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examiner.com —
In what is an odd twist of events, online retailer Amazon has opted to discontinue sale of Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade games just as competing retailer/pawn shop Gamestop announces that they will begin doing so.
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Running a country, world or universe is never as easy as most games would have many gamers believe and while there is an unusually thin line between the arcade-style fun and enjoyable simulation, when it is pulled off by a thoughtful developer – it becomes capable of standing the test of time.
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A while back, rumors starting flying back and forth that Steam was in fact coming on Linux. So much so that many bought into it in the hopes that Valve would in fact be moving forward to support the open source operating system with the same tender loving care that had been proffered to the Mac and PC platforms. Sadly, it wasn't meant to be.
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There’s a very interesting thing that occurs when a video game goes from a singular release to having an entire franchise. They begin possessing the ability to lose and gain significant amounts of quality over a great span of time depending on how their stories, gameplay and ultimately the intellectual property itself are handled.
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Alien Swarm, the version of the original redone in the Source engine from Valve has since been release on Steam. While it was awesome as an isometric shooter, thanks to a console command it can be played as an FPS, which is just terrifying.
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It seems that Valve may have placed a hint for the long overdue third episode of Half-Life 2 in a place some people just may not have thought to look. However, never underestimate the power of the Steam community.
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Years later, Unreal Tournament 3 still fulfills the role as a niche, twitch shooter for gamers who remember the original. But is it eclipsed by Gears of War aesthetics?
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Artistic presentation in games has been called into doubt repeatedly since the medium began maturation almost three decades ago. While gamers are yet to receive their Schindler’s List or Citizen Kane, Limbo doubtlessly brings it all one step closer.
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Despite being around for a bit over half a decade, the PSP is still chugging along for many despite Sony's attempt to replace it with the PSP Go. But after all this time, is it finally time for the little handheld to just call it quits?
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Be it backwards compatibility or stuffed somewhere in the Games on Demand service via Xbox Live, these are titles that shouldn’t be missed, regardless of being on the Xbox or not.
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So, you can't wait to get your Oakenfold or Moby on when DJ Hero 2 hits store shelves. Well, you can prepare yourself to mix it up since the entire list of artists coming to the music title has been released as of today for gamers to revel upon.
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As July 27th looms ever closer for one of the biggest game releases in history since the lauch of the last game bearing a Blizzard logo, many gamers couldn't be more excited for the impending drop of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. However, in a twist of fate it seems that the cast of characters in nearly it's entirety has been outed.
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Today brings an announcement that should excite all of the 'Gleeks' out there. Konami is teaming up with Twentieth Century Fox to bring all of those second-hand covers of songs you love from Glee to the Nintendo Wii.
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The Agency is up to its old subversively draconian tactics again, replete with a newly created Agent to take names, kick ass and evolve. But does Ruffian really do anything to make this title stand apart from the original?
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Gamestop, utilizing their reach via Facebook to garner some popular opinion about what exactly their "Power Hour Deal" was going to be this week. While their intentions were as honorable as a corporate entity with their reputation could achieve, it seems that they set themselves up for failure.
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