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FPS Field Guide: A Look At Common Enemies
Greetings, fellow traveler. If you’re new to first- or third-person shooters, you might find yourself overwhelmed by both the number and variety of creatures that populate their wonderful worlds. There’s just so much to see and shoot! Whether you’re stomping around the muck, shooting at some of history’s nastiest bad guys or zapping outer-space aliens with your trusty ray gun, you’ll eventually notice a few commonalities between your opponents.
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Bizarre Weapons: What Video-Game Weapons Make The List?
Since the birth of the video game, we have seen nearly the full spectrum of in-game weapons – or so we think. It seems that developers keep coming up with ways to help us take out baddies in style. Sure – swords, sniper rifles, rocket launchers and fisticuffs get the job done, but there is something to be said about getting the job done in an innovative fashion.
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Chopping Block: What Do Developers Think About Delisting?
By now the majority of you have heard the news; Microsoft intends to remove underperforming Xbox Live Arcade titles from the service library if they meet three key criteria. As one would expect, when Next-Gen first broke the news, there were mixed reactions to the announcement web-wide.
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Books: Our List Of The Top Ten Video-Game Books Of All Time
While video games are often portrayed in the media as the enemy of reading, the truth is that there is a rich and growing number of excellently written video game books lining the shelves of our stores and libraries. This list presents our picks for the ten best gaming books ever written, covering everything from deeply researched histories to post-modern game-inspired fiction.
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Captivate 08--Street Fighter IV Preview
Once you’ve created one of the most technical fighting games around, where do you go with the sequel? That was the question that producer Yoshinori Ono faced when working on the follow up to Street Fighter III.
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Captivate 08--Dark Void Preview
Airtight Games was formed around the core team behind the Xbox’s Crimson Skies, so it’s not completely surprising that they’d build upon that experience and deliver another game built around flying.
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Captivate 08--Bionic Commando Preview
Seemingly moments after the return to Bionic Commando was revealed, the backlash started. People griped about nearly everything, from the game’s muted color palette to the fact that the game existed at all.
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Haze
Though the drug Nectar hardly makes Haze a good game, when Free Radical takes it away a quarter of the way through, the game world suddenly feels barren.
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Wii Fit
A moment comes in everyone’s exercise routine when it’s literally and figuratively gut check time.
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Mario Kart Wii
Not many franchises out there are capable of getting by on the same old schtick. Even fewer maintain their relevance and entertainment value through the years despite never making major changes.
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Grand Theft Auto IV
It’s been days since Grand Theft Auto IV’s credits rolled, yet I can’t seem to construct a coherent thought without my mind wandering off into a daydream about the game.
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Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword
Of all the things Dragon Sword attempts, the controls are the real triumph. Team Ninja has devised a deceptively elegant solution for fast-paced battles on the DS.
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Game Informer Unlimited #58
This month, we headed out to Neversoft to see what they were up to. To find out what’s new and awesome in the latest Guitar Hero, we snagged Project Director Brian Bright for a few questions on camera.
Game Informer Magazine subscribers, click here to head on over to this month's Unlimited! |
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Damnation
Are you a shooter fan who’s looking for huge environments, multiple gameplay paths and clever puzzles? Blue Omega’s upcoming game Damnation could be just the ticket. We spoke to producer Richard Gilbert about the upcoming game, and we’ve got the whole scoop for you right here. |
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Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
A longtime favorite, Rare’s Banjo-Kazooie is coming back for a third game. We talked with Shaun Read, the game’s designer, and Richard Cousins, Banjo-Kazooie 3’s producer, about the company’s return to the franchise and much, much more. |
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Spore
Get a look at a ton of new screenshots featuring a battle with spears. |
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Gears of War 2
Microsoft and Epic have released the first gameplay footage. |
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New Fallout 3 Screens
6/2/2008 2:14:20 PM
Bethesda is teasing us a little more with a few Fallout 3 screenshots.
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