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Splash Damage's Brink wants to change your mind on multiplayer

Are you one of these folks who don't even realize there's a "multiplayer button" in your first-person shooters? After spending hours with the single-player campaign, you shelve...

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  • Posted: 11/27/2009

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JBO: Joystiq Box Office, November 23 - November 27

We can't be gaming all the time, despite our best efforts, and from time to time we'll actually take advantage of the movie-playing abilities on our gaming systems. JBO feat...

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MMO Roundup: Massively's week in review

When it comes to MMO news and special features, Joystiq sister site Massively.com has you covered. Whether you're looking for info on the hottest new MMO, or you're just curio...

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GoG.com adds UFO: Aftermath to download line-up

GoG.com is another site that doesn't believe in taking a holiday break. The classic PC game download site that does not believe in selling games with DRM set ups has just added...

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Steam offers Napoleon: Total War extras

Earlier this week Sega announced plans to offer up an Imperial Edition of an upcoming historical RTS game Napoleon: Total War. However, that's not the only special offer that's...

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Grenade out! Resident Evil plushies blast our hearts apart

If you've got room in your heart for one more thing to be grateful for, may we recommend these adorable Resident Evil inspired grenade plushies (via Sprite Stitch)? Yeah, these...

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Left 4 Dead 2 Guide: Catching Swamp Fever

It's been a year since the incredibly addicting and entertaining zombie killfest Left 4 Dead was unleashed, and Valve has released its sequel to an excited consumer base. Fille...

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Mass Effect 2 web site gets revamp

Ah, those odd Canadians and their weird sense of timing. The folks at BioWare decided, while their neighbors down south were eating turkey and watching football, to launch thei...

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Darkest of Days postmortem has some bright spots

It's very easy to roundly dismiss a game that most people don't think is very good -- heck, we do it all the time. But we think before you make with the lambasting, you should ...

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Aliens vs. Predator multiplayer trailer watches your back, stabs it

Something's always struck us as kind of ... off about the title Aliens vs. Predator. For one, there are "colonial marines" up in there, mixing it up. More confusing, though, is...

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Alone In The Dark 2 movie sequel coming to DVD

Earlier this week the US got the official DVD release of Far Cry, the latest butchering . . . er, video game-to-movie adaptation from director Uwe Boll. However it looks like on...

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OFLC rating reveals Q-Games' Reflect Missile, Nintendo publishing

Q-Games and Nintendo had a recent partnership in the release of Digidrive, but it doesn't seem like they're letting their relationship cool off any time soon. According to a ne...

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Interview: We chat with Exor Studios about Zombie Driver

Zombies are all the rage (no pun intended) in games nowadays and next week a new title is to join the already crowded ranks of the undead. However Zombie Driver, from the indie...

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Fun with math: Some Rock Band UK packs inconsistently priced on PSN

It appears that, in some cases, the PSN Rock Band track packs in the UK are receiving a price hike in comparison to the individually purchased songs. An EU PlayStation forum us...

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Cross Fire adds new content and has weekend sale

The recently launched free-to-play first person shooter Cross Fire is adding some new content for the extended Thanksgiving holiday and are even getting into the Black Friday s...

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Section 8 gets new maps on PC only

TimeGate has announced an expansion of its multiplayer-focused shooter, Section 8, with the "Seek and Destroy Map Pack," which adds three new maps and 10 new achievements for 5...

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Okamiden trailer is in desperate need of a cheek pinching

Is it a good idea to pinch the cheeks of a rabid, killer God-wolf? Most definitely not -- however, after watching the latest trailer for Chibiterasu's handheld babysitting adven...

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Fallen Earth has special Steam in-game item offer

While not getting the media attention of other MMOs released this year like Aion and Champions Online, the release of the post-apocalypse MMO Fallen Earth has neverless generat...

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Why 'Lords of Shadow' wasn't 'Castlevania: Lords of Shadow' at first

Being Dave Cox, head of European development for Konami, can't be an easy job. For one, he's not Hideo Kojima, so he's already got that going against him. Worse yet, he's had ...

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Desert Bus for Hope raises more than $132,000 for Child's Play

After five days and 16 hours of playing the world's most boring game, the Desert Bus for Hope crew has reached its final stop for the year, bringing in a staggering $132,392.94...

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