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Xbox 360 | Hunted: The Demon's Forge Hands-On - Ranged and Melee Combat, plus Secret Side Quests |
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Thursday, 12 August 2010 13:00 |
 We get our hands on this upcoming cover-based hack-and-slash game at QuakeCon 2010. The 15th annual QuakeCon event is under way at the fabulous Hilton Anatole hotel in Dallas, Texas, and id Software's parent company, Zenimax Media, has brought several of its other games to the event to show to the press. One of these new games is none other than Hunted: The Demon's Forge, the next game from InXile--a studio that created the 2004 hack-and-slash remake of the classic role-playing game The Bard's Tale, and one that includes developers who worked on the original The Bard's Tale from the 1980s. So although the third-person action game, which pits you against armies of ugly "wargar" (which resemble the ugly orcs of the Lord of the Rings motion pictures) in open fields with various levels of cover, it will also attempt to bring back the classic exploration elements of games like the original Bard's Tale and Wizardry.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 14 August 2010 14:28 |
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PC | Brink Updated Hands-On - Character Creation, Weapon Loadouts, and Head-to-Head Battle |
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Written by Munk
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Thursday, 12 August 2010 14:28 |
 We log some more time with this unusual team-based shooter from the creator of the Enemy Territory games. The 2010 QuakeCon event is in full swing in muggy Dallas, Texas, and aside from offering numerous exciting tournaments to convention-goers, the event is also a place where members of the press can play a demonstration level of Brink, the next team-based shooter from Enemy Territory developer Splash Damage. While we covered the game at the Electronic Entertainment Expo and saw and played through a comparable experience, this time around, we've observed a fistful of new details that we'll cover here.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 14 August 2010 14:28 |
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Xbox 360 | Fallout: New Vegas Updated Hands-On - An Hour in the Slums of Freeside |
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Written by Munk
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Thursday, 12 August 2010 16:41 |
 We have only one precious hour to explore the slums of Freeside on the outskirts of New Vegas at QuakeCon 2010. Will we make it out alive? QuakeCon 2010 is under way, and as it turns out, id Software's parent company Zenimax Media is showing new games from another subsidiary, Bethesda Softworks, including Fallout: New Vegas, the next chapter in the Fallout series from Obsidian Entertainment (a studio that includes several of the designers behind the original Fallout games of the late 1990s). We sat down with an entirely new area in New Vegas, Freeside, with a powerful character and not a whole lot of direction. Sadly, we had only an hour to play the game and weren't able to make all that much progress, though we got a good sense of some of the game's new content and quests. Please be advised that this story contains minor plot spoilers.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 14 August 2010 14:29 |
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PC | Rage Updated Impressions - Multiplatform Demonstrations and Dead City |
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Written by Munk
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Friday, 13 August 2010 11:11 |
 id Software shows off a bit more of its upcoming action game and confirms a release date for September 2011. The 2010 QuakeCon event is still going strong in the spacious halls of the Dallas Hilton Anatole, and that means panels, special presentations, and lots and lots of cheap applause in exchange for free T-shirts. One of the most exciting presentations at the show so far has been today's special demo of id Software's Rage, which was shown in the grand ballroom not only on three distinct monitors, but on three different platforms. The leftmost monitor ran the PS3 version of the game, the center monitor ran the PC version of the game, and the rightmost monitor ran the Xbox 360 version of the game (which, incidentally, crashed once).
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Last Updated on Saturday, 14 August 2010 14:30 |
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Wii | MySims Skyheroes Impressions |
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Written by Munk
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Friday, 13 August 2010 11:53 |
 These adorable blocky-headed characters take to the skies in the latest entry in the MySims series. MySims has made quite an impression on the Nintendo Wii and has now made the leap forward to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. This series has taken what people love most about sims (customization) and placed the wide-eyed, goofy characters into a setting that is suitable for a younger audience. Previous games have focused on exploration and gathering clues and items, and MySims Skyheroes continues that trend, but what has changed is that it is now a full-fledged action game. You'll be responsible for piloting your own customizable plane, doing barrel rolls, and firing at other MySims in the skies. We went to visit EA in Redwood Shores to see how this new entry into the series is shaping up.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 14 August 2010 14:30 |
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X Arcade Solo Arcade Peripheral Review |
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Written by Munk
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Thursday, 12 August 2010 07:39 |
X Arcade Solo Arcade Peripheral Review
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PlayStation 3 | Shaun White Skateboarding Hands-On |
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Written by Munk
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Tuesday, 10 August 2010 10:23 |
 We get a feel for the skating controls in Ubisoft's latest Shaun White title and take a peek at how it looks in 3D. Shaun White Skateboarding is Ubisoft's upcoming spiritual successor to its similarly titled snowboarding game from 2008. The move from winter sports signals the departure of obvious things like snow, heavy jackets, and the all-consuming fear of being chased down by a Yeti. But Ubisoft hasn't settled on merely swapping in skateboards and calling it a day. In an effort to distinguish itself from other games in the skating genre--both stylistically and story-wise--Ubisoft has created a backdrop where the player has to bring life back to a dismal world run by an Orwellian government ministry sapping all the fun from day-to-day life. After having our first glimpse at how this concept looks back in May, Ubisoft recently invited us to get our first hands-on with the game and get a quick taste of how it plays in 3D.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 12 August 2010 12:37 |
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Xbox 360 | Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Updated Impressions |
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Written by Munk
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Wednesday, 11 August 2010 11:40 |
 We pull on a tin can and swing our chainsword with our first look at Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine. If Space Marine's vision of the future is anything to go by, then humanity has plenty of bloody battle to look forward to. The game builds on Relic's success of bringing the Warhammer 40,000 universe to the PC but trades in the long-range distance of its Dawn of War real-time strategy games for an intimate, visceral third-person shooter experience. We recently had the chance to visit the Vancouver campus of the studio, speak with the team behind the title, and get our first solid glimpse at the Space Marine game live and in the flesh.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 12 August 2010 12:37 |
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CoolIt Systems Vantage Advanced Liquid Cooler Review |
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Written by David Bremer
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Wednesday, 04 August 2010 20:56 |
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Have you ever wondered how much heat your CPU cooler is actually diverting? Have you ever wondered if that temperature sensor on your motherboard for your CPU is functioning properly? Have you ever wanted an affordable liquid cooler for your expensive and in some cases, irreplaceable CPU? Well the CoolIt Systems Vantage Advanced Liquid Cooler (ALC) for CPUs may just be the answer you’re looking for! With its customizable digital display, Coolant temperature readout, and controlled fan speed, this liquid cooler promises to be an affordable alternative to a full-blown liquid cooling system. We will find out if this product stands up to its promises. Lets get to it!
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Last Updated on Friday, 06 August 2010 10:55 |
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Xbox 360 | Dirt 3 Hands-On |
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Written by Munk
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Monday, 09 August 2010 03:40 |
 We raced up to Codemasters' Racing Studio to get a first glimpse at what the developer is calling "the end" of its Dirt trilogy. Judged by our review scores, Codemasters' Dirt series is on a nice upward trajectory--an 8.3 score for the first game rose to a 9.0 Editors' Choice for last year's Dirt 2. The series may have lost some hardcore rally fans, thanks to the second game's obsession with the X-Games and Monster energy drinks, but in Dirt 3, Codemasters is looking to satisfy both parties. With the acquisition of the official World Rally Championship licence, rally is being brought back to the forefront, while fans of Ken Block and Travis Pastrana should be happy to find gymkhana introduced as a new discipline. We went to Codemasters' studio in the UK to find out all about the game, as well as play it for ourselves.
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