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With Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, developers 38 Studios are aiming to take a slightly different approach to the western RPG, while still incorporating many of the tried-and-true mechanics and design elements veterans of the genre have grown accustomed to. Between… Read More »
Imagine playing Silent Hill 2 while wearing a gas mask. Got it? Now imagine playing Amnesia: The Dark Descent blind. A little harder? Imagine the two simultaneously. It’s the scariest game you’ll never play. Describing Deep Sea using the lexicon… Read More »
Out of all the greatness and glory that oozed from Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, one part of the game that sat in mediocrity was its cooperative multiplayer experience. Though enjoyable, the non-survival mode of the multiplayer featured a rather simple,… Read More »
It’s been three years since the last full console title in the Tomb Raider series was released. It was also the last of the old Lara Croft, as Crystal Dynamics is now rebooting with a dramatic new approach to the… Read More »
At E3 2009, Sony revealed its take on motion controls — a precision Wiimote called the Move. It promised epic, one-to-one sword battles, and if we dared to dream, a Star Wars game that finally did justice to Jedi weaponry…. Read More »
Agent 47 has a brand new bag. In IO Interactive’s Hitman Absolution, the professional contract killer finds himself starring in the unfamiliar role of the hunted, the victim of conspiracy, and a man seeking revenge on those who’ve betrayed him…. Read More »
Perhaps what Bethesda does best is immerse players in rich worlds that afford the opportunity to explore freely and let the game experience emerge naturally. In Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the feeling of finding one’s own path through such a… Read More »
Herman Webster Mudgett, better known by the alias H. H. Holmes, confessed to the murder of twenty-seven individuals in the Chicago area before, during, and after the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. As detailed in Erik Larson’s non-fiction account of the… Read More »
The "Jurassic Park" sequels, "The Lost World" and "Jurassic Park III," did not return to Isla Nublar, the island that played host to the original prehistoric theme park created by John Hammond. Being the larger of the two dinosaur-housing land… Read More »
Murphy tugs at the knob; the door opens. On the other side, a stained, dirty hallway offers two paths: one dark, the other light, but dripping with rainwater from the long storm outside. The walls creak and ooze water, now… Read More »
