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Archive for the ‘FPS’ Category

April 28th, 2008

Suffering From Projectile Disfunction?

Chicks Hate Guys With Soft Guns!!
Play-Girlz Tipster Scarlett writes in with the following very important public service announcement: “What’s the point of having a big gun if it’s always soft? Projectile Dysfunction is a serious issue affecting millions.”
We all know them, the wusses camped out in the corner of a room hoping that you’ll blindly […]

By Erin -- 0 comments

April 20th, 2008

Poll: Genre Definers

In the responses to the last poll, franchise loyalty and genre preferences played a large role in your buying decisions. So, let’s combine those and see who you think is the most iconic franchise in a given genre, and who best characterizes the qualities you love.
Here are your basic choices, feel free to add others:

Mario […]

By Erin -- 0 comments

April 13th, 2008

Pay To Win Costs EA & DICE Fans

You’re a game publisher. You launch a multiplayer setup for a game, say that game was Battlefield: Bad Company, and say, that despite the overkill of the both the franchise and the genre in general you actually had people interested in playing it.
Now put yourself into the shoes of a seasoned FPS multiplayer hero. You’re […]

By Erin -- 2 comments

March 8th, 2008

Call of Duty MMO A “Natural Evolution”?

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has all the gaming media jabbering about the possibility after comments he made during the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference last week. In discussing future directions for their enormously successful Call of Duty franchise, Kotick quietly dropped the following:

When you think about other properties that we own and control like Call of […]

By Erin -- 0 comments

March 2nd, 2008

Meme: What’s Your Desktop Like

Last week the VGC’s intrepid Editor Mike Leaño (how also happens to blog, run’n’gun style over at FPS Rantings) tagged me in a meme that’s supposed to shows what a creative wonder I am. He believes that having a look at someone’s desktop gives a person a peek at one’s personality. Going off mine, I […]

By Erin -- 0 comments

March 1st, 2008

Channel Surfing: Feb 24-Mar 1

Last week in the good old VGC (Video Games Channel for those of you not hip to the lingo…yo) was a busy one, despite the server’s display of teenage angst. In days gone by, I used to share my thoughts on some of the posts of fellow VGC members in a category called “Channel Surfing” […]

By Erin -- 0 comments

February 18th, 2008

Apple Trademark Revision Suggests iGame

I love my new shiny aluminum iMac with a fervour that just might creep out the majority of people but one thing that I haven’t been doing a lot of on it, is gaming. It’s kind of like having a new toy that’s missing a screw and so doesn’t quite do all that you’d like […]

By Erin -- 0 comments

February 16th, 2008

Alone in the Dark Tech Demo

A recently released tech demo for Alone in the Dark shows off its “Real World Rules” engine, a name that just begs to be made fun of. All kidding aside though, this game looks pretty kick-ass. But don’t take my word for it, check out the demo.

 
I’ve been waiting for a game to fully showcase […]

By Ingrid -- 0 comments

January 25th, 2008

“Real Life” Halo Energy Sword

It’s a shame you can’t really have a spiffy Energy Sword from Halo, but there’s always this:

This replica of the Halo energy sword is currently up on eBay and could be yours for the low low price of $255 (current bid). The sword comes “exclusively from Lionheartsrealm!” This is actually a real sword, ladies and […]

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January 4th, 2008

Far Cry 2 Confirmed for Xbox 360 and PS3

Ubisoft has officially annoucned that Far Cry 2 will be coming out for both the Xbox 360 and the PS3. Oh happy day for FPS fans.
The game will feature four different character classes, eleven possible mercenaries and a wide assortment of weapons of mass destruction. Prepare to blow stuff up in the African jungle.
Though FC2 […]

By Ingrid -- 1 comment

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