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Diablo IIIDiablo III is a dark fantasy/horror-themed action role-playing game by Blizzard Entertainment, the third installment in the Diablo

Diablo III picks up the story twenty years after the events of Diablo II. Mephisto, Diablo, and Baal have been defeated, but the Worldstone, which once shielded the inhabitants of the world of Sanctuary from the forces of both Heaven and Hell, has been destroyed, and evil once again stirs in Tristram. Playing as a hero from one of five distinct character classes, players will acquire powerful items, spells, and abilities as they explore new and familiar areas of Sanctuary and battle hordes of demons to safeguard the world from the horrors that have arisen.

The Collector's Edition includes the Art of Diablo III artbook, the game's soundtrack, a behind the scenes DVD and Blu-Ray two disc set, a Diablo Skull and 4GF USB Touchstone, exclusive in-game content including Diablo III aesthetic artifacts, a World of Warc ... Read more »

Views: 2809 | Added by: Manish | Date: 2012-05-27 | Comments (0)

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (GRAW 2)

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (GRAW 2)

Part of the Group for Specialized Tactics, a Special Mission Unit under the direct command of the Joint Special Operations Command, the elite of the modern US Special Forces is better known by their battlefield legend. They are the untraceable soldiers called the Ghosts. Only the best of the best, soldiers with a unique mix of skills on and off the battlefield, ever get to wear the coveted Ghost insignia. In the near future, four of these elite soldiers serve as the tip of the spear in a hidden war raging across the globe. But even as Ghost Lead, Pepper, 30K, and Kozak accomplish their objectives, they discover the threat they face is g ... Read more »

Views: 652 | Added by: Manish | Date: 2012-05-27 | Comments (0)

Six Game Design Crimes on Trial

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the world of video games is rife with crime -- and I'm not talking about virtual decapitations in Mortal Kombat or the countless murders of the Grand Theft Auto series. The misdeeds in question are those committed on the design level; crimes where the player ends up being the victim. We've gathered an identity parade of recent games guilty of committing various degrees of injustice, and equated them to what we believe are their real-world crime equivalents.

Petty Misdemeanor - Unlockable Difficulty Levels

No other medium has the gall to force you into a stripped-down experience prior to the real thing. It would be like making the CliffsNotes of a novel mandatory before you could tackle the true text. And yet again and again we see games like Gears of wars 3 withhold cont ... Read more »

Views: 968 | Added by: shadow-runner | Date: 2012-04-09 | Comments (0)

PAX: Mark of the Ninja Proves Stealth Can Work in Two Dimensions

PAX East is absolutely crammed to the brim with excellent games. Honestly, the big-name titles at the major publishers' booths -- good as they are -- are considerably less interesting than the smaller titles that dominate the show floor (in numbers, if not in real estate). Some of the AAA titles look great, but they're not the show-stealers that all the quirky, inventive downloadable games lining the side of the expo floor are. Anyone who laments the loss of originality and craftsmanship in modern gaming clearly hasn't been paying attention and needs to spend a few hours strolling through booths at PAX. For anyone who loves diversity and creativity in games, this weekend is downright heartwarming.

Of all the small-team-developed labor-of-love projects I've seen at PAX East, my favorite just might be Klei's ... Read more »

Views: 584 | Added by: shadow-runner | Date: 2012-04-09 | Comments (0)

Spartan Ops and Infinity Change Halo 4 Multiplayer

A substantial quantity of alleged Halo 4 details have started appearing online. The latest issue of Game Informer, of which 343 Industries' next game is the cover story star, is hitting subscribers, some of which have been sharing details in various forums.
The story details Master Chief waking up four years after his cryo nap at the end of Halo 3. Cortana's detected an intruder on board, which happens to be Covenant invaders probably joining them from the fleet outside Chief's derelict ship. No word on why the Covenant are there at all, never mind why they've broken their truce with humans, nor what role they play in the narrative.

The story that follows Chief's wake-up will, as we know, explore the humanity of John 117, as well as continue Halo 3's theme of Cortana as a rampant AI. In that four year break, Cortana's adopted a new look. As usual, the campaign allows for four-player co-op.
In addition to ne ... Read more »

Views: 526 | Added by: shadow-runner | Date: 2012-04-08 | Comments (0)

Mass Effect 3 Ending Gets Expanded in Upcoming DLC

Following an incredible backlash over the ending of Mass Effect 3, BioWare promised last month that it would address the complaints of those who were displeased with the way Commander Shepard's story came to an end. The way in which it plans to do that was briefly outlined today, although we won't be getting our hands on the solution for another few months.

Put simply, there were two sides that most people could fall on in this debate: Those who are upset with the ending and want a new one (or at least more content) and those who believe BioWare should be free to do what they want with their game's story (and therefore don't want a new ending). As intimated last month, BioWare is going for a middle ground between the two. It today announced plans to release a downloadable content pack cal ... Read more »

Views: 538 | Added by: shadow-runner | Date: 2012-04-08 | Comments (0)

Closure Review: A Brilliant Light in the World of Puzzlers

Anyone who appreciates the loneliness and isolation in games like Super Metroid and Limbo will fall immediately in love with Closure. Winner of the DICE 2012 Indie Game Challenge, Closure is a puzzle-platformer for PSN that taps into man's primordial fear of the dark in ways which few games has ever quite understood. One of the very first things you're likely to do in the game is walk just beyond a light source and immediately fall to your doom. You see, the world of Closure is sprinkled with light sources that not only illuminate the world, but actually bring it into existence. Step outside the beam of a spotlight or glow of a light bulb, and you'll find yourself tumbling down into a void of nothingness.

While black space in Limbo was used primarily to advance the mood and atm ... Read more »

Views: 528 | Added by: shadow-runner | Date: 2012-04-07 | Comments (0)

Silent Hill Downpour Review: A Faithful Sequel that Struggles to Define Itself

Silent Hill is the most ambitious survival horror series in video games -- one that (ideally) tosses aside its previous characters and repurposes a sleepy tourist town into a home for scattered souls and psychological terrors. This philosophy of starting anew each time is one of the signature elements that define the series, while other factors have contributed to making the horror more psychological. Rather than play on with the same terrifying creatures and gimmicks, the best Silent Hill games go one step further by attempting to challenge the player's understanding of reality, often presenting emotionally weary characters who slowly unravel a looming, and sometimes personal, mystery. While Silent Hill Downpour gets a lot of this right, it also stretches that last aspect a little too far.
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