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Kill Your Magicka Buddies On June 21

Up until now, Magicka has been a pretty friendly game, but that’s all about to change. On June 21, everybody dies when player-versus-player comes to town.


May 21, 2011
Nintendo

Don’t Expect Any 3DS Games From Paradox Interactive, I’m Guessing

Paradox Interactive CEO Fredrik Wester, not being a bit shy on Twitter.


May 18, 2011
PC

First Stab At The World’s Premiere Medieval Shanking Simulator

I’ve been meaning to take a stab at free-form medieval RPG series Mount & Blade for years. YEARS. So it thrills me to say that I’m currently having an incredible time with Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword, the latest game in the series which came out last week.


April 30, 2011
PC

They Make Video Games For Nerds, And They’re Damn Proud Of It

Fredrik Wester can actually name a computer game that was too hardcore, too out there, for his company to publish. That’s a surprise, considering how (putting it kindly) obscure (?)… specific (?) … for-nerds (!) the games that Wesker’s Paradox Interactive puts out there.


April 13, 2011
PC

Magicka: Vietnam Runs Through The Jungle

It’s April 12, and Arrowhead Games is ready to drop players of their action role-playing game Magicka into the most treacherous fantasy land of them all: Vietnam. Check out the launch trailer and grab the expansion on Steam for $US4.99.


April 1, 2011
PC

Magicka: Vietnam Dated, Blindfolded, Taken Out Back And Screen-Shot

Paradox Interactive and Arrowhead Game Studios have put an April 14 date on the downloadable content no one saw coming, celebrating the impending release of Magicka: Vietnam with the screenshots everyone will want to see.


March 2, 2011
PC

The Most Surprising Fantasy Game Expansion Pack Ever Created

Yes, the first expansion pack to Arrowhead Studios’ runaway PC role-playing hit Magicka is titled Magicka: Vietnam. It’s OK to be a little speechless here. We’re right there with you.


February 2, 2011
PC

Throne Together: A Crusader Kings II Preview

You’re old. Your wife’s plotting your downfall. Your son’s a dribbling imbecile. Your father-in-law hates your guts. And I know what you’re thinking.


January 26, 2011
PC

Spell Check: 5 Mistakes To Avoid In Magicka

Co-op wizardly action extravaganza Magicka comes out today, making this the perfect time for the following public service announcement. You will suck at Magicka.


January 21, 2011
Uncategorized

There Is Real Death In This Video Game

Death, along with taxes, is one of only two certainties in life. Yet in games, death is never really death. Its just a speed bump. In this game, though, death is death, and it is final.