Category Archives: Features

Epic Citadel: The Future Of Mobile Gaming Graphics?

If you managed to catch Apple’s keynote yesterday, you probably caught a glimpse of Epic’s upcoming title for iOS code named “Project Sword”. “Project Sword” is the first iOS game based on Unreal Engine 3, and is an action RPG focusing on 1 on 1 sword battles. Even though the game hasn’t been released yet, [...]

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OMG on C.O.D.

WARNING:  Copious amounts of swearing only a sailor would utter. Nanny McPhee doesn’t normally mention the children she couldn’t break…

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XBox LIVE Gold Price Increase

Microsoft wouldn’t be Microsoft if it weren’t price gouging it’s customers. Beginning November 1st, XBox LIVE Gold memberships will increase to the following for US, Canada, and Mexico only: 1 Month: $9.99 (up from $7.99) 3 Months: $24.99 (up from $19.99) 12 Months: $59.99 (up from $49,99) You should still be able to find cheaper [...]

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Bethesda Podcast

Today on Twitter, BethBlog announced their first ever pilot podcast. I’m most excited about this because it makes it easier to get info on current and upcoming Bethesda projects. Also, the pilot includes a sampling of the Fallout: New Vegas soundtrack, which I think is pretty important because Fallout 3′s soundtrack was a big part [...]

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Dragon Age: Origins DLC Announced: Witch Hunt

The latest, and possibly last, Dragon Age: Origins DLC has been announced by BioWare. Entitled Witch Hunt, and purported to be the conclusion of the Dragon Age: Origins storyline, the Champion of Ferelden embarks on a journey to confront Morrigan and learn of the secrets she has been hiding. Players can either import their existing [...]

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Dungeon Defenders Coming to PSN

The Playstation Network seems to be the place for quality downloadable titles lately (Joe Danger, Pixel Junk Shooter 2, etc). Coming this winter is a game called Dungeon Defenders, and it looks to be a pretty interesting addition. Dubbed a “cooperative tower defense action role playing game”, up to 4 players (local or online) must [...]

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Mass Effect 2 DLC: Lair of the Shadowbroker

If you haven’t taken the Normandy out for a spin lately, September 7th will bring the next installment of Mass Effect 2 DLC titled Lair of the Shadowbroker. For 800 BioWare/MS points, you can assist Liara with tracking down the Shadow Broker’s secret lair. Apparently, Commander Sheppard also has the chance to give Liara a [...]

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OnLive: Free Game With Purchase Of Maffia II

OnLive subscribers will be some of the first to get their hands on 2K’s upcoming Maffia II. In addition, OnLive is running a promotion where purchasers of a Maffia II Full Playpass will receive a free Full Playpass for any other game currently available on the service. This promotion extends until August 29th. The current [...]

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Mass Effect 2 Comes To PS3

BioWare has made a surprise announcement during the EA keynote at Gamescom. Mass Effect 2 is coming to the PS3 in January 2011. There was a rumor a while back that the epic space opera would make it’s way to Sony’s glorified Blu-ray player, but it was never confirmed. The PS3 version will include bonus [...]

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id Ports Rage To iPhone

A surprising announcement today at QuakeCon by the graphics god himself, John Carmack, reveals that the graphics engine developed for their upcoming title Rage has been successfully ported to the iPhone. Many of the advanced texture and lighting features are retained from the console version, and it reportedly run at 60 frames per second on [...]

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