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Player’s Choice – A Laundry List for Next Gen Features

You wish this was real.

One of my favourite strategies for avoiding people I don’t want to talk to is to immerse myself in my phone. Most often it leads to me cursing my way through a round of Temple Run. Sometimes though, it leads to constructive thoughts – like this one. During one of my diversion tactics, I came across a tweet by Cheat Central asking gamers what we really want to see from the next generation of consoles. It was after I had typed and erased four separate answers that I realized I [...]

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The Next Level – The Last Level

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Although 2011 was the year of the sequel as far as many franchises were concerned, there are some highly anticipated follow-ups due out this year. Headlined by Mass Effect 3 and Bioshock Infinite, expectations couldn’t be higher for two franchises so highly decorated in awards and praise. The question at hand is: will they be great because of what preceding games pioneered or will these titles find a new way to earn what the previous installments claimed? Mass Effect is adding multiplayer. Bioshock Infinite takes place in the sky. The [...]

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Kinect Star Wars Available Spring 2012

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At last years E3, Microsoft announced a special Kinect Star Wars game completely build around the Xbox 360 Kinect device that would allow you to become a real-life jedi fighter in your own living room. It took them a while after postponing the initial release date set for December 2011, but finally they confirmed the official release of the game on April 3rd. Together with the game, Microsoft also launches the awesome looking limited edition ‘R2-D2′ Xbox 360 set. Features in the new Star Wars game like Jedi, Podracing and [...]

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Trials Evolution “Crazy” Gameplay Reveal Trailer

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Explosions, people flying through the air, jumping into a cliff with three friends… It seems like they’ve gone crazy at the office of Finnish developer Redlynx. After 2009′s successor of Trials HD a new Trials game has been announced called: “Trials Evolution” and will be released on Xbox Live somewhere during spring of this year. This time they decided to raise the bar to a complete new level which seems to get really near Little Big Planets bar. Just like little big planet this game will allow the users to [...]

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SSX Shows Online Features Part 1

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As we are closing in on February 28th, EA Sports is releasing more and more information about their upcoming SSX title. This time creative director Todd Batty is going to talk and explain a bit more about the game’s online features. Part 1 will be dedicated to explore plus a new feature called: “Ridernet”. The basic principle of explore is that you need to beat the times the game has set for you, beat the best time and you get a gold medal. Get a gold medal for all drops, [...]

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The Darkness 2 Demo Coming Soon

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If you are a fan of the comics or the first game you are probably aware of the fact that The Darkness II demo is coming soon! The Darkness II is the upcoming sequel to 2007′s The Darkness. Developed by Digital Extremes and published by 2K Games. Originally the game was scheduled to be released on July 10 2011 they postponed the release date to October 4th, after we got closer and closer to October 4th it became clear this was not going to be the official release date of [...]

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Ask A-Rod: What are the most ridiculous questions gamers have asked?

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Getting a little off-beat this week, I was recently asked in a weekly chat what kind of ridiculous questions I get asked through “Ask A-Rod” and in general about gaming. Here are five of the most ridiculous; how are some of these people still alive?

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Ask A-Rod: Are they getting rid of physical game discs?

I call this "Empty - A Gamer's Attempt at Symbolism"

This week’s question is being asked more with each passing day. Recently it came up along with ten thousand other rumours about the release of GTA V being sold exclusively in digital formats. In this week’s column, we take a closer look at the ever-changing landscape of the video game industry and the way we buy.

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Ask A-Rod: When to use Walkthroughs and Game Guides

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This week’s Ask A-Rod question comes from ThinkingwithPortals via e-mail. Cheating. Giving up. There are a lot of labels that go along with making public your use of walkthroughs. Gamers who consider themselves of the hardcore persuasion would sooner use a game guide for toilet paper than open it up when stumped or challenged, but they don’t speak for everyone.

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Forza Motorsport 4 Demo in the Alps

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It’s the best time of the year if you are a race freak. The release of F1 2011 and now the demo released 11 days before the official launch of Forza Motorsport 4. Although the update is only available to Xbox Live Gold subscribers taking up at least 1,2 GB of hard-drive space for a nice ride in the Bernese Alps. Forza Motorsport 4 will hit the shelfs in the UK on October 14th. Check out the official content of the demo below.

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I Am Alive finally announced for XBLA and PSN

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As our readers may recall, last month we covered the leaked I Am Alive gameplay trailer however at the time were unable to confirm whether it was just a one off oddity or if it actually signified the game which was announced way back in 2008 would be revived and see the light of day. Apparently today we have the answer.

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Battlefield 3 – Xbox 360 Operation Guillotine Full Gameplay Trailer

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Tonight is the night that Electronic Arts promised to release the full-length Operation Guillotine on Xbox 360 trailer and they finally did a few minutes ago. In the trailer you see how U.S. Marine Sgt. Blackburn enters the city of Tehran. Although Battlefield 3 looks amazing on single player mode it does remind me on Call of Duty in the old days. The atmosphere and graphics are great but I really think Battlefield is at its best shape in the online multiplayer modes. Only 38 days left until the official [...]

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Ask A-Rod: What does an Xbox Blu ray peripheral mean for the PS3?

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This week’s Ask A-Rod question comes from Zoomer via Operation Reality.

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Ask A-Rod: Why believe EA on Madden 12′s realism?

Madden 12 drops August 30th

  Yeah, it’s a promise they make annually but here are two reasons this year’s Madden promises to be the most realistic instalment in the franchise.

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Need for Speed: The Run – Buried Alive Trailer

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  You may be a fan of NFS: Underground or NFS: Most Wanted, but the latest trailer from EA and Black Box’s Need for Speed: The Run shows off a whole different kind of awesome.

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