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Players will be catching virtual STDs this year in HD
Grand Theft Auto IV is going to be released in two days. It’s the most eagerly awaited game of the year and as you may know by now the game has been leaked onto the Internet via Ustream, Justin.tv and other sites of the like.
Tons of videos of the gameplay have been leaked. But I’d [...]
APB development in good hands
Realtime Worlds has bought back the global distribution rights to its forthcoming online game APB. They spent $50 million to get total creative control of the game.
“Owning the distribution rights to APB marks a major milestone in Realtime Worlds’ evolution into a premier online entertainment company,” explained David Jones, founder and CEO, Realtime Worlds.
This is [...]
Team Fortress 2: Meet the Scout
These videos are becoming really popular. In a small way it shows some of the Scouts’ advantages, like they can outrun turrets and can pretty easily take on the Heavys. But the best part of this video is it does it in a very funny way… so check it out.
Medic weapons and achievements for Team Fortress 2 revealed… and impossible
Yesterday Valve Software revealed to ShackNews the 3 new weapons that will be released for the Medic class for their game Team Fortress 2, and accompanying achievements required to unlock them. These new weapons are just the first in a series of downloadable content that will be released for the popular class-based shooter, and [...]
Legendary Map Pack hits Xbox Live
Ah, the day has come loyal Halo fans. Got your 800 points at the ready? Then head online and begin downloading the 3 new (or technically 1 new and 2 remakes) multiplayer-only maps.
The 3 maps on offer are Ghost Town, Avalanche and Blackout. Ghost Town is the completely new map, with it’s roots laying in [...]
GTA IV lines forming… many parents’ basements empty
In what seems to be a staple of any product that has been hyped to obscene levels, excited gamers are already camping out in line to be the first to get their hands on Rockstar Games’ newest installment in the Grand Theft Auto series. Wow. Is this what our geek society is becoming? [...]
Daily Clarity from Hawkes: Ben Heck pwns all “geeks”
With each new product, I feel like a geek wanna-be. Like I’m not worthy to carry the title or that maybe I’m more nerd than geek. Sure, I love games, and computers, and tinkering with them. I enjoy my sci-fi and anime and reading like a good geek should. I worship [...]
Fallout 3 is looking S.P.E.C.I.A.L.
Among the many classic game series making a comeback this year is Fallout, an RPG set in a post-apocalyptic America. The first two games were developed by Interplay and released in the 1990s for PC. Now, Bethesda Softworks, the same developers that created Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, are working on part three, which looks to [...]
Charlie Daniels upset with portrayal of ‘Devil’
Remember when you first got to the end of Guitar Hero 3, and the finger bleeding madness that followed when you quickly discovered that you were in a battle against ‘Lou’, a thinly veiled gaming persona of Satan complete with the half-naked Solid Gold Satan Dancers? Ah, memories…
Now also take a moment and think [...]
Being Bourne: Bourne Conspiracy looks immersive
If there was one thing stood out in the “Bourne” films besides the engrossing plot, exotic locales and heart-racing car chases, it was the fight scenes. The latest trailer for Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Conspiracy captures the same essence as the movies.
Although the character model does not resemble Matt Damon, everything else practically remains [...]
