Monthly Archives: February 2012

Review: Syndicate (X360)

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Reggie Carolipio

In 1993, Bullfrog Productions introduced the world to an isometric, future dystopia where augmented “Agents” were used by megacorporate empires to take the battle for market share out of the boardrooms and into the streets. It was a tactical game … Continue reading →

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Review: Kingdoms of Amalur – Reckoning (PS3)

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Reggie Carolipio

Bethesda Softworks’ first Elder Scrolls game, Arena, took FRPGs by storm in ’94 packaging an entire continent on a set of eight 3.5″ discs requiring only 25MB of space on your hard drive and experiencing it all in first-person. The … Continue reading →

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Review: The Darkness 2 (Xbox 360)

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Reggie Carolipio

Jackie Estacado isn’t your typical Mafia Don. He’s young, brash, and possessed by a gut ripping terror from beyond known only as the Darkness. For him, the voices in his head are all too real. In the last game, it … Continue reading →

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If I got a chance to write a sequel to L.A. Noire …

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Andrew Edwards

The possibility that Rockstar games might – emphasis on might – develop a sequel to L.A. Noire is, to me, the most interesting story circulating on gaming websites today. Despite some, uh, difficulties in developing a sequel based on the … Continue reading →

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Mass Effect 3 gives “Femshep” her own trailer, stuff blows up

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Andrew Edwards

This is a couple days old, but I didn’t get a chance to post BioWare’s new Mass Effect 3 trailer until now. This is the first trailer from the Mass Effect trilogy to feature a female Commander Shepherd, commonly known … Continue reading →

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Review: Soul Calibur V

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Andrew Edwards

Soul Calibur V leaves a good first impression, but after putting some time into the game, one discovers that this (mostly) sword-fighting game is not going to earn itself a place in the book of legendary titles. The latest chapter … Continue reading →

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Review: FFXIII-2 (PS3)

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Reggie Carolipio

Square Enix’s FF13 was a controversial title to a number of longtime fans of the flagship series. Much has been made of its heavily linear area designs, overly long tutorials, shallow world, and its twitch-centric combat system. To more than … Continue reading →

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