Monthly Archives: February 2010

G1 Autobots, roll out!

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Reggie Carolipio

A new trailer for the upcoming High Moon developed title, Transformers: War for Cybertron, has been making the rounds and one of the things that’s surprising about it is that everyone actually looks like a stylized Generation One character. I’m … Continue reading →

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Review: Heavy Rain

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Redmond Carolipio

Quantic Dream’s Heavy Rain can leave you feeling drained and beaten. As the name implies, it aims to soak you in sheets of emotional precipitation, doing so not with hurricane force, but with unrelenting, constant pressure. Stories are the lifeblood … Continue reading →

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Are you a part of Cerberus?

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Reggie Carolipio

If you had bought Mass Effect 2 as a brand new game, you would get an access code to the Cerberus Network which came with a few pieces of free DLC as a nice bonus. It was also another way … Continue reading →

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Manuals were awesome back then

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Reggie Carolipio

Open up a game nowadays and you might get a warranty card disguised as a manual. Get a new computer, and you might get a fold-out poster showing where all of the color coded plugs go. But hop into the … Continue reading →

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Commander Shepard: The Jerk Edition

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Reggie Carolipio

I played through Mass Effect 2 as a nice guy, so this clip showing Commander Shepard in full-on Jerk Mode let me know what kind of fun I missed out on. I should also mention that it’s a sometimes violent, … Continue reading →

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There are…creatures…here…

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Reggie Carolipio

As Funcom’s MMOG, The Secret World, creeps closer to release by inches, the mystery surrounding the sleepy Maine town of Kingsport reaches another level with the discovery of a blog written by one of its characters. There’s some weirdness bubbling … Continue reading →

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John Carmack Earns an Achievement

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Reggie Carolipio

The Game Developer Choice Awards have picked coding guru, John Carmack, as this year’s recipient of their Lifetime Achievement award according to the newshounds at Blue’s News. With it, he joins other names such as Hideo Kojima (Metal Gear Solid, … Continue reading →

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Review: Bioshock 2

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Reggie Carolipio

Bioshock 2 is the sequel to the “thinking man’s” shooter which had shaken expectations within the slowly drowning underwater utopia of Rapture. The first game took place in 1960 and escaping it was the player’s only goal after a mid-ocean … Continue reading →

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Mass Effect 2 minerals, what!

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Redmond Carolipio

I had meant to post this earlier, but got swamped. Everyone who’s played ME2 has mined random planets for minerals. Minerals, as you know, contribute to research for weapons and ship upgrades. Some people, like myself, compare the scanning experience … Continue reading →

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Ubisoft Online

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Reggie Carolipio

Tom Francis over at PC Gamer has a blog entry spelling out his experience with Assassin’s Creed 2 on the PC. It’s also one of the first titles to roll off the assembly line equipped with Ubisoft’s new online-only service … Continue reading →

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