Games Worth Playing – October 2010

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The month of October saw a wealth of interesting new games being released. As always I’ve tried to get some play time in with as many of these games as possible, which has resulted in some delays in getting this edition of Games Worth Playing finished. However, that also means this article consist of an [...]

Black Ops PC riddled with bugs and issues

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Call of Duty: Black Ops returns the franchise to competent multiplayer gameplay with the restoration of dedicated servers, console commands and a server browser. It also includes numerous excellent maps with great design and much better balance in terms of weaponry and killstreaks than Modern Warfare 2. By all rights it should be a halfway [...]

Games Worth Playing – September 2010

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In Games Worth Playing I take a look at noteworthy games released each month. This feature focuses on new games that are worth playing, but also contains an obligatory list of highly anticipated games that may not necessarily be worth playing. I try to play a lot of the games I mention, but some will [...]

Games Worth Playing – August 2010

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In Games Worth Playing I take a look at noteworthy games released each month. This feature focuses on new games that are worth playing, but also contains an obligatory list of highly anticipated games that may not necessarily be worth playing. I try to play a lot of the games I mention, but some will [...]

On Elemental: War of Magic launch drama and double standards

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These past few days have seen an online shitstorm brewing with regards to Stardock’s latest game, Elemental: War of Magic, which offers a curious mixture between role-playing and turn-based strategy. After actually getting a few hours of play time in myself I’m now going to chime in with my own opinion, but let’s first take [...]

Digital downloads are taking over and that’s a bad thing!

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Digital download services like GamersGate and Steam are quickly becoming the dominant platform for PC game sales. And with a constant stream of interesting deals and publicity, there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight for their growth. I’ve already covered how this is a positive development and highlighted some of the advantages of [...]

Digital downloads are taking over and that’s a good thing!

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Digital download services like GamersGate and Steam are quickly becoming the dominant platform for PC game sales. And with a constant stream of interesting deals and publicity, there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight for their growth. I, like many PC gamers, have already mostly foregone physical copies in favor of this new [...]

GameDrone Monthly – July 2010

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In GameDrone Monthly I give a recap of my gaming activities in the past month, some new articles on GameDrone that you might have missed and what I expect to be doing in the coming month. Maybe you’d like share your experiences, send in a game you’d like me to cover on GameDrone or team [...]

Games Worth Playing – July 2010

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In Games Worth Playing I take a look at noteworthy games released during the previous month. It contains both a list of worthwhile new games and coverage of the most highly anticipated releases of the month. Naturally I can’t play every game that’s released in a month, but I’ll do my best to get a [...]

Screenshots Galore: Beat Hazard

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Beat Hazard is an excellent new indie game that offers arcade space shooter gameplay based around your music tracks. Similar to Audiosurf it builds a background and enemy waves based on the beat of the music, but this beat also determines your rate of fire and the power of your weapons. Add in a wealth [...]

Blizzard Forums Soon To Become Harrassment Central

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Anyone who has ever visited the Battle.net forums can tell you that it’s a site of constant flame wars, spamming and trolling. It’s like that dark alley everyone passes by even in broad daylight: not a place where you’d like to hang out. So, Blizzard has taken notice and intends for the new RealID system [...]

GameDrone Monthly – June 2010

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In GameDrone Monthly I give a recap of my gaming activities in the past month, some new articles on GameDrone that you might have missed and what I expect to be doing in the coming month. Maybe you’d like share your experiences, send in a game you’d like me to cover on GameDrone or team [...]