H1Z1: ‘Barricades Will Be Progressively Stronger’

H1Z1 Sony Online Entertainment hosted a H1Z1 design meeting today, where some of the upcoming features were explained. H1Z1 will introduce a housing system but to stay alive, players will need much more than just four walls. To create a solid defensive barrier, players must either find or craft objects that serve as barricades. The…

April 29, 20140Comments

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WildStar: Carbine Studios Promises Complex Endgame Content for Every Taste

WildStar Carbine Studios revealed that WildStar endgame content will be challenging, different, unique and hardcore. Additionally, the company ensured that all types of playing styles will be contemplated with respective features. In an exclusive interview to DealSpwn, Game Design Producer Stephan Frost talked about WildStar's endgame content and all the upcoming features available at maximum…

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Is it Really the Best Game Ever? #4: Final Fantasy IX

Final Fantasy When it comes to big ol’ fame-tastic franchises, Final Fantasy will inevitably be mentioned. For many, this enduring and seminal series (because I’m an alliterate twice in two sentences sort of guy) is the very last word in... RPGing goodness. This time, we’re taking a look at the best game in the series: Final…

April 28, 20140Comments

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Guides & Cheats

WildStar Guide: How to Fix the Addon/UI Crashing Bug

WildStar Probably the most common and annoying bug in WildStar beta is the addon/UI crashing bug. Even though there are currently several temporary fixes, there doesn't seem to be a stable and permanent measure to prevent the addon system from crashing. Fixing this issue requires plenty of persistence. Here's what you can do to fix…

April 28, 20140Comments

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Dragon Age Inquisition: Open World Exploration Won’t Be as Extensive as Skyrim

Dragon Age Dragon Age Inquisition will be quite different from the previous two games in many ways. The open world element will be one of the most enthusiastic and anticipated features of Inquisition and despite all its richness, depth and massive dimension, the game "won’t be as open as The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim", said…

April 27, 20145Comments

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WildStar: The Future of Action MMOs

WildStar WildStar beta is currently running and despite the countless bugs haunting the testing phase, there’s one thing that is truly irreproachable, the combat system. Fighting and moving in this sci-fi MMO feels completely natural, intuitive and fluid. Basically, Carbine Studios has developed a new character control system based on proficiency and reflexes. Unlike most…

April 27, 20140Comments

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The Elder Scrolls Online: 5 Reasons Why This Game is Already a Failure

The Elder Scrolls Online As expected, The Elder Scrolls Online (TESO) is being reviewed as an average game. It’s not fiction. It’s reality. There’s nothing new or special about this game and the flaws are endless. For starters, the game lacks what’s truly essential. Instead of featuring Tamriel as a massively multiplayer experience, it presents…

April 27, 201412Comments

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DICE Finally Fixing Rubber Banding In Battlefield 4

Rubber DICE has released a statement that claims a permanent fix for the infamous 'rubber banding' problem is on its way. Although this is undoubtedly good news, I have problems with it. The following are quotes from the original text. As you know, we’ve been looking into resolving the “rubber banding” that some players on certain platforms have experienced with Battlefield…

April 27, 20141Comment

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Sports Games

Whatever Happened to… Sportsmanship in Video Games?

Sportsmanship In the days of yore, things were different. Everybody wore steely codpieces (even the women), and lived in draught-tastic castles with questionable toilet arrangements. Most importantly, knights lived by the virtues of chivalry and valor and so forth. This meant honorable, gentlemanly competition. This meant jousting and pre-arranged duels and other such goodly behaviour. Today,…

April 24, 20140Comments

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First Image of Next Call Of Duty Released

Duty Sledgehammer Games revealed the first image of their upcoming Call of Duty title at their GDC 2014 panel, and it looks quite pretty. The image shows one of the character models rendered in-game, and boasts next-gen visuals that the Call of Duty franchise has not yet seen. Sledgehammer Games has been brought on-board to…

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