Tag: Xbox
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This Day in Gaming History – The GameCube is Released in North America (November 18, 2001)
By Marshall Garvey So, did you feel old at all yesterday when my colleague Terry Randolph observed the ninth anniversary of the PS3’s release? Well, get ready to scramble to the mirror to check for a gray hair or two: On this day, 14 years ago, the Nintendo GameCube was released to the public here…
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Interconnected Mediocrity: Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Review
Release Date: November 5, 2015 Rated: M for Mature Publisher: Activision Developer: Treyarch Platform: Playstation 3, Xbox 360 ( Multiplayer Only), Playstation 4, Xbox One, PC Please note: This game was played on the Xbox One, I have not played the Xbox 360 version Call of Duty has a long history of being a stalwart…
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This Day In Gaming History – Metal Gear is Born – July 7, 1987
A red exclamation point flashes above my head, the timer starts ticking down as I run for cover, there are guards with fully automatic guns everywhere, and I’m a Snake. If you haven’t guessed by now I’m talking about Metal Gear. Today marks the twenty-eighth anniversary for Hideo Kojima’s epic saga. This game series is…
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In the Still of Knight: Batman: Arkham Origins Review
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Developer: Warner Bros. Games, Montreal Rating: T for Teen Released: October 25, 2013 Systems: Xbox 360 (Reviewed), Playstation 3, PC Genre: Platformer Warning: This review will contain spoilers. If you haven’t played the game, do not read the paragraphs marked “Spoiler” For a series as old as Batman, there are numerous version of his origin…
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Pretty Boy Simulator 2k15 aka Final Fantasy XV – Episode Duscae Demo Review
Publisher: Square Enix Developer: Square Enix Rating: Pending (Demo) Released: March 17, 2015 Systems: Xbox One, Playstation 4 (Reviewed) Genre: JRPG I still remember the excitement I had for Final Fantasy XII after the stinker that was Final Fantasy X-2. With promise of bold, mature storytelling, action-oriented turn based gameplay and a world loved by…
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Good Cop Gone…Good? Battlefield: Hardline Review
Because Payday TOTALLY didn’t do cops n’ robbers good enough… Over the last few years, the FPS hype train has trudged back and forth between the two biggest (and blandest) games for top spot of the FPS genre; Call of Duty and Battlefield. The pattern is easy to predict: Call of Duty would announce the…
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Retro Review: “FINAL FIGHT: STREETWISE” (2006, CAPCOM, PS2)
By Michael Mygind Released in 2006 by Capcom for the Xbox and PS2, Final Fight: Streetwise aimed to bank off the trend of 3D sandbox games such as Grand Theft Auto and its many copycats while trying to strike a nostalgic chord with fans of its definitive beat-em-up series, Final Fight. The story centers around…
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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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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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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…