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What To Play While Boycotting Modern Warfare 2

4:00AM Mike Fahey | Yes, we understand that you’ll be boycotting Modern Warfare 2 because you want dedicated servers and feel Infinity Ward isn’t listening to you anymore. What will you be playing instead? Here are several suggestions. More »
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Final Darkside Chronicles Trailer Kicks Dog In The Face

3:20AM Mike Fahey | Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles hits the Nintendo Wii on November 17, and here’s the final trailer, filled with hot undead dog-kicking action. More »
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Cho Aniki Zero Isn’t Just For Japan Anymore

4:20AM Mike Fahey | We were positive that the homoerotic PSP shooter Cho Aniki Zero would never make it out of Japan, but Aksys Games proves us wrong, bringing the fight against Balzac II to North America early next year. More »
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Step Onto The Killing Floor For Free This Weekend

1:40AM Mike Fahey | It’s a free Killing Floor weekend on Steam, as Tripwire celebrates the release of the free Level Up content pack, adding new creatures, classes, weapons, maps, and perk levels to the co-op mutant survivor game. More »
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Llamasoft Lets Gridrunner Revolution Fly

5:40AM Mike Fahey | Jeff Minter unleashes another psychedelic shooting experience upon the unsuspecting PC gaming public with the release of Gridrunner Revolutions, with the original 1982 Commodore games available as unlockable extras. More »
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call Of Pripyat Oozes Atmosphere

4:00AM Mike Fahey | Developer GSC Game World excelled at crafting a heavy, tense atmosphere in its previous games, and it looks like S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat with follow suit. More »
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Atlus Confuses And Astounds With Knights In The Nightmare

6:20AM Mike Fahey | Atlus gears up to deliver an innovative mix of role-playing and strategy this June with Knights in the Nightmare for the Nintendo DS, a game that promises energetic action mixed with thought-provoking tactical gameplay. More »

Call of Duty: World at War Review: The Modern Warfare Effect

3:00AM Brian Crecente | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was a marvel. One of the best, I think, games of last year and certainly one of the best in the Call of Duty franchise’s history. So how do you top that? Certainly not by having someone else do the next step for Call of Duty and having that step be an about face that returns you to the well-trodden mud, trenches and broken landscape of World War II, right? More »

Quantum of Solace Shows Off Watermelon Killing

7:00AM Brian Crecente | Wow, check out the Gallagher watermelon smashing physics in this game. Amazing. Fortunately they added that, because otherwise it would have looked a bit like a bland shooter that was developed using a check list. Blind fire: Check. Cover: Check. Take Downs: Check. More »

Sega Confirmed As Conduit For The Conduit

2:20AM Mike Fahey | As is often the case with rumours, confirmation one way is generally just over the horizon. Take yesterday’s rumour that Sega was taking High Voltage Software’s The Conduit for the Nintendo Wii under it’s loving, publishing wing. Today Sega has issued an official press release announcing themselves as the game’s publisher for North America and Europe, and Sega of America President Simon Jeffery tells us why. “The Conduit is one of the most talked-about Wii games this year and High Voltage Software has only scratched the surface of the game in terms of what they have shown so far…They have proven that graphical and technological innovation can be exciting to the Wii market, and SEGA is thrilled to partner with a team that truly shares our belief in the Wii’s gaming potential beyond the casual market.” I’d have to agree wholeheartedly. The Conduit is the most exciting thing the Wii has going for it right now. Nice catch, Sega! Hit the jump for the full press release, along with some juice new screens of The Conduit in action. More »