Gaming News That is Awesome and Radical
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Shadow Complex Review
I’m a huge fan of Super Metroid, it was one of a handful of SNES games I had as a kid and easily in my top 10 video games of all time. I played it for countless hours and many times over, the exploration aspect was really fun, and finding all the little secrets, the…
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Beyond Good and Evil 2 “On Hold”
I never played the original (Thrasher liked it), but the sequel to Beyond Good and Evil appears to be on hold, which sucks. I got confirmation at Cologne’s Gamescom that Beyond Good & Evil 2 is on hold for now. Gamesyde’s Colin Solal Cardo
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Xbox 360 Price Drop Coming Soon?
It looks like Microsoft will be dropping the Xbox 360 price tag, not to be outdone by Sony’s price drop. A leaked ad from Best Buy is showing the white Xbox 360 with 60GB hard drive dropping to $249.99, with the black Xbox 360 Elite 120GB system dropping to $299.99. [ Kotaku ]
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Starcraft II Map Editor Can Do RPGs, FPSes
Starcraft’s map editor allowed users to create their own maps and just generally do a lot of cool things with the game (this mostly resulted in the creation of about a million different Starship Trooper maps). Well, Starcraft II’s editor is going to be even cooler. At BlizzCon’s StarCraft II gameplay panel, they showed off…
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New Mass Effect Achievements, DLC On The Way
Three new achievements have been listed for Mass Effect, pretty much guaranteeing that new DLC will be on the way, soon. The way the achievements are listed seems to hint at an arena-type DLC, with the new area being called Pinnacle Station: Undisputed: Complete Ahern’s survival mission (50 Gamerscore) New Sheriff in Town: Take first…
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New Castle Crashers DLC Coming Soon
Behemoth announced on their blog that some new DLC, the Necromantic Pack, will be available soon. The pack adds a number of new things: Two new characters, the Necromancer and Cult Minion A new animal orb, Dragonhead Two new weapons, the NG Skull Mace and Chainsaw There’s no set release date or price, they are…
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Blizzard Reveals 4th Diablo III Class, The Monk
Blizzard announced the 4th Diablo III class at Blizzcon this weekend. The Monk is described as a fragile, fast moving melee character, in contrast to the Barbarian which is more of tank. The class uses a fighting system different from the other three class, adding a bit more depth to the melee moves. Each Monk…
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World of Warcraft Cataclysm Expansion Announced
Blizzard announced their latest World of Warcraft expansion, Cataclysm today at Blizzcon. Two new races, Goblins and Worgen will be joining the Horde and Alliance, respectively and both factions will receive new combinations of races and classes. They’ll also be raising the level cap to 85, adding flying mounts to all of Azeroth, and altering…
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Fable III Announced
Lionhead’s Peter Molyneux announce Fable III this morning at Germany’s Gamescom. This time around, instead of being a hero, players will become the king (or queen) of Albion and rule over the land, choosing to be either a kindhearted ruler or ruthless tyrant. For the first half of the game, players will be working to…
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Brutal Legend Demo Out September 17th
EA announced today that the demo for Double Fine’s Brutal Legend will be out September 17th for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. “We just couldn’t wait,” Double Fine president Tim Schafer said in a press reelase. “Villagers have surrounded our offices with torches, demanding the game. So we’re releasing a demo and hope that…
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Don’t Forget: BlizzCon Is This Week
BlizzCon, a celebration of everything Blizzard, is this Friday (and Saturday) and “virtual” tickets are still available to the sold out show. And Ozzy Osbourne will be performing. The full details, below…
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Starcraft II Campaign Videos
So, I totally want to play this game. Kotaku also has a nice write-up of the first seven single player missions (it has spoilers).
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