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These Are The Big Action Games Of E3 2011, We Think

8:00AM June 3, 2011 | Stephen Totilo

What’s an action game? It’s Zelda. It’s Uncharted. It’s Kirby, and it’s Tomb Raider. More »


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These Are The Big Shooters Of E3 2011, We Think

6:00AM June 1, 2011 | Stephen Totilo

Prediction! There will be a lot of first-person shooters at E3 next week. More »


In Real Life

This Is My Rifle, This Is My Gun; This Is For PS3, This Is For Fun

10:00AM December 18, 2010 | Owen Good

Alright, maggots, here is how you inspect, assemble and clean your Move-compatible Assault Rifle Controller, from CTA Digital. It’s $US59.99 and Amazon says it’s due early next year. More »


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Chronicles Of Riddick Creators Have New Owners, New Game

1:11AM November 12, 2010 | Brian Crecente

The studio behind Chronicles of Riddick is working on a new “AAA title for gamers” using the technology behind upcoming titles Rage, Doom 4 and Quake, Zenimax said today. More »


Miniguns In The Desert: How Video Game Guns Are Made

2:00PM September 3, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

In many genres, the gun is the point where the gamer meets the game, making it the single most important element in a given title. That makes the guys who make the guns important, too. More »


Call Of Duty: Black Ops Multiplayer Hands-On: Always Bet On Black

7:30PM September 2, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

It’s a safe bet that Call of Duty: Black Ops will become the de facto multiplayer shooter of the fall, deservedly so for the intelligent, exciting online features that developer Treyarch is adding to the series—most notably, gambling. More »


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Black Ops Introduces Offline Multiplayer — I.e. "Combat Training"

11:20AM September 2, 2010 | Owen Good

Offline multiplayer matches against AI opponents will be a feature of Call of Duty: Black Ops, a mode the game’s studio built to include gamers who are disinclined to spend much time in the game’s notoriously challenging online multiplayer culture. More »


I Did An Obi-Wan With The PlayStation 3′s First Move Light Gun Game

8:20PM September 1, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

The light gun game, like the fighting game, has enjoyed a revival over the past few years. And while there is no light gun Street Fighter IV, the tech in the Wii Remote, and now in the PlayStation 3 Move, raises hopes that the genre will continue to charge ahead. More »


In Real Life

Getting Shot: A 103-Second Retrospective

5:20AM September 1, 2010 | Mike Fahey

What’s it look like to get shot in a video game? The portrait of pain has been changing over the years. We took a bullet in 18 years’ worth of games to bring you this montage. More »


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Vanquish Demo Hits PlayStation Network And Xbox Live

8:45PM August 31, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

The demo for upcoming third person shooter Vanquish has hit PSN and Xbox Live. You can download it. Yes, you can! More »