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Scribblenauts 2 announced as I buy a new stylus

8. March 2010

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Scribblenauts 2 announced as I buy a new stylus

My all time favorite game for the DS is just about to get a new installment. Scribblenauts was one of the few games that ate up more than three or four hours on my DS and actually caused a bit of ire between my wife and I as we made desperate run/jumps for it after the kids went to bed.

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Hellion shows off a bunch of in game shots. Looks very pretty, in a manly, gaming kind of way.

4. March 2010

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Hellion shows off a bunch of in game shots.  Looks very pretty, in a manly, gaming kind of way.

I've been following Hellion's development for a little while now. I'm much more interested in this game then I was in Dante's Inferno. This is shaping up to be more of an experience and less of a God of War clone. I like that.

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Sid Meier’s Civ V to hit the shelves this fall for PC gamers. There goes my winter.

18. February 2010

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Sid Meier’s Civ V to hit the shelves this fall for PC gamers.  There goes my winter.

I have and always will have a soft spot in my heart for all of Sid's Civ games. Starting with number I I have probably logged a good thousand hours on various Civ franchises and enjoyed every hour. Now there's a new Civilization on the horizon - Civ V! Yes, built on a new engine from 'the ground up' as is standard practice when creating new versions of the game. Looks pretty sharp too. Here are some facts and screen shots. Also in the works - Civ Network, a Civ based game for . . . Facebook? Woah.

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Mount & Blade Warband – Interview video with Armagan Yavuz, lead developer

9. February 2010

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Mount & Blade Warband – Interview video with Armagan Yavuz, lead developer

Mount & Blade was a game that was first brought to my attention a few years ago when it was just a beta, looking for some love. It took me a while but I finally got around to playing it and now I'm kicking myself for not picking it up much earlier. I've had it now for just over a year and it's one of two or three games I consistently return to when I've finished with The Next Big Thing.

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Age of Zombies = time travel, shooting zombies in the head and retro cuteness

8. February 2010

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Age of Zombies = time travel, shooting zombies in the head and retro cuteness

There, I said it. "Cute". Not normally a word I associate with violent death, undead hunger and head shots. Age of Zombies features protagonist Barry Steakfries as he hops through time destroying undead brains, battling what looks like giant robots and there's something about a zombie T-Rex too.

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EA brings Hell to the superbowl. Also makes a nice montage video.

1. February 2010

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EA brings Hell to the superbowl.  Also makes a nice montage video.

Looks like EA is ready for some football. They've purchased a spot during the Superbowl to highlight their newest franchise - Dante's Inferno. Over the weekend they also dropped this nice (up to 720p) video montage of what hell may be like if you carry a fantastically large penis scythe.

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Green Man Games to allow you to resell your digital game downloads?

21. January 2010

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Green Man Games to allow you to resell your digital game downloads?

"Green Man Gaming today revealed a new digital games retail platform that monetises the digital pre-owned market." That is straight from their very limited press release and roughly translates into "We'll give you cash or cash-equivalent for your legally downloaded games." Uh. . . wow? That's a new twist on the used game market for sure and could mean I can finally get rid of my older Steam catalog, right?

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Burn Zombie Burn. Buy it on Amazon, download it and play it on your PS3

20. January 2010

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Burn Zombie Burn.  Buy it on Amazon, download it and play it on your PS3

The devs of Burn Zombie Burn have gone into new routs of distribution. Not only can you download and play the game from PSN for $10 but you can also purchase an "Online Game Code" via Amazon which will allow you to download and play the game on your PS3 at your leisure.

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EA and Del Ray and Dante team up to go to Hell

12. January 2010

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EA and Del Ray and Dante team up to go to Hell

In what I can only describe as a slight blow to literature everywhere but an interesting opportunity for literate gamers, Dante’s Inferno is being republished.  In book form.  By Electronic Arts.  Oh, with Del Ray (ne Ballantine ne Random House) doing the bulk of the dead tree work. Don’t worry though, the fine folks who brought [...]

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Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening expansion announced

5. January 2010

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Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening expansion announced

Bioware and other assorted involved parties have just announced the first official expansion (read: bigger than DLC) for Dragon Age: Origins. DAO - Awakening! There's not much on the official site as of yet so here's all the info I've got my hands on so far.

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