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Line of Defense: FPSGuru.com | GDC 2012 Preview

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 02:18 PM PDT

FPSGuru.com | GDC 2012 Preview

Michael Bitton got a chance to check out Line of Defense at GDC this year on behalf of FPSGuru.com. Find out what he thinks of Derek Smart's latest venture.

Vindictus: Giant Raid Boss Update: The Armies of Colhen

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 02:11 PM PDT

Giant Raid Boss Update: The Armies of Colhen

Vindictus players will want to check into the game for the latest update. Called The Armies of Colhen, the new update features a 24-player raid featuring three brand new bosses to conquer: the Ravenous Queen and her giant spiders, Stribog the polar bear, and Elchulus, one very angry red dragon.

League of Legends: RTSGuru.com | Why You Don't Ban Kassadin

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 02:07 PM PDT

RTSGuru.com | Why You Don

Somewhere out there in the League of Legends universe, at this very instant, somebody just banned Kassadin. Unfortunately for them they just wasted one of their bans. If you don't understand why feel free to watch the RTSGuru.com video about why Kassadin should never, ever be banned!

World of Warcraft: 'Not Going to Significantly Change Up WoW'

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 12:33 PM PDT

In a new interview at GameSpy, Blizzard's World of Warcraft team sat down to chat about the game and what may lay in store for it in the future. In one particularly significant quote, Lead Quest Designer Dave Kosak said, "I can't say any more about that, but I'll tell you that we're not going to significantly change up WoW at any point in the future."

EVE Online: Inferno Launch Date & UK Price Drop

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 10:07 AM PDT

Inferno Launch Date & UK Price Drop

Straight out the EVE Online Fanfest: Inferno will be launching on May 22nd. In addition, UK subscription prices will be dropping to £9.99. We'll keep you posted in this thread as new information comes out.

TERA: Guild Creation & Function

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 09:57 AM PDT

Guild Creation & Function

The TERA site has been updated with new information about how guilds can be formed and customized and how they will function for players. One of the coolest things is that guilds can upload their own customized emblems that will be displayed over players' heads.

Salem: Beta Sign Ups Begin

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 09:47 AM PDT

Beta Sign Ups Begin

Paradox Interactive has announced that beta sign ups for its permadeath MMO, Salem, are now being accepted. Beta testing is slated to begin at the end of April. To celebrate the announcement, the team has also released a new video developer diary about venturing "Into the Wild".

Rift: Warfronts

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 05:56 PM PDT

Warfronts

Nothing says "MANLY"...er..."DWARFLY"...like participating in one of Rift's warfronts. Caedryn the Dwarf has done just that even though carded at the door for barely making the cut. He's got a full report in Chronicles of One Telaran: Warfronts. Read on!

Star Wars: The Old Republic: Novare Coast Preview and Guide

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 03:55 PM PDT

Novare Coast Preview and Guide

This is Pokket's first impressions of Star Wars: The Old Republic's new warzone called Novare Coast. In addition to offering her first impressions, Pokket also provides a guide and explains the layout, some early strategies, and the objective of the match. Check out Game Face: 1st Impressions & Guide to Novare Coast Warzone.

Continent of the Ninth Seal: PvP Tournament Announced

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 08:04 AM PDT

PvP Tournament Announced

Webzen has announced that it will be sponsoring a PvP tournament just prior to the official retail launch of Continent of the Ninth Seal (C9). The team has also released an awesome new trailer to show off the action game play that C9 players can expect.
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Mad Men Vs. Metal Gear Solid 3

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 10:52 AM PDT

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Mad Men Vs. Metal Gear Solid 3

Two tales of the '60s demonstrate how games and television can create the same narrative impact.

By: Jeremy Parish March 23, 2012

Knowing the fifth season of Mad Men is set to debut this weekend, I finally decided to check out the series. Coworkers, friends, online strangers, and even my wife have been singing its praises for years, so I wanted to see what I'd been missing all this time. Turns out the answer is, "an extraordinarily written television show."

By a complete coincidence, my Mad Men marathon led right up to my revisiting Metal Gear Solid 3 through its 3DS remake, Snake Eater 3D. Our minds like to find patterns and similarities where none may exist, so naturally I was struck by the fact that both pieces are set in the same time period: The first half of the 1960s. One week I was watching Don Draper and associates react to the Cuban missile crisis and the assassination of John F. Kennedy; the next I was watching Naked Snake slink through a Russian jungle in response to military maneuvers precipitated by those same events.

Both Mad Men and Metal Gear Solid 3 stand as very different creations that offer wildly disparate takes on their settings, but they both share something in common: They represent some of the finest narrative work ever produced in their respective mediums. Because they're set against the backdrop of the '60s, the similarities and variances in their presentation offer a reference point of sorts for exploring the differing strengths and potential of film and games.

Epic Mickey 2 Promises to Build a Better Mouse

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 07:57 AM PDT

Sequel announcements rarely begin with apologies. Sure, the boasting of a bigger, bolder experience brings with it the implicit message that maybe the first game didn't live up to everyone's expectations, but for the most part, developers tend to emphasize the positive over the negative. So it came as a bit of a shock when game development legend and Junction Point VP Warren Spector began his Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two presentation with a mea culpa about the flaws of his 2010 pet project.

This Tuesday, Spector assured a crowd of skeptical journalists that the forthcoming sequel -- launching on the Wii, PS3, and XBox 360 -- will receive drastic overhauls in three main categories: camera, voice, and persistence -- the first being a major sticking point for many a gamer. Anyone who's played the original Epic Mickey (or even sampled one of its many reviews, including our own) can tell you that its camera required far too much babysitting, and often seemed to deliberately obscure platforms during some of the trickier sections. But Spector had good news about the most fatal of flaws from his initial Disney love-in.

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