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I Learned Something Today: X-COM: Terror from the Deep

03/16/2012
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by Ethan Moses in: Editorials

Being put in charge of any sort of group can be difficult, but when it comes to running global anti-extraterrestrial task forces, the challenge reaches a magnitude best illustrated on a graph with a line running straight up. While such a position may seem incredibly intimidating, leadership in this area is crucial as freedom from alien dictatorship relies completely upon silky smooth operations of aforementioned forces. While there’s yet to be a competently written book on the subject, task force [...]

Watch and Play the Air Buccaneers HD Alpha

03/15/2012
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by Josh Lee in: Previews, Trailers and Scraps

Ludocraft have released a new gameplay trailer for Air Buccaneers HD, the successor to my favorite UT2004 mod involving multiplayer Pirates vs. Vikings airship battles. The video will give you a taste of what the ship battles look like, as you can see fully-crewed dirigibles broad siding each other out of the sky. I can attest to the satisfaction one gets from successfully obliterating an enemy vessel via teamwork and tactical maneuvers. The game isn’t easy. It also doesn’t do [...]

HD Downpour of Silent Hill Releases – The Cursed Checkpoint #110

03/13/2012
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by Ethan Moses in: Podcasts, The Cursed Checkpoint

Josh, Brandon and Ethan have fond memories of the Silent Hill series, but struggled to enjoy the later games. With the HD collection and Silent Hill: Downpour making waves as throw backs, the guys try to decide if they should risk disappointment again. The Cursed Checkpoint is a topical video game podcast focused on discussions and interviews about a single video game, genre, news headline, or industry story. It features a rotating cast of up to 3 members of the [...]

SimCity Returns in 2013 with Social Flow

03/12/2012
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by Ethan Moses in: Previews, Trailers and Scraps

SimCity is making a comeback! The latest installment of the ”Sim” franchise is set to hit sometime in 2013, but details are sparce outside of some information regarding multiplayer and the mechanic called “Social Flow” which is said to allow players to change areas around them based on their choices. One thing that is pretty obvious from the trailer is that today’s technology is going to give players the oppurtunity to create some pretty amazing locations but I realize that building cities isn’t [...]

I Learned Something Today Too: Mass Effect

03/09/2012
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by Justin Lacey in: Editorials

I have been to the future. I have been to space. For as awesome as the trip was, I’m not sure it was as inspiring as I expected. I did bring back more than a few lessons of Mass Effect. The Lessons of Mass Effect Scientists should steal Elevators get worse Colonial building architecture is repetitive Get an extreme personality Scientists should steal I learned something today. Our scientists need to relax. They need to aim lower because the space [...]

PlanetSide 2 is Looking Good at GDC

03/08/2012
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by Josh Lee in: Headlines, News, Previews, Trailers and Scraps

Sony Online Entertainment is showing off a whole bunch of PlanetSide 2 at GDC this week, and thanks to the magic of the internet, you can watch its whole demonstration. PlanetSide 2, like its predecessor, is a genuine MMOFPS. It’s going to be free-to-play, which is a welcome change, and seeing the game in action definitely made my pants tight. The game looks downright gorgeous at times. The new bases, which are always home to some huge infantry engagements, got [...]

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Reflex Review – The Cursed Checkpoint #109

03/08/2012
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by Justin Lacey in: Podcasts, Reflex, Reviews, The Cursed Checkpoint

Justin, Cole and Aaron report back about their ongoing adventures in Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. They try their best to avoid puns about fate in regards to making recommendations on who may or may not enjoy the game. Will their loot lust win out? The Cursed Checkpoint is a topical video game podcast focused on discussions and interviews about a single video game, genre, news headline, or industry story. It features a rotating cast of up to 3 members of [...]

Battlefield 3: Close Quarters DLC Announced for June and Two More Later in 2012

03/07/2012
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by Brandon Coppernoll in: Headlines, News

The Battlefield 3: Close Quarters DLC expansion was announced for June 2012 at an EA event last night. There haven’t been any major DLC release since Back to Karkand was released in December 2011. Close Quarters will include four new maps and 10 weapons. There will be no new vehicles introduced as it’s speculated the maps will be relatively smaller in size…hence the “close quarters.” The timing of this announcement is curious as there is a growing segment of the BF3 community, particularly in [...]

Vessel Reflex Review: Puzzling Out Fluid Dynamics

I feel bad starting out the reflex review for Vessel with this but: the music (by John Hopkins) and sound (directed by Leonard Paul) is awesome. That’s not to take away from the rest of the game at all, since I’ve really enjoyed the time I’ve gotten to spend with it so far, but the combination of the two sets up so much of the rest of the game that not starting out praising it would be remiss on my part. In [...]

Hey! Watch! The Crying PC Gamer

I have been struggling to find reasons to jump back into Battlefield 3 after a weekend full of playing against hackers drained my enthusiasm for the game. For a moment, I thought I was the only person in the world who was so physically shaken up by people cheating but I realize this is not the case as a PSA from Freddie Wong uploaded back in Jun of 2011 shined light onto this subject in a very technoligically advanced and emotionally [...]