Category: Articles
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Xbox One Gets Price Drop on all SKUs This Holiday Season
According to a recently released Microsoft press release the Xbox One will be seeing a $50 price drop on all units including bundles this holiday season starting November 2nd for U.S. customers. Every unit from the basic Xbox One unit without Kinect that normally goes for $399 to the Call of Duty ($499 dropped to…
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A Look Back at the Longest Virtual Tour of Duty – Call of Duty
Part I: Call of Duty – Answering the Call You’ll Always Remember Your First… On October 29, 2003 a small company under the name of Infinity Ward would release their very first game on PC. This first person shooter title, published by Activision, would not be the first World War II to arrive onto market.…
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It’s about time! Super Smash Brothers for the Wii U has a release date!
Rejoice Super SmashBrothers fans! Nintendo’s fighting game franchise finally has a release date for the Wii-U. For weeks, rumors have been circulating around that Super Smash Bros. for the Wii U was going to be released stateside November 21st thanks to this tweet by BoosDriveMonster. Now, the date has been confirmed, as well as a…
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All Aboard the Hype Train! The vicious cycle of marketing
The last few years feel like the slow transition of video game publishers focusing on marketing more than game development has changed gears. Whereas the build-up was slow, creative and methodical, most of it feels like a checklist of certain criteria to hit. Tell them about the game revolutionizing the industry for years to come?…
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Wii U Sports No Watch Dogs DLC
In yet another case of bad news on Nintendo’s third party front, Watch Dogs’ recently released story expansion DLC “Bad Blood” won’t be making it to Wii U systems according to a tweet by Ubisoft. Taken at face value it’s not entirely clear if this refers to the DLC not being available on disc or for…
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PSA: Final Titanfall DLC Drops In
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgNBByMBMYc&w=560&h=315] The third and final DLC pack for Titanfall, IMC Rising, is now available for download on the Xbox One and PC. Included in this pack are Backwater, Zone 18, and Sand Trap. This release marks the final bit of season pass content for developer Respawn Entertainment’s first title following the release of the Expedition and…
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Latest Sunset Overdrive Trailer Too Much for Live Action to Handle
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAwma88K2ok&w=560&h=315] With a month to go before launch, Microsoft and Insomniac have released the latest trailer for Sunset Overdrive. Much like its earlier E3 trailer, this latest video takes a decidedly meta approach, this time attempting to demonstrate the impossibility of filming a live-action trailer for such a game to comical effect while simultaneously…
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Soundtrack Flashback: “Silent Hill”
By Ryan Goddard Silent Hill is one of those games that doesn’t come around often. Hell, it’s downright unlikely we’ll have a franchise like this ever again. Back when it came out, it was the 4th horror franchise to show up outside of Resident Evil, Clock Tower, and Alone in the Dark. It had…
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Top 10 Most Annoying Sidekicks
By the Last Token Gaming Staff As is commonly noted amongst gamers and critics today, it’s stunning to see how far video games have come in a very short amount of time. But while titles have taken lunar leaps in areas like graphics, storytelling, voice acting and music, there’s still a frequent flaw that persists…
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Until Tomorrow: Destiny post-beta Impressions
By Terry Randolph and Domenic Dalpez Last week, Ryan and I spoke of our impressions on the highly-touted Destiny beta that you can read here. The beta just ended on Sunday after opening up a mission on the moon for a few hours, and a special event that lead to items you keep for the…