Monthly Archives: December 2009

New Year = New Gear

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Al Cuizon

The staff at Tech-Out would like to wish everyone a happy and prosperous 2010. Don’t forget Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is just around the corner and Tech Out will be on the show floor giving you a sneak … Continue reading →

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Blowing stuff up in outer space

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Andrew Edwards

By Andrew Edwards Staff Writer SAN BERNARDINO – The art and science of video game design is part of the curriculum at Cal State San Bernardino. “Vector Force,” for sale as an indie game to XBox Live users, is the … Continue reading →

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Review: Rogue Warrior

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Reggie Carolipio

I remember reading about Rogue Warrior in 2006. Its fictional premise of a crack team of special forces operators dropped into North Korea and then forced to fight their way back to friendly lines when all hell breaks loose sounded … Continue reading →

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Learn to Let Go: How Success Killed Duke Nukem

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Reggie Carolipio

Wired’s Clive Thompson has put together a great piece that looks into the demise of Duke Nukem Forever. In it, he examines how success had ultimately become the worst thing that could happen for it at 3D realms and the … Continue reading →

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The Freakiest Commercials of 2009

Posted on December 19, 2009 by Reggie Carolipio

As the year draws to a close, ad watching blog, AdFreak, pick 30 of the freakiest commercials to come out in 2009. Sony isn’t running the creepy baby ads anymore, but it’s in good company with this crop of creative … Continue reading →

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Just say “noooooooooo!”

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Redmond Carolipio

There will be times in your life when you need to cry out. When that happens, think of this Web site. It knows your pain.

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Surprise! Even more games on their way…next year.

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Reggie Carolipio

The VGA show on Spike has come and gone, dishing out trophies and face time with a number of stars. With a big gaming show, you can also expect it to stage a few surprises of its own and it … Continue reading →

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Trading questions with Tom French, lead developer for The Saboteur

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Redmond Carolipio

I’ve been pouring hours into The Saboteur, a sandbox game designed under the creative umbrella of World War II historical fantasy. Pandemic Studios put it together, and I managed to e-mail some questions to Tom French of Pandemic before getting … Continue reading →

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Review: Assassin’s Creed 2

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Redmond Carolipio

History and the fantastic tales surrounding it have always been a playground for entertainment. But no game gives you as many historical seesaws and jungle gyms quite like Assassin’s Creed 2, a sci-fi period piece that amazingly manages to mix … Continue reading →

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