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Far Cry 3 And The Stranger In A Strange Land Alright, it may be a Monday, but it’s still April Fools’ Day over here, a very special day in video gaming. Many related companies, studios and merchants are pulling hoaxes and stunts, and making gag announcements. So let’s round up as many as we can here!
I’ve had my eye on Vblank Entertainment’s Retro City Rampage for a good while now — it’s hard not to be interested in a game that merges elements of the original Grand Theft Auto all manner of other retro games, wrapped up in a vintage style and what sounds like a kickass soundtrack.
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If the impressions and video we ran of Retro City Rampage yesterday didn’t send the message that the upcoming downloadable console game is a love letter to gaming past, then perhaps these official promotional boxes will?
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As with Slam Bolt Scrappers, Retro City Rampage was one of the games I saw at Penny Arcade Expo last week during my “lightning round”. In PAX’s final hour, I raced to get to more games. Hark! An exclusive!
If Grand Theft Auto had been released in 1988, it would have looked a lot like, well, this.
