In Real Life

This Graphic Novel Shows The Horrific Costs Of Modern Warfare

Shooters protagonist Terry Glass isn’t that different from the kind of character you’d play in a Medal of Honor, Battlefield or Call of Duty game. He’s a fictional American soldier fighting in the geopolitical hotspots where America’s armed forces face off against disparate, tough-to-pin-down threats.


June 3, 2011
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These Are The Big Action Games Of E3 2011, We Think

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


June 1, 2011
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These Are The Big Shooters Of E3 2011, We Think

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


December 18, 2010
In Real Life

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

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.


November 12, 2010
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Chronicles Of Riddick Creators Have New Owners, New Game

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.


September 3, 2010

Miniguns In The Desert: How Video Game Guns Are Made

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.


September 2, 2010

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

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.


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

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.


September 1, 2010

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

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.


In Real Life

Getting Shot: A 103-Second Retrospective

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.