With each new gameplay video and screenshot I see of ‘s upcoming assassin game, Dishonored, I get a tiny bit more excited. Qualms about first-person perspective have begun to diminish, and the new Study in Stealth gameplay video (below) looks terrific. In the video, the developer discusses the elements of stealth you can use in […]
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Pirating ‘Dark Souls’ will send the wrong message, and is the wrong way to treat one of the greatest action-RPGs ever made. Dark Souls for PC – the Prepare To Die Edition or Artorias of the Abyss Edition – unlocks on Steam in just under six hours. At least, that’s the case where I am, though it […]
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I’ve been covering lots of grim and gritty action-RPGs lately – there’s no shortage these days. But perhaps the most highly anticipated non-Diablo game in the top-down genre is Runic ‘ Torchlight 2. The game has a decidedly more colorful and stylized feel than many of the competitors, with a painterly world more akin to Diablo III than […]
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Was Diablo 3 game director Jay Wilson’s apology to former Blizzard North developer David Brevik sincere, or was it too little too late?
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[Update: Further thoughts on this apology and reader reaction to it are here.] When former Diablo developer and ex-Blizzard North guru David Brevik made some critical remarks about Diablo 3, members of the current team responded on …quite passionately. In all honesty, I can’t really blame them. Criticism of something you’ve worked hard on is a bitter, […]
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According to a statement from Nintendo, long-running Nintendo Power magazine will shut its doors this December.
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I fired up Counter-Strike: Global Offensive today and three things occurred to me. 1. No, I don’t want to save this moment. I just got my head blown off. I haven’t played Counter-Strike in a really long time, which explains why I keep dying. I used to be good at this game, but I obviously have […]
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Lineage Eternal is the third Lineage game. Like its predecessors, the game is an MMORPG, but looks more like a top-down action-RPG such as Diablo. What’s fascinating about the game is its control innovations. Rather than click-click-click, NCSoft has created a system of mouse inputs that makes for some truly unique-looking gameplay. For instance, drawing a circle […]
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When I first watched the below trailer for Carbine Studios/NCSoft’s upcoming space MMO,WILDSTAR, I thought: “This would make a terrific animated movie.” I mean, as far as cinematic trailers go, while it tells us nothing about the gameplay itself, it really is a beautiful short film. It’s funny, well-animated, well-acted. Everything a movie trailer ought […]
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The upcoming indie action-RPG ‘Grim Dawn’ looks amazing. Here’s why.
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