where your usual new releases recommended retail price is $60 and every great leap in graphical prowess seems to lop another few hours off the length, its a refreshing change to be able to say that Valve are being really, really good to you. Not content with remastering the PCs best ever FPS for 360, theyre also packing in two supremely addictive mods in the form of bizarre but compulsive puzzler Portal and Team Fortress 2s insanely violent cartoon ...
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Jul 12, 2007

E3 07: Halo 3

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We've just returned from our first up-close look at Halo 3's trilogy-capping single player campaign. You probably don't need or even want us to waste time on eloquent introductions... this is the biggest game of the year, after all. So on with the goods, in easily digestible and always popular bullet point format. * The build we watched being played by the Bungie guys today was the same one used to capture the footage shown at the Microsoft press conference on Tuesday. Yes, every shot in that ...
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May 21, 2007

The Halo 3 Beta: A n00b's perspective

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I'm not ashamed to admit that I am currently a bit rubbish at the Halo 3 Beta. If you've been playing over the weekend and come across someone looking dazed and confused on the battlegrounds of Valhalla or Snowbound, that's me who you shot in the face repeatedly. My only retort is that I'm an easy kill so you shouldn't feel too clever about nailing me. I'm like a baby rabbit dumped in a vat of hungry wolves. The thing is, in an office full of gamers - many of whom are Halo experts - this Halo ...
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May 14, 2007

Halo 3 beta: The fanboy's verdict

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With the release of Tombstone and Desolate, youd think thered be no reason to put down Bungies fantastic frag-fest that is Halo 2. Until of course, the Halo 3 beta starts on the 16th. Being lucky enough to be a part of Bungies Friends and Family scheme that started last Friday across the world, weve been playing Halo 3 now for one whole weekend - and what do we have to say for ourselves? Simply, Halo 3 multiplayer downright crushes anything weve seen before and here's 5 reasons ...
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May 14, 2007

Halo 3 - Essential knowledge

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To be part of the Halo 3 beta on May 16th you must have purchased the special version of Crackdown - the box reads “Includes an invitation to Halo 3 multiplayer beta” so you cant miss it. In Crackdowns downloadable content menu theres a Halo 3 option, which went live at 1pm on May 9th, allowing you to download three playable maps. The Crackdown disc is also needed to launch the Halo 3 beta. 1) The maps There are three different maps available: the dramatic Snowbound, the tight and ...
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Feb 16, 2007

Brute hierarchy

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It's apparent that the Brutes are bigger and badder in Halo 3. Here's a quick look at what you're up against when you gotta "finish the ...
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Feb 15, 2007

Halo 3 in-game screens

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In their first Halo 3 video documentary before Christmas, our friends at Bungie gave us a tantalizing glimpse into the world of Halo 3: how it will play out, what it will look like and what the spine of the game will be. The results were, not unexpectedly, incredibly exciting... and rather surprising too. Because the central premise for the third game looks to be very, very simple indeed: Brutes. And lots of ...
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