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Critics on criticism
Film industry trade journal Variety’s game critic Ben Fritz gives his thoughts and insights on the power and constraints of video game reviews in the industry. Fritz uses "Halo 3" and "Metroid Prime 3" as examples. He writes:
"Videogame critics don’t get much respect from the general public because videogames don’t get much […]
Dead or Alive vs Final Fantasy = Haloid killer
While Haloid still looks great to us, Dead Fantasy 1 looks even better with excellent choreography and over-the-top movements. But what’s most refreshing is Oum’s humble nature.
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The 1UP Show: Ratchet and Clank, Uncharted, Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
1UP: "We’re finally hitting our stride this season as the Triple-A titles keep on coming. We’re taking a look at what’s might make you happy you bought that PS3.
First up, the return of that rascally lombax and his droll robot sidekick, Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction. We sit down with Nick Suttner […]
Top 5 Most Memorable Video Game Songs
MSNBC writes: "Do you ever find yourself humming a tune from a video game days after you last played it? We do. Some of these melodies are so catchy, they’re memorable years later. And the songs can become icons for the games themselves. “Halo” isn’t “Halo” without its sweeping score. And could you imaging […]
Portal transformed into a Flash game
There are only two groups of people reading this: People who haven’t tried Portal yet, and people who have beaten it and desperately want more. (On the off, off chance you’ve only started Portal — what are you doing? Stop reading the internet and go play more!) For the rest of you though, you may […]
The Best Worst Screenshots Ever Part 2
GamesRadar’s previous look at some of the dullest screenshots ever to be hoisted upon gamers by publishers attempting - in the most feeble of manners - to show-off their games produced such an underwhelming response of absolute indifference that GamesRadar’s inexplicably decided to do a sequel.
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Why Does Everyone Go Nuts Over Jade Raymond?
First things first: Assassin’s Creed seems like it’s going to be a solid game. It looks great, it does some genuinely interesting things with the Prince Of Persia / Metal Gear Solid concepts and OK, it had a miserable showing at E3 but who didn’t, and more importantly it has the voice of the girl […]
RF Online Preview Exclusive to FilePlanet
If you fancy getting your hands on Codemasters’ RF Online Preview before anyone else, then you better get over to FilePlanet straight away because they have the exclusive download for a whole week.
RF Online is an epic mix of traditional fantasy MMOG mixed with unique futuristic sci-fi action. Set in a deep space galaxy […]
PlayStation Network v2.0 to implement policy changes.
Sony is set to give the PlayStation Network User Agreement an update that will definitely have an impact on both PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable owners. The said change will occur on October 30 and will launch PSN v2.0. Most of the updates refer to uploading materials on the online service.
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Poll: What makes you a better FPS player?
Gamers blame not knowing the maps, blame not playing for a while, or that they just sucked, or blame the random teams they were put into, but most gamers realize that there was probably some truth to all of the above. What exactly people think is the most important factor to be successful at playing […]
Japan: Halo 3 Bows Out
After enjoying its minute on the Japanese charts at number one, Halo 3 is nowhere to be seen. Plus, more on the exclusive Monster Hunter 3 Wii deal.
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Games that will never make it to the U.S.
Games that will never make it to the United States, in fact, games that you will never see outside of Asia. Here is an example of niche titles available almost exclusive to Asia and it intends to stay that way.
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China bans computers to fight online gaming addiction
Incredibly, Chinese authorities are taking steps to ban access to computers for all first year University Students.
"At Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Hubei Province, no freshmen including, those who major in computer science, are allowed to own computers. The school shut down the freshmen dormitory network, and, freshmen are not allowed to […]
Game Informer Cover: Tim Schafer’s Brutal Legend exposed with Jack Black
The next game from Psychonauts creator Tim Schafer and studio Double Fine has finally been revealed as ‘Brutal Legend’, on the cover of US Game Informer magazine.
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CEO of ESA Wants More DMCA around the World
You know the thing on iTunes music after you download that won’t let you copy the music onto any other computer? And that thing that will only let you install Bioshock twice?
That’s all thanks to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. And Mike Gallagher, CEO of the Entertainment Software Association, wants more. Well, at least […]
Quantic Dream Website Update on Ocotber 8th
The highly anticipated "Heavy Rain: The Origami killer" from French developers; Quantic Dream will arrive with new tidbits on Monday October 8th. As announced on their official website.
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Gamesradar review Folklore
Given that the Playstation 2 was once the mighty home to all things RPG, the PS3 is going through a bit of a dry spell. But we understand, the system’s still in its salad days and probably doesn’t want to embarrass itself by porting something unworthy of it’s $600 prowess. So is Folklore going to […]
What Happened to Microsoft’s Quality Control?
Gamernode’s Frank Ling poses the question from Halo 3 Limited Edition disc scratches to RRoD: what happened to Microsoft’s quality control?
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Metal Gear Solid 4 family tree
Solid Snake
First appearance: Metal Gear (MSX2)
Nationality: American
Affiliation: Philanthropy
Looks like: Your Grandpa
Voiced by: David Hayter
Biography: Solid Snake is a black ops/spy entrusted with keeping the world safe from the huge bipedal, nuclear-armed robots known as the Metal Gears. Since the first Metal Gear, Solid […]
Fired Nintendo Blogger Speaks Her Mind - An Interview with Jessica Zenner
Earlier this week, news broke that Nintendo contract worker Jessica Zenner was fired for keeping a blog called “Inexcusable Behavior” where she made comments about herself (using the name Jessica Carr) and various co-workers (who were not named).
Jessica considered the blog to be entertainment, but Nintendo took offense and fired her. Jessica has since […]
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